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Mapping New Strategies: National Science Foundation
J. Hicks New York Academy of Sciences 4 April 2006
Examples from our daily life at NSF
Vision
Opportunities for funding at NSF
The Alchemy of GrowthBaghai, Coley and White
Revitalize today
Invest toaccelerate
Incubate and create future areas
23%
20%
22%
13%
10%
4%8%
Electrochemistry
Atomic and Molecular Spec.
Surface Science
Separations
Mass Spec.
Kinetic Methods and Analysis
Other
1984-85 avg. 1994
22%
12%
39%
8%
12%
5%2%
Electrochemistry
Atomic and Molecular Spec.
Surface Chem
Separations
Mass Spec.
Sensors
Other
10%
10%
44%
10%
17%9%
Electrochemistry
Atomic and Molecular Spec.
Surface and Interface
Separations
Mass Spec.
Sensors
2004-5 avg.
Analytical and Surface Chemistry Programrevitalizing
DFG-NSF Partnership
Invest to accelerate
incubate and create new areas
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Pimentel report 1985
Mapping and Visualizing KnowledgeStudents • overview of a particular knowledge domain• identify major research areas, experts, institutions, grants,
publications, patents, citations, and journals as well as their interconnections
• see the influence of certain theories. Researchers• monitor and access research results, relevant funding opportunities,
potential collaborators inside and outside the fields of inquiry• Understand the dynamics (speed of growth, diversification) of
scientific fields, and complementary capabilities. Campus• Develop departments, interdisciplinary areasGrant agencies/R&D managers • identify research frontiers and needed technologies• compare agency coverage of S&T research and nations. • study risk, innovation and impact• select reviewers• monitor (long-term) money flow and research developments• evaluate funding strategies for different programs (e.g. team vs.
individual investigator)• make decisions on project durationsThe general public• gain global knowledge of the structure of S&E.
Katy Boerner, U. Indiana
Small Grants for Exploratory Research (SGER)
• High risk, high payoff
• Up to $200K for 1 year
• Internal review
• Contact us first
incubate and create new areas
We also fund workshops.
Integrative Graduate and Education Research Traineeship (IGERT) Program NSF 06-525
• Interdisciplinary theme plus disciplinary depth• Emerging research area• Innovative models for graduate education• Broaden participation• Catalyze a cultural change in graduate education
– For graduate students– For faculty– For institutions
incubate and create new areas
•5-year duration
•~ $3 M total funding
•~12 trainees/year/award
•($30K/yr fellowship)
•Responsible conduct of research
•Learning about other disciplines
•Working across disciplines
•Collaboration and teamwork
•Communications inside and outside own field
•Communication with the general public
IGERT Students are Better Prepared For:
Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Transfer Programs NSF 06-553
• stimulate technological innovation in the private sector, by strengthening the role of small business concerns in meeting Federal research and development needs, and increasing the commercial application of federally supported research results
• difference between the SBIR and STTR programs - STTR requires researchers at universities and other research institutions to play a significant intellectual role in the conduct of each STTR project. These university-based researchers, by joining forces with a small company, can spin-off their commercially promising ideas while they remain primarily employed at the research institution.
incubate and create new areas
•Topics: Advanced Materials (AM)
•Emerging Opportunities (EO)
•Information Technology (IT)
•Manufacturing Innovation (MI).
Successful proposers will conduct Research and Development (R&D) on projects that:
1.Provide evidence of a commercially viable product, process, device, or system; and 2.Meet an important social or economic need.
Projects should have the following:•High potential commercial payback; •High-risk efforts; •Research tools which meet significant commercial market needs; and, •Applications that result in multipurpose commercially viable functions.
As part of the Division's efforts to maintain ongoing quality in its surveys and data products, SRS supports efforts by the research community to develop improved survey methodologies, create and improve indicators of S&T activities and resources, and strengthen methodologies to analyze and disseminate S&T statistical data. To that end, SRS invites proposals for survey research, workshops, and analytical studies. under its program for. Division of Science Resource Statistics, Lawrence Rausch, 703-292-7812
The President's Fiscal Year 2007 budget request for NSF includes the following language [taken from the section describing the Social, Behavioral and Economic (SBE) Sciences Directorate's activities (p. 154)]:
"Science Metrics"
Within the FY 2007 Request, $6.80 million is allocated for Science Metrics. The goal is to reach a point where the Nations' public and private sectors are able to reliably evaluate returns received from past R&D investments and to forecast likely returns from future investments. SBE is beginning this initiative in FY 2006 by allocating $2.60 million to develop the data, tools, and knowledge needed to foster a new science of science policy.“
We don’t yet know if this will be funded.