National Science FoundationJessica Robin (GEO)Jessica Robin (GEO)Kathy Covert (MPS)

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In a sustainable world, human needs would be met without chronic harm to the environment and without chronic harm to the environment and without sacrificing the ability of future generations to meet their needs.

Meeting this grand challenge i b t ti l i i requires a substantial increase in

our understanding of the integrated system of society the integrated system of society, the natural world, and the alterations humans bring to Earth.

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NSF's SEES portfolio aims to address this need through support for interdisciplinary research and education.

SEES established in Fiscal Year 2010 Cross-directorate NSF investment Portfolio of existing, new and upcoming

programsE t b d h Encourage systems-based approaches

Highlights NSF’s unique role

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Mission: To advance science, engineering, and education to inform the societal actions needed for to inform the societal actions needed for environmental and economic sustainability and sustainable human well-being.

Goals:1. Building the knowledge base.

Support interdisciplinary research and education that can facilitate the move towards global sustainability.

2 Growing the workforce of the future2. Growing the workforce of the future.Develop a workforce trained in the interdisciplinary scholarship needed to understand and address the complex issues of sustainabilitysustainability.

3. Forging critical partnerships.Build linkages among existing projects and partners and add new g g g p j pparticipants in the sustainability research enterprise.

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Ocean Acidification (NSF 12-500) Climate Change Education (NSF 12 523) Climate Change Education (NSF 12-523) Decadal and Regional Climate Prediction

using Earth System Models (NSF 12 522)using Earth System Models (NSF 12-522) Dimensions of Biodiversity (NSF 12-528)

W t S t i bilit d Cli t (NSF Water Sustainability and Climate (NSF 11-551)R h C di i N k SEES Research Coordination Networks – SEES track (NSF 11-531)

f C l d l d Dynamics of Coupled Natural and Human Systems – SEES track (NSF 10-612)

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Goals: To understand geochemistry biochemistry of ocean acidification; yhow ocean acidification interacts with biological and physical processes at the organism level; how processes at the organism level; how earth system history informs our understanding of the effects of OA.NSF Di t t GEO BIO OPP NSF Directorates: GEO, BIO, OPP

Deadline: January 6, 2012 Credit: Rachel Fletcher

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Goal: To increase public understanding of global climate change and prepare the next generation of scientists and educators.

C Connects:o climate scientistso experts in theories on how people learn scienceo formal and informal education experts

NSF Directorates: EHR, GEO, BIO, OPP

Deadline: March 21, 2012

FY 2009 FY 2010 FY 2011 FY 2012

Ten CCE awards in response to DCL

Fifteen CCEP-1 awards (2y, up to $1M)

Twelve supplements$250,000 each

CCEP-2; 5 year awards

Next competition:Next competition:Implementation of mature strategic plans that serve the plarger goals of the CCE program

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Goals• Achieve comprehensive, reliable global & regional

predictions of decadal climate variability & change • Quantify impacts on ecological agricultural & Quantify impacts on ecological, agricultural &

other human systems• Maximize the utility of data for impact assessments

Earth System ModelingEarth System Modeling

• Translate model results into basis for management decisions

Awards: support development of next-generation E th S t d l b i t di i li t Earth System models by interdisciplinary teams

Interagency: NSF, DOE, USDANSF Di t t GEO MPS SBE OPP NSF Directorates: GEO, MPS, SBE, OPP

Deadline: May 11, 2012

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Goal: A 10-year campaign to characterize the dimensions of biodiversity on Earthy

Purpose: to support research that p ppcharacterizes biodiversity on Earth through the use of integrative and innovative approaches to develop an innovative approaches to develop an understanding of key dimensions of biodiversity

Solicitation targeted areas where three dimensions of biodiversity overlap

• NSF Directorates: BIO, GEO, OPP• Additional partners: NASA, China (NSFC), Brazil (FAPESP)• Deadline: April 10 2012• Deadline: April 10, 2012

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Goals:• How Earth's water system is linked to climate change, land y g ,

use, ecosystems and the built environment• Enable a new interdisciplinary paradigm in water research

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Climate change, land use, and urbanization in a Midwestern agricultural landscape

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Standing, interdisciplinary NSF program Quantitative, interdisciplinary analyses of human and

natural system processes and complex interactions at diverse scalesdiverse scales

CNH encourages SEES themes; adds support for exploratory & new team awards & research coordination networks

NSF Directorates: GEO, BIO, SBE Deadline: November 15, 2011

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SEES-RCN track: Advance sustainability science, engineering & education as an integrative systems engineering & education as an integrative systems approach

Interdisciplinary teams; encourage diverse stakeholder Interdisciplinary teams; encourage diverse stakeholder participation

Existing awards focused on: Existing awards focused on: Water Diplomacy Urban Sustainability Women – Developing Countries

Up to 5 years at $150k per year

NSF Directorates: All

Deadline: February 3, 2012

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SEES Fellows (NSF 11-575) Sustainability Research Networks (SRN)

(NSF 11-574) Sustainable Energy Pathways (SEP)

(NSF 11-590) SEES focus in Partnerships for International

Research and Education (PIRE) solicitation (NSF 11-564)

RCN – SEES track continues (NSF 11-531) CNH – SEES track continues (NSF 10-612) Climate-related (CRI) competitions continue

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Climate related (CRI) competitions continue

To create the necessary workforce to enable discoveries leading to

Awards

2 - 3 years of fellowship costs over a

environmental, energy, and societal sustainability The Fellow's proposed research should:

NSF 11-575

maximum 4-year period

$88K/year for salary and benefits

$20K/year for research expenses

$10K/year if project includes an

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• Cross traditional disciplinary boundaries

• Go beyond his/her current core

Requirements

$10K/year if project includes an international partner

Indirect costs

ydisciplinary expertise

• Address issues of sustainability through a systems approach

Requirements

Grant to institution. PI must:

Be US citizen, national, or permanent resident

• Build bridges between academic inquiry, economic growth, and societal needs

Restrictions

permanent resident

Have received PhD within 4 years of deadline

Fellows must develop a research partnership in order to broaden the impact/scope of the proposed research

F ll t d t d t ti t

Due December 5, 2011

Restrictions

Teaching is limited to one course per semester and no more than 2 courses during award period

Fellows are expected to devote time to a professional development activity

Due December 5, 2011

Due Thereafter First Monday in December

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SRNs will connect i t di i li t f interdisciplinary teams of investigators focused on performing cutting-edge Collaborative

Frontier

S t i bilitp g g gresearch and education relating to the challenges of sustainability Links

ResearchSustainability

Theme

of sustainability. Links scientists, engineers and educators at existing

Multi Interdisci-institutions, centers and networks, and develop new nodes of research

Multi-institutional

Team

Interdisci-plinary

Approachnodes of research

2 - 3 awards; 4 - 5 years

Up to $12 million each Up to $12 million each

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Each SRN will focus on a SEES themeExamples:Examples: Energy and Materials Issues in Sustainability Urban Sustainability Large-Scale Energy Production and Consumption

Dynamics Coastal System Vulnerability and Resiliencey y Altered Biogeochemistry of Earth Systems Sustainability of Freshwater Supplies Food Security and Land Use ChangeFood Security and Land Use Change

NSF Directorates: ENG, BIO, CISE, EHR, GEO, MPS, SBE, OISE, OPP, , ,

Deadlines: Pre-proposal -- Dec. 1, 2011 Full Proposal -- April 1, 2012

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Energy Resource Assessment &

Harvesting

Environmental, Economic & Societal Impacts

Energy Conversion, Transmission, Storage,

& Consumption

Key components: Key components: Sustainability - from resource to realization Interdisciplinary and system approachInterdisciplinary and system approach Addresses science and engineering Challenges, informed by the

environmental, societal, and economic aspects

NSF Directorates: MPS, ENG, CISE, SBE, GEO, BIO, OISE, EHR Deadline: February 1, 2012

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Build strong research & education partnerships with domestic Build strong research & education partnerships with domestic and foreign collaborators that enable research excellence

• Fosters internationalization of US institutions in science & engineeringengineering

• Provides strong well-mentored international research experiences for US students

f d l l 2012 PIRE competition focused exclusively on SEES

Co-funding opportunities possible• Domestic : US EPA USAID• Domestic : US EPA, USAID• International : UK(EPSCR & ESRC); Japan(JST), Russia(MES), IAI

NSF Directorates: OISE (coordinating office) for all directoratesD dli Deadlines: • Pre-proposals: October 19, 2011• Full proposals: May 15, 2012

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Arctic Regions (NSF 12-553) Coastal Regions V l bilit ili lt l i t Coastal Regions - Vulnerability, resilience, cultural impacts

Chemistry, Materials, Engineering• Renewable non toxic materials process improvements • Renewable, non-toxic materials, process improvements

Hazards and Disasters • Science engineering risk assessment decision-makingScience, engineering, risk assessment, decision making

Information Science and Engineering• Energy consumption, clean computing issuesEnergy consumption, clean computing issues

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Sustainability requires long-term perspectives, emphasizing: Integrated approaches across disciplines Developing systems-level models Realizing data-enabled science Linking observational networks Exploring linkages between

technological solutions and environmental effects

Communicating research findings to decision-makers and the public

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Topical themes:• Natural Systems • Human Systems• Built Systems• Energy & Materials

Ad t ti & R ili • Adaptation & Resilience

Functional characteristics:• Systems-Thinking • Partnerships & Networks • Education & Learning • Workforce Development• Information Systems • Information Systems

Target Audiences:• Early-Career Researchers • Interdisciplinary Research Teams • Educators and Education/Learning Researchers • Institutional Networks • International Collaborators• International Collaborators

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Cyber-enabled Materials, Manufacturing, and Smart Systems (CEMMSS)

OneNSF priorities:

(CEMMSS) Cyberinfrastructure Framework for 21st Century Science and

Engineering (CIF21) Expeditions in Education (E2) Expeditions in Education (E2) Innovation Corps (I-Corps) Integrated NSF Support Promoting Interdisciplinary Research and

Ed ti (INSPIRE)Education (INSPIRE) Science, Engineering, and Education for Sustainability (SEES) Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace (SaTC)

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