Tyrone D. Mitchell, Ph.D.Program DirectorOrganic and Macromolecular Chemistry ProgramDivision of ChemistryDirectorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciencestmitchel@nsf.gov, www.nsf.gov(703) 292-4947

Overview of the Chemistry Overview of the Chemistry Division in the Directorate for Division in the Directorate for

Mathematical & Physical Mathematical & Physical Sciences (MPS)Sciences (MPS)

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NSF VisionNSF VisionTo enable America’s future through discovery, learning and innovation

NSF Mission• Promote progress of science; • Advance national health, prosperity, and welfare; • Secure national defense.

Discovery – Foster research that will advance frontiers of knowledge: Emphasize areas of greatest opportunity and potential benefit.Establish the Nation as a global leader in fundamental and transformational science and engineering.

Learning – Cultivate a world-class, broadly inclusive science and engineering workforce. Expand the scientific literacy of all citizens.

Research Infrastructure – Build the Nation’s research capability through critical investments in advanced instrumentation, facilities, cyberinfrastructure, and experimental tools.

Stewardship – Support excellence in science and engineering research and education through a capable and responsive organization.

NSF’s Strategic GoalsNSF’s Strategic Goals

• Increase US talent poolIncrease US talent pool• Strengthen basic researchStrengthen basic research• Develop, recruit and retain the best and Develop, recruit and retain the best and

brightestbrightest• Ensure innovation in AmericaEnsure innovation in America• ACI EmphasesACI Emphases

• Tie fundamental discoveries to Tie fundamental discoveries to marketable technologiesmarketable technologies

• Facilities and instrumentationFacilities and instrumentation• World class science and engineering World class science and engineering

workforceworkforce• Focus on Physical Sciences & Focus on Physical Sciences &

EngineeringEngineering• Double NSF, DOE-OS, NIST over 10 Double NSF, DOE-OS, NIST over 10

yearsyears• Biggest federal response since SputnikBiggest federal response since Sputnik

MPS is key to American competitiveness!The Dragon and the Elephant: Understanding the Developing Innovation Capacity in China and India

Sept. 2007 National Academies (STEP)

(http://www7.nationalacademies.org/step/china_india_web_presentations.html)

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National Academies study urging Federal action to save US Science and Technology Leadership

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Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research http://www.nsf.gov/od/oia/programs/epscor/about.jsp

EPSCoR operates in those states that have historically received lesser amounts of Federal research and development funding. The program focuses on states that have demonstrated a commitment to develop their research bases and improve the quality of science and engineering research conducted at their universities and colleges.

EPSCoR Cohorts

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Cyber-enabled Discovery and InnovationIt’s a 2-way streetIt’s a 2-way street::

”Materials enable CI” & “CI will have an enormous impact on the way we do

research”

includes Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE)

NSF Budget by DirectorateNSF Budget by Directorate

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07 to 08BIO 576.78 $580.90 0.7% $607.85 4.6% $633.00 4.1%CISE 490.20 496.35 1.3% 526.69 6.1% 574.00 9.0%ENG 557.09 585.46 5.1% 628.55 7.4% 683.30 8.7%GEO 697.17 703.95 1.0% 744.85 5.8% 792.00 6.3%MPS 1,069.36 1,086.61 1.6% 1150.30 5.9% 1,253.00 8.9%SBE 196.80 201.23 2.3% 213.76 6.2% 222.00 3.9%OCI 123.40 127.14 3.0% 182.42 43.5% 200.00 9.6%OISE 43.38 42.61 -1.8% 40.61 -4.7% 45.00 10.8%OPP 348.53 390.54 12.1% 438.10 12.2% 464.90 6.1%OIA 130.92 233.30 78.2% 231.37 -0.8% 263.00 13.7%USARC 1.19 1.17 -1.7% 1.45 23.9% 1.49 2.8%

NSF R&RA 4234.82 4449.25 5.1% 4,765.95 7.1% 5,131.69 7.7%

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NSF Budget for 2008NSF Budget for 2008

$ Increase Recommended$ Increase Recommended NSF Total BudgetNSF Total Budget PresidentPresident Senate Senate House House

FY2007FY2007 $5.917 B$5.917 B - - - - - - FY2008 P-$6.429 BFY2008 P-$6.429 B 511.8 M 511.8 M 636.2 M 591.8 M636.2 M 591.8 M S-$6.553 B 8.7% S-$6.553 B 8.7% 10.2% 10.0%10.2% 10.0% H-$6.509 BH-$6.509 B

FY2008 (Final)FY2008 (Final) $6.065 B (147.8 M, 2.5%)$6.065 B (147.8 M, 2.5%)

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Good News for FY 2009Good News for FY 2009

The President's Budget request for FY 2009 is The President's Budget request for FY 2009 is now official, and the great news is: NSF is up now official, and the great news is: NSF is up by 14% and CHE is up by 26%! That is an by 14% and CHE is up by 26%! That is an increase in CHE's budget from $194.22M to increase in CHE's budget from $194.22M to $244.67M -- an increase of $50.45M. Of this, $244.67M -- an increase of $50.45M. Of this, $12.50M was requested for Centers, and $12.50M was requested for Centers, and $37.95M for the core and other programs.$37.95M for the core and other programs.

http://www.nsf.gov/about/budget/fy2009/toc.jsphttp://www.nsf.gov/about/budget/fy2009/toc.jsp

Key Characteristics of MPSKey Characteristics of MPS Most extensive & diverse scientific portfolio Most extensive & diverse scientific portfolio ACI-centered: fundamental discovery to ACI-centered: fundamental discovery to

marketable technologiesmarketable technologies Largest budget: $1.25B FY08Largest budget: $1.25B FY08 Develops & supports major facilitiesDevelops & supports major facilities Diverse approaches: smaller individual PI Diverse approaches: smaller individual PI

grants to larger centers/institutes grants to larger centers/institutes

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MPS Office of Multidisciplinary ActivitiesMPS Office of Multidisciplinary Activities Characteristics:Characteristics:

Not a traditional ‘program’ function: does not Not a traditional ‘program’ function: does not receive/evaluate external proposals; Advice/guidance from receive/evaluate external proposals; Advice/guidance from MPS management including division directorsMPS management including division directors

Co-invests with MPS Divisions, other NSF Directorates, Co-invests with MPS Divisions, other NSF Directorates, and external partners to foster multidisciplinary activitiesand external partners to foster multidisciplinary activities

Roles:Roles: Supports excellence and creativity of MPS community more Supports excellence and creativity of MPS community more

effectivelyeffectively Works as an investment capital resource and partner to Works as an investment capital resource and partner to

MPS Divisions to support joint ventures across MPS Divisions to support joint ventures across organizational boundariesorganizational boundaries

Facilitates support of research and education projects not Facilitates support of research and education projects not readily accommodated by existing MPS structuresreadily accommodated by existing MPS structures

MPS by DivisionMPS by Division

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07 to 08AST 195.11 $199.75 2.4% $215.11 7.7% $232.97 8.3%CHE 179.26 180.70 0.8% 191.10 5.8% 210.54 10.2%DMR 240.09 242.59 1.0% 257.45 6.1% 282.59 9.8%DMS 200.24 199.52 -0.4% 205.74 3.1% 223.47 8.6%PHY 224.86 234.15 4.1% 248.50 6.1% 269.06 8.3%OMA 29.80 29.9 0.3% 32.40 8.4% 34.37 6.1%Total, MPS 1,069.36 1,086.61 1.6% 1,150.30 5.9% 1253.00 8.9%

R&RA 4234.82 4449.25 5.1% 4,765.95 7.1% 5,131.69 7.7%

NSF 5480.78 5645.79 3.0% 6,020.21 6.6% 6429.00 6.8%

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Integrated Chemical Activities • Chemical Instrumentation Programs• Research Experience for Undergraduates • Undergraduate Research Collaborations• Discovery Corp Fellows (DCF)•Centers for Chemical innovation (CCI)

Division of Chemistry (CHE)

Organic and Macromolecular Chemistry• Organic Dynamics• Organic Synthesis

Physical Chemistry• Theoretical and Computational Chem.• Experimental Physical Chemistry

Analytical and Surface Chemistry

Inorganic, Bioinorganic, and Organometallic Chemistry

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OtherCollaboratives

FY2007: Phase II - $3M /y (5 y)Center for Enabling New Technologies through Catalysis (CENTEC)

Karen Goldberg, U. Washington

CENTC brings together a group of sixteen investigators from across the United States to work on the development of efficient, inexpensive and environmentally friendly methods of synthesizing organic material by way of activation of strong bonds.Projects focus on green chemical, petroleum, pharmaceutical, and material production and thus, have a significant potential to increase US competitiveness.

FY2005 – Phase I - $500K/yr (3 yrs)Powering the Planet

Harry Gray, Caltech, PIMolecular Cybernetics

Milan Stojanovic, Columbia, PIChemistry at the Space-Time Limit

Shaul Mukamel, UCI, PI

• “Big” problems in chemical sciencesBroad scientific interestPublic interestHigh-risk/high-impact projects

• Agile and cyber-enabled

Transformative Research: The ChemicalBonding Centers (CBC)

Undergraduate Research CollaborativesUndergraduate Research Collaboratives3 competitions (’04,’05,’06) resulted in 5 full awards, each ~ $2.7M/5 years. 3 competitions (’04,’05,’06) resulted in 5 full awards, each ~ $2.7M/5 years.

((No competition in 2008No competition in 2008))

CASPiE (Center for Authentic Science Practice in Education)- centered at Purdue CASPiE (Center for Authentic Science Practice in Education)- centered at Purdue U. U. (G Weaver) with a consortium of 2- & 4-year institutions in Indiana and Illinois. (G Weaver) with a consortium of 2- & 4-year institutions in Indiana and Illinois. Incl. remote instrumentation network.Incl. remote instrumentation network.

REEL (Research Experiences for Enhanced Learning)-REEL (Research Experiences for Enhanced Learning)- centered at Ohio State U. (P centered at Ohio State U. (P Dutta) with a consortium of all (~14) of the public universities in Ohio plus Columbus Dutta) with a consortium of all (~14) of the public universities in Ohio plus Columbus Comm. Coll. Impact ~15,000 students.Comm. Coll. Impact ~15,000 students.

Northern Plains URCNorthern Plains URC (M Berry)- centered at South Dakota U. - regional cluster incl. (M Berry)- centered at South Dakota U. - regional cluster incl. community and tribal colleges.community and tribal colleges.

University of Texas-URCUniversity of Texas-URC (M Rankin)- A New Model for Teaching through Research. (M Rankin)- A New Model for Teaching through Research. Integrates 1st & 2nd year lab program (~25% of UT intro chemistry students/50% Integrates 1st & 2nd year lab program (~25% of UT intro chemistry students/50% minority students) with ongoing chemistry and biochemistry research programs at minority students) with ongoing chemistry and biochemistry research programs at UT Austin- a “vertical” collaboration model within a large R1.UT Austin- a “vertical” collaboration model within a large R1.

Community Colleges of Chicago URCCommunity Colleges of Chicago URC (T Higgins)- To determine factors that (T Higgins)- To determine factors that encourage 2YC students to continue in science via traditional student/mentor encourage 2YC students to continue in science via traditional student/mentor research, team research, and partnering with 4 y institutions for summer research.research, team research, and partnering with 4 y institutions for summer research.

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2007 REU ProgramNSF Division of Chemistry

76 sites in 39 states, the District of Columbia, France, Thailand, Austria, and Germany.

Germany

Graz, Austria

Paris, France

Bangkok,

Thailand

http://www.nsf.govhttp://www.nsf.gov//

For the Research & Education For the Research & Education CommunityCommunity

22 opportunities of interest:

InternationalResearchEducation (Ethics)

TeachingMentoring

Postdoctoral*

*Also look at Specialized Information for Postdoctoral Fellows

Responsive to Responsive to Solicitation/AnnouncementSolicitation/Announcement

What is the over-arching goal of the NSF program? What is the over-arching goal of the NSF program? Know the audience for your proposal’s review - it is Know the audience for your proposal’s review - it is a competition!a competition!

What has been funded before?What has been funded before? Search on awardsSearch on awards

What are the review criteria (i.e. what does the What are the review criteria (i.e. what does the solicitation say and what will the reviewers look for)?solicitation say and what will the reviewers look for)?

NSF Merit Review ProcessNSF Merit Review Process

By Mail and/or PanelBy Mail and/or Panel

ConfidentialConfidential

AnonymousAnonymous

Review CriteriaReview Criteria Criterion 1: intellectual merit?Criterion 1: intellectual merit?

AdvancemAdvancement ofent of knowledge and understanding? knowledge and understanding? How well qualified is the proposer? How well qualified is the proposer? Impact of pImpact of prior workrior work?? ExplorExploration ofation of creative and original concepts? creative and original concepts? How well conceived and organized? How well conceived and organized? RResources? esources? **new ** To what extent does the proposed activity suggest and explore creative, **new ** To what extent does the proposed activity suggest and explore creative,

original, or potentially original, or potentially transformativetransformative concepts? concepts? Criterion 2: broader impacts?Criterion 2: broader impacts?

PromotiPromotion ofon of teaching, training, and learning? teaching, training, and learning? Broadening participation? Broadening participation? EEnhancement of infrastructure? nhancement of infrastructure? Dissemination? Dissemination? Benefits to society?Benefits to society?

Making Your Ideas CompetitiveMaking Your Ideas Competitive

Transformative ResearchTransformative Research

Press Release 07-097 (Aug. 9, 2007) The National Science Board defined

transformative research as "research that has the capacity to revolutionize existing fields, create new subfields, cause paradigm shifts, support discovery, and lead to radically new technologies."

Intellectual MeritIntellectual Merit

Designing experimentsDesigning experiments Conducting Conducting

experimentsexperiments Interpreting resultsInterpreting results Assessing valueAssessing value

Explicitly address Intellectual Merit and Broader Impact in both the Project Summary and Project Description!

Broader ImpactsBroader Impacts

CommunicationCommunication EducationEducation Underrepresented Underrepresented

GroupsGroups IndustryIndustry EnvironmentEnvironment National securityNational security HealthHealth Quality of lifeQuality of life

Explicitly address Intellectual Merit & Broader Impact in both Summary and Project Description!

Project is Unique & with Added ValueProject is Unique & with Added Value

Does it sound like one of your existing grants in terms of title Does it sound like one of your existing grants in terms of title

or topic?or topic?

Do the PI and co-PI’s overlap completely with existing Do the PI and co-PI’s overlap completely with existing

efforts?efforts?

Is the added value in terms of criterion I? Criterion II? Both?Is the added value in terms of criterion I? Criterion II? Both?

Is it clear (regarding any overlap) and is the added value Is it clear (regarding any overlap) and is the added value

well explained within the proposal?well explained within the proposal?

Does it include Education? Diversity? Outreach?Does it include Education? Diversity? Outreach?

What does this mean?1. Don’t be late submit early in Window (mistakes can be corrected)2. Do it correctly- make sure appropriate documents are attached• Know and follow the current Grant Proposal Guide (GPG) - it

changes! (It can be accessed from the NSF homepage)• List collaborators & their affiliations in biosketch• Include titles in your reference list• Include Prior Support (if applicable) in your Project

Description according to GPG guidelines• Number the pages in the Project Description

3. Address any additional requirements: Focused Research Groups (FRG), GOALI (with industry), etc.

• Always add Suggested Reviewers without conflicts

Proposal Deadline or WindowProposal Deadline or Window

GuidanceGuidance Direct proposal to program with best fitDirect proposal to program with best fit::

Most appropriate set of reviewersMost appropriate set of reviewers Present work as high priority for fundingPresent work as high priority for funding Exhaustively referencedExhaustively referenced Discussion with PD (e-mail, phone, in person) – Discussion with PD (e-mail, phone, in person) –

choose most appropriate forumchoose most appropriate forum Provide within your proposalProvide within your proposal::

Rationale / motivation for research Rationale / motivation for research and why it is important that and why it is important that youyou carry it out carry it out

Broad context of work and possible impactBroad context of work and possible impact Clear research planClear research plan

Interactions with NSFInteractions with NSF Have a history of innovative & brilliant science Have a history of innovative & brilliant science

and/or significant contribution/s in a broad senseand/or significant contribution/s in a broad sense Convey enthusiasm and knowledgeConvey enthusiasm and knowledge Be a great reviewer / panelistBe a great reviewer / panelist

VolunteerVolunteer Respond to requestsRespond to requests Provide detailed, timely and thoughtful comments on both Provide detailed, timely and thoughtful comments on both

criteria and any additional criteria for the specific criteria and any additional criteria for the specific solicitations/announcementssolicitations/announcements

Answers to Questions: NSF website, your university’s Answers to Questions: NSF website, your university’s Sponsored Research Office (SRO), your colleagues, and e-Sponsored Research Office (SRO), your colleagues, and e-mails or phone calls to Program Directors at NSFmails or phone calls to Program Directors at NSF

ResponsibilitiesResponsibilitiessee Grant Proposal Guide for detailssee Grant Proposal Guide for details

1.1. Acknowledge NSF support (presentations, publications, Acknowledge NSF support (presentations, publications, press releases)press releases)

2.2. Communicate significant accomplishments to PD (e.g. Communicate significant accomplishments to PD (e.g. Nature/Science articles, Covers of recognized journals, Nature/Science articles, Covers of recognized journals, press releases, etc.)press releases, etc.)

3.3. Deliver “highlights” of work as requested/needed (e.g. in Deliver “highlights” of work as requested/needed (e.g. in CHE we request one page power-point slides annually)CHE we request one page power-point slides annually)

4.4. Submit annual (& final) reports on timeSubmit annual (& final) reports on time 11stst No-Cost Extension through SRO; 2 No-Cost Extension through SRO; 2ndnd through NSF through NSF

5.5. Serve as a reviewer or panelist as appropriate & as your Serve as a reviewer or panelist as appropriate & as your time/schedule permitstime/schedule permits

Secrets for SuccessSecrets for Success New and original ideasNew and original ideas

Sound, succinct, detailed focused plan Sound, succinct, detailed focused plan

Preliminary data and/or feasibility calculationPreliminary data and/or feasibility calculation

Relevant experienceRelevant experience

Clarity concerning future directionClarity concerning future direction

Well-articulated broader impactsWell-articulated broader impacts

• Match and justify the budget to the scope of the Match and justify the budget to the scope of the proposed work - ask for what you need!proposed work - ask for what you need!

Thank You!Thank You!

Questions?Questions?

Tyrone D. Mitchell, Ph.D.tmitchel@nsf.gov, (703) 292-4947