Funding Opportunities and Challenges at NSF Jesús M. de la Garza, Ph.D. Program Director Division of Civil and Mechanical Systems Directorate for Engineering

NSF Vision Enabling the nation’s future through discovery, learning and innovation.

National Science Foundation Directorate for Engineering Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences Director - Dr. Arden L. Bement, Jr. National Science Board Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate for Geosciences Directorate for Biological Sciences Directorate for Education and Human Resources Integrative Activities (MRE, STC) Office of the Inspector General Polar and Antarctic Programs

Directorate for Engineering Bioengineering & Environmental Systems Civil & Mechanical Systems Chemical & Transport Systems Design, Manufacture, & Industrial Innovation Electrical & Communications Systems Engineering Education & Centers Directorate for ENG

Civil & Mechanical Systems Engineered Materials and Mechanics (EMM Cluster) Intelligent Civil and Mechanical Systems (ICMS Cluster) Infrastructure Systems and Hazards Mitigation (ISHM Cluster) CMS Division 1630, Mechanics of Materials 1633, Materials Design & Surface Engineering 1635, Infrastructure Materials 7479, Nano & Bio Mechanics 1631, Info. Tech. & Infrastructure Systems 1639, Sensors for CMS 1632, Control Systems 7478, Dynamical Systems 1634, 1636, Geotechnical & Geohazards Systems 1637, Structural Systems 1638, Hazard Response 7396, 7470, NEES Research & Operations $82M in FY 05

Funding Rates NSFENGCMS 2005 ~ 10% %15%14% %17%15% %22%15% %20%14% %23% %27%25% Proposal read in the plane Finish it a month earlier Review it as a Reviewer

NSF Merit Review Criteria Intellectual Merit Broader Impacts

Advancing Knowledge and Understanding Original Ideas Objectives, Scope Contribution to BOK PI Credentials Organization Ideas AEC Industry Transportation Industry Broad Impacts Others ?? Promotes teaching and learning Fosters S&E studies Ideas PI Credentials Organization Contribution to BOK Broad Dissemination Infrastructure for research and education Underrepresented groups Broader Impacts Prior NSF Support Publications Intellectual Merit Significance Point of Departure Methods & Tasks

Project Summary Broad Impacts Intellectual Merit Broader Impacts

Grant Reports Annual Final CAREER

1631: Information Technology and Infrastructure Systems This program creates scientific and engineering knowledge: For the intelligent renewal of civil infrastructure systems, such as transportation, water supply, sanitation, power generation, and the built environment, by promoting broad application of advanced information technologies to condition assessment, deterioration, and asset management sciences. For the intelligent design, construction, maintenance, operation and decommissioning of the built environment.

Important areas of inquiry are: intra-and inter-dependencies in infrastructure systems health monitoring of infrastructure elements and systems civil infrastructure protection hydrogen fuel vehicles and transportation systems infrastructure for hydrogen fuel storage and distribution intelligent transportation systems crash causation and crash avoidance measures in ground transportation mobility in ground transportation through reduction of crash-caused delays and increases in the amount of vehicle throughput fully automated and integrated project management processes across all life-cycle phases of the built environment lean construction engineering and management of job-site field operations through advanced information technologies 1631: Information Technology and Infrastructure Systems

DeadlinesDeadlines Unsolicited Proposals – March 1 – October 1 Solicitations –PATH, NSF , April 19, 2005 –CAREER, NSF , July 20, 2005