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Eastern Michigan UniversityDigitalCommons@EMUORDA Weekly Update Office of Research Development andAdministration2018ORDA Weekly Update, 2018 08 06Office of Research Development and AdministrationFollow this and additional works at: https://commons.emich.edu/orda_updateThis is brought to you for free and open access by the Office of Research Development and Administration at DigitalCommons@EMU. It has beenaccepted for inclusion in ORDA Weekly Update by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@EMU. For more information, please contact lib-ir@emich.edu.Recommended CitationOffice of Research Development and Administration, "ORDA Weekly Update, 2018 08 06" (2018). ORDA Weekly Update. 62.https://commons.emich.edu/orda_update/62Contact Usemich.edu/research/publications/weeklyupdate.phpQuick Links200 BoonePhone: 734.487.3090orda_dept@emich.eduOffice of Research Development and AdministrationEvents & DeadlinesAugust 6, 2018ORDA on Social Media!Like us on Facebook or Twitter for daily updatesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/emuord/Twitter: https://twitter.com/EMUORD @EMUORDDeadlinesDepartment of Education, Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN)1/5Purpose of Program: The GAANN Program provides grants to academic departments andprograms of institutions of higher education (IHEs) to support graduate fellowships for studentswith excellent academic records who demonstrate financial need and plan to pursue thehighest degree available in their course of study at the institution. Four broad areas have beendesignated as national needs in this round:1. Computer and Information Sciences: cybersecurity, secure computer programming, andartificial intelligence.2. Rebuilding the Nation's Infrastructure: professional engineers able to facilitate a widerange of infrastructure projects.3. National Civic Literacy: American history and the Western traditions that gave rise to theAmerican Republic.4. Workforce Development: Professional Science Master’s degrees, which allow individualsto gain knowledge and skills necessary to meet workforce demands through shorter-termprograms that align with the needs of employers in the areas of computer andinformation sciences and in engineering. https://www2.ed.gov/programs/gaann/eligibility.htmlNext Deadline: August 29, 2018Department of Defense, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Resilient AnonymousCommunication for Everyone (RACE)Notice seeking applications to research the area of cryptographic and communicationobfuscation techniques in order to build an anonymous, attack-resilient mobile communicationsystem that can reside completely within a network environment.https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunityNext Deadline: Abstracts due August 14, 2018 ; Full Proposals September 18, 2018National Science Foundation, Secure and Trustworthy CyberspaceIn today’s increasingly networked, distributed, and asynchronous world, cybersecurity involveshardware, software, networks, data, people, and integration with the physical world. Society’soverwhelming reliance on this complex cyberspace, however, has exposed its fragility andvulnerabilities that defy existing cyber-defense measures: corporations, agencies, nationalinfrastructure and individuals continue to suffer cyber-attacks. Achieving a truly securecyberspace requires addressing both challenging scientific and engineering problems involvingmany components of a system, and vulnerabilities that stem from human behaviors andchoices. Examining the fundamentals of security and privacy as a multidisciplinary subject canlead to fundamentally new ways to design, build and operate cyber systems, protect existinginfrastructure, and motivate and educate individuals about cybersecurity.2/5https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2018/nsf18572Next Deadline:  Proposals accepted anytimeDepartment of Energy, Machine Learning for Geothermal EnergyThe U.S. Department of Energy’s Geothermal Technology Office (GTO) Machine Learning forGeothermal Energy funding opportunity announcement (FOA) supports projects that willdevelop new analytical tools for finding and developing geothermal resources and establishthe practice of machine learning in geothermal operations. The rapidly advancing field ofMachine Learning (ML) offers substantial opportunities for technology advancement and costreduction throughout the geothermal project lifecycle, from resource exploration to power plantoperations.Under this funding opportunity, GTO is interested in two topic areas: Topic 1: MachineLearning for Geothermal Exploration - GTO seeks projects that advance geothermalexploration through the application of machine learning techniques to geological, geophysical,geochemical, borehole, and other relevant datasets. Of particular interest to GTO are projectsthat will identify data acquisition targets and build community datasets for future work. Topic 2:Advanced Analytics for Efficiency and Automation in Geothermal Operations - GTO seeksprojects that apply advanced analytics to power plant and other operator datasets, with thegoal of improving operations and resource management.https://eere-exchange.energy.gov/ - FoaIdbf185673-cdec-49cd-aabe-b152fd31e2d5Next Deadline:  White Papers due August 23, 2018 ; Full Applications November 1, 2018National Endowment for the Humanities, Public Humanities ProjectsNotice seeking applications to support projects that bring the ideas and insights of thehumanities to life for general audiences through in-person programming. Projects must engagehumanities scholarship to analyze significant themes in disciplines such as history, literature,ethics, and art history.https://www.neh.gov/grants/public/public-humanities-projectsNext Deadline: August 29, 2018National Institutes of Health, Diet and Physical Activity Assessment Methodology (R01 andR21, Clinical Trial Not Allowed)Notice seeking applications to enhance the quality of measurements of dietary intake andphysical activity. Projects may include development of: novel assessment approaches; bettermethods to evaluate instruments; assessment tools for culturally diverse populations or variousage groups, including children and older adults; improved technology or applications of existingtechnology; statistical methods/modeling to improve assessment and/or to correct formeasurement errors or biases; methods to investigate the multidimensionality of diet andphysical activity behavior through pattern analysis; or integrated measurement of diet and3/5physical activity along with the environmental context of such behaviors. Both R01 and R21funding mechanisms are available.https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-18-856.html (R01)https://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-18-857.html (R21)Next Deadline: R01, October 5, 2018 ; R21, October 16, 2018Department of Defense, Improved Networking Through Embedded Processing and SensingNotice seeking white papers for research, design, development, test, evaluation andexperimentation of innovative technologies and techniques for Improved Networking throughEmbedded Processing and Sensing. The objective is to develop, demonstrate, and evaluatenew sources and methods for improving network connectivity and stability through embeddedprocessing and sensing. This effort is expected to provide research and development activitiesto enhance warfighter mission capabilities and advance baseline performance beyond what iscurrently considered satisfactory.https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunityNext Deadline:  White papers due November 1, 2018National Science Foundation, Astronomy and Astrophysics Research GrantsThe Astronomy and Astrophysics Research Grants (AAG) Program is an inclusive and flexiblefunding opportunity to support research in the astronomical sciences. The Program providesindividual investigator and collaborative research grants for observational, theoretical,laboratory, and archival data studies in astronomy and astrophysics. The Program alsoconsiders proposals for projects and tools that enable or enhance astronomical research.Proposals may span multiple disciplines and/or areas of study and may utilize multipletechniques.https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2018/nsf18575/Next Deadline: November 15, 2018National Science Foundation, Advanced Technologies and InstrumentationThe Advanced Technologies and Instrumentation (ATI) program provides individualinvestigator and collaborative research grants for development of new technologies andinstrumentation for astronomy and astrophysics. The program supports overarching scienceobjectives of the Division of Astronomical Sciences. Development of innovative, potentiallytransformative technologies are encouraged, even at high technical risk. Supported categoriesinclude but are not limited to: advanced technology development or concept feasibility studiesand specialized instrumentation to enable new observations that are difficult or impossible toobtain with existing means. Proposals may include hardware and/or software developmentand/or analysis to enable new types of astronomical observations. The program encourages4/5making products of research available to the public. It also encourages communitycoordination of technology and instrumentation development efforts via an annual PrincipalInvestigators meeting.https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2018/nsf18576/nsf18576.htmNext Deadline: November 15, 2018Internal AwardsJames H. Brickley AwardThe purpose of the James H. Brickley Award is to facilitate faculty professional developmentand innovation through a broad range of activities, including but not limited to, things such as: Reassigned time from teaching for scholarly, creative and innovative endeavorConference presentationsTravel  Hiring of research assistants  Purchase of special equipment or supplies for teaching, scholarly, research, creative, orinnovative activitiesDevelopment of a grant proposal for external funding Similar or related academic activitiesSpecial emphasis is given to innovation, such as the application of newer techniques andtechnologies for creating mental health programs for immigrants, providing special workshopsfor parents with autistic children, or working with students, parents, teachers, and communityleaders in addressing drug addiction.https://www.emich.edu/research/development/funding/brickley.phpNext Deadline: October 2, 2018Caryn Charter, DirectorOffice of Research Development and AdministrationEastern Michigan University200 Boone HallYpsilanti, Michigan 48197734.487.30905/5

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