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DCL: CDS&E in Math & Statistical Sciences
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Dear Colleague Letter: Computational and Data Intensive Science and Engineering in the Mathematiatical and Physical Sciences - NSF 12-018
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DCL: Collab CI Proposals with European Groups
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NSF 12-016 Dear Colleague Letter: Collaborative Cyberinfrastructure Proposals with European Groups
Date: November 17, 2011
Subject: Research Partnerships Between the U.S. and Europe on Cyberinfrastructure The Office of Cyberinfrastructure (OCI), the Office of the Assistant Director in the Directorate for Geosciences (GEO/OAD) and the Office of the Assistant Director in the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (OAD/MPS) have strong interests in supporting innovative collaborative cyberinfrastructure proposals that advance the goals of the Cyberinfrastructure Framework for the 21st Century Science and Engineering (CIF21) (http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=504730) in the context of data enabled science and engineering research. OCI, GEO/OAD and MPS/OAD would like to highlight the recent solicitations by the European Commission, INFRA-2012-3.1 and INFRA-2012-3.2. These solicitations are part of the FP7 Framework and are intended to provide a coordination platform with the USA for common data policies and standards relevant to global research infrastructures in the environment field and common e-infrastructure for scientific data. These solicitations are in line with the goals of the Office of Cyberinfrastructure and emerging interests for the Directorate for Geosciences and the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences in establishing mechanisms and infrastructures that address standardization, interoperability and access for scientific data across disciplines and borders. Please note that the aim of this activity is to provide a coordination framework that leverages existing or potential NSF-funded initiatives to lead to demonstrable prototypes that are effective for scientific data sharing. OCI, GEO/OAD, and MPS/OAD may provide support to NSF researchers wishing to partner with their European colleagues through several existing mechanisms, including supplements. Full proposals may be submitted to the Strategic Technologies for Cyberinfrastructure (STCI) program (PD 11-7684). NSF researchers should contact OCI, GEO, and MPS program officers using the contact information below to discuss their plans in regard to this activity. For more information and background, please look at the European Commission (EC) solicitation, and the data-centric projects funded by the EC. Point of contact for OCI: Rob Pennington (rpenning@nsf.gov , 703-292-7025)
Point of contact for GEO/OAD: Maria Uhle (muhle@nsf.gov , 703-292-2250)
Point of contact for MPS/OAD: Marv Goldberg (mgoldber@nsf.gov , 703-292-7374)
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Dear Colleague Letter - SI2 Program
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The Office of Cyberinfrastructure (OCI) has partnered with other directorates and offices within the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish the crosscutting Software Infrastructure for Sustained Innovation (SI2) program (http://www.nsf.gov/si2/), a long-term investment with the overarching goal of transforming innovations in research and education into software resources that are an integral part of cyberinfrastructure. SI2 envisions a software ecosystem that scales from individual or small groups to large hubs, all focused on innovation, development, and stewardship of a sustainable software infrastructure that can enhance productivity and accelerate science and engineering. OCI is interested in developing a portfolio of software that best contributes to an integrated, advanced and sustainable cyberinfrastructure, which will further the research and education mission of NSF, and which leverages and extends the capabilities of major existing NSF investments. In the context of the SI2 competition, OCI is interested in funding reusable software elements to support computational and data-enabled science and engineering through both the Scientific Software Elements (SSE) and Scientific Software Integration (SSI) categories that advance research in areas of priority across the National Science Foundation. Software in the areas of data and visualization, high performance computing and computation, and frameworks and programming environments at the SSE and SSI levels are of particular interest to OCI for the FY2011 competition. Given the focused and crosscutting nature of the SI2 program, proposers should contact the cognizant program officers to ascertain that the scientific focus of the proposed research and the budget of the proposed effort are appropriate for this solicitation. Questions related to the SI2 program and the FY 2012 SI2 solicitation should be directed to the SI2 working group (see http://www.nsf.gov/si2/) by sending email to si2queries@nsf.gov.
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Earth Cube
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NSF seeks transformative concepts and approaches to create integrated data management infrastructures across the Geosciences. In a new partnership, the Geosciences Directorate (GEO) and the Office of Cyberinfrastructure (OCI) recognize the multifaceted challenges of modern, data-intensive science and education and envision an environment where low adoption thresholds and new capabilities act together to greatly increase the productivity and capability of researchers and educators working at the frontiers of Earth system science. For more information on Earth Cube, including the Earth Cube Charette on Nov. 1-4, 2011 please visit: http://www.nsf.gov/geo/earthcube/index.jsp
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CI for 21st Century Sci & Eng(CIF21)
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Dear Colleague, Today, every discipline of science and engineering is being revolutionized by the widespread use of comprehensive cyberinfrastructure (CI). Computing power, data volumes, and network capacities are all on exponential growth paths, collaborations are growing dramatically, and all forms of CI---and multiple communities spanning multiple agencies and international domains---often must be brought to bear to address a single complex grand challenge problem, such as climate change. All of these developments are part of a revolutionary new approach to scientific discovery in which advanced computational facilities (e.g., data systems, computing hardware, high speed networks) and instruments (e.g., telescopes, sensor networks, sequencers) are coupled to the development of quantifiable models, algorithms, software and other tools and services to provide unique insights into complex problems in science and engineering. For complete text please see link http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/nsf10015/nsf10015.jsp?org=OCI
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Petascale Computing Resource Allocations
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Petascale Computing Resource Allocations (PRAC) This solicitation invites research groups that have a compelling science or engineering challenge that will require petascale computing resources to submit requests for allocations of resources on the Blue Waters system. Blue Waters is a new NSF-funded petascale computing system that will go online at the University of Illinois. The goal of this facility is to open up new possibilities in science and engineering by providing computational capability that makes it possible for investigators to tackle much larger and more complex research challenges across a wide spectrum of domains. Proposers must be prepared to demonstrate that they have a science or engineering research problem that requires and can effectively exploit the petascale computing capabilities offered by Blue Waters. Proposals from or including junior researchers are encouraged as one of the goals of this solicitation is to build a community capable of using petascale computing. Please see the following link for details http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=503224
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Computing Education for the 21st Century
(NSF
12-527)
Posted January 11, 2012
Decadal and Regional Climate Prediction using Earth System Models
(NSF
12-522)
Posted December 21, 2011
Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers Program
(NSF
12-516)
Posted November 21, 2011
Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry
(NSF
12-513)
Posted November 18, 2011
Partnerships for Enhanced Engagement in Research
(PD
12-7731)
Posted October 24, 2011
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Cyberlearning: Transforming Education
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11-587)
Full Proposal:
February 15, 2012, Cyberlearning Resource Center (CRC)
Strategic Technologies for CyberInfrastructure
(PD
11-7684)
Full Proposal:
February 15, 2012
Secure and Trustworthy Cyberspace
(NSF
12-503)
Full Proposal:
February 22, 2012, Frontier Projects
Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers Program
(NSF
12-516)
Full Proposal:
March 6, 2012
Innovation Corps Program
(NSF
11-560)
Full Proposal:
March 15, 2012
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