Supports research that uses new computational and data science approaches to advance knowledge and accelerate discovery in science and engineering.
Supports research that uses new computational and data science approaches to advance knowledge and accelerate discovery in science and engineering.
Synopsis
Large-scale simulations and the ability to accumulate massive amounts of data have revolutionized science and engineering. The goal of the Computational and Data-enabled Science and Engineering (CDS&E) meta-program is to identify and capitalize on opportunities for major scientific and engineering breakthroughs through new computational and data-analysis approaches and best practices. The CDS&E meta-program supports projects that harness computation and data to advance knowledge and accelerate discovery above and beyond the goals of the participating individual programs. The intellectual drivers may be in an individual discipline or cut across more than one discipline in a Directorate. A CDS&E proposal should enable and/or utilize the development and adaptation of advances in research and infrastructure in computational and data science.
The CDS&E meta-program encourages research that pushes the envelope of science and engineering through computation and data, welcoming proposals in any research area supported by the participating programs. A proposal may address topics that develop or enable interactions among theory, computing, experiment, and observation to achieve progress on hitherto intractable science and engineering problems.
The CDS&E meta-program complements existing programs that support projects involving computation or the analysis of large or complex data sets using established methods. Proposals submitted to the CDS&E meta-program must have a significant component of computational or data science that goes well beyond what would typically be included in these programs. Any proposal submitted for consideration within the CDS&E meta-program that is not responsive to this program description may, instead, be reviewed within the context of an individual program. A CDS&E proposal should include substantive science, engineering, or computing research. Algorithm and pilot software development supporting science and engineering may also be appropriate, depending on the program. Proposers who seek to implement proven, existing methods into robust cyberinfrastructure are referred instead to programs in the Office of Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (OAC).
A proposal requesting consideration within the context of CDS&E should begin the title with the identifying acronym "CDS&E:". A CDS&E proposal must be submitted to one of the "Related Programs." In picking the most relevant program, Principal Investigators are advised to read the program descriptions carefully and consult with cognizant Program Officers before proposal preparation. Proposal submissions outside the receiving program's scientific scope may be transferred to a different program or returned without review.
Participating Programs
Directorate | Funding Opportunity |
|---|---|
ENG | Engineering (ENG): Chemical, Bioengineering, Energy, and Transport Systems (CBET) |
ENG | Engineering (ENG): Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) |
MPS | MPS Astronomical Sciences Research Programs (MPS Astro) |
MPS | MPS Chemistry Research Programs (MPS Chem) |
MPS | MPS Materials Research Programs (MPS Materials) |
MPS | MPS Mathematical Sciences Research Programs (MPS MathSci) |
MPS | MPS Physics Research Programs (MPS Physics): Elementary Particle Physics - Experiment; Nuclear Physics - Experiment & Theory; Particle Astrophysics - Experiment; and Plasma Physics programs. |
Program contacts
The CDS&E program includes participation from the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) and the Directorate for Engineering (ENG).
| Name | Phone | |
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Simon Schuler Program Director, MPS Astro
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sschuler@nsf.gov | (703) 292-7203 |
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Richard Dawes Program Director, MPS Chemistry
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rdawes@nsf.gov | (703) 292-7486 |
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Daryl Hess Program Director, MPS Materials
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dhess@nsf.gov | (703) 292-4942 |
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Vyacheslav Lukin Program Director, MPS Physics
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vlukin@nsf.gov | (703) 292-7382 |
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Yong Zeng Program Director, MPS MathSci
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yzeng@nsf.gov | (703) 292-7299 |
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Vu Dinh Program Director, MPS MathSci
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vdinh@nsf.gov | (703) 292-4306 |
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Maria Emelianenko Program Director, MPS MathSci
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memelian@nsf.gov | |
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Ronald Joslin Program Director, ENG CBET
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rjoslin@nsf.gov | (703) 292-7030 |
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Alena Talkachova Program Director, ENG CMMI
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atalkach@nsf.gov | (703) 292-2949 |