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Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems


Semiconductor Synthetic Biology for Information Processing and Storage Technologies  (SemiSynBio)


CONTACTS
Name Email Phone Room
Usha  Varshney uvarshne@nsf.gov (703) 292-8339   
Mitra  Basu mbasu@nsf.gov (703) 292-8910   
Arcady  Mushegian amushegi@nsf.gov (703) 292-8528   
Shubhra  Gangopadhyay sgangopa@nsf.gov (703) 292-8339  525  
Richard  Brown ribrown@nsf.gov (703) 292-8910   
Devaki  Bhaya dbhaya@nsf.gov (703) 292-7131   
Khershed  Cooper khcooper@nsf.gov (703) 292-7017   


PROGRAM GUIDELINES

Solicitation  17-557

Important Information for Proposers

A revised version of the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) (NSF 22-1), is effective for proposals submitted, or due, on or after October 4, 2021. Please be advised that, depending on the specified due date, the guidelines contained in NSF 22-1 may apply to proposals submitted in response to this funding opportunity.


DUE DATES

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SYNOPSIS

The National Science Foundation (NSF), through its Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems (ECCS) in the Directorate for Engineering (ENG), Division of Computing and Communication Foundations (CCF) in the Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE), and Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences (MCB) in the Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO), has established a partnership with the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC), through its Global Research Collaboration (GRC) program, and the Intelligence Advanced Research Projects Activity (IARPA) to announce a solicitation on the "Semiconductor Synthetic Biology for Information Processing and Storage Technologies (SemiSynBio)".  Future ultra-low-energy computing, storage and signal-processing systems can be built on principles derived from organic systems that are at the intersection of chemistry, biology, and engineering.  New information technologies can be envisioned that are based on biological principles and that use biomaterials in the fabrication of devices and components; it is anticipated that  these information technologies could enable stored data to be retained for more than 100 years and storage capacity to be 1,000 times greater than current capabilities.   These could also facilitate compact computers that will operate with substantially lower power than today’s computers.  Research in support of these goals can have a significant impact on advanced information processing and storage technologies. This focused solicitation seeks high-risk/high-return interdisciplinary research on novel concepts and enabling technologies that will address the scientific issues and technological challenges associated with the underpinnings of synthetic biology integrated with semiconductor technology. This research will foster interactions among various disciplines including biology, engineering, physics, chemistry, materials science, computer science, and information science that will enable heretofore-unanticipated breakthroughs as well as meet educational goals.


What Has Been Funded (Recent Awards Made Through This Program, with Abstracts)

Map of Recent Awards Made Through This Program

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