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NSF Support of Energy through CBET

NSF Support of Energy through CBET. Dr Judy Raper Division Director Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental & Transport Systems (CBET) Engineering Directorate National Science Foundation. Overview. Introduction NSF ENG CBET Statistics Direction Sample Projects from CBET.

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NSF Support of Energy through CBET

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  1. NSF Support of Energy through CBET Dr Judy Raper Division Director Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental & Transport Systems (CBET) Engineering Directorate National Science Foundation

  2. Overview • Introduction • NSF • ENG • CBET • Statistics • Direction • Sample Projects from CBET

  3. NSF Organizational Structure $34 Office of the Director OISE $127 OCI $322 Polar Programs Directorate for Biological Sciences Directorate for Geosciences $577 $703 Directorate for Computer and Information Sciences and Engineering Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences $1085 $496 Directorate for Education and Human Resources Directorate for Social, Behavioral And Economic Sciences $797 $200 Directorate for Engineering $580 (incl. $100 for SBIR/STTR) Dollar figures: total FY 2006 budgets in millions

  4. NSF Focus Areas • PEOPLE: Activities to Better Attract and Retain Science & Engineering Graduates and to Ensure That They Receive a Quality Education. • IDEAS: Advancement of Knowledge About Fundamental STEM Research….. • TOOLS: Enhancement of Infrastructure to Conduct STEM Research…… • ORG.EXCELLENCE:Admin. Activities to Enable NSF to Achieve its Mission …

  5. NSF Budget 2001-2007(Dollars in Millions)

  6. Our Hope for the Future?The American Competitive Initiatives

  7. American Competitiveness Initiative (ACI) • New money • Administration initiative • Double the NSF budget over 10 years • Boost physical sciences • Math & science education • Focus on applied energy research • Makes the Research & Experimentation Federal Tax Credit permanent

  8. NSF Priority Areas • Homeland Security • Nanoscale Science & Engineering • Cyberinfrastructure (CI) • Energy & Environment • Understanding Complex Biological Systems

  9. New ENG Organizational Structure Office of the Assistant Director Deputy Assistant Director (OAD) Crosscutting Areas Disciplinary Areas Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI) Chemical, Bioengineering Environmental and Transport Systems (CBET) Engineering Education and Centers (EEC) Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation (CMMI) Industrial Innovation and Partnerships (IIP) Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems (ECCS)

  10. ENG and SBIR/STTR Budget HistoryDollars in Millions

  11. ENG and NSF Funding RatesResearch Grants

  12. Emerging Frontiers in Research & Innovation (EFRI) • Solicitation NSF06-596 • Auto-reconfigurable Engineered Systems Enabled by Cyberinfrastructure (ARES-CI) • Cellular and Biomolecular Engineering (CBE) • Letter of intent (optional) October 16, 2006 • Pre-proposal November 17, 2006 • Full proposal April 30, 2006 • $25 million FY2007

  13. CBET’s Role • Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, & Transport Systems (CBET) • Merger of CTS & BES on Oct 1, 2006 • Support Research in Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, & Transport Systems • Catalyze the merging of biology, chemistry, physics and socio-economic science in engineering research • Support research to enhance and protect US national health, energy, environment, security and wealth

  14. CBET Priority Areas FY07 • Nanoscale Science & Engineering • Cyberinfrastructure (CI) • Energy, Environment & Sustainability • Biology in Engineering • Multi-scale Modelling

  15. CBET Organizational Chart Division Director Judy Raper Senior Advisor Marshall Lih Deputy Division Director Bob Wellek Chemical, Biochemical, and Biotechnology Systems Transport and Thermal Fluids Biomedical Engineering and Engineering Healthcare Environmental Engineering and Sustainability Process and Reaction Engineering Maria Burka Thermal Transport Processes Pat Phelan Research to Aid Persons With Disabilities Bob Jaeger Environmental Engineering Pat Brezonik Catalysis and Biocatalysis John Regalbuto Interfacial Processes And Thermodynamics Bob Wellek Biomedical Engineering Semahat Demir Environmental Technology Cindy Ekstein Biochemical Engineering Bruce Hamilton Particulate and Multiphase Processes Vacant Biophotonics Leon Esterowitz Energy for Sustainability Vacant Biotechnology Fred Heineken Fluid Dynamics Bill Schultz Environmental Sustainability Cindy Lee Chemical and Biological Separations Geoff Prentice Combustion, Fire, and Plasma Systems Phil Westmoreland

  16. CBET Budget • FY 2006 Plan • BES $52 million • CTS $71 million • FY 2007 Request • CBET $124 million

  17. Major CBET Initiatives for FY 2007 • NNI (National Nanotechnology Initiative) • $43 Million • Sensors/Explosives • $5 Million • EFRI (Emerging Frontiers in Research & Innovation) • Support for Interdisciplinary Group Projects • $25 Million Total for ENG • CYBERINFRASTRUCTURE for RECONFIGURABLE SYSTEMS • CELLULAR-MOLECULAR BIOENGINEERING

  18. 1179 – Environmental Technology 1401 – Catalysts and Biocatalysts 1402 – Biochemical Engineering 1403 – Process and Reaction Engineering 1406 – Thermal Transport Processes 1407 – Combustion, Fire, and Plasma Systems 1414 – Interfacial Processes and Thermodynamics 1415 – Particulate and Multiphase Processes 1417 – Chemical and Biological Separations 1440 – Environmental Engineering 1443 – Fluid Dynamics 1491 -- Biotechnology 5342 – Research to Aid Persons with Disabilities 5345 – Biomedical Engineering 7236 – Biophotonics 7643 – Environmental Sustainability 7644 – Energy Sustainability 1179 1401 1402 1403 1406 1407 1414 1415 1417 1440 1443 1491 5342 5345 7236

  19. 1179 – Environmental Technology 1401 – Catalysts and Biocatalysts 1402 – Biochemical Engineering 1403 – Process and Reaction Engineering 1406 – Thermal Transport Processes 1407 – Combustion, Fire, and Plasma Systems 1414 – Interfacial Processes and Thermodynamics 1415 – Particulate and Multiphase Processes 1417 – Chemical and Biological Separations 1440 – Environmental Engineering 1443 – Fluid Dynamics 1491 -- Biotechnology 5342 – Research to Aid Persons with Disabilities 5345 – Biomedical Engineering 7236 – Biophotonics 7643 – Environmental Sustainability 7644 – Energy Sustainability 1179 1401 1402 1403 1406 1407 1414 1415 1417 1440 1443 1491 5342 5345 7236

  20. 1179 – Environmental Technology 1401 – Catalysts and Biocatalysts 1402 – Biochemical Engineering 1403 – Process and Reaction Engineering 1406 – Thermal Transport Processes 1407 – Combustion, Fire, and Plasma Systems 1414 – Interfacial Processes and Thermodynamics 1415 – Particulate and Multiphase Processes 1417 – Chemical and Biological Separations 1440 – Environmental Engineering 1443 – Fluid Dynamics 1491 - Biotechnology 5342 – Research to Aid Persons with Disabilities 5345 – Biomedical Engineering 7236 – Biophotonics 7643 – Environmental Sustainability 7644 – Energy Sustainability 1179 1401 1402 1403 1406 1407 1414 1415 1417 1440 1443 1491 5342 5345 7236

  21. CBET’s 2007 Budget By Program 1179 – Environmental Technology 1401 – Catalysts and Biocatalysts 1402 – Biochemical Engineering 1403 – Process and Reaction Engineering 1406 – Thermal Transport Processes 1407 – Combustion, Fire, and Plasma Systems 1414 – Interfacial Processes and Thermodynamics 1415 – Particulate and Multiphase Processes 1417 – Chemical and Biological Separations 1440 – Environmental Engineering 1443 – Fluid Dynamics 1491 -- Biotechnology 5342 – Research to Aid Persons with Disabilities 5345 – Biomedical Engineering 7236 – Biophotonics 7643 – Environmental Sustainability 7644 – Energy Sustainability 1179 1401 1402 1403 1406 1407 1414 1415 1417 1440 1443 1491 5342 5345 7236 7243 7244

  22. Direction in Energy “…NSF has and will continue to catalyze fundamental innovations vital to a new energy future for our nation and the world.” (Dr. Richard O. Buckius, Assistant Director for Engineering, National Science Foundation, Testimony before the United States Senate Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Technology, Innovation and Competitiveness Wednesday, June 14, 2006)

  23. Why? • Sustainability of Current Resources • Need for Alternatives

  24. NSF’s Role • Provide Resource for Research Proposals and Grants to Further Develop Existing Technologies • Encourage Pursuit of Science to Include New Alternative Energy Sources

  25. CBET’s Role • Fund Research and Education in Rapidly Evolving Fields to Include Alternative Energy

  26. Future Impact • Continue to Support Proposals for Alternative Energy • Environment Friendly • Reduce Air Pollution • Cost Effective • Monetary • Planetary • Paradigm Shift on Energy Use • Education • Incentives

  27. Typical Projects Catalytic activity of N2-containing functional groups supported on C structures for cathodic reduction reaction in PEM fuel cells Develop alternatives to Pt O2 Reduction Reaction (ORR) at Lo-T Commercialization of Lo-T PEM Fuel Cells Reverse-selective membrane materials for purification of H2 and other light fuels Hydrogen Fuel Cells Purification of Natural Gas Design polymer hi-press membrane to separate H2 Benny D. Freeman, UT, Austin Umit S. Ozkan, Ohio State U New sorbents for ultrapurification of transportation fuels Reduce air pollution more effectively by removing fuel contaminants before combustion Find adsorbents configurations with superior electivities and capacities Guide adsorbent selection by molecular orbital theory Nitrogen-doped carbon fiber Ralph T. Yang, U Michigan Selective adsorption of thiophene by Cu-Y zeolite.

  28. Questions?

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