Sponsor:
Department of Energy
Summary:
This solicitation seeks new applications from teams of investigators expanding the integration of data science methods with BES research disciplines, to accelerate scientific discovery and overcome difficult challenges in these fields.
This FOA is focused on new applications that will take advantage of the rapid growth of data science, including artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) methodologies. The FOA will support teams of investigators for synergistic computational, experimental, and theoretical research covered by the research areas in the BES divisions of Chemical Sciences, Geosciences, and Biosciences (CSGB) and Materials Sciences and Engineering (MSE). The focus of the proposed research must be on science-based, data-driven approaches enabling solutions for fundamental basic energy sciences challenges not possible otherwise.
The goal of the application should be to integrate novel data science, uncertainty quantification, and other AI and ML approaches with domain sciences to uniquely advance the understanding of fundamental properties and processes relevant to chemical and materials systems, and achieve predictability of functions and behavior under dynamic conditions.
For more information, view the complete funding opportunity.
Award:
$400,000 to $1,200,000 per year for up to 3 years
Limited Submission Requirements and Timeline:
Two (2) applications per institution are permitted.
Only proposals approved by the Division of Research and Economic Development may be submitted to this program. For such approval, Principal Investigators must first submit a one –to –two page white paper to preaward@boisestate.edu by Friday, March 26.
Your white paper should include:
- The scientific topic(s) that will be addressed
- The team of investigators and their institutions
If selected to submit a full proposal, PIs must ensure that proposals meet all requirements stated in the RFP, in the announcement and in the implementing laws and regulations related to this state grant program.
Key Submission Dates:
- 3/26 – White paper due to preaward@boisestate.edu. We encourage you cc your Dean for visibility as well
- 3/30 – Internal Awardees Notified
- 4/9 – Pre-proposal due to OSP
- 4/14 – Pre-proposal due to DOE
Important Note on Requirements:
Proposals must target at least one of the 5 scientific topics listed below. Details on these topics are in the opportunity.
- Topic 1 – Heterogeneous and multiscale phenomena
- Topic 2 – Collective phenomena
- Topic 3 – Reactive and far from equilibrium pathways
- Topic 4 – Rare spatio-temporal phenomena
- Topic 5 – Multimodal/multi-messenger approaches
Applications with a single investigator will be declined; this opportunity is intended for a team of investigators with multi-disciplinary expertise.
Did you find a limited submission opportunity? Email us! preaward@boisestate.edu