GOOD NEWS, *|FNAME|* — You’ve got more time to register!*
A rare opportunity is happening next month as the South Carolina NSF EPSCoR jurisdiction is the site of the 26th biennial NSF EPSCoR National Conference in Columbia from October 27-30. If you have not already registered for the Conference, the deadline has been extended to TUESDAY, OCTOBER 15!.
If you don't attend, you’ll miss:
- Meeting and discussing your research with all Program Officers from NSF EPSCoR, as well as the Director of EPSCoR Program, Dr. Loretta Moore.
- Keynote Speaker Dr. Sharon Glotzer, a groundbreaking material scientist from the University of Michigan. Her talk would be of relevance to MADE in SC participants.
- Dr. Kelvin Droegemeier, Director of The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, giving a talk on priorities in science.
Plus you’ll miss the opportunity to meet face-to-face with potential collaborators and colleagues from other EPSCoR jurisdictions! Cost is $350 to attend. Registration will close TUES, OCT 15!
*If you've already registered, great! We look forward to seeing you at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center at the end of October!
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Proposal Submission
Deadlines Extended
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The goal of the GEAR Program is to encourage faculty researchers at SC’s three comprehensive research universities to compete for research funding to support the MADE in SC research clusters.
Max Funding Amount Per Award: $60,000
Duration: 12 months
Full Proposal now due on
MON, OCT 14, 5 pm EDT
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The goal of GEAR CRP is to encourage faculty researchers to build collaborative CRU/PUI academic research teams that will enhance the network of scientists conducting research related to MADE in SC.
Max Funding Amount Per Award: $60,000
Duration: 12 months
Full Proposal now due on
MON, OCT 14, 5 pm EDT
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The Scientific Advocate Network (SAN) Program aims to increase diversity in materials research and education with a goal of increasing diversity of the STEM pipeline of Under Represented Minority, women, and persons with disabilities.
Max Funding Amount Per Award: $10,000
Duration: 12 months
Full Proposal due Mon, Oct 7, 5 pm EDT
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USDA Small Business Innovation Research Program - Phase I
Funds may be awarded up to $100,000 for a Phase I project. Proposed Phase I projects should prove the scientific or technical feasibility of the approach or concept. Projects dealing with agriculturally related manufacturing and alternative and renewable energy technologies* are encouraged across all SBIR topic areas. USDA SBIR's flexible research areas ensure innovative projects consistent with USDA's vision of a healthy and productive nation in harmony with the land, air, and water. USDA SBIR Program has awarded over 2000 research and development projects since 1983, allowing hundreds of small businesses to explore their technological potential, and providing an incentive to profit from the commercialization of innovative ideas.
Small businesses and small proprietorships that are in business for profit are eligible to submit applications to this program. Each organization submitting a proposal must qualify as a small business concern for research or research and development purposes.
Applications due to USDA by Weds, Oct 23. Learn more
*FY 2019 Research Priority #7: Sustainable Bioenergy and Development of Value-Added Products From Forest Resources: Research for development of improved methods for the conversion of forest biomass into cellulosic biofuels (e.g. ethanol, biobutanol, jet aviation) and biobased products, including intermediate chemicals; development of new wood-based composite materials; development of local scale energy conversion projects that generate electricity and/or useful heat; and development of technologies that will mitigate carbon release from combustion. ( RFA, page 7)
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MADE in SC All-Faculty Meeting and Research Fellows Conference
Over 100 faculty and students participating in MADE in SC met together at the Pastides Alumni Center in Columbia on Friday, September 20. The Conference had a general session discussing the Materials Genome Initiative, followed by research cluster meetings ( Thrusts), a poster session and the students (Research Fellows) attended a special session with a panel of select members of the project’s Industry Engagement and Advisory Board who presented on professional opportunities in advanced materials careers. Click here to view photos from the event.
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MADE in SC Research Focus On
Fang Wang and Ulf D. Schiller, Thrust 3 (Biomaterials)
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Many materials are porous media that contain pores within a skeletal matrix. Porous materials are important for a range of engineering applications, ranging from fabrics for your clothing to ceramic electrodes for batteries. The internal structure of porous materials is similar to a sponge, and the flow of fluids in porous media is a very complex phenomenon that cannot be as easily described as the flow through a pipe. Depending on the affinity between the fluid and the surfaces of the porous matrix, some fluids will flow through the material more easily than others. This concept is used applications such as filtration. For example, to sequester water droplets from diesel fuel, a coalescing filter is used that consists of porous membranes made from small fibers. When the mixture flows through the filter, water droplets collect on the fibers and merge into larger and larger droplets (coalescence) that are eventually pulled into the sump area by gravity. The efficiency of this process has a significant impact on the performance and lifetime of diesel engines. The geometric structure and surface properties of the filter material have a complicated influence on the filtration efficiency. The Schiller Research Group at Clemson University develops computational models and performs computer simulations of flow through porous media to investigate the relationship between the microscopic pore structure and the macroscopic transport properties.
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