Synopsis
The Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI) program of the NSF Directorate for Engineering (ENG) serves a critical role in helping ENG focus on important emerging areas in a timely manner. This solicitation is a funding opportunity for interdisciplinary teams of researchers to embark on rapidly advancing frontiers of fundamental engineering research. For this solicitation, we will consider proposals that aim to investigate emerging frontiers in one of the following two research areas:
- Distributed Chemical Manufacturing (DCheM)
- Engineering the Elimination of End-of-Life Plastics (E3P)
This solicitation will be coordinated with the Directorate for Biological Sciences, the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences and the Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences.
EFRI seeks proposals with potentially transformative ideas that represent an opportunity for a significant shift in fundamental engineering knowledge with a strong potential for long term impact on national needs or a grand challenge. The proposals must also meet the detailed requirements delineated in this solicitation.
FURTHER INFORMATION: Further information about the EFRI program may be obtained by viewing the slides from the FY20 EFRI informational webinar. Please click here to view the FY20 slides.
Program contacts
The following Program Officers may also be contacted for content-specific questions on the EFRI 2021 topics.
TOPIC 1: Distributed Chemical Manufacturing (DCheM),
- Topic Coordinator: Raymond Adomaitis, Program Director, ENG/CBET, email: radomait@nsf.gov
- Robert McCabe, Program Director, ENG/CBET, telephone: (703) 292-4826, email: rmccabe@nsf.gov
- Carole Read, Program Director, ENG/CBET, telephone: (703) 292-2418, email: cread@nsf.gov
- Christina M. Payne, Program Director, ENG/CBET, telephone: (703) 292-2895, email: cpayne@nsf.gov
- Catherine Walker, Associate Program Director, ENG/CBET, telephone: (703) 292-7125, email: cawalker@nsf.gov
- Steven Peretti, Program Director, ENG/CBET, telephone: (703) 292-7029, email: speretti@nsf.gov
- William Olbricht, Program Director, ENG/CBET, telephone: (703) 292-4842, email: wolbrich@nsf.gov
- Karl Rockne, Program Director, ENG/CBET, telephone: (703) 292-5356, email: krockne@nsf.gov
- Bruce Hamilton, Program Director, ENG/CBET, telephone: (703) 292-7066, email: bhamilto@nsf.gov
- Nora Savage, Program Director, ENG/CBET, telephone: (703) 292-7949, email: nosavage@nsf.gov
- Shahab Shojaei-Zadeh, Associate Program Director, ENG/CBET, telephone: (703) 292-8045, email: sshojaei@nsf.gov
- Ying Sun, Program Director, ENG/CBET, telephone: 703-292-7443, email: yisun@nsf.gov
- Thomas Kuech, Program Director, ENG/CMMI, telephone: (703) 292-2218, email: tkuech@nsf.gov
- Bruce Kramer, Program Director, ENG/CMMI, telephone: (703) 292-5348, email: bkramer@nsf.gov
- Alexis Lewis, Program Director, ENG/CMMI, telephone: (703) 292-2624, email: alewis@nsf.gov
- Anthony Kuh, Program Director, ENG/ECCS, telephone: (703) 292-2210, email: akuh@nsf.gov
- John N. Parker, Program Director, SBE/SES, telephone: (703) 292-5034, email: joparker@nsf.gov
- Kenneth Moloy, Program Director, MPS/CHE, telephone: (703) 292-8441, email: kmoloy@nsf.gov
- Vyacheslav Lukin, Program Director, MPS/PHY, telephone: (703) 292-7382, email: vlukin@nsf.gov
- Melissa Klembara, Technology Manager, US DOE Advanced Manufacturing Office, email: melissa.klembara@ee.doe.gov
TOPIC 2: Engineering the Elimination of End-of-Life Plastics (E3P),
- Topic Coordinator: Christina M. Payne, telephone: (703) 292-2895, email: cpayne@nsf.gov
- Bruce K. Hamilton, Program Director, ENG/CBET, telephone: (703) 292-9054, email: bhamilto@nsf.gov
- Raymond Adomaitis, Program Director, ENG/CBET, email: radomait@nsf.gov
- Steven W. Peretti, Program Director, ENG/CBET, telephone: (703) 292-7029, email: speretti@nsf.gov
- Carole J. Read, Program Director, ENG/CBET, telephone: (703) 292-2418, email: cread@nsf.gov
- Karl J. Rockne, Program Director, ENG/CBET, telephone: (703) 292-5356, email: krockne@nsf.gov
- Nora F. Savage, Program Director, ENG/CBET, telephone: (703) 292-7949, email: nosavage@nsf.gov
- Catherine Walker, Associate Program Director, ENG/CBET, telephone: (703) 292-7125, email: cawalker@nsf.gov
- Khershed P. Cooper, Program Director, ENG/CMMI, telephone: (703) 292-7017, email: khcooper@nsf.gov
- David Rockcliffe, Program Director, BIO/MCB, telephone: (703) 292-7123, email: drockcli@nsf.gov
- Anne-Marie Schmoltner, Program Director, MPS/CHE, telephone: (703) 292-4716, email: aschmolt@nsf.gov
- Suk-Wah Tam-Chang, Program Director, MPS/CHE, telephone: (703) 292-8684, email: stamchan@nsf.gov
- Andy Lovinger, Program Director, MPS/DMR, telephone: (703) 292-4933, email: alovinge@nsf.gov
- Melissa Klembara, Technology Manager, US DOE Advanced Manufacturing Office, email: melissa.klembara@ee.doe.gov
- Kathryn Peretti, Technology Manager, US DOE Advanced Manufacturing Office, email: Kathryn.peretti@ee.doe.gov
- Jay Fitzgerald, Technology Manager, US DOE Bioenergy Technologies Office, email: jay.fitzgerald@ee.doe.gov
- Gayle Bentley, Technology Manager, US DOE Bioenergy Technologies Office, email: gayle.bentley@ee.doe.gov
- Kathryn L. Beers, Group Leader, NIST, email: kathryn.beers@nist.gov
| Name | Phone | Organization | |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Sohi Rastegar Office Head
|
srastega@nsf.gov | (703) 292-8305 | ENG/OAD |
|
Alias Smith Program Manager
|
alismith@nsf.gov | (703) 292-8367 | ENG/EFMA |
|
TOPIC 1 Distributed Chemical Manufacturing (DCheM) - Program Coordinator
|
radomait@nsf.gov | (703)292-2894 | ENG/EFMA |
|
Raymond A. Adomaitis Program Director
|
radomait@nsf.gov | (703)292-7519 | ENG/CBET |
|
Carole J. Read Program Director
|
cread@nsf.gov | (703) 292-2418 | ENG/IIP |
|
Robert McCabe Program Director
|
RMCCABE@nsf.gov | (703) 292-4826 | ENG/CBET |
|
William Olbricht Program Director
|
wolbrich@nsf.gov | 703-292-4842 | |
|
Karl J. Rockne Program Director
|
krockne@nsf.gov | 703-292-5356 | |
|
Christina Payne Program Director
|
cpayne@nsf.gov | (703) 292-2895 | ENG/CBET |
|
Ying Sun Program Director
|
yisun@nsf.gov | 703-292-7443 | |
|
Thomas Kuech Program Director
|
tkuech@nsf.gov | 703-292-2218 | |
|
TOPIC 2 Engineering the Elimination of End-of-Life Plastics (E3P) - Program Coordinator
|
cpayne@nsf.gov | (703)292-2895 | |
|
Christina Payne Program Director
|
cpayne@nsf.gov | 703-292-2895 | |
|
Bruce K. Hamilton Program Director
|
bhamilto@nsf.gov | (703)292-9054 | ENG/CBET |
|
Catherine Walker Associate Program Director
|
cawalker@nsf.gov | (703) 292-7125 | ENG/CBET |
|
Steven W. Peretti Program Director
|
speretti@nsf.gov | (703) 292-7029 | ENG/CBET |
|
Khershed P. Cooper Program Director
|
khcooper@nsf.gov | (703) 292-7017 | OD/OISE |
|
David Rockcliffe Program Director
|
drockcli@nsf.gov | (703) 292-7123 | BIO/MCB |
|
Suk-Wah Tam-Chang Program Director
|
stamchan@nsf.gov | (703) 292-8684 | MPS/CHE |