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Transport Phenomena Research at the International Space Station to Benefit Life on Earth (NSF-ISS)

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NSF 24-501

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NSF Financial Assistance awards (grants and cooperative agreements) made on or after October 1, 2024, will be subject to the applicable set of award conditions, dated October 1, 2024, available on the NSF website. These terms and conditions are consistent with the revised guidance specified in the OMB Guidance for Federal Financial Assistance published in the Federal Register on April 22, 2024.

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All proposals must be submitted in accordance with the requirements specified in this funding opportunity and in the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) that is in effect for the relevant due date to which the proposal is being submitted. It is the responsibility of the proposer to ensure that the proposal meets these requirements. Submitting a proposal prior to a specified deadline does not negate this requirement.

Synopsis

The Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems (CBET) in the Engineering Directorate of the National Science Foundation (NSF) is partnering with The Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, Inc. (CASIS) to solicit research projects in the general field of fluid dynamics, particulate and multiphase processes, combustion and fire systems, thermal transport processes, and nanoscale interactions that can utilize the International Space Station (ISS) National Lab to conduct research that will benefit life on Earth. Only entities that qualify as "U.S. Persons" under 22 U.S. Code §6010, including academic investigators, non-profit independent research laboratories and academic-commercial teams are eligible to apply. 

 

 

Program contacts

Ronald D. Joslin
rjoslin@nsf.gov (703) 292-7030 ENG/CBET
Shahab Shojaei-Zadeh
sshojaei@nsf.gov (703) 292-8045 ENG/CBET
Sumanta Acharya
sacharya@nsf.gov (703) 292-4509
Harsha Chelliah
hchellia@nsf.gov (703) 292-7281 ENG/CBET
Nora F. Savage
nosavage@nsf.gov (703) 292-7949 ENG/CBET
Phillip Irace
pirace@issnationallab.org (321) 751-5152

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