Plasma Physics

Published: 25 October 2024
Categories: NSF Due Dates

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Synopsis

Proposals in the area of plasma physics submitted to the Division of Physics that are not governed by another solicitation (such as CAREER), should be submitted to the Division-wide solicitation: Division of Physics: Investigator-Initiated Research Projects.

The Plasma Physics program participates in multiple NSF meta-programs such as the ECosytem for Leading Innovation in Plasma Science and Engineering (ECLIPSE), Windows on the Universe: The Era of Multi-Messenger Astrophysics (WoU-MMA), and Computational and Data-enabled Science and Engineering (CDS&E). Topically appropriate proposals may also be submitted to the Plasma Physics program in response to NSF Dear Colleague Letters such as Critical Aspects of Sustainability (CAS): Innovative Solutions to Sustainable Chemistry (CAS-SC).

When permitted under an MOU between NSF and another funding agency or private foundation, NSF may share information from proposals submitted to this solicitation for consideration of joint funding, and may invite employees of such

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NSF call for IUCRC (Industry-University Cooperative Research Center) Proposals for a Center Pursuing Optical Tissue-mimicking Phantoms for Biomedical Applications

Published: 24 October 2024
Categories: NSF Pgm Announcements

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NSF 25-013

October 24, 2024

Dear Colleagues:

This Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) invites submissions responsive to the Industry-University Cooperative Research Center (IUCRC) program solicitation in the broad topic area of tissue-mimicking phantoms for optical medical devices.

The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers (IUCRC) program strives to build long-term partnerships among industry, academia, and government. Leveraging the IUCRC Program the NSF, in partnership with the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is encouraging efforts to promote productive research, development and dissemination of novel tissue-mimicking phantoms for potential use in the development of future medical devices.

Research and development of tissue-mimicking phantoms as tools that can

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Sounding the alarm: Fire’s speed is more threatening than its size

Published: 24 October 2024
Categories: National Science Foundation

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Most news reports about wildfires include the number of acres a given fire has burned, but according to a new study by U.S. National Science Foundation-supported researchers, they should also note how fast the fire is moving. The research found that fast-growing fires caused 88% of the fire-related home destruction between 2001 and 2020, even though they accounted for less than 3% of the fires on record.

‘Fast fires’ thrust embers into the air ahead of rapidly advancing flames and can ignite homes before emergency responders can intervene. The research team, led by Jennifer Balch, associate professor of geography at the University of Colorado Boulder (CU Boulder), used satellite imagery and a novel algorithm to analyze the daily change in the perimeter of over 60,000 fires in the contiguous U.S. over the first part of this century.

When comparing the perimeter change information with data on fire impact, Balch — who is also executive director of the NSF Environmental Data Science Innovation and Inclusion Lab located at and managed by the CU Boulder Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences — and the team found that fires that destroyed more than 100 structures grew as fast as 32.8 square miles per day.

Not only were the fast fires found to cause outsized amounts of damage, but they also got faster over time across the Western U.S. Looking

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