NSF Support of Energy through CBET
Dr Judy Raper
Division Director
Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental &
Transport Systems (CBET)
Engineering Directorate
National Science Foundation
Overview
Introduction
NSF
ENG
CBET
Statistics
Direction
Sample Projects
from CBET
NSF Organizational Structure
$127
OISE
Office of the Director
OCI
Polar Programs
$577
Directorate for
Biological Sciences
Directorate for
Geosciences
$496
Directorate for
Computer and Information
Sciences and Engineering
Directorate for
Mathematical and
Physical Sciences
$797
Directorate for
Education and
Human Resources
Directorate for
Social, Behavioral
And Economic Sciences
$580
$34
$322
$703
$1085
Directorate for
Engineering
(incl. $100 for SBIR/STTR)
Dollar figures: total FY
2006 budgets in millions
$200
NSF Focus Areas
PEOPLE: Activities to Better Attract
and Retain Science & Engineering
Graduates and to Ensure That They
Receive a Quality Education.
IDEAS: Advancement of Knowledge
About Fundamental STEM Research…..
TOOLS: Enhancement of Infrastructure
to Conduct STEM Research……
ORG.EXCELLENCE: Admin. Activities
to Enable NSF to Achieve its Mission …
NSF Budget 2001-2007
(Dollars in Millions)
$7,000
$6,000
$5,000
$4,000
$3,000
$2,000
$1,000
$0
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Current
Plan
2007
Request
Our Hope for the Future?
The American Competitive Initiatives
American Competitiveness Initiative (ACI)
New money
Administration initiative
Double the NSF budget over 10 years
Boost physical sciences
Math & science education
Focus on applied energy research
Makes the Research & Experimentation
Federal Tax Credit permanent
NSF Priority Areas
Homeland Security
Nanoscale Science & Engineering
Cyberinfrastructure (CI)
Energy & Environment
Understanding Complex Biological
Systems
New ENG Organizational Structure
Office of the Assistant Director
Deputy Assistant Director
(OAD)
Crosscutting Areas
Disciplinary Areas
Emerging Frontiers
in Research and
Innovation
(EFRI)
Chemical, Bioengineering
Environmental and
Transport Systems
(CBET)
Engineering
Education and
Centers
(EEC)
Civil, Mechanical
and Manufacturing
Innovation
(CMMI)
Industrial
Innovation and
Partnerships
(IIP)
Electrical,
Communications
and Cyber Systems
(ECCS)
ENG and SBIR/STTR Budget History
Dollars in Millions
$700.00
$600.00
$500.00
$400.00
$300.00
$200.00
$100.00
$0.00
FY97 FY98 FY99 FY00 FY01 FY02 FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07
ENG
SBIR/STTR
ENG and NSF Funding Rates
Research Grants
7000
35%
6000
30%
5000
25%
4000
20%
3000
15%
2000
10%
1000
5%
0
0%
2000
2001
ENG Proposals
2002
2003
ENG Awards
2004
2005
ENG Funding Rate
2006
2007
Estimate Request
NSF Funding Rate
Emerging Frontiers in Research &
Innovation (EFRI)
Solicitation NSF06-596
Auto-reconfigurable Engineered Systems
Enabled by Cyberinfrastructure (ARES-CI)
Cellular and Biomolecular Engineering (CBE)
Letter of intent (optional) October 16, 2006
Pre-proposal November 17, 2006
Full proposal April 30, 2006
$25 million FY2007
CBET’s Role
Division of Chemical, Bioengineering,
Environmental, & Transport Systems
(CBET)
Merger of CTS & BES on Oct 1, 2006
Support Research in Chemical,
Bioengineering, Environmental, &
Transport Systems
Catalyze the merging of biology,
chemistry, physics and socio-economic
science in engineering research
Support research to enhance and protect
US national health, energy, environment,
security and wealth
CBET Priority Areas FY07
Nanoscale Science & Engineering
Cyberinfrastructure (CI)
Energy, Environment &
Sustainability
Biology in Engineering
Multi-scale Modelling
CBET Organizational Chart
Deputy Division Director
Bob Wellek
Chemical,
Biochemical, and
Biotechnology
Systems
Division Director
Judy Raper
Transport and
Thermal Fluids
Senior Advisor
Marshall Lih
Biomedical
Engineering and
Engineering
Healthcare
Environmental
Engineering and
Sustainability
Process and
Reaction Engineering
Maria Burka
Thermal
Transport Processes
Pat Phelan
Research to Aid Persons
With Disabilities
Bob Jaeger
Environmental
Engineering
Pat Brezonik
Catalysis and
Biocatalysis
John Regalbuto
Interfacial Processes
And Thermodynamics
Bob Wellek
Biomedical
Engineering
Semahat Demir
Environmental
Technology
Cindy Ekstein
Biochemical
Engineering
Bruce Hamilton
Particulate and
Multiphase Processes
Vacant
Biophotonics
Leon Esterowitz
Energy for
Sustainability
Vacant
Biotechnology
Fred Heineken
Fluid Dynamics
Bill Schultz
Chemical and
Biological Separations
Geoff Prentice
Combustion, Fire, and
Plasma Systems
Phil Westmoreland
Environmental
Sustainability
Cindy Lee
CBET Budget
FY 2006 Plan
BES $52 million
CTS $71 million
FY 2007 Request
CBET $124 million
Major CBET Initiatives
for FY 2007
NNI (National Nanotechnology Initiative)
$43 Million
Sensors/Explosives
$5 Million
EFRI (Emerging Frontiers in Research &
Innovation)
Support for Interdisciplinary Group Projects
$25 Million Total for ENG
CYBERINFRASTRUCTURE for RECONFIGURABLE
SYSTEMS
CELLULAR-MOLECULAR BIOENGINEERING
CBET Proposals & Awards FY 04-06
3000
2500
2000
Proposals
1500
Awards
1000
500
0
2004
2005
2006
1179 – Environmental Technology
1401 – Catalysts and Biocatalysts
1402 – Biochemical Engineering
1403 – Process and Reaction Engineering
1406 – Thermal Transport Processes
1407 – Combustion, Fire, and Plasma Systems
1414 – Interfacial Processes and Thermodynamics
1415 – Particulate and Multiphase Processes
1417 – Chemical and Biological Separations
1440 – Environmental Engineering
1443 – Fluid Dynamics
1491 -- Biotechnology
5342 – Research to Aid Persons with Disabilities
5345 – Biomedical Engineering
7236 – Biophotonics
7643 – Environmental Sustainability
7644 – Energy Sustainability
Success Rates CBET 2006
60%
50%
40%
30%
20%
10%
0%
7236
5345
5342
1491
1443
1440
1417
1415
1414
1407
1406
1403
1402
1401
1179
1179 – Environmental Technology
1401 – Catalysts and Biocatalysts
1402 – Biochemical Engineering
1403 – Process and Reaction Engineering
1406 – Thermal Transport Processes
1407 – Combustion, Fire, and Plasma Systems
1414 – Interfacial Processes and Thermodynamics
1415 – Particulate and Multiphase Processes
1417 – Chemical and Biological Separations
1440 – Environmental Engineering
1443 – Fluid Dynamics
1491 -- Biotechnology
5342 – Research to Aid Persons with Disabilities
5345 – Biomedical Engineering
7236 – Biophotonics
7643 – Environmental Sustainability
7644 – Energy Sustainability
Percentage of Average Awarded Versus Average
Requested FY 06
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
7236
5345
5342
1491
1443
1440
1417
1415
1414
1407
1406
1403
1402
1401
1179
1179 – Environmental Technology
1401 – Catalysts and Biocatalysts
1402 – Biochemical Engineering
1403 – Process and Reaction Engineering
1406 – Thermal Transport Processes
1407 – Combustion, Fire, and Plasma Systems
1414 – Interfacial Processes and Thermodynamics
1415 – Particulate and Multiphase Processes
1417 – Chemical and Biological Separations
1440 – Environmental Engineering
1443 – Fluid Dynamics
1491 - Biotechnology
5342 – Research to Aid Persons with Disabilities
5345 – Biomedical Engineering
7236 – Biophotonics
7643 – Environmental Sustainability
7644 – Energy Sustainability
CBET Unsolicited Proposals FY 07 as of 10-20-06
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
7236
5345
5342
1491
1443
1440
1417
1415
1414
1407
1406
1403
1402
1401
1179
CBET’s 2007 Budget By Program
CBET Program Budget Projected FY 07
$12,000,000
$10,000,000
$8,000,000
$6,000,000
$4,000,000
$2,000,000
$0
1402
1403
1406
1407
1414
1415
1440
1443
1491
5342
5345
7236
7643
7644
1417
7244
1401
7243
1179
7236
5345
5342
1491
Programs
1443
1440
1417
1415
1414
1407
1406
1403
1402
1401
1179
1179 – Environmental Technology
1401 – Catalysts and Biocatalysts
1402 – Biochemical Engineering
1403 – Process and Reaction
Engineering
1406 – Thermal Transport
Processes
1407 – Combustion, Fire, and
Plasma Systems
1414 – Interfacial Processes and
Thermodynamics
1415 – Particulate and Multiphase
Processes
1417 – Chemical and Biological
Separations
1440 – Environmental Engineering
1443 – Fluid Dynamics
1491 -- Biotechnology
5342 – Research to Aid Persons
with Disabilities
5345 – Biomedical Engineering
7236 – Biophotonics
7643 – Environmental Sustainability
7644 – Energy Sustainability
Direction in Energy
“…NSF has and will continue to
catalyze fundamental innovations
vital to a new energy future for
our nation and the world.”
(Dr. Richard O. Buckius, Assistant Director for Engineering, National Science Foundation,
Testimony before the United States Senate Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on
Technology, Innovation and Competitiveness Wednesday, June 14, 2006)
Why?
Sustainability of Current
Resources
Need for Alternatives
NSF’s Role
Provide Resource for Research
Proposals and Grants to Further
Develop Existing Technologies
Encourage Pursuit of Science to
Include New Alternative Energy
Sources
CBET’s Role
Fund Research and Education in Rapidly
Evolving Fields to Include Alternative Energy
Future Impact
Continue to Support Proposals for
Alternative Energy
Environment Friendly
Reduce Air Pollution
Cost Effective
Monetary
Planetary
Paradigm Shift on Energy Use
Education
Incentives
Typical Projects
Reverse-selective membrane
materials for purification of
H2 and other light fuels
Hydrogen Fuel Cells
Purification of Natural Gas
Design polymer hi-press
membrane to separate H2
Benny D. Freeman,
UT, Austin
Catalytic activity of N2-containing
functional groups supported on
C structures for cathodic reduction
reaction in PEM fuel cells
Develop alternatives to Pt
O2 Reduction Reaction (ORR) at Lo-T
Commercialization of Lo-T
PEM Fuel Cells
Umit S. Ozkan,
Ohio State U
New sorbents for ultrapurification
of transportation fuels
Reduce air pollution more effectively by
removing fuel contaminants before
combustion
Find adsorbents configurations with
superior electivities and capacities
Ralph T. Yang, U Michigan
Selective adsorption of
thiophene by Cu-Y zeolite.
Guide adsorbent selection by molecular
orbital theory
Nitrogen-doped
carbon fiber
Questions?