KY NSF EPSCoR Annual Programs - PowerPoint Presentation

1. KY NSF EPSCoR Annual Programskynsfepscor.uky.edu (soon)Research Awards (RAs) offer seed-funding ($50K) for novel manufacturing research projects at any of Kentucky’s Primarily Undergraduate Institutions (PUIs). RA research projects have the potential to be competitive future proposals submitted directly to the National Science Foundation (NSF).The Undergraduate Research Experience (URE) Program provides funding ($7.5K per student) for faculty-mentored research projects for underrepresented undergraduate students in STEM fields.We provide support funding ($10K) for individuals and organizations across the state seeking to engage students and citizens in Advanced Manufacturing STEM topics through our Education, Outreach, and Communication (EOC) Program.The EPSCoR Internship (EI) Program supports hands-on learning experiences for Kentucky undergraduate students, while also providing a valuable workforce pipeline to Advanced Manufacturing companies across the Commonwealth.8 to 16-week student internships @ $15/per hour

2. $25K REG Award Follow-on Funding …RUI: Biochemical and genetic analysis of conserved molecular scaffold Tudor complex required for germ cell specification in DrosophilaPrincipal Investigator: Alexey Arkov Murray State University; Start Date:08/01/2021 Award Amount:$333,089CAREER: Structure-Function Analysis of Germ Cell Organelles in DrosophilaPrincipal Investigator: Alexey Arkov Murray State University; Start Date:05/01/2011 Award Amount:$778,791RUI: Role of Germ Cell Nanoparticles during Germline Specification in DrosophilaPrincipal Investigator: Alexey Arkov Murray State University; Start Date:08/01/2017 Award Amount:$695,254

3. Track-2 Focused EPSCoR Collaborations (NSF 21-518)LOIs – (‘20) Dec.; Full Proposals Due Jan. (‘21)Require multiple EPSCoR state collaborationsOnly one (led) submission PER ORGANIZATIONPrescriptive Topic – “Advancing research toward Industries of the Future to ensure economic growth for EPSCoR jurisdictions”Prior topic: "Harnessing Big Data to solve problems of national importance"Awards are scalable based on # of collaborating institutionsTwo institutions = up to $4M over 4 yearsThree+ institutions = up to $6M over 4 years

4. Track-2 AwardsRII Track-2 FEC: Data-Enabled Discovery and Design to Transform Liquid-Based Energy Storage (D3TaLES)Principal Investigator: Chad Risko; Co-Principal Investigator: Sara Mason, Scott Shaw, Baskar Ganapathysubramanian, Susan Odom; University of Kentucky; Start Date:09/01/2020; Award Amount: $1,989,220RII Track-2 FEC: A Multiscale, Multiphysics Modeling Framework for Genome-to Phenome Mapping via Intermediate PhenotypesPrincipal Investigator: Seth DeBolt; Co-PI: Daniel Robertson, Armando McDonald, Christopher McMahan, Rajandeep Sekhon; University of Kentucky; Start Date:08/15/2018; Award Amount: $5,999,995RII Track-2 FEC: Sensing and Educating the Nexus to Sustain Ecosystems (SENSE). A Kentucky-West Virginia PartnershipPrincipal Investigator: David White; Co-Principal Investigator: Susan Hendricks, James Fox, Jeffrey Kovatch, William Ford, Mary Armstead; Murray State University; Start Date:08/01/2016; Award Amount: $3,837,645RII Track-2 FEC: Innovative, Broadly Accessible Tools for Brain Imaging, Decoding, and ModulationPrincipal Investigator: Walter Besio; Co-Principal Investigator: Sridhar Sunderam, Lei Ding; University of Rhode Island; Start Date:08/01/2015; Award Amount: $5,999,853RII Track-2 FEC: Unmanned Aircraft System for Atmospheric PhysicsPrincipal Investigator: Jamey Jacob; Co-Principal Investigator: Suzanne Smith, Phillip Chilson, Adam Houston; Oklahoma State University; Start Date:08/01/2015; Award Amount: $5,995,869RII Track-2 FEC: Assembling Successful Structures: Lignin Beads for Sustainability of Food, Energy, and Water SystemsPrincipal Investigator: Dorin Boldor; Co-Principal Investigator: Bert Lynn, Sue Nokes, Dorel Moldovan, Cristina Sabliov; Louisiana State University; Start Date:08/01/2016; Award Amount: $3,999,625RII Track-2 FEC: From Genome to Phenome in a Stressful World: Epigenetic Regulatory Mechanisms Mediating Thermal Plasticity in DrosophilaPrincipal Investigator: Sara Cahan; Co-Principal Investigator: James Waters, Seth Frietze, Heather Axen, Nicholas Teets; University of Vermont & State Agricultural College; Start Date:08/15/2018; Award Amount: $5,171,722RII Track-2 FEC: Precise Regional Forecasting via Intelligent and Rapid Harnessing of National Scale Hydrometeorological Big DataPrincipal Investigator: Nian-Feng Tzeng; Co-Principal Investigator: Sytske Kimball, Stuart Foster, Eric Rappin, Xu Yuan, Richard Day; University of Louisiana at Lafayette; Start Date:09/01/2020; Award Amount: $2,509,859

5. Track-4:EPSCoR Research Fellows (21-557)PIs must either hold a non-tenured faculty appointment at an institution of higher education or an early-career, career-track appointment at an eligible non-degree-granting institution. Financial support for extended collaborative visits to the nation's premier private, governmental, or academic research centers for the awardees to: learn new techniques; develop new collaborations or advance existing partnerships; benefit from access to unique equipment and facilities; and/or shift their research toward potentially transformative new directions.Three proposals per organization – Props submitted in April24-month scope-of-work w/ up to 6 months of salary support

6. Track-4 AwardsRII Track-4: Liquid Xenon Time Projection Chamber R&D on the Large Xenon Test Stand at LLNLPI: Ryan MacLellan; University of Kentucky Start Date:01/01/2020; Award Amount:$131,507RII Track-4: Elucidating Enzyme-Ionic Liquid Interactions to Enable Effective Lignin ValorizationPI: Jian Shi; University of Kentucky Start Date:12/01/2019; Award Amount:$207,562RII Track 4: Understanding Defect Chemistry in Sodium Chalcogenide Superionic Conductors by Advanced Neutron TechnologyPI: Hui Wang; University of Louisville Date:12/15/2020; Award Amount:$252,491RII Track-4: Applying Transient Reflectance Spectroscopy to Decipher the Impact of Energetics and Electronic Coupling on Interfacial Recombination in Hybrid Halide PerovskitesPI: Kenneth Graham; University of Kentucky Start Date:02/15/2020; Award Amount:$179,150RII Track 4: Development of Rigorous Techniques to Detect Polar Pesticides at Low ConcentrationsPI: Shakira Hobbs; University of Kentucky Start Date:01/01/2021; Award Amount:$258,545RII Track-4: Elucidating controls of sediment phosphorus delivery to tile-drainsPI: William Ford; University of Kentucky Start Date:01/01/2021; Award Amount:$226,757

7. 169 NSF Awards to KY since 8/1/201954 (32%) PI or co-PI previously supported by KY NSF EPSCoR Track-1 ($38.1M)Average $ = $706,009Median $ = $368,821Average PIs = 2.46Median PIs = 2115 PI or co-PI without prior T-1 support/connectionAverage $ = $335,587Median $ = $259,034Average PIs = 1.61Median PIs = 116 awards have a PI or co-PI recruited to KY via T-1 award support$9,135,540Average $ = $570,971Median $ = $345,537Average PIs = 1.75Median PIs = 1