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PRE-APPLICATIONS SOUGHT FOR ENERGY RESEARCH
The Office of Basic Energy Sciences in the Department of Energy (DOE) is accepting pre-applications until November 5 for academic-industrial partnerships to perform energy-relevant basic research.According to DOE, the purpose of this solicitation is to encourage "high-quality basic research on fundamental issues important to the efficient, economical, safe, and environmentally responsible production and use of energy that will involve interactions of the academic basic research community with the industrial research community."
Successful proposals must meet the following requirements:
- Individual value to both the academic and the industrial research partners must be stated and explained. There should be clear objectives, not necessarily the same, for each participant.
- There must be evidence of a working relationship between the academic and industrial research partners.
- The proposed interactions between the academic and industrial research partners may take many forms, but is expected to include reciprocal visits. The application must include support for graduate or post graduate students who will spend at least four weeks a year in the industrial setting.
DOE anticipates that approximately $1.5 million will be available in FY1998 for this program. Awards are expected to range from $50,000 to $150,000 annually with terms from one to three years. For multi-year grants to receive continuation funds at the end of each year, there must be evidence of substantial interaction between the university and industrial research partners.
For further information, contact Dr. Paul H. Maupin, DOE Office of Energy Research, by telephone at 301/903-4355 or e-mail at paul.maupin@oer.doe.gov (reference Program Notice 97-15).
REPORTS BY THE CARNEGIE COMMISSION ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, AND GOVERNMENT AVAILABLE THROUGH SSTI
SSTI is pleased to be able to provide reports issued by the Carnegie Commission on Science, Technology, and Government. The Commission was created in 1988 by the Carnegie Corporation of New York to help government institutions respond to the unprecedented advances in science and technology transforming the world.This premier science and technology organization published a series of reports that are highly diverse, intellectually rich, and practical in application. The main themes, ranging from Congress' role in science and technology policy to environmental research and development, address issues critical to all science and technology practitioners and policy makers.
Due to the support of the Carnegie Corporation, SSTI is able to provide 20 of the Commission's reports. Descriptions of these reports along with an order form can be viewed on SSTI's website. Or, to have the SSTI Publications Catalog mailed to you, please contact the Institute at 614/421-SSTI (7784). The Carnegie reports are free; however, shipping charges may apply.
EISENSTEIN TO HEAD NSF DIRECTORATE OF MATHEMATICAL AND PHYSICAL SCIENCES
Robert A. Eisenstein, Ph.D., has been appointed Assistant Director for Mathematical and Physical Sciences at the National Science Foundation (NSF). The appointment will become effective September 8.Eisenstein has served as the director of the physics division at NSF since 1992. As director, he played a significant role both in the management of large-scale projects such as the Laser Interferometer Gravity Wave Observatory, and in the establishment of physics divisions in biological physics and complex phenomena.
NSF Director Bob Lane stated, "Bob has the leadership and wisdom to help pave a new road for integrative, multi-disciplinary, and increasingly interdependent science and engineering."
Dr. Eisenstein received his masters and doctoral degrees in physics from Yale University, and his AB degree in physics from Oberlin College. He is a Fellow of the American Physical Society.
NATIONAL GOVERNORS' ASSOCIATION HAS NEW CHAIRMAN
Ohio Governor George V. Voinovich, began his term as the National Governors' Association (NGA) Chairman at the association's annual meeting in Las Vegas this week. He succeeded Nevada Governor Bill Miller.Governor Tom Carper, a Democrat from Delaware, has been chosen as the Association's Vice-Chairman. Governor Carper will become Chairman of NGA next summer when Governor Voinovich's term expires.
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