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Division of Materials Research

Materials World Network: Cooperative Activity in Materials Research between US Investigators and their Counterparts Abroad  (MWN)

CONTACTS

Name Email Phone Room
Daniele  Finotello dfinotel@nsf.gov (703) 292-4676  1065N  
Uma  D. Venkateswaran uvenkate@nsf.gov (703) 292-7732  1065 N  

Contacts at other organizations:

Contact information in participating countries or regions is provided for the convenience of researchers in those countries or regions. Questions from US investigators should be directed to NSF

Inter-American Materials Collaboration (CIAM) Contacts:

ARGENTINA

Consejo de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET)

http://www.conicet.gov.ar/

Rivadavia 1917, 1033 Buenos Aires

Dr. Jorge Tezón, Sub Gerente de Fomento Científico y Tecnológico

Tel.: 54-11-4951-4673, Fax: 54-11-4953-7483, jtezon@conicet.gov.ar

 BRAZIL

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

http://www.cnpq.br/

SEPN 509 – Quadra 507 – Bloco B – Ed. Sede

70.740-001 – Brasilia - DF

Carmen Lucia Borges Negraes, Coordinator for Bilateral Cooperation

Tel :  55-(61) 2108-9433, Fax : 55-(61) 2108-9437 / 9442; cnegraes@cnpq.br

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo

http://www.fapesp.br

R. Pio XI, 1500 - Alto da Lapa - CEP 05468-901 - São Paulo/SP - Brasil

Prof. Leandro R. Tessler, Universidade Estadual de Campinas

Tel : 55-19-7885380, Fax : 55-19-7885376 ; tessler@ifi.unicamp.br

CANADA

Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC)

http://www.nserc.ca/

350 Albert Street, Ottawa, Canada K1A 1H5

Dr. Denis Leclerc, Manager, Policy and International Relations

Tel : 613-992-3445, Fax : 613- 947-5645, denis.leclerc@nserc.ca

CHILE

Comisión Nacional de Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (CONICYT)

http://www.conicyt.cl/

Bernarda Morin 545, Providencia, Santiago de Chile

María Teresa Ramírez , Depto. de Relaciones Internacionales                                                                            

Tel.: 56-23654404; Fax.: 56-2-2741897; mramirez@conicyt.cl

COLOMBIA

Instituto Colombiano para el Desarrollo de la Ciencia y la Tecnología (COLCIENCIAS)

http://www.colciencias.gov.co/

Tranversal 9A Bis No. 132-28, Bogota DC

Dr. Ricardo Fierro, Head of Basic Science National Program

Tel: 57-1-625-8480, ext. 2333; Fax: 57-1-625-1788, rfierro@colciencias.gov.co

MEXICO

Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (CONACYT)

http://www.conacyt.mx/

Insurgentes Sur 1582, Col. Crédito Constructor, Del. Benito Juarez

Mexico DF 03940

Dr. Guillermo Aguilar-Sahagun, Director de Investigación Aplicada

gaguilar@conacyt.mx

Lic. Silvia G. Sánchez Casanova, Jefa del Depto. de Control Informativo

Dirección de Investigación Aplicada

Tel: 52-55-53227700, ext. 6232; Fax:  52 –55- 53227798;

ssanchezc@conacyt.mx

TRINIDAD & TOBAGO National Institute of Higher Education (NIHERST)
http://www.niherst.gov.tt/
43-45 Woodford Street
Newtown, Port of Spain, Trinidad & Tobago, West Indies
Joycelyn Lee Young, jleeyoung@niherst.gov.tt
Ms. Lovaan Superville, lsuperville@niherst.gov.tt

Africa-USA Materials Collaboration Contacts:

ALGERIA

Ministère de l'enseignement superieur et de la recherche scientifique

Rue Doudou Mokhtar Ben Aknoun, Algiers, Algeria

Prof. Houria Rebbah, Directrice

Tel: (213) 21-91-27-10, drsdt@wissal.dz

Dr. Charif Merouane

Tel: (213)21-91-33-04; othdrsdt@yahoo.fr

EGYPT

Science and Technology Development Fund

Dr. Abeer Shakweer, Manager, Planning and Monitoring

Ministry of Scientific Research

101 Kasr el-Aini Street, Cairo, Egypt

Abeer.shakweer@stdf.org.eg

ETHIOPIA

Addis Ababa University

Prof. Tsige Gebre-Mariam, Associate Vice President for Research and Graduate Programs

Addis Ababa University

P.O. Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Tel: +251-1-1239756; Fax: +251-1-1231087; Cellular: +251-911-242555; tsigegmw@phar.aau.edu.et; araya.asfaw@gmail.com

GHANA

Ministry of Education, Science and Sports

P.O. Box MB 45, Accra, Ghana

Dr. Rexford Osei

Tel: +233 21 670305; Fax: +233 21 664067; rexford.osei@yahoo.com

KENYA

Kenya National Academy of Sciences

P.O. Box 39450-00623, Nairobi, Kenya

Tel: 254-020-3111714; Fax: 254-020-311715

Prof. Bernard O. Aduda, Dep. of Physics, University of Nairobi

P.O> Box 30197-00100 GPO Nairobi

boaduda@uonbi.ac.ke

MOROCCO

Ministère de l’Education Nationale, de l'Enseignement Supérieur, de la Formation des Cadres et de la Recherche Scientifique

Direction de la Technologie

Prof. Dr. Khalid Riffi Temsamani, National Coordinator Materials Science

Tel: 00 212 37 217649; Fax: 00 212 37 217650 ;   temsamani@enssup.gov.ma; ktemsamani@uae.ma

NIGERIA

National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure

Idu Industrial Area, Idu Abuja, Nigeria

Prof. Olusegun Adewoye, Director General

Tel:  +234-805-5024934, +234-805-5024943 , +234-803-3127195; oadewoye@yahoo.co.uk

SENEGAL

Ministère de la Recherche Scientifique

Dr. Arame Boye-Faye

Directrice de la Recherche Scientifique

Building Admistratif, 5ième étage, Dakar, Senegal

Tel: 00-221-822-92-48, or 00-221-822-92-98; Mobile: 00-221-637-00-23

arame@ucad.sn; aramefaye@yahoo.com

SOUTH AFRICA

National Research Foundation

www.nrf.ac.za

P.O. Box 2600, Pretoria, 0001 South Africa

Raven Jimmy, International Research Grants

Tel: +27 012 481 4069; Fax: +27 12 481 4044; raven@nrf.ac.za

TANZANIA

Tanzania Commission for Science and Technology

Ali Hassan Mwinyi Road; P.O. Box 4302; Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Dr. Rose Rita Kingamkono, Actino Director General

Tel: 255-222-700745; 255-222-700746; 255-754-769808 (cell)

Fax: 255-22-2775314;rkingamkono@costech.or.tz; rose5306@yahoo.co.uk

TUNISIA

Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Technology

Prof. Manef Abderrabba, Director General

Tel: +216 71 430 430, Cell: +216 98 64 30 10; manef.abderrabba@ipest.rnu.tn; manef@ecopark.rnrt.tn

UGANDA

National Council for Science and Technology

Plot 3/5/7, Nasser Road

P.O. Box 6884, Kampala, Uganda

Dr. Dr. Peter Ndemere, Executive Secretary

Tel: 256-41705500 , 256-41250499; Fax: 256-41-234579; incst@starcom.co.ug

ZIMBABWE

Ministry of Science and Technology Development

Livingstone House, Harare, Zimbabwe

Dr. Francis P. Gudyanga, Permanent Secretary

Tel: 263 4 792490; Fax: 263 4 734986; fpgudyanga@zarnet.ac.zw; secretary@rcz.ac.zw

AFRICAN  LASER

www.africanlasercentre.org

CENTER

Dr. Aboubaker Beye, CEO

The CSIR, Building 46, Meiring Naude Road, Brummeria, P.O. Box 395,Pretoria, 0001, South Africa

Tel: +27 12 841 2898; Fax: +27 12 841 3152; Cell. +27(0)783527507             

acbeye@refer.sn; abeye@csir.co.za

Contacts in Europe and Eurasia :

AUSTRIA

Austrian Science Fund (FWF)

http://www.fwf.ac.at/en/index.asp

Sensengasse 1 A - 1090 Vienna

Dr. Doris Rakoczy, Scientific Administrator

Tel.: +43 1 505 67 40 8403, doris.rakoczy@fwf.ac.at

CROATIA

Ministry of Science, Education and Sports

http://www.mzos.hr/index.htm

Directorate for International Cooperation and European Integration

Donje Svetice 38

10000 Zagreb, Hrvastska, Croatia

Marija Crnic, Senior Adviser for Bilateral Cooperation

Tel: +385 1 4594 353; Fax: +385 1 4819 331; marija.crnic@mzos.hr

 FINLAND

Tekes, Finnish Funding Agency for Technology and Innovation

http://www.tekes.fi

P.O.Box 69, FIN - 00101 Helsinki, Finland

Mrs. Sisko Sipila, Chief Technology Adviser

Materials Technology

Tel. +358 1060 55845, sisko.sipila@tekes.fi

Academy of Finland: Research Council for Natural Sciences & Engineering

http://www.aka.fi (also http://www.research.fi)

P.O. Box 99, FIN - 00501 Helsinki

Dr. Jan Bäckman , Science Adviser

Tel. +358 9 7748 8394, jan.backman@aka.fi

 FRANCE

Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique (CNRS)

http://www.cnrs.fr

3, rue Michel Ange

75794 Paris Cedex 16, France

Claire Giraud

Deputy Director for the Americas, Office of European and International Relations

Tel.  01 44 96 47 05, claire.giraud@cnrs-dir.fr

Dr. Michel Lannoo

Scientific Director, Mathematical and Physical Sciences

Tel. 01 44 96 42 52 michel.lannoo@cnrs-dir.fr

Dr. Gilberte Chambaud, Scientific Director, Chemistry

Tel. 01 44 96 40 98, sc-Directeur@cnrs-dir.fr

 Dr. Pierre Guillon, Scientific Director, Engineering

Tel : 01 44 96 42 21, pierre.guillon@cnrs-dir.fr

Agence Nationale de la Recherche (ANR)

http://www.agence-nationale-recherche.fr/

212, rue de Bercy  F-75012 Paris, France

Dr. Elisabeth Massoni, Program Officer

Materials and Information Department

Tel 33(0)1 78 09 80 15, elisabeth.massoni@agencerecherche.fr

 GERMANY

Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft

http://www.dfg.de/en/index.html

Kennedyallee 40, D-53175 Bonn, Germany

Dr. Burkhard Jahnen, Program Director for Materials Science and Engineering

Tel +49 2 28/8 85-2487, burkhard.jahnen@dfg.de

Other German Organizations

Will be coordinated through Dr. Burkhard Jahnen,

see above for contact information.

 GREECE

Ministry of Development

General Secretariat for Research and Technology

http://www.gsrt.gr

14-18 Messogion Avenue, 115 10 Athens

Dr. Nikos Sidiropoulos

International Science and Technology Cooperation Directorate

Tel: 0030 210 7458119, nsid@gsrt.gr

 LUXEMBOURG

Fonds National de la Recherche

http://www.fnr.lu

6, rue Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, P.O. Box 1777

L-1017 Luxembourg-Kirchberg

Mrs. Christiane Kaell, Programme Manager

Tel: 00352-261925-34, christiane.kaell@fnr.lu

NORWAY

The Research Council of Norway, Science and Technology Division

http://www.forskningsradet.no/english/

P.b. 2700

St. Hanshaugen

0131 Oslo, Norway

Dr. Aase Marie Hundere, Senior Adviser

Tel.+47-22037305, amh@rcn.no

POLAND

Ministry of Science and Higher Education

 http://www.mnisw.gov.pl

1/3 Wspólna Str, 00-529 Warsaw, Poland

Iwona Jedrzejczak, Head of Department of International Cooperation

Tel. +4822 52-92-266; Fax +4822 628 35 34; iwona.jedrzejczak@mnisw.gov.pl

ROMANIA Executive Agency for Higher Education and Research Funding
1, Schitu Magureanu Blvd, 3rd floor, 5th sector, 050025 Bucharest, Romania
Ms. Adriana Rotar, Tel. +40 21 307 1967; Fax +40 21 307 1919

Adriana.rotar@uefiscsu.ro

RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Russian Foundation for Basic Research (RFBR)

http://www.rfbr.ru/

32a, Leninsky prospect, 11991, Moscow, Russia

Maria Prokhorova, Senior Specialist,International Relations Department

Tel: 7 (495) 938-56-24; Fax: 7 (495) 938-54-56; prokhor@rfbr.ru

SPAIN

Ministry of Science and Innovation

http://www.micinn.es/

C/Albacete, 5

28027 Madrid - SPAIN

Dr. Carlos Prieto ; Tel. +34-91-603-7738;  cprieto@icmm.csic.es

SWEDEN

Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF)

http://www.stratresearch.se/eindex.htm

Box 70483, SE-107 26 Stockholm

Dr. Joakim Amorin, Scientific Secretary

Tel. +46-8-505 816 65, joakim.amorim@stratresearch.se

 SWITZERLAND

Swiss National Science Foundation

http://www.snf.ch/

Wildhainweg 20

P.O. Box 8232

3001 Bern, Switzerland

Dr. Paul Burkhard, Division II - Mathematics, Natural & Engineering Sciences

Tel. 41-31-308 22 22, pburkhard@snf.ch

THE

Foundation for Fundamental Research on Matter (FOM)

NETHERLANDS

http://www.fom.nl

Postbus 3021, 3502 GA Utrecht, The Netherlands

Dr. Floor van de Pavert, Program Officer

Tel: +31-30-6001217, Fax: +31-30-6014406; floor.van.de.pavert@fom.nl

TURKEY

TUBITAK

http://www.tubitak.gov.tr/

221 Ataturk Bulvari, 06100 Ankara, Turkey

Prof. Dr. Omer Anlagan, Vice President

Tel: +90 312 467 82 80, omer.anlagan@tubitak.gov.tr

UKRAINE

State Fund for Fundamental Research

http://www.dffd.gov.ua/

16 Shevchenko Blvd, Kyuv, 01601, Ukraine

Dr. Andrey Ragulya, Deputy Director, Institute for Problems in Materials Science

Tel:(+38-044)424-7435;Fax:(+38-044)424-1533; ragulya@ipms.kiev.ua

 UNITED

Engineering & Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC)

 KINGDOM

http://www.epsrc.ac.uk

Polaris House

North Star Avenue, Swindon SN2 1ET, U.K.

Dr. Susie Douglas, Information and Communications Technology Manager

Tel. 44-(0)-1793 444073, NSFmaterials@epsrc.ac.uk

EUROPE-USA

European Science Foundation

NETWORKING

http://www.esf.org/pesc

Physical and Engineering Sciences

1 quai Lezay-Marnesia, 67080 Strasbourg cedex, France

Dr. Patrick Bressler

Physical and Engineering Science Committee

Tel. +33 (0)3 88 76 71 07, pesc@esf.org

Contacts in Asia:

CHINA

National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC)

http://www.nsfc.gov.cn/

83 Shuangqing Road, Haidian District,  Beijing, 100085, China

Dr. Li Ming, Director

Department of Engineering and Material Sciences

Tel.: 86-10-62327100/6844; Fax : 86-10-62327133; lim@mail.nsfc.gov.cn

Dr. Shou-zhu Zhang, Director

Division of Physics I

Tel: 86-10-62327181; Fax:86-10-62327175; zhangsz@nsfc.gov.cn

Dr. Jianhua Dong, Director

Division IV, Department of Chemical Sciences

dongjh@nsfc.gov.cn

INDIA

Department of Science and Technology (DST)

http://dst.gov.in/

International Cooperation Division, Dep. of Science and Technology

Technology Bhawan

New Mehrauli Road, New Delhi – 110016, India

Shri. Y. P. Kumar, Scientist –G and Head

Tel: 91-11-26961912/ 26590430 Fax: 91-11-26862418; ypk@nic.in; kumaryp@hotmail.com

Dr. B.K. Jain; Scientist-G

Tel: 91-11-26961583/ 26590413 ; Fax: 91-11-26961583; jainbk@nic.in; bhushankjain@yahoo.com

JAPAN

Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)

http://www.jsps.go.jp/english/index.html

Mr. Hiromi Kawamura, Head, Research Cooperation Division I

International Program Department

6 Ichibancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-8471, Japan

Tel: +81-3-3263-1726; Fax: +81-3-3263-1673; mwn@jsps.go.jp

JapanScience and Technology Agency (JST)

http://www.jst.go.jp/EN/

Dr. Kenkichi Hirose

Senior Executive Director

Sanbancho Bldg.

5, Sanbancho Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0075, Japan

Tel. +81-3-3512-3544; Fax: +81-3-3222-2069; hirose@jst.go.jp

New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO)

http://www.nedo.go.jp/english/index.html

Mr. Hidefumi Nakashima, Director General, Research and Development Promotion Department

Tel. +81-44-520-5170  nakashimahdf@nedo.go.jp

Mr. Makito Takami, Chief Representative, Representative Office in Washington DC

sangi-inter@nedo.go.jp

National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS)

www.nims.go.jp

1-2-1 Sengen, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0047 Japan

Mr. Masahiro Takemura, Director, Internacional Affairs Office

Tel. +81-29-859-2402; Fax +81-29-859-2049;

takemura.masahiro@nims.go.jp

MALAYSIA Academy of Sciences Malaysia
www.akademisains.gov.my
902-4, Jalan Tun Ismail, 50480 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Ms. Tengku Sharizad Tengku Dahlan, Senior Science Officer
Tel.+603-26949898;  Fax +603-2694-5858;
sharizad@akademisains.gov.my

SAUDI ARABIA

King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)

http://www.kacst.edu.sa/

P. O. Box 6086, Riyadh 11442, Saudi Arabia

Dr. Ashraf Alkhairy

Tel: +966 1 481 3479; Fax: +966 1 481 3478; Alkhairy@kacst.edu.sa; ipr@kacst.edu.sa

SINGAPORE

Agency for Science Technology and Research (A*STAR)

http://www.a-star.edu.sg

30 Biopolis Street, #09-01 Matrix, Singapore 138671, Singapore

Dr Jasbir Singh, Deputy Director - Extramural Programme

Mr. Tay Choir Shen, Senior Officer - Extramural Programme

Science and Engineering Research Council (SERC)

Tel: +65 68266132;  Fax: +65 67798061;

Tel: +65 68266403;  Fax: +65 67798061;A-STAR_EP-SERC@a-star.edu.sg

TAIWAN

National Science Council

http://web.nsc.gov.tw/

Prof. Dr. Ching-Ray Chang, Director General, Department of International Cooperation

21F, 106 Ho-Ping E. Rd. Sec. 2, Taipei, Taiwan 10636

Tel:  886-2-2737-7558; Fax: 886-2-2737-7607;  crchang@nsc.gov.tw

PROGRAM GUIDELINES

Solicitation  08-590

DUE DATES

Full Proposal Deadline Date :   Mon Nov 17 00:00:00 EST 2008

SYNOPSIS

Continued progress in fundamental materials and condensed matter research is increasingly dependent upon collaborative efforts among different disciplines, as well as closer coordination among funding agencies and effective partnerships involving universities, industry, and national laboratories. In addition, because of the growing interdependence of the world's economies, partnerships are important not only at the national level but from an international point of view as well. The National Science Foundation is working jointly with counterpart national, regional and multinational funding organizations worldwide to enhance opportunities for collaborative activities in materials research and education between US investigators and their colleagues abroad. This solicitation describes an activity to foster opportunities for such collaborations. It includes joint activities between NSF and funding organizations in Africa, the Americas, Asia, and  Europe.

Proposals submitted to NSF in response to this solicitation must have clear relevance to research supported by the NSF Division of Materials Research (DMR), as they will be evaluated within the context of programmatic areas within DMR: condensed matter physics, solid state and materials chemistry, polymers, biomaterials, metals, ceramics, electronic materials, and condensed matter and materials theory. Proposals not appropriate for DMR consideration will be returned without review. NSF will accept proposals from US universities and colleges addressing collaborations between researchers from the US and participating countries or regions. Concurrently, investigators at non-US research institutions should submit to the counterpart funding organization in their country or region a request for support of their side of the collaboration. NSF will consider support of all appropriate research costs for the US side of such collaborations, with the expectation that funding or research organizations from the appropriate countries or regions will consider supporting the costs of the non-US participants. Projects proposed to NSF are expected to offer students and junior researchers the opportunity to participate in international research and education experiences and, more generally, for integrating research and training in an international environment, and to clearly demonstrate the value added by the international collaboration. Projects are also expected to broaden the participation of underrepresented groups (e.g. gender, ethnicity, disability, geographic, etc).

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Pan-American Advanced Studies Institutes Program

East Asia and Pacific Summer Institutes for U.S. Graduate Students

International Research and Education in Engineering (IREE)

International Research Fellowship Program

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