Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems
Catalysis and Biocatalysis
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PROGRAM GUIDELINES
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Apply to PD 09-1401 as follows:
For full proposals submitted via FastLane:
standard Grant Proposal Guidelines apply.
For full proposals submitted via Grants.gov:
NSF Grants.gov Application Guide; A Guide for the Preparation and Submission of NSF Applications via Grants.gov Guidelines apply
(Note: The NSF Grants.gov Application Guide is available on the Grants.gov website and on the NSF website at:
http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=grantsgovguide)
Please be advised that the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG) includes
revised guidelines to implement the mentoring provisions of the America COMPETES Act (ACA)
(Pub. L. No. 110-69, Aug. 9, 2007.) As specified in the ACA, each proposal that requests
funding to support postdoctoral researchers must include a description of the mentoring
activities that will be provided for such individuals. Proposals that do not comply
with this requirement will be returned without review (see the PAPP Guide Part I:
Grant Proposal Guide Chapter II for further information about the implementation of
this new requirement).
DUE DATES
Full Proposal Window: August 15, 2009
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September 15, 2009
August 15 - September 15, Annually Thereafter
NOTE: March 1, 2009 is a Sunday. The Deadline Date is therefore Monday, March 2, at 5:00 pm submitter's local time.
Deadline dates for FY 2009 are: March 2, 2009 - at 5:00 pm submitter's local time, and September 15, 2009 - at 5:00 pm submitter's local time.
SYNOPSIS
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The Catalysis and Biocatalysis program primarily supports fundamental and applied research on:
- Kinetics and mechanisms of important catalyzed chemical reactions as they relate to the production of chemicals, fuels, and specialized materials
- Characterization of chemical and biochemical phenomena occurring at or near solid surfaces and interfaces
- Electrocatalytic processes having engineering significance or commercial potential
- Sustainability, environmental catalysis, and basic research related to green chemistry or utilization of biorenewable resources
- Kinetic modeling and theory of heterogeneous, homogeneous, and biocatalysis
- Fundamental aspects of reactive deposition and processing for thin film materials
- Interactions between chemical reactions and transport processes in reactive systems, and the use of this information in the design or control of complex chemical reactors
This program promotes multidisciplinary research in:
- Chemical kinetics of heterogeneous, homogeneous, and biocatalysis
- Synthesis and processing of chemically functional materials
- Interfacial, electrochemical, and photochemical reaction processes
- Theory and modeling of reaction processes at surfaces
- Synthesis and characterization of catalysts that function at the nanoscale
Typical research topics include:
- Synthesis and characterization of novel catalytic structures from the atomic through the nanoscale for chemical conversions
- Mechanisms and kinetics of reactions at solid surfaces and at interfaces (gas-solid, liquid-solid including aqueous-solid)
- Ab initio and semiempirical kinetic theory and dynamic simulation of complex reactions
- Utilization of catalytic materials in sensors, electronic devices, coatings; incorporation of components from the nano to micron scale
- Catalytic reaction engineering of chemical, photo-, electro-, and bio-catalytic processes
- Accelerated development of chemical processes and materials: combinatorial synthesis and data mining coupled to experimentation and modeling
- Environmentally beneficial chemical process alternatives; catalytic conversion of biorenewables
- Energy and natural resource efficiency in chemical processing
- Utilization of new catalysts for producing nanomaterials
- Ultra selective reactions and catalysts for fine chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and specialty chemical products
The duration of unsolicited awards is generally one to three years. The average annual award size for the program is $100,000. Small equipment proposals up to $100,000 will also be considered and may be submitted during these windows. Any proposal received outside the announced dates will be returned without review.
The duration of CAREER awards is five years. The submission deadline for Engineering CAREER proposals is in July every year. Please see the following URL for more information: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2005/nsf05027/nsf05027.jsp
Proposals for Conferences, Workshops, and Supplements may be submitted at any time, but must be discussed with the program director before submission.
Grants for Rapid Response Research (RAPID) and EArly-concept Grants for Exploratory Research (EAGER) replace the SGER program. Please note that proposals of these types must be discussed with the program director before submission. Further details are available in the PAPPG download, available below.
Please refer to the Proposal and Award Policies and Procedures Guide (PAPPG), January 2009, (NSF 09-1) when you prepare your proposal. The PAPPG is available for download at: http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=nsf091
THIS PROGRAM IS PART OF
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Chemical, Biochemical, and Biotechnology Systems
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