Got an idea for science and engineering research? Send it to the NSF 2026 Idea Machine

Got an idea for science and engineering research? Send it to the NSF 2026 Idea Machine

If you've ever had an idea about how the National Science Foundation (NSF) could transform fundamental research, a huge window of opportunity is about to open. From Aug. 31, 2018 through Oct. 26, 2018, the foundation will open the entry window for its first-ever NSF 2026 Idea Machine, a competition that gives entrants a chance to help inform the agenda for basic research, through the Nation's 250^th anniversary in 2026 and beyond.

NSF is looking for fresh ideas -- large in ...

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Published August 30, 2018 at 07:18PM
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NSF awards $10 million for development, dissemination of genomic tools in diverse species

NSF awards $10 million for development, dissemination of genomic tools in diverse species

The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Enabling Discovery through Genomic Tools (EDGE) program has made 11 new awards, totaling approximately $10 million, to develop genomic tools that will allow biologists to identify mechanisms that determine how genes affect an organism's physical and functional characteristics.

The EDGE program helps the research community overcome the impediments that restrict progress in the biology of ...

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Published August 30, 2018 at 05:00PM
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NSF funds new projects to ‘connect dots’ (and data) to address longstanding, multi-scaled environmental problems

NSF funds new projects to ‘connect dots’ (and data) to address longstanding, multi-scaled environmental problems

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is investing $9 million in nine new projects to research biosphere processes and their complex interactions with climate, land use and invasive species at regional to continental scales. The awards are funded through NSF's MacroSystems Biology and Early NEON (National Ecological Observatory Network) Science program.

"These projects leverage NSF investments in biological infrastructure to study how organisms and ecosystems respond to environmental ...

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Published August 29, 2018 at 04:00PM
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NSF awards $60 million for next-generation supercomputer

NSF awards $60 million for next-generation supercomputer

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has made a $60 million award to fund the largest and most powerful supercomputer the agency has ever supported to serve the nation's science and engineering (S&E) research community. The new high-performance computing (HPC) system, to be called Frontera, will be located at the University of Texas at Austin's (UT Austin) ...

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Published August 29, 2018 at 01:00PM
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NSF invests in research to help disrupt operations of illicit supply networks

NSF invests in research to help disrupt operations of illicit supply networks

Networks that illegally traffic in everything from people and opioids to human organs and nuclear material pose threats to U.S. health, prosperity and security. Nine new awards from the National Science Foundation (NSF) will advance the scientific understanding of how such illicit supply networks function -- and how to dismantle them.

The new awards support research that combines engineering with computer, physical and social sciences to address a danger that poses significant ...

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Published August 28, 2018 at 02:00PM
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Future impacts of El Niño, La Niña likely to intensify, increasing wildfire, drought risk

Future impacts of El Niño, La Niña likely to intensify, increasing wildfire, drought risk

When an El Niño or its opposite, La Niña, forms in the future, it's likely to cause more intense impacts over many land regions -- amplifying changes to temperature, precipitation and wildfire risk.

These are the findings of a new study funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S. Department of Energy and published in Geophysical Research Letters, a journal of the American Geophysical Union.

The researchers found, for example, that the ...

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Published August 28, 2018 at 02:00PM
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In drought and heavy rains, ecosystems function like information communication networks

In drought and heavy rains, ecosystems function like information communication networks

Find related stories on NSF's Critical Zone Observatories.

How is a telecommunications network like an ecosystem?

Tree canopies and the running streams below, or coral reefs and the ocean waters that flow around them, are interconnected components of a larger whole: an ecosystem. These ecosystem parts are in communication with one another, scientists have learned, via signals ...

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Published August 27, 2018 at 07:00PM
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Federal R&D obligations increased 3 percent between fiscal years 2016 and 2017

Federal R&D obligations increased 3 percent between fiscal years 2016 and 2017

Federal obligations for research and development (R&D) totaled an estimated $118.3 billion in Fiscal Year (FY) 2017, an increase of 2.8 percent from total federal R&D obligations in FY2016.

Total obligations for research declined 0.3 percent to $66.5 billion in FY2017. Data are from the most recent Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development, sponsored by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics within the National Science Foundation (NSF). Data for ...

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Published August 23, 2018 at 01:00PM
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NSF selects Karen Marrongelle to head its Education and Human Resources Directorate

NSF selects Karen Marrongelle to head its Education and Human Resources Directorate

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected Dr. Karen Marrongelle to serve as head of the Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR). EHR supports fundamental research that enhances learning and teaching, and broad efforts to achieve excellence in U.S. science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education, at all levels and in all settings.

Marrongelle's career as a leader in the research community has been ...

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Published August 21, 2018 at 02:50PM
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Federal S&E obligations to academic institutions increased by 3.5 percent

Federal S&E obligations to academic institutions increased by 3.5 percent

In Fiscal Year (FY) 2016, federal agencies obligated $31.6 billion to institutions of higher education in support of science and engineering (S&E), an increase of $1.1 billion from FY2015.

The most up-to-date federal S&E obligation levels come from the FY2016 Survey of Federal Science and Engineering Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions (Federal S&E Support Survey), conducted by the National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES) ...

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Published August 21, 2018 at 02:02PM
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Diving robots find Antarctic seas exhale surprising amounts of carbon dioxide in winter

Diving robots find Antarctic seas exhale surprising amounts of carbon dioxide in winter

The open water nearest the sea ice surrounding Antarctica releases significantly more carbon dioxide in winter than previously believed, a new study has found. Researchers conducting the study used data gathered over several winters by an array of robotic floats diving and drifting in the Southern Ocean around the southernmost continent.

The effort is part of the Southern Ocean Carbon and Climate Observations and Modeling ...

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Published August 14, 2018 at 04:00PM
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NSF international MULTIPLIER program completes first expedition

NSF international MULTIPLIER program completes first expedition

Furthering the National Science Foundation's (NSF) strategic engagement to explore and advance opportunities for leveraging international resources, NSF has completed its first MULTIPLIER (MULTIPlying Impact Leveraging International Expertise in Research Missions) short-term expedition for scientific opportunities.

Created in Fiscal Year (FY) 2018 as a response to rapid changes in global innovation, MULTIPLIER is a new program that deploys NSF experts to selected international areas ...

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Published August 09, 2018 at 03:00PM
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NSF announces first research awards under Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program

NSF announces first research awards under Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program

The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Improving Undergraduate STEM Education: Hispanic-Serving Institutions Program (HSI Program) today issued its first research awards for 31 projects totaling approximately $45 million.

Hispanics constitute 16 percent of the U.S. workforce, but they make up only 6 percent of the U.S. science, technology, engineering and mathematics ...

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Published August 08, 2018 at 05:00PM
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NSF awards forge partnerships between minority-serving institutions and leading research facilities

NSF awards forge partnerships between minority-serving institutions and leading research facilities

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded new Partnerships for Research and Education in Materials (PREM) grants to support eight collaborations across the United States aimed at fostering cutting-edge materials research while increasing diversity.

Each award is expected to total nearly $4 million and will support a materials research partnership between a minority-serving institution (MSI) and a large-scale ...

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Published August 07, 2018 at 02:00PM
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NSF launches effort to create first practical quantum computer

NSF launches effort to create first practical quantum computer

From codebreaking to aircraft design, complex problems in a wide range of fields exist that even today's best computers cannot solve.

To accelerate the development of a practical quantum computer that will one day answer currently unsolvable research questions, the National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded $15 million over five years to the ...

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Published August 07, 2018 at 02:00PM
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Statement on the awarding of the 2018 Fields Medal

Statement on the awarding of the 2018 Fields Medal

On Aug. 1, the International Congress of Mathematicians (ICM) announced the recipients of its Fields Medal, one of the most prestigious prizes in mathematics, along with the similarly prestigious Nevanlinna Prize and the Gauss ...

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Published August 01, 2018 at 09:43PM
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Statement on the nomination of Kelvin Droegemeier as director of the White House OSTP

Statement on the nomination of Kelvin Droegemeier as director of the White House OSTP

National Science Foundation (NSF) Director France Córdova issued the following statement:

I am thrilled at the nomination of Kelvin Droegemeier as director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Through his deep and years-long connection to the National Science Foundation, we know him to be a thoughtful advocate for all aspects of science.

Starting in 1989, Dr. Droegemeier served five years as deputy director of the Center for Analysis and ...

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Published August 01, 2018 at 02:29PM
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