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FUNDAMENTALS Newsletter August 2019

August Research Highlight | Researcher blazes the way in our understanding of moral sensibilities.

News & Announcements | Limited Submissions | Funding | Contact

News & Announcements

Maria Napoli Joins Research Development

We are happy to announce that Maria Napoli joined the Research Development team August 2019, as Director of Research for Biological Science, Engineering and Technology.

Maria received Ph.D. degrees in Mechanical Engineering from UCSB and in Electrical Engineering from the Universita’ degli Studi di Padova. She has over 15 years of experience in experimental research in the fields of microfluidics and systems theory. Her research interests include modeling and control of large arrays of MEMS structures, design and testing of novel micro and nanofluidic systems for bioanalytical and energy applications and ethnographic research on learning and identity development within STEM workforce programs. Maria has published over 40 refereed articles and served as PI on awards funded by the Army, ONR and NASA. Maria was VP of MEMS Development at Laxmi Therapeutic Devices and R&D Senior Engineer and Microsensor Systems Expert at SensorDynamics AG.You can get in touch with Maria at x3925 or napoli@research.ucsb.edu.

NSF Major Research Instrumentation campus announcement & procedure

Please note that due to the competitiveness of this limited submission, the campus competition was announced earlier than in previous years. This will allow enough time for a campus review and decision and still give PI's enough time to write a competitive proposal.

07/29 Campus Announcement
09/03 Campus Letters of Intent (required)
09/23 Campus Pre-proposals (required)

Please check the Competition Space listing for the full campus procedure.

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Immigration Research Symposium

Friday, October 18; 11:30am – 4:30pm
Loma Pelona Center

The Immigration Research Symposium is a forum for UCSB faculty to share their research interests related to the topic of immigration and to develop new research collaborations. All faculty whose research involves immigration from all disciplinary and methodological approaches are welcome to participate.

Key Note Speaker: Fernando Riosmena, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Geography, University of Colorado Boulder

Please join us to:

hear flash presentations by UCSB faculty about their research on immigration
see research posters by UCSB graduate students
meet other scholars doing work on immigration
learn about potential funding sources and collaborators for your research

Presented by the Institute for Social, Behavioral and Economic Research (ISBER), the Division of Social Science, and the Office of Research.

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Open Limited Submissions

Advanced Informal STEM Learning (AISL) | National Science Foundation

08/29/2019 - Campus Notice of Intent (required)
10/17/2019 - Full Application

Campus Procedure | RFP

Major Research Instrumentation Program: (MRI) | National Science Foundation

09/03/2019 - Campus Letter of Intent (required)
09/23/2019 - Campus Pre-proposal
01/19/2020 - Full Proposal

Campus Procedure | RFP

NSF Research Traineeship (NRT) Program | National Science Foundation

09/03/2019 - Campus Letter of Intent (required)
12/6/2019 - NSF Letter of Intent (required)
02/06/2020 - Full Proposal

Campus Procedure | RFP

The Office of Research administers the campus selection process for most limited submission competitions. Limited Submission programs restrict the number of applications, nominations, or proposals that an institution is eligible to submit to an agency. Click here for the full limited submission procedures and guidelines.

Funding

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Curated Funding Lists

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