ISE NEWSLETTER
July 18, 2022
Announcements

Virginia Council on Environmental Justice

Wednesday, July 20, 9am – 3:50 pm
Brock Environmental Center & virtually via GoTo meeting. 
The Virginia Council on Environmental Justice plans to meet on Wednesday, July 20 from 9am-3:50pm at Brock Environmental Center - Chesapeake Bay Foundation, 3663 Marlin Bay Drive, Virginia Beach, VA 23455. 

Please note that the 9:00am boat tour is closed to only Council members, the meeting will begin at 11:00am. The meeting will also be held virtually via GoTo meeting. A draft agenda and additional details are available here.

NSF Convergence Accelerator Expo 2022

Wednesday & Thursday, July 27-28, 10am – 4pm
Register
This must-attend virtual event is your opportunity to see NSF Convergence Accelerator’s portfolio in a live exhibition format. Attendees will be able to connect with more than 45 funded research teams across six convergence research track topics that are focused on national-scale societal challenges.
  • This year’s tracks include:
  • AI-Driven Data Sharing & Modeling
  • AI & the Future of Work
  • Networked Blue Economy
  • Open Knowledge Networks
  • Quantum Technology
  • Trust & Authenticity in Communication Systems 
More information is available here.

Internship Opportunity – Wilson Center's Environmental Change and Security Program (ECSP)


The Wilson Center's ECSP is currently recruiting one research and communications intern. This role will be part-time, paid ($16.12/hr.), and start in September 2022. We are looking for candidates who can commit 25 hours per week to the internship from September to December 2022.  Potential interns should be students, prospective students (within the next year), and/or recent graduates (within the last year) with an interest in, coursework related to, and/or experience working on environmental and human security.

To apply, please submit a resume, cover letter, and short writing sample (between two and five pages in length). 

Please submit the application via e-mail to ecsp@wilsoncenter.org with “[Season] [Year] Research Internship” in the subject line (e.g., “Fall 2022 Internship”) by July 29, 2022.

Smithsonian Fellowships Focus on Climate Change and Environmental Justice

Through a new initiative, Our Shared Future: Life on a Sustainable Planet, the Smithsonian aims to advance solutions that fill us with optimism for our planet and all species that call our planet home. As part of this initiative, the Smithsonian is launching two new fellowship programs: Smithsonian Climate Change Fellowship and Smithsonian Environmental Justice Fellowship. Each program will support a cohort of 2-5 fellows for a period of two years. Fellows will receive a stipend to conduct independent research that utilizes Smithsonian resources (e.g., data, facilities, expertise). Fellows with research projects that have the potential to produce rapid results and impact are especially encouraged to apply.
  • Application deadline: August 31, 2022.
  • Eligibility: Applicants for Postdoctoral Fellowships must have or will have received the Ph.D. by the time the fellowship begins. Applicants must propose to conduct research in-residence for a period of no less than 12 months and no more than 24 months. Preference given to applicants with start dates before March 1, 2023.
  • Term: 24 months.
  • Stipend: Candidates will receive a stipend of $62,000 per year for Postdoctoral Fellows. Stipends are prorated for periods of less than 24 months. A maximum research allowance up to $5,000 is available.
More information about the various research opportunities and eligibility guidelines can be found here: Our Shared Future: Life on a Sustainable Planet | Office of Academic Appointments and Internships (si.edu)

MITRE Capstones Project Portal

As part of its University Innovation Exchange (UIX) initiative, MITRE is partnering with universities to offer technical advisors and capstone project ideas that reflect real problems facing the United States government. The MITRE Capstones Project Portal is a web-based platform for university faculty and students to browse, select, and execute capstone projects with a MITRE technical advisor. There are several exciting opportunities currently on the Project Portal. You can review the full list here.

WATER Seminars


WATER (Watershed and Aquatic Teams for Education and Research) at Mason, an ISE 2021 Mason 17 Rooms-U Seed Funding Award recipient, is hosting three upcoming seminars as a part of its 2022 Summer Seminar Series, which will be held both hybrid and in-person. The upcoming WATER seminar will feature: 
  • Dr. Rick Davis, Dean of the College of Visual and Performing Arts, Executive Director of the Hylton Performing Arts Center, and Professor of Theater at George Mason University

25Live Guide – Feature Your Sustainability Events


The Office of University Events, the Institute for a Sustainable Earth, and the Office of Sustainability collaborated to develop this 25Live Guide to increase the visibility of and engagement with your sustainability-focused events at Mason. 25Live is Mason’s institution-wide event and academic scheduling system which dovetails with unit calendars such as Today@Mason. Please use this 25Live Guide to ensure your sustainability-focused events, whether they are in-person or virtual, are featured on Today @ Mason and through ISE and the Office of Sustainability.

    ISE Faculty Profiles 


    The ISE faculty directory is a tool for you to find others with complementing expertise and for external and internal audiences to find you! If you haven’t yet submitted your research profile information for the directory, please complete your profile here.
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    Funding Opportunities

    RFA-ES-22-003: Research Coordinating Center to Support Climate Change and Health Community of Practice


    RFA-ES-22-003: Research Coordinating Center for the Climate Change and Health Community of Practice (U24 – Clinical Trial Not Allowed) The Research Coordinating Center (RCC) will support the development of an inclusive Community of Practice (COP) of climate change and health researchers and trainees that fosters collaboration, capacity building, innovation, and research.
    • Open Date & Letter of Intent: July 25, 2022
    • Application Due: August 25, 2022
    • Earliest Start Date: March 2023 

    NOSI ES-22-009: STTR Innovative Technologies for Research on Climate Change and Human Health


    NOSI to develop or adapt practical technologies for capturing the effects of climate change and extreme weather events on human health and to reduce the health threats posed by climate change across the lifespan. 
    • First Available Due Date: September 5, 2022
    • Expiration Date: April 6, 2023

    NOSI ES-22-010: SBIR Innovative Technologies for Research on Climate Change and Human Health


    NOSI to develop or adapt practical technologies for capturing the effects of climate change and extreme weather events on human health and to reduce the health threats posed by climate change across the lifespan.
    • First Available Due Date: September 5, 2022
    • Expiration Date: April 6, 2023

    Call for Proposals: Integrated Approaches to Human Migration/Mobility


    The Future Earth US Global Hub is pleased to announce available funding for researchers and stakeholders from countries in Southeast Asia, the Pacific Islands, and Latin America and the Caribbean in the Belmont Forum Collaborative Research Action on Integrated Approaches to Human Migration and Mobility in an Era of Rapid Global Change. A list of countries eligible for Future Earth support can be found in the Future Earth annex on the Migration2022 call website.  These funds will help support these participants to join international, transdisciplinary consortia to address at least two of three areas of migration and mobility research: synthesizing; integrating; and supplementing data and models. 

    Proposals for this competition are due 29 July 2022 by 20:00 UTC in the Belmont Forum grant operations portal (BFgo). Each proposing team should have a minimum of three participants from three different countries able to draw on support from three of the annexes in the Migration2022 support table. The teams must include researchers from (1) social sciences, humanities, or economics and (2) natural or physical sciences, working on a co-developed and co-implemented project together with (3) societal partners or stakeholders.  

    You can find more information about proposal requirements tutorials on transdisciplinarity, data and digital object management, and how to navigate the BFgo system on the Belmont Forum YouTube Channel. Please e-mail the contact point in the Future Earth annex with any further questions. Good luck to all proposers!

    OJP FY2022 Solicitations: Strengthen public safety, prevent gun violence, and increase community trust

    This year, the Office of Justice Programs is making significant resources available to reduce violence, including $50 million in new grant funding to support street outreach initiatives, group call-in programs, hospital-based trauma interventions, and other Community Violence Intervention (CVI) strategies designed to reach those most at risk of committing or experiencing violence. A companion solicitation from OJP’s National Institute of Justice is also available to support research and evaluation of CVI programs. We are also inviting communities to take advantage of funding opportunities designed to strengthen the bonds of trust within communities while ensuring public safety.
     
    Please click here for more information, and click on the links below to check out OJP’s other solicitations focused on:

    Joint DMS/NIGMS Initiative to Support Research at the Interface of the Biological and Mathematical Sciences National Science Foundation

    The Division of Mathematical Sciences (DMS) in the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) at the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) plan to support fundamental research in mathematics and statistics necessary to answer questions in the biological and biomedical sciences. Both agencies recognize the need to promote research at the interface between mathematical and life sciences. This program is designed to encourage new collaborations, as well as to support innovative activities by existing teams. The joint DMS/NIGMS initiative offers two submission tracks: Track 1 - for projects with a total budget of up to $600,000 for an award duration of 3 years, and Track 2 - for projects with a total budget of up to $1,200,000 for an award duration of 3-4 years.

    Closing Date for Applications: Sep 19, 2022  
    • Estimated Total Program Funding: $5,000,000
    • Award Ceiling: $1,200,000

      Dear Colleague Letter: Design for Sustainability in Computing

      This recently issued Dear Colleague Letter (NSF 2022-60) Design for Sustainability in Computing encourages the submission of novel and high impact proposals that advance sustainability in all aspects of computing to the CISE Core programs (NSF 21-616). The DCL invites transformative, cross-disciplinary and potentially clean slate approaches to enable sustainability across all levels of the entire computing stack from hardware to networking to software applications. Proposals should consider diverse notions of sustainability and propose suitable metrics for quantifying impact. Traditional energy efficiency and power savings methods alone are not in scope for this DCL. Computing techniques for sustainability in other fields are not in scope for this DCL. This DCL seeks ambitious and forward-thinking proposals on Design for Sustainability in Computing along multiple dimensions that go beyond energy efficiency.  

      This DCL neither constitutes a new competition nor a new program. Rather, interested proposers should prepare and submit proposals in accordance with the instructions in the CISE Core program solicitation (NSF 21-616) and the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG). Additionally, to call attention to responsiveness to this DCL, the Project Summary should include "SustainabilityDCL" in the keyword list. Proposals submitted to this DCL will count towards the proposal limits imposed in the CISE Core program solicitation. 

        NSF Critical Aspects of Sustainability (CAS): Innovative Solutions to Climate Change


        This Dear Colleague Letter (DCL) encourages the science and engineering communities to develop forward-thinking research that will demonstrably aid in the Nation's goal of reaching net-zero greenhouse gas emissions and developing approaches for adapting to the change that is already occurring. CAS: Innovative Solutions to Climate Change is a call to action that encourages the submission of certain types of proposals to appropriate existing NSF core programs to lay the foundation for disciplinary and interdisciplinary research and to answer fundamental questions related to novel approaches and solutions to climate change.
        • Funding source: National Science Foundation
        • Anticipated funding amount: Up to $100,000
        The Institute for a Sustainable Earth (ISE) aims to connect members of the Mason community with others across the Mason community–and with other communities, policy-makers, businesses and organizations–so that, together, we can more effectively address the world’s pressing sustainability and resilience challenges.

        The ISE Newsletter provides up-to-date information on conferences, funding opportunities, and research pertaining to environmental science and sustainability. The biweekly newsletter aims to facilitate information sharing among researchers, practitioners, and relevant local, national, and international organization.
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