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Mason awarded seven RAPID NSF grants for research related to COVID-19
Mason researchers have received seven grants from the National Science Foundation to conduct research pertinent to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Rapid Response Research (RAPID) grants are established to facilitate a quick transition to lab and field research than the tranditional grant process. Read more about the seven projects.
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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 this brief survey.
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Kritikos Anti-Racist Reading Group
Inspired by recent mass actions and worldwide protests demanding racial justice, the College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA) has organized the Kritikos Anti-Racist Reading Group. The sessions are moderated by Mason faculty members Jessica Kallista and Kristin Johnsen-Neshati with organizational support from CVPA students, staff, and faculty Members. The sessions aim to facilitate long-term commitments to relationship building, awareness, reimagining, and action, around anti-racist practices, racial justice, and the creation of conversations as well as systems of compassion and healing. Grounded in the knowledge that it is not a question of whether we are racist, but rather how racism is expressed and experienced in ourselves, our lives, our behaviors, and our institutions, this group explores books, music, art, essays, podcasts, and documentaries. This week's discussion will focus on "Race and Climate Change".
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Mason Online Pandemic Modeling Forum
Professor Robert Axtell, Computational Social Science Ph.D. Program, Department of Computational and Data Sciences, College of Science, will be hosting the Mason Online Pandemic Modeling Forum to be held weekly on Fridays throughout the summer, focusing on the effects of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and COVID-19 disease. This week's session will feature Professor Kenneth Couch, Department of Economics, University of Connecticut. Professor Couch will be presenting research on "The Impacts of COVID-19 on Minority Unemployment: First Evidence from April 2020 Microdata".
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Funding Announcements, Awards, and Accomplishments
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ENSO-MJO Diagnostics in an Energetic Framework
Primary Investigator (PI): Cristiana Stan, College of Science
Funding source: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
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Collaborative Research: CNS Core: Small: From Capture to Consumption: System Challenges in Pervasive 360-Degree Video Sharing
PI: Songqing Chen, Volgenau School of Engineering
Funding source: National Science Foundation
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WF-1 Accelerate Unified Forecast System (UFS) modeling of wildfire smoke impacts: Developing a comprehensive emission dataset for CAM-CMAQ
PI: Daniel Tong, College of Science
Funding source: National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration
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Proposal Information Assurance Methods and Algorithms
PI: Robert Simon, Volgenau School of Engineering
Funding source: VECTARE LLC and US Department of Defense
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CINA P7: Effective Strategies for Intelligence Gathering from Victims of Sex Trafficking Phase 2
PI: Allison Redlich, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Funding source: US Department of Homeland Security
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The Geopolitics of Religious Soft Power
PI: Peter Mandaville, Schar School of Policy and Government
Funding source: Georgetown University
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Development of Analysis Method of US Real-World Crash Database for Future Vehicle Safety
PI: Cing-Dao Kan, College of Science
Co-PI: Chung-Kyu Park, College of Science
Funding source: Hyundai Motor Company
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Development of Body Performance Prediction Methodology
PI: Chung-Kyu Park, College of Science
Co-PI: Cing-Dao Kan, College of Science
Funding source: Hyundai Motor Company
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An Evidence-Assessment of the Impacts of Criminal Investigations on Crime Clearance
PI: Cynthia Lum, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Co-PI: Christopher Koper, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
Funding source: George Mason University Foundation
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District of Columbia Sustainable Energy Utility-FY21-FMP 2 Course Training
PI: Marc Austin, Academic Innovation and New Ventures
Funding source: DC Sustainable Energy Utility
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COVID-19 Funding Opportunities
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The Research Development Services office has organized a detailed database of funding opportunities pertaining to COVID-19. The database is updated as new opportunities become available. If you would like to add opportunities to the database please contact Heather Arold.
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Additional Funding Opportunities
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Dear Colleague Letter: Engineering Research to Advance Solutions for Environmental PFAS (ERASE-PFAS)
The Environmental Engineering program announces a special funding focus on new science and technologies for the treatment and remediation of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to improve and protect public and environmental health. The objective of the Environmental Engineering program at NSF is to support research on the prevention, minimization, mitigation, and/or remediation of environmental pollution to protect human and ecological health.
Priority topics for this special funding focus include:
- Research that enables the development of technologies for mitigation, remediation, and/or treatment of PFAS in the environment
- Research that elucidates the underlying limitations of PFAS transformation reactions that could lead to potentially transformative, feasible technologies for PFAS remediation; and
- Research that identifies biological, chemical, and/or physical reaction mechanisms for the treatment of fluorotelomer-based fluorosurfactants in AFFFs and other products.
- Funding source: National Science Foundation
- Contact: Karl J. Rockne
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Evidence for Action: Approaches to Advance Gender Equity From Around the Globe
The purpose of this Evidence for Action funding opportunity is to translate and adapt knowledge from around the world to the United States on approaches that can improve health or the determinants of health by improving gender equity. In the United States, determinants of health relate to personal safety, economic opportunity, education access (post-secondary or beyond), supportive workplace and social environments, and protection from bias and discrimination for vulnerable groups.
- Funding source: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
- Anticipated funding amount: Up to $1,000,000
- Deadline: August 26, 2020
- Contact: Erin Hagan
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Institutional Challenge Grant
The Institutional Challenge Grant encourages university-based research institutes, schools, and centers to build sustained research-practice partnerships with public agencies or nonprofit organizations in order to reduce inequality in youth outcomes. To do so, research institutions will need to shift their policies and practices to value collaborative research. They will also need to build the capacity of researchers to produce relevant work and the capacity of agency and nonprofit partners to use research.- Funding source: William T. Grant Foundation
- Estimated funding amount: $650,000 over three years
- Deadline: September 10, 2020
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Call for Proposals, Sustainability
A special issue of Sustainability is currently accepting proposals that explore and advance understanding of (a) the present state and effectiveness of local, national, and regional policies engaging with, and transforming, the climatological, environmental, social, and economic impacts and consequences of primary and secondary sector expansion and urbanization; and (b) how environmental policies might be designed and embedded into future regional economic and urban development planning to encourage coordination and coherence across sectors and policy domains to deliver sustainable transformations for meeting United Nations Agenda 2030 and the African Union Agenda 2063.
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FY 2020 Solicitation for the Office of Science Financial Assistance Program
The Office of Science of the US Department of Energy is providing funding for research in the following program areas: Advanced Scientific Computing Research, Basic Energy Sciences, Biological and Environmental Research, Fusion Energy Sciences, High Energy Physics, and Nuclear Physics.- Funding source: Office of Science, Department of Energy
- Amount: Up to $5,000,000
- Deadline: September 30, 2020
- Contact: Kimberlie Laing, 301-903-3026
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NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program
The purpose of the NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP) is to help ensure the quality, vitality, and diversity of the scientific and engineering workforce of the United States. The program recognizes and supports outstanding graduate students who are pursuing full-time research-based master's and doctoral degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) or in STEM education. The GRFP provides three years of support for the graduate education of individuals who have demonstrated their potential for significant research achievements in STEM or STEM education. NSF actively encourages women, members of underrepresented minority groups, persons with disabilities, veterans, and undergraduate seniors to apply.
- Funding source: National Science Foundation
- Amount: $138,000
- Deadline: October 20, 2020
- Contact: Jong-on Hahm
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Early Career Grant
The National Geographic Society offers Early Career Grants which are designed to offer less experienced individuals an opportunity to lead a project. Projects must align with one of three focus areas: wildlife; human journey; or, changing planet. Grants will be awarded for projects up to one year in length and will not exceed US $10,000. - Funding Source: The National Geographic Society
- Amount: Up to $10,000
- Deadline: October 21, 2020
- Contact: NGS grants
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AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellowship
AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellows contribute their STEM expertise to inform federal policy. Fellows work in Congress, with judges in the judiciary, and in agencies such as NASA, NOAA, the State Department, and the USDA.- Funding Source: AAAS
- Deadline: November 1, 2020
- Application
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Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program
The Saltonstall-Kennedy Grant Program funds projects that address the needs of fishing communities, optimize economic benefits by building and maintaining sustainable fisheries, and increase other opportunities to keep working waterfronts viable.NOAA Fisheries seeks applications that demonstrate direct benefits to the U.S. fishing industries and applications which involve:
- Fishing community participation aimed at helping fishing communities to resolve issues that affect their ability to fish.
- Making full use of those species that are currently under federal or state fishery management plans
- Addressing the socioeconomic impacts of overfishing and overcapacity.
- Funding source: NOAA Fisheries
- Amount: Up to $300,000
- Deadline: November 20, 2020
- Contact: Clifford Cosgrove
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Global Innovation Fund
The Globa Innovation Fund seeks to invest in social innovations that aim to improve the lives and opportunities of millions of people in the developing world. Open to funding innovations in any sector as long as they can demonstrate their innovation improves the lives of those living on less than USD 5 PPP per day.
- Funding source: Global Innovation Fund
- Amount: $50,000 - $15,000,000
- Deadline: Proposals accepted at anytime
- Additional information
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Northern Virginia Regional Commission Resiliency Webinar Series
Northern Virginia Regional Commission (NVRC) has organized monthly webinars to share the work of climate resiliency experts and entrepreneurs and best practices projects touching on environmental, economic and social sustainability. Each webinar will be approximately 90 minutes, profile the work of the resiliency expert, and include interactive dialogue among the participants The first webinar will be on Nature Based Urban Heat Island Mitigation: Ideas from Germany.- Date: Tuesday, July 28, 2020
- Time: 12 noon - 2:00 pm ET
- Location: Virtual
- Registration
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University Global Coalition Call for Proposals
The University Global Coalition (UGC) is hosting a virtual meeting on Monday, September 21, 2020 to connect university leaders with an interest in utilizing the SDGs to transform their research and teaching. The meeting will highlight interdisciplinary research and project solutions inspired by the challenges posed by COVID-19, including increasing inequality, access to educational and health resources, closure of borders, food availability, and crisis planning and responseFor this upcoming meeting, the UGC is now accepting two types of proposals from faculty, students, and administrators on the role of the SDGs in universities: 1). multidisciplinary research and projects; and 2). multi-stakeholder collaborations highlighting partnership-based solutions to the SDGs. All proposals should have an impact on at least two of the SDGs.
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The 8th World Sustainability Forum
The 8th World Sustainability Forum (WSF2020) is an international scientific conference coordinated by MDPI under the patronage of the University of Basel, the University of Geneva and the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network (UN SDSN). In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the theme for the meeting include: 1) health and medicine; 2) mobility and transport; and 3) food security and agriculture.
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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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