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National Science Foundation
Engineering Directorate
Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation
NSF EFRI 2009 Grantees Conference
March 5-6, 2009
Westin Arlington Gateway
Arlington, Virginia
Agenda
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Meeting Objectives
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To share highlights of the 2007 and 2008 grantees’ research
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To stimulate the grantees to think transformatively and continue to do "high risk" work
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To foster good interdisciplinary interaction within each program and encourage appropriate collaborations
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To provide an update on the NSF EFRI Program
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To provide an opportunity for attendees to meet each other and renew acquaintances
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Thursday - March 5, 2009
| 7:30 – 8:30am |
Registration Check-in, Poster Set-up, Continental Breakfast
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| 8:30 – 9:00am |
NSF Welcome, Overview and Update
Sohi Rastegar, Director of EFRI/ENG, NSF
Tom Peterson, Assistant Director, Directorate for Engineering, NSF
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| 9:00 – 10:10am |
Grantee Presentation Session I
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| ARES: |
“Controlling the Autonomously Reconfiguring Factory,” Daniela Rus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
"Embedded Distributed Simulation for Transportation System Management,” Michael Hunter, Georgia Tech Research Corporation and Georgia Tech
“Foundations for Reconfigurable and Autonomous Cyber-Physical Systems: Cyber-Cities and Cyber-Universities,” Munther Dahleh, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
“Event-Driven Sensing for Enterprise Reconfigurability and Optimization,” Christos Cassandras, Trustees of Boston University
“Theory and Algorithms for Autonomous Reconfigurability of the National Air Transportation System,” Cynthia Barnhart, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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RESIN:
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“A Multi-Scale Design and Control Framework for Dynamically Coupled Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructures, with Application to Vehicle-to-Grid Integration,” Jeffrey L. Stein, University of Michigan
“Resilient and Sustainable Interdependent Electric Power and Communications Systems,”
Lamine Mili, Virginia Tech
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| 10:10 – 10:40am |
Break (posters informally available)
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| 10:40 – 11:40am |
Grantee Presentation Session II
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“21st Century National Energy and Transportation Infrastructures: Balancing Sustainability, Costs, and Resiliency (NETSCORE-21),” James D. McCalley, Iowa State University
“Optimization of conjunctive water supply and reuse systems with distributed treatment for high-growth, water-scarce regions,” Kevin E. Lansey, University of Arizona
“Sustainable Infrastructures for Energy and Water Supply (SINEWS),” John C. Crittenden, Arizona State University
“Interdependence, Resilience and Sustainability of Infrastructures for Biofuel Development,” Ximing Cai, University of Illinois, Urbana/Champaign
“Assessing and Managing Cascading Failure Vulnerabilities of Complex, Interdependent, Interactive, Adaptive Human-based Infrastructure Systems,” Robert G. Bea, University of California, Berkeley (presented by Karlene Roberts)
“The Interface of Infrastructures, Markets, and Natural Cycles - Innovative Modeling and Control Mechanisms for Managing Electricity, Water and Air Quality in Texas,” David T. Allen, University of Texas, Austin
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| 11:40 – 12:45pm |
Working Lunch (seating assignments forthcoming)
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| 12:45 – 1:45pm |
Posters for Grantee Presentation Sessions I and II and dessert buffet
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| 1:45 – 2:45pm |
Grantee Presentation Session III
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COPN
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“Neuroscience and Neural Networks for Engineering the Future Intelligent Electric Power Grid,” Ganesh K. Venayagamoorthy, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla
“Reverse-engineering the Human Brain's Ability to Control the Hand,” Francisco J. Valero-Cuevas, University of Southern California
“Dynamics of Neural Networks on a Planar Patch-Clamp Array: Training, Identification, and Control,” Russell L. Tedrake, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
“Deep Learning in the Mammalian Visual Cortex,” Andrew Y. Ng, Stanford University
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“Engineering of cardiovascular cellular interfaces and tissue constructs,” Beth Pruitt, Stanford University
“Regulating human embryonic stem cell differentiation via the mechanical microenvironment,” Sean Palecek, University of Wisconsin, Madison
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| 2:45 – 3:15pm |
BREAK (posters informally available)
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| 3:15 – 4:05pm |
Grantee Presentation Session IV
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“Biological, Chemical and Mechanical Surface Cues for Cell Migration, Proliferation, and Differentiation: An Integrated Approach to Regeneration of New Tissues,” Cato Laurencin, University of Connecticut Health Center
“A Multifaceted Approach to the Modeling of Angiogenesis,” Roger Kamm, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
“Emerging Frontiers in 3-D Breast Cancer Tissue Test Systems,” Karen Burg, Clemson University
“An Integrated Computational and Experimental Model for Biochemical and Electrical Interactions in Ion Channels and the Impact of Sialic Acid on Neuronal Function,” Michael Betenbaugh, Johns Hopkins University
“Topic B: Biofunctionalized Devices – On Chip Signaling and ‘Rewiring’ Bacterial Cell-Cell Communication,” William Bentley, University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute
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| 4:05 to 5:00pm |
Posters for Grantee Presentation Sessions III and IV
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| 5:00 to 6:30pm |
Reception
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Friday - March 6, 2009
| 7:30 to 8:15am |
Continental Breakfast
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| 8:15 to 8:30am |
Opening Comments
Sohi Rastegar
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| 8:30 to 9:45am |
Concurrent Breakout Session I (by program area) stressing interdisciplinary research exchange, facilitated by the area Program Director(s)
ARES – Scott Midkiff
RESIN – Joy Pauschke, Bruce Hamilton, Bill Schultz
COPN – Paul Werbos, SemahatDemir
CBE – Fred Heineken
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| 9:45 to 10:00am |
BREAK
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| 10:00 to 11:15am |
Concurrent Session II
PIs:
Time to discuss administrative issues such as mid-year reviews
Students:
If you were a PI, what would you do to maximize the potential of success of the EFRI program?
As a student, how have you benefited/hope to benefit from involvement in the EFRI program to date? Do you have recommendations for how to strengthen the student experience in this program?
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| 11:15 – Noon |
Next Steps and Wrap Up
Sohi Rastegar, and Ann Becker, Ann Becker and Associates, Inc.
Reportouts from the PIs’ and Students’ sessions
New opportunities; what's missing for the future????
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Adjournment
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