Trung Van Nguyen Director

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Activities in Bio Sciences and Engineering at
NSF-ENG
National Science Foundation

• Trung Van Nguyen - Director
• Energy for Sustainability Program
• 703-292-5356
• tnguyen_at_nsf.gov

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Directorate for EngineeringFY 2009
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Energy for Sustainability
Supports Fundamental and Transformative Research
Education in the Generation, Conversion and
Storage of Environmentally Friendly and Renewable
Energy Sources.
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Investment Areas

• Solar
• New photovoltaic materials (dye-sensitized,
  quantum dots, bio-mimetic/inspired
  molecular/organic) fundamental understanding of
  energy conversion processes in these materials
• H2 Generation Storage
• Hydrogen generation by thermochemical,
  electrochemical and photoelectrochemical
  processes.
• Metal oxide, metal organic framework, carbon
  nanostructured materials fundamental
  understanding of hydrogen adsorption desorption
  processes in these materials.
• Wind Wave
• Fundamental understanding of complex fluid flow
  around blades turbines in motion.

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Investment Areas

• Biomass
• Hydrogen and hydrocarbon generation from biomass
• Bio fuel cells (microbial and enzymatic) fuel
  cells
• Fuel Cells
• Low Temp. Systems New membrane materials for
  high temperature operation and increased
  durability novel water and thermal management
  concepts fundamental understanding of reaction
  and transport at catalyst/membrane interface
• High Temp. SOFC System New electrolyte
  materials Improved 3-D distribution of
  electronic/ionic/gas reaction and transport
  interfaces.

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Environmental Sustainability

• Bruce Hamilton Director
• 703-292-7066 bhamilto_at_nsf.gov

Funds research on sustainable engineered systems
that support human well-being and that are also
compatible with sustaining natural systems.
Industrial Ecology Life cycle assessment,
materials flow analysis, input/output economic
models, and novel metrics for measuring
sustainable systems.  Green Engineering
Sustainability of chemical processes,
manufacturing processes, green building, and
infrastructure.   
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Biotechnology, Biochemical and Biomass Engineering

• Frederick Heineken Director
• 703-292-7944 fheineke_at_nsf.gov
• Funds research on fundamental problems involved
  in the processing and manufacturing of products
  of economic importance by effectively utilizing
  renewable resources of biological origin and
  bioinformatics originating from genomic and
  proteomic information.
• Fermentation Enzyme Recombinant DNA
• Cell Culture Ex Vivo Therapeutic Stem Cell
  Culture
• Metabolic and Tissue Engineering

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Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation 2009

• Sohi Rastegar Director
• 703-292-8305 srastega_at_nsf.gov
• Established to focus on important emerging areas
  in a timely manner. Provides opportunity for
  interdisciplinary teams to embark on rapidly
  advancing frontiers of fundamental engineering
  research.
• Topic 1 Biosensing and Bioactuation
• Topic 2 Hydrocarbons from Biomass

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Other Divisions in ENG Directorates

• Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems
  (ECCS) Solid State Lighting Smart Grids
• Civil, Mechanical and Manufacturing Innovation
  (CMMI) Green Buildings
• Engineering Education and Centers (EEC) Funds
  multidisciplinary Engineering Research Centers to
  address large-scale problems
• Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation
  (EFRI)
• Industrial Innovation and Partnerships (IIP)
  GOALI, I/UCRC SBIR/STTR