[New Funding Information] TEST 1:
Champagne, Ryan Keane
rkc12 at pitt.edu
Fri Jul 22 14:21:15 EDT 2016
Hi all-
I will ask for some feedback next week as to how I may best format these messages… In the meantime, this is the ‘other’ type of message that I send during a typical week: a roundup of RFI/Industry Day/”other” opportunities for research support:
MPF Industry Day<https://pitt.sharepoint.com/sites/OfficeOfResearch/Lists/Wutlist/DispForm.aspx?ID=2726>
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Sponsor: Agency: Department of the ArmyOffice: Army Contracting CommandLocation: ACC - WRN (W56HZV)(DTA)
Internal Co: MPF_Industry_Day
Accession Number: FBO 20160722
Abstract:
The US Army has decided to pursue a Mobile Protected Firepower (MPF) capability for Infantry Brigade
Combat Teams.
To that end, the US Army Maneuver Center of Excellence (MCoE) will host an MPF Industry Day on 9 August 2016 which will include Program Manager, Armored Fighting Vehicles (PM AFV) as well as Tank Automotive Research, Development and Engineering Center (TARDEC) representatives.
MCoE will describe operational context and MPF high level capability needs; PM AFV will brief the current MPF program plan.
The Industry Day will provide information on MPF high level requirements, at the For Official Use Only (FOUO) level, in the areas of Lethality, Mobility, Protection, Transportability, Sustainability, Energy, and Cyber.
Attendees will be required to RSVP and confirm that they are cleared for FOUO information.
If you wish to submit a question or comment, please submit by COB 2 August 2016. If you are interested in attending this Industry Day, please provide the names and titles of the people from your organization who will be attending the evyesent no later than 12 PM EST, 5 August 2016. The Point of Contact for
Industry Day at Fort Benning is Johnny Baker, johnny.l.baker.civ at mail.mil, (706) 545-7871.
More Information: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&tab=core&id=adfd8472bd4d4e5cec716135e5e237ef&_cview=0
Contact Information:
Primary Point of Contact.:
Johnny Baker
johnny.l.baker.civ at mail.mil<mailto:johnny.l.baker.civ at mail.mil>
Phone: 706-545-7871
Deadline: 2016 08 05 Registration
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DARPA SBIR and STTR Industry Day Meeting Announcement<https://pitt.sharepoint.com/sites/OfficeOfResearch/Lists/Wutlist/DispForm.aspx?ID=2725>
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Sponsor: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Small Business Programs Office (SBPO)
Internal Co: DARPA-PS-16-04
Accession Number: FBO 20160722
Abstract:
The focus of this Industry Day meeting is to pre-release draft topics that DARPA expects to be published in the DoD SBIR 2016.3 and STTR 2016.C announcements. Participating DARPA topic authors will present a technical briefing, followed by a Q&A session, and will conduct one-on-one appointments for interested attendees in accordance with the posted schedule. The event will be conducted at the UNCLASSIFIED security level. See the registration website for DARPA Conference Center visitor requirements. All presented materials and Q&A sessions will be posted for public access after the meeting on the SBIR/STTR Interactive Topic Information System (SITIS) website: https://sbir.defensebusiness.org/topics/
More Information: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=821a4bb36b8470fa50ba54e6b4f8377c&tab=core&_cview=0
Contact Information:
Primary Point of Contact.:
DARPA SBIR
SBIR at darpa.mil<mailto:SBIR at darpa.mil>
Messages:
The registration website will open Monday, August 8, 2016 at 8:00AM EDT and will close when capacity is reached, but not later than Friday, August 26, 2016 at 5:00PM EDT.
Dear Colleague Letter - Collaborative Supplemental Funding Opportunity in Graphene and 2D Layered Materials and Devices under the U.S. NSF/ENG - US-EC International Opportunity<https://pitt.sharepoint.com/sites/OfficeOfResearch/Lists/Wutlist/DispForm.aspx?ID=2724>
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Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
Internal Co: NSF 16-102
Accession Number: FBO 20160721
Abstract:
The Directorate for Engineering (ENG) of the National Science
Foundation (NSF) is pleased to announce a U.S.-EU collaborative
research opportunity. The goal is to enable research synergy through
international collaboration and reduce some of the current barriers to
working internationally. NSF/ENG, the NSF Office of International
Science and Engineering (OISE) and the Directorate-General for
Communications Networks, Content and Technology of the European
Commission (EC) will address these points by allowing U.S. and EU
researchers to submit requests for funding that will be considered as
supplements to existing grants. More specifically, this will be in the
form of funding available for international collaboration between the
U.S. and the EU in the area of Graphene and two-dimensional (2D)
Layered Materials and Devices. The scheme foresees mechanisms for NSF-supported
researchers and for researchers working in research labs which are
partners in the Graphene Flagship to obtain funding to enable visits or
stays of a few months in Graphene Labs across the Atlantic: NSF/ENG encourages U.S. researchers to submit
requests for supplemental funding to existing grants to support
collaborative research in Graphene and 2D Layered Materials and Devices.The EC Graphene Flagship project has reserved funding
for interested EU Researchers in this U.S.-EU collaboration. For
further information on Graphene Flagship funding opportunities see http://graphene-flagship.eu/This joint mobility collaboration opportunity is one of
the outcomes of the “U.S. EU-Flagship Workshop on Graphene and Beyond
2D Layered Materials and Devices“ that took place in Arlington,
Virginia (USA) in April 2015. The full report of this workshop is
available at http://engineering.utep.edu/useu2dworkshop/NSF funding opportunities: NSF
encourages collaboration between the U.S. and international research
communities. International collaboration arrangements are encouraged
whereby the costs of U.S.-based researchers are borne by the NSF, and
the costs of the international researchers are supported from NSF
counterpart agencies in their country or region. In the opportunity
highlighted in this Dear Colleague Letter (DCL), European collaborators
are expected to be supported by the European Commission.The Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI)
2-Dimensional Atomic-layer Research in Engineering (2-DARE) program
provides a platform for unveiling the fundamental properties of 2D
layered material systems beyond graphene, including their
heterostructures, and harnessing these properties for novel device
applications. Collaborative opportunities between the U.S. teams having
received 2-DARE Awards (as well as individual investigators holding an
NSF grant in this area) and participants in the EU Graphene Flagship
Initiative are considered to be of major importance for advancing the
field and are strongly encouraged. Interested U.S. Principal
Investigators (PIs) with ongoing NSF funded activities are encouraged
to contact the Program Director of their current NSF award. Expressions
of interest will be considered by NSF Program Officers and if
appropriate, PIs will be encouraged to submit supplemental funding
requests via Fastlane. These supplemental requests will be evaluated by
the appropriate NSF Division, and will be reviewed by Program
Directors. If found appropriate they will be considered for funding
through the Division responsible for the PI’s existing award and the
Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE). The above mechanism for U.S.-based researchers would
complement other existing, broader funding opportunities, in particular
those offered by NSF and the European Research Council (ERC), the Air
Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR), and the Army Research
Office (ARO).Graphene Flagship funding opportunities:
The Flagship consortium foresees a system of stipends for travel to
and living costs in the U.S. Such stipends would be available through a
Flagship-internal competition aimed in particular at EU researchers in
the early stage of their career. The Flagship will establish and
publish a set of clear and transparent criteria to select the most
promising proposals for exchange, based amongst others on the ongoing
research activities within the Flagship and the expected benefits from
collaboration activities with research groups in the U.S. The
application/evaluation and the actual stay would take place in the
period 2016-2017.Other Opportunities:NSF would like to make existing grantees aware of
additional government funding to support international collaborations
in the areas of Graphene and 2D Layered Materials and Devices. The
funding mechanisms available through two of these Agencies (AFOSR and
ARO) are described below. Proposers are encouraged to discuss with the
appropriate contact person listed at the end of the Dear Colleague
Letter which would be the most appropriate mechanism for funding
collaborative efforts. Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) funding opportunities:
Several portfolios within AFOSR (http://www.wpafb.af.mil/afrl/afosr/)
support basic research on 2D materials. Each portfolio manager or
associated program has the opportunity to support international
collaborations and exchanges. Please refer to the following links for
more information: http://www.wpafb.af.mil/library/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=16662 and http://www.grants.gov/web/grants/view-opportunity.html?oppId=276388.
AFOSR's International Office manages additional programs that support
international student exchanges. The exchanges, which may be for
students either to or from a US institution, must be as part of a
current AFOSR grant. AFOSR contact: Kenneth Goretta, kenneth.goretta at us.af.mil.Army Research Office (ARO) funding opportunities:
The ARO (http://www.arl.army.mil/www/default.cfm?page=29)
is very much interested in advancing Army relevant, long term, basic
research areas in 2D materials. Investigators working in these areas in
the US and Europe are encouraged to refer to ARO's Broad Agency
Announcements (BAA) at http://www.arl.army.mil/www/default.cfm?page=8 or the US Army International Technology Center at http://www.rdecom.army.mil/rfecatl/ to get more details about the current programs and funding opportunities. ARO contact: Chakrapani Varanasi, chakrapani.v.varanasi.civ at mail.mil.Supplement Preparation and SubmissionSupplemental funding requests will be accepted for
collaborative research in the research areas described in this DCL as
described below.U.S. proposers must prepare and submit requests for supplemental funding in accordance with the guidance contained in the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG): Part II, Award and Administration Guide (AAG): http://www.nsf.gov/publications/pub_summ.jsp?ods_key=aag and the additional instructions in this DCL. EU collaborators and/or partnering EU researchers will be funded through European funding. Supplemental funding requests should be submitted to
the NSF by the current U.S. grantee institution (the EU collaborator
cannot be listed as a formal co-PI on the application). However, in the
request for supplemental funding, the nature of the collaboration, the
role of the EU partner (s) and planned funding, facilities, and PI CVs
must be described. The U.S. grantee institution will submit to the
relevant NSF/ENG/ program according to NSF policies, using the NSF
Fastlane system (https://www.fastlane.nsf.gov/ ). Funds for EU proposers will be made available by the EU's Graphene Flagship. EU proposals should be submitted to admin at graphene-flagship.eu. Please see http://graphene-flagship.eu/ for further details.The request for supplemental funding should indicate
that the request is to be considered under the potential activities
described by this DCL by prefacing the first line of the Summary of
Proposed Work with “NSF/ENG/EU:”Biographical sketches of all senior U.S. and EU
personnel should be prepared in accordance with the NSF standard
biographical sketch format and uploaded in one PDF file as a
Supplementary Document.An agreement letter from the EU's Graphene Flagship hosting lab should be included as a Supplementary Document. Merit Review1. NSF/ENG/EU supplemental funding requests will be reviewed using standard NSF procedures for supplements.Supplemental funding requests will be reviewed in
accordance with NSF’s review criteria by evaluating the proposed
project on both its intellectual merit and broader impacts. A
description of the NSF merit review process is provided on the NSF
merit review website at: http://www.nsf.gov/bfa/dias/policy/merit_review/ .Information on the participating Divisions, Directorates, and Agencies can be found in: NSF/ENG/ECCS
Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems Website: http://www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=ECCSNSF/ENG/EFMA
Emerging Frontiers and Multidisciplinary Activities Website: https://www.nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?org=EFMAEC
EU Graphene Flagship Program: http://graphene-flagship.eu/
EU Graphene Flagship Research Opportunity: http://graphene-flagship.eu/news/Pages/Transatlantic-research-opportunity.aspxAFOSR
Air Force Office of Scientific Research Website: http://www.wpafb.af.mil/afrl/afosr/ ARO
Army Research Office Web Site: http://www.arl.army.mil/www/default.cfm?page=29 . The main points of contact are:NSF/ENG
Dimitris Pavlidis, ENG/ECCS, dpavlidi at nsf.gov AFOSR
Kenneth Goretta, kenneth.goretta at us.af.mil ARO
Chakrapani Varanasi, chakrapani.v.varanasi.civ at mail.milFor the EU: The Graphene Flagship
Wide Hogenhout, Wide.HOGENHOUT at ec.europa.eu
Ana Helman, AHelman at esf.orgGrace Wang
Acting Assistant Director
Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
National Science Foundation
More Information: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2016/nsf16102/nsf16102.jsp?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click
Messages:
Lei Li, Susan Fullerton, Minhee Yun,
Prototyping Innovative Solutions that solves Intelligence problems in Support of National Security<https://pitt.sharepoint.com/sites/OfficeOfResearch/Lists/Wutlist/DispForm.aspx?ID=2723>
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Sponsor: Agency: Other Defense AgenciesOffice: National Geospatial-Intelligence AgencyLocation: OCSC - Commercial Imagery, R&D, and Resource Management
Internal Co: RFI_2016
Accession Number: FBO 20160721
Abstract:
In support of National Security, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Enterprise Innovation Office (EIO) drives innovative and transformational change into the National System for Geospatial-Intelligence (NSG) and Allied System for Geospatial Intelligence (ASG) environments. The NSG and ASG require innovative solutions to countless hard intelligence problems in an efficient manner to get results as fast as possible. NGA's EIO is charged with interacting with industry and the open/sharing community to discover innovative potential solutions to those hard problems. Innovative commercial companies and open-source/non-traditional providers face several challenges when dealing with large Federal Government organizations. It could be especially difficult for small firms that often develop highly innovative solutions but lack the resources to navigate the often complex requirements of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. To encourage participation of all innovative commercial companies and open-source/non-traditional providers, NGA's EIO wants to partner with a multiparty arrangement vendor, who will provide a consortium/network type of organization, to develop and demonstrate prototypes that can potentially solve hard intelligence problem areas, and to evaluate the utility of such prototypes. 2.1 Scope: 2.1.1 The government (EIO), in conjunction with the vendor, shall perform a coordinated program to research, develop, demonstrate and use prototype capabilities. These prototypes shall be directly relevant to enhancing the mission effectiveness of military personnel and the supporting platforms, systems, components, or materials to be acquired or developed by the Department of Defense (DoD). 2.1.2 The program shall serve as a vehicle for attracting new technologies and accelerating the research and development (R&D) cycle of basic and advanced prototypes that support resolution of NSG and ASG hard intelligence problems in support of national security. Specifically, this program shall allow NGA and the vendor to execute and coordinate efforts to plan, research, develop and utilize prototype efforts designed to: Facilitate identification of companies with technologies and/or business processes that can potentially help solve hard intelligence problems.Facilitate incorporation of those companies into a partnership, consortium, or network of vendors.Allows NGA to acquire and/or use those technologies and business processes in the agency for evaluation and demonstration. The goal is to determine the value of each prototype application in solving hard intelligence problems.Allows NGA to work with the vendor to make modifications of those prototypes, for further evaluation and demonstration, based on user feedback. In order to conduct a demonstration or evaluation, allows for installation and integration of the prototype in test or operational environments, to include the cloud (e.g., Amazon Web Services (AWS), Commercial Cloud Services (C2S), and others as directed by the government).
More Information: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&tab=core&id=26af510dc065541058fdc8b6acf9ce2e
Contact Information:
Primary Point of Contact.:
Gail Painter
gail.k.painter at nga.mil<mailto:gail.k.painter at nga.mil>
Phone: 5715572369
Deadline: 2016 07 27 5PM
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NASA MissionSTEM Summit<https://pitt.sharepoint.com/sites/OfficeOfResearch/Lists/Wutlist/DispForm.aspx?ID=2722>
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Sponsor: NASA
Accession Number: FBO 20160721
Abstract:
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
NASA will be holding its first MissionSTEM Summit, scheduled to take place at NASA Headquarters in Washington DC on August 8-9, 2016, as a face-to-face meeting with virtual components. NASA launched its MissionSTEM website in 2012 to broaden the reach of the Agency’s civil rights technical assistance among our grantee institutions. MissionSTEM has done this – and much more. It has increased an open flow of communication, exchange of innovative ideas, and focus on problem-solving between NASA, its grantee institutions, their program participants, and other stakeholders, in addressing civil rights compliance, equal opportunity, and diversity and inclusion (D&I) for educational programs in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM). (To learn more about MissionSTEM, go to http://missionstem.nasa.gov/about-mission-stem.html.) We have reached a point at which we believe the work of MissionSTEM can be further served by bringing together our grantee stakeholders. That is why we are convening the NASA MissionSTEM Summit.
THEME
The theme of the Summit is "Meeting the Nation’s STEM Challenges."
INTENDED OUTCOMES
The MissionSTEM Summit is designed to take NASA’s civil rights technical assistance efforts to a new level. More specifically, the Summit is intended to achieve the following outcomes:
• Create a forum for communicating information on NASA’s workforce needs of the future, including sharing promising and emerging practices to help increase underrepresented and underserved populations at NASA and in STEM education and professions
• Help federally-funded STEM education programs to meet/address current civil rights issues in academic environments such as sexual harassment, implicit bias, and non-inclusive climates
• Increase participation of minority serving institutions (MSIs) in NASA business and grant opportunities, and education programs
• Advance diversity through civil rights compliance for NASA’s grantees, including STEM formal and informal education, such as science center and science museum grantees
• Memorialize the promising practices that come out of the Summit and chart a path forward for continuing to enhance civil rights and diversity and inclusion efforts in STEM
VIRTUAL COMPONENTS
The Opening session of the MissionSTEM Summit will be broadcast live on NASA TV from 9:30 AM to 10:50 AM EDT. The entire event will be streamed live on Ustream. If your institution would like to host a viewing event for faculty, staff, and students, simply click on the URL below and enter the password that follows.
URL: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/KKpgkydqfQr
Password: STEMsummit
If you plan to participate virtually through Ustream please RSVP using the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/MFMVLRC
To ask questions during the event, send your question(s) to civilrightsinfo at nasa.gov. If your question(s) should be directed to a specific panelist or speaker, please also note that in your email. We will do our best to get through as many questions as we can during each session.
If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in this event, please contact Maria Ruales, maria.c.ruales at nasa.gov. INTENDED PARTICIPANTS
The intended participants are NASA’s approximate 700 grantees, including universities, science centers, and science museums. Representatives from these institutions would include:
• University Presidents/Provosts
• Deans and Faculty (Principle Investigators(PIs)/Grant Writers)
• Other PIs (Space Grant Consortium)
• Education Grantees (K-12, Higher Education)
• University Compliance Officials
• Museum Officials
• Students
• Professional and Advocacy Organizations – i.e.: Association for Women in Science (AWIS), American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AICES), Federal Asian Pacific American Council (FAPAC), National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE),
More Information: http://missionstem.nasa.gov/about-mission-stem.html
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Dear Colleague Letter: Change Makers<https://pitt.sharepoint.com/sites/OfficeOfResearch/Lists/Wutlist/DispForm.aspx?ID=2721>
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Sponsor: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Internal Co: NSF 16-109
Accession Number: FBO 20160721
Abstract:
Dear Colleague:The National Science Foundation (NSF) is the place where science,
technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) discoveries and
discoverers begin. Nationally and internationally, cities and
communities face deeply interlocking physical, social, behavioral,
economic, and infrastructural challenges. For example, we face complex
challenges in providing sufficient food, clean water, and energy for
all, while sustaining a healthy environment. Solutions will require
ingenuity and expertise from across all domains, including the sciences.
Learners can be Change Makers, identifying and working to solve
problems that matter deeply to them, while simultaneously advancing
their own understanding and expertise. Research shows that engaging in
real world problem solving enhances learning, understanding, and
persistence in STEM.The Directorate for Education and Human Resources (EHR) at NSF
invites innovative research and development proposals to advance STEM
learning, while exploring solutions to multidisciplinary or
transdisciplinary global challenges in either formal or informal
settings for learners of all ages and prior educational experience,
including learners traditionally under-represented in STEM. Research and
development efforts should contribute to both the STEM and STEM
education knowledge bases. Example topics include:academic civic engagement or research opportunities for low-income
students to work on increasing the availability of fresh vegetables or
potable water locally or internationally;creation of a network of course-based research experiences to inform STEM policy work;novel use of social media and flash mob strategies to initiate community Change Maker teams;crowd-sourced solutions to clean energy challenge through global, public participation in science.Research and development projects creating toolkits, micro-credential
systems, or other resources that will enable learners to identify and
collaboratively work on problems of personal interest are welcome.
Investigators are encouraged to share learning environments that result
from this work as digital, open education resources for the community.Mechanisms of Support: Proposers are invited to
submit their proposals to one of the following programs, in accordance
with program solicitation requirements. Regardless of program, the title
of each proposal should begin with "Change Makers":For informal learning environments, submit to the Advancing Informal STEM Learning program (AISL, NSF 15-593), due November 8, 2016.For PreK-12 learning environments, submit to the Discovery Research PreK-12 program (DRK-12, NSF 15-592), due December 5, 2016For undergraduate learning environments, submit to the Improving
Undergraduate STEM Education: Education and Human Resources program
(IUSE: EHR, NSF 15-585),
due November 2, 2016 for Exploration and Design Tier for Engaged
Student Learning & Institution and Community Transformation
proposals and January 11, 2017 for Development and Implementation Tiers
for Engaged Student Learning & Institution and Community
Transformation proposals.For further guidance on identifying an appropriate program for Change Maker proposals, contact changemakers at nsf.gov. Sincerely,Joan Ferrini-Mundy
Assistant Director
Directorate for Education and Human Resources
More Information: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2016/nsf16109/nsf16109.jsp?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click
Contact Information:
Questions should be addressed to: changemakers at nsf.gov<mailto:changemakers at nsf.gov>. This DCL is expected to be in effect from June 15, 2016 through March 1, 2017. All proposals should be submitted by in accordance with individual program deadlines.
Linking Investigations in Trauma and Emergency Services (LITES), Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract<https://pitt.sharepoint.com/sites/OfficeOfResearch/Lists/Wutlist/DispForm.aspx?ID=2720>
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Sponsor: Agency: Department of the ArmyOffice: U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition ActivityLocation: U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition Activity
Internal Co: W81XWH-16-R-0033
Accession Number: FBO 20160721
Abstract:
The purpose of this requirement is to establish a contractual mechanism for the Linking Investigations in Trauma and Emergency Services (LITES) network to conduct Government directed research. The LITES shall create a research network of US trauma systems and centers with the capability to conduct prospective, multicenter, injury care and outcomes research of relevance to the Department of Defense (DOD). With limited ability to conduct larger scale, high-impact, clinical research on US service personnel in active theaters of war, the DoD and its CCCRP must turn to civilian trauma systems and centers to answer questions aimed at narrowing high-priority gaps in care of the severely injured. The imperative to continue to resolve high-priority gaps and provide solutions (knowledge and materiel) to the DoD requirements-driven CCCRP is integral to learning lessons from the recent wars and readying and innovating for future, more complex operational environments. The LITES network shall be responsive, flexible and efficient, as well as capable of being leveraged by the DOD and its CCCRP to rapidly implement clinical studies that yield operationally oriented, clinically relevant, and timely knowledge in trauma care. The LITES network shall also serve as a platform in which the initial feasibility and effectiveness of materiel solutions emerging from the CCCRP can be studied in a realistic, clinical environment prior to their evaluation in more advanced clinical trials or their broader implementation in the operational environment. The LITES network is not intended to develop investigational products through FDA Licensure. The LITES network shall be a platform in which comparative effectiveness studies can be performed on materiel products, to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of such products in limited and controlled populations prior to their wider study or operational use. The LITES network may also conduct observational and epidemiological studies to address important issues. The information resulting from the LITES network shall be integral to informing new and emerging clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) and clinical recommendations (CR), as well as, modifying or updating existing standards. This Request for Proposals (RFP) will select an organization to establish the LITES network and conduct the clinical studies, as established by DoD, to provide knowledge products and material solutions. This type of clinical research capability is necessary to allow the CCCRP to address existing and next generation questions and gaps identified from its clinical communities and requirements-generating activities. Securing such a capability is advantageous as a strategic partnership with civilian medicine and is particularly relevant, as combat casualty care and research opportunities from large-scale military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan have ended. The research shall include, but will not be limited to, the conduct of studies in the following settings: pre-hospital (point-of-injury and transport, to include Exception from Informed Consent for Emergency Research (EFIC) per FDA 21 CFR 50.24), emergency department/trauma bay, operating room, post-anesthesia recovery unit, and inpatient care (to include Intensive Care Unit-(ICU care). Specific injury patterns, patient populations, endpoints and consent requirements will vary based on the individual clinical study. The specifics of each study will be defined at the task order level. The IDIQ contract is for government-directed studies. The contractor does not have any right of first refusal for government-directed studies outside those placed, in the discretion of the government, on task orders up to the established guaranteed minimum established under this contract. In particular, this IDIQ contract is not for studies intended primarily to support FDA licensure of an investigational product. Government monitoring and site visit teams shall be allowed and/or expected as directed by the COR, but will not have primary responsibility for clinical monitoring of the IDIQ studies. The USG shall have access to any enrolling site as well as the coordinating center/lead center, and shall be able to communicate with any site. At the discretion of the USG, military sites shall be included as enrolling centers for any LITES study. The USG shall have input into the selection of enrolling centers for any given LITES study. The USG shall have input and final approval authority for protocols and all clinical study procedures for any LITES study. All enrolling centers shall comply with the government-approved protocol and procedures for any LITES study. Contractor shall ensure that all enrolling centers comply with the USG approved protocol and clinical monitoring plan for each specific LITES task order (study).
More Information: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&tab=core&id=4146b6335f2923f479eaa4614fdbfb3d&_cview=0
Contact Information:
Contracting Office Address:
Attn: MCMR-AAA
820 Chandler Street
Frederick, MD 21702-5014, Maryland 21702-5014
United States
Primary Point of Contact.:
Wayne A Medina
wayne.a.medina2.civ at mail.mil<mailto:wayne.a.medina2.civ at mail.mil>
Secondary Point of Contact:
Erica K. Smith
erica.k.smith5.civ at mail.mil<mailto:erica.k.smith5.civ at mail.mil>
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Study of Emerging Exploitation Developments (SEED)<https://pitt.sharepoint.com/sites/OfficeOfResearch/Lists/Wutlist/DispForm.aspx?ID=2719>
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Sponsor: Office: Air Force Materiel CommandLocation: AFRL/RQK - WPAFB
Internal Co: FA8650-16-S-1831
Accession Number: FBO 20160721
Abstract:
SEED will be an Open BAA that will address challenges that face the sensor exploitation community and maximize various sensor information while advancing the SotA of sensor exploitation technologies. This program is broken into four general research areas: Detection and Tracking; Recognition, Performance Understanding and Mission Analysis; and Multi-Int Exploitation.
This program shall reach out to several different groups of researchers with all different backgrounds, experience and expertise to work very innovative, high risk, fundamental research projects which address some particular sensing/exploitation challenge. This research covers all sensor modalities including but not limited to Radar (passive, distributed apertures, and fully- adaptive radar for closed-loop operation, synthetic aperture radar), WAMI (Wide Area Motion Imagery), EO (Electro-Optic), IR (InfraRed), OPIR (Overhead Persistent InfraRed), HSI (Hyperspectral), MSI (Multispectral), GMTI (Ground Moving Target Indication), SIGINT, SAL (synthetic aperture laser), LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging), LADAR (Laser Radar) and vibrometry for ground, air and space applications.
More Information: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=891139338679bddcc08e3189f6286dd1&tab=core&_cview=0
Contact Information:
Place of Performance:
WPAFB, OH
United States
Primary Point of Contact.:
Regina Williams,
Contracting Officer
regina.williams.7 at us.af.mil<mailto:regina.williams.7 at us.af.mil>
Phone: (937) 713-9977
Secondary Point of Contact:
Tara Norris,
Contract Negotiator
tara.norris at us.af.mil<mailto:tara.norris at us.af.mil>
Phone: (937) 713-9976
Deadline: N/A: NOI
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Fundamental Research in Atomic, Molecular and Quantum Physics<https://pitt.sharepoint.com/sites/OfficeOfResearch/Lists/Wutlist/DispForm.aspx?ID=2718>
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Sponsor: Agency: Department of the NavyOffice: Office of Naval Research
Internal Co: N00014-16-S-BA14
Accession Number: FBO 20160721
Abstract:
ONR has a long history of investing in atomic physics. Atomic clocks, found in large number in
DOD and commercial systems today, have fundamental underpinnings that can be traced back to investments made by ONR over 60 years ago. Fundamental work in laser cooling and trapping made over the past 30 years along with subsequent, applied research investments contributed to the first DOD application of laser cooled atomic systems. The rubidium fountain clocks at United States Naval Observatory (USNO) enable the DOD master clock to meet the most stringent Navy and DOD timing requirements.
The core motivation for the AMQ program stems from the fact that atomic and molecular systems make exceptional sensors and the belief that further developments in these areas will yield future technological benefits in sensing and other areas. The toolbox provided by laser cooling and trapping allows control of internal and external degrees of freedom down to the single atom level. This control will provide useful classical and quantum states that reduce noise, add robustness to environmental effects, and give insight into various complex physical phenomena. ONR expects that new developments in atomic, molecular and quantum physics will make contributions to future naval applications that include inertial sensing, earth and material science, low-noise and high resolution electromagnetic field sensing, and future high-performance, set-and-forget atomic clocks.The fundamental research ONR seeks to support under this BAA will continue to push the
boundaries of science and technology in the area of atomic, molecular, and quantum physics. We encourage innovative proposals, both theoretical and experimental, addressing the following areas:
I. Cooling and Trapping Techniques
• Techniques for cooling and trapping that enable compact and robust systems with the potential for low size, weight and power in future deployable systems.
• Development of techniques that allow for the exploration of new phenomena such as the manipulation of new cold atom or molecular systems or through improved diagnostic capability and access.
• Techniques leading to improved, useful atomic flux in sensor-relevant geometries.
• Techniques aimed at achieving the temperatures needed to access useful regimes for quantum simulation and other applications.
II. Fundamental Developments in Atomic Clocks and Inertial Sensors
• Improved local oscillators for optical clocks, either in terms of potential portability/robustness or in terms of absolute performance.
• Development of new octave spanning frequency comb sources focused on achieving low
SWaP-C such as compact fiber-based and whispering-gallery mode-based devices.
• New, resource-minimizing approaches to optical clocks.
• New ideas with the potential to provide practical atomic inertial sensors.
III. Metrologically Relevant Quantum States
• Identification and quantification of useful systems, states, and applications of quantum effects in atoms or molecules or hybrid atomic systems (e.g. atomic/mechanical systems).
• Robust, metrologically-useful quantum state preparation in sensor-relevant configurations.
• Demonstrations of quantum enhanced measurements using atoms, molecules or other atom-like systems (e.g. defects in solids).
More Information: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=abe3f1630a39482c1bac9311f5c13a4b&tab=core&_cview=0
Contact Information:
Primary Point of Contact.:
Angela L. Morin,
Contract Specialist
angela.morin at navy.mil<mailto:angela.morin at navy.mil>
Deadline: 2016 09 02 White Paper
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Common Heterogeneous Integration and IP Reuse Strategies (CHIPS) Request for Information (RFI)<https://pitt.sharepoint.com/sites/OfficeOfResearch/Lists/Wutlist/DispForm.aspx?ID=2717>
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Sponsor: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Microsystems Technology Office (MTO)
Internal Co: DARPA-SN-16-50
Accession Number: FBO 20160721
Abstract:
Today’s leading edge electronic designs are complex, expensive, and often involve teams spread across the globe; factors that have driven drastic growth in non-recurring engineering (NRE) costs. Additionally, the monolithic nature of these designs means that any change to a portion of the chip requires a re-spin of the entire chip. The high cost notwithstanding, these application specific integrated circuits (ASICs) are unrivaled in their performance. Many large commercial designers can spread these costs over the large volumes of consumer products, but for low-volume customers like the DoD, start-up companies, and academia, these mounting costs have restricted access to the latest device technologies (or "nodes").
One technique for addressing rising cost and complexity has been the use of a modular design flow that subdivides a system into functional circuit blocks, called IP blocks. In this document, IP block refers to intellectual property captured in a pre-designed functional circuit block. Examples of IP blocks include, but are not limited to, timing circuits, filters, waveform generators, embedded processors, data converters, amplifiers, fast Fourier transforms (FFTs), serializer-deserializers (SERDES), and memory.To fully realize the benefits of modular design, designers must be able to use IP blocks from
various technologies and nodes. Printed circuit boards (PCBs) exemplify a platform for this type of heterogeneous assembly of IP blocks that can be completed rapidly and at low cost. However, the PCB approach has several disadvantages that limit their usefulness for DoD applications. For example, the distances between IP blocks are too large to be compatible with tomorrow’s high- speed requirements. Another problem is that signals must travel through layers of packaging to reach the die, incurring significant signal loss.
DARPA is interested in a new design strategy that can combine the high performance characteristics of ASICs with the rapid, low-cost, and heterogeneous assembly of PCBs. One possible path is to instantiate IP blocks as chiplets (functional dies) that can be assembled onto modular integration platforms. These chiplets would leverage standard layouts and interfaces to seamlessly link to other chiplets. This design methodology will hereafter be described as the CHIPS process. It is anticipated that the use of standard interfaces will enable access to a large catalog of commercial and government off-the-shelf (COTS/GOTS) IP blocks, reuse of existing IP blocks, and heterogeneous integration of blocks in other technologies and nodes. It is further anticipated that a fully implemented CHIPS ecosystem will substantially reduce the time and cost to realize new circuit functions.
REQUESTED INFORMATION
To enable modular assembly of chiplets as described above, a common set of standard interfaces should be agreed upon. Multiple standards could exist depending on the range of targeted chiplets, however a minimum number of standards is imperative to encourage broad use. These standard interfaces should properly describe requirements across multiple layers, such as physical, electrical, control, software, etc. Requirements for documentation practices, so that designers can easily incorporate chiplets from multiple sources, are also of interest.
DARPA seeks innovative insights on how standard interfaces and IP reuse can be leveraged to create custom circuits in a fraction of today’s time and cost, with conventional methods for both digital and analog systems. To this end, DARPA is interested in discussions on the optimal set of design requirements that would motivate use of ‘CHIPS-like’ die-level integration in future electronic systems. Note that the interface and modularity requirements for digital and analog blocks are anticipated to diverge due to their dramatically different drivers. This RFI does NOT seek proposed solutions or methodologies to realize the modular CHIPS vision. The two primary goals of this RFI are to seek input regarding metrics to measure and ensure
More Information: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=849bce9cdceb8798c78700180b8f8e7f&tab=core&_cview=0
Contact Information:
Primary Point of Contact.:
Dr. Daniel Green
DARPA-SN-16-50 at darpa.mil<mailto:DARPA-SN-16-50 at darpa.mil>
Deadline: 2016 07 29 5PM Response due
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Spectrum Collaboration Challenge: Collaborative Intelligent Radio Networks (SC2:CIRN)<https://pitt.sharepoint.com/sites/OfficeOfResearch/Lists/Wutlist/DispForm.aspx?ID=2716>
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Sponsor: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Microsystems Technology Office (MTO)
Internal Co: DARPA-BAA-16-47
Accession Number: FBO 20160721
Abstract:
Under the authority of 10 U.S.C. § 2374a to stimulate innovations using prize competition, the DARPA SC2 will use a series of tournament events to spur development of next-generation wireless networks which make more effective use of the RF spectrum. These networks will be capable of intelligently optimizing the spectrum by collaborating with, and learning from, the other systems that occupy the spectrum with them. In competitive events across three phases, teams will be asked to devise machine learning based strategies that allow their CIR network to autonomously communicate without preplanning or knowledge of the other networks. The winning team will be able to consistently find techniques which optimize not just their own
wireless throughput but the total throughput of all radio networks in the spectrum.To participate in SC2, each team will develop CIR software to run on a Standard Radio Node
(SRN), provided by DARPA. The SRN consists of a standard commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) software programmable radio coupled with a host processing computer. The Government anticipates using Ettus Research X310 software defined radios. Each RN will have programmable logic in the form of a field programmable gate array (FPGA), likely a Xilinx Kintex-7, a multi-core general purpose processor (GPP), likely a Dell R630, and a Nvidia graphical processing unit (GPU).
Proposers should refer to the SC2 Rules Document for more information on the SRN. Details of the configuration of the SRN will be published in the SC2 System Specification Document, which will be made available on the SC2 website at a later date. Proposals should address how their CIR technology addresses these following five key areas: Reconfigurable Radio, RF
Environment Understanding, Reasoning, Contextualization, and Collaboration. 1. Reconfigurable Radio
The ability to interact with and accommodate the needs of other radio systems is predicated on a CIR’s ability to flexibly adapt to the changing scenarios it finds itself in. Strong CIR designs will implement a reconfigurable communications system, exposing their decision-making engines to a wide variety of tunable radio parameters to be able to operate under these scenarios. Proposerswill need to consider which tunable parameters are of most value to their CIR’s and the extent to which their radios are able to freely select among them. Tunable frequency, bandwidth, modulation, coding, medium access, spatial directivity, and networking along with the plethora of options available to radio designer under each of these disciplines should be considered.
Proposals should discuss the adaptation envelope and justify design decisions.2. RF Environment Understanding
In order to inform decision making, the proposed systems must understand the composition and characteristics of the RF environment around them. This potentially includes: understanding large and small-scale wireless channel propagation conditions; the ability to train the CIR network to identify non-collaborative wireless systems, including those that may need to be protected; the ability to learn online how to identify (classify) other CIR and non-collaborative radio (NCR) networks without prior knowledge; the ability to create stateful characterizations of
other CIR states; and any other information which the CIR may infer about environment which is useful in their decision-making process.
Proposers should address what level of understanding their CIR network will ultimately have, what algorithms the system will use, and what information feeds those algorithms.
3. Reasoning
A CIR must leverage its current understanding of the RF environment to make the best decision about any changes it may make to its communications strategy. Unlike traditional decision making systems, a CIR is a small piece of a much larger ensemble. For example, changing the type of waveform used by one pair of CIRs may have a ripple effect through the broader collective. As such, a CIR’s decision making process must broadly consider the ramifications of how a particular action may affect the overall ensemble and find the best strategy, not solely for
a single CIR, or CIR network, but for the entire collective. Proposers should address how their CIRs will make decisions based on information provided by the understanding process. Proposers should also discuss their approaches for making optimal joint decisions with previously unknown CIRs.
4. Contextualization
CIR networks comprising the ensemble are expected to rapidly learn (5 min.) how to respond to changes in a scenario in order to remain an effective radio system (see the SC2 Rules Document for examples). In order to do this effectively, radio systems must contextualize knowledge they have already acquired (both a-priori and online-learned) and determine how to transfer the relevant information to the current scenario. Classically, contextualization has been achieved through leveraging prior knowledge of both the source and target task in order to build an
explicit mapping between them ahead of time.
It’s unrealistic to believe that one could give a CIR full knowledge of every scenario it might encounter in the real world. Proposers should describe how their CIRs learn to transfer
knowledge from scenario to scenario, enabling the radio system to quickly adapt without extended disruption to their quality of service. A CIR which must "unlearn" previous and inapplicable knowledge and then "relearn" the new scenario will ultimately react too slowly to be a viable radio system. Proposers should describe the basis for their transfer learning strategies. 5. Collaboration
Collaboration takes place on two fronts: between like CIRs within the same network, and between CIRs of different networks using the collaboration channel. While any two networks will be able to collaborate over a wired channel, the information to be shared, and the resulting decisions, must be distributed throughout the networks wirelessly. This overhead implies a cost to collaboration. Sending all information, to every CIR, all the time, is neither a tenable nor scalable approach to collaborating. A CIR should judiciously find the optimal information
sharing strategy, such that throughput is maximized and collaboration excess is minimized. Intra- network collaboration can be optimized as part of the design, however in the inter-network case
it can’t be known a-priori what information, under what context, will be useful to other networks. Proposers should describe both how their design incorporates intra-network collaboration, as
well as their approach for inter-network collaboration. Proposers are also encouraged to detail the information they would hope to exchange over an inter-network collaboration channel. The specific instantiation of the inter-network protocol will be determined by a Government-led
working group consisting of all participants prior to PE1.
More Information: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=618b304ad4ee8dc31d5e9d6fa5d8ebe3&tab=core&_cview=0
Contact Information:
• Agency contact:
o Mr. Paul Tilghman, Program Manager
BAA Coordinator: DARPA-BAA-16-47 at darpa.mil<mailto:name at darpa.mil>
DARPA/MTO
• Challenge Website: www.SpectrumCollaborationChallenge.com
Deadline: 2016 09 02 1PM (proposal)
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Spectrum Collaboration Challenge: Competition Architecture (SC2:CA)<https://pitt.sharepoint.com/sites/OfficeOfResearch/Lists/Wutlist/DispForm.aspx?ID=2715>
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Sponsor: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Microsystems Technology Office (MTO)
Internal Co: DARPA-BAA-16-48
Accession Number: FBO 20160721
Abstract:
DARPA is soliciting innovative research proposals that involve the testing and evaluation of collaborative intelligent radio (CIR) networks in support of the Spectrum Collaboration Challenge, a tournament- style competition to develop radio networks that autonomously manage and optimize their use of radio frequency (RF) spectrum without pre-planning or prior knowledge of other networks occupying the same spectrum. Due to the autonomy given to these radios, research into new techniques to evaluate and monitor such a collective are vital to the success of the new paradigm SC2 seeks to create. This solicitation addresses technical development for the competitions to: 1) devise scoring methodologies for large cooperative games, such as SC2, 2) develop realistic scenarios that define and drive the multi-network matches simulating realistic RF environments at previously unseen scales, and 3) validate the integrity of the competition through real-time techniques which monitor, understand, and validate a the actions of a large collection of radio networks.The SC2 program will consist of three 12-month phases, each culminating in a competitive tournament-style event. Phases 1 and 2 will both end with a Preliminary Event (PE1 and PE2, respectively) and Phase 3 will conclude with the SC2 Championship Event (SCE). Each tournament will take place on the SC2 testbed, called the Colosseum, which is being developed by the SC2 Government team. This BAA solicitation is to support the development and execution of tournament events using Colosseum. Due to the fundamentally new spectrum paradigm of largescale, autonomous decision making, traditional approaches for testing and evaluating don’t translate. Mobile communications are typically tested one at a time in a benchtop-like environment. In SC2 there are no preexisting rules for spectrum usage, and thus new approaches must be researched to evaluate such systems under realistic conditions, and at scale. Similarly, current day radio systems are not capable of collaborating, so careful attention must be paid to the structure of objectives (i.e., scoring methodologies) which incentivize them towards a common goal. Specifically, this BAA seeks innovative approaches in three Technical Areas (TAs):
• TA1: Scoring Methodology
• TA2: Scenario Development
• TA3: Integrity Development
More Information: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=c16ee7ab30f9e1388ccb26d3cfa9db76&tab=core&_cview=0
Contact Information:
Challenge Website: www.SpectrumCollaborationChallenge.com
Agency contact:
Mr. Paul Tilghman, Program Manager
BAA Coordinator: DARPA-BAA-16-48 at darpa.mil
DARPA/MTO
Deadline: 2016 09 02 (Proposal)
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Spectrum Collaboration Challenge (SC2): Competitor Information Day & Competition Architecture Proposers Day<https://pitt.sharepoint.com/sites/OfficeOfResearch/Lists/Wutlist/DispForm.aspx?ID=2714>
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Sponsor: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
Internal Co: DARPA-SN-16-52
Accession Number: FBO 20160721
Abstract:
DARPA will host an Information Day for potential competitors in the Spectrum Collaboration Challenge (SC2) in support of DARPA‐BAA‐16‐47, Spectrum Collaboration Challenge – Collaborative Intelligent Radio Networks on August 10th, 2016, at DARPA from 0800 to 1700 EDT.
Additionally, DARPA will host a Competition Architecture Proposers Day in support of DARPA‐BAA‐16‐
48, Spectrum Collaboration Challenge – Competition Architecture on August 11th, 2016, at DARPA
from 0800 to 1700 EDT.
Potential proposers and participants are invited to attend one or both days. The first day will focus on direct participation as a competitor in the Spectrum Collaboration Challenge. The second day will focus on competition architecture needs. The same background on the SC2 competition and program will be provided both days. There is no need to attend both sessions unless you are considering both opportunities (please review the BAAs for eligibility restrictions ‐ participation is prevented under both BAAs).
The goals of the Competitor Information Day and Competition Architecture Proposers Day are:
(1) To introduce the science and technology community (industry, academia, and Government) to the
Spectrum Collaboration Challenge program vision and goals;
(2) To facilitate interaction between researchers with capabilities and interests relevant to the Spectrum
Collaboration Challenge program goals; and
(3) To encourage and promote teaming arrangements among organizations that have the relevant
expertise, research facilities and capabilities for executing research and development responsive to the
Spectrum Collaboration Challenge program goals.
Both the Competitor Information Day and the Competition Architecture Proposers Day will include overview presentations by Government personnel and opportunities for team building among the
participants. Both meetings will be held at the UNCLASSIFIED level.
More Information: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=6d8a312a3984bd523e99f5038e26363c&tab=core&_cview=0
Contact Information:
Primary Point of Contact.:
Paul Tilghman,
MTO Program Manager
DARPA-SN-16-52 at darpa.mil<mailto:DARPA-SN-16-52 at darpa.mil>
Deadline: 2016 08 05 12PM Registration
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a webcast of the event will be provided for those who are interested but are not able to attend in person. Whether they intend to attend in person or via webcast, participants
must register in advance through the registration website:
https://spectrumcollaborationchallenge.com/register‐for‐information‐days
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Workshop on Electromechanical Transmitters for Very Low Frequency (EMT‐VLF)<https://pitt.sharepoint.com/sites/OfficeOfResearch/Lists/Wutlist/DispForm.aspx?ID=2713>
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Sponsor: DARPA MTO
Internal Co: DARPA-SN-16-51
Accession Number: FBO 20160721
Abstract:
DARPA Microsystems Technology Office (MTO) will hold a day‐long workshop on Friday, August 12,
2016, to discuss innovative approaches for creating electrically‐small transmit antennas enabled through mechanical‐electromagnetic coupling. Radio frequencies (RF) of interest to DARPA include 0.3 ‐ 30 kHz (ULF and VLF) and below in which free‐space electromagnetic (EM) wavelengths, measured in tens of kilometers, are too large for portable systems using conventional antenna approaches. Electrically‐small antennas are defined as having dimensions much smaller than the EM wavelength, with examples in the literature of antenna sizes as small as 1/10 of the EM wavelength. DARPA is seeking innovation to bring that size below 1/10,000 of the EM wavelength or by at least a factor of 103 smaller than the current state of the art (SOA). Such a tremendous reduction in size is impossible to achieve through traditional antenna design due to extremely low radiation efficiency and very unfavorable impedance matching conditions. A potential path to a successful solution is offered by a mechanically‐driven antenna where coulomb charge is accelerated mechanically.1,2 The moving charge is equivalent to electric current and oscillatory acceleration results in EM emission. Applications of this concept include linear or rotational motion of an electret material or poled ferroelectric. Rotating a ferromagnetic material with permanent magnetic polarization (permanent magnet) also results in coupling to the EM field.3 RF transmission can be achieved by modulating the rotational speed of the permanent magnet. Mechanically actuated electric or magnetic devices promise to produce transmitter antennas whose sizes are orders of magnitude smaller than the free‐space electrical wavelength of operation and whose field extends far enough to make long‐distance communication possible.
To realize the above concept in a practical transmitter design, DARPA is seeking innovative solutions in the areas of materials, mechanical actuation, and overall transmitter architectures to address impedance matching, power handling, signal modulation, and other system‐level considerations.
DARPA anticipates that the following key topics will be explored during the workshop:
1. Materials. In order to maximize the moment of the system, the product charge x velocity must be maximized. The charge‐holding capacity of a dielectric material is limited fundamentally by electrostatic coulomb interactions, as well as practically by charge leakage and passivation by
oppositely charged particles in the environment. Two classes of materials are of interest:
electrets and ferroelectrics. A recent survey of electret materials’ properties4 places the SOA
surface charge densities achieved at about 1.4 mC/m2 (PETF material). Some ferroelectric
material composites, such those based on PZT5, can reach 150 mC/m2, but the stability of the
charge density becomes an issue. DARPA desires materials with charge densities of hundreds of mC/m2 that can maintain charge stability for many years. The Workshop will explore methods to obtain and produce high charge density electrets and ferroelectrics, new materials concepts for bound charge storage, ideas to combine and stack such materials in order to maximize the
overall charge density of the system, methods and configurations to package such materials to increase their longevity by reducing charge leakage, contamination, and high‐voltage surface discharge.
2. Mechanical actuation. Mechanically moving the electrically charged or magnetic material creates the EM field. In order to maximize the magnitude of the generated field, the velocity of the motion must be as high as possible. At the same time, the frictional forces leading to damping, losses and heat generation must be minimized. Another requirement is to achieve impedance matching to the radiation field. This is done through engineering the interplay of mechanical stiffness and inertia, which are the equivalents of capacitance and inductance in an electrical circuit, respectively. In addition, RF modulation will require corresponding mechanical modulation. And last, but not least, a scalable system composed of a large number of smaller, synchronously operated mechanical emitters will require very strict mechanical synchronization. SOA microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) offer great control over mechanical actuation,
low mechanical losses, good stability, and uniformity among large numbers of produced devices. However, the stringent operating requirements call for innovative engineering solutions in electromechanical design, including the ability to modulate, optimal mechanisms for mechanical actuation, low loss suspensions, vacuum packaging, etc.
3. Holistic system view. An electromechanical transmit antenna should not be considered in isolation from the rest of the transmitting system or from the RF application envisioned. Very low RF frequencies (VLF) are desired for long range communications due to low path attenuation, the atmospheric waveguide properties, and the ability of low frequency EM fields to penetrate underground or underwater. Information bandwidth and link propagation characteristics must be included as primary design considerations. DARPA welcomes participation from individuals and organizations with experience in VLF communications, modulation protocols and RF waveform design, RF propagation models for atmospheric, underground and underwater applications, etc.
4. Complementary ideas. The electromechanical approach described may not be the only path to solve the small transmit antenna challenge in the VLF. The enabling idea in the above descriptions is the high Q electromechanical transduction to allow matching to the extremely small radiation resistance. Other transduction mechanisms may offer similar advantages. DARPA will consider alternative ideas as long they meet the overall stated goals of operating at frequencies below 100 kHz with transmitter size not exceeding ~1 meter at its largest
dimension, and the ability to efficiently transmit enough EM energy to enable DoD missions at
relevant operational ranges.
More Information: https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=253d7d75d614f864c4ebfd0dc9aff571&tab=core&_cview=0
Deadline: 2016 08 05 (1PM) Registration
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Participants must register through the registration web site: http://www.cvent.com/d/vvq7bk. <http://www.cvent.com/d/vvq7bk> The
registration fee to attend the workshop is $15.00.
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