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The National Science Foundation’s Spectrum Innovation Initiative: National Radio Dynamic Zones is an interdisciplinary program that seeks to foster collaboration among spectrum sharing researchers; domain experts with knowledge of specific applications, scientific activities, or instruments; site or mission experts who understand the operations of specific facilities or systems; spectrum regulatory specialists; and others.
The Department of Energy's Office of Science Program in Biological and Environmental Research, Earth and Environmental System Sciences Division is interest in applications from the scientific community for Urban Integrated Field Laboratories that will improve the science underpinning for our understanding of climate and environmental predictability across complex and variable urban regions.
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This is the second in a series of columns about the services provided by the Office of the Vice President for Research units. The Office of PreAward Services, or PAS, located in 103 Fairchild Hall, has 7 major functions:
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Sponsored proposal assembly, review and submission: Provide complete cradle to grave proposal services, including proposal assemblage/compilation, review and reconciliation to sponsor guidelines, formatting for eRA submission requirements, recommending submission status, and submit in required format to external funding party.
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Award receipt, review, routing and acceptance: Review project awards to ensure conformity with university and Regents policy, state and federal laws and regulations and assist faculty members with any revisions required as a condition of funding and facilitate the routing, acceptance and on-boarding of these projects at K-State.
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Contract and subcontract development, negotiation and execution: Development of innovative contracting vehicles. Review, negotiation and recommendation for execution on all contracts, subcontracts and agreements developed by and received by K-State to fund sponsored research, instructional and public services projects.
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Project modifications: Facilitate the development, routing, review and submission of project modifications requiring prior approval, in accordance with federal regulations or external sponsor contract requirements. Functions supported include no-cost time extensions, budget revisions, change in PI effort, change in project personnel assignments, relinquishments, project closeouts, changes to project scope, and other such project modifications requiring sponsor prior approval.
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Data capture, analytics and reporting: Responsible for the capture of all data relating to the pursuit, receipt and management of K-State externally sponsored research, instruction, public service and other sponsored project activities. Produce in-depth proposal and award reporting metrics to support faculty P&T decisions, departmental/college/program accreditation, and to promote K-State’s efforts and achievements in its growth objectives of becoming a premier research institution.
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eRA systems development, operations and training: Provide oversight and management of eRA Systems deployed by the OVPR to facilitate the conduct of research administration in a cutting-edge, modern electronic business environment. Provide ongoing training to all K-State personnel in the use of all eRA solutions. Evaluate requests for access, determine access roles and provide the requisite access rights to K-State eRA solutions.
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Authorized institutional approval and signature: Provide final approval and authorized signature on all sponsored proposals, awards, grants and agreements.
PAS team members and their particular areas of responsibility are:
- Paul Lowe, associate vice president for research and director – management and oversight of all functions; serves as agency authorized representative for sponsoring entities and K-State delegated signing authority.
- Mollie Robbins-Wint, associate director — proposal team oversight, electronic business systems development and oversight, business processes and training, data analytics, reporting and quality assurance.
- Lisa Duer, manager, contract negotiations — negotiation and subcontracting team oversight, master agreements, industry relations, and strategic partnerships.
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Proposal and award specialists — see our website for unit assignments: Anita Fahrny, senior grants specialist; Carmen Garcia, senior grants specialist, Bailey Starns, senior grant specialist, Tucker Anders, senior grants specialist, DeAnn Bratton, grants specialist, Kelly Burns, grants specialist, Josh Sharon, grants specialist, Nidhi Bhandari, grants specialist, Tim McDaniel, grants specialist, Eric Anderson, grants specialist, Lori Garwick, grants specialist.
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Contract Negotiators — see our website for unit assignments: Rex Goff, senior contract negotiator; Andra Bardas, senior contract negotiator; Debby Werth, senior contract negotiator; Christa Jahnke, contract negotiator; Lacey Stevens, contract negotiator; Ryanne Rahjes, contract negotiator.
- Cecelia Scaler, project modification specialist; Sharon Zoeller, administrative specialist
PAS staff members coordinate with other OVPR units including the Office of Research Development on proposal development and limited submission proposals; University Research Compliance Office on the coordination of compliance training and approvals; and K-State Innovation Partners on intellectual property, patenting, licensing and corporate relations.
-Paul R. Lowe
Associate Vice President for Research and Director
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K-State events and announcements |
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10 a.m. Thursday, March 31
Mara Conference Center at Trotter Hall
The Office of the Vice President for Research and K-State Innovation Partners will host A.J. Mellott, co-founder and CEO of Ronawk, for “Orchestrating cell behavior in a novel 3D Modular System." Ronawk is in Olathe and has developed a T-Block technology to produce patient-specific biologics to treat diseases, cancer, organ injuries and burns.
A demonstration of the company’s Bio-Blocks, a registered trademark, will follow at 2 p.m. in 121 Ackert Hall.
Interested faculty and graduate students are invited to attend the presentation and/or demonstration. Registration is not required.
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Campus invited to tour nano and microelectronics lab |
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3 p.m.
Thursday, April 7
0035 Rathbone Hall
The Carl R. Ice College of Engineering will host a series of laboratory tours to exhibit the capabilities of each facility as well as foster collaboration within the Kansas State University research community.
Jungkwun Kim, assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, will kick off the series by opening his nano and microelectronics lab for a tour at 3 p.m. on April 7 in 0035 Rathbone Hall.
The university community is invited to tour the lab as well as hear about Kim’s research program.
Kim’s laboratory is equipped with a variety of microfabrication and characterization tools, including a scanning electron microscope, laser-driven 3D printers, digital and analog microscopes, plasma-driven metal deposition and etching equipment, a network analyzer with a bandwidth of up to 40 GHz, a potentiostat, mask aligner, mask writer and laser machining tools, among other tools.
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Share your work with the public during the Kansas Science Festival |
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The Kansas Science Festival, supported by several Kansas State University units, is a new initiative on a mission to co-create STEAM — science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics — experiences that spark excitement and curiosity in learners of all ages. The inaugural Kansas Science Festival will take place April 20-30 with a series of activities, including our signature event: Kansas Science Festival @Downtown MHK, from 1-5 p.m. April 30. This event provides researchers and community STEAM practitioners from all backgrounds and career stages an opportunity to share their work with the broader public.
Members of the K-State community are invited to participate and present their work in the form of a hands-on, family-friendly activity. The goal is to provide the broader community with a glimpse of all the exciting ways STEAM intersects with our daily lives, to spark curiosity and excitement in learners of all ages and, frankly, to have fun!
K-State community participation is welcome regardless of specialization or career stage. Whether you are a faculty member with developed outreach activities for broader impacts, a graduate student with an exciting research project, or an undergraduate student organization with a passion for STEAM, please sign up to participate and register for a booth by April 8 using the Kansas Science Festival website.
If you are excited about this initiative but do not have an activity in mind, you can also help the Kansas Science Festival as a volunteer prior to, during or after the event. Volunteers can sign-up through the following website: scienceks.org/support-us/.
If you have any questions, please contact the steering committee via email.
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Global Food Systems Seed Grant Program
Submissions for the Global Food Systems seed grant program are now open.
The fiscal year 2023 GFS Seed Grants will be made for a two-year period for funding levels up to $100,000 per year or $200,000 total award. The second year of funding will be contingent upon continued state funding and sufficient progress in the first year. Two requirements for all projects are:
- The potential for the project to impact job growth and job creation, as well as retain and attract talent in the state of Kansas.
- Specific plans to attract new externally sponsored funding to solve GFS grand challenges.
Proposals are due by 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 9, 2022.
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Global Food System initiative presents Writing for Industry Workshop |
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3-5 p.m.
Tuesday, April 12
This Global Food System workshop aims to help train graduate students and faculty members on industry-focused relationships, proposal writing, intellectual property protection and the legal ins and outs of industry interaction.
All disciplines and research interests are welcome. The workshop will be held via Zoom.
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Attend inaugural K-State Libraries Lecture Series |
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David Rosowsky, vice president for research at Kansas State University, will present "Telling Our Story: Value, impact and the importance of land-grant universities" at the inaugural K-State Libraries Lecture Series at 3:30 p.m April 14. In this talk, we will explore the challenges and opportunities of affirming our land-grant mission in the context of an uncertain post-pandemic world.
The lecture will be in the Hemisphere Room on the fifth floor of Hale Library. Rosowsky will be joined by panelists Michael Dowd, student body past president; Laurel Littrell, director of assessment at K-State Libraries and Faculty Senate president; Ernie Minton, dean of the College of Agriculture and director of K-State Research and Extension; and Be Stoney, interim chief diversity and inclusion officer.
A reception will immediately follow the lecture. Space is limited and registration is required. Please register online.
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Kansas Water Resources Institute research grants |
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The Kansas Water Resources Institute, or KWRI, is accepting proposals for research grants. This year KWRI expects to fund up to four grants up to $50,000 each. Projects are funded for up to 24 months. Graduate and undergraduate training is encouraged and refereed scientific research publications are an expected output of this program.
Successful proposals will focus on research that explores new ideas to address water problems in Kansas and expands understanding of water and related phenomena within the Kansas context.
Faculty and research staff at state universities — including K-State, KU, WSU, ESU, PSU and FHSU — may submit proposals. Researchers in the social, biological, physical and engineering sciences, as well as fields such as water management, water law and economics, are encouraged to apply. Funded projects start in the fall of 2022, contingent on federal budget approval.
The deadline for applications is 5 p.m., April 15, 2022. The full RFP, along with additional details about how to submit and proposal review criteria can be found on the KCARE website.
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The Kansas Water Resources Institute, or KWRI, is pleased to announce the release of the FY2022 RFPs for three National Competitive Grants from the United States Geological Survey.
These grants focus on regional or interstate water issues and are open to any investigator from an accredited college or university. Proposals may be for projects of 1-3 years in duration, and investigators can request up to $250,000 of federal funds (match required).
The three grants are:
- General.
- Aquatic Invastive Species.
- Per- and Polyfluroalkyl Substances.
KWRI is responsible for submitting all Kansas proposals to USGS. The deadline for submissions to KWRI is April 26, 2022.
More information about program objectives, research priorities, or grant submissions can be found on the KCARE website. Contact KWRI director Dan Devlin with questions.
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External events and announcements |
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Faculty Teaching Practices due to the Pandemic: IRB Approved Research |
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A team of researchers from Colorado State University is conducting a study on changes in instructional practices due to COVID-19 and which practices instructors might retain over the long term. We hope you will consider participating in this research project. The survey will take approximately 10-20 minutes to complete and you will be entered in a drawing.
This survey will close on April 8.
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NSF: CyberTraining webinar
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1-2 p.m.
April 7
This program seeks to prepare, nurture, and grow the national scientific research workforce for creating, utilizing, and supporting advanced cyberinfrastructure, or CI, to enable and potentially transform fundamental science and engineering, or S&E, research and education and contribute to the Nation's overall economic competitiveness and security. The goals of this solicitation are to:
- Ensure broad adoption of CI tools, methods, and resources by the research community in order to catalyze major research advances and to enhance researchers’ abilities to lead the development of new CI.
- Integrate core literacy and discipline-appropriate advanced skills in advanced CI as well as computational and data-driven methods for advancing fundamental research, into the Nation’s undergraduate and graduate educational curriculum/instructional materials.
- Build communities of research CI professional staff to deploy, manage, and collaboratively support the effective use of research CI, as well as establish career paths for those staff within and across institutions and science and engineering disciplines.
This solicitation calls for innovative, scalable training, education, and curriculum/instructional materials, along with deeper incorporation of CI professionals into the research enterprise — targeting one or more of the solicitation goals — to address emerging needs and unresolved bottlenecks in S&E research workforce development, from the postsecondary level to active researchers to CI professionals.
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NSF: CISE-RV Program Webinar |
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2-3 p.m.
Wednesday, April 13
The National Science Foundation’s Directorate for Computer and Information Science and Engineering, or CISE, seeks to fund a community-driven organization to lead the community in identifying ambitious new fundamental and translational research directions that align with national and societal priorities and thereby catalyze the computing research community's pursuit of innovative, high-impact research. Specifically, CISE calls on the research community to establish a CISE Research Visioning activity, or CISE-RV, to facilitate the articulation of compelling long-term research visions and establish multi-directional communication pathways for stakeholders with interest in the information, communication, computing, and cyberinfrastructure research. These stakeholders would include those in academia, industry, government, professional societies, virtual organizations, international entities, and the general public.
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K-State research in the news |
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Agency news and trending topics |
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Large NIH-funded study suggests factors beyond affordability influence disparities in health care utilization. NIH
Staying well-hydrated may be associated with a reduced risk for developing heart failure, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health. Their findings, which appear in the European Heart Journal, suggest that consuming sufficient amounts of fluids throughout life not only supports essential body functioning, but may also reduce the risk of severe heart problems in the future. NIH
Struggling with cost overruns, the Department of Energy (DOE) has decided to build the United States’s next great particle physics experiment in two phases, officials told physicists this month. The decision means the megaproject—actually two intertwined efforts called the Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility (LBNF) and the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE)—won’t be completed to its original specs until the mid-2030s instead of late this decade, and that its already ballooning cost will increase even further. Science
Horseshoe bats (Rhinolophidae) are considered the reservoir of many zoonotic viruses — which jump from animals to people — including the close relatives of the viruses that caused severe acute respiratory syndrome and COVID-19. Identifying bat species correctly might help pinpoint geographical hotspots with a high risk of zoonotic disease, says Shi Zhengli, a virologist at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China. Nature
Of all the potential fixes for the climate crisis, none has captured hearts and minds quite like tree planting. It’s a goal that seemingly everyone can agree on: Scientists, politicians, even billionaires are putting their heft behind efforts to green the land with new forests that will capture carbon and—hopefully—lock it away in trunks and soil for decades. Wired
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