The Office of Science of the Department of Energy hereby invites grant applications for support under the FY 2015 Early Career Research Program. The purpose of this program is to support the development of individual research programs of outstanding scientists early in their careers and to stimulate research careers in the areas supported by the DOE Office of Science.
Please note the DOE's Office of Biological and Environmental Research has two focus areas for FY-2015: Topic II (a) Systems Biology Research on Microbes Relevant to Biofuels Production- Applications are requested for fundamental, systems biology driven research on microbes relevant to production of advanced biofuels. Proposed research should focus on advancing systems biology understanding of emerging or established model microbes relevant to biofuels production, specifically those capable of deconstruction of lignocellulose, synthesis of biofuels from biomass-derived substrates, direct conversion of CO2 to advanced biofuels, or tolerance to stresses associated with biofuel production scenarios. Applications focusing on microbial fuel cells, bio-hydrogen production, ethanol production, targeted engineering approaches aimed at modification of existing metabolic pathways, or incremental advances in understanding of well-established model organisms will not be considered. Topic II (b) Land-Atmosphere Interactions - Interactions among terrestrial and atmospheric processes is an active area of recent research, as these need to be accurately represented in models used to project climate change. The structure and function of terrestrial environments have a significant effect on the fluxes of energy, moisture, gases, and particles into the atmospheric boundary layer. These fluxes in turn impact atmospheric processes, including aerosol and cloud formation, and can feed back to the land surface through changes in down-welling radiation and precipitation. A better understanding of the mechanisms that govern how atmospheric and terrestrial processes at different scales interact and how such interactions are modulated by the spatial scales of landscape properties is needed to advance the predictability of coupled atmosphere-terrestrial systems from local to global scales. Applications are sought that will reduce the uncertainties in projections from Earth system models through development of improved scientific understanding and/or model representation of climate-relevant land-atmosphere interactions within coupled terrestrial - atmosphere systems. Relevant topics include 1) terrestrial processes that impact the fluxes of moisture, energy, and gases in the land- atmosphere system, 2) climate-relevant atmospheric boundary layer processes that are influenced by variability in the land surface, and 3) terrestrial-atmosphere feedbacks (including climate extremes) in the coupled earth system. The program will not consider applications for research that are focused primarily on aquatic systems and properties, air-sea interactions, validation of satellite observations, air quality, or ecosystem services. See http://science.energy.gov/early-career/ for more information. University Announcement - DE-FOA-0001170 Lab Announcement - LAB 14-1170 Please note the schedule below. Due date for Pre-applications: September 11, 2014, 5 pm eastern time Encourage/Discourage Decisions: October 9, 2014 Due date for Proposals: November 20, 2014, 5 pm eastern time __________________________________________ Daniel B. Stover, PhD Program Manager, Terrestrial Ecosystem Sciences Climate and Environmental Sciences Division Office of Biological and Environmental Research SC-23.1 / Germantown Building U.S. Department of Energy 1000 Independence Avenue, SW Washington, D.C. 20585 tel. 301-903-0289 fax. 301-903-8519 email: daniel.sto...@science.doe.gov http://science.energy.gov/ber/research/cesd/ http://tes.science.energy.gov/ BER advances world-class biological and environmental research programs and scientific facilities for DOE missions in energy, environment, and basic research.
