Hi all, As a follow up, I wanted to let you know that the Division Chair has strongly recommended that we join forces across the division instead of going for smaller efforts. He has particularly encouraged a joint effort between S2I and CAST, but there is also AI4Science, …
I have been communicating with Mory and others, and I am meeting again with Mory this afternoon to see if we can converge to something that would make sense. We are morning toward concepts such as “Global Autonomous Sensing and Information Systems”. There has been a lot of changes but hopefully we will submit something tomorrow evening … I will send out a version tomorrow. Azita > On Jun 30, 2021, at 10:13 AM, Emami, Azita <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi all, > > I am sure you have all seen the email from the provost below. Our new > division chair, Harry Atwater, has indicated that S2I can be a good fit for > this. I would like to get your input and ideas on how to narrow down on a few > specific topics that many of us would be interested in, and work on a 1-2 > page white paper under the S2I umbrella. I will try to schedule a meeting and > discuss this further, but meanwhile please let me know what you think via > email, and I will be in touch as I discuss it further with Harry. I am also > attaching the S2I white paper, which was approved by the provost a while ago > as your reference. > > Best, > > Azita > > > > >> Begin forwarded message: >> >> From: "David Tirrell, Provost" <[email protected]> >> Subject: United States Innovation and Competition Act >> Date: June 18, 2021 at 10:05:28 AM PDT >> To: [email protected] >> >> Dear Colleagues: >> >> On June 8, the Senate passed the United States Innovation and Competition >> Act >> (https://www.aip.org/fyi/2021/halftime-rd-push-senate-passes-endless-frontier-bill). >> Should the act become law, it will create a new NSF Directorate for >> Technology and Innovation, to be funded at levels in excess of $1B per year, >> and establish university technology centers in key focus areas. The >> technology centers will conduct basic and applied research, leverage the >> expertise of multi-sector partners, further the development and >> commercialization of innovations, and support the development of scientific >> and educational capacity. The initial technology focus areas are: >> >> • Artificial intelligence, machine learning, autonomy and related advances >> • High performance computing, semiconductors, and advanced computer hardware >> and software >> • Quantum information science and technology >> • Robotics, automation, and advanced manufacturing >> • Natural and anthropogenic disaster prevention or mitigation >> • Advanced communications technology and immersive technology >> • Biotechnology, medical technology, genomics, and synthetic biology >> • Data storage, data management, distributed ledger technologies, and >> cybersecurity, including biometrics >> • Advanced energy and industrial efficiency technologies, such as batteries >> and advanced nuclear technologies, including but not limited to for the >> purposes of electric generation >> • Advanced materials science, including composites and 2D materials >> >> The Institute Academic Council would like to encourage discussion of ideas >> that might position Caltech to host or participate in one or more of the new >> technology centers. To that end, we invite submission of brief (1-2 page) >> concept papers that outline potential new centers of interest to Caltech >> investigators. Concept papers should identify the scientific questions to >> be addressed by the center, Caltech participants, potential external >> partners, and a rough estimate of the anticipated scale of the effort (in >> dollars per year). Please submit your ideas to your division office, with a >> copy to the provost’s office ([email protected]) by 5:00 pm on July >> 8. Multi-divisional discussions and center concepts are encouraged. We >> look forward to seeing your ideas, and to engaging in broader conversations >> about how Caltech might respond to new opportunities that we expect to be >> created by expanded federal support for science and engineering. >> >> With thanks and best regards, >> >> Dave > <S_to_I Whitepaper.pdf>_______________________________________________ > eefaculty mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
