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FALL 2016
CHE NEWSLETTER
Using methods developed under the auspices of the MoISSI, advanced
simulations of ion channels, in all atom detail, can be performed on
millisecond timescales to yield insights into basic biophysical questions
with implications for biology.
e Molecular Sciences Soware Institute (MolSSI) was launched August 1st,
2016, as a joint $19.4 million initiative (ACI-1547580) between the Divisions
of Chemistry (CHE), Advanced Cyberinfrastructure (ACI), and Materials
Research (DMR), and the Oce of Multidisciplinary Activities (OMA).
e eort is led by researchers at Virginia Tech, Rice University, the University
of California at Berkeley, Stony Brook University, Rutgers University, University
of Southern California, Stanford University, and Iowa State University.
Headquartered at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, the Institute serves as a
nexus for science, education, and cooperation for the worldwide community of
computational molecular scientists — a broad eld encompassing biomolecular
simulation, quantum chemistry, and materials science.
e MolSSI engages a team of Soware Scientists (molecular scientists,
computer scientists, and applied mathematicians with soware engineering
expertise) as well as a large cohort of Soware Fellows (graduate students
and postdocs in research groups across the country) to develop open-source
modules, frameworks, and other soware infrastructure for use across the
spectrum of community molecular science codes. An advisory board of
internationally renowned researchers in multiple elds provides guidance in
determining the Institute’s development eorts. To complement these eorts,
the MolSSI also enables the formation of the Molecular Sciences Consortium,
which includes representatives from across the disciplines to work together
to establish community-wide standards for data, soware, and best practices.
Finally, to enhance education and community engagement, the Institute
sponsors a range of workshops, summer schools, an online Ph.D. certicate
in soware best practices, and a Professional Master’s Degree in Molecular
Science and Soware Engineering.
In the coming months, the MolSSI will announce calls for proposals for
community-driven workshops and Soware Fellowships, as well as a launch
event at the American Chemical Society Meeting in San Francisco in April
2017. In addition, MolSSI is in the process of hiring multiple Soware
Scientists. More information can be found at the Institute’s website: molssi.org.
If you are interested in being on the mailing lists to receive announcements
concerning MolSSI, please send an e-mail to molss[email protected]du or visit the
MolSSI Google Group: http://bit.ly/molssi-g.
IN THIS ISSUE
INSIDE
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Update from the Division Director
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Chemistry Announcements
HIGHLIGHTS
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Funding Opportunities
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Broadening Participation in
the REU Programs
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Employment Opportunity for Program
Director Positions in Chemistry
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Nobel Prize Winner in Chemistry
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National Chemistry Week
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Early CAREER Investigator Workshop
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Update: Real ID Act—28 New States
and Territories Impacted
OUTREACH
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American Chemical Society National
Meeting and Exposition (ACS)
10
National Organization for the Professional
Advancement of Black Chemists and
Chemical Engineers (NOBCCHE)
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Council on Undergraduate Research (CUR)
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PITTCON 2017 Conference
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NSF Division of Chemistry
Organization Chart
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UPDATE FROM THE DIVISION DIRECTOR
ANGELA K. WILSON
Dear Colleagues,
It is hard to believe that it is already fall, and I have been at NSF for approximately eight months. I continue
to be impressed with the Chemistry sta and all that they do to support high quality projects, and the
amount of attention that they provide to each and every proposal. Seeing NSF “behind the scenes” has been
quite enjoyable, and an experience that I highly recommend.
Potential New Directions for NSF
NSF has recently identied new areas of interest to the agency via NSF’s “Big Ideas.” ese are areas
in which innovative approaches are sought to address signicant scientic, technical and educational
challenges. e Division of Chemistry is excited about the identied areas, as several these topics are ones
in which chemistry plays a role, and, in some areas, a major role (see, e.g., the workshops mentioned below).
Several of the Big Ideas could take chemistry in new, exciting and important directions. ough more
information is provided online and will be forthcoming over the next year or so, some of the research topics
in which chemistry is relevant include:
Work at the Human-Technology Frontier: Shaping the Future,
Navigating the New Arctic, and
Growing Convergent Research at NSF.
We are especially interested in:
Harnessing Data for 21
st
Century Science and Engineering,
e Quantum Leap: Leading the Next Quantum Revolution,
Understanding the Rules of Life: Predicting Phenotype,
and Mid-scale Research Infrastructure.
Many of the Big Ideas research initiatives will require eorts via interdisciplinary collaborations. More
details will come via possible solicitations, Dear Colleague Letters, and workshops and workshop reports,
such as those discussed herein.
Workshops and Your oughts
e Division of Chemistry (CHE) holds a number of workshops each year. e workshops provide a
unique environment in which to learn more about a eld as well as to provide the chemistry community
(including CHE) with deeper insight about various topical areas. A workshop oen signals an upcoming
funding opportunity — be it a supplement call, Dear Colleague Letter, or solicitation.
Recent workshops have focused upon challenges related to the Chemistry of the Brain, as well as two areas
of focus as presented in NSF’s “Big Ideas”. One of these workshops was focused on ways that chemistry
can play a role in the Quantum Leap (quantum chemistry and quantum computing) with targeted areas
including studies of molecular spin, quantum bits, ion traps, molecular spectroscopy, quantum algorithms
and modeling, cold chemistry, and molecular materials. We have also sponsored two workshops on Mid-scale
Instrumentation that considered the need of the chemistry community to develop new instruments or
instrument suites in the $4-120 million range. We are especially interested in instrumentation that could
answer essential fundamental questions and lead to transformative new discoveries in chemistry. Reports
stemming from each of these workshops will be available in 2017. If you have ideas about science drivers for
new instruments, please e-mail them to: cheminf[email protected].
Early Career Workshop — In March 2017, a workshop targeting new faculty, providing opportunities
to engage with and learn from experienced investigators and the NSF Chemistry sta, will be held.
More information about this is provided later in this newsletter.
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Data Revolution in Chemistry – We plan to hold a workshop in 2017 that focuses upon better utility of the data we
generate in our laboratories towards new scientic discoveries and directions. More information will be forthcoming,
but, if you have interest in providing feedback or are interested in the workshop, please contact:
chem[email protected].
Shortened “Best” Time for Supplement Consideration.
NSF’s move from Arlington, to Alexandria, Virginia is slated to begin in August 2017. is move will impact you if you
are planning to submit any supplement requests this year. Because our internal deadlines have been moved forward, we
encourage supplement requests to be submitted by February 1, 2017 for best consideration:
Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs),
Research Experiences for Teachers (RETs),
Research Opportunity Awards (ROAs),
Graduate Education,
International,
Career Life Balance (CLB),
Supplement Funding for Opportunity for Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), and
Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate (AGEP))
e CHE website will post new/updated Dear Colleague Letters about opportunities shortly. Contact your Program
Director before submission!
Compliance Checking Proposals.
As I understand how much time it takes to put together a proposal, I ask that Principal Investigators (PIs) be sure to
check the new NSF proposal formatting guidelines annually. NSF does change the required proposal formatting from
time to time — usually in January. Many of the changes in the Grant Proposal Guide (eective January 30, 2017 this
document will now be referred to solely as the NSF Proposal & Award Policies & Procedures Guide (PAPPG)) are to
aid in ensuring timely processing of proposals and are helpful to the reviewers as well as to NSF. Note that proposals that
do not follow the required formatting may be subject to return without review.
We note two changes that are being missed this year: (1) Letters of collaboration are required to follow new NSF formats
— see the Grant Proposal Guide (or PAPPG) for the specic wording that must be used. (2) Collaborators and other
aliations information must be provided as a separate single copy document, and no longer should appear within the bio
sketch. Going forward, proposals that do not address these changes appropriately will be returned without review.
Rotator Opportunities.
On a more positive note, and following my earlier comment about time at NSF being very enjoyable, the Division has
recently added ve new program directors, and I am very excited about our new additions: Ken Moloy, Kevin Mueller,
Susan Atlas, Bob Cave and Max Funk. Our new Program Directors provide further strength and energy to an already
dynamic team.
As is the nature of our part-rotator sta, we are already thinking about new rotators for fall 2017, and anticipate needs
in at least three areas, organic synthesis, catalysis, and surface chemistry applied to catalysis and nanochemistry. We have
a new opportunity for a possible January 2017 hire, so, if you are interested in serving a one- to three-year rotation in the
Division of Chemistry, we would be glad to hear from you at CHE-recruit@nsf.gov. Based upon my own experiences
and those of other rotators, it is quite feasible to maintain an active research group at your own institution while serving
in the rotator role. More information can be found here.
I hope that you have an enjoyable fall, and I look forward to seeing many of you at the Spring 2017 ACS National
Meeting in San Francisco in April or at Pittcon in Chicago in March.
—Angela
Angela K. Wilson
Division Director, CHE
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ANNOUNCEMENTS
CHEMISTRY ANNOUNCEMENTS
THE DIVISION WELCOMES THE FOLLOWING NEW STAFF MEMBER
Dr. Susan Atlas joins us from the University of New Mexico where she is Research Professor
and Director of the Center for Advanced Research Computing. Dr. Atlas serves as a Program
Director in the Chemical eory, Models & Computational Methods (CTMC) and Centers
for Chemical Innovation (CCI) Programs.
THE DIVISION WELCOMES BACK GLORIA YANCEY
Gloria Yancey is returning from her detail as the Directorate Administrative Coordinator in the
Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences. She will resume her role as the Program Support
Manager for the Division of Chemistry.
THE DIVISION SAYS GOOD-BYE TO MICHELE R. JOHNSON
e Division thanks Michele R. Johnson for her dedication and hard work as the Acting Program
Support Manager while Gloria was on detail. e Division of Chemistry wishes
her continued success as she returns to her home in the Division of Physics.
THE DIVISION WOULD LIKE TO WELCOME BACK RICHARD JOHNSON
Dr. Richard Johnson from the University of New Hampshire will join the Division as a part-time
Program Director to assist the Chemical Synthesis (SYN) Program.
THE DIVISION CONGRATULATES MARSHA HAWKINS ON RECEIVING
THE 2016 DIRECTOR’S AWARD
Marsha Hawkins, CHE Program Specialist, received the 2016 Director’s Award for exemplary
leadership in fostering external community engagement by organizing, designing, and publishing
the Division’s quarterly newsletter. Congratulations and job well done!
THE DIVISION CONGRATULATES TIMOTHY PATTEN ON RECEIVING
THE 2016 MPS PEER RECOGNITION AWARD
Timothy, Team Lead in the Chemical Catalysis Program, has been recognized by his peers
for his willingness to go above and beyond his core duties, exceeding the scope of his responsibilities,
and making positive contributions to a MPS culture that celebrates teamwork, initiative, and
professionalism. Congratulations Tim and thank you for your service to the community and Division!
HIGHLIGHTS
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HIGHLIGHTS
FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES
INNOVATIONS AT THE NEXUS OF FOOD, ENERGY,
AND WATER SYSTEMS (INFEWS)
Humanity is reliant upon the physical resources and natural systems of the Earth for the provision of food, energy, and
water. ere is a critical need for research that enables new means of adapting to future challenges. e food, energy,
and water systems must be dened broadly, incorporating physical processes (such as man-made infrastructure and new
technologies for more ecient resource utilization), natural processes (oods and droughts), biological processes (such
as agriculture and livestock production), social/behavioral processes (such as decision-making processes), data sciences,
and computation and modeling. It is the synergy among these components in the context of sustainability that will open
innovative science and engineering pathways to produce new knowledge and novel technologies to solve the challenges
of scarcity and variability.
e overarching goal of INFEWS is to catalyze the well-integrated interdisciplinary research eorts to transform
scientic understanding of the food, energy and water nexus in order to improve system function and management,
address system stressors, increase resilience, and ensure sustainability.
INFEWS enables interagency cooperation on one of the most pressing problems of the millennium - understanding
interactions across the food, energy and water nexus - how the interactions are likely to aect our world, and how we can
proactively plan for their consequences. e NSF and the United States Department of Agriculture National Institute of
Food and Agriculture (USDA/NIFA) are interested in promoting interdisciplinary cooperation that links scientists and
engineers to solve the signicant global challenges at the nexus of food, energy and water systems. Proposals including
international collaboration are encouraged when those eorts enhance the merit of the proposed work by incorporating
unique resources, expertise, facilities or sites of international partners.
Please click on one of the available links for more information:
HTML: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2017/nsf17530/nsf17530.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click
PDF: https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2017/nsf17530/nsf17530.pdf ?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click
DESIGNING MATERIALS TO REVOLUTIONIZE
AND ENGINEER OUR FUTURE (DMREF)
Designing Materials to Revolutionize and Engineer our Future (DMREF) is the primary program by which NSF
participates in the Materials Genome Initiative (MGI) for Global Competitiveness. MGI recognizes the importance of
materials science (dened broadly) to the well-being and advancement of society and aims to “deploy advanced materials
at least twice as fast as possible today, at a fraction of the cost.” DMREF integrates materials discovery, development,
property optimization, and systems design and optimization, with each employing a toolset to be developed within a
materials innovation infrastructure. e toolset synergistically integrates advanced computational methods and visual
analytics with data-enabled scientic discovery and innovative experimental techniques to revolutionize our approach to
materials science and engineering.
Accordingly, DMREF supports activities that accelerate materials discovery and development by building the
fundamental knowledge base needed to design and make materials with specic and desired functions or properties
from rst principles. is is accomplished by understanding the interrelationships of composition, structure, properties,
processing, and performance. Achieving this goal involves modeling, analysis, and computational simulations, validated
and veried through sample preparation, characterization, and device demonstration. It requires new data analytic tools
and statistical algorithms; advanced simulations of material properties in conjunction with new device functionality;
advances in predictive modeling that leverage machine learning, data mining, and sparse approximation; data
infrastructure that is accessible, extensible, scalable, and sustainable; the development, maintenance, and deployment
of reliable, interoperable, and reusable soware for the next-generation design of materials; and new collaborative
capabilities for managing large, complex, heterogeneous, distributed data supporting materials design, synthesis, and
longitudinal study.
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e multidisciplinary character of this eort dictates the involvement of programs in the NSF Directorates of
Mathematical and Physical Sciences, Engineering, and Computer and Information Science and Engineering. ree-
or four-year awards totaling $500,000 – $1,500,000 for the award period are anticipated. To cover the breadth
of this endeavor, it is expected that proposed projects are directed by a team of at least two Senior Personnel with
complementary expertise.
Full Proposal Window: January 3, 2017-January 17, 2017
Proposals must be submitted by 5:00 pm proposer’s local time on January 17, 2017.
MAJOR RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION (MRI) PROGRAM
e NSF-wide Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) program provides funding for shared-use scientic
instrumentation costing between $100,000 and $4 million. Proposals for funding amounts less than the lower limit are
permitted for primarily undergraduate institutions (PUIs), but not for Ph.D. granting institutions. Ph.D. institutions are
also required to provide a 30% cost-share using non-federal funds.
Currently each qualifying institution may submit up to three MRI proposals per competition on either of two tracks:
(1) instrument acquisition requests between $100,000–$4 million or (2) instrument development proposals requesting
between $100,000–$4 million. Up to two submissions are allowed in Track 1 and only one in Track 2. Consult with
your institution’s sponsored research oce to nd out how your institution may select the three proposals to be
submitted to NSF.
e MRI Program conducts separate competitions for proposals from PUIs and from Ph.D. and non-degree granting
institutions. erefore, a proposal from a PUI competes only against proposals from similar types of institutions. To
determine whether an institution is a PUI or a Ph.D. granting institution, the MRI Program requires a letter from the
institution self-certifying its category following the NSF guidelines. If the certication is not included, the MRI Oce
will return the proposal without review. Historically, in the Division of Chemistry the number of proposals from PUIs
has been similar to those from Ph.D. and non-degree granting institutions.
e MRI solicitation is revised periodically by the MRI Oce. It is essential to conform to the terms of the
solicitation to make sure your proposal is compliant, otherwise it may be returned without review. All proposals
submitted to this year’s MRI competition must also comply with the Grant Proposal Guide (GPG) that was released
in January 2016. Keep in mind that supporting letters must use the text provided in a template described in the MRI
solicitation. erefore, any description of the science or outreach that collaborators will do must be part of the 15-
page project description.
e Chemistry Division remains a strong
supporter of multi-user instrumentation that
improves chemistry research and education. As
for any program, nding a good review home for
a proposal is very important, because proposals
should be reviewed by the scientists who
would be most excited by the research. Please
contact cognizant MRI program ocers to
discuss the best program t for your proposal
submission. Keep in mind that a proposal from
PIs in a Chemistry Department should perhaps
be reviewed by divisions and directorates
other than Chemistry, such as the Division of
Materials Research (DMR) or the Directorate
for Biological Sciences (BIO).
Proposal Deadline: e current
MRI solicitation (NSF-15-504) has a
deadline of Wednesday, January 11, 2017;
5:00 pm local time.
BROADENING PARTICIPATION IN
UNDERGRADUATE EDUCATION (REU)
e Chemistry REU Leadership Group (REU LG) has prepared a webinar for the REU community entitled:
“Broadening Participation in REU programs.” is short webinar discusses recruitment strategies, partnership
development, participant selection, and mentoring diverse cohorts. e presentation can be found at the above website
on the home page and under PI Resources. We hope that this webinar will provide helpful information for current PIs
preparing for next summer and for prospective PIs preparing for proposal submission.
e Chemistry REU LLG is composed of a subset of REU Site Directors and is supported by a special grant from the
NSF (CHE-1258759). Its mission is to improve the REU program through workshops, travel grants, symposia, and
other innovative activities, and provide guidance to current and prospective REU Site PIs. e LG serves as an important
advocacy group for the chemistry undergraduate research community nationwide.
Any opinions, ndings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in the webinar are those of the REU Leadership
Group and do not necessarily reect the views of the National Science Foundation.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY: NSF PROGRAM
DIRECTOR POSITIONS IN CHEMISTRY
CHE Program Directors have an unparalleled opportunity and responsibility to ensure NSF-funded research is at
the forefront of advancing fundamental knowledge. In support of these goals, Program Directors are responsible for
extensive interaction with academic research communities and industry, as well as interaction with other Federal agencies
that may lead to the development of interagency collaborations. Program Directors solicit, receive and review research
and education proposals, make funding recommendations, administer awards, and undertake interaction with research
communities in the elds. ey are also responsible for Foundation-wide activities and initiatives that together support
NSF’s strategic goals to: 1) Transform the Frontiers of Science and Engineering, 2) Stimulate Innovation and Address
Societal Needs through Research and Education, and 3) Excel as a Federal Science Agency. e position requires a
commitment to high standards of intellectualism and ethical conduct, a considerable breadth of interest, receptivity to
new ideas, a strong sense of fairness, good judgment, and a high degree of personal integrity.
CHE is currently searching for Program Directors with experience in the areas of organic synthesis, catalysis and surface
chemistry as related to catalysis and nanochemistry. NSF is an equal opportunity employer committed to employing a
highly qualied sta that reects the diversity of our nation.
Please click here on the link for more information:
https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2016/che16001/che16001.jsp?org=NSF.
Formal consideration of applications will begin on November 29, 2016 and will continue until a selection is made.
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Division of Chemistry: sign up for our mailing list by sending an email
message with the subject line, ‘Subscribe to CHE’, to: chem[email protected].
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2016 NOBEL PRIZE WINNER IN CHEMISTRY —
SIR J. FRASER STODDART
Sir J. Fraser Stoddart, former Professor of Chemistry and
Biochemistry at UCLA (1997-2008) and current the Board of
Trustees Professor of Chemistry at Northwestern University, has
been awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in chemistry.
Stoddart shared the award with Jean-Pierre Sauvage of the
University of Strasbourg in France and Bernard Feringa of
the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. e Nobel
committee lauded the trio for taking “molecular systems out of
equilibrium’s stalemate and into energy-lled states in which their
movements can be controlled.”
Stoddart’s areas of expertise include molecular electronics and
articial molecular machines. eformer involves the use
ofmolecules on the nanoscale as switches in computers and other
electronic devices, while the latteruses linear motor-molecules in
nanochemomechanical and nanoelectromechanical systems.
See announcement.
NATIONAL CHEMISTRY WEEK
THE ‘HIDDEN’ CHEMISTRY
IN EVERYDAY LIFE
October 16, 2016 marks the start of National Chemistry
Week, an eort to build awareness and promote the value
of chemistry in our daily lives. From sea spray to plastics,
understanding the chemical makeup and workings of everyday
“stu ” unlocks the mysteries of our world and beyond.
For more than 60 years, the NSF has served as a global leader
in supporting innovative research in the chemical sciences,
from creating eco-friendly bioplastics to isolating and
developing luminescent proteins for use in the biosciences.
A look at some of the ways the NSF works to advance
America’s competitive edge through chemistry researcher,
education and literacy has been highlighted in the
October 17, 2016 issue of Discover Magazine.
Pictured here: A representation of graphene molecules.
Graphene, a one-atom thick layer of carbon, is one of the
thinnest, strongest known materials. When stacked on top
of one another, graphene layers form graphite, the stu of
pencil lead. NSF-funded research on graphene could one day
yield lower-cost, ultra-low power, next generation electronics,
perhaps with the unique ability to fold, bend and twist.
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HIGHLIGHTS
EARLY CAREER INVESTIGATOR WORKSHOP
e 2017 NSF-CHE Chemistry Early Career Investigator workshop will be held on March 20 - 21, 2017 in Arlington,
VA. e workshop, primarily aimed at the early career faculty in chemistry from at all types of academic institutions,
will oer networking opportunities and insights into how to prepare more competitive proposals for funding from the
NSF CAREER program, other NSF Chemistry programs, and other federal agencies. e workshop is expected to have
100 participants and will be open to junior faculty members conducting research in areas that are supported by the NSF
Division of Chemistry and who have not served as a PI or co-PI on a federally-funded research grant (not including
REU or MRI). Stay tuned for further details via email, including how to apply to attend the workshop.
UPDATE: REAL ID ACT — 28 NEW STATES
AND TERRITORIES IMPACTED
NSF has been enforcing the Real ID act since October 2015, and currently visitors from four states and territories are
impacted. On January 30, 2017 waiver extensions under the Real ID Act for 28 additional states and territories will
expire. is means that visitors from these 28 states and territories will no longer be able to use their state/territory
issued driver’s license to access federal facilities. ese visitors must provide alternative ID (e.g., passport, Federal PIV
card, Global Entry card, etc.,) or be escorted by an NSF employee.
e following list of states/territories have extensions until January 30, 2017:
Alaska
Arkansas
California
Guam
Idaho
Illinois
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
Montana
Northern Marianas
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
Ne w Yor k
North Carolina
North Dakota
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
Rhode Island
South Carolina
Tex as
Virgin Islands
Virginia.
e most up-to-date list of state and territory compliance can be found at this Department of Homeland Security
webpage. Frequently asked questions can be found here.
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AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY
NATIONAL MEETING AND EXPOSITION (ACS)
e 253rd ACS National Meeting & Exposition will be held from April 2-6, 2017
at the Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA.
Chemistry sta members are scheduled to give presentations focused on NSF research
and education programs as well as funding opportunities. Please see the ACS Technical
Program for Details.
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OUTREACH
CHEMISTRY ORGANIZATION CHART
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR THE
PROFESSIONAL ADVANCEMENT OF BLACK
CHEMISTS AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERS (NOBCCHE)
e Division of Chemistry attended NOBCCHE’s 43rd Annual Meeting, November 8-12, 2016, in
Raleigh, North Carolina.
Division of Chemistry exhibited at the Career Fair providing information on NSF’s funding opportunities for students,
such as: the Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Program; the Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority
Participation Program (LSAMP); and the Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP).
CHE’s sta members - Michelle Jenkins, Margaret-Anne Wampamba and Robert Cave were joined by PHY sta
member – Michele Johnson - to give presentations on: (1) Preparing the next generation of scientists (2) Funding
opportunities at the NSF and proposal strategies for young faculty and faculty at predominantly undergraduate
institutions (3) Program structure and the lifecycle of a proposal. CHE also participated in the poster sessions and
STEM Science Bowl Weekend Activities.
COUNCIL ON UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH (CUR)
CUR Institute on Beginning a Research Program in the Natural Sciences at a PUI met in Arlington, Virginia, November
18-20, 2016. As part of the program, CUR organized a panel of NSF program ocers to answer questions about their
programs. e Program Directors then joined CUR participants for lunch. e Panel was held from 11 am – 12 pm
on Saturday, November 19, 2016 at the Hyatt Regency Crystal City at the Reagan National Airport. Michelle Bushey
represented CHE at the event.
PITTCON 2017 CONFERENCE
Representatives from the Chemistry Division (including the Chemical Measurement and Imaging (CMI) Program and
Research Experiences for Undergraduates(REU) Program) will attend the March 5-9, 2017 Pittsburgh Conference
(Pittcon) in Chicago, IL. CHE will host a networking session on Tuesday (March 7, 2017) from 2:00-3:00 PM to
discuss nding the right programmatic home for your proposal, as well as research trends and cultures in various distinct,
yet related, research sub-communities supported by the CMI program.
CHE will also present two posters on Wednesday morning (March 8, 2017). One will provide an overview of NSF
programs and funding opportunities of particular interest to measurement chemists, including CMI, CAREER,
Research at Undergraduate Institutions (RUI), Major Research Instrumentation (MRI), Computational and Data-
Enabled Science and Engineering (CDS&E), BRAIN, Optics and Photonics, INFEWS, and Big Data. Outcomes of the
recent midscale instrumentation workshops will also be noted. A second poster will focus on the area of broader impacts,
including scientic impacts, educational innovation, novel and/or far-reaching plans for dissemination, outreach
activities, and eorts to broaden participation (particularly eorts to engage women and members of groups traditionally
underrepresented in the STEM disciplines). Both activities will provide opportunities for Pittcon attendees to meet NSF
sta and to gain insights into the mechanisms of NSF funding. Please see the Pittcon 2017 technical program for exact
times and locations.
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CHEMISTRY ORGANIZATION CHART
Technical Sta
Dr. Susan Atlas CTMC, CCI, CLP 703-292-4336 satlas@nsf.gov
Dr. Michelle Bushey CMI, REU, Special Projects 703-292-4938 mbushey@nsf.gov
Dr. Robert Cave CTMC, MRI, CCI 703-292-2394 rjcave@nsf.gov
Dr. Kelsey Cook CMI, ECS 703-292-7490 kcook@nsf.gov
Dr. Colby Foss CSDM-A 703-292-5327 cfoss@nsf.gov
Dr. Max Funk CLP 703-292-7441 mfunk@nsf.gov
Dr. John Gilje SYN 703-292-8840 jwgilje@nsf.gov
Dr. Evelyn Goldfield CTMC 703-292-2173 egoldfie@nsf.gov
Dr. Lin He CMI, CCI 703-292-4956 lhe@nsf.gov
Dr. George Janini MSN 703-292-4971 egoldfie@nsf.gov
Dr. Richard Johnson SYN 703-292-8840 ricjohns@nsf.gov
Dr. Bob Kuczkowski MRI 703-292-8840 rkuczkow@nsf.gov
Dr. Marjorie Langell MSN, CAT 703-292-8404 mlangell@nsf.gov
Dr. Tingyu Li CSDM-B 703-292-4949 tli@nsf.gov
Dr. Kevin Moeller SYN, CSDM-B 703-292-7054 kmoeller@nsf.gov
Dr. James Lisy MSN 703-292-2251 jlisy@nsf.gov
Dr. Kenneth Moloy SYN, CAT 703-292-8441 kmoeller@nsf.gov
Dr. Carlos Murillo MRI 703-292-4970 cmurillo@nsf.gov
Dr. Timothy Patten CAT 703-292-7196 tpatten@nsf.gov
Dr. David Rockclie CLP 703-292-7123 drockcli@nsf.gov
Dr. Scott Rychnovsky SYN, CAT 703-292-2170 srychnov@nsf.gov
Dr. Anne-Marie Schmoltner ECS, CSDM-A 703-292-4716 aschmolt@nsf.gov
Dr. Suk-Wah Tam-Chang MSN 703-292-8684 stamchan@nsf.gov
Program Specialists Team
Mrs. Marsha Hawkins CMI, MRI 703-292-4877 mhawkins@nsf.gov
Ms. Kimberly Noble CTMC, MSN 703-292-2969 knoble@nsf.gov
Mr. Eric Pfeier CCI, DMREF 703-292-2977 epfeier@nsf.gov
Ms. Marla Stewart CLP, SYN 703-292-8735 mastewart@nsf.gov
Ms. Margaret Anne Wampamba CAT, CCI 703-292-8809 mwampam@nsf.gov
Division of Chemistry
Name Title Telephone Email
Dr. Angela Wilson Division Director 703-292-4948 akwilson@nsf.gov
Dr. Carol Bessel Deputy Division Director 703-292-4906 cbessel@nsf.gov
Mrs. Gloria Yancey Program Support Manager 703-292-4718 gyancey@nsf.gov
Ms. Debbie Jones Operations Specialist 703-292-7852 djones@nsf.gov
Ms. C. Michelle Jenkins Program Analyst 703-292-7874 cjenkins@nsf.gov
Dr. Stephanie Albin AAAS Fellow 703-292-2698 salbin@nsf.gov
Chemistry Program Abbreviations
Environmental Chemical Sciences (ECS) Chemistry of Life Processes (CLP)
CHE Centers (CCI) Designing Materials to Revolutionize & Engineer our Future (DMREF)
Chemical Catalysis (CAT) Macromolecular, Supramolecular & Nanochemistry (MSN)
Chemical Measurement & Imaging (CMI) Undergraduate Programs in Chemistry (REU)
Chemical Structure, Dynamics & Mechanisms (CSDM-A/B) Chemical Theory, Models & Computational Methods (CTMC)
Chemical Synthesis (SYN) Centers for Chemical Innovation (CCI)
For inquiries, comments or questions, please contact:
Marsha Hawkins | Program Specialist, NSF/Chemistry
Phone: 703-292-4877 | Email: mhaw[email protected]
DIVISION OF CHEMISTRY
National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22230
