Announcement
of Opportunity
The Most Recent
BE Solicitation is:
NSF 03-597 |
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Dynamics of Coupled Natural
and Human Systems (CNH)
Engineers could make critical contributions in one or more of three key "pieces" of the CNH effort:
(1) improved modeling of natural systems, based on unique knowledge of chemical processes
or other relevant processes linked to the use of technology;
(2) improved understanding of present or future human impacts on the environment, based on
unique knowledge of present and future technology options and the forces which affect their
deployment and results in the real world; and
(3) greater use of "systems technology" to address the key questions of how to integrate
this information, in assessing uncertainty, robustness, stability, vulnerability, and value
assessment in novel ways.
As an example, economists and decision theorists have developed good theoretical tools for
thinking about stability and valuation, which are mathematically equivalent to the tools
used in engineering, under many conditions; however, the ability to approximate value
measures (like the Bellman or Pontryagin value measures) in large systems, under conditions
of noise, numerically, may provide unique opportunities for engineers as part of
cross-disciplinary teams. Likewise, tools for analyzing stability and robustness and
vulnerability of energy systems, and future energy technologies, may be relevant here as well.
Tools for deriving approximately optimal decision strategies, in addressing complex stochastic
systems, may be applied to test-bed challenges in this area. Adaptive or robust data-driven
system identification techniques may also provide new opportunities, above and beyond more
traditional modeling techniques.
Please view details of a recent
Cross-disciplinary Workshop that
was conducted by NSF on dynamic optimization and value-calculation tools.
Deadlines for the "Biocomplexity in the Environment"
program are listed in the solicitation link at the top of the left column on this page.
CNH Grants:
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The CNH Program Coordinators are:
Priscilla Nelson, PhD
pnelson@nsf.gov
CMS - Civil and Mechanical Systems Division
Paul Werbos, PhD
pwerbos@nsf.gov
ECS - Electrical and Communicatins Systems Division
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