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NCER's mission is to support high-quality research by the nation's leading scientists that will improve the scientific basis for decisions on national environmental issues and help EPA achieve its goals. NCER, as a part of EPA's Office of Research and Development, supports leading edge extramural research in exposure, effects, risk assessment, and risk management. Learn More About NCER's Mission.
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  NCER runs competitions for STAR grants, graduate and undergraduate fellowships, research contracts under the Small Business Innovative Research Program, and other research assistance programs.  
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Special Announcements

Post-Doctoral Opportunities with EPA's National Health and Environmental Effects Laboratory
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Office of Research and Development, National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory (NHEERL) is seeking applicants with a doctoral level degree (PhD, MD, DVM) for openings in their federal post-doctoral program. | Read More |

RFA Reductions in 2004 and 2005
The EPA has reduced the number of STAR Requests for Applications and associated grants for FY 2004.
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Environmental Technology Council Created Environmental Technology Council Created
WASHINGTON (NCER) - EPA has formed a new Environmental Technology Council to apply new technologies to address complex environmental problems. This year, the Council will select at least 10 priority environmental concerns needing new technology approaches.
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NOAA: Hurrican Frances about to strike Florida's Atlantic Coast in 2004Can Nano Sensors Help Identify Pollution Caused by Hurricanes?
Dr. Barbara Karn of EPA/NCER's nanotechnology extramural research program, and Dr. Mike Sailor a nanotechnologist receiving grant funding through EPA's STAR grant program were recently interviewed by ScienCentral News to discuss the role nanotechnology can play in the development of pollutant sensors.

Michael Sailor, professor of material science, chemistry and biochemistry at the University of California, San Diego, and his graduate student Jamie Link, collaborated to make smart dust from tiny bits of silicon.
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Jamie Link: Researcher on MIT Technology Review's List of 100 Remarkable Innovators Under 35 Who are Transforming Technology — and the World.Researcher on MIT Technology Review's List of 100 Remarkable Innovators Under 35 Who are Transforming Technology — and the World.
Jamie Link was selected as one of the top 100 most remarkable innovators for 2004, and at the age of 26 was the youngest recognized scientist on the list. Link, a graduate student under Michael Sailor collaborated with Sailor in the development of their "smart dust" nanosensors.
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Early Indicators of Environmentally Induced Disease
- Open: October 29, 2004
- Closing: February 23, 2005

2nd Annual P3 Award: A National Student Design Competition For Sustainability Focusing On People, Prosperity, and the Planet
- Open: October 20, 2004
- Closing: January 27, 2005

Nanotechnology Research Grants Investigating Environmental and Human Health Effects of Manufactured Nanomaterials: A Joint Research Solicitation - EPA, NSF, NIOSH
- Open: September 20, 2004
- Closing: January 5, 2005

Fall 2005 EPA Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Fellowships for Graduate Environmental Study
- Open: August 23, 2004
- Closing: November 23, 2004

Fall 2005 EPA Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) Fellowships for Graduate Environmental Study
- Open: August 23, 2004
- Closing: November 23, 2004

Fall 2005 Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) Undergraduate Student Fellowships
- Open: August 23, 2004
- Closing: November 23, 2004

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Applications Sought
EPA’s Science to Achieve Results (STAR) program is seeking applications proposing early indicators of environmentally induced disease. EPA is specifically interested in research that will develop methods and tools that can be used as indicators or predictors of environmentally induced effect or disease.
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EPA Announces 66 Research Grants to Develop Sustainability Designs
WASHINGTON - Dr. Paul Gilman, EPA Assistant Administrator for Research and Development, today announced 66 student teams have received awards up to $10,000 each for the 2004-2005 academic year to research and develop designs that incorporate and support environmental and economic goals of sustainability.
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Applications Sought
WASHINGTON - EPA announces the 2nd Annual P3 Award: A National Student Design Competition For Sustainability Focusing On People, Prosperity, and the Planet. EPA and its affiliates offer the P3 Award competition to respond to the technical needs of the developed and developing world in moving towards the goal of sustainability
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STAR and GRO Research Fellowships Awarded
EPA has awarded 156 research fellowships under the Science to Achieve Results (STAR) and the Greater Research Opportunities (GRO) fellowship programs for students pursuing degrees in environmental fields. These fellowship programs are designed to ensure a well-trained scientific workforce that can address future environmental issues.
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STAR Grantee Honored
EPA STAR Grantee, F. Jay Breidt, Ph.D.WASHINGTON (NCER) - EPA STAR Grantee, F. Jay Breidt, Ph.D., was recently honored with the “2004 Distinguished Achievement Award” from the American Statistical Association (ASA) Section on Statistics and the Environment. [Read More]
STAR Grantee Will Chair AWMA Technical Council
Delbert J. Eatough, PhDWASHINGTON (NCER) - Delbert J. Eatough, PhD, who recently completed his EPA STAR-funded research, has been named Chair of the Technical Council for the Air and Waste Management Association (AWMA). Dr. Eatough will hold this position from 2005-2008. Currently, he is Vice-Chair of the Technical Council.
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STAR Grantee Appointed Editor in Chief
WASHINGTON (NCER) - EPA Science to Achieve Results (STAR) grantee, Dennis W. Hess, PhD, was appointed Editor in Chief of Electrochemical and Solid State Letters earlier this year. Electrochemical and Solid State Letters, a joint publication of the Electrochemical Society (ECS) and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Electron Devices Society (EDS), is a peer-reviewed, electronic journal that covers the leading edge of research and development in such areas as fuel cells, sensors, and semiconductors.
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Upcoming Events
U. S. EPA STAR Human Health Symposium - A STAR Progress Review Workshop
- Thursday, October 28 - 29, 2004

EPA will host the STAR Human Health Symposium in Philadelphia, PA. The Symposium will consist of a series of sessions during which university scientists will present a summary of their research activities. It is anticipated that several EPA scientists will also speak about their research.
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Endocrine Disruptors Program Progress Review Workshop; Endocrine Disruptors: Epidemiologic Approaches
- Saturday, October 30, 2004

As part of the e.hormone 2004 meeting organized by the Center for Bioenvironmental Research at Tulane and Xavier Universities EPA, NIH, and NIOSH will hold a progress review meeting titled “Endocrine Disruptors: Epidemiologic Approaches” to present research funded as a result of a joint solicitation released in June 2000.
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Science Day: Connecting EPA Research with the Regions: Region 2
- Thursday, November 18, 2004

EPA’s National Center for Environmental Research (NCER) and EPA’s regional offices are co-sponsoring this environmental seminar to highlight the research conducted by scientists in EPA’s laboratories and regions, and funded by EPA’s Science to Achieve Results (STAR) grants program.
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FREE SBIR Workshop
- Thursday, December 9, 2004
EPA’s Research Triangle Park Procurement Operations Division in cooperation with the North Carolina Small Business Technology Development Center is sponsoring a free workshop to introduce and inform Small Business technology firms about EPA’s Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Program & to encourage proposal submissions.
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