[LA-SiGMA-funded] EPSCoR RII Track 1 competition

Sat Jan 4 14:59:27 CST 2014

Dear KT,

Thanks for the message. In view of the rfp's emphasis on materials and
manufacturing, Engineering will be submitting a proposal in response. Wenjin
Meng has taken the lead and Bill Shelton has been invited to join the lead
as well. The intent is none other than to be inclusive but given that the
rfp came out shortly before the holiday break not all necessary
communications have been completed or even made. The plan is to leverage all
the relevant assets, namely IAM, CCT, LONI and La-SiGMA while focusing on a
unifying theme of materials AND manufacturing with excellent integration,
industry relevance, connection to the State's Blue Ocean and LSU's (via your
Office) strategies. The experience from the manufacturing related initiative
that the College of Engineering has initiated will also be valuable in going
forward.

A process similar to that employed when La-SiGMA was formulated will be
followed, which will be most useful in identifying a unifying theme and
addressing the rfp's special emphases.

So, I hope things are clearer now and I am sure that your office can provide
invaluable help, which will be much appreciated.

Cheers

Dimitris

From: lasigma-funded-bounces at loni.org
[mailto:lasigma-funded-bounces at loni.org] On Behalf Of Kalliat T Valsaraj
Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2014 12:23 PM
To: Ward Plummer
Cc: lasigma-funded at loni.org; Patrick J DiMario; Rongying Jin; Wen J Meng;
William A Shelton; Barbara L Dutrow; Gus Kousoulas; Dimitris E Nikitopoulos;
Devesh Misra; Richard Koubek; li-investigators at loni.org; Robin L McCarley;
Daniel J Hayes; Todd Monroe; John C Flake
Subject: Re: [LA-SiGMA-funded] EPSCoR RII Track 1 competition

Dear all--

I agree with Ward. There is much to be gained if we work together.  In
addition to the LONI and La-SiGMA initiatives and the existing IAM
infrastructure, the college of engineering is leading a very important
national manufacturing initiative as well (as Dean Koubek can attest).  A
statewide initiative in advanced manufacturing must of necessity also align
with the national manufacturing initiative in advanced materials. ORED would
be pleased to host a conversation on this.  

KT

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Kalliat T. Valsaraj, Ph.D.

Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development

Charles and Hilda Roddey Distinguished Professor in Chemical Engg.

Ike East Professor in Chemical Engineering

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On Jan 4, 2014, at 12:04 PM, "Ward Plummer" <wplummer at phys.lsu.edu> wrote:

To all:

I would like to share with you what is happening at LSU  related to this
call.  When I first received this call from KT Valsaraj's office I sent the
first e-mail below (Dec. 20th) to the executive committee of the Institute
for Advanced Materials. After reading the report from the NRC "Novel
Processes for Advanced Manufacturing" I sent the second e-mail with my
summary (attachment).  This has also been forwarded to KT office and to the
dean of engineering. In general, Dean Koubek agreed with my summary.  

I have been appointed by the NAS to serve  on the Defense Materials
Manufacturing and Infrastructure (DMMI) Standing Committee, whose next
meeting will be Feb. 5th and 6th in Washington, DC.  The meeting is
organized around data management and data mining.

If possible I would like for all of us to work together on this proposal.
Data management or mining will be a big issue but at present that means DFT
calculation of materials.  Our proposal must be coupled with engineers who
know what manufacturing means.  My perspective is that we have to aim our
program at eventually getting DOD money.  If you want to see what the
competition is look at the  Center for Innovative Materials Processing
through Direct Digital Deposition  at Penn State.

Thanks

Ward 

To all:

I have read the report from DMMI NRC report "Novel Processes for Advanced
materials," and I would like to give you my summary.   I have attached this
summary which we will discuss at the next IAM executive committee meeting.
Let me summarize what I have written, just in case you don't have time to
read the attached document.

1.	Those on the inside of the workshop will be on the inside for
funding.  Richard Martukanitz told them how great the PENN State Center for
Innovative Materials Processing through Direct Digital Deposition was.
Gerard Ludtke told them how great the ORNL High-magnetic field processing
center was.  Boebinger told them how great the Nat. High Magnetic Field
Laboratory is----
2.	For reasons I do not know this meeting focused on three areas of
advanced manufacturing-1) Additive Manufacturing; 2) Electromagnetic Field
Manipulation, and ; 3) Design of Materials.
3.	My perspective is that our opening is in the Design of materials.

By the way, I have not heard from the two people on the executive committee
that constantly remind me that advanced manufacturing if very important.

Ward

From: Ward Plummer <wplummer at phys.lsu.edu>
Date: Friday, December 20, 2013 3:58 PM
To: Barb Dutrow <dutrow at lsu.edu>, Robin L McCarley <tunnel at lsu.edu>, Wen J
Meng <wmeng1 at lsu.edu>, Dimitris E Nikitopoulos <medimi at lsu.edu>, Patrick
DiMario <pdimari at lsu.edu>, Richard L Kurtz <rlkurtz at lsu.edu>, Robert Lipton
<lipton at math.lsu.edu>, "John C. Flake" <johnflake at lsu.edu>, Rongying Jin
<rjin at lsu.edu>, Todd Monroe <tmonroe at lsu.edu>, Ward Plummer
<wplummer at phys.lsu.edu>
Cc: William Shelton <sheltonwajr at gmail.com>, James J Spivey
<jjspivey at lsu.edu>, Daniel J Hayes <danielhayes at lsu.edu>, Kalliat T Valsaraj
<valsaraj at lsu.edu>
Subject: FW: EPSCoR RII Track-1 RFP

 We should submit a proposal to this call. I assume it must come from
Engineering but the rest of us can help.    I have a NRC report on "Novel
Processes for Advanced Manufacturing"  which could be useful and   which
might also help us. 

Have a great Christmas, but think about writing!

Ward

From: Holly Carruth <hcarruth at lsu.edu>
Date: Friday, December 20, 2013 2:21 PM
Cc: Kalliat T Valsaraj <valsaraj at lsu.edu>, Holly Carruth <hcarruth at lsu.edu>
Subject: EPSCoR RII Track-1 RFP

To: Deans and Directors

From: Vice Chancellor Kalliat T. Valsaraj

Re: EPSCoR RII Track-1 RFP

Please distribute the following information to your faculty.

Attached is the LA ESPCoR Research Infrastructure Improvement (RII) request
for proposals, which solicits proposals for multi-institutional research
initiatives in advanced materials and manufacturing.  Proposers may request
up to $4 million annually for a period of five years. Notices of Intent are
required and are due on February 24, 2014; proposals are due on April 10,
2014.

Please distribute this RFP to all interested parties on your campus.  The
RFP and associated forms are also available on the Board's Sponsored
Programs website at: http://web.laregents.org/

-------------------------------------------

Jim Gershey

Executive Director of Special Programs

Louisiana Board of Regents

1201 N. Third Street, Suite 6-200

Baton Rouge, LA 70802 (physical address)

Post Office Box 3677

Baton Rouge, LA 70821-3677 (post office address)

telephone: 225-342-4253

fax: 225-342-9318

jim.gershey at la.gov

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Kalliat T Valsaraj, Ph.D., BCES

Vice Chancellor of Research and Economic Development

Charles and Hilda Roddey Distinguished Professor

Ike East Professorship in Chemical Engineering

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Louisiana State University

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Fax: 225 578 5983

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From: Mark Jarrell <jarrellphysics at gmail.com>
Date: Friday, January 3, 2014 2:09 PM
To: <lasigma-funded at loni.org>, <li-investigators at loni.org>, "B. Ramu
Ramachandran" <ramu at coes.latech.edu>, Bety Rodriguez-Milla
<brodrig at cct.lsu.edu>, Devesh Misra <dmisra at louisiana.edu>
Subject: [LA-SiGMA-funded] EPSCoR RII Track 1 competition

Dear LONI Institute and LA-SiGMA members,

Just before the holidays, the State EPSCoR office sent out the request for
proposals for the next EPSCoR RII Track 1 competition (attached).   If
successful, this grant would provide up to $4/year for up to five years.
The subject matter of the RFP has significant overlap with LA-SiGMA and LONI
Institute (LI).  Quoting from the RFP:

"The proposal must be focused on scientific and engineering research in
Advanced Materials and Manufacturing; i.e., physics-based materials models
to link manufacturing, production, design, and materials; smart materials;
and multiscale systems and manufacturing. The proposed initiative should
bring together a confluence of scientists and engineers to bridge the gaps
that exist between theory, modeling and simulation, application, and
production. The goal is to link the structure and composition of
materials-extending the entire length scale-with their manufacturing and
properties. Successful proposals will leverage the State's investments in
computational resources, cyberinfrastructure, and advanced materials
science. Proposals should establish strong linkages between institutions and
the private sector. EPSCoR funds must be expended in Louisiana and cannot be
transferred to other locations for these initiatives."

We should be able to leverage many of the outreach and education programs
that have been build by LI and LA-SiGMA.  Thus far our research focus has
been materials design using ICME, but we have not settled on any particular
set of materials yet.  We would like to know if you would be able to
participate in an organization meeting some time in the next week or so to
discuss the possibility of putting together a proposal based upon LA-SiGMA
and LI.   Possible dates for the meeting could be Jan 13, 15, 16, 22, or 23.
Since classes start at LSU on the 15th, the 13th might be the best date.  If
enough people are interested, we will use a doodle poll to find the best
time

best,

Mark and Ramu

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