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

[Kevin Riley]

Mark and Ramu,
    I am definitely interested in participating. Please keep me posted on
this.
Thanks,
Kevin


On Mon, Jan 6, 2014 at 11:07 AM, Khismatullin, Damir B <damir at tulane.edu>wrote:

>  Dear Mark and Ramu,
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> I will be glad to participate in this project. My laboratory can
> contribute to the project by 1) conducting rheological measurements of soft
> materials (we have a grant and patent on novel  noncontact method for such
> measurements and have a working prototype of the device) and 2) developing
> rheological models of soft materials and the numerical simulation of
> material deformation.
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> Yours sincerely,
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> Damir.
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> Damir B. Khismatullin, Ph.D.
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> Associate Professor, Department of Biomedical Engineering
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> *From:* li-investigators-bounces at loni.org [
> mailto:li-investigators-bounces at loni.org<li-investigators-bounces at loni.org>]
> *On Behalf Of *Mark Jarrell
> *Sent:* Friday, January 03, 2014 2:10 PM
> *To:* lasigma-funded at loni.org; li-investigators at loni.org; B. Ramu
> Ramachandran; Bety Rodriguez-Milla; Devesh Misra
> *Subject:* [LI-investigators] EPSCoR RII Track 1 competition
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> Dear LONI Institute and LA-SiGMA members,
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> 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:
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> "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."
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> 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
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> best,
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> Mark and Ramu
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Dr. Kevin E. Riley
Assistant Professor of Chemistry
Xavier University of Louisiana
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