# Presentation: 787786

## Perspective from WashingtonHBCU Update

- George Seweryniak
- DOE Program Manager
- _[seweryni@ascr.doe.gov](mailto:seweryni@ascr.doe.gov)_
- (301) 903-0071

## What is DOE looking for

- Proposals that develop and expand research and educational relationships with historically black colleges and universities (HBCU) and other minority educational institutions
- Discovery, development, and deployment of the computational and networking tools that enable researchers in the scientific disciplines to analyze, model, simulate, and predict complex phenomena important to the Department of Energy
- Research into areas of Applied Mathematics, Computer Science,  and Integrated Network Environments
- Partnerships with DOE laboratories

**Notes:**
Applied Mathematics – Applied mathematics researchers develop the inner workings of computer simulation – the methods that translate the physical world into language computers understand.  They analyze how models behave, optimize algorithms and explore codes to meet new challenges.  They make simulations more precise, fast and efficient – in one case, computer scientists and chemists merged components from ASCR-developed software packages to cut simulation runtime nearly in half.  ASCR also supports graduate fellowships and other educational programs to ensure a continued supply of experts in the field.  These efforts are crucial to provide the computing capability DOE and the Office of Science demand for research to protect our national and economic security.
Computer Science – ASCR supports the federal government’s largest and most active computer science research effort.  DOE researchers, as well as university researchers, suppliers and companies, have used system software and software tools it develops to capitalize on the capabilities of high-performance computers.  That allows researchers to simulate and predict complex physical, chemical and biological phenomena important to the Office of Science and DOE.  In one case, researchers improved programming to make a tenfold cut in the time needed to perform a complex calculation in a chemistry program scaled to a large number of processors.
Integrated Network Environments – DOE-sponsored research often tackles questions so large and complex that many institutions and researchers must collaborate on them.  Integrated network environments unite scientists with high-speed, secure systems and software.  These “collaboratories” remove geographic and time barriers, letting scientists from Maine to Alaska share unique facilities, large datasets and large-scale computing.  One test network being deployed transfers data thousands of times faster than traditional Internet connections – up to 20 gigabits per second.  Such networks will enable widespread use of the next generation of supercomputers, capable of up to one quadrillion calculations per second.  They accelerate discovery, making them essential to DOE’s mission.

## Current Awards

- HBCU Alliance for Computational Science Collaboration: HBCU Partnership at Alabama A&M University
- Math & Numerical Studies of Nonstandard Difference Equation Models of Differential Equations at Clark Atlanta University
- Innovative 2005 - 2008 Computational Science - Scientific Visualization Project at Elizabeth State University
- Pipeline Engineering Diversity Program at University of Tennessee
- Computational Modeling of Circulating Fluidized Bed Reactors at Tuskegee University
- Research Alliance for Minorities (RAM) Program at Oak Ridge National Laboratory

## Historical Summary

## How to Submit Request for Funding

- Submit an email message to me outlining your proposed work and how it benefits the HBCU community and DOE mission and programs. Keep it to one page maximum and include information on funding per year. Information on our programs and mission is located at:    http://www.sc.doe.gov/ascr/index.html
- Receive response from me as to whether this proposal is of interest to our office. Expect response within 30 days.
- If encouraged to submit proposal – please prepare a full proposal and submit through: _[http://www.sc.doe.gov/grants/grants.html](http://www.sc.doe.gov/grants/grants.html)_
- Submit a copy of your proposal to me via email
- You can also submit a copy of your proposal to me before you send it through the grants www site for review and comment.

## Typical Timelines

- Pre-proposal email and response 30 days
- Formal proposal submission 60 days
- Proposal review 30 days
- Award paperwork preparation 30 days
- Award paperwork must be in Chicago contracting NLT June 30, 2008
- Proposal negotiations and award 90 days

## Where to get additional Information

- The following www sites may be of interest:
- http://www.sc.doe.gov/ascr/Accomp/Accomplishments.html
- http://www.sc.doe.gov/ascr/WorkshopsConferences/WorkshopsConferences.html
- http://www.sc.doe.gov/ascr/ProgramDocuments/ProgDocs.html
- http://www.sc.doe.gov/ascr/About/about.html

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