Synopsis
Funded under the NSF AccelNet program, INFRAMES seeks to assemble the substantial investments in US and EU networks in the area of environmental nanotechnology into a coordinated international meta-network of researchers for assessing the sustainability of the materials our society produces.
With this goal in mind INFRAMES students and postdocs are invited to submit proposals to do collaborative research between US and EU partners. INFRAMES funding is available to support travel and lodging costs for a limited period of 1 to 3 months to perform research on-site that catalyzes interactions between at least one US and one EU partner working on a topic of mutual interest. Unlike the applicant, the collaborator does not need to be in the Inframes network
Eligibility and deadline
Students or postdocs in any affiliated INFRAMES institution are eligible to apply.
Selection Procedure
- Submission deadline is 30 September 2025.
- Proposals will be evaluated by the INFRAMES Coordinating committee and recipients will be notified at the Fall meeting of INFRAMES to be held in Rennes, France, October 16-17. The presence of the applicant is not required.
Selection Criteria
Proposal will be selected based on the following criteria:
- Relevance to the INFRAMES mission surrounding sustainable materials and high potential to engender substantial research advances and added value of the INFRAMES network.
- The proposal must leverage training and infrastructure resources across institutions.
- Evidence of contact made between yourself and a researcher (ideally faculty/ permanent staff) at the institution you intend to collaborate in the form of a letter of invitation for your stay during the proposed period.
- Feasibility of the proposed research and likelihood of collaboration beyond the project period
Proposal Preparation
Proposals should be no more than 3 pages in length and include the following sections
- Title
- Proposer (you) and name of contact at receiving institution, institution names and contact information
- Research topic and motivation,
- Quick statement to describe in which of the fives INFRAMES materials-related challenges or applications it falls (see Inframes website)
- Particle-based delivery systems for nutrients and pesticides in agricultural applications
- Materials used in transportation
- Advanced materials for resource recovery and water treatment
- Engineered and incidental bio-particles
- Consequences of micro/nano plastics
- Relevance to the INFRAMES network
- Description of Activities to be undertaken
- Schedule- All project must be complete by December 2026.
- Approximate budget- estimate travel and lodging costs for your stay
Reporting
- A 1 page report will be asked at the end of the collaborative project
- Highlight of the INFRAMES project in the resulting publications
Any questions contact, Mark Wiesner (wiesner@duke.edu) or Nathan Bossa (nathan.bossa@duke.edu).
Proposal to be sent at Mark Wiesner (wiesner@duke.edu) and Nathan Bossa (nathan.bossa@duke.edu).