NSF Dear Colleague Letter: Math and Statistical Research for Biological Threats

NSF 10-006
 
DMS and DTRA recognize the needs and opportunities for the mathematical sciences community to develop technology for controlling and reducing the threat from biological and chemical attack. We seek ambitious, transformative, and creative research proposals from individual PIs and collaborative groups in the mathematical sciences community.  While experimental collaborations may serve an appropriate supporting role for a project, proposals submitted should primarily emphasize mathematical, statistical and algorithmic development rather than experimental design.  Proposals should include "ATD:" (Algorithms for Threat Detection) at the start of the title and should be submitted to the Mathematical Biology program http://www.nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5690&org=DMS&from=home of DMS within the submission window from December 18, 2009 to January 13, 2010.
The purpose of this letter is to make the mathematical sciences community aware of this opportunity and to encourage the community to formulate ideas and collaborations, and to assemble diverse groups of mathematical sciences researchers who are actively working in these areas.

Proposals Due: Dec. 18, 2009 - Jan. 13, 2010 proposal window

URL: http://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2010/nsf10006/nsf10006.jsp?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25