FOA-Signals
in the Soil (SitS); May 20,
2020
Agency
National
Science Foundation
US
Department of Agriculture
National
Institute of Food and Agriculture
Description
The
National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorates for Engineering (ENG) and
Geosciences (GEO), the Divisions of Integrative Organismal Systems (IOS) and
Environmental Biology (DEB), in the Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO),
the Division of Computer and Network Systems in the Directorate Computer and
Information Science and Engineering (CISE/CNS), and the Division of Chemistry
(CHE) in the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences, in
collaboration with the US Department of Agriculture National Institute of Food
and Agriculture (USDA NIFA) encourage convergent research that transforms
existing capabilities in understanding dynamic soil processes, including soil
formation, through advances in sensor systems and modeling. The Signals in the
Soil (SitS) program fosters collaboration among the
two partner agencies and the researchers they support by combining resources
and funding for the most innovative and high-impact projects that address their
respective missions. To make transformative advances in our understanding of
soils, multiple disciplines must converge to produce environmentally-benign
novel sensing systems with multiple modalities that can adapt to different
environments and collect and transmit data for a wide range of biological,
chemical, and physical parameters. Effective integration of sensor data will be
key for achieving a better understanding of signaling interactions among
plants, animals, microbes, the soil matrix, and aqueous and gaseous components.
New sensor networks have the potential to inform models in novel ways, to
radically change how data is obtained from various natural and managed (both
urban and rural) ecosystems, and to better inform the communities that directly
rely on soils for sustenance and livelihood.
Announcement
Number:
NSF
20-548
Closing
Date:
May
20, 2020
Link
to Full Announcement
https://www.nsf.gov/pubs/2020/nsf20548/nsf20548.htm?WT.mc_id=USNSF_25&WT.mc_ev=click
Contact
Information
Brandi
Schottel
(703)
292-4798