Limited Submission Opportunity: Department of Energy (DOE) Research in Basic Plasma Science and Engineering 2025
URL: https://science.osti.gov/grants/FOAs/-/media/grants/pdf/foas/2025/DE-FOA-0003503-000002.pdf
OBJECTIVES
The Fusion Energy Sciences’ Discovery Plasma Science: Plasma Science and Technology–General Plasma Science (GPS) program supports research at the frontiers of basic plasma science (including astrophysical, dusty, and low temperature plasma). The award’s objective is to provide research opportunities to single investigators or a small group of researchers with an aim to expand current knowledge or explore new frontiers of knowledge leading to significant advances in the fundamental understanding of basic plasma science and engineering.
GPS topical areas are broad and include but are not limited to:
- understanding the onset of magnetic reconnection and trigger mechanisms for explosive instabilities in nature (solar flares, geomagnetic storms) and in the laboratory;
- magnetic dynamo processes by which magnetic fields are generated in laboratory and astrophysical plasmas;
- mechanisms by which energy is transferred between fields, flows, and particles;
- how coherent structures are created through the self-fields of the plasma and its interactions with waves;
- coupling of dusty plasma in strong magnetic fields;
- and plasma chemistry and processes related to interaction of plasma with surfaces, materials, or biomaterials.
FUNDING INFORMATION
Between $300,000 and $900,000 over 3 years.
ELIGIBILITY
BU may submit no more than 2 pre-applications. PIs may only be named on no more than one pre-application.
Individuals at any stage of their career may be proposed as a PI if they have the skills, knowledge, and resources necessary to carry out the proposed research. Individuals do not need to be U.S. citizens or permanent residents to be proposed as a PI or in any other role under an award, but all personnel working or proposed to work under an award must have the legal right to perform such work in the jurisdiction where the work will be performed.
INTERNAL SELECTION
An authorized institutional representative must submit the pre-application on behalf of the PI or the research team for this LSO.
Investigators interested in submitting a pre-application must receive approval from the Vice President and Associate Provost for Research (Thomas Bifano) and the Office of Research. Please send an email expressing your interest to tgb@bu.edu and research@bu.edu and addressed to Thomas Bifano by 2/11/2025.
DEADLINES
Interest Email Due: Tuesday, February 11, 2025 by 5:00 pm ET
Pre-Application Due: Friday, February 14, 2025 by 5:00 pm ET
Pre-Application Response Date: February 28, 2025
Application Submission Deadline: April 4, 2025