Jun 11 2025

Navigating the NSF CAREER Award: Strategies, Insights, and Federal Trends

June 11, 2025

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Location

Virtual via Zoom

Session Overview:

This session will feature a panel discussion. Participants would hear perspectives from both sides of the process—the applicant and the reviewer.

 

Topics will include:

  • Crafting competitive research and education plans
  • Defining broader impacts
  • Understanding the NSF review process
  • Common proposal strengths and pitfalls

 

Moderator:

Stephanie Cologna, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Chemistry, Department of Chemistry
Associate Vice Chancellor for Research
Recent Award: "CAREER: Defining the Role of Lipid Perturbations in Cell Survival" 2022-2027

Panelists:

Matthew Daly, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Civil, Materials, and Environmental Engineering
Recent Award: "CAREER: Order-induced heterogeneities in the deformation behavior of FCC concentrated solid solutions” 2022-2027

Andy Nguyen, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry
Recent Award: “CAREER: Design of Protein-like Materials from pi-Conjugated Peptides” 2025-2030

Karl Rockne, Ph.D.
Director of Research Development
Professor,  Department of Civil, Materials, and Environmental Engineering
NSF Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental and Transport Systems (CBET), Program Director IPA

Laura Anderson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Chemistry
NSF Division of Chemistry, Program Director IPA

 

This session builds on the foundation of Session 1 and is designed to equip faculty with practical guidance as they prepare their CAREER proposals.

RSVP

Contact

Snehlata Tigala, Ph.D.

Date posted

May 28, 2025

Date updated

May 28, 2025