January 12, 2021

The Environmental and Molecular Sciences Laboratory (EMSL) announces three opportunities for proposed research projects:

  • EMSL Large-Scale Research;
  • Facilities Integrating Collaborations for User Science (FICUS) research with EMSL and the Joint Genome Institute (JGI); and
  • FICUS Research with EMSL and the Atmospheric Radiation Measurement (ARM) user facility.

EMSL Large-Scale Research

This call encourages researchers to submit proposals for large-scale research (LSR) projects aligned with EMSL’s science areas and capabilities that include:

  • Environmental Transformations and Interactions;
  • Functional and Systems Biology; and
  • Computation, Analytics, and Modeling.

Visit our website to view the focus topics and learn how to submit a proposal.
New this year: Letters of intent are now required prior to submitting a full proposal. Full proposals may only be submitted by invitation.
 

FICUS Research with JGI

As part of the FICUS program, we encourage researchers to submit proposals for projects requiring joint collaborative access to EMSL and JGI. This call provides additional opportunities to use seasonal soil samples archived in the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) Biorepository, and access to the BioSANS beamline at the High Flux Isotope Reactor (HFIR) through the Center for Structural Molecular Biology (CSMB).
Focus topic areas for this call are:

  • Biofuels, biomaterials, and bioproducts;
  • Hydro-biogeochemistry;
  • Inter-organismal interactions;
  • Novel applications of molecular techniques; and
  • Ecosystem-scale research using samples from the NEON Biorepository.

Visit our website to view the detailed focus topics and learn how to submit a proposal.
 

FICUS Research with ARM

Also, as part of the FICUS program, we encourage researchers to submit proposals for projects requiring joint collaborative access to EMSL and ARM user facility.
The focus topic area for this call is:

  • Aerosol processes and aerosol-clouds interactions.

Visit our website to view the detailed focus topic and learn how to submit a proposal.
 

Important Dates

EMSL LSR FICUS JGI-EMSL FICUS ARM-EMSL
Letters of intent due February 8 March 17 February 8
Invitations issued for full proposals February 24 April 5 February 24
Full proposals due March 26 May 3 March 26
Projects begin October 1 October 1 October 1

*All dates are calendar year 2021. Deadlines are at 11 p.m. Pacific Time.

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