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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 12:15:09 -0600 (CST)
Subject: A Structure Life in an NSF Center

A Structure Life in an NSF Center

It's easy to picture Antonio Nanni, Ph.D. '85, as a boy in his native Bologna, Italy, wide-eyed and mesmerized by the majestic buildings and bridges around him. "To me, these structures are where people express their ability to master nature," says Nanni, chair of the UM Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering since 2006.

Nanni has spent his life mastering the forces of nature. Light, strong, corrosion-resistant mixtures of materials called ...

More at http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=110630&govDel=USNSF_56


This is an NSF News - Engineering item.


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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:55:03 -0600 (CST)
Subject: And the Oscar Goes To...a Professor?

And the Oscar Goes To...a Professor?

A computer generated simulation of waves parting around a lighthouse.

Daniel Day-Lewis, Tilda Swinton and the Coen brothers weren't the only ones honored at last night's Academy Awards. Ron Fedkiw, an associate professor of computer science at Stanford University also received a coveted gold statuette this year for his groundbreaking work in liquid simulations. While people don't usually associate computational scientists with movie stars, Fedkiw's honor shows the impact of computer science on Hollywood and the rest of our lives.

You've ...

More at http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=111178&govDel=USNSF_51


This is an NSF News item.


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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 16:16:19 -0600 (CST)
Subject: NSF Partners With Google and IBM to Enhance Academic Research Opportunities

NSF Partners With Google and IBM to Enhance Academic Research Opportunities

Today the National Science Foundation's Computer and Information Science and Engineering (CISE) Directorate announced the creation of a strategic relationship with Google Inc. and IBM. The Cluster Exploratory (CluE) relationship will enable the academic research community to conduct experiments and test new theories and ideas using a large-scale, massively distributed computing cluster.

In an open letter to the academic computing research community, Jeannette Wing, the ...

More at http://www.nsf.gov/news/news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=111186&govDel=USNSF_51


This is an NSF News item.


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From: National Science Foundation Update <nsf-update@xxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 17:07:05 -0600 (CST)
Subject: Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Supplemental Funding for Community College Research Teams

Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) Supplemental Funding for Community College Research Teams

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Document Number: nsf08029


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