Today the NSF announced eight large awards from its Information Technology Research (ITR) program, with UCSD participating in three of the projects. Large ITR projects focus on long-term innovations through coordinated research and education efforts at the intersection of computer science and other science and engineering fields. Researchers from the Jacobs School of Engineering, San Diego Supercomputer Center (SDSC) and the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology [Cal-(IT)²] will lead UCSD involvement in the largest projects. (All dollar figures at the end of project description represent funding to UCSD entities.)
Large ITRs
Apart from the large ITRs announced today, the NSF is also funding a wide range of smaller projects -- bringing total ITR funding this year to $169 million. In addition to the eight large projects, more than 175 mid-sized projects have been awarded up to $4 million for three to five years, and 180 smaller projects will each receive up to $500,000 for up to three years. The projects were selected from a landslide of more than 2,500 merit-reviewed proposals from the academic community. UCSD researchers are PIs or co-PIs on seven newly-funded projects:
Medium ITRs
Small ITRs
To view NSF press release about 2003 ITR awards, go to http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/news/03/pr03103.htm .
Media Contacts:
Jacobs School of Engineering: Doug Ramsey (858) 822-5825 dramsey@ucsd.edu
San Diego Supercomputer Center: Greg Lund (858) 534-8314 greg@sdsc.edu
Chemistry-Biochemistry/Physics: Kim McDonald (858) 534-7572 kimmcdonald@ucsd.edu
Scripps Institution of Oceanography: Cindy Clark (858) 534-1294 cclark@ucsd.edu