{"625973":{"#nid":"625973","#data":{"type":"event","title":"Planning Meeting: Georgia Tech\u0027s Response to the DOE Quantum EFRC Call","body":[{"value":"\u003Ch3\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/www.eventbrite.com\/e\/planning-meeting-georgia-techs-response-to-the-doe-quantum-efrc-call-registration-72133736949\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003ERSVP for this event\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EPlease join us for a planning meeting on the anticipated fall release of the DOE Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) call. These grants are up to $5 million a year for 5-year centers, and one of the anticipated call areas is quantum energy. Georgia Tech currently has one EFRC led by \u003Cstrong\u003EKrista Walton\u003C\/strong\u003E in ChBE.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe purpose of this meeting is to describe an EFRC and how it differs from other centers, and identify potential proposal focus areas.\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003ERich Simmons\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;of the Strategic Energy Institute and EPICenter,\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EAlexa Harter\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;of the Georgia Tech Research Institute, and\u0026nbsp;\u003Cstrong\u003EJulia Kubanek\u003C\/strong\u003E\u0026nbsp;of the School of Biological Sciences, will discuss the anticipated call and current federal and quantum center landscapes, followed by a brainstorming session. We\u0026#39;ll provide refreshments.\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAgenda\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/em\u003E\u003Cem\u003E(subject to revision)\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E1:00 p .m. - Welcome and introductions\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E1:10 p.m. - What are Energy Frontier Research Centers?\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERich Simmons, SEI Senior Research Engineer and EPICenter Director\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E1:20 p.m. - Current federal landscape surrounding EFRCs and quantum\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERich Simmons, SEI Senior Research Engineer and EPICenter Director\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E1:30 p.m. - Current landscape regarding quantum centers\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EAlexa Harter, Director, Cybersecurity, Information Protection, and Hardware Evaluation Research (CIPHER) Laboratory, Georgia Tech Research Institute\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EJulia Kubanek, Professor \u0026amp; Associate Dean CoS, School of Biological Sciences\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERich Simmons, SEI Senior Research Engineer and EPICenter Director\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E1:40 p.m. - Brainstorm possible Georgia Tech responses the EFRC call\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E2:20 p.m.- Next steps\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cem\u003EHosted by: The Strategic Energy Institute, Georgia Tech Research Institute, College of Sciences, and the Institute for Materials\u003C\/em\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Join colleagues to discuss Georgia Tech\u0027s response to the impending DOE call for Energy Frontier Research Center (EFRC) grants."}],"uid":"27980","created_gmt":"2019-09-10 17:24:26","changed_gmt":"2019-09-10 17:24:55","author":"Alyson Key","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","field_event_time":{"event_time_start":"2019-09-16T14:00:00-04:00","event_time_end":"2019-09-16T15:30:00-04:00","event_time_end_last":"2019-09-16T15:30:00-04:00","gmt_time_start":"2019-09-16 18:00:00","gmt_time_end":"2019-09-16 19:30:00","gmt_time_end_last":"2019-09-16 19:30:00","rrule":null,"timezone":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"1280","name":"Strategic Energy Institute"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"182290","name":"EFRC"},{"id":"1744","name":"quantum"},{"id":"663","name":"Department of Energy"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[{"id":"1788","name":"Other\/Miscellaneous"}],"invited_audience":[{"id":"78761","name":"Faculty\/Staff"},{"id":"78771","name":"Public"},{"id":"78751","name":"Undergraduate students"}],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}