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DOE Notes Phase I and II SBIR Awards Announced DOE recently announced the sélection of 161 proposais for Phase I funding and 59 projects for Phase II funding under its Small Business Innovation Research program. (See table for 1988 and 1989 totals.) The SBIR program aims at strengthening the rôle of small, innovative firms in areas of federally funded research and development. Under Phase I contracts, averaging $50,000 for six months, each firm attempts to détermine the feasibility of its proposed concept. The firms are then eligible to compete for Phase II R&D funding of up to $500,000 over two years. This year's Phase I awards cover such such research topics as high température superconducting materials (processing and devices), chemical sciences research, materials sciences, nuclear physics instrumentation and techniques, plasma diagnostics, fusion energy, and more. A list of firms receiving Phase I and Phase II funding is available from the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of the Press Secretary, Washington DC 20585. For information about the Energy Department's SBIR program, contact: SBIR Program Manager, ER-16, U.S. Department of Energy, Washington, DC 20545; téléphone (301) 353-5867. To receive the next SBIR solicitation planned for late fall this year, call (301) 353-5707. DOE SBIR Program: Proposais & Awards Proposais submitted Phase I awards Phase II awards (selected from previous year's Phase I awardees)
1988 1,214 131 62
1989 1,543 161 59
and testing of advanced materials and reactor fuels. Phase II is scheduled for completion in the mid-1990s. Completion of Phase II could lead to the sélection in the mid-1990s of one concept for further development and ground System démonstration testing in the early 2000s. A new compétitive procurement will be conducted to sélect the Phase III contractor.
NSF Notes Visiting Professorships for Women Awards $2.36 Million The National Science Foundation's Visiting Professorships for Women program recently awarded grants totalling $2.36 million to 27 women scientists. In addition, the host institutions contributed nearly $500,000 to thèse awards. The program enables experienced women scientists and engineers from industry, government, and académie institutions to serve as visiting professors. The visiting professors will undertake advanced research and teaching at host institutions where they can also provide guidance and encouragement to other
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women seeking to pursue careers in science and engineering. This year's récipients were selected on the basis of a review process that focused on the merit of the research, and on a proposed plan for lecturing and serving as counselor and mentor to women entering research careers.
100 Minority Graduate Fellowships Awarded In an effort to encourage minorities to consider graduate school, the National Science Foundation announced the award of 100 fellowships to minority students of outstanding ability for graduate study in the sciences, mathematics, and engineering. The new minority fellows represent 24 states, the Distri
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