2013 IGPP Call for Proposals

*** Deadline for proposals has been extended to Friday, April 20th. ***

View the RFP here (pdf).

Expanding the Frontiers of Astrophysical, Space, Earth, & Climate Sciences

The Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics at Los Alamos National Laboratory is committed to promoting and supporting high quality, cutting-edge science in the areas of astrophysics, space physics, solid planetary geoscience, and climate science. These subject areas are selected based on their breadth of scientific challenges facing the international scientific community, as well as relevance to the strategic objective to extend Laboratory scientific excellence.

IGPP/LANL makes a special effort to promote and support new research ideas, which can be further developed through seed funding into major programs supported by federal or other funding sources. IGPP also supports feasibility studies, in order to assess the potential for seed projects to rapidly advance to new capabilities and program growth.

Partnerships

Collaboration between LANL and university scientists is viewed by LANL as an effective arrangement to promote creativity and extend science beyond today's understanding. As part of our strategy to encourage university collaborations, we strongly encourage participation of students and/or postdocs, who in turn spend part of their research experience working in Los Alamos with LANL scientific staff.

IGPP is also committed to:

• Developing long-term collaborative relationships with university faculty and departments, that extend beyond the lifetime of any given minigrant;
• Establishing relationships with students working in IGPP-relevant research areas and assisting in identifying career opportunities for IGPP-supported students at Los Alamos National Laboratory; and
• Supporting educational programs on topics relevant to IGPP and desired by Los Alamos National Laboratory programs, particularly in subject areas where there are gaps and inadequacies in existing university curricula.