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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Principal Investigators:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>The National Science Foundation requires each proposal to
address <b><i><span style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>intellectual
merit</span></i></b> and <b><i><span style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>broader
impacts</span></i></b>. As a result the online submission process, Fastlane,
is automatically kicking out proposal submissions with project summaries that
explicitly do not contain the words <b><i><span style='font-weight:bold;
font-style:italic'>intellectual merit</span></i></b> and <b><i><span
style='font-weight:bold;font-style:italic'>broader impact</span></i>s</b>.
The process is automatic and cannot be controlled by program directors.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>See below for a description of intellectual merit and
broader impacts. If you have questions, please contact Natalie Henderson,
5161 or <a href="mailto:Natalie_henderson@tamu-commerce.edu">Natalie_henderson@tamu-commerce.edu</a>
or Dr. Allan D. Headley, 5159 or <a
href="mailto:allan_headley@tamu-commerce.edu">allan_headley@tamu-commerce.edu</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=3
face=TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;
font-weight:bold'>What is the intellectual merit of the proposed activity? </span></font></b><font
face=TimesNewRomanPSMT><span style='font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT'>How
important is the<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face=TimesNewRomanPSMT><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT'>proposed
activity to advancing knowledge and understanding within its own field or<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face=TimesNewRomanPSMT><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT'>across
different fields? How well qualified is the proposer (individual or team) to<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face=TimesNewRomanPSMT><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT'>conduct
the project? (If appropriate, the reviewer will comment on the quality of prior<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face=TimesNewRomanPSMT><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT'>work.)
To what extent does the proposed activity suggest and explore creative and<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face=TimesNewRomanPSMT><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT'>original
concepts? How well conceived and organized is the proposed activity? Is there<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face=TimesNewRomanPSMT><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT'>sufficient
access to resources?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><b><font size=3
face=TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT;
font-weight:bold'>What are the broader impacts of the proposed activity? </span></font></b><font
face=TimesNewRomanPSMT><span style='font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT'>How well
does the activity<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face=TimesNewRomanPSMT><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT'>advance
discovery and understanding while promoting teaching, training, and learning?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face=TimesNewRomanPSMT><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT'>How
well does the proposed activity broaden the participation of underrepresented<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face=TimesNewRomanPSMT><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT'>groups
(e.g., gender, ethnicity, disability, geographic, etc.)? To what extent will it<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face=TimesNewRomanPSMT><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT'>enhance
the infrastructure for research and education, such as facilities,
instrumentation,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face=TimesNewRomanPSMT><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT'>networks
and partnerships? Will the results be disseminated broadly to enhance
scientific<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face=TimesNewRomanPSMT><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT'>and
technological understanding? What may be the benefits of the proposed activity
to<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=3
face=TimesNewRomanPSMT><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:TimesNewRomanPSMT'>society?</span></font><font
size=2 face=TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
TimesNewRomanPS-BoldMT'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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