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<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space;" class=""><div class=""><b class="">NASA-NSF partnership on dusty plasma microgravity research: Plasma Kristall-4 facility on board the Int'l Space Station</b><br class=""><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The NSF Directorates for Mathematical & Physical Sciences and Geosciences, the NSF Office of International Science and Engineering, jointly with the NASA Space Life and Physical Sciences Research and Applications Division, have issued a Research Announcement: "Research Opportunities in Fundamental Physics - NASA/NSF Partnership on Science of Dusty Plasmas: Utilizing the PK-4 Facility on board the International Space Station” [see: <a href="http://tinyurl.com/NNH16ZTT002N" class="">http://tinyurl.com/NNH16ZTT002N</a>]. </div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">This Research Announcement solicits science research proposals from U.S. investigators for research that can be performed on or is directly related to the joint European Space Agency – Russian Federal Space Agency Plasma Krystall-4 (PK-4) experimental facility on board the International Space Station. The Research Announcement also solicits research proposals for ground investigations related to potential follow-on microgravity experiments to study properties of dusty plasmas and related strongly-coupled many-body systems. Participation is open to all categories of U.S. institutions, including educational institutions, industry, nonprofit organizations, and Government agencies</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class=""><div class="">Vyacheslav (Slava) Lukin, Program Director, Division of Physics, National Science Foundation</div><div class="">email: <a href="mailto:vlukin@nsf.gov" class="">vlukin@nsf.gov</a></div></div></div></body></html>