Expert Scientific Computing Services for Researchers

Scientific computing services from Spotz Scientific focus on proposal strategy, technical review, red team critique, funding opportunity alignment, and research team advising. The work is especially relevant for computational science, applied mathematics, high performance computing, scientific machine learning, modeling and simulation, data analysis, DOE ASCR, NSF CISE, CAREER, Early Career, and SBIR-related submissions.

Spotz Scientific supports researchers, universities, national laboratories, faculty support offices, and scientific computing research teams. Services are especially useful for principal investigators preparing DOE Early Career, NSF CAREER, DOE Office of Science, NSF CISE, or SBIR proposals, as well as institutions needing objective down-selection support for limited-submission opportunities.

Red team review provides an independent, agency-aware critique of a draft proposal or pre-proposal. Dr. Spotz evaluates clarity, technical positioning, responsiveness to the funding opportunity, program fit, review risks, and persuasiveness. The goal is to identify weaknesses before submission and help researchers improve the proposal’s structure, message, and scientific argument.

The standard consulting fee is $250 per hour. A premium fee of $300 per hour applies when review materials are provided less than two weeks before the deadline of a Notice of Funding Opportunity. This structure encourages enough lead time for thoughtful review while still allowing urgent proposal support when schedules are tight.

It is best to begin strategic advising as soon as a Notice of Funding Opportunity is identified, especially for CAREER, Early Career, or complex scientific computing proposals. For red team review, providing materials at least two weeks before the deadline helps allow deeper feedback, revision planning, and enough time to act on recommendations.

Dr. Spotz brings eight years of experience as a DOE Office of Science program manager, including co-leading the Advanced Scientific Computing Research applied mathematics program. His guidance reflects how federal program managers and reviewers consider scope, fit, novelty, feasibility, and impact, helping applicants communicate scientific computing research more effectively.

Yes. Spotz Scientific provides targeted consulting for NSF CAREER proposals, particularly those connected to scientific computing, computational science, and NSF CISE priorities. Support may include strategic positioning, review of research and education integration, proposal narrative critique, and alignment with the expectations of competitive early-career faculty submissions.

Yes. Dr. Spotz can serve as a scientific computing team member on research projects, contributing over thirty years of experience in computational science, high performance computing, modeling and simulation, applied mathematics, and scientific machine learning. This support can strengthen research teams that need senior scientific computing expertise for proposal development or project execution.