American Scientist – Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan has been appointed by U.S President Donald J Trump as the 15th Director , of the National Science Foundation (NSF). The term is for 6 years.
The NSF is the top American body supporting fundamental research on non-medical fields of science. It has a budget of USD 7.4 billion .
Earlier Assignments:
- Executive Vice President – ASU Knowledge Enterprise Development , Arizona State University
- Chief Research Officer – Arizona State University
- Director – Center for Cognitive Ubiqiutous Computing (CUbiC), Arizona State University
- Foundation Chair – Computing and Informatics, Arizona State University
- Member – National Science Foundation . Appointed by US President Barack Obama ( June 2014 )
Other/s:
- Fellow – National Academy of Inventors, USA
- Fellow – Canadian Academy of Engineering
- Fellow – Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers, USA
- Fellow – Institute of Optical Engineers, USA
Education:
- Ph.D – Electrical and Computers Engineering, University of Ottowa (1989)
- M.E – Masters in Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, IIT (1988)
- B.E. – Bachelors in Electronics & Communications Engineering, Indian Institute of Science , IISc (1984)
- B.Sc – Bachelors in Physics, University of Madras
Notes:
Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan is the second Indian-American to be nominated to this prestigious science position. His predecessor was Dr. Subra Suresh who served during October 2010 and March 2013.