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National Science Foundation (NSF) Transition Briefing Materials for the Incoming Biden Administration 2020 Description of document: National Science Foundation (NSF) Transition Briefing materials for the Incoming Biden Administration 2020 Requested date: 04-January-2021 Release date: 27-January-2021 Posted date: 15-March-2021 Source of document: National Science Foundation Attn: FOIA Officer 2415 Eisenhower Avenue Alexandria, Virginia 22314 Fax: (703) 292-9041 Email: [email protected] The governmentattic.org web site (“the site”) is a First Amendment free speech web site and is noncommercial and free to the public. The site and materials made available on the site, such as this file, are for reference only. The governmentattic.org web site and its principals have made every effort to make this information as complete and as accurate as possible, however, there may be mistakes and omissions, both typographical and in content. 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Fleming Crim Director Chief Operating Officer [email protected] [email protected] O: 703.292.8000 O: 703.292.5320 M: Exemption 6 M: Exemption 6 Brian Stone Larry Rudolph Chief of Staff General Counsel [email protected] [email protected] O: 703.292.7458 O: 703.292.8060 M:Exemption 6 M: 703.292.5063 Wonzie Gardner Office Head and Chief Human Capital Amanda Hallberg Greenwell Officer (CHCO) of the Office of Office Head, Legislative and Public Affairs Information and Resource Management [email protected] [email protected] O: 703.292.2693 O: 703.292.8100 M:Exemption 6 M: 703.292.7935 Return to Table of Contents • Director of NSF Biography • Article on Innovation and Inclusivity • NSF Organizational Chart • Presidential Memo on COVID Research • NSF-Funded Research Against COVID • Computing Power to Fight COVID • NSF At a Glance • NSF By the Numbers • American Leadership in AI TABLE OF • AI Institutes Press Release CONTENTS • American Leadership in Quantum • Quantum Institutes Press Release • NSF Gobal Facilities with Virtual Access • NSF Partnership Opportunities • How NSF Strengthens the U.S. Workforce • NSF EPSCOR Fact Sheet • How NSF Explores the Deep • How NSF Advances the American Bioeconomy • NSF Videos • Other NSF Materials REVOLUTION 04 DR. SETHURAMAN “PANCH” PANCHANATHAN DIRECTOR NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION The Honorable Sethuraman Panchanathan is a computer scientist and engineer and the 15th director of the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). Panchanathan was nominated to this position by the President of the United States in 2019 and subsequently unanimously confirmed by the U.S. Senate on June 18, 2020. NSF is an $8.3B independent federal agency and the only government agency charged with advancing all fields of scientific discovery, technological innovation and STEM education. Panchanathan is a leader in science, engineering and education with more than three decades of experience. He has a distinguished career in both higher education and government, where he has designed and built knowledge enterprises, which advance research innovation, strategic partnerships, entrepreneurship, global development and economic growth. Panchanathan previously served as the executive vice president of the Arizona State University (ASU) Knowledge Enterprise, where he was also chief research and innovation officer. He was also the founder and director of the Center for Cognitive Ubiquitous Computing at ASU. Under his leadership, ASU increased research performance fivefold, earning recognition as the fastest growing and most innovative research university in the U.S. Prior to joining NSF, Panchanathan served on the National Science Board as chair of the Committee on Strategy and as a member of the External Engagement and National Science and Engineering Policy committees. Additionally, he served on the National Advisory Council on Innovation and Entrepreneurship. He was chair of the Council on Research of the Association of Public and Land- grant Universities and co-chair of the Extreme Innovation Taskforce of the Global Federation of Competitiveness Councils. Arizona’s Governor appointed Panchanathan as senior advisor for science and technology in 2018. He was the editor-in-chief of the IEEE Multimedia Magazine and editor/associate editor of several international journals. Panchanathan’s scientific contributions have advanced the areas of human-centered multimedia computing, haptic user interfaces, person-centered tools and ubiquitous computing technologies for enhancing the quality of life for individuals with different abilities; machine learning for multimedia applications; medical image processing; and media processor designs. He has published close to 500 articles in refereed journals and conference proceedings, and has mentored more than 150 graduate students, postdocs, research engineers and research scientists, many now occupy leading positions in academia and industry. For his scientific contributions, Panchanathan has received numerous awards, such as Distinguished Alumnus Awards and the Governor’s Innovator of the Year for Academia Award for his development of information technology centric assistive and rehabilitative environments to assist individuals with visual impairments. Panchanathan is a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, where he also served as vice president for strategic initiatives. He is also a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement
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