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The president appoints 24 members of the National Science Board for six year terms. The NSF director serves as an ex officio 25th member. Every two years, one-third (eight) of the members rotate off the board and eight new members are appointed (or occasionally re-appointed) to serve six-year terms.
NSF's laboratories are accredited by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. [12] NSF laboratories are ISO 17025 certified (testing and calibration). [12] The Chairman of the Board of Directors, is the retired Chief Operations Officer and Executive Vice President of the McDonald's Corporation. [14]
Founded October 10, 1957, with the encouragement of the National Science Foundation (NSF), AURA was incorporated by a group of seven U.S. universities: California, Chicago, Harvard, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio State, and Wisconsin. The first meeting of the board of directors took place in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Today, AURA has 47 member institutions ...
In 1950 Harry S. Truman signed Public Law 507, or 42 U.S.C. 16 [26] creating the National Science Foundation. [27] [28] which provided for a National Science Board of twenty-four part-time members. In 1951 Truman nominated Alan T. Waterman, chief scientist at the Office of Naval Research, to become the first Director.
Sethuraman Panchanathan is an Indian–American computer scientist and academic administrator, and, since June 2020, the 15th Director of the U.S. National Science Foundation. [ 1 ] He previously served at Arizona State University as executive vice president of knowledge enterprise development and chief research and innovation officer.
The five members of the National Transportation Safety Board each serve five-year terms after they are nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate. One member is designated by the president to serve as chairman and another as vice chairman; each serves a two-year term in those capacities.
NSF fees can quickly add up. Learn how NSF fees work and the steps you can take to avoid them so you can keep that money in your pocket.
Engineering Research Centers (ERC) are university-led institutions developed through the National Science Foundation (NSF) Directorate of Engineering. [1] While ERCs are initially funded by the NSF, they are expected to be self-sustaining within 10 years of being founded.