Indian-American computer scientist Sethuraman Panchanathan to lead National Science Foundation in US
US President Donald Trump has picked Indian-American computer scientist Sethuraman Panchanathan to lead the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF).
The NSF is a US government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering.
Panchanathan would take place of France Cordova when her six-year term as the NSF Director ends in 2020. NSF Director is a Senate-confirmed position.
Panchanathan is currently the Executive Vice President and the Chief Research and Innovation Officer at the Arizona State University.
He is also the Founding Director of the Centre for Cognitive Ubiquitous Computing at the ASU.
Panchanathan earned a bachelor's degree in Physics from the University of Madras in 1981 and in Electronics and Communication Engineering from the Bangalore-based Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in 1984.
He then earned his master's degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras in 1986 and PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Canada-based University of Ottawa in 1989.
US President Donald Trump has picked Indian-American computer scientist Sethuraman Panchanathan to lead the prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF).
The NSF is a US government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering.
Panchanathan would take place of France Cordova when her six-year term as the NSF Director ends in 2020. NSF Director is a Senate-confirmed position.
Panchanathan is currently the Executive Vice President and the Chief Research and Innovation Officer at the Arizona State University.
He is also the Founding Director of the Centre for Cognitive Ubiquitous Computing at the ASU.
Panchanathan earned a bachelor's degree in Physics from the University of Madras in 1981 and in Electronics and Communication Engineering from the Bangalore-based Indian Institute of Science (IISc) in 1984.
He then earned his master's degree in Electrical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras in 1986 and PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Canada-based University of Ottawa in 1989.
