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The National Science Foundation (NSF) Committee on the Future of NSF EPSCoR

NSF is pleased to announce the selection of 19 national experts for the Committee on the Future of NSF EPSCoR. Committee members were selected from among more than 70 nominations of highly qualified candidates and bring a diverse set of experiences to this work. The Committee will guide NSF EPSCoR’s visioning activity by engaging with the external stakeholder community to better understand the impacts of NSF EPSCoR’s investment strategies and identify new opportunities for increased success (DCL). 

Dan Berglund
President and CEO
State Science & Technology Institute

Prabhakar Clement
Director
Center for Water Quality Research
Professor of Environmental Engineering
The University of Alabama

Edwin Cruz-Rivera
Associate Professor
Department of Biological Sciences
University of the Virgin Islands  

Christine Cutucache
Director
STEM TRAIL Center
Haddix Community Chair of Science
Associate Professor of Biology
University of Nebraska at Omaha

Mary Jo Daniel
Associate Vice President for Research
University of New Mexico 

Jose D. Fuentes
Professor of Meteorology
Department of Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
The Pennsylvania State University

Michael Khonsari
Dow Chemical Endowed Chair
Professor
Louisiana State University

Daniela Marghitu
Faculty Coordinator and Director
Research Laboratory for Education and Assistive Technology
Computer Science and Software Engineering Department
Samuel Ginn College of Engineering
Auburn University 

Marian G. McCord
Senior Vice Provost for Research, Economic Engagement, and Outreach
University of New Hampshire 

Julia Melkers
Professor
School of Public Policy
Georgia Institute of Technology 

Sheena Murphy
Associate Vice President for Research Development
Professor of Physics
West Virginia University 

Prakash Nagarkatti
Senior Research Advisor to the President
Carolina Distinguished Professor
University of South Carolina

Kathie L. Olsen
Founder
KLO International, LLC
Former Deputy Director and Chief Operating Officer
National Science Foundation

James Rattling Leaf
Research AssociateCooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences
University of Colorado-Boulder

Susan Renoe
Associate Vice Chancellor for Research, Extension & Engagement
University of Missouri

Manuel Rodriguez-Martinez
Professor
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez

Kelly A. Rusch
Executive Director
North Dakota EPSCoRAssociate Chair and Professor
Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
North Dakota State University

Carol L. Silva
Co-Director
National Institute for Risk and Resilience
Director
Center for Risk and Crisis Management
Edith Kinney Gaylord Presidential Professor of Political Science
University of Oklahoma

Scott A. Wicker
Interim Chair
Associate Professor of Chemistry
School of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (SoSTEM)
College of Agriculture, Communities, and Sciences
Kentucky State University
Jefferson Science Fellow
National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
Leadership Fellow
Center for Advancement of STEM Leadership 

EX OFFICIO COMMITTEE MEMBER

Loretta Moore
EPSCoR Section Head
Office of Integrative Activities
National Science Foundation