The US Senate has appointed Indian-American scientist Dr. Sethuraman Panchanathan as director of the National Science Foundation (NSF). He will replace France Cordova, whose six-year term ended in March, as the 15th director of the NSF. He is expected to take charge on July 6.
Panchanathan is the second Indian-American to have been nominated for the prestigious science post, the first of which is Dr. Subra Suresh, who served from October 2010 to March 2013. The National Science Foundation is an apex American body, supporting fundamental research in non-medical fields of science and engineering.
He would replace France Cordova, whose six-year term ended in March, as the 15th director of the NSF. He is expected to take office on July 6.
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