The US President Donald Trump has chosen Indian-American computer scientist Dr Sethuraman Panchanathan to lead the United States’ prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF).

Dr Panchanathan will take over from the current director, France Cordova, in 2020.

• He is currently the Executive Vice President and the Chief Research and Innovation Officer at the Arizona State University (ASU).
• Dr Panchanathan is also the Vice President for Strategic Initiatives of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI).
• Dr Panchanathan is an alumnus of the University of Madras as well as the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru.
• He also completed his PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from the University of Ottawa, Canada in 1989.

What is the National Science Foundation (NSF)?

• It is a United States government agency that supports fundamental research and education in all the non-medical fields of science and engineering.
• The NSF’s director and deputy director are appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the US Senate.

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