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Last week, Director Sethuraman Panchanathan engaged in meetings that deepened U.S. National Science Foundation’s relationships with current international partners and expanded NSF’s global network.
On Monday, Oct. 21, Panchanathan and NSF representatives virtually greeted a senior delegation from NSF counterpart funding organizations in Portugal. The delegation was led by Maria Madalena dos Santos Alves, president of the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, and António Grilo, professor and president of Agência Nacional de Inovação. The meeting focused on Portugal’s interest in learning more about how NSF sets priorities, integrates research and innovation, and approaches research security. Portugal’s willingness to learn from the U.S. and deploy similar policies and procedures, especially research security guidelines and guardrails, will ease the collaboration between U.S. researchers and Portuguese counterparts.
On Thursday, Oct. 24, Panchanathan met with Chairman Martin Galstyan of Central Bank of Armenia and delegates at NSF headquarters. The director and the Armenian delegation discussed opportunities for U.S.-Armenia collaboration and the potential of a U.S.-Armenia Science Foundation.
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On October 24, 2024, NSF Director Panchanathan met virtually met with delegates from Chile.
Later in the day, the director met with Chile’s Minister of Science, Technology, Knowledge and Innovation, Aisén Etcheverry Escudero, and Ambassador of Chile to the United States, Juan Gabriel Valdés. The director
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