This week with NSF Director Panchanathan

Published: 21 October 2024
Categories: National Science Foundation

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This week, Director Sethuraman Panchanathan underscored the progress and accomplishments that NSF investments are having on innovation and research.

The director traveled to Omaha, Nebraska, to attend the 28th NSF Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (NSF EPSCoR) National Conference hosted by the University of Nebraska at Omaha. Panchanathan met with University of Nebraska System President Jeffrey Gold and delivered a keynote speech highlighting NSF EPSCoR’s transformative impact in creating an inclusive research ecosystem in the United States. The director emphasized EPSCoR’s vital role in response to the “Chips and Science Act of 2022,” which set targets for investments to advance innovative ideas in STEM and rapidly translate them into solutions.

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EPSCoR conference on October 15,2024. With Dr. Panch giving keynote remarks; Dr. Panch meets with the University of Nebraska System president, Jeffrey Gold; and A researcher presents their poster to Dr. Panch.

The EPSCoR program supports NSF’s overall goal of promoting the progress of scientific development. EPSCoR continues to evolve and adapt to fuel discoveries by building research infrastructures, fostering innovation and enhancing collaboration in jurisdictions that have not always been represented before in the research landscape.

Later in the week, the director met with Brian Schmidt, a Nobel Prize laureate in physics who NSF has supported, and delegates from the

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