ABSTRACT
This talk is to provide an introduction to the National Science Foundation (NSF), its objectives and mission. NSF is an independent federal agency created by the US Congress in 1950 "to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense...”. NSF supports basic research and knowledge creation that transforms the future, which is a primary driver of the US economy. With an annual budget of $7.5 billion (FY 2016), NSF is the funding source for approximately 24 percent of all federally supported basic research conducted by America's colleges and universities and the major source of federal backing in many fields, such as mathematics, computer science and social sciences. It issues limited-term grants to fund specific research proposals that have gone through a rigorous and objective merit review.
BIOGRAPHY
Thomas F. Kuech is the Shoemaker Professor of Chemical Engineering and is presently serving, on leave from the University, as a Program Director at the US National Science Foundation. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and a Fellow of the American Physical Society, MRS, IEEE and AAAS. He has received several honors including the Humboldt Research Award and the American Institute of Chemical Engineering Stine Award. He has served as the Editor-in Chief of the Journal of Crystal growth since 2005. His research focuses on the study of the chemical and physical processes underlying the synthesis of semiconductor materials and structures.
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