Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF)

France A. Córdova, was sworn in as director of NSF on March 31, 2014. Córdova leads the only government science agency charged with advancing all fields of scientific discovery, technological innovation, and science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. NSF’s programs and initiatives keep the United States at the forefront of science and engineering, empower future generations of scientists and engineers, and foster U.S. prosperity and global leadership.

Web Information

NSF web page: https://www.nsf.gov/mobile/staff/staff_bio.jsp?lan=fcordova

Wikipedia  page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_A._C%C3%B3rdova

Contact Information

Email: fcordova@nsf.gov

Phone: (703) 292-8000

Address: 1205 N, 4201 Wilson Boulevard Arlington, Virginia 22230

Biosketch

France A. Córdova, was sworn in as director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) on March 31, 2014. Nominated by President Barack Obama to head the $7.2-billion independent federal agency, she was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on March 12. Córdova leads the only government science agency charged with advancing all fields of scientific discovery, technological innovation, and science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education. NSF’s programs and initiatives keep the United States at the forefront of science and engineering, empower future generations of scientists and engineers, and foster U.S. prosperity and global leadership.

Córdova is president emerita of Purdue University, where she served as president from 2007 to 2012. From 2002 to ...

Acting Division Director of the Division of Behavioral & Cognitive Sciences, National Science Foundation Co-Chair Interagency Working Group on Neuroscience Former Ex Officio Member of Multi-Council Working Group 

The Division of Behavioral & Cognitive Sciences  supports research in psychology, anthropology, linguistics, geography, and related fields. Dr. Story received her Ph.D. in social psychology from Cornell University and held several academic positions before joining NSF.

Web Information

Division of Behavioral & Cognitive Sciences Webpage: nsf.gov/div/index.jsp?div=bcs

Contact Information

Email: astory@nsf.gov

Phone: (703) 292-7249

Address: National Science Foundation 995 N – 4201 Wilson Boulevard Arlington, Virginia 22230

Biosketch

After serving for six years as director of the social psychology program at the National Science Foundation, Amber Story became Deputy Director of NSF’s Division of Behavioral and Cognitive Sciences (BCS) in October, 2009. BCS supports research in psychology, anthropology, linguistics, geography, and related fields. Dr. Story received her Ph.D. in social psychology from Cornell University and held several academic positions before joining NSF.

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APA Interview

July 7, 2010 by  Heather O’Beirne Kelly and Howard Kurtzman

APA: Welcome. To start, what’s new at NSF? 

Dr. Story: For one thing, we have a new head of the Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (SBE), which includes the BCS Division. That’s Myron Guttman, who came to NSF from the University of ...

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Web: Schar  School page  NSF Announcement  LinkedIn page Krasnow Institute Website    Decade of the Mind

Email:  jolds@gmu.edu Phone: Address: 

NSF Press Release

Press Release 14-110

September 3, 2014

The National Science Foundation (NSF) has selected George Mason University’s James L. Olds to serve as assistant director for the Directorate for Biological Sciences (BIO). BIO’s mission is to enable discoveries for understanding life. BIO-supported research advances the frontiers of biological knowledge, increases our understanding of complex systems, and provides a theoretical basis for original research in many other scientific disciplines.

Olds is a director and chief academic unit officer at the Krasnow Institute for Advanced Study, a position he has held for 15 years. He is also the Shelley Krasnow University Professor of Molecular Neuroscience. The international Decade of the Mind project was begun under his leadership at Krasnow, which helped shape President Obama’s BRAIN Initiative.

“Dr. Olds has a strong record of academic leadership with an institution that has grown its global presence during his tenure,” said NSF Director France A. Córdova. “In addition to his leadership, his commitment to interdisciplinary research at Krasnow and his experience with developing scientific policy will be of great benefit to NSF and ...