Nebraska EPSCoR is pleased to announce that U.S. National Science Foundation Director Sethuraman Panchanathan will be the keynote speaker at the 28th NSF EPSCoR National Conference: Oct. 13-16 in Omaha.
This is the first time the biennial conference will take place in Nebraska, and the first time an NSF Director will attend and serve as a speaker at the conference.
The Honorable Sethuraman Panchanathan [pronounced Seth-oo-rah-men Ponch-a-NOTH-en] is a computer scientist and engineer, and the 15th director of the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). NSF is a $9B independent federal agency and the only government agency charged with advancing all fields of scientific discovery, technological innovation, and STEM education.
Dr. Panchanathan has a distinguished career in science, technology, engineering, and education that spans more than three decades. He served as executive vice president of the Arizona State University Knowledge Enterprise, where he also founded the Center for Cognitive Ubiquitous Computing. Prior to becoming director of NSF, Panchanathan served on the National Science Board for six years and has also served on and chaired numerous high-level research and innovation organizations. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, a fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Association for Computing Machinery, and other prestigious science and engineering organizations. Dr. Panchanathan’s scientific contributions have advanced the areas of human-centered multimedia computing, haptic user interfaces, person-centered ubiquitous computing technologies for empowering individuals with a range of abilities.
The conference agenda and registration to attend the event can be accessed at https://epscor.nebraska.edu/nsfepscorconf. Note: conference registration closes Sept. 15 or when registrant count reaches 450 (meeting site capacity).
Courtesy photo: U.S. National Science Foundation Director Sethuraman Panchanathan
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