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Family Member Album

Throughout the years, many dedicated NSF professionals have supported the ERC Program as Program Directors, Leaders, and Managers. Some have been rotators from academia, some have been career NSF civil service employees. Their service has been invaluable in building and shaping the program and guiding the ERCs. Those who have had a significant and long-term impact on the Program are displayed in this gallery, along with current Program staff.

Program Management

Jose Zayas-Castro
EEC Division Director
jzayasca@nsf.gov
Nadia El-Masry
EEC Acting Deputy Division Director
nelmasry@nsf.gov

Current ERC Program Directors <nsfERC@nsf.gov>

Sandra Cruz-Pol
ERC Program Director
scruzpol@nsf.gov

  • Nanosystems ERC for Translational Applications of Nanoscale Multiferroic Systems
  • Advanced Self-powered Systems of Integrated Systems and Technologies
  • Re-Inventing America’s Urban Water Infrastructure
  • Nanosystems ERC for Directed Multiscale Assembly of Cellular Metamaterials with Nanoscale Precision (CELL-MET)
  • ERC International Partnerships
  • ERC Web Center Database
Deborah Jackson
Deborah Jackson
ERC Program Director
djackson@nsf.gov

  • Center for Bio-mediated and Bio-inspired Geotechnics
  • Power Optimization for Electro-Thermal Systems
  • Precise Advanced Technologies and Health Systems for Underserved Populations
  • Strategic Partnership for Innovation (SPI) Working Group
Mehdi Ferdowsi
Mehdi Ferdowsi
ERC Program Director
mferdows@nsf.gov

  • ERC for the Internet of Things for Precision Agriculture (IoT4Ag)
  • ERC for Advancing Sustainability through Powered Infrastructure for Roadway Electrification (ASPIRE)
  • ERC for Innovative and Strategic Transformation of Alkane Resources (CISTAR)
Dana Denick
Dana Denick
ERC Associate Program Director
ddenick@nsf.gov

  • Nanosystems ERC for Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment Systems
  • ERC for Advancing Sustainability through Powered Infrastructure for Roadway Electrification (ASPIRE)
Nadia El-Masry
ERC Program Director
nelmasry@nsf.gov

  • Quantum Energy and Sustainable Solar Technologies
  • ERC for Ultra-wide Area Resilient Electric Energy Transmission Networks
  • Nanosystems ERC for Nanomanufacturing Systems for Mobile Computing and Mobile Energy Technologies
  • ERC for Quantum Networks
Sarit Bhaduri
Sarit Bhaduri
ERC Program Director
sbhaduri@nsf.gov

  • ERC for Cell Manufacturing Technologies
  • Center for Neurotechnology
  • ERC for Innovative and Strategic Transformation of Alkane Resources
  • ERC for Advanced Technologies for Preservation of Biological Systems (ATP-Bio)
Randy Duran
ERC Program Director
rduran@nsf.gov

  • Nanosystems ERC for Directed Multiscale Assembly of Cellular Metamaterials with Nanoscale Precision (CELL-MET)

Current ERC Program Co-Directors

Ruth Shuman
ERC Program Co-Director
rshuman@nsf.gov

  • Cell Manufacturing Technologies
Aleksandr Simonian
ERC Program Co-Director
asimonia@nsf.gov

  • Advanced Self-powered Systems of Integrated Systems and Technologies
  • ERC for Precise Advanced Technologies and Health Systems for Underserved Populations
Ken Whang
ERC Program Co-Director
kwhang@nsf.gov

  • Center for Neurotechnology
Usha Varshney
ERC Program Co-Director
uvarshne@nsf.gov

  • Nanosystems ERC for Advanced Self-Powered Systems of Integrated Sensors and Technologies
Nora Savage
ERC Program Co-Director
nosavage@nsf.gov

  • Nanosystems ERC for Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment Systems
John Schlueter
ERC Program Co-Director
jschluet@nsf.gov

  • Nanosystems ERC for Translational Applications of Nanoscale Multiferroic Systems
Ying Sun
ERC Program Co-Director
yisun@nsf.gov

  • ERC for Power Optimization for Electro-Thermal Systems
Douglas Kilpatrick Abbot
ERC Program Co-Director
dabbot@nsf.gov

  • ERC for Advanced Technologies for Preservation of Biological Systems (ATP-Bio)
Carmina Londono
Carmina Londono
ERC Program Co-Director
clondono@nsf.gov

  • Quantum Energy and Sustainable Solar Technologies
Khershed Cooper
ERC Program Co-Director
khcooper@nsf.gov

  • Nanosystems ERC for Nanomanufacturing Systems for Mobile Computing and Mobile Energy Technologies (NASCENT)
  • Nanosystems ERC for Directed Multiscale Assembly of Cellular Metamaterials with Nanoscale Precision (CELL-MET)
Charles Cunningham
ERC Program Co-Director
chacunni@nsf.gov

  • Nanosystems ERC for Directed Multiscale Assembly of Cellular Metamaterials with Nanoscale Precision (CELL-MET)
Ruyan Guo
ERC Program Co-Director
rguo@nsf.gov

  • Nanosystems ERC for Translational Applications of Nanoscale Multiferroic Systems (TANMS)
Bruce Hamilton
Bruce Hamilton
ERC Program Co-Director
bhamilto@nsf.gov

  • Reinventing the Nation’s Urban Water Infrastructure
Robert McCabe
ERC Program Co-Director
rmccabe@nsf.gov

  • Innovative and Strategic Transformation of Alkane Resources
Marcia Newcomer
ERC Program Co-Director
mnewcome@nsf.gov

  • ERC for Precise Advanced Technologies and Health Systems for Underserved Populations (PATHS-UP)
Christina Payne
ERC Program Co-Director
cpayne@nsf.gov

  • ERC for Innovative and Strategic Transformation of Alkane Resources (CISTAR)

EEC Program Directors

Amelia Greer
Associate Program Director for Workforce Development
agreer@nsf.gov

  • Research Experiences for Teachers and Research Experiences for Undergraduates
Christine Grant
Program Director for Broadening Participation
cgrant@nsf.gov
Jumoke "Kemi" Ladeji-Osias
Program Director for Engineering Education
jladejio@nsf.gov

Program Staff and Fellows

Ram Gupta
Expert and ERC Program Co-Director
ragupta@nsf.gov

  • ERC for Innovative and Strategic Transformation of Alkane Resources (CISTAR)
Marshall Horner
Marshall Horner
Operations Specialist
mhorner@nsf.gov
Tammie Jennings
Program Specialist
tjenning@nsf.gov
Court Lewis
Court Lewis
Communications (contractor)
clewis@associates.nsf.gov
Regina Williams-Higdon
Program Specialist
regwilli@nsf.gov
Prema Arasu
AAAS Fellow
parasu@nsf.gov
Alisha Williams
Program Support Manager
aliwilli@nsf.gov
Nastaran Ghazi Esfahani
AAAS Fellow
nghazi@nsf.gov
Shalika Walton
Program Specialist
swalton@nsf.gov
Carol Lucas
Expert and ERC Program Co-Director
carlucas@nsf.gov

  • ERC for Precise Advanced Technologies and Health Systems for Underserved Populations (PATHS-UP)

Staff Having Long-term Service

Esther Bolding
Esther Bolding
Research Experiences for Undergraduates, 2002-2014
Fred Betz
Fred Betz
Program Director, 1986-1999
Marshall Lih
Marshall Lih
Head, Office of Cross-Disciplinary Research and Director, Division of Engineering Education and Centers (EEC), 1988-1999
Tapan Mukherjee
Tapan Mukherjee
Program Director, 1986-2004
Linda Parker
Linda Parker
Program Evaluation Specialist, 1993-2007
Mary Poats
Mary Poats
Education Program Manager, 1990-2020
Lynn Preston
Lynn Preston
Leader of the ERC Program 1988-2013 and Deputy Division Director 1984-2014
Darlene Suggs
Darlene Suggs
Program Assistant, 1986-2008

New Staff in the 80's

Lewis "Pete" Mayfield
Lewis "Pete" Mayfield
Head, Office of Cross-Disciplinary Research, 1984-1988
Sherry Scott
Administrative Manager, 1984-1994

New Staff in the 90's

Cheryl Cathey
Cheryl Cathey
Program Director, 1996-2000
Christina Gabriel
Christina Gabriel
Program Director, 1991-1994
Larry Goldberg
Larry Goldberg
Program Director, 1995-2003
John Hurt
John Hurt
Program Director, 1994-2006
Rajinder Khosla
Rajinder Khosla
Program Director, 1998-2010
Bruce Kramer
Bruce Kramer
Program Director, 1994-present and Director, EEC 1999-2004
Joy Pauschke
Joy Pauschke
Program Director, 1994-2000

New Staff in the 2000's

Carole Read
Carole Read
ERC Program Director, 2011-2019
Vilas Mujumdar
Vilas Mujumdar
Program Director, 2005-2008
Leon Esterowitz
Leon Esterowitz
Program Director, 2006-2018
Deborah Jackson
Deborah Jackson
Program Director, 2006-present
Barbara Kenny
Barbara Kenny
Program Director, 2006-2013
Sohi Rastegar
Sohi Rastegar
Program Director, 2001-2006
Rick Fragaszy
Rick Fragaszy
Program Director, 2001-2019
Keith Roper
Program Director, 2009-2016 and ERC Program Leader, 2014-2016

Program Directors Serving for Shorter Terms

Erick Jones
Erick Jones
2017-2019
Dominique Dagenais
Dominique Dagenais
2015-2019
George Lea
1996-2000
Theresa Maldonado
Theresa Maldonado
2000-2001 and Director, EEC 2011-2014
Joe Mathias
Joe Mathias
1989-1999
Judy Raper
Judy Raper
2007-2008
Fil Bartoli
Fil Bartoli
2003-2007
Glenn Schrader
Glenn Schrader
2005-2006
Deborah Crawford
1996-2000
Daniel DeKee
Daniel DeKee
2008-2012
Aspa Zerva
Aspa Zerva
2000-2001
Theresa Good
Theresa Good
2010-2012
Marc Ingber
Marc Ingber
2006-2007