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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
Carole Read
EEC Acting Deputy Division Director
cread@nsf.gov

Current ERC Program Directors

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

  • ERC for the Internet of Things for Precision Agriculture
  • Center for Smart Streetscapes
  • Nanosystems ERC for Cellular Metamaterials
  • ERC for Quantum Networks
  • ERC for Precision Microbiome Engineering
  • ERC International Partnerships
  • ERC Web Center Database
Paul Torrens
ERC Program Director
ptorrens@nsf.gov

  • ERC for the Internet of Things for Precision Agriculture (IoT4Ag)
  • 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 (NEWT)
  • ERC for Advancing Sustainability through Powered Infrastructure for Roadway Electrification (ASPIRE)
  • ERC for Advancing Sustainable and Distributed Fertilizer Production (CASFER)
  • ERC for Hybrid Autonomous Manufacturing Moving from Evolution to Revolution (ERC-HAMMER)
Nadia El-Masry
ERC Program Director
nelmasry@nsf.gov

  • ERC for Innovative and Strategic Transformation of Alkane Resources (CISTAR)
  • ERC for Quantum Networks (CQN)
  • ERC for Cell Manufacturing Technologies (CMaT)
Lan Wang
ERC Program Director
lwang@nsf.gov

  • ERC for Cell Manufacturing Technologies (CMaT)
  • ERC for Bio-mediated and Bio-inspired Geotechnics (CBBG)
  • Center for Smart Streetscapes (CS3)
  • ERC for Advanced Technologies for Preservation of Biological Systems (ATP-Bio)
  • ERC for Hybrid Autonomous Manufacturing Moving from Evolution to Revolution (ERC-HAMMER)
Randy Duran
ERC Program Director
rduran@nsf.gov

  • ERC for Precision Microbiome Engineering (PreMiEr)
  • ERC for Precise Advanced Technologies and Health Systems for Underserved Populations (PATHS-UP)
  • ERC for Advanced Technologies for Preservation of Biological Systems (ATP-Bio)
  • ERC for Advancing Sustainable and Distributed Fertilizer Production (CASFER)

Current ERC Program Co-Directors

Carole Read
ERC Program Co-Director
cread@nsf.gov

  • Nanosystems ERC for Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment Systems (NEWT)
Aleksandr Simonian
ERC Program Co-Director
asimonia@nsf.gov

  • ERC for Precise Advanced Technologies and Health Systems for Underserved Populations
Nora Savage
ERC Program Co-Director
nosavage@nsf.gov

  • Nanosystems ERC for Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment Systems
Dominique Dagenais
ERC Program Co-Director
ddagenai@nsf.gov

  • ERC for Quantum Networks (CQN)
Khershed Cooper
ERC Program Co-Director
khcooper@nsf.gov

  • Nanosystems ERC for Cellular Metamaterials (CELL-MET)
  • ERC for Hybrid Autonomous Manufacturing Moving from Evolution to Revolution (ERC-HAMMER)
Charles Cunningham
ERC Program Co-Director
chacunni@nsf.gov

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

  • Innovative and Strategic Transformation of Alkane Resources
Ram Gupta
Expert and ERC Program Co-Director
ragupta@nsf.gov

  • ERC for Innovative and Strategic Transformation of Alkane Resources (CISTAR)
Regina Pope-Ford
Expert and ERC Program Co-Director
rpopefor@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)

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

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
Shalika Walton
Program Specialist
swalton@nsf.gov

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