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
Kon-Well Wang
EEC Division Director
konwang@nsf.gov
Don Millard
EEC Deputy Division Director
dmillard@nsf.gov
Current ERC Program Directors
Sandra Cruz-Pol
Gen-4 ERCs
scruzpol@nsf.gov
- Quantum Energy and Sustainable Solar Technologies
- Advanced Self-powered Systems of Integrated Systems and Technologies
- Re-Inventing America’s Urban Water Infrastructure
Deborah Jackson
Microelectronics, Sensing and IT cluster lead
djackson@nsf.gov
- Lighting Enabled Systems & Applications
- Translational Applications of Nanoscale Multiferroic Systems
- Power Optimization for Electro-Thermal Systems
- Precise Advanced Technologies and Health Systems for Underserved Populations
Erick Jones
ejones@nsf.gov
- Nanomanufacturing Systems for Mobile Computing and Mobile Energy Technologies
- Re-Inventing America’s Urban Water Infrastructure
- Revolutionizing Metallic Biomaterials
Carmina Londono
Energy, Sustainability & Infrastructure Cluster Lead
clondono@nsf.gov
- Quantum Energy and Sustainable Solar Technologies
- Future Renewable Electric Energy Delivery and Management
- Bio-Mediated and Bio-inspired Geotechnics
- Integrated Access Networks
- Innovative and Strategic Transformation of Alkane Resources
- Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment Systems
Eduardo Misawa
Advanced Manufacturing Cluster Lead
emisawa@nsf.gov
- Ultra-wide Area Resilient Electric Energy Transmission Network
- Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Cellular Metamaterials
Eyad Abed
- Ultra-wide Area Resilient Electric Energy Transmission Network
Khershed Cooper
khcooper@nsf.gov
- Systems for Mobile Computing and Mobile Energy Technologies
- Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Cellular Metamaterials
Charles Cunningham
- Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Cellular Metamaterials
Dominique Dagenais
ddagenai@nsf.gov
- Integrated Access Networks
Nadia El-Masry
nelmasry@nsf.gov
- Quantum Energy and Sustainable Solar Technologies
- Translational Applications of Nanoscale Multiferroic Systems
Leon Esterowitz
lesterow@nsf.gov
- Revolutionizing Metallic Biomaterials
Richard Fragaszy
rfragasz@nsf.gov
- ERC for Bio-mediated and Bio-inspired Geotechnics
Shubhra Gangopadhyay
- Advanced Self-powered Systems of Integrated Systems and Technologies
Bruce Hamilton
bhamilto@nsf.gov
- Reinventing the Nation’s Urban Water Infrastructure
Robert McCabe
- Biorenewable Chemicals
- Innovative and Strategic Transformation of Alkane Resources
Carole Read
cread@nsf.gov
- Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment Systems
Mohan Srinivasarao
- Nanosystems ERC for Cellular Metamaterials
Ruth Shuman
- Cell Manufacturing Technologies
Aleksandr Simonian
asimonia@nsf.gov
- Advanced Self-powered Systems of Integrated Systems and Technologies
- ERC for Precise Advanced Technologies and Health Systems for Underserved Populations
Khang Wang
- Sensorimotor Neural Engineering
Aidong Zhang
azhang@nsf.gov
- Precise Advanced Technologies and Health Systems for Underserved Populations
Program Staff and Fellows
Jennifer Beierlein
AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow
jbeierle@nsf.gov
Ram Gupta
Expert
ragupta@nsf.gov
- PD, Lighting-Enabled Systems and Applications
Marshall Horner
Operations Specialist
mhorner@nsf.gov
Deborah Jackson
ERC Program Director
djackson@nsf.gov
- ERC Innovation Ecosystem Small Business Partnerships
Tammie Jennings
Program Specialist
Court Lewis
Communications (contractor)
clewis@associates.nsf.gov
Carmina Londono
ERC Program Director
clondono@nsf.gov
- ERC International Partnerships
- ERC Web Center Database
Mary Poats
mpoats@nsf.gov
- Precollege Education & Research Experiences for Teachers and Research Experiences for Undergraduates
Carole Read
ERC Program Director
cread@nsf.gov
- University Education
Latanya Sanders-Peak
Program Specialist
lcpeak@nsf.gov
T. Simin Hall
AAAS Fellow
simhall@nsf.gov
Alisha Williams
Program Support Manager
Staff Having Long-term Service
Esther Bolding
Research Experiences for Undergraduates
Fred Betz
Program Director, 1986-1999
Marshall Lih
Head, Office of Cross-Disciplinary Research and Director, Division of Engineering Education and Centers (EEC), 1988-1999
Tapan Mukherjee
Program Director, 1986-2004
Linda Parker
Program Evaluation Specialist, 1993-2007
Mary Poats
Education Program Manager, 1990-present
Lynn Preston
Leader of the ERC Program 1988-2013 and Deputy Division Director 1984-2014
Darlene Suggs
Program Assistant, 1986-2008
New Staff in the 80's
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
Program Director, 1996-2000
Christina Gabriel
Program Director, 1991-1994
Larry Goldberg
Program Director, 1995-2003
John Hurt
Program Director, 1994-2006
Rajinder Khosla
Program Director, 1998-2010
Bruce Kramer
Program Director, 1994-present and Director, EEC 1999-2004
Vilas Mujumdar
Program Director, 2005-2008
Joy Pauschke
Program Director, 1994-2000
New Staff in the 2000's
Leon Esterowitz
Program Director, 2006-present
Deborah Jackson
Program Director, 2006-present
Barbara Kenny
Program Director, 2006-2013
Sohi Rastegar
Program Director, 2001-2006
Keith Roper
Program Director, 2009-2016 and ERC Program Leader, 2014-2016
Program Directors Serving for Shorter Terms
George Lea
1996-2000
Theresa Maldonado
2000-2001 and Director, EEC 2011-2014
Joe Mathias
1989-1999
Judy Raper
2007-2008
Fil Bartoli
2003-2007
Glenn Schrader
2005-2006
Deborah Crawford
1996-2000
Daniel DeKee
2008-2012
Rick Fragaszy
2001-2002
Aspa Zerva
2000-2001
Theresa Good
2010-2012
Marc Ingber
2006-2007