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
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

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

Carmina Londono
ERC Program Director
clondono@nsf.gov
- Quantum Energy and Sustainable Solar Technologies

Eduardo Misawa
ERC Program Director
emisawa@nsf.gov
- Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Cellular Metamaterials

Dana Denick
ERC Program Director
ddenick@nsf.gov
- Nanosystems ERC for Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment Systems

Khershed Cooper
ERC Program Director
khcooper@nsf.gov
- Systems for Mobile Computing and Mobile Energy Technologies
- Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Cellular Metamaterials

Charles Cunningham
ERC Program Director
chacunni@nsf.gov
- Nanosystems Engineering Research Center for Cellular Metamaterials

Nadia El-Masry
ERC Program Director
nelmasry@nsf.gov
- Quantum Energy and Sustainable Solar Technologies
- • ERC for UERC for Ultra-wide Area Resilient Electric Energy Transmission Networks
- Nanosystems ERC for Nanomanufacturing Systems for Mobile Computing and Mobile Energy Technologies

Shubhra Gangopadhyay
ERC Program Director
sgangopa@nsf.gov
- Advanced Self-powered Systems of Integrated Systems and Technologies

Bruce Hamilton
ERC Program Director
bhamilto@nsf.gov
- Reinventing the Nation’s Urban Water Infrastructure

Robert McCabe
ERC Program Director
rmccabe@nsf.gov
- Innovative and Strategic Transformation of Alkane Resources

Ingrid Padilla
ERC Program Director
ipadilla@nsf.gov
- Reinventing the Nation’s Urban Water Infrastructure

Ruth Shuman
ERC Program Director
rshuman@nsf.gov
- Cell Manufacturing Technologies

Aleksandr Simonian
ERC Program 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 Wang
ERC Program Director
kwhang@nsf.gov
- Center for Neurotechnology

Aidong Zhang
ERC Program Director
azhang@nsf.gov
- Precise Advanced Technologies and Health Systems for Underserved Populations

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

Anil Pahwa
ERC Program Director
apahwa@nsf.gov
- ERC for Ultra-wide Area Resilient Electric Energy Transmission Networks

Karl Rockne
ERC Program Director
krockne@nsf.gov
- Nanosystems ERC for Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment Systems

Nora Savage
ERC Program Director
nosavage@nsf.gov
- Nanosystems ERC for Nanotechnology Enabled Water Treatment Systems

John Schlueter
ERC Program Director
jschluet@nsf.gov
- Nanosystems ERC for Translational Applications of Nanoscale Multiferroic Systems

Ying Sun
ERC Program Director
yisun@nsf.gov
- ERC for Power Optimization for Electro-Thermal Systems

Wendy Nilsen
ERC Program Director
wnilsen@nsf.gov
- ERC for Precise Advanced Technologies and Health Systems for Underserved Populations
Program Staff and Fellows

Ram Gupta
Expert
ragupta@nsf.gov
- PD, ERC for Innovative and Strategic Transformation of Alkane Resources

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
tjenning@nsf.gov

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
Program Manager
mpoats@nsf.gov
- Precollege Education & Research Experiences for Teachers and Research Experiences for Undergraduates

Latanya Sanders-Peak
Program Specialist
lcpeak@nsf.gov

T. Simin Hall
AAAS Fellow
simhall@nsf.gov

Alisha Williams
Program Support Manager
aliwilli@nsf.gov

Nastaran Ghazi
AAAS Fellow
nghazi@nsf.gov
Shalika Walton
Program Specialist
swalton@nsf.gov
Staff Having Long-term Service

Esther Bolding
Research Experiences for Undergraduates, 2002-2014

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

Joy Pauschke
Program Director, 1994-2000
New Staff in the 2000's

Carole Read
ERC Program Director, 2011-2019

Vilas Mujumdar
Program Director, 2005-2008

Leon Esterowitz
Program Director, 2006-2018

Deborah Jackson
Program Director, 2006-present

Barbara Kenny
Program Director, 2006-2013

Sohi Rastegar
Program Director, 2001-2006

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
2017-2019

Dominique Dagenais
2015-2019

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

Aspa Zerva
2000-2001

Theresa Good
2010-2012

Marc Ingber
2006-2007