[United States Government Manual]
[May 31, 1996]
[Pages 615-621]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]


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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230
Phone, 703-306-1234
National Science Board                             

  Chairman                                       Richard N. Zare
  Vice Chairman                                  Diana Natalicio
  Members                                        F. Albert Cotton, 
                                                     Sanford D. 
                                                     Greenberg, Charles 
                                                     E. Hess, John E. 
                                                     Hopcroft, Shirley 
                                                     Malcom, Eve L. 
                                                     Menger, Claudia I. 
                                                     Mitchell-Kernan, 
                                                     James L. Powell, 
                                                     Frank H.T. Rhodes, 
                                                     Ian M. Ross, Robert 
                                                     M. Solow, Warren M. 
                                                     Washington, John A. 
                                                     White, Jr., (9 
                                                     vacancies)
    (Ex officio)                                 Neal F. Lane
    Executive Officer                            Marta C. Cehelsky
    Inspector General                            Linda G. Sundro
    Deputy Inspector General                     Philip L. Sunshine
    Counsel to the Inspector                     Montgomery K. Fisher
        General
    Assistant Inspector General for              Clifford L. Bennett
        Audit
    Assistant Inspector General for              James J. Zwolenik
        Oversight

Officials:                                         

Director                                         Neal F. Lane
Deputy Director                                  Anne C. Petersen
Senior Science Adviser                           Karl A. Erb
Assistant to the Director for Science Policy     Judith S. Sunley
    and Planning
Assistant to the Director for Human Resource     William A. Lester
    Development
  Staff Associate                                Thomas N. Cooley
General Counsel                                  Lawrence Rudolph
  Deputy General Counsel                         Theodore A. Miles
Director, Office of Legislative and Public       Julia A. Moore
    Affairs
  Deputy Director, Office of                     Joel M. Widder
      Legislative and Public 
      Affairs
Director, Office of Policy Support               Susan B. Cozzens
Director, Office of Science and Technology       Nathaniel G. Pitts
    Infrastructure
Director, Office of Polar Programs               Cornelius W. Sullivan
  Deputy Director, Office of Polar               Erick Chiang, Acting
      Programs                                       
Assistant Director for Mathematical and          William C. Harris
    Physical Sciences
  Executive Officer                              John B. Hunt
  Director, Division of Physics                  Robert A. Eisenstein
  Director, Division of Chemistry                Janet G. Osteryoung
  Director, Division of Materials                Thomas A. Weber
      Research
  Director, Division of                          Hugh M. Van Horn
      Astronomical Sciences
  Director, Division of                          Donald J. Lewis
      Mathematical Sciences
Assistant Director for Geosciences               Robert W. Corell
  Deputy Assistant Director                      Thomas J. Baerwald

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  Director, Division of Atmospheric              Richard S. Greenfield
      Sciences
  Director, Division of Earth                    Ian D. MacGregor
      Sciences
  Director, Division of Ocean                    G. Michael Purdy
      Sciences
Assistant Director for Biological Sciences       Mary E. Clutter
  Executive Officer                              James L. Edwards
  Director, Division of Biological               James H. Brown
      Instrumentation and Resources
  Director, Division of Molecular                Julius H. Jackson
      and Cellular Biosciences
  Director, Division of Integrative              Bruce L. Umminger
      Biology and Neuroscience
  Director, Division of                          Thomas E. Brady
      Environmental Biology
Assistant Director for Engineering               Joseph Bordogna
  Deputy Assistant Director for                  Elbert L. Marsh
      Engineering
  Director, Division of Engineering              Marshall M. Lih
      Education and Centers
  Director, Division of Electrical               Lawrence S. Goldberg
      and Communications Systems
  Director, Division of Chemical                 Kenneth R. Hall
      and Transport Systems
  Director, Division of Civil and                Oscar W. Dillon, Acting
      Mechanical Systems       
  Director, Division of Design,                  Bruce M. Kramer
      Manufacture, and Industrial 
      Innovation
  Director, Division of                          Janie M. Fouke
      Bioengineering and 
      Environmental Systems
  Director, Office of Small                      Donald Senich
      Business Research and 
      Development
  Director, Office of Small and                  Joseph Bordogna
      Disadvantaged Business 
      Utilization
Assistant Director for Computer and Information  Paul R. Young
    Science and Engineering
  Deputy Assistant Director                      Melvyn Ciment
  Head, Office of Cross-                         John Cherniavsky
      Disciplinary Activities
  Director, Division of Advanced                 Robert R. Borchers
      Scientific Computing
  Director, Division of Computer                 Richard B. Kieburtz
      and Computation Research
  Director, Division of                          Yi-Tzuu Chien
      Information, Robotics, and 
      Intelligent Systems
  Director, Division of                          Bernard Chern
      Microelectronic Information 
      Processing Systems
  Director, Division of Networking               George O. Strawn
      and Communications Research 
      and Infrastructure
Assistant Director for Social, Behavioral, and   Cora B. Marrett
    Economic Sciences
  Executive Officer                              Jeff Fenstermacher
  Director, Division of Social,                  William P. Butz
      Behavioral, and Economic 
      Research
  Director, Division of Science                  Kenneth Brown
      Resources Studies
  Director, Division of                          Marcel Bardon
      International Programs
Assistant Director for Education and Human       Luther S. Williams
  Resources
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  Deputy Assistant Director                      Jane T. Stutsman
  Director, Division of Educational              Peirce A. Hammond, 
      System Reform                                  Acting
  Director, Division of Elementary,              Margaret B. Cozzens
      Secondary, and Informal 
      Science Education
  Director, Division of Graduate                 Terence L. Porter
      Education
  Director, Division of Human                    Roosevelt Calbert
      Resource Development
  Director, Division of Research,                Daryl E. Chubin
      Evaluation, and Communication
  Director, Division of                          Robert Watson
      Undergraduate Education
Chief Financial Officer/Director, Office of      Joseph L. Kull
    Budget, Finance, and Award Management
  Deputy Chief Financial Officer                 Albert A. Muhlbauer
  Director, Division of Financial                Albert A. Muhlbauer
      Management
  Director, Division of Grants and               Joanne E. Rom, Acting
      Agreements  
  Director, Division of Contracts,               Robert B. Hardy
      Policy, and Oversight
  Director, Budget Division                      Edward L. Blansitt
Director, Office of Information and Resource     Gerard R. Glaser, 
    Management                                       Acting
  Deputy Director                                Gerard R. Glaser
  Director, Division of Human                    John F. Wilkinson, Jr.
      Resource Management
  Director, Division of Information              Fred Wendling
      Systems
  Director, Division of                          Robert E. Schmitz
      Administrative Services

[For the National Science Foundation statement of organization, see the 
Federal Register of February 8, 1993, 58 FR 7587-7595; May 27, 1993, 58 
FR 30819; May 2, 1994, 59 FR 22690; and Oct. 6, 1995, 60 FR 52431]

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The National Science Foundation promotes the progress of science and 
engineering through the support of research and education programs. Its 
major emphasis is on high-quality, merit-selected research--the search 
for improved understanding of the fundamental laws of nature upon which 
our future well-being as a nation depends. Its educational programs are 
aimed at ensuring increased understanding of science and engineering at 
all educational levels, maintaining an adequate supply of scientists, 
engineers, and science educators to meet our country's needs.

The National Science Foundation was established as an independent agency 
by the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861-1875).
    The purposes of the Foundation are: to increase the Nation's base of 
scientific and engineering knowledge and strengthen its ability to 
conduct research in all areas of science and engineering; to develop and 
help implement science and engineering education programs that can 
better prepare the Nation for meeting the challenges of the future; and 
to promote international cooperation through science and engineering. In 
its role as a leading Federal supporter of science and engineering, the 
agency also has an important role in national policy planning.
    The Foundation consists of a National Science Board and a Director. 
The National Science Board is composed of 24 part-time members and the 
Director ex officio. Members are appointed by the President with the 
advice and consent of the Senate, for 6-year terms. They are selected 
because of their records of distinguished service and eminence in 
science, engineering, education, research management, or public affairs 
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representative of the views of national science and engineering 
leadership.
    Both the Director and the Deputy Director are appointed by the 
President with the advice and consent of the Senate, to a 6-year term 
and an unspecified term, respectively.
    The National Science Foundation Act assigns policymaking functions 
for the Foundation to the National Science Board, within the framework 
of applicable policies set forth by the President and the Congress, and 
assigns the administration of the Foundation to the Director. By statute 
the Director of the Foundation is a member of the Board and Chairman of 
the Executive Committee of the Board.
    The Board also has a broad, national policy responsibility to 
monitor and make recommendations to promote the health of U.S. science 
and engineering research and education.
    The Foundation's Office of Inspector General is responsible for 
conducting and supervising audits, inspections, and investigations 
relating to the programs and operations of the Foundation, including 
allegations of misconduct in science.

Activities

The National Science Foundation initiates and supports fundamental, 
long-term, merit-selected research in all the scientific and engineering 
disciplines. This support is made through grants, contracts, and other 
agreements awarded to universities, colleges, academic consortia, and 
nonprofit and small business institutions. Most of this research is 
directed toward the resolution of scientific and engineering questions 
concerning fundamental life processes, natural laws and phenomena, 
fundamental processes influencing the human environment, and the forces 
affecting people as members of society as well as the behavior of 
society as a whole.
    The Foundation encourages cooperative efforts by universities, 
industries, and government. It also promotes the application of research 
and development for better products and services that improve the 
quality of life and stimulate economic growth.
    The Foundation promotes the development of research talent through 
support of undergraduate and graduate students, as well as postdoctoral 
researchers. It administers special programs to identify and encourage 
participation by groups underrepresented in science and technology and 
to strengthen research capability at smaller institutions, small 
businesses, undergraduate colleges, and universities.
    The Foundation supports major national and international science and 
engineering activities, including the U.S. Antarctic Program, the Ocean 
Drilling Program, global geoscience studies, and others. Cooperative 
scientific and engineering research activities support exchange programs 
for American and foreign scientists and engineers, execution of jointly 
designed research projects, participation in the activities of 
international science and engineering organizations, and travel to 
international conferences.
    Support is provided through contracts and cooperative agreements 
with national centers where large facilities are made available for use 
by qualified scientists and engineers. Among the types of centers 
supported by the Foundation are astronomy and atmospheric sciences, 
biological and engineering research, science and technology, 
supercomputers, and long-term ecological research sites.
    The Foundation provides competitively awarded grants for repair, 
renovation, or, in exceptional cases, replacement of facilities used for 
research and research training at academic and nonprofit institutions.
    The Foundation's science and engineering education activities 
include grants for research and development activities directed to model 
instructional materials for students and teachers and the application of 
advanced technologies to education. Grants also are available for 
teacher preparation and enhancement and informal science education 
activities. Funding is also provided for college science 
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improvement, faculty and student activities, and minority resource 
centers. In addition, studies of the status of math, science, and 
engineering education are supported.
    The National Science Foundation presents annually the Alan T. 
Waterman Award to an outstanding young scientist or engineer for support 
of research and study. Periodically the National Science Board presents 
the honorary Vannevar Bush Award to a person who, through public service 
activities in science and technology, has made an outstanding 
contribution toward the welfare of mankind and the Nation. The two 
awards are designed to encourage individuals to seek to achieve the 
Nation's objectives in scientific and engineering research and 
education.
    The Foundation also provides support for the President's Committee 
on the National Medal of Science.

Sources of Information

Board and Committee Minutes  Summary minutes of the open meetings of the 
Board may be obtained from the National Science Board Office. Phone, 
703-306-2000. Summary minutes of the Foundation's advisory groups may be 
obtained from the contacts listed in the notice of meetings published in 
the Federal Register. General information about the Foundation's 
advisory groups may be obtained from the Division of Human Resource 
Management, Room 315, Arlington, VA 22230. Phone, 703-306-1181.
Contracts  The Foundation publicizes contracting and subcontracting 
opportunities in the Commerce Business Daily and other appropriate 
publications. Organizations seeking to undertake contract work for the 
Foundation should contact either the Division of Contracts, Policy, and 
Oversight (phone, 703-306-1242) or the Division of Administrative 
Services (phone, 703-306-1122), National Science Foundation, Arlington, 
VA 22230.
Employment  Inquiries may be directed to the Division of Human Resource 
Management, National Science Foundation, Room 315, Arlington, VA 22230. 
Phone, 703-306-1182, or, for the hearing impaired (TDD), 703-306-0189. 
The Foundation's vacancy hotline numbers are 703-306-0080 or 1-800-628-
1487.
Fellowships  Consult the NSF Guide to Programs and appropriate 
announcements and brochures for postdoctoral fellowship opportunities 
that may be available through some Foundation divisions. Beginning 
graduate and minority graduate students wishing to apply for fellowships 
should contact the Directorate for Education and Human Resources. Phone, 
703-306-1694.
Freedom of Information Act Requests  Requests for agency records should 
be submitted in accordance with the Foundation FOIA regulation at 45 CFR 
part 612. Such requests should be clearly identified with ``FOIA 
REQUEST'' and be addressed to the FOIA Officers, Office of General 
Counsel, National Science Foundation, Room 1265, Arlington, VA 22230. 
Phone, 703-306-1060.
Grants  Individuals or organizations who plan to submit grant proposals 
should refer to the NSF Guide to Programs, Grant Proposal Guide (NSF 94-
2), and appropriate program brochures and announcements that may be 
obtained as indicated in the Publications section below.
Office of Inspector General  General inquiries may be directed to the 
Office of Inspector General, National Science Foundation, Room 1135, 
Arlington, VA 22230. Phone, 703-306-2100.
Privacy Act Requests  Requests for personal records should be submitted 
in accordance with the Foundation Privacy Act regulation at 45 CFR, part 
613. Such requests should be clearly identified with ``PRIVACY ACT 
REQUEST'' and be addressed to the Privacy Act Officer, National Science 
Foundation, Room 485, Arlington, VA 22230. Phone, 703-306-1243.
Publications  The National Science Board assesses the status and health 
of science and its various disciplines, including such matters as human 
and material resources, in reports submitted

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to the President for submission to the Congress. The most recent report 
is Science and Engineering Indicators, 1996 (NSB-96-21).
    The National Science Foundation issues brochures that announce and 
describe new programs, critical dates, and application procedures for 
competitions. Single copies of these brochures, including Publications 
of the National Science Foundation, can be ordered in a variety of ways: 
phone, 703-306-1130; fax, 703-644-4278; E-mail, [email protected], or by 
writing to: National Science Foundation, Forms and Publications, Room 
P15, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, VA 22230. These brochures are 
also available electronically on the World Wide Web: NSF Home Page; the 
Internet; on Gopher; or the Science and Technology Information System 
(STIS). For more information about accessing NSF publications 
electronically, request the flier Getting NSF Information and 
Publications, (NSF-95-64).
    Other Foundation publications include: the Grant Policy Manual (NSF-
95-26), which contains comprehensive statements of Foundation grant 
administration policy, procedures, and guidance; Guide to Programs, 
which summarizes information about support programs; the quarterly 
Antarctic Journal of the United States and its annual review issue; and 
the NSF Annual Report. These publications are available from the 
Superintendent of Documents, Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 
20402.
Reading Room  A collection of Foundation policy documents and staff 
instructions, as well as current indexes, are available to the public 
for inspection and copying during regular business hours, 8:30 a.m. to 
5:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, in the National Science Foundation 
Library, Room 225, Arlington, VA 22230. Phone, 703-306-0658.
Small Business Activities  The Office of Small Business Research and 
Development provides information on opportunities for Foundation support 
to small businesses with strong research capabilities in science and 
technology. Phone, 703-306-1330. The Office of Small and Disadvantaged 
Business Utilization oversees agency compliance with the provisions of 
the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as 
amended (15 U.S.C. 631, 661, 683). Phone, 703-306-1330.

For further information, contact the National Science Foundation 
Information Center, 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Second Floor, Arlington, VA 
22230. Phone, 703-306-1234. TDD, 703-306-0189. E-mail, [email protected].

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