NSF PA 02-02 (NSB 02-95) - May 10, 2002
National Science Board Elects Leaders
The National Science Board (NSB) has elected a leading
atmospheric scientist as its new chair, and the president
of a major state university as its returning vice
chair. At its May meeting, the Board elected National
Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) executive Warren
Washington to serve as chair, and University of Texas-El
Paso (UTEP) President Diana Natalicio to serve as
vice chair.
The NSB is the policy body of the National Science
Foundation, and is made up of 24 top representatives
from industry and academia. Members are appointed
by the President, confirmed by the Senate and serve
six-year terms. The chair and vice chair are elected
from among board members, for two-year terms in those
positions. Washington joined the board in 1994. Natalicio
joined the board in 1995, and served as vice chair
from 1996 through 2000.
Washington is head of the Climate Change Research Section
in the Climate and Global Dynamics Division at NCAR,
located in Boulder, Colo. He joined NCAR in 1963.
He received a master's degree in meteorology from
Oregon State University and a Ph.D. in meteorology
from Pennsylvania State. He serves on the Secretary
of Energy's Biological and Environmental Research
Advisory Committee and is a member of the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency Science Advisory Board.
He is also a member of the Advanced Scientific Computing
Advisory Committee established by the U.S. Secretary
of Energy.
Natalicio joined the UTEP faculty in 1971 and has served
as its President since 1988. She received a master's
degree in Portuguese and a Ph.D. in linguistics from
the University of Texas at Austin. Her major research
interests have focused on second language acquisition
and bilingualism. She is a member of the Advisory
Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic
Americans, the President's Committee on the Arts and
Humanities and the U.S.-Mexico Foundation for Science,
Board of Governors.
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