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Media Advisory 04-06

Sherry Farwell Named to Head NSF EPSCoR Program


February 20, 2004

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ARLINGTON, VA—The National Science Foundation has named chemist and veteran administrator Sherry O. Farwell to head the Foundation's Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR).

The program, targeted at states that historically have received a relatively small proportion of NSF research funding, promotes development of science and technology resources through partnerships involving a state's universities, industry and government, as well as the federal research and development enterprise. The program's current budget is more than $90 million. EPSCoR's goal is to maximize the potential inherent in a state's science and technology resources and encourage use of those resources as a foundation for economic growth.

Farwell will serve in a consulting capacity immediately and assume the position full-time at NSF headquarters in July.

Farwell currently serves as Dean of Graduate Education and Research and Professor of Atmospheric Sciences at the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology. He also holds concurrent positions as Co-Director of the state's NSF-EPSCoR Program and Director of the state's NASA-EPSCoR Program. His experience as a successful educator and researcher includes former academic positions at Washington State University and the University of Idaho.

NSF Director Rita Colwell selected Farwell as the result of an extensive nationwide search. "Sherry has a detailed knowledge of EPSCoR and the challenges that states face in developing their resources. I am convinced he will strengthen our partnerships and provide innovative leadership to this most important part of the NSF portfolio."

Farwell holds a Ph.D. in analytical chemistry from Montana State University. In addition to the positions named above, he serves as director of the South Dakota Space Grant Consortium. Farwell is familiar with NSF through previous assignments as a program director, expert consultant and external reviewer and panel member.

-NSF-

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