News Release 11-265

NSF Director and Russian Science Minister Sign Historic Agreement for Bilateral Collaboration

Subra Suresh and Andrei Fursenko establish cooperative framework with which to support U.S. and Russian scientists and engineers

NSF Director Suresh and Russian Education and Science Minister Andrei Fursenko sign historic MOU.

NSF Director Suresh and Russian Education and Science Minister Andrei Fursenko sign historic MOU.


December 16, 2011

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Today, National Science Foundation (NSF) Director Subra Suresh signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Russian Education and Science Minister Andrei Fursenko to foster the continued growth of U.S.-Russian science and technology cooperation.

Noting the historic significance of this, the first time that NSF and the Russian Ministry of Education have agreed to jointly support each nation's scientists, Suresh discussed the importance of cooperation in nanoscience, energy and information technology in addressing the global challenges of adapting to environmental, social and cultural changes associated with the growth and development of human populations and attaining a sustainable energy future.

"This agreement between the National Science Foundation and the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation opens up a vast possibility for advancing research collaborations between USA and Russian scientists in all NSF supported disciplines," said Machi Dilworth, director of NSF's Office of International Science and Engineering.

Fursenko was first appointed Minister of Education and Science of the Russian Federation on March 9, 2004, by a Presidential Decree and was re-appointed to this post following the re-election of President Vladimir Putin to his second term in May 2004.

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  • NSF OISE Director Machi Dilworth greets Russian Education and Science Minister Andrei Fursenko.
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  • NSF's David Stonner, Machi Dilworth and Cora Marrett greet Russian Science Minister Andrei Fursenko.
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