Staff Directory
- Email:
- DTHORNHI@nsf.gov
- Phone:
- (703) 292-8143
- Fax:
- (703) 292-9085
- Room:
- W 8156
- Organization:
- RISE
- Title:
- Acting Deputy Division Director
Program Responsibilities:
Biological Oceanography (BioOce)
Ecology and Evolution of Infectious Diseases (EEID)
Long-Term Ecological Research (LTER)
Biography:
Dr. Thornhill has ten years of research and research administration experience as an NSF Program Director for the Biological Oceanography Program in the Division of Ocean Sciences (OCE). In this role he has worked closely with colleagues across NSF and recently led the cross-NSF Directorate LTER program through theirdecadal program review and strategic planning effort. Dr. Thornhill has also been heavily involved in broadening participation activities at NSF, including at the OCE, GEO, cross-NSF, and senior leadership levels.
Dr. Thornhill recently completed the Federal Executive Institute’s (FEI) Leadership for a Democratic Society.He earned a Ph. D. in Ecology from the University of Georgia and a Bachelor of Science in Zoology and Environmental Biology from Michigan State University.