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Birgit Schwenzer
Email:
bschwenz@nsf.gov
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(703) 292-4771
Room:
E 9459
Organization:
DMR
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Program Director
Program Responsibilities:
Division of Materials Research: Topical Materials Research Programs (DMR-TMRP)
National Science Foundation - Future of Semiconductors (FuSe)
Solid State and Materials Chemistry (SSMC)