Today, NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan met with Hashimoto Kazuhito, science and technology advisor to the prime minister and Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) president at NSF headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia. Drawing on decades of collaboration between NSF and JST, the two discussed issues of mutual interest such as research security and advancing innovation using the Quad alliance, a diplomatic partnership among Australia, India, Japan and the United States.
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The U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) is an independent federal agency created by Congress in 1950 "to promote the progress of science; to advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare; to secure the national defense…" With an annual budget of more than $8 billion, NSF is the funding source for approximately 20 percent of all federally supported basic research conducted by America’s colleges and universities. In many fields, such as mathematics, computer science, and the social sciences, NSF is the major source of federal backing. NSF awards about 11,000 new awards per year, with an average duration of three years -- to fund specific research proposals that have been judged the most promising by a rigorous and objective merit-review system. In the past few decades, NSF-funded researchers have won more than 200 Nobel Prizes as well as other honors too numerous to list. NSF funds equipment that is needed by scientists and engineers but is often too expensive for any one group or researcher to afford. Another essential element in NSF's mission is support for science and engineering education, from pre-K through graduate school and beyond. There are many exciting careers at NSF, not only in science, technology, education and mathematics (STEM), but also in business and operations. For more information, please visit us at http://nsf.gov/careers/. NSF welcomes opportunities to engage with you on our LinkedIn page. Please see our Comment Policy [http://www.nsf.gov/social/policies.jsp ] for more information.
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NSF is dedicated to propelling U.S. research and innovation forward. Through strategic international partnerships, the agency is unlocking and seeding new innovative opportunities. U.S.-India partnerships will continue to fuel discoveries in critical and emerging technologies.
Secretary, Department of Science & Technology. On Lien from Professor, Department of EE, IIT Bombay. Former Director, IIT Kanpur.
A significant partnership between the newly operationalised Anusandhan National Research Foundation (ANRF) & the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) has been announced today in the India - US joint statement issued on the occasion of bilateral talks between Hon'ble Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi ji with Hon'ble President of the United States of America, Mr. Donald J. Trump in Washington, DC. The partnership will enable joint research in the areas of critical and emerging technologies. It builds on ongoing collaboration between the U.S. National Science Foundation and several Indian science agencies. https://lnkd.in/gFaXN6pq India DST Sethuraman Panchanathan Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India
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How will the next generation's workforce be equipped for farming while facing new challenges? Listen to CEO Hollie Mackey describe strategies used at the North Dakota Advanced Agriculture Technology Engine, an #NSFfunded project, in "NSF's Discovery Files" episode. Explore how North Dakota's unique landscape and conditions make it a perfect proving ground for advancing agricultural technologies: https://bit.ly/4hAMEp8
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The massive Yellowstone Caldera system spans Idaho, Wyoming and Montana. It won’t be for hundreds of thousands of years, but where will it erupt? 🌋 #NSFfunded researchers recently published in Nature which magma-rich region is most likely to explode. 💥🗺️ To locate magma, which has a higher conductivity⚡than solid rock, #NSFfunded U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) volcanic seismologists used magnetotelluric instruments — devices that help identify material capable of conducting electricity under the Earth’s crust. After surveying 100 measuring stations across the caldera, they were able to locate four magma reservoirs and one that will remain hot enough to keep magma liquid long enough to erupt. Read to find out where it is: https://bit.ly/3WDTKkC 📷: Ellen T. Showalter
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Astronomers have discovered the most distant astronomical object of its kind yet. 🌌 #NSFfunded scientists pinpoint a far-off blazar, an active galactic nucleus, that may help explain the nature of the early universe. The discovery challenges scientists' current notions about the early universe, especially black holes. Namely, how big they could get, how fast they could grow and how many could have existed. The findings are made possible by multiple U.S. National Science Foundation National Radio Astronomy Observatory (NSF NRAO) facilities, including the NSF Very Large Array, the NSF Very Long Baseline Array and the NSF-supported Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, or ALMA Observatory. "This observation adds to a body of findings indicating that supermassive black holes in the early universe aren't acting like we thought they should," says Joe Pesce, NSF program director for NSF NRAO. "But they are also exciting because it's a new mystery that we have to solve, and in doing so, we will learn more about the universe and how it works." https://bit.ly/42sXw4a 📷: U.S. National Science Foundation/NSF National Radio Astronomy Observatory, B. Saxton
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Yank Technologies creates customizable wireless charging systems for various industries such as industrial, consumer, space and automotive. Their contactless technology, supported by NSF, utilizes proprietary antenna and amplifier advancements in magnetic resonance, allowing users to charge devices without plugging them in. 🚫🔌 This innovation simplifies wiring, enhances durability and efficiency, and introduces new features across multiple applications. 🪢 Yank Tech makes wireless powered seats for vehicles to eliminate cumbersome wire harness connections, improve reliability and enable new product features, like seat rotation and interchangeable seat layouts. 🚗 They are also developing wireless power systems for rovers in space to improve charging reliability and robotic vehicle autonomy in harsh environments. Yank Tech was recently named a Top Clean Mobility Startup Shaping 2025 by Forbes. To learn more, check out https://bit.ly/3EfG4pN. #NSFSBIR #NSFfunded #cleantech 📷: Yank Technologies
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Robots will not be needed for this job. Simple electronics can assemble themselves. A recent proof-of-concept experiment demonstrates a potential way to manufacture electronic devices with less energy and waste. This technique, supported by the NSF Center for Complex Particle Systems, features a relatively "passive" creation process compared to current industry practices, eliminating the need for expensive robotic or manual labor. The technique could also work with complicated electronics like 3D computer chips. Success would be a big boon to the U.S. industry. Learn more: https://bit.ly/40Nhsxu #NSFfunded 📷: Julia Chang
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Calling all teachers, mentors, and parents: Get K-12 students to create a video game that shows science and technology solving problems and enhancing our lives in the future (and win a cash prize!). The theme: “Life in 2100”: 75 years ahead as NSF commemorates its founding in 1950. Inspire students to consider how we will live differently in 2100. What challenges will we have to tackle? Focus the projects on #NSFfunded research areas like futuristic cities, medical technology, sustainable ecosystems, and more. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3CofWbw #STEM #NSF75 #NSFGameMakerAwards
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Graduate student mentoring is invaluable. Armando Urbina, a fourth-year NSF Graduate Research fellow from the University of Southern California (USC), reflects on a key experience that changed his career: "When I participated in an NSF REU program, Alex Chen, a PhD student at UC San Diego, introduced me to a pilot mentorship initiative. His guidance helped me navigate the PhD application process and gave me the confidence to pursue graduate school as a first-generation student." This mentorship had a lasting impact, inspiring him to create the Graduate Application Mentorship Program at USC, which has helped 18 students, navigate the doctoral application process. For Armando, mentoring is about creating opportunities for others to achieve what once seemed out of reach. 📸: Armando Urbina, USC #mentoring #NSFGRFP
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In recognition, the U.S. National Science Foundation and the #PAESMEM program are excited to host a dynamic discussion exploring the transformative power of mentoring. Join us as award-winning mentors and expert panelists share insights on how mentorship fuels innovation, develops intellectual capital and bolsters national security. 📅 When: January 30 | 11 a.m. - 12 p.m. EST 📍 Where: NSF headquarters or virtually Register today! ➡️ https://bit.ly/3WmBJaf
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