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Dr.
Lynnette D. Madsen
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Program Director for Ceramics
Division of Materials Research (DMR)
Directorate for Mathematical & Physical Sciences (MPS)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
BACKGROUND
- B.A.Sc. in Electrical Engineering, University of Waterloo, 1986
- M.Eng. in Electronics, Carleton University, Ottawa, 1988
- Ph.D. in Materials Science and Engineering, McMaster University, 1994
- Semiconductor Components Group, Nortel Networks, 1984-1994
- Docent in Materials Science, Linköping University, 1999
- Associate Professor of Physics, Linköping University, 1999-2001
CURRENT NSF ACTIVITIES
- Ceramics Progam in DMR, 2000-present
- DMR Coordination Working Group, 2009
- DMR Working Group on Centers, 2009
- DMR Working Group on Diversity, Chair: Mar. 2007- Aug. 2008, Member: Sept. 2008 - present
- Cluster representative for the DMR Management Coordinating Team, 2006-2008; DMR Long-Range Planning Committee, 2008-Present
- DMR representative for Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI), 2005-present
- MPS respresentative for Small Business Technology Transfer, 2008 - present
PRIOR NSF RESPONSIBILITIES
- MPS Working Group on Broadening Participation, 2007
- MPS representative for Coordinating Committee member for Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship (IGERT) competition, 2003-2007; Chair of Sub-Committee on Diversity 2006
- DMR Education Working Group, 2003-2007; Chair 2005-2007
- DMR Bio-Materials Working Group, 2005-2006
- Nanotechnology Interdisciplinary Research Team (NIRT) panel moderator, 2002-2004
- DMR Approaches to Combat Terrorism (ACT) representative, 2003-2004
- Science and Technology Center (STC) panel moderator, 2003
- NSF-Europe coordinator, 2002-2003
- DMR ADVANCE representative, 2002
- NSF-EC coordinator, 2002
- Initiated cooperation with Department of Defense for Research Experiences for Undergraduate Sites (ASSURE): $1.5M funding annually
RECOGNITION AT NSF
- Director’s Award for Program Management Excellence, 2007
- Director's Award for Equal Opportunity Achievement, 2008
- Performance Awards: 2005, 2006, 2007 and 2008
- Incentive Award for Timely Program Management, 2004
NSF PUBLICATIONS
- L.D. Madsen, “NSF recognizes Three Assistant Professors with 2009 CAREER Awards in Ceramics”, American Ceramic Soc. Bull. 88 (3), 30-33 (Mar. 2009). http://www.americanceramicsociety.org/bulletin/mar_09/#/32/
- S. Freiman, L.D. Madsen and J.W. McCauley, “Advances in Ceramics through Government-Supported Research”, American Ceramic Soc. Bull. 88 (1), 27-31 (Jan. 2009) . http://www.americanceramicsociety.org/bulletin/jan_09/#/29
- INVITED L.D. Madsen, "Basic Ceramics Research and the National Science Foundation", Proceedings of the International Congress on Ceramics 2, in press.
- L.D. Madsen and S. Freiman, “Grand Challenges for Ceramics and Related Areas and the Critical Enablers”, Proceedings of the International Congress on Ceramics 2, in press.
- L.D. Madsen, "Ceramic Collaborations around the World", International Conference on Electroceramics, Arusha, Tanzania (Aug. 1, 2007) and submitted for publication in J. Electroceram. (2007).
- INVITED L.D. Madsen and G.X. Tessema, "The Next Generation: Education and Broadening Participation in Science and Engineering", International Conference on Electroceramics, Arusha, Tanzania (2007) and published in J. Electroceram. (2008).
- L.D. Madsen, "A Guide to NSF Success", published on-line ScienceCareers.org (July 27, 2007).
- PLENARY L.D. Madsen, "Ceramics at the National Science Foundation - Trends and Opportunities", Toronto, Canada ( June 28, 2006), peer-reviewed Proc. of 1st International Congress on Ceramics (ICC) and in book: Global Roadmap for Ceramics and Glass Technology , Wiley (June 2007).
- INVITED L.D. Madsen, "How New Materials Figure in the Dow", published in peer-reviewed Proc. 6 th Pacific Rim Conference on Ceramic and Glass Technology meeting and presented in The Future of Materials Science and Engineering Symposium, Maui, Hawaii (Sept. 2005).
- L.D. Madsen, "Increasing the Participation and Advancement of Women in Academic Science and Engineering Careers in the United States of America", published in peer-reviewed Proc. 12 th International Conf. of Women in Eng. and Science (ICWES) and presented Ottawa, Canada (2002).
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