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OIA Staff
Dr. Joan Frye, Senior Staff Associate
jfrye@nsf.gov
4201 Wilson Boulevard, Room 1270
Arlington, Virginia 22230 Phone: 703-292-8040
Fax: 703-292-9040 |
JOAN FRYE
Education:
- University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Ph.D., Chemistry, 1985
Dissertation: Sub-Doppler Infrared Laser Spectroscopy
- Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
B.A., Chemistry, 1978
Employment History:
January 2006 – present
Staff Associate, Office of the Director (OD) / Office of Integrative Activities (OIA)
National Science Foundation
Responsible for the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Program, FY2006
Chair of the Integrative Graduate Education and Research Traineeship Program (IGERT) Coordinating Committee.
August 1997 – December 2005
Program Director
August 1995 – July 1997
Visiting Scientist
Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (MPS) / Division of Chemistry (CHE)
National Science Foundation
Program manager for the Experimental Physical Chemistry Program (8/95-3/97) and Chemical Instrumentation Program (3/97-12/05). CHE representative for numerous NSF-wide programs, including MRI, Biocomplexity in the Environment, Plasma Science and Engineering, Nanoscale Science and Engineering, IGERT, and the Science and Technology Center Programs. Member of MPS Infrastructure Working Group and MPS-EHR Working Group on Diversity. Participated in numerous outreach activities to inform chemistry community regarding funding opportunities in program, including NSF Grants Workshops and MRI Grants Workshops.
August 1994 – August 1997
Associate Professor, with tenure
August 1989 – August 1994
Assistant Professor
Department of Chemistry
Howard University, Washington, DC
Taught General Chemistry, Physical Chemistry and Molecular Structure courses. Carried-out NASA- and AFOSR-funded research on high resolution infrared laser spectroscopy with graduate and advanced undergraduate students. As a member of the NSF-funded Materials Science Research Center of Excellence, participated in interdisciplinary research involving thin film growth of III-V materials and the use of infrared laser spectroscopy as an in situ probe of chemical vapor deposition processes.
Professional Activities:
Member of the American Physical Society (APS), National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE), and the American Chemical Society (ACS). Past-chair of the Committee on Minorities of the APS. Current member of the Committee on Minority Affairs of the ACS.
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