Staff Directory
Joan
M.
Frye
Program Responsibilities:
Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships
Biography:
Education: - University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
Ph.D., Chemistry, 1985 - Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
B.A., Chemistry, 1978 Employment History: January 2009 - present Senior Staff Associate January 2006 - December 2008 Staff Associate, Office of the Director/ Office of Integrative Activities National Science Foundation Responsible for the Science and Technology Centers: Integrative Partnerships Program (STC) competition, FY2008 - FY2010 August 1997 - December 2005 Program Director August 1995 - July 1997 Visiting Scientist Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences/Division of Chemistry 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. Conducted 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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