NSF PA 03-01 - April 1, 2003
NSF Announces New Head of Engineering Directorate
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has named John A.
Brighton, provost of National-Louis University, to be the new
leader of NSF's Directorate for Engineering.
Brighton previously served from 1991 to 1999 as provost and
university professor at The Pennsylvania State University, where
he was also dean of the College of Engineering. Prior to his
leadership at Penn State, he held faculty positions at the
Georgia Institute of Technology, Michigan State University,
Carnegie Mellon University, and Purdue University.
Regarded as one of the top academic administrators in the
United States, Brighton is also a well-known researcher who has
authored dozens of research papers and holds numerous patents.
He received a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Purdue
University in 1963, and holds bachelor's and master's of science
degrees, also from Purdue.
Brighton is a Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical
Engineers, and of the American Society for Engineering Education.
He has previously served on the Advisory Committee for NSF's
engineering directorate, and also as Chairman, Council of Deans,
Engineering Coalition of Schools for Excellence in Education and
Leadership.
As the head of the Directorate for Engineering, Brighton
will manage a budget of approximately $540 million. He will
assume the post in May 2003, replacing Esin Gulari, who has
served with great distinction as Acting Assistant Director.
NSF's Directorate for Engineering helps to ensure that the
United States maintains its preeminence across the frontiers of
science and engineering leading to fundamental discoveries,
technological innovation, and economic growth.
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