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Staff Bio

David  Ucko Division of Elementary, Secondary, and Informal Education (ESIE) National Science Foundation 4201 Wilson Boulevard, Room 890 Arlington, VA 22230, USA Phone : 703-292-5126 Email : ducko@nsf.gov

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Program Director

Bio

David Ucko formerly was Executive Director of the Koshland Science Museum (National Academy of Sciences), President of Science City at Union Station and the Kansas City Museum, Deputy Director of the California Museum of Science & Industry, and Vice President of Chicago’s Museum of Science & Industry, in addition to serving as a presidential appointee to the National Museum Services Board. Ucko is a AAAS Fellow and was a chemistry professor at Antioch College and CUNY prior to entering the science museum field. He holds a Ph.D. in chemistry from M.I.T. and a B.A. from Columbia College.