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CONTENTS

Board Members
» NSB Members
» TFE Members

Foreword

Table of Contents

List of Boxes, Figures, and Tables

Executive Summary

IIntroduction

IIThe Larger Context

III  Scope of
Current NSF
Environmental
Activities


IVInput Received from External Sources about Unmet Needs and Opportunities

VFindings and
Recom-
mendations


VIConclusion




Appendix A

Appendix B

Appendix C

Appendix D

Appendix E

Appendix F




    
NSB 99-133: Interim Report: July 29, 1999: Environmental Science and Engineering for the 21st Century: The Role of the National Science Foundation 

On February 2, 2000, the National Science Board approved the final, revised environment report. The report will be posted on this web site in late February 2000.

 
      


National Science Board Members

The National Science Board (NSB) consists of 24 members plus the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF). Appointed by the President, the Board serves as the governing board of NSF and provides advice to the President and the Congress on matters of national science and engineering policy.

DR. EAMON M. KELLY
(Chairman), President Emeritus and Professor, Payson Center for International Development & Technology Transfer, Tulane University

DR. DIANA S. NATALICIO
(Vice Chairman), President, The University of Texas at El Paso

DR. JOHN A. ARMSTRONG
IBM Vice President for Science & Technology (Retired)

DR. PAMELA A. FERGUSON
Professor of Mathematics, Grinnell College

DR. MARY K. GAILLARD
Professor of Physics, University of California, Berkeley

DR. SANFORD D. GREENBERG
Chairman & CEO of TEI Industries, Inc., Washington, DC

DR. M.R.C. GREENWOOD
Chancellor, University of California, Santa Cruz

DR. STANLEY V. JASKOLSKI
Vice President, Eaton Corporation, Cleveland, OH

DR. ANITA K. JONES
University Professor, Department of Computer Science, University of Virginia

DR. GEORGE M. LANGFORD
Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, Dartmouth College

DR. JANE LUBCHENCO
Wayne and Gladys Valley Professor of Marine Biology and Distinguished Professor of Zoology, Oregon State University

DR. EVE L. MENGER
Director, Characterization Science and Services, Corning Inc. (Retired)

DR. JOSEPH A. MILLER, JR.
Senior Vice President for R&D; and Chief Technology Officer, E.I. du Pont de Nemours & Company, Experimental Station, Wilmington, DE

DR. CLAUDIA I. MITCHELL-KERNAN
Vice Chancellor, Academic Affairs and Dean, Graduate Division, University of California, Los Angeles

DR. ROBERT C. RICHARDSON
Vice Provost for Research and Professor of Physics, Cornell University

DR. VERA C. RUBIN
Research Staff, Astronomy, Department of Terrestrial Magnetism, Carnegie Institution of Washington, Washington, DC

DR. MAXINE L. SAVITZ
General Manager, AlliedSignal Inc., Ceramic Components, Torrance, CA

DR. LUIS SEQUEIRA
J. C. Walker Professor Emeritus, Departments of Bacteriology and Plant Pathology, University of Wisconsin, Madison

DR. ROBERT M. SOLOW
Institute Professor Emeritus, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

DR. BOB H. SUZUKI
President, California State Polytechnic University-Pomona

DR. RICHARD A. TAPIA
Professor, Department of Computational & Applied Mathematics, Rice University

DR. CHANG-LIN TIEN
NEC Distinguished Professor of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of California, Berkeley

DR. WARREN M. WASHINGTON
Senior Scientist and Head, Climate Change Research Section, National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)

DR. JOHN A. WHITE, JR.
Chancellor, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

DR. RITA R. COLWELL
(Member Ex Officio and Chair, Executive Committee), Director, National Science Foundation

DR. MARTA CEHELSKY
Executive Officer

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Task Force on the Environment



National Science Board
Members
National Science Foundation
Staff
DR. JANE LUBCHENCODR. MARY CLUTTER

Chair

Assistant Director,
Biological Sciences

DR. MARY K. GAILLARD 
 DR. ROBERT CORELL
DR. ROBERT SOLOW

Assistant Director,
Geosciences

  
DR. WARREN WASHINGTONDR. PENELOPE FIRTH

 

Executive Secretary

The National Science Board (NSB) consists of 24 members plus the Director of the National Science Foundation (NSF). Appointed by the President, the Board serves as the governing board of NSF and provides advice to the President and the Congress on matters of national science and engineering policy.

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