Mechanical engineer nominated to head NSF
JUN 10, 2010
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.024404
Nature : Subra Suresh, dean of engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has been nominated by the Obama administration to run the US National Science Foundation, succeeding nuclear engineer Arden Bement. Assuming Senate confirmation, Suresh will be the first Indian American to head the NSF. His research concerns the mechanical properties of composite materials, from alloys to cell membranes.
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