France A. Córdova
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France Anne-Dominic Córdova (born August 5, 1947) is an American astrophysicist and administrator who was the fourteenth director of the National Science Foundation.[1] Previously, she was the eleventh President of Purdue University from 2007 to 2012.[2] She now serves as President of the Science Philanthropy Alliance.[3]
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France Córdova | |
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14th Director of the National Science Foundation | |
In office March 31, 2014 – March 31, 2020 | |
President | Barack Obama Donald Trump |
Preceded by | Subra Suresh |
Succeeded by | Kelvin Droegemeier (acting) Sethuraman Panchanathan |
11th President of the Purdue University System | |
In office July 16, 2007 – June 30, 2012 | |
Preceded by | Martin C. Jischke |
Succeeded by | Timothy Sands (acting) Mitch Daniels |
7th Chancellor of the University of California, Riverside | |
In office July 1, 2002 – July 1, 2007 | |
Preceded by | Raymond L. Orbach |
Succeeded by | Timothy P. White |
Personal details | |
Born | (1947-08-05) August 5, 1947 (age 76) Paris, France |
Spouse | Christian Foster |
Children | 2 |
Education | Stanford University (BA) California Institute of Technology (MS, PhD) |
Scientific career | |
Institutions | National Science Foundation Purdue University University of California, Riverside University of California, Santa Barbara Pennsylvania State University Los Alamos National Laboratory NASA |
Thesis | X-ray observations of dwarf novae (1979) |
Doctoral advisor | Gordon Garmire |
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