National Science Board

National Science Board is the governing board of the National Science Foundation (NSF), an independent Federal agency established by the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 to:


 * promote the progress of science,
 * advance the national health, prosperity, and welfare, and
 * secure the national defense.

Note that the National Science Foundation website does not provide links to special reports or programs specific to climate change or global warming.

Board Members
See links to NSB Member biographies for:

Terms Expire May 2008

 * Dr. Barry C. Barish
 * Dr. Ray Bowen
 * Dr. Kenneth M. Ford
 * Dr. Daniel E. Hastings
 * Dr. Elizabeth Hoffman
 * Dr. Douglas D. Randall
 * Dr. Jo Anne Vasquez

Terms Expire May 2010

 * Dr. Dan E. Arvizu
 * Dr. Steven C. Beering
 * Dr. G. Wayne Clough
 * Dr. Kelvin K. Droegemeier
 * Dr. Louis J. Lanzerotti
 * Dr. Alan I. Leshner
 * Dr. Jon C. Strauss
 * Dr. Kathryn D. Sullivan

Member ex officio

 * Dr. Arden L. Bement, Jr., Director, National Science Foundation, Arlington, VA

NSB Executive Officer

 * Dr. Michael P. Crosby

Nominees: Terms Expire May 10, 2012
On June 15, 2006, President George W. Bush nominated the following individuals to be Members of the National Science Board (National Science Foundation). Nominations were sent June 16, 2006, to the U.S. Senate for confirmation.


 * Mark R. Abbott, of Oregon
 * Camilla Persson Benbow, of Tennessee
 * John T. Bruer, of Missouri
 * Patricia D. Galloway, of Washington
 * Jose Marie Griffiths, of Pennsylvania
 * Karl Hess, of Illinois (expiring May 10, 2008)
 * Thomas N. Taylor, of Kansas
 * Richard F. Thompson, of California

Contact Information
The National Science Foundation 4201 Wilson Boulevard Arlington, Virginia 22230 Phone: 703 292-5111 / 800 877-8339 TDD: 800 281-8749 Website: http://www.nsf.gov/nsb/

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 * climate change / global warming
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