Strawn Takes NSF Post


by Linda Charles

George Strawn, director of the Computation Center, has 
accepted a two-year appointment with the National Science 
Foundation. Strawn will serve as director of the Division of 
Networking and Communications Research and Infrastructure.

James Bernard, professor of mechanical engineering, has been 
appointed interim director during Strawn's leave of absence.

Strawn's appointment, effective Aug. 15, will allow him to 
continue his NSF work on restructuring the Internet, which he 
began in 1991-92 as NSFNET program director and continued 
through a partial appointment. He hopes to develop policies 
and programs that support the development of a high-
performance Internet infrastructure for research and 
education. 

The NSF division he will direct also includes programs that 
support international networking connections for U.S. 
research and education communities and research programs in 
both communications and networking.

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contact:  Linda Charles, Internal Communications, (515) 294-
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updated:  7-28-95