{"id":6194,"date":"2013-02-08T18:26:15","date_gmt":"2013-02-08T18:26:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/?p=6194"},"modified":"2025-06-11T12:31:24","modified_gmt":"2025-06-11T17:31:24","slug":"gator-engineer-selected-to-head-nsfs-engineering-directorate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eng.ufl.edu\/news\/stories\/gator-engineer-selected-to-head-nsfs-engineering-directorate\/","title":{"rendered":"Gator Engineer Selected to Head NSF&#8217;s Engineering Directorate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>GAINESVILLE, Fla. \u2014 The\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.nsf.gov\/\">National Science Foundation<\/a>\u00a0has selected\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ufl.edu\/\">University of Florida<\/a>\u00a0engineering professor Pramod P. Khargonekar to serve as assistant director for the Directorate of Engineering, known as the ENG.<\/p>\n<p>Khargonekar, who will retain his position at UF, will lead the ENG directorate with an annual budget of more than $800 million. ENG invests in frontier engineering research and education, cultivates an innovation ecosystem, and develops the next-generation engineer.<\/p>\n<p>Currently, Khargonekar is the deputy director for technology at the U.S. Department of Energy\u2019s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy, known as ARPA-E. He is the Eckis Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering at UF, a position he has held since 2001. He served as the dean of the University of Florida\u2019s College of Engineering from 2001 to 2009.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDr. Khargonekar brings to NSF extensive leadership, creativity and initiative in engineering research,\u201d said NSF Director Subra Suresh. \u201cHe has helped pioneer interdisciplinary efforts between the biological and engineering research communities and demonstrated a deep appreciation for developing the STEM workforce, which is an NSF priority.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NSF\u2019s investments in engineering research and education aim to build and strengthen a national capacity for innovation that can lead over time to the creation of new shared wealth and a better quality of life. The engineering directorate also supports NSF\u2019s Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer programs.<\/p>\n<p>Khargonekar\u2019s engineering research encompasses control systems theory and applications, smart grid and renewable energy, semiconductor manufacturing, and modeling and control of neural systems, among other areas. He has received many awards and honors, including the IEEE Baker Prize, American Automatic Control Council\u2019s Donald Eckman Award, the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, and Web of Science Highly Cited Researcher. He is a Fellow of IEEE.<\/p>\n<p>Most recently, Khargonekar has been a member of NSF\u2019s Engineering Advisory Committee, where he provided guidance to ENG on strategic directions.<\/p>\n<p>He will begin his NSF appointment in March 2013.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GAINESVILLE, Fla. \u2014 The\u00a0National Science Foundation\u00a0has selected\u00a0University of Florida\u00a0engineering professor Pramod P. Khargonekar to serve as assistant director for the Directorate of Engineering, known as the ENG. Khargonekar, who will retain his position at UF, will lead the ENG directorate with an annual budget of more than $800 million. 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