President George W. Bush announced last Thursday he will nominate Professor of Engineering Systems Daniel Hastings and seven others to serve on the National Science Board, the 20-person board of directors of the National Science Foundation.
Hastings is associate director of the Engineering Systems Division and director of the Technology and Policy Program. From 1997-99, he served as the Air Force chief scientist, and was honored with the Air Force Distinguished Civilian Award in 1997 and 1999.
A version of this article appeared in MIT Tech Talk on October 23, 2002.