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OSU professor appointed to National Science Foundation
Dean of College of Oceanic
Nick Vardanega
Issue date: 7/11/07 Section: News
Mark Abbott, the dean of the College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences has been appointed to the National Science Foundation.
Abbott, who has been an OSU faculty member since 1988 and dean since 2001, will be leaving to take a position as assistant director for the Geosciences Directorate.
"It's definitely with mixed feelings," Abbott said. Abbott will miss working for COAS, which he called a "top notch" institution but said this is, "a unique opportunity to affect earth sciences on a national level."
According to their Web site, the National Science Foundation is an independent government agency that promotes the advancement of scientific research and enterprise. It funds approximately 20 percent of all federally funded research at America's colleges and universities.
Provost Sabah Randhawa, will appoint someone from within the college to be the interim dean until a permanent replacement is found. Randhawa does not know who this person will be but said he plans to appoint one by the end of August.
He will also begin a nationwide search to find a permanent dean.
"COAS is a highly productive research institution," Randhawa said. "[The new dean will be] someone with leadership that will allow the college to grow ... someone who can come in a provide long term strategic vision."
Randhawa said he expects the search to last for about a year.
As assistant director for the Geosciences Directorate, Abbott will oversee the investments of the Geosciences Directorate and work with the science community to build a spending budget for that department, which has a 2007 fiscal year budget of $744.85 million.
Abbott will also be involved in research and education.
"I think my goals are to encourage a more interdisciplinary approach [and] to look at the Earth as an interconnected to system," he said.
Much of the research done through the Geosciences Directorate studies the causes and effects of climate change.
Abbott's colleagues in COAS praised his interdisciplinary approach during his time at OSU.
Abbott, who has been an OSU faculty member since 1988 and dean since 2001, will be leaving to take a position as assistant director for the Geosciences Directorate.
"It's definitely with mixed feelings," Abbott said. Abbott will miss working for COAS, which he called a "top notch" institution but said this is, "a unique opportunity to affect earth sciences on a national level."
According to their Web site, the National Science Foundation is an independent government agency that promotes the advancement of scientific research and enterprise. It funds approximately 20 percent of all federally funded research at America's colleges and universities.
Provost Sabah Randhawa, will appoint someone from within the college to be the interim dean until a permanent replacement is found. Randhawa does not know who this person will be but said he plans to appoint one by the end of August.
He will also begin a nationwide search to find a permanent dean.
"COAS is a highly productive research institution," Randhawa said. "[The new dean will be] someone with leadership that will allow the college to grow ... someone who can come in a provide long term strategic vision."
Randhawa said he expects the search to last for about a year.
As assistant director for the Geosciences Directorate, Abbott will oversee the investments of the Geosciences Directorate and work with the science community to build a spending budget for that department, which has a 2007 fiscal year budget of $744.85 million.
Abbott will also be involved in research and education.
"I think my goals are to encourage a more interdisciplinary approach [and] to look at the Earth as an interconnected to system," he said.
Much of the research done through the Geosciences Directorate studies the causes and effects of climate change.
Abbott's colleagues in COAS praised his interdisciplinary approach during his time at OSU.
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