Congratulations to Sethuraman (Panch) Panchanathan FCAE who has been named alumnus of the year for the University of Ottawa. From the citation:
“Administrator, educator, engineer, entrepreneur, inventor, policy adviser, researcher — ….Panchanathan is all of this and much more. Now executive vice-president for knowledge enterprise development and chief research and innovation officer at Arizona State University (ASU),…
…Perhaps not surprisingly, ASU was named the most innovative university in the U.S. in 2015 and 2016. Under Panchanathan’s leadership, the university’s research has grown exponentially, with annual expenditures tripling to half a billion dollars.
In recognition of his intellectual and scientific strengths, then-president Barack Obama appointed Panchanathan to the U.S. National Science Board in 2014. He now chairs the NSB’s Committee on Strategy and Budget, helping to drive the U.S. national and international agendas for science and technology. In 2016, Arizona’s secretary of state appointed him to her Technology, Transparency and Commerce Council to provide feedback and strategic support for Arizona’s policy programs.”
https://www.uottawa.ca/alumni/content/2017-alumni-association-awards-excellence-winners
