Appendix A

Committee Biographical Information

MARK A. BARTEAU (CHAIR)

Mark A. Barteau is the Charles D. Holland ‘53 Chair in Chemical Engineering and professor of chemistry at Texas A&M University, where he previously served as the vice president for research from 2018 to 2021. He was director of the University of Michigan Energy Institute from 2012 to 2018. Prior to that he was the senior vice provost for research and strategic initiatives at the University of Delaware, with appointments as the Robert L. Pigford Endowed Chair of Chemical Engineering and Professor of Chemistry. He was elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2006 and the National Academy of Inventors in 2018. He received his B.S. degree in chemical engineering from Washington University in St. Louis, and his M.S. and Ph.D. from Stanford. He was a National Science Foundation postdoctoral fellow at the Technische Universität München. Dr. Barteau’s research focuses on chemical reactions at surfaces and their applications in catalysis and energy processes. He has served on numerous boards and committees, including the Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine; the National Academies’ Chemical Sciences Roundtable (co-chair); the Council of Chemical Sciences of the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science (chair); and the science advisory committee for the Environmental Molecular Sciences Lab at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory.

CHAOUKI T. ABDALLAH

Chaouki Abdallah is the executive vice president for at the Georgia Institute of Technology. As chief research officer, he provides leadership for $1.3 billion portfolio of research, economic development, and sponsored activities, including the Georgia Tech Research Institute, 10 interdisciplinary research institutes, and related support units. He also serves on the executive committee for the Government-University-Industry Research Roundtable, and the advisory committee for the Center on Measuring University Performance. Since he assumed his role, Tech’s research expenditures increased by 50 percent. Under his leadership, Georgia Tech also launched the Commission on Research Next plan to map a comprehensive future for research at Tech and bolster commercialization and tech transfer initiatives, and grow collaborations with industry, government, the national labs, and foundations. Between 2011 and 2018, he was the provost, and between January 2017 and March 2018, he was the president of the University of New Mexico (UNM). He led academic strategic plans that improved the 4-year graduate rates at UNM by more than 100 percent. His research expertise includes systems theory, research policies, and academic leadership and student success. He is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and recipient of the IEEE millennium medal. He currently serves on the National Academies’ National Science, Technology, and Security Roundtable.

HANNAH L. BUXBAUM

Hannah Buxbaum is vice president for international affairs at Indiana University (IU). She is also professor of law and John E. Schiller Chair at IU’s Maurer School of Law, where she previously held leadership roles including as interim dean (2012–2014). As vice president, she advances global engagement across IU’s seven campuses, including the Bloomington and Indianapolis campuses, which are home to thousands of international graduate students, visiting scholars, and faculty members. She oversees the offices that manage international admissions and student services, study abroad, international partnerships, and international development, as well as the university’s five Global Gateway offices. Ms. Buxbaum serves on the Fulbright Scholar Council for International Exchange of Scholars Advisory Board and is currently chair of the Big Ten Academic Alliance’s Senior International Officer group. She is a member of the National Academies’

Ad Hoc Consensus Study Committee on Confucius Institutes. She is an elected member of the American Law Institute and the International Academy of Comparative Law and serves on the U.S. State Department’s Advisory Committee on Private International Law. She holds a B.A. from Cornell University, a J.D. from Cornell Law School, and an LL.M. from the University of Heidelberg.

CHRISTOPHER J. CRAMER

Since 2021, Christopher Cramer has served as senior vice president and the inaugural chief research officer for UL Research Institutes, a nonprofit charitable organization focused on safety-science research. Previously, he spent 29 years in higher education as a faculty member and administrator, culminating in 3 years of service as the University of Minnesota’s vice president for research. Trained as a chemist, Dr. Cramer’s individual interests encompass modeling catalysis to advance sustainable chemistry and chemical processes; molecular and material phenomena associated with solar energy devices and semiconductors; and remediation of environmental contaminants and chemical warfare agents. He has received various recognitions, including the Arthur S. Flemming and Arthur C. Cope Scholar Awards, and he has been named as a fellow by the American Chemical Society, as well as by the Alfred P. Sloan and John Simon Guggenheim foundations. He earned his A.B. in mathematics and chemistry from Washington University in St. Louis and his Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

CHRISTOPHER P. FALL

Chris Fall is the vice president for applied sciences at the MITRE Corporation. Most recently, he served as the director of the Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science, which is the United States’ largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences and is responsible for 10 of the DOE national laboratories. Before leading the Office of Science, he served as a senior advisor to the undersecretary for energy and as acting director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency—Energy. He moved to DOE from the Office of Naval Research (ONR), where he served as acting chief scientist, lead for the research directorate, deputy director of research, director of the International Liaison Office, and the ONR innovation fellow. He also served for 3 years in the White House Office of Science and

Technology Policy with a variety of responsibilities, including as assistant director for defense programs and then as acting lead for the National Security and International Affairs Division. Dr. Fall came to government service from academia, where his research focus was neurobiology and bioengineering. He earned a Ph.D. in neuroscience and a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Virginia and an M.B.A. from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

BRADLEY FARNSWORTH

Bradley Farnsworth is the principal for Fox Hollow Advisory, a consulting firm focusing on strategic planning and international higher education, with an emphasis on engagement with China. He was previously vice president for global engagement at the American Council on Education (ACE). Before ACE, he spent 30 years at Yale University and the University of Michigan as an instructor and director of international programs. He administered more than 100 international research grants to University of Michigan faculty and doctoral students while director of the Center for International Business Education. He taught courses to M.B.A.s, undergraduates, and executives on China, the global economy, international management, and globalization. He also designed and led study abroad programs in China. He recently published a paper through the University of California Berkeley on international research collaboration and research integrity, with a focus on China and its talent programs. He was the lead author for a study on the post-COVID-19 environment for international exchanges, with a chapter devoted to international research collaboration, sponsored by the Konrad Adenauer Foundation. Mr. Farnsworth is a member of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations and several advisory boards. He has traveled to China regularly, starting in the early 1980s. He earned an M.A. in Chinese studies, an M.B.A. in international business, and a B.A. in history and Asian studies, with honors, all from Washington University in St. Louis.

SURESH V. GARIMELLA

Suresh Garimella is the 27th president of the University of Vermont (UVM). Under his leadership, UVM has underscored its reputation as a premier flagship research university dedicated to providing an outstanding student experience and committed to fulfilling its land-grant mission. As president, he has prioritized access and affordability for UVM students, freezing tuition

5 consecutive years, and attracting record numbers of undergraduate applications. His strategic vision likewise promotes UVM’s distinctive research strengths in healthy societies and a healthy environment, driving an increase in research funding over 50 percent, surpassing a quarter-billion dollars for the first time. A passionate educator and mentor and a highly cited scholar and researcher, Dr. Garimella has made seminal contributions to the field of electronics thermal management at micro- and nano-scales, and in sustainable energy systems technology and policy. He is the co-author of more than 625 refereed publications and 16 patents and is an elected fellow of the National Academy of Inventors. He is a member of the National Science Board, which oversees the National Science Foundation and advises the President and Congress on policy matters related to science and engineering. He serves on the research advisory board of Sandia National Laboratories and has also served as a Jefferson Science fellow at the U.S. Department of State. Dr. Garimella came to Vermont from Purdue University, where he was Goodson Distinguished Professor and executive vice president for research and partnerships. He led Purdue’s $660 million research enterprise, reaching 5 consecutive record years in sponsored funding, and helping seed about 50 startups annually. He established comprehensive strategic partnerships with major corporations, nongovernmental organizations, and national governments and institutions in Colombia, India, and the Middle East.

XIHONG LIN

Xihong Lin is professor and former chair of biostatistics, coordinating director of the Program in Quantitative Genomics at the Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, and Professor of Statistics of Harvard University. Dr. Lin’s research interests lie in development and application of scalable statistical and machine learning methods for analysis of massive high-throughput data from genome, exposome and phenome, and complex epidemiological, biobank, and health data. Her research is supported by the Outstanding Investigator Award (R35) (2015–2029) from the National Cancer Institute. She is an elected member of the National Academy of Medicine. She received the 2002 Mortimer Spiegelman Award from the American Public Health Association, the 2006 Presidents’ Award of the Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies (COPSS), and the 2022 Marvin Zelen Leadership in Statistical Science Award. She is an elected fellow of American Statistical Association, Institute of Mathematical Statistics, and International Statistical Institute. Dr. Lin is the former chair

of the COPSS, and a former member of the Committee of Applied and Theoretical Statistics of the National Academy of Sciences. She is the former coordinating editor of Biometrics and the founding co-editor of Statistics in Biosciences.

TSU-JAE K. LIU

Tsu-Jae King Liu is dean of the College of Engineering and a distinguished professor of electrical engineering and computer sciences (EECS) at University of California, Berkeley. Previously she served as vice provost for academic and space planning, and in this role served as UC Berkeley’s chief international officer overseeing international agreements and partnerships. She also serves as a director of Intel Corp. and as a director of MaxLinear, Inc. Dr. Liu joined the UC Berkeley EECS faculty in 1996, where she has taught and conducted research on semiconductor devices and technology. She is a fellow of Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the National Academy of Inventors as well as an elected member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering. Her research contributions have been recognized by many awards, including the DARPA Significant Technical Achievement Award for her role in the development of the FinFET, an advanced transistor design used in all leading-edge computer chips today. For her outstanding contributions as an educator, Dr. Liu was honored with the Semiconductor Research Corporation Aristotle Award and the IEEE Electron Devices Society Education Award. She earned her B.S., M.S., and Ph.D. degrees, all in electrical engineering, from Stanford University.

PATRICK F. MENSAH

Patrick Mensah is a professor of mechanical engineering and serves as the associate dean for research and graduate programs in the College of Sciences and Engineering at Southern University (SU) and A&M College. He worked at the National Science Foundation as a program director (2007— 2009) as the director of the Centers of Research Excellence in Science and Technology and HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) RISE Program. His research expertise in thermo-mechanical modeling, processing, and characterization of advanced materials has resulted in more than 100 refereed articles. He has served as the chair of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) K–15 Committee on Transport Phenomena in Materials Processing and Manufacturing. Dr. Mensah currently serves as

a member of the Standing Council of the Engineering Research Visioning Alliance funded by the National Science Foundation. His scholarly activities in research and international research community is embodied in the various honors including 2014 Carnegie African Diaspora fellow, 2013 fellow of ASME, 2010 National Role Model Faculty Award presented by Minority Access, 2005 SU Teacher of the Year, 2002 ASME International Eckart Service Award, American Society for Engineering Education membership, and 2002 SU Outstanding Researcher, among others. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering from the University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee and Ph.D. in engineering science from Louisiana State University.

AMY M. NICE

Amy Nice is a distinguished immigration fellow and visiting scholar with Cornell’s Immigration Law and Policy Program, and distinguished immigration counsel with the nonpartisan Institute for Progress that works on innovation policy. She has been an immigration lawyer for 35 years, working full-time in the policy realm since 2010. From June 2021 to January 2023, she served as an assistant director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, responsible for leading efforts on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) talent policy. Her policy efforts also encompass supporting coalitions between higher education and industry addressing issues affecting scholars and students during the Trump administration, serving during the last 16 months of the Obama administration at Department of Homeland Security headquarters focused on new policies on practical training for international students in STEM degree programs in the United States, and before that, working as the executive director of immigration policy at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce for almost 5 years, where she primarily pushed legislative reforms including involvement on S. 744, the bipartisan immigration reform bill that passed the U.S. Senate. From October 1989 to December 2010, she practiced immigration law at the Washington, DC, firm of Dickstein Shapiro. She is a Phi Beta Kappa, magna cum laude graduate of Tulane University, where she studied medieval history, including 1 year studying abroad in England, and earned her law degree at George Washington University.

HARRIS PASTIDES

Harris Pastides is distinguished president emeritus and distinguished professor emeritus at the University of South Carolina. He has served as the institution’s president and interim president, vice president for research and health sciences, and dean of the Arnold School of Public Health. He chairs the Fulbright Advisory Board and is a member of the Institute for International Education’s Board of Directors and Executive Committee. He is former chair of the Universities Research Association and former board member of the U.S. Council on Competitiveness. He was one of seven Fulbright alumni to receive the inaugural Global Changemaker Award and received the Ellis Island Medal of Honor in 2017. He previously has been a member of or advisor to several National Academy of Sciences committees, including the Board on Science and Technology for International Development.

KIRON SKINNER

Kiron Skinner is the Taube Family Chair of International Relations and Politics at the Pepperdine School of Public Policy at Pepperdine University, a research fellow at the Hoover Institution, and a visiting fellow at the Heritage Foundation. Her expertise is in international relations, national security, great power competition, public policy, and higher education. She contributed to a National Academy of Sciences study on bringing analytical social science to the intelligence community and received the Distinguished Service Award from the Chief of Naval Operations in 2015. She holds an A.B. in political science from Spelman College and an A.M. and a Ph.D. in political science and international relations from Harvard University. She also received an honorary doctorate of laws from Molloy College on Long Island.