Dr. Shekhar Pradhan, Department Head of Electrical Engineering Technology at Bluefield State College, recently took part in the National Science Foundation's (NSF) panel review process. This marks the second consecutive year he has served as a member of the NSF's review process.
The NSF is a primary funding agency for providing grant money to institutions of higher education throughout the United States. The panel review committee considers proposals submitted by colleges and universities, then makes recommendations to NSF. The process is competitive, and federal money is awarded to selected top proposals.
In the meeting where Dr. Pradhan participated, proposals submitted under NSF's Instrumentation and Laboratory Improvement Program were reviewed, with panel recommendations for funding forwarded to NSF. A total of $62 million in requests was considered by the panel, with $15 million to be awarded to top proposals.
Dr. Pradhan has obtained six external competitive grants for BSC during the past two years, including two from NSF.
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