Sethuraman Panchanathan, director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), resigned on Thursday after more than five years at the helm of the agency responsible for distributing billions of dollars in scientific research funding.
“I believe that I have done all I can to advance the mission of the agency and feel that it is time to pass the baton to new leadership,” Panchanathan, appointed by President Donald Trump in 2019 and confirmed by the Senate in 2020 to a six-year term, wrote in his resignation letter.
Brian Stone, Panchanathan’s chief of staff, will serve as an interim director until a permanent successor is appointed….