Sethuraman Panchanathan, former Fulton Schools professor and recent National Science Foundation, or NSF, director, has been awarded one of India’s most prestigious honors. India’s president presented Panchanathan the award that expresses the country’s gratitude for excellence in the fields of art, education, industry, science, medicine, social service and public affairs. Before his years as NSF leader, Panchanathan was named Foundation Chair in Computing and Informatics in the School of Computing and Augmented Intelligence, part of the Fulton Schools. He will now return to ASU as University Professor for Technology and Innovation. In accepting this latest award, Panchanathan said the honor “really epitomizes the contributions of many people — including my colleagues from the NSF and ASU.”

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