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NSF & Congress
Dr. Priscilla P. Nelson's Brief Biography
Dr. Priscilla Nelson is Director of the Civil and
Mechanical Systems (CMS) Division in the Directorate
for Engineering at the National Science Foundation
(NSF). She has been at NSF since 1994, and previously
served as Program Director for the Geotechnical Engineering
program, and as Program Manager for the NEES (Network
for Earthquake Engineering Simulation) project which
represents an $82 million federal investment in earthquake
experimentation equipment to be completed between
FY2000 and FY2004.
Dr. Nelson was formerly Professor of Civil Engineering
at The University of Texas at Austin. Her undergraduate
degree is from the University of Rochester in Geological
Sciences, and she has received three earned advanced
degrees including Master's degrees in both Geology
(Indiana University) and Structural Engineering (University
of Oklahoma). In 1983, she received her PhD from Cornell
University in Geotechnical Engineering. Dr. Nelson
has a national and international reputation in geological
and rock engineering, and the particular application
of underground construction. She has more than 15
years of teaching experience and more than 120 technical
and scientific publications to her credit.
Dr. Nelson is Past-President of the Geo-Institute of
the American Society of Civil Engineers, and a lifetime
member and first President of the American Rock Mechanics
Association. Among many professional affiliations,
she is an active member of the American Underground-Construction
Association, the Association of Engineering Geologists,
and the International Tunnelling Association. She
has served as a member of several National Research
Council boards and committees.
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