NSF Beijing Office

ABOUT THE NSF BEIJING OFFICE

The National Science Foundation (NSF) is a U.S. government agency responsible for promoting basic research and education in science and engineering. International activities are supported throughout the NSF portfolio. NSF typically makes awards to U.S. academic institutions, which retain all intellectual property rights. NSF conducts no research of its own.

The Foundation's Office of International Science and Engineering (ISE) maintains a leadership role in promoting and coordinating international cooperation, and manages the NSF Beijing Office, as well as two other overseas offices in Tokyo and Paris.

The NSF Beijing Office has three major roles:

	Facilitation: Promotes collaboration between the U.S. and Chinese science and engineering communities.
	Representation: Represents NSF to national science organizations throughout China.
	Reporting: Monitors and reports on developments in the Chinese scientific community.

CONTACT INFORMATION

Emily Ashworth*
Office Head
NSF Beijing Office
Silver Tower
Room 1816
No. 2, Dong San Huan Bei Lu
Chaoyang District
Beijing 100027

Check this page for Directions to the office. Additional information about the NSF Beijing Office may be found at http://www.nsfbeijing.cn/.

U.S. mail only:
U.S. Embassy Beijing
Unit 7300, Box 0424
DPO, AP 96521-0424

Phone: +86-10-6410-6931 or +86-10-6410-6932
Fax: +86-10-6410-6917
Email: nsfbeijing@nsf.gov entire staff
Email: eashwort@nsf.gov Emily Ashworth, Office Head *
Email: bsun@nsf.gov Bo Sun, Program Specialist
Email: yshen@nsf.gov Yu Shen, Administrative Assistant

* Dr. William Y. B. Chang, the first Beijing Office Head, returned to NSF headquarters in the U.S in November, 2008. He may be reached via email at wychang@nsf.gov.

HISTORY OF THE OFFICE

The NSF Beijing Office opened on May 24, 2006. View the NSF Press Release and Opening Celebration Conference Agenda for more details.