Printed Electronics: The Next Revolution

Dr. Usha Varshney is Director of the Division of Electrical, Communications and Cyber Systems at the National Science Foundation (NSF). In 2003-2004, she was a Legislative Fellow in the United States 108th Congress, and a ComSci Fellow in the U.S. Department of Commerce Science and Technology Fellowship Program. She joined NSF in 1997 as Program Director of Electronics, Photonics and Device Technologies, and Integrative Systems. From 1987-1997, she was Director of Research and Senior Research Scientist in industry. She is a Fellow of IEEE and a Fellow of AAAS. She has authored numerous publications, is an inventor on seven patents, and is the recipient of number of awards and recognitions.

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