France Cordova's now serves as President of the Science Philanthropy Alliance.
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15 Facts About France Cordova
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France Cordova's earned a PhD in Physics from the California Institute of Technology in 1979.
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France Cordova worked at the Space Astronomy and Astrophysics Group at the Los Alamos National Laboratory from 1979 to 1989, where she served as Deputy Group Leader.
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France Cordova's headed the Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics at Pennsylvania State University from 1989 to 1993.
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France Cordova then went to the University of California, Santa Barbara where she was Vice-Chancellor for Research and a Professor of Physics.
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France Cordova led the initial steps toward establishing the UC Riverside School of Medicine.
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France Cordova became the eleventh president of Purdue University in 2007 and promoted student success and the commercialization of interdisciplinary research.
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France Cordova's has published more than 150 scientific papers, most recently in 2007.
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France Cordova's was chair of the Board of Regents from 2012 to 2014.
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In 2014, France Cordova was nominated by President Obama and confirmed by the United States Senate as the 14th head of the National Science Foundation.
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In 2008, France Cordova was nominated to the Stanford University Multicultural Alumni Hall of Fame by El Centro Chicano, Stanford's Chicano and Latino organization.
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France Cordova's was appointed by President George W Bush to the National Science Board in 2008.
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France Cordova's is an honorary member of the Royal Irish Academy.
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France Cordova's has received numerous honorary doctorates, including from Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Purdue University, Duke University, the University of Connecticut, and Rochester Institute of Technology .
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