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Arati Prabhakar | |
|---|---|
 Prabhakar in 2024 | |
| 12th Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy | |
| Assumed office October 3, 2022 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Alondra Nelson (acting) |
| 22nd Science Advisor to the President | |
| Assumed office October 3, 2022 | |
| President | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | Francis Collins (acting) |
| 20th Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency | |
| In office July 30, 2012 – January 20, 2017 | |
| President | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Regina E. Dugan |
| Succeeded by | Steven Walker |
| 3rd Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology | |
| In office 1993–1997 | |
| President | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | John Lyons |
| Succeeded by | Raymond Kammer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 2, 1959 New Delhi, India |
| Citizenship | India (1959–67) United States (1967–present) |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | Texas Tech University (BS) California Institute of Technology (MS, PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Applied physics |
| Institutions | National Institute of Standards and Technology U.S. Venture Partners Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency |
| Thesis | Investigation of Deep Level Defects in Semiconductor Material Systems (1985) |
| Doctoral advisor | Thomas McGill |
Arati Prabhakar (born February 2, 1959) is an American engineer and public official. Since October 3, 2022, she has served as the 12th director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and Science Advisor to the President.[1][2]
From 1993 to 1997, Prabhakar served as Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the first woman to hold the position.[3][4][5] Prabhakar served as Director of DARPA (United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency) from 2012 to 2017. In 2019, she founded and became CEO of Actuate, a data-focused nonprofit organization.[6]
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- ^ "Senate Confirms Prabhakar to Lead White House Science Office". bloomberglaw.com. Retrieved 2022-10-05.
- ^ Holusha, John (1993-08-01). "Profile/Arati Prabhakar; She's Not Just Setting Standards". The New York Times. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
- ^ Gibbs, W. W. (1995) Profile: Arati Prabhakar – Engineering the Future, Scientific American 272(4), 44–48.
- ^ "Directors of the National Bureau of Standards (1901–1988) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (1988–present)". NIST. 16 March 2010. Retrieved 2012-08-30.
- ^ "President Biden to Nominate Dr. Arati Prabhakar to Lead Office of Science and Technology Policy". The White House. 2022-06-21. Retrieved 2023-10-30.
In 2019, she founded Actuate, a non-profit organization bringing new actors to the table to develop solutions to the challenges of climate, health, trustworthy data and information technology, and opening access to opportunity for every person.
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