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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt"> I am forwarding you an email from our GEO directorate leadership regarding restructuring and changes. I encourage you to subscribe to NSF updates so that you can receive NSF notifications.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;mso-ligatures:standardcontextual">Dr. Shikha Raizada (She, Her, Hers)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<strong><span style="font-size:22.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">New NSF GEO leadership</span></strong><span style="font-size:22.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif"><o:p></o:p></span></h1>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">The U.S. National Science Foundation Directorate for Geosciences (NSF GEO) welcomes new leadership as part of an
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<span style="color:#005699">agencywide reorganization</span></a>. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">NSF GEO Directorate Head Joydip Kundu leads the directorate and is joined by two deputy directorate heads, Jennifer Mercer and Anne Johansen. The three work closely with GEO section heads to
oversee the directorate's research portfolio following the directorate's realignment from divisions to sections. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<span style="font-size:11.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif">GEO remains committed to investing in Earth, atmosphere, geospace, ocean science and technology research and education through active and upcoming funding opportunities. The team looks forward
to sharing more information about funding opportunities through the GEO listserv and websites, which will be updated in the coming months. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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