NESCent Oversight Committee

The NESCent Oversight Committee provides independent evaluation of the performance of the Director and Associate Directors, and oversight of the Center’s strategic and financial planning. The Committee also acts as a conduit for communication between the Center and the partner institutions.
  • Dr. Chris Brown - (Assistant Vice Chancellor for Research Development, North Carolina State University)
  • Dr. Robert Calderbank -(Dean of Natural Sciences, Duke University)
  • Dr. Joseph Graves, Jr. -(Associate Dean for Research, Joint School of Nanotechnology and Nanoengineering, NCATSU & UNC-Greensboro, and Chair of the NESCent Advisory Board)
  • Dr. Maria Orive - (Associate Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Kansas University, and Vice-Chair of the NESCent Advisory Board)
  • Dr. Jim Siedow - (Vice Provost for Research, Duke University)
  • Dr. Carol Tresolini - (Associate Provost for Academic Initiatives, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)