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France Anne Córdova
Personal details
BornParis, France
SpouseChristian J. Foster
Alma materStanford University
California Institute of Technology
ProfessionAstrophysicist
InstitutionsPurdue University
University of California, Riverside
University of California, Santa Barbara
Pennsylvania State University
Los Alamos National Laboratory
NASA

France Anne-Dominic Córdova (born August 5, 1947) is an American astrophysicist, researcher and university administrator. She was the eleventh President of Purdue University,[1] stepping down on July 15, 2012, at the end of her 5-year term. She presently serves as the chair of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution. On July 31, 2013, President Obama announced his intent to nominate Córdova to be the Director of the National Science Foundation.[2]

  1. ^ Kim Medaris (July 9, 2007). "Córdova to hold ice cream social July 16 on first day as Purdue president". Purdue News Service. Retrieved November 22, 2008.
  2. ^ "President Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts" (Press release). The White House. 2013-07-31. Retrieved 2013-08-01.