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1. 1. SFAz - Science Foundation Arizona - Board of Directors - Erich Bloch

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   Published on: 6/9/2008   Last Visited: 6/9/2008

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   Erich Bloch, Director with The Washington Advisory Group,advises on corporate R&D management and strategic planning for academically based research enterprises and other not-for-profit organizations.
   
   He served as Director of the National Science Foundation from 1984-1990.He was IBM Corporate Vice President for Technical Personnel Development and his earlier work at IBM included Engineering Manager of the Stretch supercomputer system.Mr. Bloch was awarded the National Medal of Technology for his role in the IBM System 360 "developments that revolutionized the computer industry".He is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, the Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, a Fellow of IEEE, and a foreign member of the Engineering Academy of Japan.He serves on several boards and a variety of non-profit advisory boards.He serves as a member of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), and is a Distinguished Fellow at the Council on Competitiveness.

2. 2. Staff — Compete.org

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   Erich Bloch
   
   Distinguished Fellow
   
   Erich Bloch joined the Council on Competitiveness as its first distinguished fellow in 1991 and contributed to many of its deliberations and reports over the years.In 1996, he co-founded The Washington Advisory Group, a firm providing strategic advice and counsel to organizations engaged in science, technology and higher education.Bloch advises on corporate R&D management and strategic planning for academically based research enterprises and other nonprofit organizations.He is also serving as a member of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology.
   
   As director of the National Science Foundation (NSF) from 1984,1990, Bloch oversaw the NSF's $3 billion annual budget and the award of 12,000,14,000 research grants in natural and social sciences and engineering.
   
   Previously, Bloch was IBM corporate vice president for technical personnel development.His earlier work at IBM included engineering manager of the Stretch supercomputer system, head of the Solid Logic Technology Program, vice president of the Data Systems Division, and general manager of the East Fishkill development and manufacturing facility.
   
   Bloch was awarded the National Medal of Technology for "developments that revolutionized the computer industry" and is a recipient of the IEEE Founders Medal and the Vannevar Bush Award.He is a member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering, the Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences, a fellow of IEEE, and a foreign member of the Engineering Academy of Japan.He serves on several boards and a variety of nonprofit advisory boards.
   
   Bloch received his education in electrical engineering at the Federal Polytechnic Institute of Zurich and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering from the University of Buffalo.

3. 3. News Releases, University of Maryland

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   Published on: 3/1/2001   Last Visited: 8/7/2001

   Among the panel members participating in the news conference will be C.D. Mote Jr. , president of the University of Maryland and task force chair ; David Cheney , IPI researcher and the project's principal investigator ; Lawrence Brandt , project officer for the NSF's Digital Government Program ; Erich Bloch , president of the Washington Advisory Group and former director of the NSF ; and Kimberly Jenkins , IPI president.