Donald Trump’s OG science guy just threw in the towel after sharp spending cuts under the new Trump administration.
National Science Foundation (NSF) Director Sethuraman Panchanathan, nominated by Trump during his first presidency in 2019, still had over a year left of his term. But it seems Trump’s second-term agenda might have been too much to stomach, and the Indian-American computer scientist announced his resignation on Thursday afternoon.
“I believe I have done all I can to advance the critical mission of the agency and feel that it is time for me to pass the baton to new leadership,” he said in a parting statement.
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