n.an independent agency of the federal government responsible for the promotion of progress in science and engineering by supporting programs in research and education
"Yau is like God in China, " says Tony Chan, the assistant director for mathematics and physical sciences at the National Science Foundation outside Washington, D.
The NIH and National Science Foundation have recently released a joint solicitation encouraging proposals at the intersection of biology and the physical sciences and engineering, in areas such as biological computing and biologically-inspired materials.