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Professor Neal LaneUniversity Professor, with appointment in the Department of Physics and Astronomy,and as Senior Fellow of the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy,Rice UniversityEducation:1960 BS in Physics, The University of Oklahoma1962 MS in Physics, The University of Oklahoma1964 Ph.D. in Physics, The University of OklahomaAcademic/Professional Appointments:1966-1972 Assistant Professor, Department of Physics, Rice University1972-1984 Professor of Physics and Space Physics and Astronomy,Rice University1979-1980 Director, Division of Physics, National Science Foundation1984-1986 Chancellor, The University of Colorado at Colorado Springs1986-1993 Provost and Professor of Physics, Rice University1993-1998 Director, National Science Foundation1998-2001 Assistant to the President for Science and Technology, and Director ofthe White House Office of Science and Technology Policy2001- Edward A., and Hermena Hancock Kelly University Professor, andSenior Fellow of the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy,Rice UniversitySelected Honors and Awards:2000 AAAS Philip Hauge Abelson Awardthe AAAS William D. Carey Award,the American Society of Mechanical Engineers President's Award,the American Chemical Society Public Service Award,the American Astronomical Society /American Mathematical Society/American PhysicalSociety Public Service Award, and several honorary degrees55