CILT, Director
Dr. Nora Sabelli
Co-director, Center for Technology in Learning,
SRI International
Nora Sabelli received a
Ph.D. in theoretical organic chemistry from the University of Buenos Aires, Argentina
for research performed at the University of Chicago. Her field of research was
computational chemistry. Prior to joining SRI International, Dr. Sabelli was Senior
Program Director for the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Directorate for Education
and Human Resources, and worked on many NSF-wide and cross-agency initiatives, such as
Learning and Intelligent Systems and Interagency Education Research Initiatives. At NSF,
she focused on the support of research on the use of current scientific advances and
technological opportunities to help provide quality science and mathematics education
for all students. While at NSF, Dr. Sabelli worked on education issues at the Office
of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP), which serves as a source of scientific and
technological analysis and judgment for the President with respect to major policies,
plans, and programs of the Federal Government.