ASM Statement on Dismissal of National Science Board

ASM Statement on Dismissal of National Science Board

April 27, 2026

The abrupt removal of highly qualified experts who typically serve across Presidential administrations jeopardizes the position of the U.S. as a leader in scientific and technological development. For decades, the National Science Board has overseen the National Science Foundation and guided Congress and the Administration on policies to support a vibrant American scientific enterprise.

Dismissing all 22 members of the NSB will only continue the destabilization of American fundamental research and scientific workforce development. This comes at a time where the NSF, as an independent federal agency that ensures the U.S. stays at the forefront of science and fosters the next generation of scientists, has been without a permanent director for more than a year.

This wholesale removal of scientific leadership combined with an absence of clear vision for science and technology undermines our ability as a nation to foster scientific progress and ensure that the benefits of those discoveries can reach the American people.