Neal Francis Lane

Cornelius "Neal" Francis Lane (born August 22, 1938) is an American physicist and political adviser.

Neal Francis Lane
7th Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy
In office 1998–2001
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	John Gibbons
Succeeded by	John Marburger
10th Director of the National Science Foundation
In office 1993–1998
President	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Walter Massey
Succeeded by	Rita Colwell
3rd Chancellor of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
In office 1984–1986
Preceded by	Donald Schwartz
Succeeded by	Dwayne Nuzum
Personal details
Born	August 22, 1938 (1938-08-22) (age 85) Oklahoma City
Alma mater	University of Oklahoma
Scientific career
Fields	theoretical, atomic, and molecular physics
Institutions	Rice University National Science Foundation University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Thesis	A study of certain inelastic electron-atom collision processes (1965)
Doctoral advisor	Chun C. Lin
Other academic advisors	Alexander Dalgarno

He is the Senior Fellow in Science and Technology Policy at Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy and Malcolm Gillis University Professor Emeritus of Physics and Astronomy Emeritus at Rice University in Houston, Texas.

He was chancellor of the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, provost of Rice University, and Science Advisor to the President (Assistant to the President for Science and Technology and Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) during the Bill Clinton Administration).