▁Study ▁in ▁Pr inc eton , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁she ▁took ▁a ▁permanent ▁position ▁at ▁Tu ft s ▁University . ▁ ▁Le ad ership ▁and ▁administration ▁At ▁Tu ft s , ▁Sou va ine ▁was ▁department ▁chair ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁and ▁( after ▁a ▁s abb at ical ▁at ▁Harvard ▁and ▁the ▁Massachusetts ▁Institute ▁of ▁Technology ) ▁was ▁re app oint ed ▁as ▁chair ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 6 . ▁She ▁was ▁Vice ▁Prov ost ▁for ▁Research ▁from ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁She ▁joined ▁National ▁Science ▁Board , ▁a ▁ 2 4 - member ▁body ▁that ▁gover ns ▁the ▁National ▁Science ▁Foundation ▁and ▁advis es ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁government ▁about ▁science ▁policy , ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁and ▁is ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁board ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 8 – 2 0 2 0 . ▁She ▁also ▁served ▁for ▁several ▁years ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁of ▁advis ors ▁for ▁the ▁Computer ▁Science ▁Department ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Verm ont ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁for ▁the ▁Computer ▁Science ▁Department ▁at ▁Le high ▁University . ▁ ▁Rec ogn ition ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁Sou va ine ▁won ▁Tu ft s ' ▁L ill ian ▁and ▁Joseph ▁Le ib ner ▁Award ▁for ▁Ex cell ence ▁in ▁Te aching ▁and ▁Ad vis ing ▁of ▁Stud ents . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁she ▁was ▁listed ▁as