By Elizabeth M. Street, 1994-95 APA Congressional Science Fellow on the Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources “You can’t win the lottery if you don’t buy a ticket.” These were the words my husband used to goad me into applying for a science policy...

By Tina Rouse 1998-99 AAAS Fellow at the Food and Drug Administration 1994-96 AAAS Fellow at the U.S. Agency for International Development, Bureau for Global Programs As I was about to leave graduate school I realized that, while I enjoyed the scientific...

By Rafael Olivieri 1997-99 AAAS Fellow at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water “Caramba, these people are good!” was my first thought the day I saw the list of fellowship candidates invited for the interviews. How would I fare? The...

By Joan Fuller 1997-99 AAAS Fellow at the U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Air Force Deputy Assistant Secretary for Acquisition, Science, Technology & Engineering The breadth of defense-related science is extraordinary—accounting for approximately...

By Fredrika Moser 1999-01 AAAS Fellow at the U.S. Department of State, Office of Ocean Affairs Diplomatic was never the first word used to describe me, so when I accepted a AAAS Diplomacy Fellowship my friends were amused that I would soon travel the world...

By Sharon Murray 1999-01 AAAS Fellow at the U.S. Agency for International Development, Bureau of Global Programs When Hurricane Mitch struck Central America last year, I was finishing my dissertation. Suddenly, the tapping of my keyboard was accompanied by...

By Howard Shaffer 2000-01 ANS Congressional Fellow at the House Committee on Science, Energy Subcommittee “Now I’ll get to see how sausage is made,” I thought when the American Nuclear Society told me I’d won their Congressional Fellowship in 2000. The German...

By Desmond Saunders-Newton, 2000-01 AAAS fellow at the U.S. Department of Defense, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense, Advanced Systems and Concepts With tongue firmly in cheek, I have often stated that my decision to accept an AAAS Defense Policy...

Dave Vannier 2000-01 AAAS Fellow at the National Science Foundation, Office of Legislative and Public Affairs A ticket to swanky Washington parties was the first thought that came to mind when I heard of the AAAS/NSF Science and Engineering Fellows Program. My...

By Bruce Hope 2000-01 AAAS Fellow at the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Food Safety Inspection Service The safety of the American egg wasn’t something I’d spent much time pondering, during my years as a risk practitioner. I had been working in the private and...