Science & Technology Policy Fellows Prepare for a Challenge in Washington

First-year fellows participated in a whirlwind two-week orientation. | Isabella Lucy/AAAS First-year fellows participated in a whirlwind two-week orientation. | Isabella Lucy/AAAS , This fall, the

5th Annual Visualizing Science Policy 20x20 & Resource Fair

October 17 | Washington 


Science policy flash talks by STPF fellows.

Resource fair & networking reception.

 

 

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Second-gen Fellows Follow in their Advisor’s Footsteps
AAAS News
October 1, 2018

Second-gen Fellows Follow in their Advisor’s Footsteps

If an advisee of a former fellow is a "2nd-generation" fellow, does that make an advisor who becomes a fellow after a grad student a 0-gen (or -1-gen) fellow? That was part of a discussion on the policy fellows' listserv recently, after alumna fellow Margaret...
Randy Wadkins video
AAAS News
August 12, 2018

Fellow Joins Other Scientists in Bid for Congress

Randy Wadkins was a 2015-16 Biophysical Society Congressional Science and Engineering Fellow hoping to return to Capitol Hill – this time, as a member of U.S. House of Representatives. Watch the video and read more…
Latest Roundup of Sci on the Fly Blogs and Podcasts
AAAS News
October 1, 2018

Latest Roundup of Sci on the Fly Blogs and Podcasts

Communicating science and technology with members of the public is a critical skill for today’s scientists and engineers. To provide a vehicle to develop these skills and educate the public about a broad swath of issues in science and policy, AAAS Science &...
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September 5: Former US Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz tells new STPF fellows: Getting things done in a political environment is about relationships.

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Featured Fellow

Helen Amos

Fulfilling her dream to highlight the effects of climate change on public health, Helen Amos, 2016-18 Executive Branch Fellow at the Environmental Protection Agency, can now be found at the Goddard Space Flight Center as a senior scientist with SSAI, Inc. She will focus on merging NASA satellite data to citizen science initiatives worldwide.

Featured Fellow

Chaevia Clendinen

Chaevia Clendinen, 2016-18 Executive Branch Fellow at the National Science Foundation, was named Assistant Dean for Student Advancement and Diversity at the University of Chicago Division Social Sciences Division. She creates and manages programs to support academic and career success for doctoral students, including professional development programs for academic and non-academic careers

Featured Fellow

Nature McGinn

Having started her NSF career six years ago as an STPF fellow, 2012-14 Executive Branch Fellow at NSF and marine biologist Nature McGinn has been named the acting head of the Polar Environment, Safety and Health Section of the Office of Polar Programs at NSF. Congratulations, Nature!