SRI International (SRI) is a nonprofit scientific research institute and organization headquartered in Menlo Park,California,United States. It was established in 1946 by trustees of Stanford University to serve as a center of innovation to support economic development in the region.
Civilian Research and Development Foundation (CRDF) Global is an independent nonprofit organization that promotes safety,security,and sustainability through science and innovation. CRDF Global was authorized by the U.S. Congress in 1992 under the FREEDOM Support Act and established in 1995 by the National Science Foundation. This unique public-private partnership promotes international scientific and technical collaboration through grants,technical resources,and training. CRDF Global was originally named the U.S. Civilian Research and Development Foundation for the Independent States of the Former Soviet Union (CRDF).
William Robert Graham is an American physicist who was chairman of President Reagan's General Advisory Committee on Arms Control from 1982 to 1985,a deputy administrator and acting administrator of NASA during 1985 and 1986,and director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and concurrently science adviser to President Reagan from 1986 to 1989. He then served as an executive in national security-related companies.
Arden Lee Bement Jr. is an American engineer and scientist and has served in executive positions in government,industry and academia.
Cornelius Francis "Neal" Lane,is an American physicist and 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.
The Frederick S. Pardee RAND Graduate School is a private graduate school associated with the RAND Corporation in Santa Monica,California. The school offers doctoral studies in policy analysis and practical experience working on RAND research projects to solve current public policy problems. Its campus is co-located with the RAND Corporation and most of the faculty is drawn from the 950 researchers at RAND.
The Institute for Defense Analyses (IDA) is an American non-profit corporation that administers three federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) –the Systems and Analyses Center (SAC),the Science and Technology Policy Institute (STPI),and the Center for Communications and Computing (C&C) –to assist the United States government in addressing national security issues,particularly those requiring scientific and technical expertise. It is headquartered in Alexandria,Virginia.
The Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) is a department of the United States government,part of the Executive Office of the President (EOP),established by United States Congress on May 11,1976,with a broad mandate to advise the President on the effects of science and technology on domestic and international affairs.
The President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) is a council,chartered in each administration with a broad mandate to advise the president of the United States on science and technology. The current PCAST was established by Executive Order 13226 on September 30,2001,by George W. Bush,was re-chartered by Barack Obama's April 21,2010,Executive Order 13539,by Donald Trump's October 22,2019,Executive Order 13895,and by Joe Biden's February 1,2021,Executive Order 14007.
The National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) is a council in the Executive Branch of the United States. It is designed to coordinate science and technology policy across the branches of federal government.
The Review of United States Human Space Flight Plans Committee,better known as the HSF Committee,Augustine Commission,or Augustine Committee,was a group convened by NASA at the request of the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP),to review the nation's human spaceflight plans to ensure "a vigorous and sustainable path to achieving its boldest aspirations in space." The review was announced by the OSTP on May 7,2009. It covered human spaceflight options after the time NASA had planned to retire the Space Shuttle. A summary report was provided to the OSTP Director John Holdren,White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP),and NASA Administrator on September 8,2009. The estimated cost associated with the review was expected to be US$3 million. The committee was scheduled to be active for 180 days;the report was released on October 22,2009.
Alondra Nelson is an American academic,policy advisor,non-profit administrator,and writer. She is the Harold F. Linder chair and professor in the School of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study,an independent research center in Princeton,New Jersey. Since March 2023,she has been a distinguished senior fellow at the Center for American Progress. In October 2023,she was nominated by the Biden-Harris Administration and appointed by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres to the UN High-Level Advisory Body on Artificial Intelligence.
The Potomac Institute for Policy Studies is an independent,501(c)(3),not-for-profit public policy research institute located in Arlington,Virginia. The institute was founded in 1994,shortly after the Congressional Office of Technology Assessment (OTA) was disbanded,with the intent to assume some of the functions formerly performed by OTA.
Arati Prabhakar is an American engineer and public official. Since October 3,2022,she has served as the 12th director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy and the Science Advisor to the President.
Penrose "Parney" C. Albright is an American physicist known for his work with the U.S. Government,think tanks and National Laboratories,and government contractors. Since November 1,2014,he has been the president and CEO of HRL Laboratories,a research firm jointly owned by Boeing and General Motors. Until December 2013 he served as the director of Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory,and,in 2014,he served as a senior advisor in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence.
The Science and Technology Policy Institute is a federally funded research and development center located in Washington,D.C. STPI provides objective research and analysis on science and technology policy issues in support of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP),as well as for its sponsor,the National Science Foundation,and other science-performing federal agencies. STPI is administered by the non-profit Institute for Defense Analyses,located in Alexandria,Virginia. As of May 2020,Kristen Kulinowski is the current director of STPI.
Kelvin Kay Droegemeier is an American research meteorologist,most recently having served as Director of The White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Droegemeier is known for his research in predicting the development of extreme weather events,and previously served as Oklahoma Secretary of Science and Technology and the Vice President for Research at the University of Oklahoma. He currently is serving as a Professor and Special Advisor to the Chancellor for Science and Policy at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
Kathryn L. Beers is an American polymer chemist. Beers is Leader of the Polymers and Complex Fluids group in the Materials Science and Engineering Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Her research interests include microreactors and microfluidics,advances in polymer synthesis and reaction monitoring,macromolecular separations,integrated and high throughput measurements of polymeric materials,degradable and renewable polymeric materials,and sustainable materials.
Kei Koizumi is an American policy advisor serving as Principal Deputy Director for Policy for the Office of Science and Technology Policy. He previously served as a senior advisor on science policy for the American Association for the Advancement of Science after serving as a senior advisor to the National Science and Technology Council under President Obama.
