Science is a way to understand the universe around us and to answer questions that can make the
world a better place. An understanding of science can be important for shaping a wide range of
national, state, and local policies from environmental regulation to growing quantum information as an
industry. Both budget and regulatory
policies shape the science that is done at universities, national labs, and corporations. As a
scientist who spent 2 years at a Federal Agency as an AAAS Science and Technology Policy Fellow I
seek to help students and scientists to understand the role they play in shaping policy and the role
policy plays in shaping the science that we do. I have helped lead the effort to create a Science and Technology Policy Minor and a Graduate certificate. I have also written a paper about the relationship between the National Science Foundation and the National Science Board:
Revisiting NSF's Founding Compromise
