Previous | Table of Contents | Next SectionAbout the Presidents Committee of Advisors on Science and TechnologyPresident Clinton established the President’s Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) by Executive Order 12882 in November 1993. The responsibilities of PCAST are “to advise the President on issues involving science and technology and their roles in achieving national goals, and to assist the National Science and Technology Council (NSTC) in securing private sector participation in its activities.” NSTC is a cabinet-level council chaired by the President that coordinates research and development policies and activities across Federal agencies. The formal link between PCAST and NSTC ensures that the private sector perspective is included in the policy-making process. Members Neal F. Lane, Assistant to the President for Science and
Technology, and Director of the Office of Science and John A. Young, Former President and CEO, Hewlett-Packard
Co.(Co-chair) Norman R. Augustine, Former Chairman and CEO, Lockheed
Martin Corporation Francisco J. Ayala, Donald Bren Professor of Biological
Sciences, Professor of Philosophy, University of California-Irvine John M. Deutch, Institute Professor, Department of
Chemistry, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Murray Gell-Mann, Professor, Santa Fe Institute; R.A. Millikan Professor Emeritus of Theoretical Physics,
California Institute of Technology David A. Hamburg, President Emeritus, Carnegie Foundation
of New York John P. Holdren, Teresa and John Heinz Professor of
Environmental Policy, John F. Kennedy School of Diana MacArthur, Chair and CEO, Dynamac Corporation Shirley M. Malcom, Head, Directorate for Education and
Human Resources Programs, American Association for the Advancement of
Science Mario J. Molina, Institute Professor, Department of
Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology Peter H. Raven, Director, Missouri Botanical Garden;
Engelmann Professor of Botany, Washington University Sally K. Ride, Professor of Physics, University of
California- San Diego Judith Rodin, President, University of
Pennsylvania Charles A. Sanders, Former Chairman, Glaxo-Wellcome
Inc. David E. Shaw, Chairman, D.E. Shaw and Co. and Juno
Online Services Charles M. Vest, President, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology Virginia V. Weldon, Center for the Study of American
Business, Washington University in St. Louis Lilian Shiao-Yen Wu, Research Scientist and Consultant, Corporate Technical Strategy Development, IBM
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