Kiran Ahmad is a MS student in the Science and Technology in Society Department at Virginia Tech. Kiran is interested in bioethics, specifically as it pertains to clinical trials and biotech research. She is currently working as a graduate assistant for the STS department. She recieved her BS in Psychology from George Mason University.
Emma Hinds is a second year MA student in the International Science and Technology Policy program at the Elliott School of International Affairs, the George Washington University, concentrating in Space Policy. She is currently a Strategic Policy Intern at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). Emma received her BA in Politics from Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, MA. Email: eshinds [at] gwu.edu
Kadri Kallas is a 3nd year PhD student at the School of Public Policy, George Mason University. She received her MA (Public Administration and Social Policy) from the University of Tartu, Estonia. Formerly, she has been involved in European Union Research Programs and studied the processes and structures adopted in Estonia for European Union accession; the position of labor unions in public institutions; and the efficiency of Estonian public sector. She has taught introductory public policy classes at the University of Tartu, Estonia, and worked as internal auditor at the Estonian Ministry for Social Affairs. Kadri's current research focuses on the role of science and technology policy in small countries' economic development.
Ryan Meyer received his BA in Biology from Bowdoin College, where his focus was ecology and marine biology. He is a graduate student at the ASU School of Life Sciences and the Consortium for Science Policy and Outcomes, and a Research Associate in the ASU Office for Sustainability Initiatives. He arrived in Arizona in the fall of 2005 after spending three years working as a Program Manager at the Earth Institute at Columbia University. Ryan's interest is in the relationships between policy for science and science for policy. His work at CSPO focuses on uncertainty in science and decision making processes, with particular emphasis on climate science and climate policy.
Vid Nukala is a First Year student in the MA in International Science & Technology Policy program at the Elliott School of International Affairs, The George Washington University, Washington, DC. He received his PhD in 2007 in Anatomy & Neurobiology from University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY and a BSc in Genetics in 1999 from Osmania University, Hyderabad, India. His concentration is in Biomedical Science & Technology Policy and Bioethics, with interests in aging and neuroscience. He is currently working as a Student Assistant at the Student Health Services of The George Washington University.
Jaganath Sankaran is a graduate student at Maryland School of Public Policy in the Masters of Engineering and Public Policy. His interest centers around space technology and space policy. He is working with the Center for International Security Studies at Maryland (CISSM) in the evolution of 'rules of the road' for space use.
Le-Marie V.J. Thompson is a first year PhD Student at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Ms. Thompson has a Masters of Arts degree in Communications, Culture and Technology from Georgetown University and a Bachelors of Science in Electrical Engineering from the University of Maryland. Her interests include the affects of global telecommunications policy on local communities in lesser developed nation states.
Zach Pirtle is a first year MS student in civil and environmental engineering, working with the Consortium for Science, Policy and Outcomes at Arizona State University. From ASU, he recently received a BS in mechanical engineering and a BA in philosophy at ASU. As an undergraduate, Zach worked with the Center for Nanotechnology in Society at ASU and interned with the stress engineering group at Honeywell Aerospace in Tempe. Zach's current interests focus on conceptual independence and agreement claims between models in engineering and climate science, and he intends to complete a PhD in philosophy of science after his current program.
Ryan Zelnio is a researcher at the National Academy of Science and a doctoral student at the School of Public Policy, George Mason University. His prior experience includes 6 years of professional experience as a software developer for a variety of companies in the automotive, finance, and aerospace sectors. Mr. Zelnio spent 3 years as a manager of a software development group for testing spacecrafts and 1 year as a U.S. government proposal manager at Space Systems/Loral. His work at the National Academies is in support of the Committee on Scientific Cooperation and National Security. His doctoral research is broadly focused on science and technology policy and international relations and more narrowly on international cooperation for the development of global public goods. He has published several articles on international cooperation for space activities and the effects of export controls on the commercial satellite industry. Mr. Zelnio has a MS in space studies from the University of North Dakota and BS in both computer science and mathematics from Marycrest International University.
Walter Valdivia is writing his doctoral dissertation in science policy at the Consortium for Science Policy and Outcomes and the Center for Nanotechnology in Society, Arizona State University. He previously earned a MS in Economics. He is focusing on modeling distributional outcomes of science and technology policy, with particular attention to technology transfer and emerging technologies.
Margarita Rayzberg graduated from Northeastern University with a degree in International Business and is currently a student in the Communication, Culture & Technology program at Georgetown University. Having always been interested in the culture, Margarita wanted to study how technology transfer affects culture in a more systemic way. Currently, Margarita is interested in China and how values imbued in the technology being transfered both in and out of the country is affecting global communication standards.
Brice Laurent is a graduate student at the Ecole des Mines in Paris, France. He received a M.S. in engineering and a M.A. in STS, and has been employed by the French administration since 2005. His work focuses on public participation in science and technology, especially in issues related to nanotechnology.
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