Open AccessNew U.S. presidential science advisor steps in at difficult moment
Author(s) -
Showstack Randy
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/01eo00332
Subject(s) - presidential system , george (robot) , terrorism , administration (probate law) , white (mutation) , political science , politics , science policy , space (punctuation) , management , law , public administration , history , art history , philosophy , economics , biochemistry , chemistry , linguistics , gene
John Marburger, III, who became science advisor to U.S. President George W. Bush and head of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) on October 23, steps in at a difficult period for the nation. In an exclusive interview on November 7, Marburger told Eos that following the events of September 11, his office's “major challenge is to combat terrorism.” However, Marburger said that while he and OSTP are involved in initiatives to harness science and technology to fight terrorism, he also is focusing on other key priorities. These include helping to ensure the nation's strength in basic research, providing advice on significant science issues such as climate change and space endeavors, and adding an important “sound science” component to the Bush administration, which was earlier criticized for making some science‐sensitive decisions based more on politics than science.