| Media Note Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC May 20, 2004 Introduction of the 2004-05 Jefferson Science FellowsOn May 26, 2004, Secretary of State Colin L. Powell will introduce the five winners of the Jefferson Science Fellows (JSF) program. This event will take place in the Ben Franklin Room at 3:00 p.m. before invited guests and is open to the media. The JSF program inaugurates a new initiative established at the Department of State in October 2003 and demonstrates the Department’s most recent effort to fulfill its commitment to elevate the role of science and technology in U.S. foreign policy.
Developed by the Science and Technology Adviser to the Secretary, Dr. George Atkinson, the JSF program will bring five tenured professors from the American academic community into the U.S. Department of State to work for one year and then to remain available as experienced consultants to the Department for 5 years after returning to their academic careers. The program is supported by grants from the MacArthur Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation on a three-year pilot basis, in addition to financial support from participating American universities. A broad range of professional societies and organizations have also endorsed the JSF program.
The Jefferson Science Fellows were chosen for their scientific achievements, articulation and communication skills, abilities to accurately describe scientific topics for non-scientific audiences, and their interest in science policy. The role of the Jefferson Science Fellows will be both to advise and educate. Through their participation in policy discussions, they will help increase the understanding among policy officials of complex, cutting edge scientific issues, and they will advise policy makers on the wider international implications of the emerging scientific issues.
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