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An Update on the Nations Science and Technology Policy

Event Type: Lecture
Sponsor: Office of the Vice Chancellor for Research
Location: Beckman Auditorium
Date: Sep 19, 2019 4:00 pm
Speaker: Dr. Kelvin Droegemeier, Director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
Contact: Tyler Wolpert
E-Mail: wolpert1@illinois.edu
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Originating Calendar: College of Engineering, Engineering Update; Dr. Droegemeier serves as President Donald J. Trump’s science advisor and leads OSTP in its coordination of science and technology initiatives across the federal government. His background is in extreme weather, numerical weather prediction, and data assimilation. He holds MS and PhD degrees in atmospheric science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Reception to follow at 5:30 p.m. in the Beckman Atrium.