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What exactly is science policy? My adventure with Representative Bill Foster B E N J A M I N P R E I S M A T H E R S C I E N C E P O L I C Y I N T E R N S H I P S U M M E R 2 0 1 4

About Me

Physicist’s Guide to Washington, D.C. National Academy of Science Mike Doyle (D-PA) NASA US Capitol Building

Mather Policy Intern Program — The House Committee on — The John and Jane Science, Space, and Mather Foundation for Technology Science and the Arts — Rush Holt (D-NJ) — To Engage with the — Bill Foster (D-IL) policy process

Bill Foster (D-IL) — Physicist at Fermilab ¡ Ph.D., Harvard 1976 ¡ APS Fellow, 1998 ¡ Helped discover the top quark — Businessman — Member of Congress ¡ 2008-2011 ¡ 2013-Present

The Day in the Life of an Intern

What exactly is science policy? My adventure with Representative Bill Foster B E N J A M I N P R E I S M A T H E R S C I E N C E P O L I C Y I N T E R N S H I P S U M M E R 2 0 1 4