“The advisor advocates for a science-based policy at the State Department, helps identify and assess emerging science and technology issues that affect U.S. strategic interests, brings scientific expertise to the Department, and helps promote scientific and technological capacity-building and the formulation of science-based policies at the international level,” the speaker notes.
Dr. Colglazier holds a Ph.D. in Theoretical Physics from the California Institute of Technology. He is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the American Physical Society. From 1994 to 2011, he served as Executive Officer of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) and the National Research Council (NRC). He served as Chief Operating Officer of the NRC from 2000 to 2011. From 1991 to 1994, he served as Executive Director of the Office of International Affairs at NAS and the NRC, overseeing collaborative projects with scientific organizations in various countries. He was a Professor of Physics and Director of the Energy, Environment, and Resources Center at the University of Tennessee, where he worked closely with scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He served as Chair of the Physics and Society Forum of the American Physical Society. He has worked at the Stanford Linear Accelerator Center, the Institute for Advanced Study, and the Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard’s Kennedy School of Government.
"Researchers can ensure that 'public policy' is increasingly 'influenced by scientific evidence'"(pdf) - Interview with Dr. Colglazier published in the weekly magazine Búsqueda