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The '''Science Advisor to the President''' is an individual charged with providing advisory opinions and analysis on science and technology matters to the [[President of the United States]]. The first Science Advisor, [[Vannevar Bush]], chairman of the [[Office of Scientific Research and Development]], served Presidents [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]] and [[Harry S. Truman]] from 1941 to 1951. President Truman created the [[President's Science Advisory Committee]] in 1951, establishing the chairman of this committee as the President's Science Advisor. This committee continued under Presidents [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]], [[John F. Kennedy]], [[Lyndon B. Johnson]], and [[Richard M. Nixon]] until 1973. Nixon terminated the committee rather than appointing a replacement for his advisor who had resigned. The [[United States Congress|US Congress]] established the [[Office of Science and Technology Policy]] in 1976, re-establishing Presidential Science Advisors to the present day. |
The '''Science Advisor to the President''' is an individual charged with providing advisory opinions and analysis on science and technology matters to the [[President of the United States]]. The first Science Advisor, [[Vannevar Bush]], chairman of the [[Office of Scientific Research and Development]], served Presidents [[Franklin Delano Roosevelt]] and [[Harry S. Truman]] from 1941 to 1951. President Truman created the [[President's Science Advisory Committee]] in 1951, establishing the chairman of this committee as the President's Science Advisor. This committee continued under Presidents [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]], [[John F. Kennedy]], [[Lyndon B. Johnson]], and [[Richard M. Nixon]] until 1973. Nixon terminated the committee rather than appointing a replacement for his advisor who had resigned. The [[United States Congress|US Congress]] established the [[Office of Science and Technology Policy]] in 1976, re-establishing Presidential Science Advisors to the present day. |
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In July 2018, President [[Donald Trump]] nominated meteorologist [[Kelvin Droegemeier]] for the position.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Reardon |first1=Sara |last2=Witze |first2=Alexandra |title=The wait is over: Trump taps meteorologist as White House science adviser |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-05862-y |publisher=Nature |date=31 July 2018}}</ref> |
In July 2018, President [[Donald Trump]] nominated meteorologist [[Kelvin Droegemeier]] for the position.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Reardon |first1=Sara |last2=Witze |first2=Alexandra |title=The wait is over: Trump taps meteorologist as White House science adviser |url=https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-018-05862-y |publisher=Nature |date=31 July 2018}}</ref> Droegemeier was confirmed by the Senate on January 2, 2019, the final day of the [[115th United States Congress]].<ref name=":3" >{{Cite web|url=https://newsok.com/article/5619234/ou-meteorologist-kelvin-droegemeier-approved-to-be-trumps-science-adviser/|title=OU meteorologist Kelvin Droegemeier approved to be Trump's science adviser|last=Wingerter|first=Justin|date=January 2, 2019|website=NewsOK.com|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=January 3, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|url=http://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-00015-1|title=Donald Trump finally has a White House science adviser|last=Morello|first=Lauren|date=January 3, 2019|journal=Nature|language=EN|access-date=January 3, 2019|doi=10.1038/d41586-019-00015-1}}</ref> He was sworn in by Vice President [[Mike Pence]] on February 11, 2019.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://spacepolicyonline.com/news/droegemeier-officially-sworn-in-as-ostp-director/|title=Droegemeier officially sworn in as OSTP director|last=Smith|first=Marcia|date=February 11, 2019|website=Space Policy|language=EN|access-date=March 16, 2019}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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Revision as of 16:48, 28 June 2019
The Science Advisor to the President is an individual charged with providing advisory opinions and analysis on science and technology matters to the President of the United States. The first Science Advisor, Vannevar Bush, chairman of the Office of Scientific Research and Development, served Presidents Franklin Delano Roosevelt and Harry S. Truman from 1941 to 1951. President Truman created the President's Science Advisory Committee in 1951, establishing the chairman of this committee as the President's Science Advisor. This committee continued under Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Richard M. Nixon until 1973. Nixon terminated the committee rather than appointing a replacement for his advisor who had resigned. The US Congress established the Office of Science and Technology Policy in 1976, re-establishing Presidential Science Advisors to the present day.
In July 2018, President Donald Trump nominated meteorologist Kelvin Droegemeier for the position.[1] Droegemeier was confirmed by the Senate on January 2, 2019, the final day of the 115th United States Congress.[2][3] He was sworn in by Vice President Mike Pence on February 11, 2019.[4]
History
World War II
The OSTP evolved out of the 'Office of Scientific Research and Development created in 1941 during World War II by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Vannevar Bush chaired this office through Roosevelt's death in 1945, and continued under Roosevelt's successor Harry S. Truman until 1951.
PSAC
After the war, President Harry S. Truman replaced the OSRD with the Science Advisory Committee in 1951. The office was moved to the White House on November 21, 1957, by President Dwight D. Eisenhower to provide advice and recommendation in response to the Space Race started by the USSR's launch of the first artificial Earth satellite, Sputnik 1.
OSTP
President Richard M. Nixon eliminated the PSAC in 1973, rather than appointing a replacement for his second Science Advisor, Edward E. David Jr., who resigned. The United States Congress established the OSTP in 1976 with a broad mandate to advise the President and others within the Executive Office of the President on the effects of science and technology on domestic and international affairs. The 1976 Act also authorizes OSTP to lead inter-agency efforts to develop and to implement sound science and technology policies and budgets and to work with the private sector, state and local governments, the science and higher education communities, and other nations toward this end.
Science Advisors
References
- ^ Reardon, Sara; Witze, Alexandra (31 July 2018). "The wait is over: Trump taps meteorologist as White House science adviser". Nature.
- ^ Wingerter, Justin (January 2, 2019). "OU meteorologist Kelvin Droegemeier approved to be Trump's science adviser". NewsOK.com. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
{{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter:|dead-url=(help) - ^ Morello, Lauren (January 3, 2019). "Donald Trump finally has a White House science adviser". Nature. doi:10.1038/d41586-019-00015-1. Retrieved January 3, 2019.
- ^ Smith, Marcia (February 11, 2019). "Droegemeier officially sworn in as OSTP director". Space Policy. Retrieved March 16, 2019.
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