Staff and Faculty

Science and Technology Policy Program Fellows

Neal F. Lane, Ph.D.,
Malcolm Gillis University Professor, Professor of Physics & Astronomy,
and Senior Fellow in Science & Technology Policy
Email: neal@rice.edu
Office Phone: 713.348.2925

Fellow in Science & Technology Policy and Program Manager
Email: krwm@rice.edu
Office Phone: 713.348.4784

Science and Technology Policy Program Interns and Associates

Sarah Tambra, Science and Technology Policy Researcher
Kara Calhoun, Undergraduate Intern, Rice University
Jesse M. Flynn, Graduate Student, The University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
David Liou, Undergraduate Intern, Rice University
Nathan Lo, Undergraduate Intern, Rice University
Maude Rowland, Graduate Student, Rice University
Rachel Solnick, Undergraduate Intern, Rice University

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Baker Institute Fellows Associated with Science and Technology Policy
Program Events & Publications

George Abbey, Ph.D., Baker Botts Senior Fellow in Space Policy
Chris Bronk, Ph.D., Fellow in Technology, Society and Public Policy
Vivian Ho, Ph.D., James A. Baker III Institute Chair in Health Economics and Associate Professor in Economics at Rice University
Amy M. Jaffe, Wallace S. Wilson Fellow in Energy Studies and Director of Baker Institute Energy Forum
Steven W. Lewis, Ph.D., Fellow in Asian Studies and the Jesse Jones Leadership Center Intern Program Coordinator
Ronald L. Sass, Ph.D., Fellow in Global Climate Change and Professor in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology at Rice University

Rice University Faculty and Staff Associated with Science and Technology Policy
Program Events & Publications

Wade Adams, Ph.D., Executive Director of the Richard E. Smalley Institute for Nanoscale Science & Technology
Jack Agee, Ph.D., Executive Director of the CONTACT Program.
Baruch Brody, Ph.D., Andrew Mellow Professor of Humanities in the Department of Philosophy, Leon Jaworski Professor of Biomedical Ethics and Director of the Center for Medical Ethics & Health Policy at Baylor College of Medicine.
Robert Curl, Ph.D., University Professor Emeritus, Pitzer-Schlumberger Professor of Natural Sciences Emeritus and Professor of Chemistry Emeritus
Elaine Howard Ecklund, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Sociology and Director of Religion and Public Outreach at the Institute for Urban Research
Melinda Fagan, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Philosophy
Kristen Kulinowski, Ph.D., Faculty Fellow in Chemistry
Krishna Palem, Ph.D., Kenneth and Audrey Kennedy Professor of Computing
Rebecca Richards-Kortum, Ph.D., Stanley C. Moore Professor & Professor of Bioengineering, Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering and Director of Rice 360°
Qimiao Si, Ph.D., Harry C. and Olga K. Wiess Professor of Physics & Astronomy
Evan Siemann, Ph.D., Professor of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Outside Faculty Associated with Science and Technology Policy
Program Events & Publications

Stephen Minger, Ph.D., GE Healthcare
Paul Simmons, Ph.D., The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Former Science and Technology Policy Program Interns

Katherine Wheat, Summer 2004-2005, Spring 2006
Inna Hussein, Fall 2004
Noorain Khan, Fall 2005-Spring 2006
Bhavika Kaul, Fall 2006-Spring 2007
Bohang (Arthur) Zhang, Fall 2006-Spring 2007
Ezgi Alhun, Summer 2006
Jenny Kingsley, Summer 2007-Spring 2008
Sarah Tambra, Summer 2007-Fall 2007
Alexandria Meyer, Summer 2007
Jessica Carter, Spring 2008
Jennifer Luo, Summer 2008
Chris Choi, Fall 2008 – Spring 2009
Alec Walker, Fall 2008
Mishal Thadani, Summer 2009