John Holdren
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John Paul Holdren (born March 1, 1944) is an American scientist who served as the senior advisor to President Barack Obama on science and technology issues through his roles as assistant to the president for science and technology, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, and co-chair of the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST).[1][2][3][4][5][6]
John Holdren | |
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Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy | |
In office March 19, 2009 ā January 20, 2017 | |
President | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Ted Wackler (Acting) |
Succeeded by | Ted Wackler (Acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | (1944-03-01) March 1, 1944 (age 80) Sewickley, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
Political party | Democratic |
Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology (BS, MS) Stanford University (PhD) |
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Scientific career | |
Fields | Physics, Environmental science |
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Thesis | Collisionless stability of an inhomogeneous, confined, planar plasma (1970) |
Doctoral advisor | Oscar Buneman |
Doctoral students | Kirk R. Smith |
Holdren was previously the Teresa and John Heinz Professor of Environmental Policy at the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University,[7] director of the Science, Technology, and Public Policy Program at the School's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, and director of the Woods Hole Research Center.[8]