Congressional Science Fellowship

CSF reports

Reports by Hannah Palmer

• Challenges, Time, and Change: Similarities Between Science and Policymaking
  GSA Today, v. 33, no. 12 (December 2023)
• At the Intersection of Science and Policy
  GSA Today, v. 33, no. 7 (July 2023)
• 2022–2023 GSA-USGS Congressional Science Fellow Announced
  GSA Today, v. 32, no. 11 (November 2022)

Reports by Amanda Labrado

• From Carbonates to Congress: Applying the Geosciences to the Policy-Making Process
  GSA Today, v. 32, no. 7 (July 2022)
• 2021–2022 GSA-USGS Congressional Science Fellow Announced
  GSA Today, v. 31, no. 11 (November 2021)

Reports by Charles Gertler

• Climate in the National Spotlight
  GSA Today, v. 32, no. 3-4 (March-April 2022)
• A Climate Scientist on Capitol Hill: Encountering Uncertainty in Science and Practice
  GSA Today, v. 31, no. 7 (July 2021)
• GSA-USGS Congressional Science Fellow Named
  GSA Today, v. 30, no. 11 (November 2020)

Reports by Mike O'Connor

• Knowledge, Persistence, and Trust: My Congressionally Inspired Roadmap to a Successful 2020
  GSA Today, v. 30, no. 12 (December 2020)
• All Hands on Deck: What a Scientist Brings to the Front Lines of a Crisis
  GSA Today, v. 30, no. 7 (July 2020)
• 2019–2020 GSA-USGS Congressional Science Fellow Announced
  GSA Today, v. 29, no. 11 (November 2019)

Reports by Caitlin Keating-Bitonti

• Is Your Science Policy Relevant? And a Few Lessons
  GSA Today, v. 29, no. 11 (November 2019)
• A Geologist’s Role in Congress
  GSA Today, v. 29, no. 7 (July 2019)
• 2018–2019 GSA-USGS Congressional Science Fellow Announced
  GSA Today, v. 28, no. 11 (November 2018)

Reports by Melanie R. Thornton

• Hill Essentials for Science Policy: Data, Communication, Relationships, and Kindness
  GSA Today, v. 29, no. 3 (March/April 2019)
• Working Together When Conservation Matters
  GSA Today, v. 28, no. 12 (December 2018)
• Communication is Key to Success
  GSA Today, v. 28, no. 7 (July 2018)

Reports by Kirstin L. Neff

• What We Talk About When We Talk About Congressional Gridlock
  GSA Today, v. 28, no. 3-4 (March/April 2018)
• Science Communication and the Era of “Fake News”
  GSA Today, v. 27, no. 11 (November 2017)
• Dr. Smith Goes to Washington
  GSA Today, v. 27, no. 7 (July 2017)

Reports by Karen Paczkowski

• Geoscience COMPETES
  GSA Today, v. 26, no. 12 (December 2016)
• If You're Not at the Table, You're On the Menu
  GSA Today, v. 26, no. 7 (July 2016)

Reports by Susanna Whitman Blair

• A Legislative Win and Final Thoughts
  GSA Today, v. 25, no. 12 (December 2015)
• A Keystone Recap
  GSA Today, v. 25, no. 7 (July 2015)
• A Geoscientist on “The Hill”
  GSA Today, v. 25, no. 3 (March 2015)

Reports by Anna K. Mebust

• Getting Science into the Hands of Policymakers
  GSA Today, v. 24, no. 11 (November 2014)
• What is Congress Doing on Climate Change These Days, Anyway?
  GSA Today, v. 24, no. 7 (July 2014)
• Policy, Politics, and Procedure
  GSA Today, v. 24, no. 3 (March 2014)

Reports by Todd A. Bianco

• A Typical, Life-Changing Experience
  GSA Today, v. 23, no. 12 (December 2013)
• A Full Experience
  GSA Today, v. 23, no. 7 (July 2013)
• A Perfect Placement
  GSA Today, v. 23, no. 3 (March 2013)

Reports by Kelly A. Kryc

• What’s up with helium?
  GSA Today, v. 23, no. 1 (January 2013)
• From Field Work to Field Hearings
  GSA Today, v. 22, no. 8 (August 2012)
• The Best of Times
  GSA Today, v. 22, no. 3 (March 2012)

Reports by Larry Meinert

• Reflections on a Year with Congress
  GSA Today, v. 21, no. 12 (December 2011)
• Interesting Times—Part 2
  GSA Today, v. 21, no. 8 (August 2011)
• May you live in interesting times …
  GSA Today, v. 21, no. 3 (March 2011)

Reports by Mark G. Little

• Congressional Oversight and Improved Decisions
  GSA Today, v. 21, no. 1 (January 2011)
• Conflict Minerals
  GSA Today, v. 20, no. 11 (November 2010)
• Sustaining the Global Environment through the Foreign Assistance Act
  GSA Today, v. 20, no. 7 (July 2010)
• Notes from the Staff Bench
  GSA Today, v. 20, no. 2 (February 2010)

Reports by David Szymanski

• Final Report
  GSA Today, v. 19, no. 12 (December 2009)
• Congressional Connections and Earth Science Literacy
  GSA Today, v. 19, no. 7 (July 2009)
• Quantifying Change on Capitol Hill
  GSA Today, v. 19, no. 3 (March 2009)

 

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Reports by Maria Honeycutt

• Final Report
  GSA Today, v. 19, no. 1 (January 2009)
• A Risky Proposition
  GSA Today, v. 18, no. 8 (August 2008)
• Is it Really “Gridlock” if It's by Design?
  GSA Today, v. 18, no. 4 (April/May 2008)

Reports by Craig Cooper

• Final Report
  GSA Today, v. 17, no. 12 (December 2007)
• Keeping Pace with Capitol Hill
  GSA Today, v. 17, no. 8 (August 2007)
• Washington's Changing Climate
  GSA Today, v. 17, no. 4 (April/May 2007)

Reports by Nicole Gasparini

• A Scientific Sabbatical on Capitol Hill
  GSA Today, v. 17, no. 2 (February 2007)
• The Office of Technology Assessment: Bureaucratic Waste or Undervalued Resource?
  GSA Today, v. 16, no. 11 (November 2006)
• Feedbacks between Science and Policy: Do they exist?
  GSA Today, v. 16, no. 6 (June 2006)
• Toto, I'm not in Kansas anymore: A geologist's observations of Capitol Hill
  GSA Today, v. 16, no. 3 (March 2006)

Reports by Sarah Noble

• Back to Academia: Lessons learned from a year on the Hill
  GSA Today, v. 16, no. 3 (March 2006)
• A Category 5 Adventure
  GSA Today, v. 15, no. 12 (December 2005)
• U.S. Space Policy: Where are we going, and why are we in this hand basket — I mean — space shuttle?
  GSA Today, v. 15, no. 8 (August 2005)
• Greetings from Capitol Hill!
  GSA Today, v. 15, no. 3 (March 2005)

Reports by Michèle Koppes

• Threading Science through the Needle of Politics: Lessons Learned from the Hill
  GSA Today, v. 15, no. 4 (April/May 2005)
• Making Congress Work for You
  GSA Today, v. 15, no. 1 (January 2005)
• Science and Politics: An Uneasy Mix
  GSA Today, v. 14, no. 7 (July 2004)
• Greetings from Washington, D.C.
  GSA Today, v. 14, no. 3 (March 2004)

Reports by Rafael Sagarin

• Final Report: 2002–2003 Congressional Science Fellow
  GSA Today, v. 14, no. 3 (March 2004)
• Homeland and Climatic Security at the Crossroads of Science and Policy
  GSA Today, v. 13, no. 6 (June 2003)
• Report from D.C.
  GSA Today, v. 13, no. 3 (March 2003)

Reports by Chester F. "Skip" Watts

• Geology from the Hill: Final Report
  GSA Today, v. 13, no. 2 (February 2003)
• Geology from the Hill: Midyear Report
  GSA Today, v. 12, no. 7 (July 2002)
• Geology from the Hill: A Challenging Beginning
  GSA Today, v. 12, no. 3 (March 2002)

Reports by Rachel Sours-Page

• Marketing Geology to Congress
  GSA Today, v. 12, no. 1 (January 2002)
• Geoscientists: Invite Congress into Your World
  GSA Today, v. 11, no. 4 (April 2001)
• Congressional Science Fellow Working on Making Communities More Livable
  GSA Today, v. 11, no. 2 (February 2001)

Reports by Melody Brown Burkins

• Yet Another Case of Potomac Fever
  GSA Today, v. 11, no. 1 (January 2001)
• The Science of VA-HUD and the 302(b)s
  GSA Today, v. 10, no. 6 (June 2000)
• Geologist on a Soapbox
  GSA Today, v. 10, no. 3 (March 2000)

Reports by Kai Anderson

• Open Space, Smart Growth, Urban Sprawl
  GSA Today, v. 9, no. 5 (July 1999)
• Congressional Climate Change on Global Warming?
  GSA Today, v. 9, no. 3 (March 1999)

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David J. Verardo
1997–1998
Senator Ron Wyden

Tamara J. Nameroff
1996–1997
Senator Joseph P. Lieberman

Peter F. Folger
1995–1996
Senator Pete V. Domenici

Jill Schneiderman
1994–1995
Senator Tom Daschle

Murray W. Hitzman
1993–1994
Senator Joseph P. Lieberman

Margaret Goud Collins
1992–1993
Senate Committee on Environment and  Public Works

Kenneth B. Taylor
1991–1992
Senator Harry Reid

Craig M. Schiffries
1990–1991
Senate Committeeon the Judiciary / Subcommittee on Technology and Law

Daniel R. Sarewitz
1989–1990
Representative George E. Brown, Jr.

Elizabeth Robinson
1988–1989
Representative Richard A. Gephardt

James E. Evans
1987–1988
Representative Michael Lowry

Jennifer Hess
1986–1987
Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works / Subcommittee on Toxic Substance, Environmental Oversight, Research and Development