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OST’s Awareness and Information Campaign for the Retention of Austrian Citizenship |
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by Jutta Kern
Background
Foreign scientists and scholars
pursuing a career in the United States sometimes have their careers
impeded due to their foreign nationality. A requirement for a
higher-level security clearance, or a disadvantageous tax situation,
calls for an application for U.S. citizenship. In the cases where
mother countries do not allow dual citizenship, researchers find
themselves in a difficult, double-bind situation caught between career
and patriotism.
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Celebrating Thirty Years of Convergence: The AAAS S&T Congressional Fellowship Program |
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by Jutta Kern
In 1973, seven U.S. scientists took
“the career path less traveled,” as the pioneering director of the AAAS
Congressional Science Fellowship program put it, and joined lawmakers
for one year on Capitol Hill in shaping science policy.
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The Advanced Measurement Laboratory: Designed to Be the World’s Best |
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by Eleonora Windisch
On June 21, 2004, the National Institute of
Standard and Technology (NIST) invited dignitaries from the greater
Washington, D.C. area to its campus in Gaithersburg, Maryland for the
official dedication ceremony of its newly built flagship project, the
Advanced Measurement Laboratory (AML).
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Awards - Calls for Nominations: AAAS ISC, ISETT |
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AAAS ISC 2004
The
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) is accepting
submissions for the International Scientific Cooperation Award 2004.
Past recipients include Mahabir P. Gupta from the University of Panama
in 2003, L.S. Fletcher from Texas A&M University in 2002, and
Günther Bauer from the Institutes for Semiconductor Physics at the
University of Linz in Austria. The award, which is open to all
nationalities, recognizes individuals who contribute significantly
towards furthering international cooperation in science and
engineering. Nominations must be submitted no later than August 1, 2004.
For eligibility, nomination procedures and other details visit AAAS at:
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