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Wickerson was a few years into their doctoral work in material science and engineering at Northwestern University when the prospect of writing a policy memo with FAS cropped up at a virtual conference.
Christopher Gillespie was deep into his PhD work in soil ecology and soil biogeochemistry when he heard about FAS' Day One Project.
"Given the number of existential crises we must collectively confront, I have found policy entrepreneurship to be a fruitful avenue towards doing some of that work."
At the Federation of American Scientists, we know firsthand that progress happens when the science community has a seat at the policymaking table.