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Appendix A: Committee Members' Biographical Information
Appendix A: Committee Members' Biographical Information
Pages 45-50
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He attended Oxford University in England as a Rhodes Scholar after graduating from Yale University in 1959. After a short term as a Staff Liaison Officer in the Peace Corps, he worked for 4 years as special assistant to the American ambassador to India in New Delhi.
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He was formerly chairman of the Government University-Industry Research Roundtable of the National Research Council, a member of the Secretary of Energy's Advisory Board, and a visiting fellow in Public Policy at Case Western Reserve Univer sity. In 1997-2001, Celeste served as the United States Ambassador to India.
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Carey Award, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers President's Award, the American Chemical Society Public Service Award, the American Astronomical Society /American Mathematical Society/American Physical Society Public Service Award, and many honorary degrees. He is a fellow of the American Physical Society, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Association for Advancement of Science, and the Association for Women in Science.
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Among other affiliations, he is a member of the American Philosophi cal Society, the National Academy of Engineering, and Sigma Xi, and he is a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the American Physical Society, and Phi Beta Kappa Society.
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In the mid-1990's Petersen served as deputy director/chief operations officer at the National Science Foundation. Petersen was the Vice President for Research at the University of Minnesota, as well as the Graduate Dean, in the early 1990's.
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In 1989 she was appointed Assistant Secretary for Technology Policy in the Department of Commerce. She previ ously served as the assistant director for International Affairs and Global Competitivenes in the Reagan White House Office of Sci ence and Technology Policy.
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