[stp-faculty] Maureen McCarthy Visit

[PIELKE ROGER A]

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>Don't miss....
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>Dr. Maureen McCarthy, Director of Homeland Security's
>Office of R&D, and a CU-Boulder Ph.D. alumna, talking
>to students, faculty, and administrators:
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>Thursday, December 18, 2003 on the CU-Boulder campus
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>10 - 10:50 am, CIRES Auditorium
>>From Chemical Physics to Directing Homeland Security:
>a CU-Boulder alumna's account of her education and career
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>***short refreshment break in Ekeley S274***
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>11:10 - 12 pm, CIRES auditorium
>Research Opportunities in Homeland Security
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>Dr. Maureen McCarthy received her Ph.D. in Chemical Physics in 1988 from
>the University of Colorado at Boulder, under the direction of Professor
>Veronica Vaida. Following her post-doctoral work, McCarthy worked for 6
>years as a senior staff scientist at the Pacific Northwest National
>Laboratory, served as the first American Association for the Advancement
>of Science Defense Policy Fellow, and has advised the defense secretary
>and secretary of energy on matters related to nuclear arms control
>treaties, nuclear energy issues and national security. In 2000, McCarthy
>was appointed chief scientist of the National Nuclear Security
>Administration. She recently received a Presidential appointment as the
>Director of the Department of Homeland Security's Office of Research and
>Development.
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>Sponsored by the Carnegie Initiative on the Doctorate and
>the Center for Science and Technology Policy Research
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