
	Rad Byerly Center for Science and Technology Policy Research 1333 Grandview Avenue Campus Box 488 Boulder, CO 80309-0488 Tel: 303-735-4174 Fax: 303-735-1576 hrbyerly@gmail.com

Rad Byerly received his Ph.D. in experimental atomic and molecular physics at Rice University in 1967. After a postdoctoral fellowship at JILA, Rad moved to science management and policy at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. He joined the staff of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Science and Technology in 1975 with responsibility for environmental research programs. He became staff director of the House Space Subcommittee in 1985. In 1987 Rad became director the University of Colorado's Center for Space and Geosciences Policy. Rad was appointed Committee chief of staff in 1991. He retired in 1993, and now writes on science policy and serves on various committees. At the Center he works with students to offer his perspective as a practitioner and with faculty on various projects. Most Recent Publications National Aeronautics and Space Administration Space Shuttles Challenger and Columbia Accidents Issues and Opportunities Regarding the U.S. Space Program A Practical and Glorious Space Program Statement to the US House Committee on Science, Hearing on New Directions for Climate Research and Technology Initiatives View all of Rad's publications Please also visit Rad's homepage at the Center for Science and Technology Policy Research.