Dr. Sarewitz's work focuses on understanding the connections between scientific research and social benefit, and on developing methods and policies to strengthen such connections. He directs the Washington, DC office of the ASU Consortium for Science, Policy, and Outcomes, and has worked on Capitol Hill as a Congressional Science Fellow and as science consultant to the House of Representatives Committee on Science, Space, and Technology, where he was also principal speech writer for Committee Chairman George E. Brown, Jr. Dr. Sarewitz teaches courses on decision making and uncertainty, and U.S. science and technology policy. PhD, Geological Sciences, Cornell University, 1986 MS, Geology, Oregon State University, 1983 BS, Haverford College, 1978