This oral history collection features interviews with former members of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST), a federal advisory committee of preeminent scientists and engineers appointed by and serving the President. The collection documents the lives, careers, and contributions to White House policymaking of PCAST members, as well as their perspectives on PCAST and US federal science and technology policy.
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Oral history interview with Harold T. Shapiro
- 2021-Feb-15
Harold Shapiro was born on June 8, 1935, in Montréal, Quebec. His father immigrated to the United States from Odessa, Russia just prior to World War I as a metal worker, but spent most of his adult life as a bootlegger,…
- Interviewee Shapiro, Harold T., 1935-
- Interviewer Caruso, David J. (David Joseph), 1978-, Evans, Kenneth M., (Kenneth Mellinger)
- Subject Economics, Princeton University, University of Michigan, Economic forecasting, Yugoslavia, Hungary, Science and state, College presidents, Executive advisory bodies, Research
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4 items
Oral history interview with Maxine Savitz
- 2021-Jul-01
- 2021-Jul-08
Maxine Savitz was born in 1937 in Baltimore, Maryland. Her parents had both been born in the United States; her father’s family was from Ukraine, and her mother’s family was from Russia. The oldest of three children,…
- Interviewee Savitz, Maxine L. (Maxine Lazarus), 1937-
- Interviewer Caruso, David J. (David Joseph), 1978-, Evans, Kenneth M., (Kenneth Mellinger)
- Subject Maryland--Baltimore, Bryn Mawr College, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Fuel cells--Research, Science and state, Garrett Corporation, Allied-Signal Inc., Honeywell Inc., National Academy of Engineering, Executive advisory bodies, Women in science, Engineers
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4 items
Oral history interview with Barbara A. Schaal
- 2022-May-26
- 2022-Jun-30
Barbara A. Schaal was born in 1947 in Berlin, Germany. In 1950 the family immigrated to the United States where they met her aunt and uncle (her father’s brother) in Chicago, Illinois. As Schaal grew up, she started to…
- Interviewee Schaal, Barbara A., (Barbara Anna), 1947-
- Interviewer Caruso, David J. (David Joseph), 1978-, Evans, Kenneth M., (Kenneth Mellinger)
- Subject Emigration and immigration, Schaal, Barbara A., (Barbara Anna), 1947-, Washington University (Saint Louis, Mo.), Levin, Donald A., Science and state, Botany, Varmus, Harold, Agriculture, Immigrants--Cultural assimilation, COVID-19 Pandemic (2020-), Plants--Evolution
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Oral history interview with Luis Proenza
- 2021-Jul-16
- 2021-Aug-06
Luis Proenza was born in 1944 in Mexico City, Mexico. When he was growing up, his parents ran a family business. He grew up in Cuernavaca, Mexico, and Acapulco, Mexico. Proenza remembers spending time by the ocean and…
- Interviewee Proenza, Luis M.
- Interviewer Evans, Kenneth M., (Kenneth Mellinger), Caruso, David J. (David Joseph), 1978-
- Subject Science and state, Minorities in science, Neurosciences, University of Alaska Fairbanks, Purdue University, University of Akron, College presidents, Academic-industrial collaboration, Bush, George W. (George Walker), 1946-, United States. Arctic Research Commission, Emigration and immigration, Proenza, Luis M.
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Oral history interview with Shirley Mahaley Malcom
- 2020-Aug-05
- 2020-Aug-25
Shirley Mahaley Malcom was born in 1946 in Birmingham, Alabama, which was a segregated city. She grew up in her grandmother’s house with her parents and sister and was surrounded by other family and a strong Black…
- Interviewee Malcom, Shirley M., 1946-
- Interviewer Caruso, David J. (David Joseph), 1978-, Evans, Kenneth M., (Kenneth Mellinger), Matthews, Kirstin R. W.
- Subject Civil rights movements, Race discrimination, Minorities in science, Women in science, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Science and state, National Science Board (U.S.), Sputnik satellites, African American women scientists, Clinton, Bill, 1946-, Scientists, Black, Ecologists, Malcom, Shirley M., 1946-
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Oral history interview with Thomas E. Lovejoy III
- 2021-Jul-07
- 2021-Jul-30
Thomas E. Lovejoy III was born in New York City, New York, in 1941. An only child, Lovejoy spent a year-and-a-half on the eastern shore of Maryland out in nature as a young child. His father ran a life insurance…
- Interviewee Lovejoy, Thomas E.
- Interviewer Caruso, David J. (David Joseph), 1978-, Evans, Kenneth M., (Kenneth Mellinger)
- Subject Lovejoy, Thomas E., Amazon River Region, World Wildlife Fund, Zoology, Biologists, Ornithology, Ecology, Environmental policy, Biodiversity conservation, Science and state
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Oral history interview with Norman R. Augustine
- 2020-Sep-22
- 2020-Oct-15
Norman R. Augustine was born on July 27, 1935, in Denver, Colorado. An only child, he grew up just about on the prairie and loved spending time in the nearby mountains. His father fought in World War I, and Augustine…
- Interviewee Augustine, Norman R.
- Interviewer Caruso, David J. (David Joseph), 1978-, Evans, Kenneth M., (Kenneth Mellinger), Matthews, Kirstin R. W.
- Subject Augustine, Norman R., Aerospace engineering, Douglas Aircraft Company, Pentagon (Va.), United States. Defense Science Board, Martin Marietta Corporation, Science and state, Lockheed Martin
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Oral history interview with Mary L. Good
- 1998-Jun-02
Mary Good begins the interview with a discussion of her family history, her childhood, and her early education. Her family moved from Texas to Arkansas in 1942, when her father was offered a principalship in Kirby. Good…
- Interviewee Good, Mary L., 1931-
- Interviewer Traynham, James G.
- Subject Good, Mary L., 1931-, Universal Oil Products Company, Allied-Signal Inc., American Chemical Society, National Science Foundation (U.S.), Women chemists, Women in science, Radiochemistry, President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST)
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Oral history interview with Mario J. Molina
- 2013-May-06 (First session)
- 2013-May-07 (Second session)
Mario Molina grew up Mexico City, Mexico, one of eight children. His father was a lawyer and judge, his stepmother a teacher and housewife. Molina liked music and played the violin seriously. He also loved science,…
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Oral history interview with Phillip A. Sharp
- 2003-Jan-28
- 2003-May-29
- 2003-Nov-20
Phillip A. Sharp's interview begins with a discussion of his family. He details his genealogy, from his great grandparents to his current extended family. Sharp then discusses his childhood in Falmouth, Kentucky, near…
- Interviewee Sharp, Phillip A.
- Interviewer Ashiya, Mona, Brock, David C., Thackray, Arnold, 1939-
- Subject Sharp, Phillip A., Medical scientists, Cancer--Research, RNA splicing, Nobel Prize winners, Neurosciences, DNA--Research, RNA--Research
