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President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology Oral History Project

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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.

This oral history project made possible by the generosity of National Science Foundation

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Oral histories

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 histories

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…
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Oral histories

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., 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 histories

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.
- 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 histories

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,…
- Interviewee Molina, Mario J.
- Interviewer Caruso, David J., (David Joseph), 1978-, Roberts, Jody A., 1976-
- Subject Molina, Mario J., Nobel Prize winners, Ozone, Ozone layer depletion, Ozone layer, Environmental chemistry, Air quality, Climatic changes, Chemists, Emigration and immigration
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Oral histories

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