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- Director of the Woods Hole Research Center
- Attended MIT and Stanford UniversityWoods Hole Research Center: John P. Holdren
- Taught at the University of California, Berkeley for over 20 years before joining the faculty of HarvardWoods Hole Research Center: John P. Holdren
- Member of President Bill Clinton's Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology from 1994-2001Belfer Center: John P. Holdren
- Acting Chair of the Committee on International Security and Arms Control of the National Academy of Sciences from 1993-2004Belfer Center: John P. Holdren
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John Holdren is one of President Barack Obama's chief science advisers as director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy.New York Daily News: Obama names John Holdren, Jane Lubchenco... (December 20, 2008)
In 1977 he coauthored Ecoscience: Population, Resources, Environment while at the University of California, Berkley.http://www.questia.com/PM.qst?a=o&d=98156598
Obama Administration
On December 20, 2008, Barack Obama announced that Holdren would join his administration as the assistant to the president for science and technology, director of the White House Office on Science and Technology Policy and co-chair of President's Council of Advisers on Science and Technology (PCAST).YouTube Video: Obama Names Holdren, Lubchenco to Science Posts (Time: 2:39)Expertise
Throughout his career, Holdren has focused on researching the causes, consequences and sustainable solutions for reducing the impact of global climate change and development of sustainable energy solutions. Holdren has also attempted to reduce the impact of nuclear weapons and technology and encourage nonproliferation and arms control.Belfer Center: John P. Holdren Woods Hole Research Center: John P. HoldrenCareer
Holdren was the Teresa and John Heinz Professor of Environmental Policy and Director of the Program on Science, Technology, and Public Policy at Harvard University's Kennedy School. He was also a Professor of Environmental Science and Public Policy in Harvard's Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences and a board member of their Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs.Belfer Center: John P. Holdren Harvard Kennedy School: John Holdren