May-June 2025
STPF Director Rashada Alexander speaking behind a wooden podium with the AAAS logo on the front.
STPF Director on LinkedIn: Exploring New Partnerships
“Building on the success of STPF, AAAS Immersive Fellowships is excited to launch [a] pilot program and explore new partnerships with private organizations...We have developed a framework with an implementation timeline and estimated costs, and are looking to connect and share that with potential partners...Please be in touch with us at fellowships@aaas.org to express your interest and receive more information.” ~Rashada Alexander, STPF Director. Read the full post
7 STPF Alumni Elected as 2024 AAAS Honorary Fellows
Every year, AAAS elects members whose efforts on behalf of the advancement of science or its applications are scientifically or socially distinguished. Announced in March, six STPF alumni fellows join the 151 years of honorary AAAS Fellows. Read more about their careers and journeys!
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STPF Sci on the Fly Podcast | Science Under Siege (and What We Can Do)
Host and current STPF fellow Angela Cleri chats with Marisa Vertrees (Union of Concerned Scientists) to break down the threats facing the scientific enterprise, the historical importance of funding research, and what can be done to fight back. Listen now!
2025 S&T Policy Forum – Call for Sessions
This October’s science policy forum will use "farm to table” policies as a guidepost to tackle the many intersections between local, state, national and global sectors that bring science to the fore to strengthen policy development and regulation. Join the conversation - submit a session proposal!
MOVING & SHAKING
MOVING & SHAKING
Alex Saltman
CEO, GeoOptics
At startup GeoOptics, Alex (2006-07 fellow, U.S. House of Representatives) had the opportunity to help bring nanosatellite into use in operational weather forecasting. Now, GeoOptics is working toward harnessing the power of small satellites and network [interactions] to create inexpensive 3D maps of the Earth's surface to measure water, biomass and other crucial environmental variables. “Being a Fellow was a phase-change event in my life, broadening and deepening my understanding of the world of government and how it worked, and enabling me to build my career at the intersection of space technology and Earth science,” he says.
Ana Unruh Cohen
Democratic Staff Director, US House of Representatives Committee on Natural Resources
A 2001-02 STPF fellow at the U.S. House of Representatives, Ana previously worked with the Committee on Natural Resources. She returned to the House this year to support Ranking Member Rep. Jared Huffman and lead the Committee's Democratic staff in overseeing the work of the Dept. of the Interior and NOAA. "It’s good to be 'home,' especially in such challenging times for environmental policy and protections," she says. “AAAS STPF was a magic key unlocking the door to a career in policy that I didn’t know existed when I finished my graduate degree.”
ALUMNI EVENTS
Bridges to Action Webinar Series: Integrating Science in Local Policymaking
June | Virtual
Bridges to Action Webinar Series: Providing Scientific Context for Media
July | Virtual
Bridges to Action Webinar Series: Science in the Justice System
August | Virtual
Bridges to Action Webinar Series: Science in Diplomacy
September | Virtual
Bridges to Action Webinar Series: Science Education System and Workforce
October | Virtual