Industry dominates Trump’s new council of science advisers

Washington Post logoPresident Trump revived the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology on Tuesday after nearly two years without it.

“Under this administration, science and technology in America continues to advance by leaps and bounds,” said the president’s science adviser, Kelvin Droegemeier, who will chair the council, in a statement. “PCAST will be critical to our continued efforts, with each member bringing a unique expert perspective to the table.”

PCAST’s members investigate the country’s pressing scientific questions at the president’s direction. Typically, academic members of a PCAST outnumber its industry scientists. This was true for the councils under Presidents George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama.

View the complete October 22 article by Ben Guarino on The Washington Post website here.