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Kenneth Evans

Kenneth Evans

Scholar in Science and Technology Policy

Baker Institute for Public Policy

CONTACT

ke1@rice.edu

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SURF Mentoring

Potential projects/topics:

My work focuses on contemporary challenges in US science and innovation policy. Potential topic areas include: global competitiveness, research security, presidential science advice, and evidence-based policymaking. Students will have the opportunity to contribute to a number of ongoing research, curatorial, and writing projects to be published by the Baker Institute in collaboration with Woodson Research Center, Rice's Office of Innovation, and the Science History Institute.

Potential skills gained: Students will develop a deep understanding of federal science and technology policy and the interface between science, government, and society. Students will learn methods in policy analysis and build their scholarly writing and communication skills.

Required qualifications: No prior coursework or research requirements. Students must be motivated, hardworking, and enthusiastic about learning and writing.

Direct mentor: Faculty/P.I.

Research Areas

Kenneth M. Evans, Ph.D., is a scholar in science and technology policy at the Baker Institute. Since joining the institute in 2015, he has co-authored several major policy reports on the role of scientific advisors to the U.S. president, and has published and lectured on other science-related policy issues, including federal funding for research and development, international scientific collaboration, and nanotechnology policy. From 2012 to 2015, Evans served as an editor for the Journal of Science Policy and Governance, an online student-run publication that features research articles from students and early career scientists and policy scholars.