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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 Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy, assistant director for innovation policy at Rice’s Office of Innovation, and lecturer in the Wiess School of Natural Sciences. He also serves as the program manager and co-founder, along with Kirstin R.W. Matthews, of the White House Scientist and Science Policy Dynamic Digital Archive — a heritage collection housed in Rice University’s Woodson Research Center, which preserves materials related to the contemporary history of U.S. presidential scientific advisors.