William O’Neal, Ph.D.
2008-2009 ACS Congressional Fellow
William O’Neal earned his Ph.D. in chemistry from Dartmouth College in June 2007. His doctoral work centered on developing a new synthesis of bacteriochlorins. He recently completed work as a research associate for the Rockefeller Center for Public Policy and the Social Sciences. In 2002, Will was awarded the Southeastern North Carolina ACS Award for Undergraduate Chemistry. He is working in the personal office Representative Holt (D-NJ).
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Brian Carter, Ph.D.
2008-2009 ACS Congressional Fellow
Brian Carter holds a Ph.D. in chemistry from Columbia University. His doctoral work at Columbia focused on developing tools for enzyme evolution in chemical biology. For the past five years he taught science at the Bard High School Early College in New York City. Prior to that he taught at the César Chávez High School for Public Policy in Washington, DC. Brian started his fellowship year working on science, technology, engineering, and math education policy for Senator Clinton (D-NY), and has since moved to staff a Senate committee.
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Alexander Barron, Ph.D.
2007-2008 ACS Congressional Fellow
Alex Barron earned his Ph.D. in ecology and evolutionary biology from Princeton University in the summer of 2007. Alex pursued his fellowship with an interest in environmental policy and spent his fellowship year in the office of Sen. Lieberman (D-CT), focusing on climate change legislation. Alex continues to work on climate change as a staffer in the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
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Stephanie Herring, Ph.D.
2007-2008 ACS Congressional Fellow
Stephanie Herring holds a Ph.D. in molecular biophysics and biochemistry from Yale University. Stephanie applied for the fellowship in order to explore a future career in public health and to examine the connection between science and public policy. She spent her fellowship year working on the health effects of climate change in the personal office of Rep. Markey (D-MA).
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Kusia Merchant, Ph.D.
2006-2007 ACS Congressional Fellow
Kusia Merchant received his Ph.D. in Physical Chemistry from Stanford University in 2004. Kusia spent his fellowship year working on energy & environment issues in the office of Senator Reid. He now works for Environmental Defense Fund as a Climate Specialist on the National Climate Campaign.
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David Noll, Ph.D.
2006-2007 ACS Congressional Fellow
David Noll holds a Ph.D. in biochemistry from the Johns Hopkins University that he earned in 1997. He is currently a research associate at Hopkins where he does research on oligonucleotide chemistry, repair of DNA interstrand crosslinks, high-throughput analyses of DNA binding specificity, and mechanistic enzymology. He is also on the Board of Trustees for a career center for unemployed women in East Baltimore. David is interested in exploring the connection between science and other societal issues during his fellowship.
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David Bernstein, Ph.D.
2005-2006 ACS Congressional Fellow
Dr. David Bernstein received his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Wisconsin Madison in 2004. David spent his fellowship as minority staff of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions where he worked on issues related to NIH, stem cell research, and related topics. He is now a Senior Science Policy Analyst in the Government Relations and Legislative Affairs office at the American Association for Cancer Research.
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Abby Schneider, Ph.D.
2005-2006 ACS Congressional Fellow
Abby Schneider received her Ph.D. in Marine Estuary and Environmental Science from the University of Maryland, College Park in May 2005. Her thesis under Dr. Joel Baker, studied Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB) Desorption rates from re-suspended Hudson River sediment. She is a past intern of the Ocean Studies Board of the National Research Council where she worked on a study of the effects of trawling and dredging on seafloor habitat. Abby has placed in the Office of Senator Diane Feinstein (D-CA) where she worked primarily on coastal and ocean issues.
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Steve Feldgus, Ph.D.
2003-2004 ACS Congressional Fellow
Prior to the Fellowship, Dr. Feldgus was a Lecturer at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. During his Fellowship, Dr. Feldgus served as a Legislative Assistant in the Office of Senator Jon S. Corzine (D-NJ). Dr. Feldgus currently serves on the Legislative Staff of the Energy & Mineral Resources Subcommittee of the US House of Representatives Natural Resources Committee.
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Julia (Warner) Jester, Ph.D.
2003-2004 ACS Science Policy Fellow
Julia (Warner) Jester completed her Ph.D. work in 2003 under the direction of Dr. William Kranbuehl at the College of William and Mary. Julia worked at ACS in the (then) Office of Legislative & Government Affairs during her fellowship. She is currently works in the office of Rep. Vern Ehlers (R-MI).
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Ellen E. Burns, Ph.D.
2000-2001 ACS Congressional Fellow
Prior to the fellowship, Dr. Burns was an Assistant Professor of Chemistry at The College of Wooster in Wooster, Ohio. During her Fellowship, Dr. Burns covered science, technology, education, environment & transportation issues in the Office of Rep. Nick Smith (R-MI). She is currently a Senior Science Writer at The Jackson Laboratory in Bar Harbor, Maine.
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Kathryn Parker
2000-2001 ACS Congressional Fellow
Kathryn Parker earned a B.S. in Biology from San Diego State University and M.S. in Chemistry from the University of Colorado. She taught chemistry at community colleges in southern California and developed diagnostic test kits for a biotech startup company. Kathryn spent her fellowship year in the Office of Sen. Jim Jeffords (R/I-VT), working on energy & environment. She then worked on ozone depletion and climate change at the EPA. She now works on education for Grand Canyon National Park.
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Kristin M. Omberg, Ph.D.
1998-99 ACS Congressional Fellow
Prior to the Fellowship, Dr. Omberg was a graduate student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. As a Fellow, Dr. Omberg served on the Staff of the US Senate Committee on the Budget. Dr. Omberg is currently the Group Leader of the Systems Engineering and Integration Group at Los Alamos National Laboratory.
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Darlene Schuster, Ph.D.
1997-1999 ACS Science Policy Fellow
Dr. Schuster holds a B.S.Ch.E. from West Virginia University, an M.S.Ch.E. from the University of Pittsburgh, and a Ph.D. from West Virginia University. As a fellow, she worked to education congressional staff on technical policy issues. Dr. Schuster is currently the Director of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers’ Institute for Sustainability.
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Mary T. Tyszkiewicz, Ph.D.
1993-1994 ACS Congressional Fellow
Prior to the Fellowship, Dr. Tyskiewicz was a graduate student at Syracuse University. As a Fellow, Dr. Tyskiewicz served on the Staff of the Research & Technology Subcommittee of the US House of Representatives Armed Services Committee. Dr. Tyskiewicz is currently a Senior Analyst at the Homeland Security Institute.
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Jay A. Siegel, Ph.D.
1988-89 ACS Congressional Fellow
Prior to the Fellowship, Dr. Siegel was a Professor and the Director of the Forensic Science Program in the School of Criminal Justice at Michigan State University. As a Fellow, Dr. Siegel served as a Legislative Assistant in the Office of Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND). Dr. Siegel is currently a Professor and the Director of the Forensic and Investigative Sciences Program at Indiana University.
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