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Francis SlakeyTitleAdjunct Assistant Professor DepartmentDepartment of Biology General profile
Phone202-687-7870 Location Reiss Science BioFrancis Slakey is the Upjohn Lecturer on Physics and Public Policy and the co-Director of the Program on Science in the Public Interest. He is also the Associate Director of Public Affairs for the American Physical Society, the leading membership organization of physicists from national laboratories, universities, and industry. He oversees legislative affairs for the APS, specializing in the areas of defense and energy policy.
Dr. Slakey’s technical publications have received more than 500 citations. He has also written widely on science policy issues, publishing more than fifty articles for the popular press including The New York Times, Washington Post, and Scientific American. He has served in advisory positions for a diverse set of organizations including the Council on Foreign Relations, the National Geographic, and the Creative Coalition - the political advocacy organization of the entertainment industry. He is a Fellow of the APS, a MacArthur Scholar, and a Lemelson Research Associate of the Smithsonian Institution. Dr. Slakey became the 28th American to summit Mt. Everest in an unguided expedition that was the subject of the movie "Beyond the Summit" narrated by Sharon Stone. He is the first person in history to summit the highest mountain on every continent and surf every ocean. In recognition, as part of the 2002 Olympic Games, he carried the Olympic torch from the steps of the US Capitol. Education
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