Phillip A. Griffiths (Chair), Director, Institute for Advanced Study
Robert McCormick Adams Secretary Emeritus, Smithsonian Institution
Bruce M. Alberts President, National Academy of Sciences
Elkan R. Blout Harkness Professor, Department of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School
Felix E. Browder University Professor, Department of Mathematics, Rutgers University
David R. Challoner, M.D. Vice President of Health Affairs, University of Florida
Albert F. Cotton Distinguished Professor of Chemistry (term ending 6/94)
Ellis B. Cowling Director, Southern Oxidants Study, School of Forest Resources, North Carolina State University
Bernard N. Fields, M.D. Adele Lehman Professor; Chairman, Department of Microbiology and Molecular Genetics, Harvard Medical School
Alexander H. Flax Senior Fellow, National Academy of Engineering
Ralph E. Gomory President, Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Thomas D. Larson Consultant
Mary J. Osborn Head, Department of Microbiology, University of Connecticut Health Center
C. Kumar N. Patel Vice Chancellor, Research Programs, University of California, Los Angeles (term ending 6/94)
Phillip A. Sharp Head, Department of Biology, Center for Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Kenneth I. Shine President, Institute of Medicine
Robert M. Solow Institute Professor, Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (term ending 6/94)
H. Guyford Stever Member, Carnegie Commission on Science and Technology (term ending 6/94)
Morris Tanenbaum Vice President, National Academy of Engineering
Robert M. White President, National Academy of Engineering
Lawrence E. McCray Executive Director
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The Committee on Science, Engineering and Public Policy (COSEUP) is a joint committee of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. It includes members of the councils of all three bodies.
The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) is a private, nonprofit, self-perpetuating society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare. Upon the authority of the charter granted to it by the Congress in 1863, the Academy has a mandate that requires it to advise the federal government on scientific and technical matters. Dr. Bruce M. Alberts is the president of the NAS.
The National Academy of Engineering (NAE) was established in 1964, under the charter of the National Academy of Sciences, as a parallel organization of outstanding engineers. It is autonomous in its administration and in the selection of its members, sharing with the National Academy of Sciences the responsibility for advising the federal government. The National Academy of Engineering also sponsors engineering programs aimed at meeting national needs, encourages education and research, and recognizes the superior achievements of engineers. Dr. Robert M. White is president of the NAE.
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) was established in 1970 by the National Academy of Sciences to secure the services of eminent members of appointed professions for the examination of policy matters pertaining to the health of the public. The Institute acts under the responsibility given to the National Academy of Sciences in 1863 by its charter to be an advisor to the federal government and, upon its own initiative, to study problems of medical care, research, and education. Dr. Kenneth I. Shine is president of the IOM.
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