U.S. President Trump To Nominate Meteorologist As White House Science Adviser

Nature: The wait is over: Trump taps meteorologist as White House science adviser
“U.S. President Donald Trump will nominate meteorologist Kelvin Droegemeier as his government’s top scientist. If confirmed by the Senate, Droegemeier would lead the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP). Trump, who took office 19 months ago, has gone longer without a top science adviser than any first-term president since at least 1976…” (Reardon/Witze, 7/31).

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