FAS Staff Expands

FAS is renting additional office space and hiring to be able to carry out recently funded projects. Meanwhile, we have said good-bye to a few staff and welcomed more.

Arrivals

Scott Drewes is a new Senior Research Associate at FAS. He earned his bachelors' degree from Johns Hopkins University and his doctoral degree from the University of California at San Diego. Both were in physics. His PhD thesis was titled "Monte Carlo Studied of Charging Effects in Ultra-Small Tunnel Junctions." His research has been published in Physical Review Letters and Physical Review B. He previously worked at a biotechnology company, Prediction Sciences.

Zeynep Gueven joined as Administrative Assistant with special responsibility for membership. She is a 2004 graduate of George Washington University majoring in International Affairs. She has had internships at the United Nations, American-Turkish Council, The Turkish Embassy, and America-Abroad Media.

Blake Purnell joined FAS as Research Assistant in the Strategic Security Project. He holds a masters degree in physics from University of California at Santa Barbara.

Gartrell White joined FAS as a Strategic Security Research Assistant in Biosecurity. Gartrell is a native of North Carolina, with a B.S. in Biology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Previously Gartrell worked as a research technician/assistant at the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center at UNC-CH and at the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center at Georgetown University.

Departures

Josh Kellar departed as Research Assistant in the Strategic Studies Project for graduate study in physics at Northwestern University. He plans to continue working with FAS on space issues and nanotechnology.

Christine Palumbo left as FAS Administrative Assistant to move to her family's home on Long Island. She is preparing to return to graduate school where she hopes to pursue a Masters of Education degree.

Benn Tannenbaum left his job as FAS Senior Research Analyst to become Senior Program Associate at the Center for Science, Technology & Security Policy at the American Association for the Advancement of Science.