Physicist John Holdren will be Obama's science advisor. I was hoping we'd finally get a biologist in that position, but his expertise on energy and climate issues will be timely.
A marine biologist at Oregon State University, Jane Lubchenco has been tapped to head the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Both of these people are past AAAS presidents.
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