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JOSEPH K. ALEXANDER, senior program officer, served previously as director of the Space Studies Board (1999-2005), deputy assistant administrator for science in the Environmental Protection Agency s Office of Research and Development (1994-1998), associate director of space sciences at NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (1993-1994), and assistant associate administrator for space sciences and applications in the NASA Office of Space Science and Applications (1987-1993). Other positions have included deputy NASA chief scientist and senior policy analyst at the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Mr. Alexander s own research work has been in radio astronomy and space physics. He received B.S. and M.A. degrees in physics from the College of William and Mary. 

In his cover letter to President Clinton, John Gibbons, director of the White House Office of Science and Technology and PCAST s co-chairman, said the country needed to improve its R D effort, especially in relation to the challenge of responding responsibly and cost-effectively to the risk of global climate change from society s greenhouse gas emissions, in particular, carbon dioxide from combustion of fossil fuels. ... 

On pages xi and I, the correct addresses for Paul Anastas and Lauren Heine should be the following Dr. Paul Anastas, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Old Executive Office Building, Washington, DC 20502 and Lauren Heine, Zero Waste Alliance, International Sustainable Development Foundation, 121 SW Salmon Street, Suite 210, Portland, OR 97204. Footnote 4 on page 1 also has a typo It should be University of Nottingham. 

Lipson, H., and M. Kurman. 2010. FactorytffiHome The emerging economy of personal fabrication. White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. Available at http //web.mae.comell.edu/ lipson/FactoryAtHome.pdf. 

G. S. Omenn, Associate Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy, White House... 

NIEHS (National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences). 1998. Scientific Issues Relevant to Assessment of Health Effects from Exposure to Methylmercury. Workshop organized by Committee on Environmental and Natural Resources(CENR) Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) The White House. November 18-20, 1998. Raleigh, NC. 

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