President Bush has chosen his new science advisor, John H. Marburger III, a
physicist specialising in optics and lasers. Marburger, who heads the Brookhaven
National Laboratory near New York, will have to win the Senate鈥檚 approval before
taking up his new post. An urgent first task will be to build bridges between
the administration and America鈥檚 scientists, who have been angered by Bush鈥檚
statements on subjects like climate change. 鈥淚 think this is going to be very
well received,鈥 former science adviser Neal Lane, now a professor at Rice
University, told MSNBC.com. 鈥淚 have the highest regard for Jack Marburger.鈥
More from New Scientist
Explore the latest news, articles and features
Technology
Test moderators use AI-generated writing to judge literacy standards
News
Mind
THC in cannabis may reduce nightmares in people with PTSD
News
Environment
Fishers detonate a bomb every hour on one Indonesian coral reef
News
Environment
How bad is the UK drought and how long will it continue?
News
Popular articles
Trending New Scientist articles