Several former Sloan Research Fellows (SRF) in economics are playing leading roles in the federal government's efforts to resolve the nation's economic crisis. Christina D. Romer (SRF 1989) is the Chair of the Council of Economic Advisors and Austan Goolsbee (SRF 2000) is one of the three members of the Council. Ben S. Bernanke (SRF 1983) is the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board. Lawrence H. Summers (SRF 1985) is the Director of the White House's National Economic Council. Alan B. Krueger (SRF 1992) has been appointed to serve as Assistant Secretary for Economic Policy in the Treasury Department.
Purnima Ratilal, a young scientist associated with the Gulf of Maine Area field program of the Census of Marine Life, has earned one of the 2007 Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers, the nation's highest honor for professionals at the outset of their independent scientific research careers. Ratilal received the honor at a White House ceremony on December 19, 2008. Her work involves using acoustics to improve very large scale synoptic surveys of marine life. Professor Ratilal works with Northeastern University's Laboratory for Acoustics and Remote Sensing (L.A.R.S.). View the White House Press Release Learn more about the Laboratory for Acoustics and Remote Sensing Learn more about the Census of Marine Life
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