FPN05-52
Looney, Holland Leave OSTP
July 6, 2005
Pat Looney and Mike Holland left the White House Office of Science and
Technology Policy (OSTP) effective mid June and early July, respectively.
For the past several years they have been responsible for setting and
overseeing U.S, fusion policy and other science and technology policy
issues at OSTP, which is headed by the President's Science Advisor, Jack
Marburger. Looney reported directly to Marburger and Holland reported to
Looney.
They will be replaced by Michael Salamon, a physicist from NASA and Rob
Dimeo from the National Institutes of Science and Technology (NIST),
respectively.
Looney will take a post at the Brookhaven National Laboratory and Holland
will join the staff of the Committee on Science of the U. S. House of
Representatives.