Joanne
Carney is Director of the Center for Science, Technology, and Congress at the
American Association for the Advancement
of Science.
She is actively involved in various science and policy programs. Previously,
Ms. Carney was head of Government Relations for
AIAA,
where she followed civil space, civil aeronautics and defense issues for almost
ten years. At
AIAA,
Ms. Carney was staff liaison to the
AIAA,
Public Policy Committee and assisted in the organization of more than 16 technical
workshops and the preparation of numerous position papers. She also prepared
analyses of the NASA budget request as the contribution to the annual
AAAS
Intersociety Working Group R&D Report. Ms. Carney holds a B.A. in
Spanish Language and Literature from the University of Maryland at
College Park and an M.A. in Science, Technology and Public Policy from
the Elliott School of International Affairs at George Washington
University.
