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Dr. Tom C. Wang
Dr. Tom Wang is the director for international cooperation at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the world’s largest general scientific society, helping to guide the association’s international engagement strategy and manage its international relationships. He also serves as deputy director of the AAAS Center for Science Diplomacy and executive editor of its policy quarterly publication, Science & Diplomacy. Dr. Wang previously served as a science and technology policy adviser and AAAS Diplomacy Fellow in the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs. He was the primary coordinator for regional environment, science, technology, and health issues, and he represented the U.S. Government in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum’s science, technology, and health-related working groups. Dr. Wang is a recipient of the State Department’s Superior Honor Award for his contributions to the diplomatic strategy for addressing a pandemic influenza threat in East Asia. As an expert in polymeric nano-composite materials, his scientific career has included research and engineering positions at Johnson & Johnson and Hewlett-Packard as well as consulting for various technology companies. Dr. Wang received his doctorate degree in chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and he is a graduate of the University of California at Berkeley with degrees in chemical engineering and political science. He is a term member of the Council on Foreign Relations.