Alondra Nelson says she will focus on science and tech that 'reflects us all'
As deputy director for science and society for the Office of Science and Technology Policy, Alondra Nelson said she wants to promote scientific research that is "honest and inclusive."
"As a Black woman researcher, I am keenly aware of those who are missing from these rooms," Nelson said Saturday during a press briefing introducing key members of the Biden administration's science team. "I believe we have a responsibility to work together to make sure that our science and technology reflects us and when it does, that it reflects all of us. That it reflects who we are together."
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Nelson, president of the Social Science Research Council and a Princeton University professor, is known for her research at the intersection of science, politics and social inequality.
"There has never been a more important moment for scientific development -- to get scientific development right or to situate that development in our values of equality, accountability, justice, and trustworthiness," Nelson said.