About
The Need
As the 21st century begins to unfold, it is clear that we live in a society in which science plays an increasingly significant role. Citizens and their leaders need to achieve a functional level of scientific literacy to deal with issues ranging from global climate change to stem cell research to viral pandemics. It is estimated that about one in four American adults meets a minimal standard of civic scientific literacy. This level of scientific literacy is insufficient to sustain a healthy democratic society or to assure rational consideration of major scientific issues.
Our Mission
C²ST seeks to be the preeminent regional consortium for science- and technology-related education and policy and a prominent voice nationally.
Our Vision
C²ST will be an advocate for regional science policy and among the nations leading source of information on policy issues of science and technology.
In establishing the Chicago Council on Science and Technology in 2006, the founders sought to bring together Chicago’s scientific leaders – academic, corporate, government, museums, universities and national laboratories- to provide a forum for the discussion of current issues of scientific interest.
Dr. Alan Schriesheim, President of C²ST and Director Emeritus of Argonne National Laboratory, Dr. Jon Miller, Director of the International Center for the Advancement of Scientific Literacy at the University of Michigan and Dr. Paul Knappenberger, President of the Adler Planetarium – began discussing the need for a regional organization that could adopt a role in the science community.
Since September of 2007, C²ST has co-sponsored or produced over 100 programs, and partnered with over 80 regional and national organizations. C²ST is an anchor to catalyze a more robust marketplace for science and gain more visibility for Chicago as a center of innovation and technology.
Goals
- Be a voice and advocate for the scientific community in the metropolitan Chicago area.
- Enhance the public understanding and appreciation of science and technology (S&T) through public discussions of emerging and important S&T policy issues.
- Provide opportunities for members of the scientific community to meet each other and develop a greater sense of identity.
- Link academic, business, and public policy leaders to build consensus for science education, technology innovation, and robust knowledge-economy growth in Chicago and the Midwest.
- Maintain a working relationship with the science journalism community in the metropolitan Chicago area, providing special briefings on selected emerging issues.
- Attract new science, engineering and technology based industries to the Chicagoland area.
Board of Directors
John Anderson, Board Chair
President
Illinois Institute of Technology
Pat Anderson
President
ARCS Foundation
Bob Arthur
President
Magellan Corporation
Ted Beattie
President and CEO
Shedd Aquarium
Brenna Berman
Chief Information Officer, Innovation & Technology
City of Chicago
Philip Cable
President
John A. Cable Foundation
Gastone G. Celesia, Ex-Officio Board Member
Professor Emeritus
Loyola University
Mitra Dutta, Board Representative
Vice Chancellor for Research
University of Illinois at Chicago
Robert Easter
President
University of Illinois
Ravi Ganti
Vice President of Industrial Relations
Exelon Corporation
Arthur J. Goldman, Ex-Officio Board Member
Membership Committee Chair
Management Consultant
Energy Science & Technology
Lance Grande, Board Representative Program Committee Chair
Distinguished Service Curator
The Field Museum of Natural History
Mary J.C. Hendrix
President & Scientific Director
Stanley Manne Children's Research Institute
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago
Charles Knapp, Board Representative
VP of Conservation and Research
Shedd Aquarium
Bob Kriss
Partner
Mayer Brown LLP
Richard Lariviere
President
The Field Museum of Natural History
Michelle Larson
President & CEO
Adler Planetarium
Lisa LaVallee, Board Representative
Director of Communications
Office of the Vice President for Research and for National Laboratories
University of Chicago
Don Levy
VP, Office of the Vice President for Research and for National Laboratories
University of Chicago
C2ST Staff
keleki@c2st.org
Casie Knowles
Administrative Manager and Membership Coordinator
cknowles@c2st.org
Anders Pollack
Visual Communication Lead
apollack@c2st.org
Alan Schriesheim, President C²ST
Director Emeritus
Argonne National Laboratory
William Liss
Managing Director
Gas Technology Institute
Peter B. Littlewood
Director
Argonne National Laboratory
Gudelia Lopez
Senior Program Officer
Chicago Community Trust
Walter Massey
President
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Rabiah Mayas, Board Representative
Director of Science and Integrated Strategies
Museum of Science and Industry
Dawn Miller
Executive Director, Major Gifts
The Chicago Council on Global Affairs
Jon D Miller, Co-Founder
Director International Center for the Advancement of Scientific Literacy
Institute for Social Research
University of Michigan
David Mosena
President & Chief Executive Officer
Museum of Science and Industry
Greg Mueller
Vice President of Science and Academic Programs
Chicago Botanic Garden
Lynn Narasimhan, Board Representative
Professor and Associate Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
DePaul University
Patricia D. O’Donoghue
Interim Provost, Academic Affairs
DePaul University
Darryl V. Padgett, Ph.D.
Associate Dean, College of Engineering and Information Sciences
DeVry University
Norman Peterson, Board Representative
Director, Government Relations
Argonne National Laboratory
Lesley Rigg
VP for Research and Innovation Partnerships
Northern Illinois University
Arch Shaw
President & CEO
Arch Investors Ltd
Peter Schiffer
Vice Chancellor for Research
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Katie Stallcup
Executive Director
Chicago Biomedical Consortium
Kay Torshen
President
Torshen Capital Management, LLC
Jay Walsh
Vice President of Research
Northwestern University
Ralph Wanger
Chairman
LZW Group, LLC
Andrea Poet
Director of Programs and PR
apoet@c2st.org