Science, Technology and Information Policy

Glenn College faculty are experts in science, technology, and information policy. Our courses and professional development trainings prepare participants to govern emerging challenges in science, technology and engineering to enhance public goods, emphasizing use of technology and data science tools (including AI) with a public service ethos. Our faculty and doctoral students advise public practitioners and organizations based on their cutting-edge research on national investments in science and technology, information systems and decision making, AI governance, and data science for public service.

Recent Research

All Research
Integrated Power Sector Planning Needed Under Water-Carbon Dual Challenges
Nature Water
2023
Jeff Bielicki investigates tradeoffs in water consumption and availability with carbon dioxide emissions for power plants worldwide.
China’s use of formal science and technology agreements as a tool of diplomacy
Science and Public Policy
2023
Caroline Wagner studies the use of diplomatic tools by China's government in pursuit of foreign policy goals.
Women are credited less in science than men
Nature
2023
Bruce Weinberg and colleagues study the reasons women are less likely to be named on a given article or patent produced by their team relative to their male peers.

Battelle Center Tackles Challenges at Intersection of Technology, Public Policy

Guided by a mission to innovate in the public interest, the center creates actionable intelligence for decisionmakers to address “wicked” national challenges, develops analytical tools to understand future threats and generates path-breaking technological solutions for science, engineering and technology.

Battelle Center for Science, Engineering and Public Policy

Science, Technology and Information Studies at the Glenn College

Programs:

Coursework: 

  • 2620 – Science, Engineering and Technology for Policy and the Public Interest
  • 3620 – US Space Policy and the Global Space Economy
  • 5600 – Science, Engineering and Public Policy 
  • 5610 – Innovation, Policy and the Global Economy 
  • 5620 – Rapid Innovation for Public Impact

Coursework:

  • 5600 – Science, Engineering and Public Policy 
  • 5610 – Innovation, Policy and the Global Economy 
  • 5620 – Rapid Innovation for Public Impact

The Glenn College doctoral program provides the skills to analyze and evaluate public policy. 

Explore the doctoral program.