THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE (AAAS) WILL PLACE ONE SCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY POLICY FELLOW AT THE NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA) THROUGH THE SCIENCE&TECHNOLOGY POLICY FELLOWSHIPS PROGRAM (STPF) OVER THE PERIOD OF 1 SEPTEMBER 2018 THROUGH 31 AUGUST 2019 TO SUPPORT THE NASA GOAL TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF SCIENTISTS EXPANDING HUMAN KNOWLEDGE THROUGH NEW SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERIES. STPF S MISSION IS TO CONNECT SCIENCE WITH POLICY AND FOSTER A NETWORK OF SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING LEADERS WHO UNDERSTAND GOVERNMENT AND POLICY MAKING AND ARE PREPARED TO DEVELOP AND EXECUTE SOLUTIONS TO ADDRESS SOCIETAL CHALLENGES. THROUGH PUBLIC SERVICE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT STPF EMPOWERS COMPETITIVELY SELECTED SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS TO CONTRIBUTE KNOWLEDGE AND ANALYTICAL SKILLS TO FEDERAL AGENCIES AND OFFICES WHILE THEY LEARN FIRST-HAND ABOUT THE USE OF S&T IN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT DECISION-MAKING AND THE CREATION IMPLEMENTATION AND EVALUATION OF FEDERAL POLICIES REGULATIONS AND PROGRAMS. FELLOWS PLACED AT NASA CONTRIBUTE EXPERTISE ANALYTICAL TALENT AND EXTERNAL PERSPECTIVES AND CONNECTIONS TO NASA S CORE PURPOSE TO IMPROVE KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE EARTH SYSTEM THROUGH SCIENCE AND GAIN ADDITIONAL UNDERSTANDING OF ITS RESPONSE TO ANTHROPOGENIC AND NATURAL CHANGES WITH THE GOAL OF IMPROVING NATURAL HAZARD WEATHER AND CLIMATE PREDICTION. AAAS STPF FELLOWS WILL BE ASSIGNED RESPONSIBILITIES WITHIN ONE OR MORE OF NASA S OFFICES DEPENDING ON THE INTERESTS OF THE SCIENCE OFFICES AND THE INTERESTS OF THE FELLOWS. REGARDLESS OF PLACEMENT FELLOWS WILL HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK ACROSS OFFICES.