‘Very disappointed.’ Trump’s science adviser has left U.S. researchers wanting more | Science | AAAS

‘Very disappointed.’ Trump’s science adviser has left U.S. researchers wanting more | Science | AAAS

Where is Droegemeier?

Two years after the long-awaited appointment of respected meteorologist and experienced policy adviser Kelvin Droegemeier as the science adviser to US President Donald Trump, “cheers have been replaced by private handwringing”, writes Science. Scientists are concerned that Droegemeier has done little to mitigate the Trump administration’s poor COVID-19 response or its disappointing track record on science funding, environmental regulation and visas for skilled workers. But Droegemeier has had some modest achievements, and scientists remain hopeful that his low profile will prove advantageous in a notoriously combative White House.

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