Role 2024-2025 Faculty Fellow in Professional Development Innovation Title Lecturer with the Princeton School of Public and International Affairs Office Phone 609-258-5401 Email [email protected] Bio/Description Dr. Ali Nouri was a Deputy Assistant to President Biden and Deputy Director of the White House Office of Legislative Affairs. Previously he was nominated by the President and confirmed by the US Senate as an Assistant Secretary in the Department of Energy where he led the Office of Congressional and Intergovernmental Affairs. Prior to joining the Biden Administration Dr. Nouri was the President of the Federation of American Scientists, a public policy organization focused on countering WMDs, addressing emerging infectious diseases, and crafting policy solutions to science, technology, and national security challenges. Dr. Nouri previously served on US Senate staff as a science and technology fellow, an energy and environment advisor, a national security advisor, and a legislative director over nearly a decade. He has also served as an advisor to the office of UN Secretary General Kofi Annan where he developed initiatives to block the applications of biotechnology toward biological weapons. He earned a B.A. in biology from Reed College and a Ph.D. in molecular biology from Princeton University.On the 2023 GradFUTURES Forum:I really want to thank gradFUTURES for pulling together this event because there are so many issues right now in public policy that have a nexus with science and technology. We really need more students, postdocs, and faculty members to really bring their advice to policymakers on these issues. Not only that, but this event is helpful for students to pursue a career path from academia to public policy. Related News Graduate School announces five faculty fellows in professional development innovation GradFUTURES Forum Emphasizes Equity and Innovation in Professional Development Upcoming Professional Development Events Jun 16 Office Hours for Humanities and Social Sciences Graduate Students (In Person) Jun 18 Effective Research Mentorship for Graduate Students: Rematch+ (Session 5) Jun 18 Office Hours for Humanities and Social Sciences Graduate Students (Virtual) Jun 20 Tour of Firestone Library Jun 20 Office Hours for Humanities and Social Sciences Graduate Students (Virtual) Jun 23 Office Hours for Humanities and Social Sciences Graduate Students (In Person) Jun 24 Software Engineering Summer School (June 24-25, 2025) Jun 25 Office Hours for Humanities and Social Sciences Graduate Students (Virtual) Jun 26 Connecting Visual Studio Code to the Research Computing Clusters Jun 27 Office Hours for Humanities and Social Sciences Graduate Students (Virtual) Jun 30 Office Hours for Humanities and Social Sciences Graduate Students (In Person) Jun 30 Introduction to Programming Using Python (Parts 1-3)