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Applications Now Open!

The CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellows program is seeking PhD scientists and engineers for a year of public service and government leadership training in the California State Legislature AND California state agencies.

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CCST PROVIDES...

  • Analysis of scientific and technical matters of critical importance for California decision makers

  • ‘Science At Your Service’ – On-demand expertise for briefings, reports, and more

  • Access to world class expertise through our Partner Institutions and beyond

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CCST SCIENCE FELLOWS

Want to make a difference? We recruit PhD scientists and engineers to spend a year of public service in California, gaining valuable career training in public policy.

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DUE 12/4: Apply for CCST's Science Translators Showcase

CCST is excited to seek graduate students, postdocs, and early-career faculty in California for the CCST Science Translators Showcase, held as part of our 2020 Science & Technology Week at the California State Capitol!

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VIDEO: CCST Science Fellows Webinar

Have questions about the CCST Science and Technology Policy Fellowship?

Watch the recent webinar with current CCST Science Fellows and Alumni, who discuss their fellowship year and their career experience after the Fellowship.

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VIDEO: Woody Biomass Wildfire Briefing

California Wildfires: Beneficial Uses of Woody Biomass from Wildfire Mitigation Efforts in California

Watch the CCST discussion with a team of experts from CSU Humboldt, the Joint BioEnergy Institute, Lawrence Livermore National Lab, CalFire, and Cal EPA who are studying ways to improve the utility of woody biomass.

How can the unique challenges of working with woody biomass be overcome?
What are emerging technologies for converting woody biomass into high value products?
How can woody biomass contribute to the state’s carbon neutrality and climate goals?

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Blog: California Wildfires - Lessons from Field Work in Baja California, Mexico

California Wildfires: Lessons from Field Work in Baja California, Mexico

Read the recap of CCST Science Fellow Alumna Teresa Feo's (2018) experience in Baja California, Mexico studying forest management practices and wildfires.

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Board of Directors

The Board provides strategic vision and direction, and has fiduciary responsibility for CCST. Distinguished leaders from academia and industry—including those representing our Sustaining Institutions and Federal Laboratory Affiliates—form the 16 members of the Board.

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CCST Council

CCST Council

The CCST Council is comprised of California-based scientists, industry leaders, and scholars. The Council serves as the principal subject matter body of experts fulfilling CCST’s charter to respond to the Governor, the Legislature, and other entities. The Council members provide expertise directly or by tapping into their extensive networks of scientists and engineers.

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Senior Fellows

Senior Fellows

CCST’s Senior Fellows—an invited roster of distinguished scientists and technical experts with deep experience, spanning Nobel Laureates to entrepreneurs—are called upon to help identify relevant experts to author the organization’s reports and respond to other requests for expertise.

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CCST Science Fellows

CCST Science Fellows

Every year, CCST places ten PhD scientists and engineers in the California Legislature for one-year appointments. CCST Science Fellows work hands-on with policymakers addressing complex scientific and technical issues, as well as assuming other responsibilities of full-time legislative staffers.

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CCST Staff

CCST Staff

CCST staff implement programs as directed by the Board, providing policy analysis and project management, and serving as direct liaisons between state leaders and the Council. Staff members support CCST’s growing network of experts and continually cultivate new contacts within the legislative and scientific communities. Staff also provide vital training and year-round support for CCST Science Fellows serving in the Capitol - enabling them to deliver the critical non-partisan technical analysis that state legislators need to drive scientifically sound policies forward.

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Fellows Advisory Committee

Comprised of business, science and philanthropy leaders from around the country, the Fellows Advisory Committee provides strategic advice and helps build the network of financial support necessary to sustain and enrich the program.

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For more than 30 years, CCST has worked to tailor its services to meet the needs of the Capitol policy community, particularly when it comes to providing impartial advice and expertise on sensitive scientific matters. By leveraging its network of experts distributed throughout the University of California, California State University, California Community Colleges, Stanford, Caltech, and NASA and DOE campuses, CCST can respond to a variety of decision maker requests for assistance.

Contact CCST to speak to an expert in a specific scientific or technological field, secure expert testimony for a hearing, arrange for an in-office meeting with a researcher, organize a panel briefing, commission a brief report or full-fledged research project and publication, and more.

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What We Do

We facilitate informal chats, expert testimony, briefings, workshops, reports, and more for California policymakers.

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Commissioned Projects and Reports

CCST convenes trusted experts to produce rigorously reviewed scientific reports that aid state leaders in making critical decisions.

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Expert Briefings

Providing Capitol decision makers with succinct, impartial information that satisfies the tight deadlines of state leaders.

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Science and Technology Week

CCST’s annual Science and Technology Week celebrates the importance of science in informing California policymaking.

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Current Projects

Most of our projects, which focus on issues that are timely and important to California’s future, result in the publication of one or more reports. To provide sound, science-based input to California’s policymakers, CCST:

  • Convenes world-class experts to develop assessments

  • Ensures full disclosure of conflicts of interest

  • Conducts thorough, objective work based on scientifically sound principles

  • Ensures rigorous peer review is conducted before reports are published

We are proud to uphold these standards, ensuring that policymakers have the information necessary to craft policies made stronger with science—in California and beyond.

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Oil and Gas Water Cycle Reporting

Potential health risks and community impacts of natural gas production and storage.

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Biomethane

Biomethane

Impacts on cost of biomethane, volume sold, and equipment operation.

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Orphaned wells

Orphan Wells

Understanding how deserted and orphaned wells affect the State of California.

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Maker Space

Developing a sustainable network to aid the growth of the Maker Movement.

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Publications

As a trusted non-partisan partner of the California Legislature and Executive Branch, we develop and publish reports on some of the most timely and important issues critical to California’s future. Our publications ensure that the public has access to unbiased insight into important scientific matters, while giving policymakers at the state and national level the information necessary to craft policies that reflect current scientific understanding.

All of our publications are freely available, and can be viewed by browsing the full list of reports, or by using the search bar.

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California’s policies are stronger with science. By donating to CCST, you help to support a more informed California, and to improve the lives and wellbeing of the 40 million inhabitants impacted by the choices made by the state’s decision makers.

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