CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellows
Meet the 2026 CCST S&T Policy Fellows
The 2026 class of CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellows marks our 17th year of placing PhD scientists, engineers, and social scientists directly into legislative offices and committees in the California State Senate and Assembly and, more recently, into the Executive Branch in State Agencies and Offices of the Governor.
This year's class reported to Sacramento in November for a policy training program, introducing them to California's political history and policy today. To date, 201 CCST S&T Policy Fellows have now been trained and placed, working directly with policymakers as trusted staff.
CCST S&T Policy Fellow Alumni
Over 17 years, CCST Science & Technology Policy Fellows have worked on well over 1,600 bills, briefings, hearings, and bill analyses. There are now 201 fellows and alumni of the program, many of whom serve in positions in legislative offices and agencies.
The findings of a 2019 evaluation show that the fellowship has been tremendously impactful and has created a very strong reputation among fellows and mentors. Of the fellows surveyed, 88% report currently working in a position that includes both science and policy.
Fellows Graduate Degree Institutions
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
American Military University
Baylor College
Brandeis University
California Institute of Technology
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
California State University, Los Angeles
California State University, Sacramento
Carnegie Mellon University
Clark University
Colorado School of Mines
Colorado State University
Columbia University
Cornell University
Duke University
Emory University
Harvard University
Johns Hopkins University
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Medical College of Wisconsin
Meharry Medical College
Michigan State University
Northwestern University
Ohio State University
Oregon Health and Science University
Oregon State University
Rochester Institute of Technology
Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg, Germany
Rutgers University
San Francisco State University
Stanford University
SUNY Brockport
Trinity College, Dublin
Tufts University
Tulane University
Universität Bremen, Germany
University of Arizona
University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Davis
University of California, Irvine
University of California, Los Angeles
University of California, Riverside
University of California, San Diego
University of California, San Francisco
University of California, Santa Barbara
University of California, Santa Cruz
University of Chicago
University of Colorado, Boulder
University of Florida
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
University of Iowa
University of Maryland, College Park
University of Massachusetts, Boston
University of Michigan
University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
University of Minnesota
University of Montana
University of Oklahoma
University of Oregon
University of Oxford
University of Pennsylvania
University of Rochester
University of Southern California
University of Utah
University of Virginia
University of Washington
University of Wisconsin-Madison
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Virginia Tech
Washington University in St. Louis
Western Washington University
Yale University
All Alumni, by class year
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- All Fellows
- 2010 CCST Science Fellows
- 2011 CCST Science Fellows
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- 2015 CCST Science Fellows
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- 2017 CCST Science Fellows
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- 2019 CCST Science Fellows
- 2020 CCST Science Fellows
- 2021 CCST Science Fellows
- 2022 CCST Science Fellows
- 2023 CCST Science Fellows
- 2024 CCST Science Fellows
- 2025 CCST Science Fellows
