Tamara Dickinson, Ph.D.
Founder and President

Tamara Dickinson, Ph.D. is the founder and president of Science Matters Consulting with a distinguished career formulating national policy, providing leadership, promoting collaboration, and fostering consensus.  She has built and maintains strong collaborative relationships with broad range of federal and state officials, academia, and industry leaders. Throughout her career, Tamara has built coalitions that encourage organizations to share research results and technology for decision-making. Dr. Dickinson’s career began as a research scientist focusing on the origin and evolution of the moon and meteorites. More recently Tamara has held leadership positions in government and science organizations.

Dr. Dickinson led the Environment and Energy Division at the Office of Science and Technology Policy in the White House. There, she coordinated the Federal Government’s activities to better prepare the U.S. for the impacts of climate change, to promote sustainable development, to foster new and cleaner sources of energy, to enable the Earth and space sciences, and to build the nation’s disaster resilience.  She coordinated and administered the environment, natural resources, and Earth and space science research and development portfolio across the Federal government and integrated their activities with non-governmental, academic, private sector, and international partners. Dr. Dickinson oversaw the National Ocean Council, U.S. Global Change Research Program, and interagency committees on earth observing, air and water quality, disaster risk reduction, space weather, ecological services, toxins, the Arctic and, ocean science and technology.
 
Dr. Dickinson has also held leadership positions at the U.S. Geological Survey, National Academies, National Science Foundation, and NASA Headquarters. She is the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including having an asteroid (Asteroid 1981 EU22 Tammydickinson) named in her honor.
 
Dr. Dickinson earned her B.A. from the University of Northern Iowa and M.S. and Ph.D. from the University of New Mexico.

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