Supporting Science and Building Public Trust

Each year, OSA jointly sponsors two U.S. Congressional Fellows—one in conjunction with the Materials Research Society (MRS) and the other with the International Society for Optical Engineering (SPIE). Ashley White, a recent graduate of the University of Cambridge, is the 2010-2011 OSA/MRS Congressional Fellow; she works in the office of Sen. Al Franken (D.-Minn.). Marcius Extavour, most recently of Ontario Power Generation, Inc., is this year's Arthur H. Guenther Congressional Fellow (OSA/SPIE). Marcius serves on the staff of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, chaired by Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-N.M.).