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Eugene Skolnikoff

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E53-366
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617-253-3140
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Professor Skolnikoff received his S.B. and S.M. in Electrical Engineering at MIT (1950); B.A. and M.A. degrees in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Oxford University (1952); and his Ph.D. in Political Science from MIT (1965). His research and teaching have been focused in the field of science and public policy, especially the interaction of science and technology with international affairs. Among his publications is The Elusive Transformation: Science, Technology and the Evolution of International Politics (1993). Professor Skolnikoff was Director of the Center for International Studies at MIT from 1972 to 1987 and has held posts in the White House Science Office in several administrations.