Advisors

BOARD OF ADVISORS

Walter Alvarez, Ph.D.

Professor of Geology
U.C. Berkeley
Member, National Academy 
of Sciences

George Archibald, Ph.D.*

International Crane Foundation

John Bailar, Ph.D.*

Dept of Health Studies
Univ. of Chicago

Roger Baker

Amateur Scientist/Writer
Experimental Methods

Robert W. Balluffi

Massachusetts Institute 
of Technology
Member, National Academy 
of Sciences

Charles P. Bean, Ph.D.

National Academy of Sciences

R. Stephen Berry, Ph.D.*

Professor of Chemistry
University of Chicago
Member, National Academy 
of Sciences

Peter Bickel, Ph.D.*

Professor of Statistics
UC Berkeley

Bruce Bolt, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus
Geophysics
U.C. Berkeley

W. F. Brinkman, Ph.D.

Member, National Academy 
of Sciences

Jed Buchwald, Ph.D.*

History of Science
Massachusetts Institute 
of Technology

Eric Charnov, Ph.D.*

Dept. of Biology
Univ. of New Mexico

Lynne Christenson, Ph.D.

Professor of Anthropology
San Diego State University

Robert G. Coleman, Ph.D.

Professor of Geology
Stanford University
Member, National Academy 
of Sciences

Frank Crawford, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus
Physics
U.C. Berkeley

Maria Crawford, Ph.D.*

Dept. of Geology
Byrn Mawr College

C. W. Chu, Ph.D.

Member, National Academy 
of Sciences

Philip J. DeVries, Ph.D.*

Director for the Center for Biodiversity Studies 
Milwaukee Public Museum

Diana Deutsch, Ph.D.

Professor of Psychology
U.C. San Diego

Frank Drake, Ph.D.

University of California 
Observatory
Member, National Academy 
of Sciences

Harvey Dubner

Amateur Scientist
Prime Numbers

Noreen Evans, Ph.D.

Geophysics

Peter Galison, Ph.D.*

Historian of Science
Harvard University

Howard Gardner, Ph.D.*

Dept. of Psychology and Education
Harvard University

Martin Gardner

Author/Critic

Edward G. Gibson, Ph.D.

Astronaut/Engineer
Skylab

Pedro Jose Greer, Ph.D.*

Medicine

David Gross, Ph.D.*

Theoretical Physicist
UC Santa Barbara

Kun-Liang Guan, Ph.D.*

Dept. of Biochemistry
Univ. of Michigan

Michael Hager, Ph.D.

Executive Director
San Diego Natural History Museum

Eva Harris, Ph.D.*

Professor of Public Health
U.C. Berkeley

Stanley R. Hart, Ph.D.

Geology
Woods Hole Ocean. Inst.
Member, National Academy 
of Sciences

Susan Hector, Ph.D.

Archeology
Senior Projects Director
San Diego Park and Rec. Department

D. S. Heeschen, Ph.D.

Astronomer
National Radio Astronomy 
Observatory
Member, National Academy 
of Sciences

Carl Helmers

Publisher

John Hopfield, Ph.D.*

Dept of Molecular Biology
Princeton University

Jack Horner, Ph.D.*

Curator of Paleontology
Museum of the Rockies

Wes Jackson, Ph.D.*

Genetics
The Land Institute

Philip Kahl, Ph.D.*

Biology, Ethology and Ecology

Arthur Kantrowitz, Ph.D.*

Member, National Academy 
of Sciences

Barry Karr

Executive Director
Committee for Scientific 
Investigation of Claims 
of the Paranormal

Robert Kates, Ph.D.*

Independent Scholar

Laura Kiessling, Ph.D.*

Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry
Univ. of Wisconsin

Jeffrey Kirsch, Ph.D.

Executive Director
Reuben H. Fleet Space Theater
and Science Center

Paul Kurtz, Ph.D.

Professor of Philosophy
SUNY Buffalo

Gerald Larue, Ph.D.

Professor Emeritus
Gerontology
University of Southern California

Raphael C. Lee, M.D.*

Department of Surgery
University of Chicago

John Lighton, Ph.D.

Professor of Biology
University of Nevada
Packard Fellow

Jerry MacDonald

Citizen Paleontologist

Dennis Mammana

Resident Astronomer
Fleet Space Theater 
and Science Center

Arnold Mandell, Ph.D.*

Behavioral Scientist
Cielo Institute

Barry Markovsky, Ph.D.

Professor of Sociology
University of South Carolina

Michael A. Marletta, MD, Ph.D.*

Professor of Chemistry
University of California at Berkeley

Ken Matsumura, MD

Research Oncologist
ALIN Foundation

Janet Mattei, Ph.D.

Executive Director
American Association of 
Variable Star Observers

Digby J. McLaren, Ph.D.

Geology
Royal Society of Canada
Member, National Academy 
of Sciences

Forrest Mims, III

Rolex Award
Amateur Scientist/Writer
Atmospheric Science

Richard A. Muller, Ph.D.*

Professor of Physics
University of California at Berkeley

Elinor Ochs, Ph.D.*

Professor of Applied Linguistics
University of California at Los Angeles

Douglas D. Osheroff, Ph.D.*

Professor of Physics
Nobel Prize
Stanford University

David Page, M.D.*

Molecular Genetics
Whitehead Institute

Carl Pennypacker, Ph.D.

Director, Hands-On Universe
Lawrence Berkeley Labs

James Randi

Founder
James Randi Foundation

Paul Richards, Ph.D.*

Seismologist
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory

Jane Richards, Ph.D.*

Professor of Biochemistry
Duke University

Robert Root-Bernstein, Ph.D.*

Dept. of Psychology
Michigan State University

Robert Schlesinger, Ph.D., PE

Professor of Information and 
Decision Systems
San Diego State University

John Schwartz, Ph.D.*

Theoretical Physics
Caltech

Eugenie Scott, Ph.D.

Executive Director
National Center for Science Education

Rob Shaw, Ph.D.*

Physicist

Sally Shelton

Collections Officer
Smithsonian Natural History Museum

Michael Shermer, Ph.D.

Founder and Editor in Chief
Skeptic Magazine

Frank Stahl, Ph.D.*

Institute of Molecular Biology
University of Oregon

Steven M. Stanley, Ph.D.

Geology
Johns Hopkins University
Member, National Academy 
of Sciences

Page Stephens, Ph.D.

Anthropologist

Harry L. Swinney, Ph.D.

University of Texas
Member, National Academy 
of Science

Peter Taylor

Astronomer

Kip Thorne, Ph.D.

Feynman Professor of Theoretical 
Physics
California Institute of Technology
Member, National Academy 
of Sciences

Geerat Vermeij, Ph.D*

Professor of Geology
University of California at Davis

Loic Wacqunt, Ph.D.*

Dept. of Sociology
University of California at Berkeley

Gunter Wagner, Ph.D.*

Department of Biology
Yale University

Alan Walker, FRS*

Professor of Anthropology
Penn. State University

Frank Wilczek, Ph.D.*

Institute for Advanced Study
Princeton University

Heather Williams, Ph.D.*

Professor of Biology
Williams College

Rita Wright, Ph.D.*

Department of Anthropology
New York University

BOARD OF TRUSTEES