Elizabeth L. Grossman

Elizabeth L. Grossman has expertise in the conduct, funding, selection, and oversight of research programs; knowledge of the operation and politics of Capitol Hill; and experience with the development of public policy affecting science and technology. In her career at the U.S. House of Representatives and the National Academy of Sciences, she has worked with authorizing and appropriations committees, a number of federal agencies, and scientists from universities and companies throughout the country.

Prior to joining Lewis-Burke in March 2007, Dr. Grossman was the Staff Director of the Research Subcommittee of the House Committee on Science and Technology. At the Committee, she developed expertise in federal programs across many scientific disciplines, including nanotechnology, information technology, and homeland security, and worked closely with agencies such as the National Science Foundation and the Department of Homeland Security. In 2006, she also worked on innovation and competitiveness issues, including math and science education.

Prior to joining the House in January 2003, Dr. Grossman was a program officer at the National Academy of Sciences, where she worked on a variety of studies on science, technology, and public policy. Projects included the widely-disseminated 2002 report Making the Nation Safer: The Role of Science and Technology in Countering Terrorism, as well as studies on NASA-supported biological research, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and pipe bombs.

Dr. Grossman completed her Bachelor of Arts in Physics and Mathematics in 1992 at Swarthmore College and her Masters in Physics in 1995 at the University of Chicago. She received the Ph.D. in Computational Physics in 1997, also from the University of Chicago.