Science and Technology

RAND experts have often been among the pioneers of key scientific research, including computer analysis, satellite development, military technology, and the foundations of the Internet. RAND's research has also resulted in the development of new methodologies and ways of analyzing policy issues, from the Delphi method to Robust Decision Making.

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Improving Mathematics and Science Education

A multiyear, National Science Foundation-funded study found weak positive associations between reform-oriented mathematics and science instruction and achievement. Encouraging teachers to adopt such instruction is unlikely to be an effective strategy for promoting large and rapid student improvement.

U.S. Leads the World in Science and Technology With Help of Foreign Scientists

An inflow of foreign students in the sciences -- as well as scientists and engineers from overseas -- has helped the United States build and maintain its worldwide lead in science and technology.

People (202)

Richard A. Rettig

Adjunct Senior Social Scientist
Ph.D. in political science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Carl Rhodes

Director, Manpower, Personnel, and Training Program, RAND Project AIR FORCE; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. and M.S. in chemical engineering, California Institute of Technology; B.S. in chemical engineering, Stanford University

M. Susan Ridgely

Senior Policy Analyst
J.D., University of Maryland School of Law

Neil Robinson

Research Leader
M.Sc. in information systems and technology, City University London; B.A. in war studies and history, King's College London

Anthony D. Rosello

Manager, Technology and Applied Sciences Group; Senior Engineer
M.S. in aeronautical and astronautical engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; B.S. in engineering science, United States Air Force Academy

Elizabeth Roth

Senior Research Programmer
M.A. in sociology, Ohio State University; B.A. in psychology, Cornell University

Ros Rouse

Associate Director, Innovation and Technology Policy, RAND Europe
B.A. in psychology, University of Bristol; M.B.A., University of Kingston

Jordan Rozsa

Assistant Policy Analyst
Ph.D. candidate in policy analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School; B.S. in aeronautical engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy

Robert S. Rudin

Associate Policy Researcher
B.S. in electrical engineering, University of Rochester; S.M. in technology and policy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Ph.D. in technology, management, and policy, Massachuestts Institute of Technology

Kai Ruggeri

Senior Analyst
Ph.D. in psychology (statistics education), Queen's University, Belfast; B.A. in psychology, North Central College

Youngbok Ryu

Assistant Policy Analyst
M.S. in management, Georgia Institute of Technology; M.S. in science, technology, and environmental policy, University of Minnesota; B.A. in economics, Korea National Open University; B.S. in civil and environmental engineering, Korea University

Constantine Samaras

Engineer; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. in engineering and public policy and civil and environmental engineering, Carnegie Mellon University; M.P.A. in public policy, New York University; B.S. in civil engineering, Bucknell University

Scott Savitz

Senior Engineer
B.S. in chemical engineering, Yale University; M.S. in chemical engineering, University of Pennsylvania; Ph.D. in chemical engineering, University of Pennsylvania

John F. Schank

Senior Operations Research Analyst
M.S. in operations research, University of Pennsylvania

Helen Rebecca Schindler

Senior Analyst
M.Sc. in economics, Maastricht University; DEA in sociology, Université Paris Descartes--Sorbonne

Lara Schmidt

Associate Director, RAND Project AIR FORCE; Senior Statistician
Ph.D. in statistics, American University; M.S. in mathematics, West Virginia University; B.S. in mathematics, Shepherd College

Matthias Schonlau

Statistician
Ph.D. in statistics, University of Waterloo

Claude Messan Setodji

Senior Statistician
Ph.D. in statistics, University of Minnesota

Michael G. Shanley

Policy Researcher
Ph.D. in public policy analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School; M.A. in urban and regional planning, Cornell University; B.S. in industrial management, Purdue University

Christopher Sharon

Assistant Policy Analyst
M.Phil. (Ph.D. candidate) in policy analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School; B.S. in mathematics, Samford University