The MPs also wanted to see more engineers sitting behind desks in Whitehall, arguing for the appointment of a government chief scientific and engineering adviser, replacing the present incumbent who advises only on science matters.
On Monday, Mr. Obama will throw open the door much farther with an executive order that will "make clear that the government intends to support" human embryonic stem cell research, said Harold Varmus, the president of Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, who advises Mr. Obama on science matters.
The second category of science-trained financial analysts--investigated by London-based writer Amarendra Swarup --combine financial knowledge, knofledge of specific areas of science, and quantitative skills to advise investors on science and technology investments.
Unlike in Denmark, where consensus conferences are convened by the Danish Board of Technology, a government agency that advises Danish Parliament on science and technology issues, the United States does not have the structure or precedent for communicating a lay panel's findings with policy makers.
On client rounds with his boss, who was advising on trends in technology or social media, Mr. Koga, a computer science major, felt the urge to speak up.
She works with social science and public policy students at King's College London, advising on careers in public policy, Westminster, government and international relations.
Not advising on mergers and acquisitions.
Many of them employ a small coterie of scientists who combine strong analytical skills with deep scientific knowledge to advise on investments in science-based businesses.
Eric E. Schmidt, Google's chief executive, campaigned for Mr. Obama, advised the transition team and now sits on the president's council of advisers on science and technology.
A starting point is the European Parliamentary Technology Assessment (EPTA), which lists the different country organizations in charge of advising European governments on science policy issues.
