Joseph Long, Ph.D. is an American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science and Technology Policy Fellow (STPF) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Office of Advanced Manufacturing (OAM), which also serves as the Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office for Manufacturing USA. Joseph received a Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Cornell University and a B.S. in Bioengineering from Oregon State University.
Prior to joining OAM, Joseph worked as a Legislative Fellow sponsored by the Biophysical Society and AAAS in the Office of Sen. Chris Coons (D-DE), with a focus on economic policy related to advanced manufacturing, U.S. competitiveness, technology innovation, and STEM workforce issues. During his time at Cornell, Joseph invested in promoting ethical and inclusive science innovation and bringing more scientists and engineers into policy. He worked as a National Science Policy Network (NSPN) Science Policy Scholar-in-Residence with the Washington State Academy of Sciences to advance the technology and workforce of the state’s manufacturing and energy sectors. These efforts inspired his pursuit into federal policy with an AAAS STPF fellowship.