Eugene Skolnikoff, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Political Science Professor Emeritus Cambridge, Massachusetts ebsol@mit.edu Office: (617) 253-3140

Bio/Research

Gene Skolnikoff is Professor of Political Science Emeritus. He studied electrical engineering at MIT, followed by politics and economics at Oxford University on a Rhodes Scholarship, and political science at MIT once again. He has held a variety of posts, including serving on the White House staf...

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Bio/Research

Gene Skolnikoff is Professor of Political Science Emeritus. He studied electrical engineering at MIT, followed by politics and economics at Oxford University on a Rhodes Scholarship, and political science at MIT once again. He has held a variety of posts, including serving on the White House staff in the Office of the Special Assistant to the President for Science and Technology under Presidents Eisenhower and Kennedy, and he played an active role as Senior Consultant to the White House Science Office under President Carter.

Professor Skolnikoff served as Head of the Department from 1970-74, and was Director of the Center for International Studies from 1972 to 1987. He has been a consultant to government departments and international organizations, has held a variety of posts in professional societies, and was instrumental in the development of the science and public policy fields at universities in the U.S. and abroad.


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