"Portrait of John Marburger, c. 2001"@en . . "John Harmen Marburger III (February 8, 1941 \u2013 July 28, 2011) was an American physicist who directed the Office of Science and Technology Policy in the administration of President George W. Bush, serving as the Science Advisor to the President. His tenure was marked by controversy regarding his defense of the administration against allegations from over two dozen Nobel Laureates, amongst others, that scientific evidence was being suppressed or ignored in policy decisions, including those relating to stem cell research and global warming. However, he has also been credited with keeping the political effects of the September 11 attacks from harming science research\u2014by ensuring that tighter visa controls did not hinder the movement of those engaged in scientific research\u2014and with increasing aw"@en . . . . . . . . . "1941-02-08"^^ . . . . . . . . "Staten Island, New York"@en . "John Marburger"@en . . "John Harmen Marburger III (February 8, 1941 \u2013 July 28, 2011) was an American physicist who directed the Office of Science and Technology Policy in the administration of President George W. Bush, serving as the Science Advisor to the President. His tenure was marked by controversy regarding his defense of the administration against allegations from over two dozen Nobel Laureates, amongst others, that scientific evidence was being suppressed or ignored in policy decisions, including those relating to stem cell research and global warming. However, he has also been credited with keeping the political effects of the September 11 attacks from harming science research\u2014by ensuring that tighter visa controls did not hinder the movement of those engaged in scientific research\u2014and with increasing awareness of the relationship between science and government. He also served as the President of Stony Brook University from 1980 until 1994, and director of Brookhaven National Laboratory from 1998 until 2001."@en . . "2001"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . "2011-07-28"^^ . . . . "George W. Bush"@en . . "John Marburger"@en . "2009"^^ . . . . "Princeton University"@en . . "Democratic Party"@en . . . . . . . . . . "Stanford University"@en . . . .