Paul Uhlir

PAUL F. UHLIR, J.D., is Director of the Board on Research Data and Information, and the U.S. CODATA, at the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) in Washington, DC. Paul’s area of emphasis is on issues at the interface of science, technology, and law, with primary focus on information policy and management. Previously, Paul worked in the following capacities at the NAS: Director of the Office of International Scientific and Technical Information Programs, 1999-2008; Associate Executive Director of the Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, 1991-1999; and senior staff officer at the Space Studies Board, 1985-1991, where he managed projects on solar system exploration and environmental remote sensing programs for NASA. Before joining the NAS, he worked on remote sensing law and intergovernmental cooperation in meteorological satellite programs at the general counsel’s office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Paul has published and lectured widely, and has been involved in numerous consulting and pro bono activities.