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Chief Scientist of Esri to Be Among First All-Female Cohort in State Department Program\u2019s History<\/em><\/p>\r\nREDLANDS, Calif.\u2014March 13, 2024\u2014<\/strong>Esri<\/a>, the global leader in location intelligence, is proud to announce that the US Department of State has selected the company\u2019s chief scientist, Dr. Dawn Wright, among four distinguished scientists to serve as a new US Science Envoy in 2024. Through the program, eminent scientists and engineers leverage their expertise and networks to forge connections and identify opportunities for sustained international cooperation to advance solutions to shared challenges, champion innovation, and demonstrate America\u2019s scientific leadership and technical ingenuity. The scientists selected to participate this year make up the first all-female cohort in the history of the US Science Envoy Program.\r\n\r\n\"I am absolutely thrilled and honored to serve in this first all-woman cohort of State Department US Science Envoys, with such absolutely amazing women, including my friend Sian Proctor,\u201d said Dr. Wright. \u201cI'm also very proud and hope to follow in the footsteps of two of my mentors who were previous Science Envoys, Dr. Jane Lubchenco and Dr. Margaret Leinen.\u201d\r\n\r\nDr. Wright has written and contributed to some of the most definitive literature on marine geographic information system (GIS) technology. She is an elected member of both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering, as well as the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.\u00a0In 2022, Wright served as mission specialist for a historic descent nearly 36,000 feet into the Pacific Ocean to capture images and data from the\u00a0Challenger Deep<\/a>, the deepest known point in Earth\u2019s ocean. Wright was one of the few individuals\u2014and the first Black person\u2014to visit Challenger Deep, located within the Mariana Trench. The expedition produced an unprecedented series of\u00a0detailed maps\u00a0and\u00a0data from the deepest place on Earth.\r\n\r\n\u201cI'm looking forward to amplifying the ocean sustainability work of countries and organizational partners that the State Department had already identified as collaborative touchpoints with Esri and Esri distributors,\u201d Dr. Wright continued. \u201cThis will be a wonderful way to truly move forward now.\"\r\n\r\nThe US Science Envoy program was established by the Secretary of State in 2010.\u00a0 Like their 30 predecessors, the 2024 Cohort will travel as private US citizens to engage internationally with civil society as well as government interlocutors. Science Envoys help inform the Department of State, other US government agencies, and the scientific community about opportunities for science and technology cooperation.\r\n\r\nThe Department of State selected the 2024 cohort to take advantage of their expertise in key issues facing the world today, including artificial intelligence, fusion energy, civil use of space, and ocean sustainability.\r\n\r\nDr. Wright joins fellow cohort members Dr. Rumman Chowdhury; Dr. Stephanie \u201cSteffi\u201d Diem; and Dr. Sian Proctor for the 2024 envoy.\r\n\r\nTo learn more about how Dr. Dawn Wright and Esri work to advance science using technology, visit\u00a0esriurl.com\/scicomm<\/a>.\r\n\r\n\u00a0<\/strong>\r\n\r\nAbout Esri<\/strong>\r\n\r\nEsri, the global market leader in geographic information system (GIS) software, location intelligence, and mapping, helps customers unlock the full potential of data to improve operational and business results. Founded in 1969 in Redlands, California, USA, Esri software is deployed in hundreds of thousands of organizations globally, including Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, nonprofit institutions, and universities. Esri has regional offices, international distributors, and partners providing local support in over 100 countries on six continents. With its pioneering commitment to geospatial technology and analytics, Esri engineers the most innovative solutions that leverage a geographic approach to solving some of the world's most complex problems by placing them in the crucial context of location. Visit us at esri.com<\/a>.\r\n\r\nCopyright \u00a9 2024 Esri. All rights reserved. Esri, the Esri globe logo, ArcGIS, The Science of Where, esri.com, and @esri.com are trademarks, service marks, or registered marks of Esri in the United States, the European Community, or certain other jurisdictions. 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