The Jefferson Science Fellowship has chosen David C. Jiles, Palmer Endowed Chairman of the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, to be a scientific adviser to the Department of State. 

Jiles expressed his excitement to represent Iowa State as a Jefferson Fellow, as well as the support he has received. 

He will begin his fellowship in August in Washington D.C. for the year, after which returning as a distinguished professor. 

Led by the U.S. National Academies of Science, Engineering and Medicine, The Jefferson Scientific Fellowship was established to collect faculty from colleges with expertise to work with the U.S. Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development.