Anna B. Williams, Ph.D.

Research Analyst, Operations and Tactics Analysis
Contact Information
703.824.2748
williamsa@cna.org
Anna B. Williams, Ph.D. is a research analyst in CNA’s Operations and Tactics Analysis division. She is an organic chemist by training and has additional experience in science policy.

Work History
  • 2012-Present Research Analyst, Operations and Tactics Analysis, CNA
  • 2012 Congressional Intern, Committee on Science, Space and Technology, U.S. House of Representatives
  • 2011 Mirzayan Science and Technology Policy Fellow, Space Studies Board, National Academy of Sciences
  • 2006-2011 Graduate Research Assistant, Hanson Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, Northeastern University
  • 2008-2009 GK-12 Fellow, National Science Foundation
  • 2005-2006 Undergraduate Research Assistant, Crouch Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Dickinson College
Education
  • Ph.D. Organic Chemistry; Northeastern University, Boston, MA; 2012
    Dissertation: Synthesis & Evaluation of Bipolar Biphenyl Proteomimetics as Nuclear Receptor CBIs and Applications of Palladium Chemistry to the Development of Radiotracers
     
  • B.S. Chemistry, Minor: Philosophy; Dickinson College, Carlisle, PA; 2006
     

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