Invited at nineteen. Rapporteur. Synthesis author. FUSE Fellow.
Three consecutive Annual Meeting invitations to Kyoto: 2024, 2025, and 2026. An evolving role across science diplomacy, research security, scientific trust, and selected leadership convenings.
Solo rapporteur remarks · STS Forum · Kyoto · 2025
Kyoto · 2025
Her own voice. A room’s synthesis.
Selected by Dr. France Córdova to deliver solo rapporteur remarks, Ria synthesized a senior science-policy session at the 2025 Annual Meeting.
The trajectory
From rapporteur to synthesis author.
Kyoto · 2024
Annual Meeting invitee & rapporteur
One of the Forum’s youngest-ever invitees and attendees. Rapporteur responsibilities included industry-academia-government collaboration and the trustworthiness of science.
Returned to the Annual Meeting, delivered solo rapporteur remarks, and joined the FUSE women’s convening and North American Leadership Lunch—selected gatherings within the invitation-based Forum.
New York · 2026
IBM & NAA–STS Forum High-Level Workshop
Selected as synthesis author for “Science in Society: A Crisis of Trust,” translating deliberations among science, industry, diplomacy, and policy leaders into formal outputs.
Kyoto · 2026
FUSE Fellow · Invited General Participant / Discussant
Third consecutive Annual Meeting invitation. FUSE recognizes emerging women leaders in science, technology, and security. The fellowship is awarded through STS Forum and NAA–STS Forum, with support from the Henry Luce Foundation.
People & conversations
Across the Forum.
North American Leadership Lunch · 2025Dr. Samantha Ceballes, Ria Bahadur, Dr. Sara Dumit, and Dr. Richard Dasher · 2024Dr. Sara Dumit, Dr. Sudip Parikh, and Ria Bahadur · 2024Science-policy participants · Kyoto · 2024Annual Meeting conversations · Kyoto · 2025Rapporteur work · Kyoto
Public webcast
A question on science diplomacy.
Ria’s intervention in the Science Policy / Science Diplomacy session.
