17 November 2011
Medical
Imaging: R&D Saving Lives
Speakers:
The Future of
Healthcare with Optical Biomedical Imaging
Stephen A. Boppart, Ph.D.
Optics in Eye Care
Joseph Izatt, Ph.D.
Optical Imaging of
Coronary Artery Disease
Joseph Schmitt, Ph.D.
See full speaker bios
Sponsoring Organization:
OSA - The Optical Society
15 September 2011
The Cloud of Things: The Next Phase of Computing
Moderator:
Dr. Michael R. Nelson, Research Associate, CSC Leading Edge Forum,
Panelists:
Panelists:
Mr. Douglas Neal, Research Fellow, Leading Edge Forum "The Cloud of Things: The Next Phase of Computing."
Dr. Manish Parashar, Professor of Electrical & Computer Engineering, Rutgers University, "Moving Beyond IT Outsourcing – Can Clouds Transform Science?"
Dr. Elizabeth Grossman, Technology Policy Group, Microsoft Corporation
Dr. Jimmy Lin, Associate Professor, University of Maryland, "Our World: Large Data."
08 September 2011
SMALL MODULAR REACTORS
Moderator:
Robert T. Simmons, PE , Past President, ASME
Speakers:
Pete Lyons, Assistant Secretary, Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy
Sandy Byrd, Vice President, Strategic Affairs, Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation
Richard Myers, Vice President, Policy Development, Planning and Supplier Programs, Nuclear Energy Institute
Sponsoring Organization:
ASME
ASTM
American Nuclear Society
ASEE
Automation Federation
Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
IEEE-USA
SAE International
03 August 2011
Fusion Energy: An Opportunity for American Security and Leadership
Opening Statements:
Rep. Judy Biggert (R-Ill.) Rep. Rush Holt (D-N.J.)
Co-chairs, House Research and Development Caucus
Introduction:
Lt. General Dan Christman, Member, Board of Directors, American Security Project
Brig. General Stephen Cheney, Executive Director, American Security Project
Guest Speakers:
Dr. Stewart Prager, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Dr. Edward Moses, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Mr. Andrew Holland, American Security Project
Speaker Bios
SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS:
American Security Project
16 June 2011
Global Competitiveness: How University Research Contributes to American Innovation
Moderator: Dr. Alan Leshner, CEO, AAAS
Panelists:
- Stephen Ezell, Senior Analyst, ITIF
- Dr. Rick Rashid, Senior Vice President for Research, Microsoft
- Dr. Terri Lomax, Vice Chancellor for Research Innovation and Economic Development, North Carolina State University
SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS:
08 June 2011
Innovation Jobs and Patents:
Understanding the Connection
Panelists:
- Teresa Stanek Rea, Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property,
USPTO
- W. Bernard Carlson, Ph.D., Professor, University of Virginia
- Matthew Gevaert, Chief Executive Officer, KIYATEC
- Paul Sharer, Partner, Jones Day
SPONSORING ORGANIZATION:
The American Chemical Society
26 May 2011
Dreaming in Digital:
How Modeling & Simulation Will Drive 21st Century Manufacturing
Moderator: Stephen Wheat, PHD, Intel Corporation
Panelists:
- Jon Riley, National Center for Manufacturing Sciences
- Alex Popescu-Gatlan, John Deere
- Kellie Johnson, ACE Clearwater Enterprises
07
April 2011
Budget Battles: Outlook for Federal Research and Development
Sponsored by: AAAS
Welcome: Alan Leshner, Chief Executive Officer, AAAS, and Executive Publisher, Science
Speaker: Patrick Clemins, Director, R&D Budget & Policy Programs, AAAS
"Research and Development in the FY 2011 & 2012 Budgets"
03 March
2011
Energy Innovation and American Competitiveness
Dear Colleague Letter
Sponsored by:
OurEnergyPolicy.Org
Speakers:
David Kreutzer, Research Fellow in Energy, Economics and Climate Change, The Heritage Foundation
Nate Lewis, Director, US DOE Innovation Hub: Professor of Chemistry, CalTech
Mark Muro, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institute; Co-Author Post-Partisan Power
Yossie Hollander, Founder & Chairman, The Our Energy Policy Foundation
02 February 2011
Building the Future Today: How Scientific Research Drives Economic Growth and National Security
Speakers:
- Doug Raaberg, U.S. Air Force and Space Programs, Northrop Grumman
[Presentation]
- Kathleen Kingscott, Global Strategic Partnerships, IBM
[Presentation]
- Tobin Smith, Vice President, Association of American Universities
[Presentation]
SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS:
Task Force on American Innovation (TFAI)
26 January
2011
The 2011 Global R&D Funding Forecast
Speakers:
See also:
SPONSORING ORGANIZATIONS:
7 October 2010
Basic Research with a Purpose:
How DOE Science Helps U.S. Industry Compete
Opening Remarks: Rep. Judy Biggert (R-Ill.) Rep. Rush Holt (D-N.J.)
23 September
2010
On the Road
to Exascale: Extreme Computing-Based Modeling and Simulation
Opening Remarks: Rep. Judy Biggert (R-Ill.) Rep. Rush Holt (D-N.J.)
Moderator: Dr. Cynthia McIntyre, Senior Vice President for Strategic Operations & HPC Initiative Council on Competitiveness
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Dr. Rick Stevens Associate Laboratory Director for Computing, Environment & Life Sciences, Argonne National Laboratory |
Dr. David Turek Vice President for Deep Computing IBM Corporation |
Dr. Venkatachalam Director, Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory, National Oceanographic & Atmospheric Administration |
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15 July 2010
Innovation Choke Points: What
Thwarts U.S. R&D Investments, Commercialization, Job Growth &
Competitiveness Most?
Moderator: Dr. Mary Good, Chairman, ASTRA
Speakers:
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Richard Bendis - President & CEO, Innovation America
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Brian Darmady –
Associate Vie President, Research & Economic Development, University of Maryland
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Dr. Stuart Graham – Chief Economist, U.S. Patent & Trademark Office
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Wayne Johnson - Member, ASTRA Board of Directors, Former VP, University Relations Worldwide, Hewlett-Packard Co.
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Dr. R. Duane Shelton, World Technology Evaluation Center (WTEC)
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Sponsoring Organizations:
28
April 2010
Forum on Innovation Technology, Lasers and Jobs
Speaker Presentations:
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Mike Rinn - Vice
President and Program Director, Airborne Laser Test Bed, The
Boeing Company — "Military
Laser Applications"
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Dr. E. Duco Jansen –
President, American Society for Laser Medicine & Surgery and
Professor of Biomedical Engineering and Neurosurgery, Vanderbilt
University — "Lasers
in Medicine"
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Dr. Thomas Baer – 2009
President of OSA and Executive Director, Stanford Photonics
Research Center, Stanford University |
Sponsoring Organization:
Task Force on American Innovation
21
April 2010
The Advanced Research
Project Agency - Energy (ARPA-E)
Opening Remarks:
The Honorable
Rush Holt (D-N.J.) The Honorable
Judy Biggert (R-Ill.)
Speaker:
Arun Majumdar,
Director ARPA-E
Sponsoring Organization:
Engineering Energy Policy
Alliance
16
March 2010
Overview on Research and Development in the Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Request
Speaker:
Patrick Clemins, Director, AAAS R&D Budget Policy Program
19 January
2010
Defense Basic Research
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