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2014 Public Policy Colloquium

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Tom Kalil, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy

Engineering and America’s Future Tom Kalil Deputy Director, Technology and Innovation White House Office of Science and Technology Policy February 11, 2014 Key White House Engineering Initiatives– Multi-agency research initiatives with engineering at the core–Entrepreneurship Education–White House Maker Faire, and Making–Engineering as part of K-12 learning– Undergraduate Engineering President Obama’s Innovation Strategy Catalyze Breakthroughs for National Priorities

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2014 Public Policy Colloquium

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Pramod Khargonekar, National Science Foundation

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National Science Foundation

Directorates participating nanoscale science, in funding: $16M/year engineering and technology www.NNIN.org 15 November 20, 2015New ERC Competition in Underway • 188 pre-proposals received Interdisciplinary Enginee Research red • 18 invited for full Systems proposals Education Vision • Deadline ~ June Innovation

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2014 Public Policy Colloquium

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Matt Hourihan, AAAS R&D Budget and Policy Program

Federal R&D: A QuickRecap and OutlookMatt HourihanFebruary 11, 2014for the American Society for Engineering EducationPublic Policy ColloquiumAAAS R&D Budget and Policy Programhttp://www.aaas.org/spp/rdSome positive outcomes Defense Science & Technology Department of Energy  Low-carbon and fossil energy technology  DOE Science (especially fusion) NSF facilities, EPSCoR NASA Science and ExplorationNot-quite-so-positive outcomes  Defense contractors  NIH overall  But better news for IDeA, Translational science  High-performance rail  Environmental R&D  But cuts avoidedLooking ahead… President’s budget to be released March 4  Priorities: manufacturing, clean energy, climate, IT and

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2014 Public Policy Colloquium

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Mike Molnar

February 11, 2014 The National Network for Manufacturing Innovation ASEE Engineering Deans Public Policy Forum UpdateMike MolnarAdvanced ManufacturingNational Program Officewww.manufacturing.gov Agenda1. AMP and Manufacturing Innovation2. Presidential Initiative & Pilot Institute3. NNMI Design with Public Input4. 2014 Manufacturing Innovation Institutes5. Next Steps The NNMI Story Today… 15 Institutes + Pilot Full-size Institutes Vision of 45 Institutes 6 x 2014 InstitutesMarch January January +4 more2012