Collection

2014 ERC

Authors

George Hazelrigg

and Resilient and Sustainable Manufacturing Infrastructures Control Systems (CS) Engineering Materials New 4/1 Geomechanics and Civil Infrastructure Dynamical Systems (DS) Manufacturing Machines Geotechnical Systems (GGS) Systems (CIS) M. Ruzzene and Equipment (MME) R. Fragaszy K. Triantis

Collection

2014 ERC

Authors

Pramod Khargonekar

Partnerships •Biomedical Engineering and Engineering Healthcare Research Centers •Small Business •Environmental Engineering and Sustainability Partnerships •Transport and Thermal Fluids Phenomena •Engineering Education •Engineering CMMI Workforce •Advanced Manufacturing •Mechanics and Engineering Materials •Resilient and Sustainable Infrastructure •Systems Engineering and Design ECCS •Electronics

Collection

2014 ERC

Authors

Kei Koizumi

. These additional investments ineducation; research and innovation; infrastructure and jobs; opportunityand mobility; public health, safety, and security; and more efficient andeffective government can spur economic progress and strengthen ournational security. The Initiative proposes:•  $970 million in additional NIH funding;•  $1 billion in a Climate Resilience Fund;•  $552 million for NSF to expand the frontiers of knowledge;•  $2.1 billion for Department of Defense (DOD) R&D;•  $886 million in additional NASA funding;•  and additional funds for investments in USDA, DOE, NIST, NOAA, and other science agencies.Improving America’s Long-Term Fiscal Health•  Over the last four years, the Federal budget deficit has been cut in half as a