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Session 5: Impact of Federal R&D

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2017 Public Policy Colloquium

Authors

Richard Brown

- technology Wireless Biomedical Imaging Nano Bio- Device Technology Systems sensors Innovation Micro/Nano Digital Systems Media Renewable Fossil Integration Energy Energy USTAR Faculty22 USTAR Faculty associated with Engineering Guido Gerig Gianluca Lazzi Tom Fletcher Mark Porter Carlos Mastrangelo John White Tolga Tasdizen Ling Zang Massood Tabib-Azar Hamid Ghandehari Orly Alter

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Session 2: Public Policies that Impact the P-12 Pipeline into Engineering and Computer Science Disciplines

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2017 Public Policy Colloquium

Authors

Greg Pearson

/pre-service educators  School, district, state administratorsResearch-based, iterative development processFive partner organizations22-member steering committee (Dean Pines!)Collaboration with TeachEngineering NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERINGEnhancing Teachers’ Voices in K-12 Engineering EducationGoal: Bring national attention to the value of involving classroom teachers in policy making related to the implementation of K-12 engineering education.Convocation: Sept. 30-Oct. 1 at the NAS Building; ~100 attendees, majority classroom teachersProducts: Summary report and 3-4 targeted, companion “briefs” NATIONAL ACADEMY OF ENGINEERING Engineering Technology Education in the

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Session 4: Building a New Partnership – progress of Manufacturing USA, the NNMI

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2017 Public Policy Colloquium

Authors

Michael Molnar

The National Network for Manufacturing InnovationBriefing for the 2017 ASEE Public Policy Colloquium Mike Molnar, Director-Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office An interagency team building partnerships with U.S. Industry and Academia Engineering and the 115th Congress Many issues today involve science and technology ASEE Engineering Congressional input is critical to sound policyOf the 535 Members of the 115th Congress, 2% (13) have engineering expertise Senator Steve Daines (R-MT) - B.S. chemical engineering 1984 Senator Martin Heinrich (D-NM) - B.S. mechanical engineering 1995 Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) - B.S. industrial engineering 1972 Rep. Tony Cárdenas (D-CA) - B.S

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Legislative Update

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2017 Public Policy Colloquium

Authors

Amr Elnashai; Kenneth Ball

• Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. will head a task force charged with reforming the country’s higher education system.• Will recommend changes in the U.S. Department of Education’s policies and procedures.• A response to “overreaching regulation.”• Liberty has 3 ABET-accredited engineering programs and one accredited computer science program. Defense Spending• Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has issued “Restoring American Power,” which calls for significant increases, including in R&D.• Department of Energy Research and Innovation Act• Sponsors: Rep. Lamar Smith (R-Tex.); bipartisan co-sponsors.• The first comprehensive authorization of the DOE Office of Science• DOE technology transfer

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Session 3: Export Control

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2017 Public Policy Colloquium

Authors

Kevin Wolf

definition Information necessary for the “development,” “production,” “use,” operation, installation, maintenance, repair, overhaul, or refurbishing (or other terms specified in ECCNs on the CCL that control “technology”) of an item N.B.: Controlled "technology" is defined in the General Technology Note and in the CCL 37EAR § 772.1: Definition of “Technology” Note 1 : “Technology” may be in any tangible or intangible form, such as written or oral communications, blueprints, drawings, photographs, plans, diagrams, models, formulae, tables, engineering designs and specifications, computer-aided design files, manuals or documentation, electronic media or