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2010 Public Policy Colloquium

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Patrick Clemins

Technology Demonstration – $652 million Heavy Lift and Propulsion – $559 million Robotic Precursor Missions – $125 million International Space Station – 20.0% increase to $2.8 billionENGINEERING R&D IN THE FY 2011 U.S. FEDERAL BUDGETR&D Investment Priorities New Industries and Jobs Advanced materials and manufacturing methods $6.1 billion over 5 years for commercial earth orbit Cleaner Energy $155 million (6.8%) increase for DOE Energy R&D Healthier America $956 million (3.1%) increase for National Institutes of Health Enhanced SecurityENGINEERING R&D IN THE FY 2011 U.S. FEDERAL BUDGETNSF Engineering Directorate 11.0% increase to $826 million Chem, Bioeng, Env & Trans

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2010 Public Policy Colloquium

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Thomas W Peterson

graduate students performing industrially relevant research• Produce engineering graduates who are creative and innovative practitioners, more capable of leading teams to advance technology in established firms or leading new firms Directorate for Engineering 9 The Innovation Spectrum ERC I /UCRC Industry Resources Invested Investors

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2010 Public Policy Colloquium

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Chris Greer

 million for the USDA to support Catalyze Breakthroughs  competitive bioenergy research for National Priorities  ASEE /NSF Corporate  Research  Postdoctoral Fellowship for Engineers  § 1 year research in corporate setting  § 40 fellows  § Shared stipend support  § Corporate mentor  § Entrepreneurship training Source: aseensfip.asee.org University of Utah  Technology Commercialization  •  Univ. of Utah #2 in Startups in 2007 and 2008  •  35 College of Engineering Startups in 3 years Source: Richard Brown, Dean of Engineering, University of Utah Carnegie Mellon University

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Gerald Holder

.  •  Establish a committee under the  White House National Science •  Senate bill (S. 1210) introduced by Ted  and Technology Council.  Kaufman. Pending in the space‐science  •  Committee would be responsible  subcommittee.  for coordinating all federal  programs and activities in  support of STEM (science,  technology, engineering, and  mathematics) education.  •  A STEM education strategic