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class="media__credit">Credit: U.S. National Science Foundation/Photo by Stephen Voss</div> </div> <figcaption>Sethuraman Panchanathan</figcaption> </figure> The office's congressional team:<ul><li>Coordinates requests for information.</li><li>Coordinates NSF officials' appearances at congressional hearings.</li><li>Ensures timely responses to congressionally mandated reports and correspondence.</li><li>Arranges meetings with Members of Congress and their staff.</li><li>Arranges site visits to NSF-supported facilities.</li></ul></div> </section> </div> <div class="cta " data-component-id="nsf_theme:cta"> <div class="cta__content"> <div class="cta__link"> <a href="mailto:congressionalteam@nsf.gov" title="Contact NSF's congressional team" class="link-button usa-button " > Contact NSF's congressional team </a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="palette palette--light-blue layout-container--wrapper nsf-layout nsf-layout--threecol full-browser-width"> <div 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Research partners from NAIRR demonstrated groundbreaking AI innovations from around the nation." data-credit="Charlotte Geary/NSF" data-component-id="nsf_theme:cta"> <div class="cta__image"> <img class="cta__img--full" src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/cta_image/s3/media_hub/20240522_NAIIR_Hill_Demo_CG_0041.jpg?VersionId=qL3wFEwat62dnnDGnQ0pMzfmYC99WcD5&itok=CtzEqGXE" alt="" /> </div> <h2 class="headline--left header-two-as-three headline-callout "> National Artificial Intelligence Research Resource Demo </h2> <div class="cta__content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field-block-cta-body"><p><strong>May 22, 2024</strong><br><em>Sponsored by the House Artificial Intelligence Caucus</em></p> <p>Along with the Department of Energy, NASA and the National Institutes of Health, NSF provided hands-on demonstrations of the kind of groundbreaking AI innovation that is being made possible through the NAIRR Pilot and could be fueled through a fully realized NAIRR.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="cta block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-cta nsf-component" class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-cta nsf-component" data-media-id="40564" data-is-footer-caption-credit data-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/media_hub/20240430_Quantum_Research_Showcase_CG_0485.jpg?VersionId=iyaEkH95Z3RUlOQPm1H0Ob6Ui64cFl.X" data-footer-caption-credit-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/image_credit_caption_block_130x78_/s3/media_hub/20240430_Quantum_Research_Showcase_CG_0485.jpg?VersionId=HzKXDhK5sXbyjBOKMGsu6LyCOXbv3idK&amp;itok=HfTcMAxD" data-caption="The U.S. National Science Foundation hosted an interactive showcase that highlighted the breadth of NSF-funded investments in quantum information science, engineering, and technology. The showcase took place at the Rayburn House Office Building on April 30, 2024. | Donald Fahey, Army Research Laboratory; Sethuraman Panchanathan, NSF Director" data-credit="Charlotte Geary/NSF" data-component-id="nsf_theme:cta"> <div class="cta__image"> <img class="cta__img--full" src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/cta_image/s3/media_hub/20240430_Quantum_Research_Showcase_CG_0485.jpg?VersionId=gcZcJvTDO8zETVuJ2D3mSEgmmlglLwIv&itok=9b9x54kP" alt="" /> </div> <h2 class="headline--left header-two-as-three headline-callout "> NSF Quantum Research Showcase </h2> <div class="cta__content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field-block-cta-body"><p><strong>April 30, 2024</strong><br><em>Sponsored by the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology</em></p> <p>This event brought 37 researchers, students and educators from around the country to discuss ongoing research, education and workforce initiatives through demonstrations and prototypes.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--third"> <div class="cta block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-cta nsf-component" class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-cta nsf-component" data-media-id="40565" data-is-footer-caption-credit data-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/media_hub/20230919_AI_Institutes_Showcase_CG_0021.jpg?VersionId=GvNnysS51fsj7WsuvVflZzvN6dotiIwX" data-footer-caption-credit-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/image_credit_caption_block_130x78_/s3/media_hub/20230919_AI_Institutes_Showcase_CG_0021.jpg?VersionId=Qast02zqU2aRVRH7jvJ3X2vo1xEEQgAR&amp;itok=BImz0sT-" data-caption="The U.S. National Science Foundation hosted an AI Hill Day on Tuesday, September 19, 2023 at the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C. This event was an opportunity for the 25 NSF AI Institutes to showcase their research, accomplishments and programs to members of congress." data-credit="Charlotte Geary/NSF" data-component-id="nsf_theme:cta"> <div class="cta__image"> <img class="cta__img--full" src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/cta_image/s3/media_hub/20230919_AI_Institutes_Showcase_CG_0021.jpg?VersionId=fUyDe_w85wrsU3MjxXzZY_ZfuTpVRAPW&itok=IphRDP4d" alt="" /> </div> <h2 class="headline--left header-two-as-three headline-callout "> NSF Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes Showcase </h2> <div class="cta__content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field-block-cta-body"><p><strong>Sept. 19, 2023</strong><br><em>Sponsored by the Senate AI Caucus</em></p> <p>Joined by federal and industry partners, NSF celebrated and shared the work of its 25 National AI Research Institutes.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout-container--wrapper nsf-layout nsf-layout--threecol constrained-width"> <div class="nsf-layout--outer"> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--headline"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <div class="body-1"><h2 id="about">About NSF</h2></div> </section> </div> </div> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="cta block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-cta nsf-component" class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-cta nsf-component" data-media-id="8188" data-is-footer-caption-credit data-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2023-04/Noirlab-img-1657_h.jpg?VersionId=l5tWL0R0XT1rY0CU3evucIB_98npNicd" data-footer-caption-credit-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/image_credit_caption_block_130x78_/s3/2023-04/Noirlab-img-1657_h.jpg?VersionId=prkuhHgkEYSmb7Ra32raHia7C13Qxsfh&amp;itok=GcVfmBal" data-caption="A telescope operator inspects a filter at Kitt Peak National Observatory.." data-credit="NOIRLab/KPNO/NSF/AURA/P. 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This research is supported by a National Science Foundation Major Research Instrumentation grant under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009." data-credit="Photo by Lance Long; courtesy Electronic Visualization Laboratory, University of Illinois at Chicago" data-component-id="nsf_theme:cta"> <div class="cta__image"> <img class="cta__img--full" src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/cta_image/s3/2023-04/PF3278_2368_h.jpg?VersionId=YHpb31AB3wZCxqyiAo6.yQ1lujAGkGHV&itok=Ee941R1l" alt="" /> </div> <div class="cta__content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field-block-cta-body"><h3><a href="/focus-areas" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="5865352d-c9b4-4946-bb33-0e70db56964d" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Our Focus Areas">Focus areas</a></h3> <p>NSF accelerates new technologies and big ideas — from biology to emerging technologies.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cta block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-cta 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field-para-attachment-desc">An overview of NSF and its investments.</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="link-list__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--attachment paragraph--view-mode--ief-table"> <div class="grid-col-fill"> <div class="field field-para-attachment-link"><a href="/about/fact-sheets#nsf-in-your-state-a2f">State Fact Sheets</a></div> <div class="field field-para-attachment-desc">Highlights of initiatives and investments in each state.</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="link-list__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--attachment paragraph--view-mode--ief-table"> <div class="grid-col-fill"> <div class="field field-para-attachment-link"><a href="/about/fact-sheets#future-of-research-295">Future of Research</a></div> <div class="field field-para-attachment-desc">Overviews of NSF investments in emerging technologies.</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="link-list__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--attachment paragraph--view-mode--ief-table"> <div class="grid-col-fill"> <div class="field field-para-attachment-link"><a href="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/Factsheet_MajorMultiuserFacilities.pdf">NSF Major Multi-User Facilities</a></div> <div class="field field-para-attachment-desc">An overview of NSF's investments in major research infrastructure.</div> </div> </div> </li> <li class="link-list__item"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--attachment paragraph--view-mode--ief-table"> <div class="grid-col-fill"> <div class="field field-para-attachment-link"><a href="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/Factsheet_BroadeningParticipationInSTEM.pdf">Broadening Participation in STEM</a></div> <div class="field field-para-attachment-desc">An overview of investments focused on improving accessibility and enhancing diversity.</div> </div> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </section> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockbutton alignment-center nsf-component"> <a href="/about/fact-sheets" title="View all fact sheets" class="link-button usa-button usa-button--outline " > View all fact sheets </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="palette palette--light-gray layout-container--wrapper nsf-layout nsf-layout--twocol-40-60 full-browser-width"> <div class="nsf-layout--outer"> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--headline"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <div class="body-1"><h2 id="budgetrequest">Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request</h2></div> </section> </div> </div> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="image block block-component block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-image nsf-component" class="block block-component block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-image nsf-component" data-media-id="38848" data-is-footer-caption-credit data-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/media_hub/NSF_FY_2025_800x450.jpg?VersionId=JY8Q_2qPFJ78JPSNtrUPqKQ3a4xt9JRI" data-footer-caption-credit-src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/image_credit_caption_block_130x78_/s3/media_hub/NSF_FY_2025_800x450.jpg?VersionId=AA0LCiZa3HxJudlSBfc1A3Vj.iyovvCc&amp;itok=WV02uewR" data-caption="" data-credit="U.S. National Science Foundation"> <div class="image-container"> <picture> <source srcset="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/half_width/s3/media_hub/NSF_FY_2025_800x450.jpg.webp?VersionId=qN4H3BoF2r7xRs7..YaHEyO_dRGb3m5y&itok=2zGX4jnt 1x" media="all and (min-width: 640px)" type="image/webp" width="500" height="281"/> <source srcset="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/half_width/s3/media_hub/NSF_FY_2025_800x450.jpg?VersionId=qN4H3BoF2r7xRs7..YaHEyO_dRGb3m5y&itok=2zGX4jnt 1x" media="all and (min-width: 640px)" type="image/jpeg" width="500" height="281"/> <img src="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/styles/mobile_full_width/s3/media_hub/NSF_FY_2025_800x450.jpg?VersionId=Z92KQtub6VwgIAdr_DijMQW4qJ2_w7l2&itok=5sBnS0Lj" alt="U.S. NSF Fy 2025 budget request to congress banner with a person standing in front of a telescope" /> </picture> </div> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <div class="text__content text-formatted"><p><a href="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/2025-Budget-Rollout-Fact-Sheet.pdf?VersionId=cwLYpwAXTQ_IoQffOAMg7AxpdGnBYsV."><u>View the FY 2025 budget request fact sheet</u></a></p></div> </section> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <div class="text__content text-formatted"><p>On March 11, 2024, the Biden administration released the FY 2025 Budget Request to Congress, which firmly supports NSF's mission to advance the frontiers of U.S. science and technology progress.</p><p>The president's FY 2025 budget request to Congress includes $10.183 billion for NSF, an increase of 3.1% over the FY 2023 total budget.</p></div> </section> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockbutton alignment-left nsf-component"> <a href="/about/budget/fy2025" title="FY 2025 Budget Request" class="link-button usa-button usa-button--outline " > FY 2025 Budget Request </a> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockbutton alignment-left nsf-component"> <a href="/news/statement-nsf-director-presidents-fiscal-year-2025" title="Press statement on budget request" class="link-button usa-button usa-button--outline " > Press statement on budget request </a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout-container--wrapper nsf-layout nsf-layout--twocol constrained-width"> <div class="nsf-layout--outer"> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--headline"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <div class="text__content text-formatted"><p> </p><h2 id="nsfinyourstate">NSF in your state</h2></div> </section> </div> </div> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first"> <div class="cta " data-component-id="nsf_theme:cta"> <div class="cta__content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field-block-cta-body"><h3><a href="/about/fact-sheets#nsf-in-your-state-a2f">State fact sheets</a></h3> <p>These brief summaries include the total amount of awards to institutions within a state, some of the state's institutions receiving the awards and examples of projects currently funded in the state.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cta " data-component-id="nsf_theme:cta"> <div class="cta__content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field-block-cta-body"><h3><a href="https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/">Award Abstracts Database</a> </h3> <p>View information about research projects that NSF has funded since 1989, including abstracts that describe the research and names of principal investigators and their institutions. The database includes both completed and in-process research.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second"> <div class="cta " data-component-id="nsf_theme:cta"> <div class="cta__content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field-block-cta-body"><h3><a href="/about/about-nsf-by-the-numbers" data-entity-type="group" data-entity-uuid="42d8d716-5595-43a4-9985-68be1b7d50c9" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="NSF by the Numbers">NSF by the Numbers</a></h3> <p>This dashboard provides statistical and funding information for awards funded, institutions funded, funding rates, proposals evaluated and award obligations by Fiscal Year.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="cta " data-component-id="nsf_theme:cta"> <div class="cta__content"> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field-block-cta-body"><h3><a href="http://dellweb.bfa.nsf.gov/starth.asp">Budget Internet Information System</a></h3> <p>The BIIS Award Summary by State/Institution provides statistical and related funding information, including summaries of awards by state, awardee institution and NSF directorate. You can also view the number of awards to a state and its institutions for a particular fiscal year.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="nsf-layout--inner"> </div> </div> </div> <div class="palette palette--light-gray layout-container--wrapper nsf-layout nsf-layout--base full-browser-width"> <div class = "nsf-layout--outer"> <div class = "nsf-layout--inner"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--main"> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <div class="body-1"><h2 id="hearings">Hearings: Testimonies and summaries</h2></div> <div class="text__content text-formatted"><h3> </h3><h3>118th Congress (2023–24)</h3></div> </section> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-accordion nsf-component usa-accordion js-first-collapsed"> <h2 class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button type="button" class="usa-accordion__button" aria-controls="item-1o1272369256" aria-expanded="true" > A Review of the President’s Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and for the National Science Foundation </button> </h2> <div class="usa-accordion__content text-formatted field field-accordion" id="item-1o1272369256" class="field field-accordion" data-component-id="nsf_theme:accordion-item"> <p><p><strong>Date:</strong> Thursday, May 23, 2024.<br><strong>Time</strong>: 9:30 a.m.<br><strong>Location</strong>: Dirksen Senate Office Building 192.<br><strong>Hearing:</strong> A Review of the President's Fiscal Year 2025 Budget Request for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and for the National Science Foundation.<br><strong>Committee: </strong>Senate Committee on Appropriations; Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies.<br><strong>Witnesses:</strong> <a href="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/NSF%20FY25%20Written%20Testimony-SenateCJS-CLEARED.pdf?VersionId=IOXy7dVBqD_IE8SIX_JXyRZUvoZZ99TC">The Honorable Sethuraman Panchanathan</a> (PDF, 194.33 KB), Director, NSF; The Honorable Bill Nelson, Administrator, NASA.<br><strong>Webcast: </strong><a href="https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-review-of-the-presidents-fiscal-year-2025-budget-request-for-the-national-aeronautics-and-space-administration-and-for-the-national-science-foundation" target="_blank">https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-review-of-the-presidents-fiscal-year-2025-budget-request-for-the-national-aeronautics-and-space-administration-and-for-the-national-science-foundation</a>.</p></p> </div> <h2 class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button type="button" class="usa-accordion__button" aria-controls="item-221107316835" aria-expanded="true" > Oversight and Examination of the National Science Foundation's Priorities for 2025 and Beyond </button> </h2> <div class="usa-accordion__content text-formatted field field-accordion" id="item-221107316835" class="field field-accordion" data-component-id="nsf_theme:accordion-item"> <p><p><strong>Date:</strong> Thursday, May 16, 2024.<br><strong>Time</strong>: 10:00 a.m.<br><strong>Location</strong>: 2318 Rayburn House Office Building.<br><strong>Hearing:</strong> Oversight and Examination of the National Science Foundation's Priorities for 2025 and Beyond.<br><strong>Committee: </strong>House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology; Subcommittee on Research and Technology.<br><strong>Witnesses:</strong> <a href="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/NSF%20FY25%20Written%20Testimony-CLEARED.pdf?VersionId=WVkvVmvimYP8r80b4cfoXtua57DIi6LC">The Honorable Sethuraman Panchanathan</a> (PDF, 194.28 KB) , director, NSF; Dan Reed, former Chair, National Science Board.<br><strong>Webcast: </strong><a href="https://science.house.gov/2024/5/research-and-technology-subcommittee-hearing-oversight-and-examination-of-the-national-science-foundation-s-priorities-for-2025-and-beyond" target="_blank">https://science.house.gov/2024/5/research-and-technology-subcommittee-hearing-oversight-and-examination-of-the-national-science-foundation-s-priorities-for-2025-and-beyond</a>.</p></p> </div> <h2 class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button type="button" class="usa-accordion__button" aria-controls="item-3o332221563" aria-expanded="true" > Examining Federal Science Agency Actions to Secure the U.S. Science and Technology Enterprise </button> </h2> <div class="usa-accordion__content text-formatted field field-accordion" id="item-3o332221563" class="field field-accordion" data-component-id="nsf_theme:accordion-item"> <p><p><strong>Date:</strong> Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024.<br><strong>Time</strong>: 10:00 a.m.<br><strong>Location</strong>: 2318 Rayburn House Office Building.<br><strong>Hearing:</strong> Examining Federal Science Agency Actions to Secure the U.S. Science and Technology Enterprise.<br><strong>Committee: </strong>House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.<br><strong>Witnesses:</strong> <a href="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/HSST%20NSF%20Research%20Security.pdf?VersionId=24Tt_EGAGCWnTKBS4M3B5WAP4dn4fgpM">Rebecca Keiser</a> (PDF, 260.02 KB) , Chief of Research Security Strategy and Policy, NSF; The Honorable Arati Prabhakar, Director, White House Office of Science and Technology Policy; The Honorable Geri Richmond, Under Secretary for Science and Innovation, Department of Energy; Dr. Michael Lauer, Deputy Director for Extramural Research, National Institutes of Health.<br><strong>Webcast: </strong><a href="https://science.house.gov/2024/2/full-committee-hearing-examining-federal-science-agency-actions-to-secure-the-u-s-science-and-technology-enterprise" target="_blank">https://science.house.gov/2024/2/full-committee-hearing-examining-federal-science-agency-actions-to-secure-the-u-s-science-and-technology-enterprise</a>.</p></p> </div> <h2 class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button type="button" class="usa-accordion__button" aria-controls="item-4s1498249080" aria-expanded="true" > Federal Science Agencies and the Promise of AI in Driving Scientific Discoveries </button> </h2> <div class="usa-accordion__content text-formatted field field-accordion" id="item-4s1498249080" class="field field-accordion" data-component-id="nsf_theme:accordion-item"> <p><p><strong>Date:</strong> Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2024.<br><strong>Time</strong>: 10:00 a.m.<br><strong>Location</strong>: 2318 Rayburn House Office Building.<br><strong>Hearing:</strong> Federal Science Agencies and the Promise of AI in Driving Scientific Discoveries<br><strong>Committee: </strong>House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology; Subcommittee on Research and Technology; Subcommittee on Energy.<br><strong>Witnesses:</strong> <a href="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/HSST-NSF-AI.pdf?VersionId=gFmwAXBtlyi2h6ZBEEDCOsVodVDheSB2">Tess DeBlanc Knowles</a> (PDF, 197.84 KB) , Special Assistant to the Director for Artificial Intelligence, NSF; Georgia Tourassi, Associate Laboratory Director, Computing and Computational Sciences, Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Chaouki Abdallah, Executive Vice President for Research, Georgia Institute of Technology; Louay Chamra, Dean, School of Engineering and Computer Science, Oakland University; Jack Clark, co-Founder and Head of Policy, Anthropic.<br><strong>Webcast: </strong><a href="https://science.house.gov/2024/2/joint-research-technology-and-energy-subcommittee-hearing-federal-science-agencies-and-the-promise-of-ai-in-driving-scientific-discoveries" target="_blank">https://science.house.gov/2024/2/joint-research-technology-and-energy-subcommittee-hearing-federal-science-agencies-and-the-promise-of-ai-in-driving-scientific-discoveries</a>.</p></p> </div> <h2 class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button type="button" class="usa-accordion__button" aria-controls="item-5o15836894" aria-expanded="true" > From Risk to Resilience: Reauthorizing the Earthquake and Windstorm Hazards Reduction Programs </button> </h2> <div class="usa-accordion__content text-formatted field field-accordion" id="item-5o15836894" class="field field-accordion" data-component-id="nsf_theme:accordion-item"> <p><p><strong>Date:</strong> Tuesday, Jan. 30, 2024.<br><strong>Time</strong>: 2:00 p.m.<br><strong>Location</strong>: 2318 Rayburn House Office Building.<br><strong>Hearing:</strong> From Risk to Resilience: Reauthorizing the Earthquake and Windstorm Hazards Reduction Programs.<br><strong>Committee: </strong>House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology; Subcommittee on Research and Technology.<br><strong>Witnesses:</strong> <a href="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/NSF%20HSST%20NWIRP-NEHRP%20testimony-CLEARED.pdf?VersionId=WeGurDj3zPXT_MXAinMIMaJGyt1SWx3X">Susan Margulies</a> (PDF, 211.17 KB) , Assistant Director for Engineering, NSF; Jason Averill, Deputy Director of the Engineering Laboratory, National Institute of Standards and Technology; Edward Laatsch, Director, Safety, Planning, and Building Science Division, Risk Analysis, Planning and Information Directorate, Federal Emergency Management Agency; Gavin Hayes, Earthquake Hazards Program Coordinator, U.S. Geological Survey.<br><strong>Webcast: </strong><a href="https://science.house.gov/2024/1/research-and-technology-subcommittee-hearing-from-risk-to-resilience-reauthorizing-the-earthquake-and-windstorm-hazards-reduction-programs" target="_blank">https://science.house.gov/2024/1/research-and-technology-subcommittee-hearing-from-risk-to-resilience-reauthorizing-the-earthquake-and-windstorm-hazards-reduction-programs</a>.</p></p> </div> <h2 class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button type="button" class="usa-accordion__button" aria-controls="item-6c1599482192" aria-expanded="true" > CHIPS and Science Implementation and Oversight </button> </h2> <div class="usa-accordion__content text-formatted field field-accordion" id="item-6c1599482192" class="field field-accordion" data-component-id="nsf_theme:accordion-item"> <p><p><strong>Date:</strong> Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023.<br><strong>Time</strong>: 2:00 p.m.<br><strong>Location</strong>: Russell Senate Office Building 253.<br><strong>Hearing:</strong> CHIPS and Science Implementation and Oversight.<br><strong>Committee: </strong>Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.<br><strong>Witnesses:</strong> <a href="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2023-11/hon-panchanathan-10-2023.pdf?VersionId=ptY9eFD4CMGWZktorTwJfGYweiqXf3S7">The Honorable Sethuraman Panchanathan</a> (PDF, 238.93 KB) , Director, NSF; The Honorable Gina Raimondo, Secretary, U.S. Department of Commerce.<br><strong>Webcast: </strong><a href="https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2023/10/chips-and-science-implementation-and-oversight">https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2023/10/chips-and-science-implementation-and-oversight</a>.</p></p> </div> <h2 class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button type="button" class="usa-accordion__button" aria-controls="item-7h1985977161" aria-expanded="true" > Oversight of Federal Agencies’ Post-Pandemic Telework Policies </button> </h2> <div class="usa-accordion__content text-formatted field field-accordion" id="item-7h1985977161" class="field field-accordion" data-component-id="nsf_theme:accordion-item"> <p><p><strong>Date:</strong> Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023.<br><strong>Time</strong>: 10:00 a.m.<br><strong>Location</strong>: 2154 Rayburn House Office Building.<br><strong>Hearing:</strong> Oversight of Federal Agencies' Post-Pandemic Telework Policies.<br><strong>Committee: </strong>House Committee on Oversight and Accountability; Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce.<br><strong>Witnesses:</strong> <a href="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/files/House-Oversight-Telework-Hearing-Testimony-NSF.pdf?VersionId=L_RzMRWzqB_SyxHnoSS9iEhQxDwtFZ40">Karen Marrongelle</a> (PDF, 144.88 KB) , Chief Operating Officer, NSF; Robert Gibbs, Associate Administrator for the Mission Support Directorate, NASA; Dan Dorman, Executive Director for Operation, Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Randolph "Tex" Alles, Deputy Under Secretary for Management and Senior Official Performing the Duties of the Under Secretary for Management, Department of Homeland Security.<br><strong>Webcast: </strong><a href="https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/oversight-of-federal-agencies-post-pandemic-telework-policies/" target="_blank">https://oversight.house.gov/hearing/oversight-of-federal-agencies-post-pandemic-telework-policies/</a>.</p></p> </div> <h2 class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button type="button" class="usa-accordion__button" aria-controls="item-8u2093222729" aria-expanded="true" > An Overview of the National Science Foundation Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2024 </button> </h2> <div class="usa-accordion__content text-formatted field field-accordion" id="item-8u2093222729" class="field field-accordion" data-component-id="nsf_theme:accordion-item"> <p><p><strong>Date:</strong> Wednesday, April 26, 2023.<br><strong>Time</strong>: 10:00 a.m.<br><strong>Location</strong>: 2318 Rayburn House Office Building.<br><strong>Hearing:</strong> An Overview of the National Science Foundation Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 2024.<br><strong>Committee: </strong>House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.<br><strong>Witnesses: </strong> <a href="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2023-04/2023.04.26-Panchanathan.pdf?VersionId=eBnztrtMSd9TTsdAR2tNR6kiJpL2GE1j">The Honorable Sethuraman Panchanathan</a> (PDF, 253.3 KB) , Director, NSF; Dan Reed, Chair, National Science Board.<br><strong>Webcast: </strong><a href="https://science.house.gov/2023/4/full-committee-hearing-an-overview-of-the-national-science-foundation-budget-proposal-for-fiscal-year-2024">https://science.house.gov/2023/4/full-committee-hearing-an-overview-of-the-national-science-foundation-budget-proposal-for-fiscal-year-2024</a>.</p></p> </div> <h2 class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button type="button" class="usa-accordion__button" aria-controls="item-9n1505452698" aria-expanded="true" > Fiscal Year 2024 Request for The National Science Foundation </button> </h2> <div class="usa-accordion__content text-formatted field field-accordion" id="item-9n1505452698" class="field field-accordion" data-component-id="nsf_theme:accordion-item"> <p><p><strong>Date:</strong> Wednesday, April 19, 2023.<br><strong>Time</strong>: 9:30 a.m.<br><strong>Location</strong>: H-309, the Capitol.<br><strong>Hearing:</strong> Fiscal Year 2024 Request for The National Science Foundation.<br><strong>Committee: </strong>House Committee on Appropriations; Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies.<br><strong>Witnesses:</strong> <a href="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2023-04/2023.04.19-Panchanathan.pdf?VersionId=tJDqtAg7mbtbVNSIM1H8RHM4hRFEH7Sc">The Honorable Sethuraman Panchanathan</a> (PDF, 254.36 KB) , Director, NSF.<br><strong>Webcast: </strong><a href="https://democrats-appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/budget-hearing-fiscal-year-2024-request-for-the-national-science-foundation">https://democrats-appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/budget-hearing-fiscal-year-2024-request-for-the-national-science-foundation</a></p></p> </div> <h2 class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button type="button" class="usa-accordion__button" aria-controls="item-10S1711991306" aria-expanded="true" > A Review of the President’s Fiscal Year 2024 Funding Request for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and for the National Science Foundation </button> </h2> <div class="usa-accordion__content text-formatted field field-accordion" id="item-10S1711991306" class="field field-accordion" data-component-id="nsf_theme:accordion-item"> <p><p><strong>Date:</strong> Tuesday, April 18, 2023.<br><strong>Time</strong>: 2:30 p.m.<br><strong>Location</strong>: Dirksen Senate Office Building 192.<br><strong>Hearing:</strong> A Review of the President's Fiscal Year 2024 Funding Request for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and for the National Science Foundation.<br><strong>Committee: </strong>Senate Committee on Appropriations; Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies.<br><strong>Witnesses: </strong> <a href="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2023-04/2023.04.18-Panchanathan.pdf?VersionId=bqXPI_W_7KKX_BA719VbZqMsQJudWoqZ">The Honorable Sethuraman Panchanathan</a> (PDF, 254.45 KB) , Director, NSF; The Honorable Bill Nelson, Administrator, NASA.<br><strong>Webcast:</strong> <a href="https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-review-of-the-presidents-fiscal-year-2024-funding-request-for-the-national-aeronautics-and-space-administration-and-for-the-national-science-foundation">https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-review-of-the-presidents-fiscal-year-2024-funding-request-for-the-national-aeronautics-and-space-administration-and-for-the-national-science-foundation</a>.</p></p> </div> <h2 class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button type="button" class="usa-accordion__button" aria-controls="item-11c505673208" aria-expanded="true" > Innovation Through Collaboration: The Department of Energy’s Role in the U.S. Research Ecosystem </button> </h2> <div class="usa-accordion__content text-formatted field field-accordion" id="item-11c505673208" class="field field-accordion" data-component-id="nsf_theme:accordion-item"> <p><p><strong>Date:</strong> Wednesday, March 8, 2023.<br><strong>Time</strong>: 10:00 a.m.<br><strong>Location</strong>: 2318 Rayburn House Office Building.<br><strong>Hearing:</strong> Innovation Through Collaboration: The Department of Energy's Role in the U.S. Research Ecosystem.<br><strong>Committee: </strong>House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.<br><strong>Witnesses:</strong> <a href="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2023-08/HSSTNSFDOEfinaltestimony.pdf?VersionId=IXsTXFR153FXx5Wolotmu1uO5g0PGDEY">Sean L. Jones</a> (PDF, 187.76 KB) , Assistant Director, Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences, NSF; Harriet Kung, Deputy Director for Science Programs in the Office of Science, the U.S. Department of Energy; James L. Reuter, Associate Administrator for the Space Technology Mission Directorate, NASA; Michael C. Morgan, Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Environmental Observation and Prediction, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.<br><strong>Webcast:</strong> <a href="https://science.house.gov/2023/3/full-committee-hearing">https://science.house.gov/2023/3/full-committee-hearing</a>.</p></p> </div> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <div class="text__content text-formatted"><h3> </h3><h3>117th Congress (2021–22)</h3></div> </section> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-accordion nsf-component usa-accordion js-first-collapsed"> <h2 class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button type="button" class="usa-accordion__button" aria-controls="item-1c1081004858" aria-expanded="true" > Building a Safer Antarctic Research Environment </button> </h2> <div class="usa-accordion__content text-formatted field field-accordion" id="item-1c1081004858" class="field field-accordion" data-component-id="nsf_theme:accordion-item"> <p><p><strong>Date:</strong> Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022.<br><strong>Time</strong>: 1:00 p.m.<br><strong>Location</strong>: Online via videoconferencing and 2318 Rayburn House Office Building.<br><strong>Hearing:</strong> Building a Safer Antarctic Research Environment.<br><strong>Committee: </strong>House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology; Subcommittee on Research and Technology.<br><strong>Witnesses: Karen Marrongelle, Chief Operating Officer, National Science Foundation</strong>; Kathleen Naeher, Chief Operating Officer of the Civil Group, Leidos; Angela V. Olinto, Dean of the Physical Sciences Division and Albert A. Michelson Distinguished Service Professor, University of Chicago; Anne Kelly, Deputy Director, The Nature Conservancy Alaska Chapter.<br><strong>Webcast: </strong><a href="https://science.house.gov/hearings?ID=23D8ABE8-5AC4-4309-9D5D-61B94DAD420F">https://science.house.gov/hearings/building-a-safer-antarctic-research-environment</a>.<br><strong>Additional resources: </strong><a href="https://new.nsf.gov/stopping-harassment">Learn about steps</a> NSF is taking to prevent sexual assault and harassment.</p></p> </div> <h2 class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button type="button" class="usa-accordion__button" aria-controls="item-2e521038646" aria-expanded="true" > Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the National Science Foundation </button> </h2> <div class="usa-accordion__content text-formatted field field-accordion" id="item-2e521038646" class="field field-accordion" data-component-id="nsf_theme:accordion-item"> <p><p><strong>Date: </strong>Wednesday, May 11, 2022.<br><strong>Time: </strong>2:00 p.m.<br><strong>Location: </strong>Online via videoconferencing.<br><strong>Hearing: </strong>Fiscal Year 2023 Budget Request for the National Science Foundation.<br><strong>Witnesses:</strong> <a href="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2022-06/HAC-CJS-Panchanathan-FY23testimony_0.pdf">The Honorable Sethuraman Panchanathan</a> (PDF, 205.76 KB) , Director, NSF.<br><strong>Webcast:</strong> <a href="https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/fiscal-year-2023-budget-request-national-science-foundation">https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/fiscal-year-2023-budget-request-national-science-foundation</a></p></p> </div> <h2 class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button type="button" class="usa-accordion__button" aria-controls="item-3e252022190" aria-expanded="true" > A Review of the President’s Fiscal Year 2023 Funding Request for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the National Science Foundation </button> </h2> <div class="usa-accordion__content text-formatted field field-accordion" id="item-3e252022190" class="field field-accordion" data-component-id="nsf_theme:accordion-item"> <p><p><strong>Date: </strong>Tuesday, May 3, 2022.<br><strong>Time: </strong>10:00 a.m.<br><strong>Location: </strong>Dirksen Senate Office Building SD-192.<br><strong>Hearing: </strong>A Review of the President's Fiscal Year 2023 Funding Request for the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the National Science Foundation.<br><strong>Witnesses:</strong> <a href="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2022-06/SAC%20CJS%20NSF%20FY23%20Testimony%20FINAL.pdf">The Honorable Sethuraman Panchanathan</a> (PDF, 210.4 KB) , Director, NSF;<strong> </strong>The Honorable Bill Nelson, Administrator, NASA.<br><strong>Webcast:</strong> <a href="https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-review-of-the-presidents-fiscal-year-2023-funding-request-for-the-national-aeronautics-and-space-administration-and-the-national-science-foundation">https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/hearings/a-review-of-the-presidents-fiscal-year-2023-funding-request-for-the-national-aeronautics-and-space-administration-and-the-national-science-foundation</a>.</p></p> </div> <h2 class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button type="button" class="usa-accordion__button" aria-controls="item-4l311218077" aria-expanded="true" > SBIR Turns 40: Evaluating Support for Small Business Innovation </button> </h2> <div class="usa-accordion__content text-formatted field field-accordion" id="item-4l311218077" class="field field-accordion" data-component-id="nsf_theme:accordion-item"> <p><p><strong>Date:</strong> Wednesday, April 6, 2022.<br><strong>Time:</strong> 10:00 a.m.<br><strong>Location:</strong> Online via videoconferencing and 2318 Rayburn House Office Building.<br><strong>Hearing:</strong> SBIR Turns 40: Evaluating Support for Small Business Innovation.<br><strong>Committee:</strong> House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology; Subcommittee on Research and Technology.<br><strong>Witnesses:</strong> <a href="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2022-04/Dr.SchragTestimony508_0.pdf">Ben Schrag</a> (PDF, 270.76 KB) , SBIR/STTR Program Director and Policy Liaison, Directorate for Technology, Innovation, and Partnerships, NSF.<br><strong>Webcast:</strong> <a href="https://science.house.gov/hearings?ID=B757DFF9-8EC0-4054-8598-4B54460D2E02">https://science.house.gov/hearings?ID=B757DFF9-8EC0-4054-8598-4B54460D2E02</a>.</p></p> </div> <h2 class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button type="button" class="usa-accordion__button" aria-controls="item-5h1414122450" aria-expanded="true" > Weathering the Storm: Reauthorizing the National Wind Impact Reduction Program </button> </h2> <div class="usa-accordion__content text-formatted field field-accordion" id="item-5h1414122450" class="field field-accordion" data-component-id="nsf_theme:accordion-item"> <p><p><strong>Date:</strong> Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021.<br><strong>Time:</strong> 10:00 a.m.<br><strong>Location:</strong> Online via videoconferencing.<br><strong>Hearing:</strong> Weathering the Storm: Reauthorizing the National Wind Impact Reduction Program.<br><strong>Committee:</strong> House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology; Subcommittee on Research and Technology.<br><strong>Witnesses:</strong> <a href="https://nsf-gov-resources.nsf.gov/2021-11/NSF%20HSST%20NWIRP%20Testimony%20Final-CLEARED_0.pdf">Linda Blevins</a> (PDF, 253.58 KB) , Deputy Assistant Director, Directorate for Engineering, NSF.<br><strong>Webcast:</strong> <a href="https://science.house.gov/hearings?ID=6B4DE5E0-7CEB-44FB-A692-E8BF5DA09620">https://science.house.gov/hearings?ID=6B4DE5E0-7CEB-44FB-A692-E8BF5DA09620</a>.</p></p> </div> <h2 class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button type="button" class="usa-accordion__button" aria-controls="item-6t233266402" aria-expanded="true" > National Science Foundation: Advancing Research for the Future of U.S. Innovation </button> </h2> <div class="usa-accordion__content text-formatted field field-accordion" id="item-6t233266402" class="field field-accordion" data-component-id="nsf_theme:accordion-item"> <p><p><strong>Date</strong>:<strong> </strong>Wednesday, April 28, 2021.<br><strong>Time</strong>: 10:00 a.m.<br><strong>Location</strong>:<strong> </strong>Online via videoconferencing.<br><strong>Hearing</strong>: National Science Foundation: Advancing Research for the Future of U.S. Innovation.<br><strong>Committee</strong>: House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology; Subcommittee on Research and Technology.<br><strong>Witnesses</strong>: <a href="https://das-prod-nsf-gov.s3.amazonaws.com/2021-04/NSF%20HSST%20Testimony%204.28.21_1.pdf">The Honorable Sethuraman Panchanathan</a>, Director, NSF; Ellen Ochoa, Chair, National Science Board.<br><strong>Webcast</strong>: <a href="https://science.house.gov/hearings?ID=AA1DF3D1-B4A3-4DD9-B5AC-B91DFC714AB5">https://science.house.gov/hearings?ID=AA1DF3D1-B4A3-4DD9-B5AC-B91DFC714AB5</a></p></p> </div> <h2 class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button type="button" class="usa-accordion__button" aria-controls="item-7R1790704776" aria-expanded="true" > The National Science Foundation's Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Request </button> </h2> <div class="usa-accordion__content text-formatted field field-accordion" id="item-7R1790704776" class="field field-accordion" data-component-id="nsf_theme:accordion-item"> <p><p><strong>Date</strong>: Wednesday, April 14, 2021.<br><strong>Time</strong>: 10:00 a.m.<br><strong>Location</strong>: Online via videoconferencing.<br><strong>Hearing</strong>: The National Science Foundation's Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Request.<br><strong>Committee</strong>: House Committee on Appropriations; Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies.<br><strong>Witnesses</strong>: <a href="https://das-prod-nsf-gov.s3.amazonaws.com/2021-04/NSF%20FY22%20HAC-CJS%20Testimony%204.14.21%20Final%20Cleared.pdf">The Honorable Sethuraman Panchanathan</a>, Director, NSF.<br><strong>Webcast</strong>: <a href="https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/national-science-foundations-fiscal-year-2022-budget-request">https://appropriations.house.gov/events/hearings/national-science-foundations-fiscal-year-2022-budget-request</a>.</p></p> </div> <h2 class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button type="button" class="usa-accordion__button" aria-controls="item-8s497235341" aria-expanded="true" > A Review of the President’s Fiscal Year 2022 Funding Request for the National Science Foundation and Securing U.S. Competitiveness </button> </h2> <div class="usa-accordion__content text-formatted field field-accordion" id="item-8s497235341" class="field field-accordion" data-component-id="nsf_theme:accordion-item"> <p><p><strong>Date</strong>: Tuesday, April 13, 2021.<br><strong>Time</strong>: 2:00 p.m.<br><strong>Location</strong>: Dirksen Senate Office Building SD-106.<br><strong>Hearing</strong>: A Review of the President's Fiscal Year 2022 Funding Request for the National Science Foundation and Securing U.S. Competitiveness.<br><strong>Committee</strong>: Senate Committee on Appropriations; Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies.<br><strong>Witnesses</strong>: <a href="https://das-prod-nsf-gov.s3.amazonaws.com/2021-04/NSF%20FY22%20SAC-CJS%20Testimony%204.13.21%20Final%20Cleared.pdf">The Honorable Sethuraman Panchanathan</a>, Director, NSF.<br><strong>Webcast</strong>: <a href="https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/a-review-of-the-presidents-fiscal-year-2022-funding-request-for-the-national-science-foundation-and-securing-us-competitiveness">https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/a-review-of-the-presidents-fiscal-year-2022-funding-request-for-the-national-science-foundation-and-securing-us-competitiveness</a>.</p></p> </div> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-text nsf-component"> <section class="text__container"> <div class="text__content text-formatted"><h3> </h3><h3>116th Congress (2019–20)</h3></div> </section> </div> <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockcomponent-accordion nsf-component usa-accordion js-first-collapsed"> <h2 class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button type="button" class="usa-accordion__button" aria-controls="item-1A307743651" aria-expanded="true" > America's Seed Fund: A Review of SBIR and STTR </button> </h2> <div class="usa-accordion__content text-formatted field field-accordion" id="item-1A307743651" class="field field-accordion" data-component-id="nsf_theme:accordion-item"> <p><p><strong>Date</strong>:<strong> </strong>Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2020.<br><strong>Time</strong>: 4:00 p.m.<br><strong>Location</strong>:<strong> </strong>2318 Rayburn House Office Building.<br><strong>Hearing</strong>: America's Seed Fund: A Review of SBIR and STTR.<br><strong>Committee</strong>: House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology; Subcommittee on Research and Technology.<br><strong>Witnesses</strong>: <strong>Dawn Tilbury, Assistant Director, Directorate of Engineering; National Science Foundation;</strong> Maryann Feldman, S.K. Heninger Distinguished Professor of Public Policy, Department of Public Policy; Adjunct Professor of Finance, Kenan-Flagler Business School; Faculty Director, CREATE, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise; The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Nicholas Cucinelli, Chief Executive Officer, Endectra LLC; Johnny Park, Chief Executive Officer, Wabash Heartland Innovation Network.<br><strong>Webcast</strong>: <a href="https://science.house.gov/hearings?ID=A94F8D23-36C8-4EFC-87BB-9FA629AA8306">https://science.house.gov/hearings?ID=A94F8D23-36C8-4EFC-87BB-9FA629AA8306</a>.</p></p> </div> <h2 class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button type="button" class="usa-accordion__button" aria-controls="item-2t421170087" aria-expanded="true" > Industries of the Future </button> </h2> <div class="usa-accordion__content text-formatted field field-accordion" id="item-2t421170087" class="field field-accordion" data-component-id="nsf_theme:accordion-item"> <p><p><strong>Date</strong>: Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2020.<br><strong>Time</strong>: 10:00 a.m.<br><strong>Location</strong>: 216 Hart Senate Office Building.<br><strong>Hearing</strong>: Industries of the Future.<br><strong>Committee</strong>: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.<br><strong>Witnesses</strong>: The Honorable Walter Copan, Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce; Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology; <strong>The Honorable France Córdova, Director, NSF;</strong> The Honorable Michael Kratsios, Chief Technology Officer of the United States, Office of Science and Technology Policy; The Honorable Michael O'Rielly, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission; The Honorable Jessica Rosenworcel, Commissioner, Federal Communications Commission.<br><strong>Webcast</strong>: <a href="https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2020/1/industries-of-the-future">https://www.commerce.senate.gov/2020/1/industries-of-the-future</a>.</p></p> </div> <h2 class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button type="button" class="usa-accordion__button" aria-controls="item-3s1008456176" aria-expanded="true" > Securing the U.S. Research Enterprise from China’s Talent Recruitment Plans </button> </h2> <div class="usa-accordion__content text-formatted field field-accordion" id="item-3s1008456176" class="field field-accordion" data-component-id="nsf_theme:accordion-item"> <p><p><strong>Date</strong>: Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019.<br><strong>Time</strong>: 10:00 a.m.<br><strong>Location</strong>: 342 Dirksen Senate Office Building.<br><strong>Hearing</strong>: Securing the U.S. Research Enterprise from China's Talent Recruitment Plans.<br><strong>Committee</strong>: Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.<br><strong>Witnesses</strong>: John Brown, Assistant Director, Counterintelligence Division, FBI, U.S. Department of Justice; <strong>Rebecca L. Keiser, Head, Office of International Science and Engineering, NSF; </strong>Dr. Michael S. Lauer, Deputy Director for Extramural Research, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; The Honorable Christopher Fall, Director, Office of Science, U.S. Department of Energy; Edward J. Ramotowski, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Visa Services, Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State.<br><strong>Webcast</strong>: <a href="https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/subcommittees/investigations/hearings/securing-the-us-research-enterprise-from-chinas-talent-recruitment-plans">https://www.hsgac.senate.gov/subcommittees/investigations/hearings/securing-the-us-research-enterprise-from-chinas-talent-recruitment-plans</a>.</p></p> </div> <h2 class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button type="button" class="usa-accordion__button" aria-controls="item-4r1590919603" aria-expanded="true" > Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work </button> </h2> <div class="usa-accordion__content text-formatted field field-accordion" id="item-4r1590919603" class="field field-accordion" data-component-id="nsf_theme:accordion-item"> <p><p><strong>Date</strong>: Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019.<br><strong>Time</strong>: 4:00 p.m.<br><strong>Location</strong>: 2318 Rayburn House Office Building.<br><strong>Hearing</strong>: Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Work.<br><strong>Committee</strong>: House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology; Subcommittee on Research and Technology.<br><strong>Witnesses</strong>: <strong>Arthur Lupia, Assistant Director, Directorate for Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences, NSF;</strong> Erik Brynjolfsson, Schussel Family Professor of Management Science and Director, The MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Rebekah Kowalski, Vice President, Manufacturing Services, ManpowerGroup; Sue Ellspermann, President, Ivy Tech Community College.<br><strong>Webcast</strong>: <a href="https://science.house.gov/hearings?ID=8F55D718-BA71-4771-A28F-903B3F168498">https://science.house.gov/hearings?ID=8F55D718-BA71-4771-A28F-903B3F168498</a>.</p></p> </div> <h2 class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button type="button" class="usa-accordion__button" aria-controls="item-5c1934946322" aria-expanded="true" > 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class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button type="button" class="usa-accordion__button" aria-controls="item-6z615579363" aria-expanded="true" > Event Horizon Telescope: The Black Hole Seen Round The World </button> </h2> <div class="usa-accordion__content text-formatted field field-accordion" id="item-6z615579363" class="field field-accordion" data-component-id="nsf_theme:accordion-item"> <p><p><strong>Date: </strong>Thursday, May 16, 2019.<br><strong>Time: </strong>10:00 a.m.<br><strong>Location: </strong>2318 Rayburn House Office Building.<br><strong>Hearing: </strong>Event Horizon Telescope: The Black Hole Seen Round The World.<br><strong>Committee: </strong>House Committee on Science, Space and Technology; Subcommittee on Research and Technology.<br><strong>Witnesses: France Córdova, Director, NSF;</strong> Sheperd Doeleman, Director, Event Horizon Telescope; Center for Astrophysics, Harvard and Smithsonian; Colin Lonsdale, Director, MIT Haystack Observatory; Katherine Bouman, Postdoctoral Fellow, Center for Astrophysics, Harvard and Smithsonian.<br><strong>Webcast: </strong><a href="https://science.house.gov/hearings?ID=4790768C-C620-498C-A2C7-C372B101426C">https://science.house.gov/hearings?ID=4790768C-C620-498C-A2C7-C372B101426C</a>.</p></p> </div> <h2 class="usa-accordion__heading"> <button type="button" class="usa-accordion__button" aria-controls="item-71177633471" aria-expanded="true" > A Review of the National Science Foundation FY 2020 Budget Request </button> </h2> <div class="usa-accordion__content text-formatted field field-accordion" id="item-71177633471" class="field field-accordion" data-component-id="nsf_theme:accordion-item"> <p><p><strong>Date: </strong>Wednesday, May 8, 2019.<br><strong>Time: </strong>10:00 a.m.<br><strong>Location: </strong>2318 Rayburn House Office Building.<br><strong>Hearing: </strong>A Review of the National Science Foundation FY 2020 Budget Request.<br><strong>Committee: </strong>House Committee on Science, Space, and 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