Science & the Congress Project – ACS Congressional Briefings
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for policymakers
With more than 190 briefings to date, the ACS Science & the Congress Project conducts congressional briefings that provide opportunities for Members of the Congress and their staffs, and the wider science policy community, to gain a greater knowledge of the science involved in numerous public policy issues.* More about the project.
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Energy/Climate
- Shale Gas Development: How to Secure Both Energy and the Environment for Economic Benefit (February 23, 2012) video available
- Cellulosic Biofuels’ Economic and Technological Challenges: Speed Bumps or Detours? (January 30, 2012) video available
- Critical Materials Shortages: Opportunity for Competitive Innovation (November 29, 2011) video available
- Solar Storms: Disruptions to Technology & Risks to the Economy (June 22, 2011) video available
- Clean Energy (part 2): Perspectives on Innovation (June 14, 2011) video available
- Clean Energy (part 1): Perspectives on Sustainability (May 25, 2011) video available
- Chemistry in the Clean-Up: Oil Dispersants (July 29, 2010) video available
- Climate Change and National Security (June 4, 2010)
- Climate Science: Key Questions and Answers (May 11, 2010) video available
- Tiny Particles with Big Consequences: Black Carbon, Climate, and Air Quality (April 29, 2010) video available
- Greenhouse Gas Monitoring: Observational Needs for Policy Goals (March 4, 2010) video available
- Energy, Water and Climate: Connecting the Dots (December 16, 2009) video available
- Out of Sight, Out of Mind? Advances in Geological CO2 Sequestration (October 30, 2009) video available
- Regional Climate Models: A Critical Adaptation Tool for Communities & Industry (September 18, 2009) video available
- Enabling Renewable Energy: Building a Bigger Battery (June 16, 2009) video available
- Understanding the U.S. Energy Profile
(March 27, 2009) video available
- Achieving Our Energy Goals: Alternative Transportation Fuels (February 6, 2009) video available
- Solar Power: Harnessing the Sun’s Energy (December 15, 2008) video available
- Greenland’s Shrinking Ice Sheet: Images, Measurements & Implications (September 9, 2008) video available
- How Do Biofuels Impact Greenhouse Gas Emissions? (August 1, 2008) video available
- Climate Change: Bringing together Science, Policy & Business (June 4, 2008)
- ZERO Carbon Solutions: Hydrogen and Fuel Cells
(April 16, 2008)
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R&D/Innovation/Science Policy
- Space Technology Policy: Exploring Options (January 28, 2013) video available
- Forensics: Science Policies to Increase Confidence (September 26, 2012) video available
- Economic Stimulus: Technology Transfer from Federal Labs (July 27, 2012) video available
- Cybersecurity and Smart Infrastructure: Ensuring Resilience and Deterrence (April 19, 2012) video available
- Research That Pays Off: The Economic Benefits of Federally Funded R&D (March 16, 2012) video available
- Driving Jobs through Innovation: Fostering Science Entrepreneurship (February 3, 2012) video available
- Engineering Research Centers: Seeding Innovation and Jobs (January 27, 2012) video available
- Critical Materials Shortages: Opportunity for Competitive Innovation (November 29, 2011) video available
- Innovation, Jobs and Patents: Understanding the Connection (June 8, 2011) video available
- Supercomputing for Science and Competitiveness (March 17, 2011) video available
- Lasers: Advancing Security, Health and Justice (November 30, 2010) video available
- Basic Research with a Purpose: How DOE Science Helps Industry Compete (October 7, 2010)
- Cyber Physical Systems: Creating a Safer, Healthier, More Prosperous Future (July 9, 2009)
- More Bang for the R&D Buck: Young Researchers & High-Risk Research (February 27, 2009) video available
- The Nature of U.S. Innovation: The Federal Role (December 2, 2008) video available
- Future Research Directions in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (March 14, 2008) video available
- Balancing Science & Security in a Globalized World (March 4, 2008) video available
- Basic Research Drives Defense Technologies (February 28, 2008) audio available
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Science Education & Workforce
- Opportunity with STEM: Attract, Retain, and Diversify (October 16, 2012) video available
- Reaching the Crowd with Science & Engineering Informal Education (April 26, 2012)
- STEM Education for an Innovative Workforce (March 14, 2012) video available
- Driving Jobs through Innovation: Fostering Science Entrepreneurship (February 3, 2012) video available
- Engineering Research Centers: Seeding Innovation and Jobs (January 27, 2012) video available
- Investing in Our Future: A New Generation of Researchers (October 7, 2010) video available
- STEM Professionals in the Classroom: Volunteering to Improve K-12 Education (February 2, 2010) video available
- The Role of STEM Education in the Growing “Green Collar” Economy (September 16, 2009)
- Building a Diverse Scientific Workforce: Collaboration for a Competitive and Healthy Nation (March 12, 2009)
- More Bang for the R&D Buck: Young Researchers and High-Risk Research (February 27, 2009) video available
- K-12 STEM Education Models that Work (April 17, 2008)
- STEM Education, Girls and the Challenges that Follow: From the Classroom to STEM Careers (July 16, 2008)
- Educating to Advance Nanotechnology (January 23, 2008) video available
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Chemicals Management/Environment, Health & Safety
- Turning E-Waste into Green (February 13, 2013) video available
- Nanomaterial Safety: Do We Have the Right Tools? (June 27, 2012) video available
- Shale Gas Development: How to Secure Both Energy and the Environment for Economic Benefit (February 23, 2012) video available
- Chemicals in Our Lives: Science & Perceptions (June 3, 2011) video available
- Pharmaceuticals in the Water: Concerns and Responses (September 14, 2010) video available
- Advancing Sustainability: Safer Alternatives to Products and Processes (April 13, 2010) video available
- Advances in Toxicity Testing to Inform Chemicals Policy (December 10, 2009) video available
- Reforming Toxic Substances Control: Meet the Players (September 29, 2009) audio available
- Chemicals in Our Bodies: Use of Biomonitoring Data for Policy Making (March 20, 2009)
- Nanotechnology 102: Understanding Congress’s Role (April 18, 2008) video available
- Nanotechnology 101: Science, Technology and Health (March 12, 2008) video available
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