Science & the Congress Congressional Briefings Archive

2012

• COMING SOON - Research That Pays Off: The Economic Benefits of Federally Funded R&D
• STEM Education for an Innovative Workforce (March 14, 2012) video available
• Shale Gas Development: How to Secure Both Energy and the Environment for Economic Benefit (February 23, 2012) video available
• Driving Jobs through Innovation: Fostering Science Entrepreneurship (February 3, 2012) video available
• Cellulosic Biofuels’ Economic and Technological Challenges: Speed Bumps or Detours? (January 30, 2012) video available
• Engineering Research Centers: Seeding Innovation and Jobs (January 27, 2012) video available

2011

• 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
• Innovation, Jobs and Patents: Understanding the Connection (June 8, 2011) video available
• Clean Energy (part 1): Perspectives on Sustainability (May 25, 2011) video available
• Supercomputing for Science and Competitiveness (March 17, 2011) video available

2010

• Lasers: Advancing Security, Health and Justice (November 30, 2010) video available
• Investing in Our Future: A New Generation of Researchers (October 7, 2010) video available
• Basic Research with a Purpose: How DOE Science Helps Industry Compete (October 7, 2010)
• Pharmaceuticals in the Water: Concerns and Responses (September 14, 2010) 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
• Advancing Sustainability: Safer Alternatives to Products and Processes (April 13, 2010) video available
• Greenhouse Gas Monitoring: Observational Needs for Policy Goals (March 4, 2010) video available
• STEM Professionals in the Classroom: Volunteering to Improve K-12 Education (February 2, 2010) video available

2009

• Energy, Water and Climate: Connecting the Dots (December 16, 2009) video available
• Advances in Toxicity Testing to Inform Chemicals Policy (December 10, 2009) video available
• Out of Sight, Out of Mind? Advances in Geological CO₂ Sequestration (October 30, 2009) video available
• Reforming Toxic Substances Control: Meet the Players (September 29, 2009) audio available
• Regional Climate Models: A Critical Adaptation Tool for Communities & Industry (September 18, 2009) video available
• The Role of STEM Education in the Growing “Green Collar” Economy (September 16, 2009)
• Cyber Physical Systems: Creating a Safer, Healthier, More Prosperous Future (July 9, 2009)
• Enabling Renewable Energy: Building a Bigger Battery (June 16, 2009) video available
• Understanding the U.S. Energy Profile
  (March 27, 2009) video available
• Chemicals in Our Bodies: Use of Biomonitoring Data for Policy Making (March 20, 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 & High-Risk Research (February 27, 2009) video available
• Achieving Our Energy Goals: Alternative Transportation Fuels (February 6, 2009) video available

2008

• Solar Power: Harnessing the Sun’s Energy (December 15, 2008) video available
• The Nature of U.S. Innovation: The Federal Role (December 2, 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
• STEM Education, Girls and the Challenges that Follow: From the Classroom to STEM Careers (July 16, 2008)
• Climate Change: Bringing together Science, Policy & Business (June 4, 2008)
• Nanotechnology 102: Understanding Congress’s Role (April 18, 2008) video available
• K-12 STEM Education Models that Work (April 17, 2008)
• ZERO Carbon Solutions: Hydrogen and Fuel Cells
  (April 16, 2008)
• Future Research Directions in Chemistry and Chemical Engineering (March 14, 2008) video available
• Nanotechnology 101: Science, Technology and Health (March 12, 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
• Educating to Advance Nanotechnology (January 23, 2008) video available

2007

• America, We Have a Problem (December 12, 2007)
• Academic Diversity: A Look at Race, Ethnicity, & Gender in Higher Education (October 31, 2007)
• The Leaky Science and Engineering Pipeline: How Can We Retain More Women? (October 18, 2007)
• Putting the STEM in No Child Left Behind (September 21, 2007)
• The Importance of the Diversity Issue to the Competitiveness & Innovation Debate (June 28, 2007)
• Green Chemistry: Bringing Industry & Environment Together (June 26, 2007)
• Hydrogen & Policy (June 21, 2007)
• Undergraduate Education: What it Means for U.S. Competitiveness (June 5, 2007)
• Foreign Skilled Workers & U.S. Competitiveness (May 15, 2007)
• The Impact of R&D on U. S. Economic Competitiveness (January 24, 2007)

2006

• Understanding China as a High Tech Competitor (July 11, 2006)
• Biomass: Growing American Energy Independence (June 21, 2006)
• Climate Change: What is the Role of Next Generation Nuclear Energy and Hydrogen? (June 12, 2006)
• Regulatory Decisions: New Guidance on Using Science and Risk Information (May 24, 2006)
• Partnering for Results in STEM Education (February 1, 2006)

2005

• Women in Science (June 6, 2005)
• Science and Technology in the Intelligence Community (March 11, 2005)
• Meeting Our Water Needs--Domestic and International Opportunities (February 10, 2005)

2004

• Sensors: Buildings, Battlefields, and Beyond (September 30, 2004)
• Emerging Technologies for the Next Medical Revolution (September 20, 2004)
• Science and Technology Globalization: Its Impact in the United States (June 24, 2004)
• Impact of Post-9/11 Visa Policy on Science and Technology Competitiveness (Audio presentation available) (May 3, 2004)
• Studying Children's Health for a Better Tomorrow (Audio presentation available) (April 28, 2004)
• The Science and Technology behind the "Hydrogen Economy" (March 24, 2004)
• The Role of Science in the Art of War (February 19, 2004)

2003

• Enabling the Hydrogen Economy (Audio presentation available) (November 12, 2003)
• Advances in Medicine and Health: Understanding the Physical Sciences "Behind the Curtain" (October 2, 2003)
• Nanotechnology: From Theory to Commercialization (September 26, 2003)
• Science and Technology at the Department of Homeland Security (June 26, 2003)