Capitol Hill Spotlight Turns to Science on May 11
Media are invited to an exhibition and reception featuring innovative NSF-funded research projects.
WASHINGTON, April 26, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Fascinating advances across the spectrum of science and engineering will be displayed and explained by experts at the Coalition for National Science Funding's (CNSF) 17th Annual Exhibition and Reception. The event, "STEM Research and Education: Underpinning American Innovation," will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on May 11, in Rooms B338-340 of the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC.
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Highlighting 36 innovative research and education projects supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the CNSF Exhibition and Reception is a much-anticipated event that annually draws more than 350 attendees including members of Congress and their staff, congressional committee staff, the leadership of NSF, and representatives from the White House and other policymaking and research agencies.
Research presentations will highlight a wide range of exciting science, including topics such as:
- Energy: How nanotechnology can enhance energy efficiency; fuel from biomass.
- Medicine: Handheld diagnostics.
- Environment: The Deepwater Horizon spill from pipe to plume; impact of past abrupt climate change; microbial solutions; math and the melting polar ice cap.
- Education: Insights from neuroscience on development of mathematical reasoning; creating the next generation of STEM innovators; innovative computer science teaching and learning.
- Society: A virtual laboratory studies social and economic interactions; population data for policy analysis; managing trust in emerging systems.
A complete roster of exhibits is listed below. Members of the media are welcome. Please call 202-448-1222 or e-mail [email protected] to register.
2011 Featured Exhibits
Listed below are all of this year's exhibits, appearing in alphabetical order by sponsoring organization name, followed by exhibit title, presenter and presenter's affiliation (when different from sponsoring organization):
American Astronomical Society | |
Black Holes: Understand the Ultimate Powerhouses of the Universe | |
Dr. Christopher Reynolds | |
University of Maryland | |
American Economic Association | |
A Virtual Laboratory for Research and Teaching on Social and Economic Interactions | |
Dr. Charles Holt | |
University of Virginia | |
American Educational Research Association | |
Teachers' Use of Standards-based Materials in Math: Impact on Student Achievement | |
Dr. Karen D. King | |
New York University-Steinhardt School of Education | |
American Geological Institute/Geological Society of America | |
American Geophysical Union | |
The Yellowstone Supervolcano and Wasatch Fault Earthquakes | |
Dr. Robert B. Smith | |
University of Utah | |
Studying the Deepwater Horizon Spill from Pipe to Plume | |
Dr. Chris Reddy | |
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | |
Impact of Abrupt Climate Change on Life in the Past | |
Dr. Timothy Bralower | |
Pennsylvania State University | |
American Mathematical Society | |
Efficient Energy Conversion: The Mathematics of Nanoscale Networks | |
Dr. Keith S. Promislow | |
Michigan State University | |
American Psychological Association | |
The Science of Psychology: Mentoring the Next Generation of Behavioral Neuroscientists | |
Dr. Julio Ramirez | |
Davidson College | |
American Society for Microbiology | |
Microbial Contributions and Solutions in our Changing World | |
Dr. Gary King | |
Louisiana State University | |
American Society of Plant Biologists | |
Maximizing Conversion of Biomass Carbon to Liquid Fuel | |
Dr. Nicholas Carpita | |
Purdue University | |
American Sociological Association | |
Technology, Networks, and the Diffusion of New Knowledge | |
Dr. Roberta Spalter-Roth | |
American Statistical Association | |
Statistical Methods Applied to Climate Problems | |
Dr. Peter F. Craigmile | |
The Ohio State University | |
Association of Science-Technology Centers | |
Museums: Engaging the Public in STEM | |
Margaret Glass | |
Biophysical Society | |
Biophysics at the Forefront of Technology | |
Dr. Timothy Cross | |
Florida State University-National High Magnetic Field Laboratory | |
Coalition for Academic Scientific Computation | |
STEM and the HPC Centers | |
Susan Fratkin | |
Computing Research Association | |
ETHOS House | |
Dr. L. Jean Camp | |
Indiana University | |
Consortium for Ocean Leadership | |
Earth Exploration and Ocean Observing | |
Susan Humphris, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution | |
Kerry Beck and Kris Ludwig, Consortium for Ocean Leadership | |
Consortium of Universities for the Advancement of Hydrologic Science | |
Hydrologic Information Systems: Sharing Data Among Universities and Government Agencies | |
Dr. Jennifer Arrigo | |
Ecological Society of America | |
Ecological Restoration of Imperiled Plant Communities | |
Dr. Sharon K. Collinge | |
University of Colorado, Boulder | |
Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences | |
Diagnostic Hypothesis Generation in Medicine, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance | |
Dr. Rick P. Thomas | |
University of Oklahoma | |
Michigan State University | |
Climate Literacy Research | |
Dr. Julie Libarkin, Robert Drost and Sheldon Turner | |
Museum of Science, Boston | |
National Center for Technological Literacy | |
Engineering is Elementary | |
Patti Curtis | |
National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) | |
Enabling Continental-Scale Ecological Forecasting | |
Brian Wee | |
Northwestern University | |
Cellular Nanostructure Science and Technology | |
Dr. Vadim Backman | |
The Ohio State University | |
Center for Emergent Materials: Innovations for Future Computers | |
Dr. Nitin P. Padture, Andrew Berger and Jennifer Soliz | |
Population Association of America | |
IPUMS and NHGIS: Population Data for Policy Analysis, Research, and the Classroom | |
Dr. Catherine Fitch | |
University of Minnesota | |
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics | |
Mathematics and the Melting Polar Ice Caps | |
Dr. Kenneth Golden | |
University of Utah | |
Society for Research in Child Development | |
Understanding the Development of Mathematical Reasoning: A Neuroscience Approach | |
Dr. Vinod Menon | |
Stanford University | |
Stevens Institute of Technology | |
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education (CIESE) | |
CIESE: Creating the Next Generation of STEM Innovators | |
Elisabeth McGrath | |
University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR) | |
Revving the Economic Engine: Weather Research and Development | |
Laura Curtis | |
University of California, Davis | |
Handheld Medical Diagnostics | |
Dr. Tingrui Pan | |
University of California, Irvine | |
STEM Research and Education | |
Dr. Brad Hughes and Dr. Sue Marshall | |
University of California, Los Angeles | |
MOBILIZE: Mobilizing for Innovative Computer Science Teaching and Learning | |
Dr. Jane Margolis and Dr. Deborah Estrin | |
University of Pittsburgh | |
Life Cycle Assessments | |
Dr. Melissa Bilec | |
Access Control and Trust Management in Emerging Systems | |
Dr. James Joshi | |
Vanderbilt University | |
The Promise of Nanotechnology in Enhancing Energy Efficiency | |
Dr. Sandra Rosenthal and Scott Niezgoda | |
About the Coalition for National Science Funding
The Coalition for National Science Funding is an alliance of more than 120 organizations united by a concern for the future vitality of the national science, technology, engineering and mathematics research enterprise as well as the related kindergarten through graduate educational base. CNSF supports the goal of increasing the national investment in the National Science Foundation's research and education programs in response to the unprecedented scientific, technological and economic opportunities facing the United States. For more information on CNSF, visit www.cnsfweb.org.
SOURCE Coalition for National Science Funding
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