What's Next in Science and Technology?

Media are invited to a Capitol Hill reception and exhibition of cutting-edge NSF-funded research.

WASHINGTON, May 7, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- From discerning causes of diabetes to discovering how nano and nature interact, researchers supported by the National Science Foundation are expanding the frontiers of knowledge and inspiring the game-changing technologies of tomorrow. Come meet the scientists and engineers behind these breakthroughs at the 18th Annual Exhibition and Reception hosted by the Coalition for National Science Funding (CNSF).

The event, "STEM Research and Education: Underpinning American Innovation," will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 15, in Rooms B338-340 of the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C.

Presentations will reveal how scientists probe the secrets of our natural and physical worlds, and of society. They include:

• Solving weather, transportation, and safety challenges through atmospheric research.
• Using the Internet to share, discover, and access water data.
• The effect of social media on tweens' development.
• Scientific earth drilling.
• Monitoring lake water quality with robotic sensors.
• Advancing the frontiers of national statistics.
• Astronomy's infrared eyes.
• Experiments connecting mathematics and computing.

The exhibition will also show how NSF-sponsored research is stimulating improvement of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education to produce the next generation of innovators. Researchers pose provocative questions, such as, "Is STEM still just a man's world?" and find the answers; delve into informal science education, and examine the promise of haptics for teaching math to the blind.

The CNSF Exhibition and Reception annually draws more than 300 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.

MEMBERS OF THE MEDIA ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND. RSVP to http://www.aibs.org/rsvp/cnsf.html or 202-568-8117.

Below is an alphabetical roster of exhibits:

Afterschool Alliance
National Partnerships for After School Science
Charlie Hutchison
Education Development Center

American Astronomical Society
Astronomy's Infrared Eyes
Dr. James W. Beletic
Teledyne Imaging Sensors

American Economic Association
Beyond Surveys:  Advancing the Frontiers of National Statistics
Matthew Shapiro
University of Michigan

American Educational Research Association
Integrating Technology-Enhanced Feedback into a Middle School Science Curriculum
William Penuel
University of Colorado, Boulder

American Geosciences Institute/Geological Society of America
American Geophysical Union
Rapid Response to BP Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
David Valentine
University of California, Santa Barbara

Aftermath of Tohoku Earthquake and Daiichi Nuclear Plant Disaster
Gregory Moore and Henrieta Dulaiova
University of Hawaii at Manoa

Lessons from Virginia Earthquake
Martin Chapman and John Hole
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

American Mathematical Society
ICERM:  Connecting Mathematics and Computing through Experimentation
Dr. Jill Pipher and Lauren Barrows
Institute for Computational and Experimental Research in Mathematics

American Psychological Association
Social Media and Tweens: Research on Developmental Outcomes
Dr. Roy Pea
Stanford University

American Statistical Association
Using Statistics to Identify Causes of Diabetes
Lily Wang
University of Georgia

Association for Women in Science
Is STEM Still Just a Man's World?  Research Awards Go Mainly to Men, Despite Growth in Women's Participation
Alice Popejoy

Boise State University
STEM Central Station and Engineering with DNA
Dr. Will Hughes, Patricia Pyke and Barbara Morgan

Coalition for Academic Scientific Computation
CASC Members Advancing STEM
Curt Hillegas
Princeton University

Computing Research Association
Rendering Synthetic Objects into Legacy Photos
David Forsythe
University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

Consortium for Ocean Leadership
Exploring the Oceans with the Ocean Observations Initiative and Integrated Ocean Drilling Program
Kerry Beck and Matthew Wright

CUAHSI:  Universities Allied for Water Research
HIS: Internet-based System for Sharing, Discovering and Accessing Water Data for Better Science and Society
Jennifer Arrigo and Kayla Berry

DOSECC
Scientific Drilling:  The Core of Earth Science Research
David Zur

Ecological Society of America
Mitigating Nutrient Pollution in the Agricultural Midwest
Sarah Roley
University of Notre Dame

Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology
Developing Tools for Advancing "Big Data" Mining in Circuit Neuroscience:  Accelerating Discovery and Innovation
Dr. Eduardo Rosa-Molinar
University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras

Federation of Associations in Behavioral & Brain Sciences
Learning to Think Spatially:  Improving STEM Education in K-12 and Beyond
Dr. Nora S. Newcombe
Temple University

Genetics Society of America
Nanomaterials and Environmental Interactions
Dr. Nancy D. Denslow
University of Florida

IRIS Consortium
Facilitating New Discoveries in Seismology
Ray Willemann

Michigan State University
Robotic Sensors for Monitoring Water Quality in Lakes
Dr. Jongeun Choi, Mahdi Jadaliha and Alex Robinson

Museum of Science, Boston
National Center for Technological Literacy
Nanoscale Informal Science Education Network (NISENet.org)
Larry Bell

National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON)
NEON:  Enabling Continental-Scale Ecological Forecasting
Brian Wee

The Ohio State University
Navigating the Critical Junctures:  What Works in Broadening Participation of Minorities in STEM
Dr. Terrell L. Strayhorn and Derrick Tillman-Kelly

Princeton University
Reconstructing the Response of the Polar Ocean to Past Climate Changes
Dr. Daniel M. Sigman

Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Mathematics and Climate Research
Dr. Hans G. Kaper
Georgetown University

Society for Research in Child Development
The Role of Families in Motivating Latino Youth to Pursue Science in High School
Dr. Sandra Simpkins
Arizona State University

Soil Science Society of America
Nitrous Oxide Emissions in Different Bioenergy Cropping Systems
Andrew McGowan

University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR)
National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)
From Inspiration to Impact:  Solving Weather, Transportation and Safety Challenges
Michael Henry and Cindy Schmidt

University of California
CREATE:  Collaborative Research & Education in Agricultural Technologies and Engineering
Karen McDonald and Lucas Arzola
University of California, Davis

UC Irvine Innovation in STEM Education
Michael McCarthy, Diane O'Dowd and Marc Madou
University of California, Irvine

The Diversity Project
Paul Barber and Alexis Jackson
University of California, Los Angeles

University of Michigan
CADRE:  A U-M Small Satellite for Exploring the Upper Atmosphere
Dr. Aaron Ridley

Vanderbilt University
The Promise of Haptics for Teaching Math to the Blind
Jenna Gorlewicz

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