FY 2011 Budget Request Remarks

Arlington, VA
Also see: the slides.

Reception Remarks, 2008 National Medal of Science and National Medal of Technology and Innovation Awards

Washington, DC

"Scientific Collections: Preserving Our Heritage of Discovery, Enriching Our Legacy to the Future"

Washington, DC

"Science, Policy and the Public"

Washington, DC

Two Score and More: A Lifetime of Learning for Keeping Engineers at the Fore

Arlington, Virginia
Also see: the slides.

Presentation of the NSF FY 2010 Budget Request

Arlington, VA

"Faster, Stronger, Higher: Expanding the Benefits of U.S.-Japan Science Cooperation," Hotel New Otani

Tokyo, Japan

"U.S. National Committee on Theoretical and Applied Mechanics"

Washington, DC

"Leadership in Science and Engineering: Seeing the World From Three Viewpoints," Symposium on "Leadership and the Eye for Innovation," Tulane University

New Orleans, Louisiana

"In the Barash Tradition: Imagining the Shape of Things to Come," Moshe M. Barash Distinguished Lecture, Purdue University

West Lafayette, IN
Also see: the slides.

NSF Celebration of Black History Month--Introduction of Dr. Vincent Hutchings

Arlington, VA

"International Research Facilities and Infrastructure: Advancing Our Common Commitments, Symposium "Internationalization of Science: Looking Forward," AAAS Annual Meeting

Chicago, Illinois
Also see: the slides.

"Martin Luther King Jr. Day Commemoration"

Arlington, Virginia

"Engineers as Strategic Visionaries"

Brasilia, Brazil

"Energy, Environment and Economy: Can Science Help?", University of Toledo

Toledo, Ohio

"Our Water, Our Future," Forum on Cutting-Edge Technologies for Water Services: Applications in Africa, U.S. State Department, Loy Henderson Room

Washington, DC

NSF Awards Ceremony, National Rural Electric Cooperative Association Building

Arlington, Virginia

"Pay it Forward," Graduate Commencement Address, University of California, Irvine

Irvine, California

"Commencement: It's Only the Beginning," Commencement Address, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy

Aurora, Illinois

"Climate Change: Challenges and Priorities for Basic Research"

Tokyo, Japan
Also see: the slides.

"Science and Technology in the 21st Century: How Can America Continue to Compete?", National Medal of Science Symposium, Northwestern University

Evanston, IL

" The Criticality of Proof: Not Just Words, But Bones," University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archeology and Anthropology

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

"From My Crystal Ball: The Coming Revolution in Science and Humanity," Research Recognition Dinner, Florida State University

Tallahassee, Florida

Presentation of the NSF FY 2009 Budget Request to Congress

Arlington, VA
Also see: the slides.

"Slowing Down Is Not an Option," URA Council of Presidents Annual Meeting and Policy Forum, National Academy of Sciences

Washington, DC

Opening Remarks, Reception for the 2006 Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers Recipients

Arlington, VA

"Cyberinfrastructure Supports Science Into the Future", Graduate Research Fellows Cyberinfrastructure Workshop

Arlington, VA

"NSF Partnerships In--And Out Of--The Classroom", Remarks at Drew University

Madison, NJ

Remarks, NSF Symposium on Cyber-Enabled Discovery and Innovation

Troy, NY

Welcome Remarks, NSF Polymer Workshop: Interdisciplinary, Globally Leading Polymer Science and Engineering

Arlington, VA

"Blazing a Bold Trail for Education," 2007 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program, Teachers Recognition Dinner

Washington, DC

"Crossing Frontiers in a Connected World," Remarks, Korea Science and Engineering Foundation, 30th Anniversary Symposium

Seoul, Korea
Also see: the slides.

Remarks to the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) Board Meeting

Bethesda, MD

Testimony Before the Senate Commerce, Science & Transportation Committee's Subcommittee on Technology, Innovation, and Competitiveness

Washington, DC

"Collaboration for Innovation," International Workshop on Scientific Challenges of New Functionality in Glass

Washington, DC

Testimony on NSF's FY '08 Budget Request, Before the House Science and Technology Committee Subcommittee on Research and Science Education

Washington, DC

"Arctic Science: What We Can Do, We Must Do," Arctic Science Summit Week 2007, Science Day Symposium, Dartmouth College

Hanover, New Hampshire
Also see: the slides.

Testimony on the NSF FY '08 Budget, Before the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies

Washington, DC

Testimony on the NSF 2008 Fiscal Year Budget, Before the House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies

Washington, DC

Introductory Remarks for the International Polar Year Opening Ceremony at the National Academy of Sciences

Washington, DC

Remarks, FY 2008 Budget Presentation

Arlington, VA
Also see: the slides.

"Shaping the Cyberinfrastructure Revolution," Designing Cyberinfrastructure for Collaboration and Innovation, National Academies of Science

Washington, DC

"Transformative Research: The Artistry and Alchemy of the 21st Century", Texas Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science Fourth Annual Conference

Austin, Texas

"When the Jobs in the Nation Change, So Does the Job of the Scientist," Inaugural Civic Scientist Distinguished Lecture Series, Baker Institute, Rice University

Houston, Texas

Testimony on International Polar Year

Before the Senate Committees on Commerce and on Foreign Relations

Testimony on National Academy of Sciences report on Federal Icebreaking Missions

Before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation

Testimony on Fundamental Nanotechnology Research: The Key to Finding the Promise and Minimizing the Peril

Before the House Committee on Science

Testimony on International Polar Year

Before the House Committee on Science Subcommittee on Research

"Change Happens: Globalization and Technology Policy," Symposium: Impact of Globalization on Technology Policy, 50th Anniversary of Polymer Chemistry Doctoral Program

Akron, OH

Luncheon Remarks, International Conference on Engineering Education

San Juan, Puerto Rico

"From Commitment to Engagement: How Industry Can Cultivate Competitiveness," Digital Dialogue Forum

Washington, DC

"Engineering Education: Finding the Road to Change," American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference

Chicago, IL

"Cyberinfrastructure's Central Role in Building a Wise Crowd," TeraGrid All-Hands Meeting

Indianapolis, Indiana
Also see: the slides.

"International Cooperation, The Future of Science and Engineering," National Natural Science Foundation of China 20th Anniversary Celebration

Beijing, China
Also see: the slides.

"Energy, the Essential Resource: Crafting its Benign Future," Conference on Scientific Challenges for Energy Research, OECD Global Science Forum

Paris, France
Also see: the slides.

"Collaboration and Competition: What Can Governments Do?," G8 Heads of Research Councils Meeting

Paris, France
Also see: the slides.

"Opinion: An Invitation to Transform the Classroom," NSTA Reports, National Science Teachers Association

Guest Editorial

"Progress, Prosperity and the Cyberinfrastructure," ComputerWorld

Guest Editorial

Testimony on the National Science Foundation and Science Priorities

Before the Senate Commerce Committee's Subcommittee on Science and Space

"Crossing Borders to Advance the Frontier: NSF's Role in International Outreach," American Physical Society Meeting

Dallas, Texas

Testimony on K-12 Science and Math Education Across Federal Agencies

Before the House Science Committee

Testimony on the Importance of Basic Research to United States' Competitiveness

Before the Senate Commerce Committee's Technology, Innovation, and Competitiveness Subcommittee

Testimony on the NSF FY 2007 Budget Request

Before the House Committee on Appropriations' Subcommittee on Science, the Departments of State, Justice, Commerce, and Related Agencies

Testimony on S. 2198, Protecting America's Competitive Edge (PACE) Act

Before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee's Subcommittee on Education and Early Childhood Education

Testimony, The National Science Foundation's FY 2007 Budget Request

Before the House Science Committee

"Science and Engineering's Human Resource Challenge," Remarks, URA Council of Presidents Annual Meeting

Washington, DC

Remarks, FY 2007 Budget Presentation

Arlington, VA
Also see: the slides.

"Un-Common Sense: Recipe for a Cyber Planet," Remarks, NCSA 20th Anniversary Distinguished Lecture

Urbana, IL

"The Future of Engineering, Science & Mathematics: Who Will Lead?" Remarks, 50th Anniversary Celebration, Harvey Mudd College

Claremont, CA

Association of Independent Technological Universities (AITU) Annual Meeting, After Dinner Remarks

Palm Desert, CA

Remarks, Setting the Agenda for 21st Century Science

Council of Scientific Society Presidents

"A Conversation with the NSF Director," Remarks, NASULGC 118th Annual Meeting Luncheon

Washington, DC

"Understanding Species Diversity on Earth: Unifying Field, Museum and Laboratory Scientists in Global Biodiversity Study, " Remarks, Joint DGF-NSF Workshop

Washington, DC

"Partnerships at the Frontier," Remarks, Accelerating Innovation Foundation Conference 2005

Washington, DC
Also see: the slides.

Remarks to the Materials World Network Symposium

Cancun, Mexico

Remarks at Dedication of New Terascale System, Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center

Pittsburgh, PA

"Global Connections: National Science Foundation International Programs and Activities," Remarks, Global Conference of Environment, Science, Technology and Health Officers, U.S. Department of State

Washington, DC
Also see: the slides.

Opening Remarks, 2004 Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers

Arlington, VA

Closing Remarks, 2004 Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers

Washington, DC

Testimony, Scientific Research Conducted by Civilian Agencies to Support the Nation's Homeland Security Mission

Before the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation, Subcommittee on Disaster Prevention and Prediction

Remarks, 30th Annual AAAS Forum on Science and Technology Policy

Washington, DC

"The Shifting Plate Tectonics of Science," American Ceramic Society, Frontiers of Science and Society, Rustum Roy Lecture

Baltimore, MD
Also see: the slides.

American Mathematical Society's Committee on Science Policy

Washington, DC

"From Concept to Confluence: Framing our Cyberinfrastructure," SBE/CISE Shared Cyberinfrastructure Workshop, Closing Dinner Remarks, Airlie Center

Warrenton, VA

Testimony, The National Science Foundation's FY 2006 Budget

Before the House Appropriations Committee's Science, State, Justice, and Commerce, and Related Agencies Subcommittee

Dinner Remarks to EPSCoR Coalition

Washington, DC

"Government's Role in Industrial R&D," AAAS Annual Meeting, Symposium on Industrial Research Trends

Washington, DC

Announcement of FY 2006 Budget Request to Congress

Arlington, VA
Also see: the slides.

"From New Sight to Foresight: The Long View on the Environment"

Address to National Council for Science and the Environment
Also see: the slides.

Testimony, U.S. Tsunami Warning System

Before the United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Science & Transportation

"From Sorcerer's Apprentice to Wizard of Change," Commencement Address

Colorado School of Mines

"The Conduct of Science Is Not What It Used to Be," Address to Instituto Politecnico Nacional

Mexico City, Mexico
Also see: the slides.

"The Conduct of Science Is Not What It Used to Be," Address to Philosophical Society of Washington, Cosmos Club

Washington, DC
Also see: the slides.

Remarks to the ATE National Principal Investigator's Conference, "Emerging and Converging Technologies"

Washington, DC

Remarks, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center

St. Louis, MO

Remarks, NSF Regional Grants Conference

Washington University

"The Role of Science in Earth Observations," Remarks, Forum on Earth Observation, Ronald Reagan Center

Washington, DC

"Science Connects: How Discovery Drives Our Global Future," Remarks at Washington State University, Campus-Wide Address

Pullman, WA
Also see: the slides.

Remarks, Release of "Science for the 21st Century," Report by the National Science and Technology Council

Washington, DC

Remarks, International Polar Year 2007-2008: Implementation Workshop, National Academy of Sciences

Washington, DC

Remarks, NSF Plans for Computational Science and Cyberinfrastructure, President's Information Technology Advisory Committee

Washington, DC
Also see: the slides.

Testimony, Before the VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Subcommittee of the House Appropriations Committee on the National Science Foundation's FY 2005 Budget

Washington, DC

"Diminishing Dimensions and Vanishing Boundaries: Endless Possibilities," Remarks, American Society for Engineering Education, 2004 Engineering Deans Institute, Opening Session: "The Changing Dimensions of Engineering"

New Orleans, LA

Testimony, Before the U.S. House of Representatives, Committee on Science on The Green Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2004

Washington, DC

Testimony, Before the VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Subcommittee of the Senate Appropriations Committee on the National Science Foundation's FY 2005 Budget

Washington, DC