National Science Board will meet virtually February 23 - 24, 2022

February 17, 2022

The National Science Board (NSB) will meet virtually February 23 – 24, 2022 to address science and engineering policy issues relevant to the National Science Foundation (NSF). The Sunshine Act notice and the meeting agenda provide details. NSB committees are convening prior to the Board meeting and their respective agendas are available on NSB’s meetings page.

Public meeting highlights are below and will be livestreamed via YouTube and recorded for later viewing on NSB’s YouTube channel. Links for each meeting day are below. 

This meeting’s closed agenda items include the fiscal year 2023 budget, plans for the new directorate, and the agency’s strategy for its Office of International Science and Engineering.   

WEDNESDAY, February 23: https://youtu.be/A643zjcFb1o

The meeting kicks off at 11 a.m. with remarks from NSB Chair Ellen Ochoa followed by NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan, who will give a presentation highlighting current NSF-funded science. At 11:55 a.m., NSF’s Office of Integrative Activities Office Head Alicia Knoedler will give a presentation about NSF initiatives to promote diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility in STEM, followed by discussion with the Board.

1 – 1:45 p.m.: Discussion with Stefanie Tompkins, Director, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency

From 2:45 – 3:45 p.m., NSB committees and working groups will summarize their recent meetings.

THURSDAY, February 24: https://youtu.be/cXGvg8ESQCE

1:00 – 2:15 p.m.:  Innovation Partnerships Across the U.S.

NSB member and IBM Senior Vice President and Director of Research Darío Gil will host a panel discussion in which speakers will share data and insights on “what works” to create public/private partnerships that leverage regional scientific and technical expertise and interest, catalyze regional workforce development, and are sustainable long term. The panel is part of a series to raise awareness of challenges in STEM and inform progress toward NSB’s Vision 2030.

Panelists:

Simon Johnson, Professor of Entrepreneurship, MIT Sloan School of Management. His most recent book, with Jon Gruber is Jump-Starting America: How Breakthrough Science Can Revive Economic Growth and the American Dream. In 2007-08 he was chief economist at the International Monetary Fund.

Douglas Grose, Chairman of NY CREATES which partners with SUNY Polytechnic Institute in creating the Northeast Advanced Technological Education Center, focused on workplace development. Grose worked at IBM’s Technology Products Division for over 20 years.

Henry (Hank) Webber, nationally recognized higher education and community and economic development leader. As Executive Vice Chancellor for Civic Affairs and Strategic Planning, he helped strengthen Missouri’s Washington University as a teaching, research, and patient care leader, including the establishment of the Cortex Innovation Community.

Barbara Helland, Associate Director, DOE Office of Science’s Advanced Scientific Computing Research program. She served as the Executive Director of the COVID-19 High Performance Computing Consortium and, prior to DOE, developed and managed computational science educational programs at Krell Institute.

About the National Science Board
The NSB identifies issues critical to NSF’s future, establishes its policies, and serves as co-head of agency with the NSF Director. The Board also advises the President and Congress on policy matters related to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) and STEM education. Selected for their distinguished service and accomplishments in academia, government, and the private sector, the Board’s 24 presidentially appointed members are leaders in STEM research and education.

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