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Importance of Basic Research to United States’ Competitveness

Full Committee Hearing
Date:  Wednesday, March 29, 2006
Time:  2:30 PM
Location:  SD

The Senate Commerce Committee’s Technology, Innovation, and Competitiveness Subcommittee has scheduled a hearing on the Importance of Basic Research to United States’ Competitiveness for Wednesday, March 29, 2006, at 2:30pm in room 562 of the Dirksen Building. This hearing will explore how basic research in the physical sciences impacts both long-term economic development in the United States and the ability of American industry to remain globally competitive.



Subcommittee Chairman John Ensign (R-Nev.) will preside.

Committee Members

  1. John Ensign

    Senator

Testimony

  1. William A. Jeffrey

    Director
    National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce

  2. Arden L. Bement

    Director
    National Science Foundation

Witness Panel 2

  1. Adam Drobot

    Chief Technology Officer
    Telcordia, Inc.

  2. Philip Ritter

    Senior Vice President and Manager of Public Affairs
    Texas Instruments, Inc.

  3. Steven Knapp

    Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs
    Johns Hopkins University

  4. Leonard Pietrafesa

    Chairman
    NOAA's Independent Science Advisory Board
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