ADVANCING THE FRONTIERS OF RESEARCH: THE FUTURE OF THE RESEARCH ENTERPRISE
NationalScienceFoundation
Dr. Sethuraman PanchanathanDirector, National Science FoundationCouncil on Government Relations
February 25, 2021
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Promote the
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To promote the progress of science;to advance the national health, prosperity,
and welfare; and to secure the national defense.
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EmergingOpportunitiesCuriosity
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EmergingOpportunitiesCuriosity
Driven Research
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Biotech&
BioeconomyResilience
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EmergingOpportunitiesCuriosity
Driven Research
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Biotech&
BioeconomyResilience
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A.I. in Every State
Research Centers
EmergingOpportunitiesCuriosity
Driven Research
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LearningEverywhere
Biotech&
BioeconomyResilience
National Quantum Platform
A.I. in Every State
Research Centers
EmergingOpportunitiesCuriosity
Driven Research
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EmpoweringSociety
LearningEverywhere
Biotech&
BioeconomyResilience
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A.I. in Every State
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EmergingOpportunitiesCuriosity
Driven Research
Advancing the Frontiers of Science
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Emerging Talent @ Scale
We need to inspire new generations across all communities to explore the wonders waiting to be discovered.
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Missing Millions
x 100,000 additional people needed in 2030 for the S&E workforce to be representative of the U.S. population
Black or African American
Hispanic or Latino
Women
x 100,000 people in 2020 in the S&E workforce
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INTERNET COMMERCIALIZATION
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NSF NET
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BEYOND
NSFNET ENABLES EXPLORATORY RESEARCH AT UNIVERSITIES
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1999LIGO DETECTORS COMPLETED
1970sRESEARCH TO
PROVE THE THEORY OF GRAVITATIONAL
WAVES BEGINS
GRAVITATIONAL WAVES DETECTED 2015
LIGO ENABLES FURTHER
EXPLORATION2020 TODAY
ENHANCED QUANTUM SENSING CAPABILITIES
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ROADMAP FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING CONFERENCE
2009
1970s
NSF BEGINS SUPPORTING COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN
1989
(1989-1996) NSF’S STRATEGIC MANUFACTURING INITIATIVE
1986
NSF MAKES THE FIRST ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING AWARD
Knowledge Leads to Action
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