NSF & Congress
Hearings - Testimony and Summaries

NSF HEARINGS - 111th CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION

Date: Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Time: 1:00 p.m.
Location: 2360 Rayburn House Office Building
Hearing: The Importance of Technology in an Economic Recovery
Committee: House of Representatives Committee on Small Business
Witnesses: Dr. Kesh Narayanan, Director, Division of Industrial Innovation & Partnerships, NSF
OLPA Staff Contact: Karen Pearce

Date: Thursday, March 19, 2009
Time: 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Location: 2318 Rayburn House Office Building (Webcast)
Hearing: "Follow the Money: Accountability and Transparency in Recovery Act Science Funding"
Committee: House Committee on Science and Technology, Subcommittee on Investigations and Oversight
Witnesses: Panel One: Dr. Cora Marrett, Senior Accountability Officer, NSF; Mr. Ron Spoehel, Chief Financial Officer, NASA; Ms. Ellen Herbst, Senior Official for Recovery Implementation, U.S. Department of Commerce; Mr. Matthew Rogers, Senior Advisor, U.S. Department of Energy
Panel Two: Mr. Tim Cross, Interim Inspector General, NSF; Mr. Todd Zinser, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Commerce; Mr. Gregory H. Friedman, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Energy; Ms. Patricia Dalton, Managing Director, Natural Resources and Environment Division, U.S. Government Accountability Office
OLPA Staff Contact: Tony Gibson

Date: Thursday, March 12, 2009
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: 253 Russell Senate Office Building
Hearing: Climate Change
Committee: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation
Witnesses: Dr. Timothy Killeen, Assistant Director, Geosciences Directorate
OLPA Staff Contact: Tony Gibson

Date: Thursday, February 26, 2009
Time: 10:00 a.m.
Location: 2318 Rayburn House Office Building
Hearing: Beyond the Classroom: Informal STEM Education
Committee: House Subcommittee on Research and Science Education - Summary
Witnesses: Dr. Joan Ferrini-Mundy, Director, Division of Research and Learning in Formal and Informal Settings, NSF; Dr. Phillip Bell, Co-Chair of the National Academies report on "Learning Science in Informal Environments: People, Places, and Pursuits"; Ms. Andrea Ingram, Vice President of Education and Guest Experiences, Museum of Science and Industry-Chicago; and Mr. Robert Lippincott, Senior Vice President for Education, PBS
OLPA Staff Contact: Karen Pearce

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