MEETING 1
JUNE 7-8, 2011
HOTEL PALOMAR
WASHINGTON, D.C.
STEM Workforce Development for the Department of Defense
Zachary Lemnios, Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
STEM Education, Skills, Capabilities and Capacity Needs for the Department of Defense
Laura Adolfie, Director, STEM Development
Office Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
Air Force STEM Study
Daniel Talmage, Program Officer
Air Force Studies Board
National Research Council
Assessment of Civilian Science and Engineering Workforce in DOD Laboratories
Jocelyn M. Seng, Research Staff Member, Science and Technology Division
Institute for Defense Analyses
Exploration of the Department of Defense’s Civilian Acquisition Workforce
Susan M. Gates, Director
Kauffman-RAND Institute for Entrepreneurship Public Policy
WORKSHOP ON SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS (STEM)
WORKFORCE NEEDS FOR THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND THE U.S. DEFENSE
INDUSTRIAL BASE
AUGUST 1-2, 2011
THE WATERVIEW CONFERENCE CENTER
ARLINGTON, VIRGINIA
STEM Workforce Needs for U.S. DOD and Defense Industry Base
Charles M. Vest, President
National Academy of Engineering
Purpose and Plan
Norman R. Augustine and C.D. (Dan) Mote, Committee Co-chairs
Committee on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Workforce Needs for the U.S.
Department of Defense and the U.S. Defense Industrial Base
Building the Future Technical Workforce for the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Defense Industrial Base
Zachary J. Lemnios, Assistant Secretary of Defense Research & Engineering
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense Research & Engineering
Panel I: Emerging Science and Technology in the Next 15 years
Introductory Talks
Emerging Science and Technology in the Life Sciences
Donald Burke, Dean, Graduate School of Public Health
University of Pittsburgh
S&T That Will Impact DOD Over the Next 15 Years
Anthony Tether, President
The Sequoia Group
Distinguished Fellow, Council on Competitiveness
Panel I Discussion
Moderator: Frances Ligler
U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
Thomas Russell, Director
Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Workforce Needs for the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Defense Industrial Base
Lyle Schwartz
American Society for Materials, Materials Educational Foundation
Emerging Science and Technology in Next 15 Years
John Sommerer, Space Department Head
Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory
Leonard Buckley, Director, Science and Technology Division
Institute for Defense Analyses
Panel II: Estimating Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Workforce Needs Under Future Scenarios
Introductory Talk
STEM Workforce Needs of the U.S. Department of Defense: Background Data
Rolf Lehming
Director, Science and Engineering Indicators
National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics
National Science Foundation
Panel II Discussion
Moderator: Anita Jones
University of Virginia
Selected Studies
Leif Peterson, Managing Partner
Advanced HR Concepts & Solutions
Data Sources on the STEM Workforce
Dixie Sommers, Assistant Commissioner of Labor Statistics
U.S. Department of Labor
National Academies Workshop “Estimating STEM Workforce Needs Under Future Scenarios”
John Fischer, Director, Laboratories Office
Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense Research and Engineering
NDIA STEM Workforce Division
Edward Swallow, Vice President, Business Development
Northrop Grumman Corporation
Chairman, STEM Workforce Division
National Defense Industrial Association
Panel III: Limitations to Meeting Workforce Needs of Department of Defense (DOD) and the Industrial Base
Introductory Talk
The New STEM Labor Market Segmentation: Implications for Meeting Workforce Needs of DoD and the Industrial Base
Harold Salzman, Professor of Public Policy
Rutgers University
Panel III Discussion
Moderator: Sharon Levin
University of Missouri-St. Louis
What Are Labor Shortages and How Do They Arise?
Burt Barnow, Amsterdam Professor of Public Service and Economics, Trachtenberg
School of Public Policy and Public Administration
George Washington University
Employment in STEM Occupations
Dixie Sommers, Assistant Commissioner of Labor Statistics
U.S. Department of Labor
Stay Rates of Foreign Doctorate Recipients
Mike Finn, Economist
Oak Ridge Institute for Science Education
Rick Stephens, Senior Vice President Human Resources and Administration
The Boeing Company
Panel IV: Institutional Capacity in Education and the DOD
Investments Needed to Ensure a Sufficient Workforce
Introductory Talk
Creating a More STEM Capable DOD Workforce
Carl Wieman; Associate Director for Science
Office of Science and Technology Policy
Panel IV Discussion
Moderator: Daniel Oliver
Naval Postgraduate School
Katrina McFarland, President
Defense Acquisition University
STEM Workforce Needs of DOD and the U.S. Defense Industrial Base
Wes Harris, Charles Stark Draper Professor of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Associate Provost
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Do We Have Capacity?
Paul Gaffney, President
Monmouth University
The Undereducated American
S. James Gates, Jr.
John S. Toll Professor of Physics, and Director of Center for String and Particle Theory University of Maryland, College Park
Panel V: Ensuring an Adequate Workforce Capability in an Uncertain Future
Introductory Talk
DOD STEM Planning in Uncertain Times
Ruth David, President
ANSER
Panel V Discussion
Moderator: Robert Hermann
National Academy of Engineering
David Chu, President
Institute for Defense Analyses
Jennifer Byrne, Vice President, Corporate Engineering and Technology
Lockheed Martin
Vallen Emery, Outreach Program Manager
U.S. Army Research Laboratory
Katherine McGrady, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
CNA
MEETING 2
AUGUST 3, 2011
KECK CENTER OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Closed Meeting
MEETING 3
SEPTEMBER 18-19, 2011
KECK CENTER OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Panel Discussion of Service-Specific S&T Needs
Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in the Air Force
Mark Maybury, Chief Scientist
U.S. Air Force
DoN STEM Efforts
Larry Schuette, Director of Innovation
U.S. Office of Naval Research
STEM: It’s Not Just Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics
Marilyn Freeman, Deputy Assistant Secretary
U.S. Army
Scott Fish, Chief Scientist
U.S. Army
Presentations
DOD STEM Workforce: Government, Industry and Academia
Jacques Gansler, Professor and Roger C. Lipitz Chair
Director, Center for Public Policy and Private Enterprise, School of Public Policy
University of Maryland
The National Security Imperative for Global S&T Engagement
Gerald Epstein, Center for Science, Technology and Security Policy
American Association for the Advancement of Science
AFMC Commander’s Perspective on STEM
General Donald J. Hoffman
Air Force Materiel Command
MEETING 4
NOVEMBER 1-2, 2011
KECK CENTER OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Thoughts on Estimating Long Term Science and Engineering (S&E) Workforce Needs
Timothy Coffey
National Defense University
Bureau of Labor Statistics Projections: Overview of Methods and Results
Dixie Sommers, Assistant Commissioner of Labor Statistics
Bureau of Labor Statistics
DOD Civilian Personnel Perspective on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
Pasquale (Pat) Tamburrino, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense
Civilian Personnel Policy
Welcome and Purpose of Meeting
Norman R. Augustine and C. Dan Mote, Committee Co-Chairs
Committee on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Workforce Needs for the U.S.
Department of Defense and the U.S. Defense Industrial Base
From PE to EE: A Naval Postgraduate School Study of Turning Non-Technical Undergraduate Majors into Technical Program Graduates
Daniel Oliver, President
Naval Postgraduate School
Global Innovation Network and Engineering Workforce (video teleconference)
Vivek Wadhwa, Visiting Scholar, School of Information
University of California, Berkeley
National Academy of Engineering and National Research Council Study Committee
Emily DeRocco, President
The Manufacturing Institute
Community Colleges: Fast Facts
Ronald Williams, Committee Member
Committee on Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Workforce Needs for the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Defense Industrial Base
Projects of Education Demand for the STEM Future Workforce
Nicole Smith, Senior Economist
Georgetown University
MEETING 5
MARCH 7-8, 2012
KECK CENTER OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Closed Meeting
MEETING 6
MAY 7-8, 2012
KECK CENTER OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES
WASHINGTON, D.C.
Closed Meeting
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