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The Department of Energy recently announced $12 million in funding for geothermal technologies that can exploit resources out of the reach of most conventional techniques. Such efforts require a type of research that can produce a practical solution rather than just contribute to the body of knowledge on a specific topic. While basic research has its place, the government […]
Sethuraman Panchanathan is the 15th director of the National Science Foundation, an independent government agency that supports non-government science and engineering. NSF is tasked with advancing all fields of scientific discovery, technological innovation and science, technology, engineering and mathematics education. Panchanathan was nominated by former President Donald Trump for the role and unanimously confirmed by […]
Elizabeth Martinez Mahan, a health care sector veteran of more than 25 years, serves as executive vice president at Atlas Research, a management consulting company based in Washington, D.C. As EVP, Martinez Mahan works across the Department of Veterans enterprise to improve the government’s health and benefits services, better manage resources and incorporate best practices, […]
Owen Brown is the vice president for research and development at Scientific Systems Company Inc., a Woburn, Massachusetts-based company that develops advanced technologies for navigation, mission planning and autonomy systems. Brown is in charge of the strategic development and implementation of Scientific Systems’ programs across areas such as robotics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, computer vision […]
Patrick Baker has been serving as the director of the Army Combat Capabilities Development Command since December 2019. DEVCOM is an organization focused on creating, integrating and delivering technology-enabled solutions to soldiers. It is part of the Army Research Laboratory, the service’s sole fundamental research laboratory whose research spans areas such as weapons, sensors, electron […]
Nelson Pedreiro is a long-time Lockheed Martin executive currently serving as the vice president of the company’s Advanced Technology Center. Pedreiro has been the VP of ATC, a research lab for Lockheed Martin Space, for more than three years. His responsibilities include overseeing technology development and transition into spacecraft and missile products, according to his […]
Michele Flournoy is the co-founder and former chief executive officer of the Center for a New American Security, a Washington, D.C.-based bipartisan nonprofit that focuses on developing policies concerning national security and defense. Currently, Flournoy serves as chair of the CNAS Board of Directors. She co-founded CNAS in 2007 and served as president until 2009, […]
Christine Wormuth is a center director at RAND Corporation, a nonprofit research organization that develops solutions to public policy challenges. Wormuth is in charge of the International Security and Defense Policy Center, a RAND research arm dedicated to informing leaders’ decision-making related to national and international security. Her work spans a wide range of national […]
Ashton Carter serves as the director of the Robert and Renee Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, a research center within the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. The Belfer Center serves as the faculty’s hub for international security and diplomacy, environmental and resource issues and science and technology policy. The […]
Lawrence Muscant joined the Foundation for Defense of Democracies in January 2014 as its senior vice president. FDD is a nonprofit think tank focused on national security and foreign policy research. Since its founding after the 9/11 attacks, FDD has worked with the Bush, Obama, Trump and Biden administrations. The organization’s work includes conducting non-partisan […]
