Clinton's science advisor top industry & university scientists to discuss nations science policy at MIT on Feb. 7

Dr. Gibbons, Cornell President, MIT Provost, DuPont Scientist To Hold News Conference at Noon

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Cambridge, MA--In a time of shrinking government budgets, declining industrial research, and hard questions posed by the near Republican Congress, Dr. Charles Vest, president of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has called together President Clinton's science advisor and top scientists from industry and universities for a Feb. 7 forum on the nation's science policy.

The keynote address by Dr. John H. Gibbons, assistant to the president for science and technologv will come hours after President Hill Clinton submits his budget to Congress on Monday. Dr. Gibbol1sl address will discuss the budget proposals on science and developments since the administrations policy papers "Science in the National Interest," was issued last August.

The all-dav follows "Science in the National Interest: A Shared Commitments will be held in the Bates Theater in the Wiesner Building on Ames Street Among the participants will be Dr. Ciibbons' predecessor D. Allan Bromley, who was the science advisor to fbrrller President George Bush and is now the dean of engineering at Yale University.

The program begins at 10 awns with MIT Chairman Paul E. Gray who will discuss briefly the developments in national selence policy over the past S0 years. MIT Dean of Science Robert J. Birgeneau will discuss the background of the program. Provost Wrighton will introduce Dr. Gibloons and chair the discussion following responses from Dr. Miller of DuPont and Dr. Rhodes of Cornell.

NEWS CONFERENCE:

Speakers:
  • 12:00 noon, Tuesday, Feb. 7, MIT location is to be announced.
  • Dr. John H. Gibbons,
  • Cornell University President Frank EI.T. Rhodes
  • MIT Provost Stark S. Wrighton, and
  • DuPont Senior Vice President Joseph A. Miller.

    "Basic Research and Industry: Perspectives on tlle Life, Physical and Inforlllation Sciences" is the early afternoon program from 1:15 lo 3:30 pm Chairing the panel will be Halward University IDean Jeremy R. Knowles, dean of the faculty of arts and sciences. The speakers:

  • Dr. Leon E. Rosenberg, president, Bristol-Myers Squibb Pharmaceutical Research Institute
  • Professor Phillp A. Sharp, Nobel 1auleate, head of the 1NIIT Department of HiolosJy
  • Dr. John P. McTatgue, vice president, technical affairs) Fold Motor Co.
  • Professor George M. Wllitesides, Mallinckrodt Professor of chemistry, Harvard University
  • Dr. William F. Brinlcman, vice president, physical sciences research, AT&T Bell Laboratolies
  • Dr. Anita K. Joiles, director, defense research and engineering, lobs Department Of IZetense

    • "Education for OUr Future Industrial Needs" is the topic of the progranl from 3:45 to t:15 pm, chaired by Dr. M.RC. Greenwood, associate director for science, US Office of Science and Technology Policy. Speakers wili be:

  • Dr. Sheila Tolrias, consLlltant, Research Corporation Tucson, Ariz.
  • Dr. Jarnes L. Elincents chairman and chief executive officer, Biogen, Inc. Cambridge Mass.
  • Professor D. Allan Bromley, dean of engineering, Yale University and iomler science advisor

    • MIT Professor Ernest J. Moniz, head of the physics department, will moderate a discussion front 5:15 until 6 pln, when MIT President Charles M. Vest will give closing remarks.

    Scanned, OCRed, and converted to hypertext by Jeremy Hylton, 4 Feb 1994.