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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: List of Open Session Speakers." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. The Importance of Chemical Research to the U.S. Economy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26568.
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Appendix C

List of Open Session Speakers

Committee Meeting 1: February 4 and 5, 2021

  • Joshua L. Rosenbloom, University of Iowa
  • Kevin Swift, American Chemistry Council
  • Thomas Connelly, American Chemical Society
  • Mary Maxon, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
  • Jeff Furman, Boston University

Public Session on Analyzing Financial Investments in the Chemical Sciences: April 2, 2021

  • Vinod Khosla, Khosla Ventures
  • Jennifer Shieh, U.S. Small Business Administration, Office of Investment and Innovation, Office of Innovation and Technology
  • Johanna Wolfson, Prime Impact Fund
  • John Jankowski, National Science Foundation/National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics

Public Session on Funding Mechanisms: April 28, 2021

  • Michael Yonas, Pittsburgh Foundation
  • Adam Kuspa, Welch Foundation

Committee Meeting 4: May 5, 2021

  • Alexa Dembek, DuPont
  • David McConville, ExxonMobil Chemical Company
  • Neil Hawkins, Erb Family Foundation

Public Session on Corporate Perspectives: May 17, 2021

  • Bob Maughon, SABIC
  • Darlene Solomon, Agilent
Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: List of Open Session Speakers." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. The Importance of Chemical Research to the U.S. Economy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26568.
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Public Session on Chemistry Education: June 14, 2021

  • Debra Rolison, Naval Research Laboratory
  • Ginger Shultz, University of Michigan

Public Session on Energy: June 28, 2021

  • Jennifer Wilcox, Fossil Energy and Carbon Management, Department of Energy
  • Andrea Ramirez, Delft University of Technology
  • T. Alan Hatton, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Maurits van Tol, Johnson Matthey
  • Bill Tumas, National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  • Nathan Lewis, California Institute of Technology

Public Session on Materials: July 1, 2021

  • Elsa Reichmanis, Lehigh University
  • Karthish Manthiram, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Andre Benard, Michigan State University
  • Richard Venditti, North Carolina State University

Public Session on Automation: July 7, 2021

  • Pierre Baldi, University of California, Irvine
  • Kevin Naidoo, University of Cape Town
  • Connor Coley, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
  • Song Lin, Cornell University
  • Corey Stephenson, University of Michigan
  • Doug Fuerst, GlaxoSmithKline
  • Martin Burke, University of Illinois
  • Ying Wang, AbbVie
  • Billy Bardin, Dow

Public Session on Economics: July 8, 2021

  • Adeliene van Tol-Koutstaal, Freeline, European Patent Attorney, Dutch Patent Attorney

Public Session on Pharmaceuticals and Agrochemistry: July 29, 2021

  • Derek Lowe, Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research
  • Vid Hegde, Corteva Agriscience

Public Panel on Education: August 3, 2021

  • Polly Arnold, University of California, Berkeley

Committee Meeting 7: August 6, 2021

  • Bindu Nair, U.S. Department of Defense
  • Anne Fischer, Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
  • David Christian (Chris) Hassell, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: List of Open Session Speakers." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. The Importance of Chemical Research to the U.S. Economy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26568.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix C: List of Open Session Speakers." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2022. The Importance of Chemical Research to the U.S. Economy. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/26568.
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Chemistry plays a pivotal role in the strength of the U.S. economy and the advancement of humankind. Chemists' achievements include life-saving pharmaceuticals, advanced energy solutions, improved agricultural productivity, and novel materials used in products from clothing to electronic devices. The many sectors reliant on the U.S. chemical economy account for about 25% of the U.S. GDP and support 4.1 million U.S. jobs. However, a new and evolving chemistry landscape requires changes with regard to funding, training, and a focus on integrating sustainability into manufacturing, product usage, and product disposal.

This report identifies strategies and options for research investments that will support U.S. leadership while considering environmental sustainability and developing a diverse chemical economy workforce with equitable opportunities for all chemistry talent. The report recommends that funding agencies and philanthropic organizations who support the chemical sciences fund as large a breadth of fundamental research projects as possible. Chemical industry and their partners at universities, scientific research institutions, and national laboratories should align the objectives of fundamental research to directly assist with new practices toward environmental stewardship, sustainability, and clean energy. Additionally, the report recommends that funding agencies make substantial investment toward education research to enable innovative ways of teaching about emerging concepts, tools and technologies.

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