Press Statement from Dr. France A. Córdova at G7 Science Ministerial Meeting

The United States recognizes that science and technology are critical to achieving our highest priorities: national security, economic growth, and job creation. The ingenuity of our research community, in partnership with the government and the private sector, has built an innovation ecosystem whose successes originate with investments in basic research. The history of science is ... Read More»

Opening Statement by Dr. France Córdova at G7 Science Ministerial Meeting

Good morning, and thank for the opportunity to address the 2017 G7 Science Ministerial. I am France Córdova, Director of the National Science Foundation. I am honored to represent the United States of America today. I would like to extend my deepest gratitude to Minister Fedeli and the Government of Italy for hosting us in ... Read More»

G7 Science Session 3 Statement: Research Infrastructure

The United States agrees that maintaining and modernizing research infrastructure is critical to getting the best value out of research and development investments. State-of-the-art research infrastructure provides us with unique capabilities, ensuring that the science and technology workforce has the capabilities it needs to conduct world-leading research. As we noted in session 2, innovative partnership ... Read More»

G7 Science Session 2 Statement: Innovation

The United States recognizes that investments in fundamental research can lead to emerging technologies, and create ingredients important for innovation ecosystems to thrive.  It is a goal to expand the number and diversity of innovation ecosystems, and one way to do this is through a variety and diversity of partnerships. In the United States, government ... Read More»

Remarks by Dr. France A. Córdova at a Joint Press Conference by the LIGO Scientific Collaboration and the Virgo Gravitational-Wave Observatory

Thank you, Director Ferrini, and thank you all for joining us for today’s press conference. Today marks an exciting milestone in the growing international scientific effort to unlock the extraordinary mysteries of our Universe. A little more than a year and a half ago, the U.S. National Science Foundation announced that our Laser Gravitational Wave Observatory ... Read More»

Turin G7 Ministerial Sci. – U.S. Delegation: Dr. France Córdova

France A. Córdova is an astrophysicist and the 14th director of the National Science Foundation (NSF), the only government agency charged with advancing all fields of scientific discovery, technological innovation, and science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education.  NSF is a $7.5 billion independent federal agency; its programs and initiatives keep the United States at ... Read More»

Turin G7 Ministerial Sci. – U.S. Delegation: Rebecca Kaiser

Rebecca Kaiser joined the Office of International Science and Engineering (OISE) in 2015.  She came to the National Science Foundation (NSF) from NASA, where she was a special advisor for Innovation and Public-Private Partnerships, reporting to the NASA Administrator and an executive-in-residence at American University.  Prior to that, she held several positions with NASA, including ... Read More»
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