Below are issues and communications developed to help advance the policy goals of the materials community.
Letter to the U.S. House of Representatives from the Coalition for National Science Funding in opposition to the provision that would require the posting of a complete copy of a funded grant proposal to a new government-wide website. (February 2012)
Read More »Intersociety letter to Congressional Leadership urging strong support for the federal research budget and its mission to advance a balanced portfolio of scientific and technological discovery and innovation. (October 2011)
Read More »Presentation by Dr. Cyrus Wadia, Assistant Director, Clean Energy and Materials R&D, White House Office of Science and Technology Policty
Read More »Letter from professional societies to President Obama in support of the plan to foster a new era of US innovation embodied in the MGI.
Read More »The Materials Genome Initiative for Global Competitiveness (MGI) white paper prepared by an ad hoc group of the National Science and Technology Council. June 2011
Read More » Intersociety letter to the Chairman and Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee supporting the federal research and development budget of NSF and its mission. (July 2011)
Read More » Intersociety letter to President Obama, House Speaker Boehner, and Senate Majority Leader Reid urging reductions in federal spending should not come at the expense of science and engineering research. (July 2011)
Read More »Letter from multiple organizations to the Office of Government Ethics supporting the proposed rule that would ease the way for Federal employees to serve on the boards of directors of professional and scientific societies and organizations. (June 2011).
Read More »Letter from Duane Dimos, MRS GAC Chair, to Mr. Aneesh P. Chopra, Associate Director and CTO, Office of S&T Policy; comments from researchers in the field of nanotechnology regarding the National Nanotechnology Initiative. (August 2010)
Read More »MRS has contributed a materials chapter for the second year to the AAAS R&D
Budget book which assesses the proposed federal government budget for FY2011. Find out more... (July 2010)
Read More »Statement distributed to all House and Senate offices endorsing a FY2011 NSF
budget of at least $7.424 billion. (July 2010)
Read More »Statement distributed to all House and Senate offices applauding the continued
effort by the DoD to increase investments in the 6.1 research accounts by $1
billion between FY2009 and FY2013. (July 2010)
Read More »Letter to House leadership and House members in support of America COMPETES
legislation. (May 19, 2010)
Read More »Statement distributed to all House and Senate offices supporting the
Administration's goal to double funding for the Dept of Energy Office of Science
between FY2007 to FY2017. (July 2010)
Read More »Letter from MRS President, David Ginley, to House Congressional Leaders thanking
them for passing HR 5116, America COMPETES Legislation. (June 2010)
Read More »Letter from MRS President, David Ginley, to Dr. Bement on his retirement from
the National Science Foundation. (May 20, 2010)
Read More »Letter distributed to House leadership and house members in support of American
COMPETES legislation. (May 7, 2010)
Read More »Letter from MRS President, David Ginley to House leadership requesting support
for the Reauthorization of America COMPETES legislation. (April 23, 2010)
Read More »Letter distributed to leadership in House and Senate supporting America COMPETES
legislation. (April 7, 2010)
Read More »Letter from MRS President, Dave Ginley, to Congressional Leadership requesting
support for the Reauthorization of America COMPETES legislation. (March 2010)
Read More »
Letter from MRS President, David Ginley, thanking President Obama for his
Administration's commitment to basic research as demonstrated by the proposed
FY2011 budget submission to Congress. (February 2010)
Read More »