Chair: Duane B. Dimos, Sandia National Labs
The Government Affairs Committee responds to and initiates opportunities to interact with government officials and public and private organizations on matters of science and technology policy, participates in or plans events related to those policies. The also aids the Board of Directors and the Board's External Relations Committee in identifying policy issues relevant to the Society's interests and prepares proposed responses, with supporting background material, for Board of Director consideration and disposition.
MRS members are welcome to raise policy issues with the committee.
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Subcommittees
Congressional Fellow Subcommittee
Chair: Eric Werwa
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Congressional Visits Subcommittee
Chair: Robert Hwang, Sandia National Laboratory
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Government Agency Selection Subcommittee
Chair: Debra Kaiser, NIST
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Grass Roots Subcommittee
Chair: Karin Pavese, New York Academy of Sciences
Vice-Chair: Nabil Bassim, U. S. Naval Research Laboratory
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Government Affairs/Congressional Fellow/Grassroots: Sandra DeVincent Wolf, swolf@mrs.org, 724-779-3004 x601
Congressional Visits Day/Government Agency Selection: Donna J. Gillespie, gillespie@mrs.org, 724-779-3004 x202