AMS Testifies Before House Appropriations Subcommittee
Jane M. Hawkins, AMS Treasurer and professor of mathematics at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, testified before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies on March 22, 2012 at a hearing regarding FY2013 appropriations for the National Science Foundation (NSF). The NSF is the only federal agency that supports research and education across all fields of science, engineering and mathematics. Hawkins spoke about the importance of sustained federal investment in the NSF, whose programs increase and develop the knowledge base necessary for pushing the frontiers of science, mathematics, and engineering disciplines, developing new fields of inquiry and supporting technological innovation. Full text of testimony
(Photo: Tom Stio Photography.)
Previous AMS Testimony:
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March 2011 - AMS Past President George Andrews testimony on FY2012 National Science Foundation Appropriations
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April 2009 - AMS Past President James Glimm joint testimony in support of FY2010 National Science Foundation Appropriations
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March 2008 - AMS Associate Executive Director and Director of the AMS Washington Office Samuel M. Rankin, III on federal funding for scientific research
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March 2004 - Former AMS Committee on Science Policy Chair Jane Hawkins joint testimony in support of FY2005 National Science Funding Appropriations
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April 2003 - AMS Past President David Eisenbud in support of FY2004 National Science Foundation Appropriations
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March 2001 - AMS Past President Hyman Bass joint testimony in support of FY2002 National Science Foundation Appropriations
