More funding, says engineering & scientific community

17 Jun 2002

In an unprecedented effort to increase federal research funding, 23 organizations spanning the scientific and engineering community have issued a Joint Statement onScientific Research calling for an increase in federal research budgets in the range of 7 percent for FY 1998.

American Physical Society President D. Allan Bromley and American Astronomical SocietyPresident Andrea Dupree joined with the presidents of the AmericanChemical Society, Optical Society of America and American Mathematical Society in calling on Congress and the Clinton Administration "to renew the nation'shistorical commitment to scientific research and education."

This effort is notable because the 23 organizations represent a cross section of scientific and engineering disciplines, representing 108 different societies, associations,and organizations with well over 1,000,000 members.