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Welcome and Opening Dr. Martin M. Sokoloski Chair, 2012 STEM Workshop Planning Committee Qin Shi Huang (秦始皇) First Emperor of China in 221 BC • Qin Shi Huang (秦始皇) First Emperor of China in 221 BC • Conquered all opposing states & unified China in 221 BCE, establishing the Qin Dynasty • Built and unified various sections of the Great Wall of China • Buried with Terracotta Army • Standardized currency, weights and measures & established a better system of writing • Qin Shi Huang (秦始皇) First Emperor of China in 221 BC • Conquered all opposing states & unified China in 221 BCE, establishing the Qin Dynasty • Built and unified various sections of the Great Wall of China • Buried with Terracotta Army • Standardized currency, weights and measures & established a better system of writing • Qin Shi Huang (秦始皇) First Emperor of China in 221 BC • Conquered all opposing states & unified China in 221 BCE, establishing the Qin Dynasty • Built and unified various sections of the Great Wall of China • Buried with Terracotta Army • Standardized currency, weights and measures & established a better system of writing • Qin Shi Huang (秦始皇) First Emperor of China in 221 BC • Conquered all opposing states & unified China in 221 BCE, establishing the Qin Dynasty • Built and unified various sections of the Great Wall of China • Buried with Terracotta Army • Standardized currency, weights and measures • Lead to the opening of the SILK ROAD • And Commerce between Europe [Africa] and Asia The 21st Century Silk Road STEM Enterprise National Non-profit International Life science Workforce Basic Applied Policy Industry Physics $$$ Development Federal engineering Facilities Production ??? Output ??? Metrics Measures Indices Figures of Merit Academic Biology “I think there is a science – a social science – of science policy, and to practice it one must: • gather and report data objectively, • labor diligently to discover all relevant factors, • and be prepared to consider alternative interpretations of what we observe.” John Marburger, Director, Office of Science and Technology Policy, Executive Office of the President American Physical Society, ‘Scientific Integrity in Government ‘, Tampa, Florida, April 17, 2005 Measures Must Have a Modicum of Reality Otherwise Bad Things Can Happen Melt Down in 2008 In The Age Of Aquarius Austerity “Gentlemen, we have run out of money. Now we shall have to think.” Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) Prime Minister of the UK 1940-45 and 1951-55