Establishing an MRS Role in National Science Policy
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Establishing an MRS Role in National Science Policy actions with other Washington-based proIt is with considerable excitement and fessional societies and also with executive pride that I look upon the increasing conbranch agencies and congressional tributions being made by my MRS colgroups. Through this office we provided leagues in the areas of international program assistance for the May 1991 Capicooperation and national science policy. tol Metals and Materials Forum and orgaFor now I want to focus on interactions in nized the July 1991 program for the the area of U.S. national science policy in Advanced Materials Caucus, a joint order to point out some recent MRS acSenate/House group which meets periodicomplishments as well as identify our phically to discuss materials issues. These enlosophy in developing goals and plans for deavors, and others aimed at providing the future. reliable, unbiased technical and profesFrom the beginning of the Materials Scisional information on materials issues, are ence and Engineering (MS&E) study1 in gaining MRS recognition as a resource 1986, MRS was an active supporter of this serving the larger professional good in the important report through special forums, national science policy arena. publications, articles, and demographic data. This support served both to develop input for the study and to publicize its results. MRS eventually published the National Research Council's report2 on the four regional meetings held as a followup to the MS&E study. The results of these meetings helped establish a national implementation strategy for what has now become the President's FY1993 Initiative in Advanced Materials and Processing (see Most recently, MRS President Slade March 1992 MRS Bulletin, p. 18-20). These Cargill participated in a meeting (January actions contributed to the formation of fed1992) of professional society presidents eral public policies concerning materials by with presidential science adviser Allan facilitating responsible technical discusBromley. Slade and Past President Jim Rosion and the exchange of information. berto also met separately with Karl Erb, associate director of the Office of Science and MRS has nurtured relations with various Technology Policy to discuss MRS activities technical societies and with the federal reand national science and technology policy search leadership in areas of materials sciinitiatives. As a result of these discussions, ence and technology in other ways as well. MRS will hold an Advanced Materials IniMRS collaborated with seven other socitiative Forum at the 1992 MRS Spring eties and served as lead organizer in the Meeting. Members and attendees will inaugural Materials Forum held in conlearn—directly from the various federal junction with the Solid-State Sciences agencies involved—about the details of the Committee Meeting in Washington, DC in new federal plans in advanced materials February last year. At our Fall Meeting, and processing. presidential science adviser D. Allan Bromley addressed the Society on the fedWe have ma
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