October 13, 2016

The White House hosted the Frontiers Conference this October in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The event highlighted national achievements in innovation, science, and technology.

President Obama opened the conference by dedicating over $300 million in new funding for innovative science and technology programs and research. The funding is a mix of federal and private investments and will help cover new research in health and medicine,  artificial intelligence, space exploration, small satellite technologies, and space weather resilience.

The conference included many exhibits, such as the Climate Playground, a series of hands-on activities that illustrate the relationship between climate and Earth’s systems, and a Geoscience Data Visualization exhibit, which used augmented and virtual reality to educate participants on topics like natural hazards and weather.

Sources: Frontiersconference.org, The White House Office of the Press Secretary