Witnesses:
Charles Holliday
Chair, Committee on Research Universities, National Research Council
John Mason
Associate Provost and Vice President for Research, Auburn University
Jeffrey Seemann
Vice President for Research, Texas A&M University
Chief Research Officer, The Texas A&M University System

Witnesses:
Mason Peck
Chief Technologist, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
George Beck
Chief Clinical and Technology Officer, Impact Instrumentation, Inc.
Brian Russell
CEO, Zephyr Technology
John Vilja

Witnesses:
William Green
Executive Chairman, Accenture
Ray Johnson
Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Lockheed Martin Corporation
John Hickman
Director, Global University Relations and Life Sciences, Deere and Company
Lou Graziano

Witnesses: 
Norm Augustine 
Retired Chairman and CEO, Lockheed Martin Corporation 
Carl Wieman 
Director of the Science Education Initiative, University of Colorado Boulder 
Jeffrey Furman 
Research Associate, National Bureau of Economic Research 
Peter Lee 

Witnesses
The Honorable Lisa Jackson
Administrator, United States Environmental Protection Agency

 

Witnesses
Gabriela Chavarria
Science Advisor to the Director, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Accompanied By:
David Blehert, National Wildlife Health Center, U.S. Geological Survey
Jim Peña
Associate Deputy Chief, U.S. Forest Service
Jonathan Gassett

Witnesses
Panel 1
Cynthia Dohner
Regional Director, Southeast Region, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Tony Penn
Deputy Chief, Assessment and Restoration Division, Office of Response and Restoration, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Witnesses 
Jim Pena
Associate Deputy Chief, National Forest Systems , U.S. Forest Service
Kim Thorsen
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Law Enforcement, Security, and Emergency Management, Department of the Interior
Dale Penny
CEO, Student Conservation Association
Claude E. Guyant

Witness
Joseph Pizarchik
Director, Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement