Accelerating Discovery: the Future of Scientific Computing at the Department of Energy

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Witnesses

  • Dr. J. Stephen Binkley, Acting Director, Office of Science, Department of Energy
  • Dr. Georgia Tourassi, Director, National Center for Computational Sciences at Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • Dr. Karen Willcox, Director, Oden Institute for Computational Engineering and Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin
  • Dr. Christopher Monroe, Co-Founder and Chief Scientist, IonQ, Inc.
  • Dr. Seny Kamara, Associate Professor, Brown University
House Science, Space, and Technology Committee
   Energy Subcommittee

05/19/2021 at 11:00AM

Global Climate Finance

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Witnesses

  • Mathew Haarsager, Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Development Finance and Policy, Department of the Treasury
  • Jeffrey Haeni, Acting Director for Center for Environment, Energy, and Infrastructure, Bureau for Development, Democracy, and Innovation, U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
  • Jake Levine, Chief Climate Officer, U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)
  • Leo Martinez-Diaz, Senior Advisor to Special Presidential Envoy for Climate John Kerry, Department of State
House Appropriations Committee
Senate Appropriations Committee
   State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Subcommittee

05/19/2021 at 10:00AM

Examining Biodiversity Loss: Drivers, Impacts, and Potential Solutions

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Witnesses:

  • Dr. Leah Gerber, Founding Director of the Center for Biodiversity Outcomes and Professor of Conservation Science at Arizona State University
  • Edmund “Ed” Sullivan, Executive Officer of the Santa Clara Valley Habitat Agency
  • Andy Treharne, Senior Director, Executive Affairs, Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation
  • John E. Schmidt, Board of Directors, Partnerscapes
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee
G-50 Dirksen

05/19/2021 at 10:00AM

Rethinking Disaster Recovery and Resiliency, Part 2: Protecting Communities and Accelerating Assistance

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Witnesses

  • Arthur Jemison, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary For Community Planning And Development, Department of Housing and Urban Development
  • John Pendleton, Director, Financial Markets And Community Investment Government Accountability Office
Senate Appropriations Committee
   Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee
192 Dirksen

05/19/2021 at 10:00AM

NASA’s Earth Science and Climate Change Activities: Current Roles and Future Opportunities

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Witnesses

  • Dr. Karen M. St. Germain, Division Director, Earth Sciences Division, Science Mission Directorate, NASA
  • Dr. Gavin Schmidt, Senior Climate Advisor (Acting) and Director of Goddard Institute for Space Studies, NASA
  • Riley Duren, Research Scientist, Office of Research, Innovation, and Impact, University of Arizona; Chief Executive Officer, Carbon Mapper, Inc.
  • Robbie Schingler, Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Planet
House Science, Space, and Technology Committee
   Space and Aeronautics Subcommittee

05/18/2021 at 11:00AM

Member Day

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House Appropriations Committee
Senate Appropriations Committee
   Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Subcommittee

05/18/2021 at 10:00AM

Reauthorization of the National Flood Insurance Program, Part I

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Witnesses

  • Chad Berginnis, Executive Director, Association of State Floodplain Managers
  • Velma M. Smith, Senior Officer, Government Relations, The Pew Charitable Trusts
  • Rebecca Kagan Sternhell, Director, New York City Office of Federal Affairs
  • Stephen Ellis, President, Taxpayers for Common Sense
  • R.J. Lehmann, Senior Fellow And Editor-In-Chief, International Center for Law & Economics; co-founder of R Street Institute
Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee

05/18/2021 at 10:00AM