Panel 4:Do we have capacity?

Paul GaffneyMonmouth University

August 2, 2011NAE-NRC(DEPS) Ad Hoc STEM Study

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Panel 4 Charge

1. Estimate the % of STEM workforce needs that will NOT be met by academe w/o DOD intervention.

2. How and where should DOD invest?

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Panel 4 Charge

1. Estimate the % of STEM workforce needs that will NOT be met by academe (w/o DOD intervention #2).

Who is in the DOD STEM workforce? Enlisted Officers Civilian employees Defense

Contractors University Researchers Others ? Charge focuses us on academia

Don’t forget tech training for 100sK officers and enlisted throughout a career

So I focus on those who create innovation But, I worry about career-long STEM training for all but

military persons and active university researchers

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Panel 4 Charge1. Estimate the % of STEM workforce needs that will NOT be met

by academe (w/o DOD intervention #2)

What are Critical DOD STEM needs? Continual survey of broad STEM discipline coverage and

international STEM surveillance Who will do that?

Continually determine those disciplines: In which we cannot afford to have no talent In which DOD steers (not merely rows)

National Defense Responsibilities E.g., in Navy: Ocean Acoustics, Naval Architecture Disciplines which the marketplace will not naturally inspire

Who will do that?

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Panel 4 Charge How & where should DOD intervene?

Financial aids for students Yes ... Creating interested talent as important as project success Complement 6.1 grants … like NDEA 50 years ago STEM students in non R-I institutions? UG?

Basic research funding levels and stability/commitment Especially where DOD steers (not just rows) Especially in Nat’l Defense Responsibility areas Not just GR research … btw

Investment in the basic teaching/research infrastructure Not just R-I institutions … btw

Career rewards/potential for pursuing STEM Especially for military and civilian DOD employees

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Capacity and Supply

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