
Professor Stephen Fonash
Penn State University
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U.S. House of Representatives
Committee on Science and Technology
June 19, 2007 Subcommittee Hearing: The Role of Community Colleges and Industry in Meeting the Demand for Skilled Production Workers and Technicians in the 21st Century Economy
Hearing Documents
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| Press Release |
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| Charter |
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Professor Fonash's Testimony |
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| Written Testimony Abstract |
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| Additional Committee Questions |
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Hearing Testimony Clips/Video [RealPlayer]
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| Congressional introductory statement. |
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| Professor Fonash's statement. |
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| Professor Fonash's reply to the issue of student placement and marketing of the community college experience. |
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Question about maintaining America's high-tech workforce and the effectiveness of vocational schools.
Professor Fonash's notes that the pathways from community college to universities were nonexistent when he first became involved. |
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| Professor Fonash suggests that rather than trying to catch up in silicon technology, we should develop new methods especially, self-assembly. |
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| Mr. Miller discusses loss of high-tech jobs. |
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| Professor Fonash's suggests that "innovation is the answer." |
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Mr. Bartlett describes America's sorry state of scientific affairs.
Professor Fonash notes that CSI has created a surplus of potential forensic scientists, but little marketing is spent making nanotechnology seem cool. |
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| Entire Hearing |
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