In response to a request by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, the California Council on Science and Technology is assembling California's leaders in higher education, industry, and national laboratories to respond to critical needs toward keeping the state economically competitive, prosperous, and secure given the challenges of the 21st century. The four CEO-led task forces are addressing the following issues:

K-12 Science and Mathematics Education

California must increase its talent pool and vastly improve K-12 science and mathematics education for all students.

• What kind of support do new science and mathematics teachers need to help them succeed early on and then to keep them in the profession?
• What sorts of programs need to be put in place to enhance student interest in science and mathematics, especially in the middle and high-school grades?
• What strategies are needed to recruit more undergraduates into science, technology, mathematics, and engineering fields?

Chair John E. Bryson, Edison International,
Vice Chair Stephen D. Bechtel, Jr., Bechtel Group, Inc.
James F. Albaugh, The Boeing Company
*Bruce M. Alberts, Department of Biochemistry & Biophysics, UCSF
Gary Hart, Institute for Educational Reform, CSU Sacramento
*Juliana Jones, Montera Middle School
*Lawrence T. Papay, PQR, LLC
*Karl S. Pister, University of California
*James M. Rosser, CSU Los Angeles
Jeffrey Rudolph, California Science Center
Richard Stephens, The Boeing Company

Best and Brightest in Science and Engineering

California must become the most attractive setting in which to study and perform research so that it can develop, recruit, and retain the best and brightest students, scientists, and engineers from within the United States and throughout the world.

• What can be learned from incentives offered in the post-Sputnik era for science and engineering?
• What strategies can California use to increase the number of students earning degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics?
• How can incentives spark an interest to study STEM fields in the currently underrepresented communities?

Chair Alexis Livanos, Northrop Grumman Space Technology
Bran Ferren, Applied Minds
Jane Hansen, HRP Systems
*Miriam E. John, Sandia National Laboratories/CA
Peter Kaufman, Glenair Incorporated
*David Martin, Jr., M.D., AvidBiotics Corporation
Elon Musk, Space X
Sally Ride, Sally Ride Science
James R. Wertz, Microcosm
Yannis C. Yortsos, University of Southern California

Incentives for Innovation

Ensure that California is the premier place in the world to innovate. California must be the location of choice for innovators in industry.

• What policies could enable California to be the most competitive place in the world to innovate?
• What kind of research and development tax credits should California be offering or considering?
• How can intellectual property protection be enhanced to encourage innovation?

Chair Corey Goodman, Renovis, Inc.
Wayne Johnson, Hewlett-Packard Company
Regis Kelly, Institute of Quantitative Biomedical Research
*C. Judson King, Center for Studies in Higher Education, UCB
*William F. Miller, Stanford University
Carol Mimura, IP and Industry Research Alliances, UCB
Cherry Murray, Lawrence Livermore National Lab
Richard Newton, College of Engineering, UCB
Per F. Peterson, Department of Nuclear Energy, UCB
*Karl S. Pister, University of California
*George M. Scalise, Semiconductor Industry Association
Gajus Worthington, Fluidigm

Sowing the Seeds Through Science and Engineering Research

California must sustain and strengthen its commitment to long-term research in critical areas that have the potential to be transformational and maintain the flow of ideas that fuel the economy, provide security, and enhance the quality of life.

• Should the state invest more in research in strategic areas?
• How can the state align its strategic investments with federal priorities and initiatives?
• How can the state serve as a model for allocating funds to support research on creative and risky research ideas?

Richard C. Atkinson, University of California
Julia Brown, Amylin Pharmaceuticals
Charles Elachi, Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Terry A. Michalske, Sandia National Laboratories
*William F. Miller, Stanford University
*Maxine L. Savitz, NAE
Larry Smarr, Cal IT2, UCSD
Julie Meier Wright, San Diego Economic Development Corporation