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Monthly Dinner Meeting
Thursday, February 23,
2012
our guest speaker will be
Ryan Davison, Ph.D.
Manager, Advocacy, American
Chemical Society
“Federal Policy Update: Activities of Lawmakers and the ACS
Advocacy Team in Washington”
Social mixer, 5:30 pm in
Frick Laboratory, Princeton University. Presentation, 6:30 pm in
the Auditorium followed by dinner in Taylor Commons.
Abstract
It is challenging to
write a specific abstract 3 months ahead of time because the
content of what would be most valuable to share with ACS
member’s from Capitol Hill changes on a weekly basis. In
general, I will provide an overview of the current political
climate here in DC, offer an update of ACS Advocacy efforts,
and discuss current federal legislation relevant to ACS
members. Based on feedback from previous presentations,
these topics are of the most interest and value to ACS
members. Other topics might include appropriation levels
for FY2012 and FY2013, insights about the 2012 GOP
primary/presidential election, the ACS’s desire to make the
federal Research and Development Tax Credit permanent, and
the need to extend the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR)
and Small Business Technology Transfer
Biography
Ryan is currently
a senior policy associate at the ACS where he advocates for
legislation that supports the chemical sciences. Most of
his time is spent on Capitol Hill meeting with lawmakers and
their staff, attending Congressional hearings, and
monitoring bills relevant to the ACS. Ryan possesses a
Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of Alabama at
Birmingham (UAB), allowing him to personally highlight the
importance of science research to Congress, which is
overwhelmingly dominated by individuals with backgrounds in
business and law. Before joining the ACS Ryan served as a
Science Policy Fellow at the National Academy of Sciences, a
Biosecurity Analyst at the Federation of American
Scientists, and an adjunct science professor at George
Washington University.
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