Last week, the National Science Foundation (NSF) welcomed the eight newly appointed National Science Board (NSB) Members to NSF headquarters to identify issues critical to NSF’s future. NSF Director Sethuraman Panchanathan and members of NSB meet to discuss their shared strategic vision five times a year.

In last week’s meeting they discussed how they were going to use the historic 9.9 billion investment provided in the Fiscal Year 2023 appropriations set by Congress to achieve NSF’s three major priorities: strengthening established NSF, inspiring the “Missing Millions,” and accelerating technology and innovation. There is a particular focus on strengthening the research enterprise at speed and scale — in a time of intense global competition.

Highlights from the NSB meeting included a panel of pre-K-12 STEM teachers and experts addressing the nation’s STEM talent shortage, and updates on how the following NSF office and directorates are working to implement new ideas that support the strategic goals and agency priorities.

You can read more about the meeting and see a picture of the group on the NSF website.