Political Quotes

“I am proud to offer this amendment on behalf of Representative Rush Holt, who is, even as we speak, being honored for his many years of service to science, to Congress, and to the citizens of New Jersey. Our amendment simply transfers funds within the Department of Energy's Office of Science account with the intent of restoring the National Undergraduate Fellowship Program, sometimes affectionately referred to NUF. The Department of Energy's FY 2015 budget request would zero out funding for NUF while increasing funding for the Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internships, sometimes referred to as SULI. {time} 1915 Our amendment would simply reallocate the additional SULI funding back to NUF, allowing the program to continue. The elimination of NUF would reduce the overall slots available for those wishing to study plasma physics. Additionally, the goal of NUF is to support a very specific workforce need, and an analysis of the numbers proves that this program has been remarkably successful, particularly in encouraging female participation in the sciences. According to the data collected by program administrators, since 2000, almost three-quarters of the undergraduate students who have participated in NUF have entered a doctoral program in physics, and nearly half have studied plasma physics or related fields. The program has succeeded in encouraging women to study plasma physics.…”