The loss of science and technology expertise is not just a Navy issue; it’s a national issue. It’s not that the numbers are going down; the United States is still continuing to raise young scientists and engineers. But, in the future, we expect that demand will grow faster than supply. For many years, non-US citizens would come to our great country and take advantage of the education system. That was a good thing because they would stay, typically, and that’s pa...

Livebetter conducted an email survey asking 300 engineers, scientists and educators to grade U.S. primary, secondary and post-secondary schools in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). A total of 166 completed the survey, which launched August 15, 2010 and closed September 10, 2010. Participants also graded U.S. education in its diverse neighborhoods –inner city/ethnically based/lower income, rural/lower income, suburban/upper in...

The notion that mankind lives on the “water planet” is a misnomer. Water covers 71 percent of the Earth’s surface but is only 0.023 percent of the total mass – a 1:4,400 ratio of water to terra firma.1 In 1995, 31 countries and 460 million people lived in water-scarce and water stressed areas. By 2050, this is projected to increase to 54 countries and 4 billion people,2 thus underscoring the importance of improving water-use efficiency. ...