1. PROJECT ON THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF SIX MAJOR FEDERAL LABORATORIES TO CALIFORNIA A Briefing for CCST Patrick H. Windham May 5, 2005

2. BACKGROUND March 1999 report on federal labs in California Part of CCSTs CREST report A general inventory of the 48 federal laboratories in California In-depth look at three labs: LBNL, LLNL, and JPL Now a new project: updating that report Todays briefing summarizes this new project

3. WHY WRITE A NEW REPORT? Federal labs remain an important part of the states S&T capabilities Both national and state leaders now are asking important questions National leaders are asking about laboratory roles and management State leaders are asking how to keep CA innovative They may find an objective report informative and useful

4. THE NEW PROJECT An examination of six major laboratories Four DOE labs: LBNL, LLNL, Sandia/CA, and SLAC Two NASA facilities: JPL and Ames The audience The Governors office and State legislators Members of the CA Congressional delegation A two-phase project: reports in June and December

5. WHAT THE NEW PROJECT EXAMINES The labs economic, scientific, technological, and educational contributions to California Contributions to date: employment, spending, assistance to industry, education, assistance to State agencies Possible further contributions: as S&T become more collaborative, the labs offer resources (e.g., in nanotech, LBNL Molecular Foundry and the proposed BIN Institute) The benefits of university management for LBNL, LLNL, JPL, and SLAC

6. REPORT FORMAT An introduction focusing on the roles that federal laboratories play in the nation and in California For each of the six laboratories: A basic narrative on activities, organization, and contributions Case studies of contributions to industry, education, and State agencies Basic quantitative information on activities and contributions

7. QUANTITATIVE DATA Annual laboratory budgets Lab employees and contractors Extramural awards for research and procurement Collaborations with university faculty and students Interactions with industry: research agreements, licenses and royalties, spin-off firms

8. WORK PLAN Now meeting with lab officials and collecting information Labs now providing the basic quantitative data Phase I report will be draft in May, submitted in June Phase II work in July and after Phase II final report in December

9. EMERGING POLICY ISSUES Two issues are emerging from this project: Federal security rules that limit foreign students, postdocs, and professionals at the labs may hinder lab hiring and may affect collaborations with universities and firms Policies at State agencies limit the agencies ability to contract with the labs The new report could identify such issues and recommend that policy-makers examine them

10. REQUEST TO COUNCIL MEMBERS We very much welcome your thoughts about: The types of contributions the labs make now, including notable examples or case studies The types of contributions they could make in the future, especially particular opportunities for collaboration How CA might better take advantage of lab capabilities The advantages of university management of laboratories