OSA, SPIE lobby U.S. Congress on R&D funding.

WASHINGTON, DC -- Members of the Optical Society of America and SPIE--The International Society for Optical Engineering traveled to Washington, D.C. May 10-11 to express to Congress the need for increased and balanced federal investment in research and development, reiterating that federally funded research is critical to securing the nation's future.

Peter Delfyett (FL), Alex Fong (FL), Jason Eichenholz (FL), Robert Breault (AZ), Jim McNally (NM), James Harrington (NJ), Wayne Knox (NY), Carolyn Russell (NY), Silvia Mioc (CO), Marylyn Bennett (TX), Richard Hoover (AL), Randy Heyler (CA), Elizabeth Kunkee (CA), Keri Then (CA), John Burris (MD), Colin McCormick (MD), …