Today, I had a great opportunity to speak with Gov. Gray Davis about my work with the Pinoleville Pomo Nation during the unveiling of his plaque in the CITRIS Headquarters.

During his time as Governor, Gov. Davis championed energy efficiency and research in renewable energy technology.

He seemed to be really glad that there are researchers at Berkeley working in CITRIS to carry on some of his initiatives in the realm of energy.

Go here to see the full set of images from that day.
 

On Saturday, I had the great pleasure of talking with Smashcast students about pursuing careers in STEM from high school to the doctoral level.

Check out the video below. 

I really had a great time speaking with these outstanding future engineers.  They are so passionate about STEM careers and going back to their communities to make a difference.

If America wants to maintain it competitive advantage in STEM fields and more towards an innovation economy, we will need more students like the ones in the SMASH Academy and we need to continue to support programs like Berkeley Edge.