²  CCSTGovernanceandOpera0ons²  S&TCommi5eeProgress²  CCSTProjects

²  Educa0on

²  CommunityCollegeproject²  Baccalaureatemodelingproject

²  WellS0mula0onTechnologies²  SB4reportscompleted

²  DCtrip

²  S&TPolicyFellows²  Alumniac0ve

²  7thclassbeginstrainingonNovember2²  Fundraising

²  MajorGiKsOfficer

TwonewBoardmembershavebeenappointed:•  EugeneTu,CenterDirector,NASAAmesResearchCtr•  MarianneWalck,VP,SandiaNa0onalLaboratories,CaliforniaDivision

FivenewCouncilmembershavebeenappointed:•  MikeKavanaugh,SeniorPrincipal,GeosyntecConsultants

Inc.•  CharlesKolstad,Professor,Ins0tuteforEconomicPolicy

Research,Stanford•  HenryLester,BrenProfessor,DivisionofBiologyand

BiologicalEngineering,CaliforniaIns0tuteofTechonology•  StevenSchroeder,Dis0nguishedProfessorofHealthand

HealthCare,DivisionofGeneralInternalMedicine,Dept.ofMedicine,UCSanFrancisco

•  JudithSwain,A*STARSeniorFellow,AgencyforScience,TechnologyandResearchandProfessorofMedicine,Na0onalUniversityofSingapore

CouncilwilldiscussCommi5eestructureandfunc0onpriortobreakingupintogroupsforanaKernoondiscussion

Nowrelookingatthisstructure–asprojectsemerge,seeoverlapininterestareasWecon0nuetoclarifyhowprojectsareini0atedandhowtheymaybefunded

CaliforniaCommunityCollegesChancellor’sOfficeDoingwhatMa5ersForJobsandtheEconomyFrameworkisworkingtoengagewiththeMakerMovementbyse\ngupanetworkofmakerspaceslinkedto

communitycollegesacrossthestate.

CCSThasdevelopedawhitepapertoprovidebackgroundontheintersec0onofmakingandhighereduca0on,aswellasa“playbook”tohelp

supportthemakerspace-CCCnetworkdevelopmentandCCCCO’s.

CalPoly-SanLuisObispowouldliketoquan0fyandvisualizepathwaystosuccessfulcomple0onofanundergraduatedegreeinordertoinformpoliciesto

promotestudentreten0on.

CCSThasbeeninves0ga0ngpoten0alsta0s0calmodelstoiden0fyriskfactorsandreachingouttopossiblecollaborators,notablyatUCDavisandtheOpen

AcademicAnaly0csIni0a0ve.

Futuregoals,dependingonfunding,includedesigningasystemsdynamicsmodeloftheundergraduatepathwaysatCalPolyandadap0ngittoother

ins0tu0ons.

BechtelhasdecidedthattheywillnotbefundingCalTACfurther.Theyare

narrowingtheirinvestmentsandclosingtheirdoorsin2020.SempraEnergyhasgenerouslycontributed$15Kforbridgefunding.Julie

MeierWrightishelpingfundraise.InDecemberCCSTappliedtojointhe100Kin10networkini0a0ve.

Conversa0onswithPrasadRamofGooruareongoing.Poten0alpartnership

withtheUCDavisSchoolofEduca0onisbeingexplored.

ReportcompletedandreleasedinJuly2015.Thereweremanywide-reachingrolloutac0vi0esandbroadinterestfrompolicymakersandjournalists.CCSTpar0cipatedinbriefingsoftop-levelpolicymakersinCA,includingtheGovernor,Lt.Governor,Legislature,staffoftheCaliforniadelega0ontoCongress,andexecu0vesintheNa0onalResourcesAgencyandEPA.Thereporthasbeenthefocusofnumerousar0clesinthemedia.

TheGovernorisdevelopinganinteragencyworkinggrouptoaddressthereportrecommenda0ons.TheLegislaturealsointroducedlegisla0onaddressingthereportrecommenda0ons.CCSTispresentlylookingforopportuni0estodofollow-upreportsintheareaofwells0mula0onandmorebroadlyintherealmofoilandgasproduc0oninCA.

The2015Fellowshipwasextremelysuccessful.The2015Fellowsstaffedandanalyzedover100billsandhearings.Thiswasadelighjulclassandallhavedecidedtostayinpolicyinonewayoranother.

²  DebraCooper–SenateOfficeofResearch

²  VivianEricson–OfficeofAssemblyMemberGarcia

²  Chris0neHochmuth–CaliforniaDepartmentofFinance

²  AndrewKosydar–OfficeofAssemblyMemberDaly

²  EstevanSantana–OfficeofAssemblyMemberBonilla

²  Sco5Sellars–ScrippsIns0tu0onofOceanography

²  AngeeDoerr–CenterforOceanSolu0ons,StanfordUniversity

²  JaneMantey–UniversityofCalifornia,Davis,NIHCareerProgram

²  ShannonMuir–SeniorProgramAssociate,CCST

²  LaurieHarris–SeniorProgramAssociate,CCST

November1,2015markedthebeginningofthe7thyearoftheScienceFellowsProgram.

ErinArms,SenateOfficeofResearchPhDinGene0csfromUCDavis

EmilyBerry,AssemblymemberCooley–Ph.D.inCellBiologyfromtheUCSFDanBrumbaugh,SenateEnvironmentalQualityCommi;ee–Ph.D.inZoologyfromtheUniversityofWashington.SarahCarvill,SenateTransporta>on&HousingCommi;ee–Ph.D.EnvironmentalStudiesfromUCSantaCruz.MaChewDumlao,SenateNaturalResourcesCommi;ee–Ph.D.inSoilsandBiogeochemistryfromUCDavis.

DianaLin,AssemblymemberQuirk–Ph.D.inenvironmentalengineeringandsciencefromStanfordUniversity

EshaMathew,AssemblymemberMedina–Ph.D.inCellularandMolecularBiologyfromtheUniversityofMichigan-AnnArbor.GabbyNepomuceno,AssemblymemberBonilla–Ph.D.inMicrobiologyUCDavis.RenitaPolk,AssemblymemberGipson–Ph.D.inHumanGene0csandMolecularBiologyfromJohnsHopkinsUniversityJohnThompson,AssemblymemberObernolte–Ph.D.inMaterialsScienceandEngineeringatNorthwesternUniversity.

PostFellowshipPlacements

27%CaliforniaStateLegislature–1612%CaliforniaStateAgencies–722%Academia–1312%Non-profitorganiza0ons–79%PrivateSector–53%USGovernment–23%Advocacygroups–23%ResearchIns0tutes–22%Na0onallabs–12%LocalGovernment–15%Other–3

TheprimaryfocusoftheAlumniNetworkrecentlyhasbeenonanewpartnershipwiththeCapitalScienceCommunicators.

7thyearplacedinLegislature&recrui0ngisunderwayforthe8thyear

GBMFhasprovided$350KovertwoyearstorecruitandhireaMajorGiKsOfficer.ThishasenabledustoadvancebuildingourCultureofPhilanthropy.

2015Philanthropysummary:Totalraised:$989K

$629Kwerenew/currentgiKs$360Kpledgepayments

AnnualGivingProgrambroughtinmorethan$150K–morethanthepastthreeyearscombined.

ADVISORYCOMMITTEENewaddiMons:

•  RobertDynes,PresidentEmeritusoftheUniversityofCalifornia•  Bernade5eGlenn,Execu0veDirectoroftheWHHFounda0on•  PaulGray,Execu0veViceChancellorandProvostEmeritus,UCBerkeley•  DhariaMcGrew,ConsultantwithTheAssemblyHealthCommi5ee(FellowAlumni)

Steppeddown:•  DickAtkinson,FormerDirector,NSFandpastPresidentUniversityofCalifornia•  OctaviaDiener,PresidentDensmoreEngines•  EdPenhoet,FormerCEOChiron,PastPresidentGordonandBe5yMooreFounda0on

SELECTIONCOMMITTEENewaddiMons:

•  MalaikaSingleton,ProgramCoordinator,‎CAAlzheimer'sDiseaseCenters,2011Fellow•  ErikaBustamante,StateGovernmentAffairs,StanfordUniversity,2012Fellow

Steppeddown:

•  MichaelRodemeyer,Re0red,UniversityofVirginia

PatCallahan,ourMajorGiKOfficer,startedJanuary18th

Philanthropyprogramnowincludes:

AnnualGiving

AffiliatesandPartners

Mail,online,individualgiving

MajorGiKs

Founda0ons

Familyfounda0ons

Individuals

CompletetheGBMFMatchChallengewith$260Knewfunds:$740Khasbeenraisedtowardsthe$1Mmatch

Increaseourendoftheyeargivingby25-50%

FocusonmajorgiKs;increaseournumberofprospec0vedonorsandstrengthenrela0onshipwithcurrentdonors

Iden0fyandsecurenewfundingforCalTAC

CompletefundingforScienceFellows

AddnewfundingtodevelopaRapidResponseResearchFund

FORMOREINFORMATION:HTTP://CCST.US

MAY25-26,2016,COUNCIL,SACRAMENTO

OCTOBER26-27,2016,BOARD&COUNCIL,LOCATIONTBD

Thefollowingcriteriaguideselec0onoftopicsandengagementac0vi0es:•  Need–Clearlyiden0fiedneedforscience-basedinputtoinformpolicy•  RelevantExperMse–CCSThasaccesstorelevantresearchandexper0se

throughitsnetwork•  Consistency–TheopportunityadvancesCCSTsmissionandiswellmatched

withitscorestrengths•  ProbableImpacts–CCSTcanmakeacri0calandtangibleimpacttothepolicy

orpolicyprocess.Thecost-benefitra0oisfavorable.•  Timeliness–CCSTcanprovideusefulandrelevantinforma0onina0mely

manner.•  Urgency–Ac0oninthenear-termiscri0caltoimprovedecision-making.•  Significance–Theissuehasasignificanteffectonthesustainabilityof

ecosystems,communi0esandtheeconomy.

Topic Selection and Engagement Criteria

PROJECT IDEA WORKSHEETS

•  ProjectTitle•  LeadStaff•  CouncilExperts•  ProblemStatement•  Goal/Solu0on•  Scope&Descrip0on•  ProjectStatus•  ClientinPolicy/AcademicLeadership

•  Addi0onalAudiences•  Poten0alFunders•  BudgetRange•  ProposedTimeframe•  Format•  CouncilEngagement•  NextSteps•  BackgroundandNotes

CURRENT PROJECT IDEAS

AnMbioMcStewardship:Giventhatunrestraineduseofan0bio0csleadstoresistantsupermicrobes,determineifthere’saneedandpathforCCSTtoreportonthestatusofan0bio0cstewardshipefforts.Biomethane:Evaluatebiomethanehea0ngvaluesandop0onsfordeliveryofbiomethanetopublicgaspipelines,suchasimpactstocost,volumeofbiomethanesold,equipmentopera0on,andsafety.ComputerScienceEducaMon:EngageCalTACtoleadanini0a0vedevelopingstrongcollec0veimpactindigitaleduca0onbydevelopingmiddle-schoollevelcomputersciencecourseworkinCalifornia,servingasaframeworktodevelopaddi0onalcri0calcourseworkintheK-12system.

CURRENT PROJECT IDEAS

ComputerSciencePolicy:Conductastudytoevaluatetheimplementa0onoflegisla0onfrom2014thatbroadlycalledforsuppor0ngandlookingintoaddi0onalmathandCScourseworkinpost-secondaryeduca0onwithabroadgoalofinformingpolicysurroundingCSeduca0oninhighschoolandhighereduca0on.Cybersecurity–NIST:Disseminatethereportoncybersecurityriskandprotec0onforsmallandmediumenterprises(SMEs)fromtheNa0onalIns0tuteofStandardsandTechnology(NIST)andengagingwiththeCommunityCollegesystemtotrainstudentsoncareerandtechnicaleduca0on(CTE)issuesrelatedtocybersecurity.Cybersecurity–TaskForce:Helpputthestateintouchwiththebestexpertsincybersecuritysolu0ons.

CURRENT PROJECT IDEAS

FossilFuels:Provideanindependentassessmentofthestate’splantoreducegreenhousegasemissionsby80%by2050,withafocusonthefossilfuelproduc0onprocess.GrandChallenges:IncreaseawarenessamongdecisionmakersabouttheimportanceofresearchtoCalifornia’seconomybycrea0ngascienceandtechnologyroadmapforCaliforniatoiden0fy“grandchallenges”thatareimportanttooursocietyandwhyresearchisimportantfordrivinginnova0on.PharmaceuMcalPricing:Giventhattherisingcostofpharmaceu0calsinCaliforniaisbecomingunfeasibleandleavingpeoplewithouttreatment,determineifthere’saroleforCCSTtoplayininformingtheLegislatureabouteffectsofpricefixingonprescrip0ondrugs.

CURRENT PROJECT IDEAS

SB1281DataAssessments:WorkingwithDOGGRduringtheircollec0onofdatapursuanttoSB1281onwaterinthepetroleumindustry,conductaparallelassessmenttoiden0fykeyques0onsandwhetherthedatabeingcollectedanswersthoseques0ons.TransportaMonWorkshops:SupporttheIns0tuteforTransporta0onStudiesindevelopingaworkshopontransporta0onissuesinCalifornia.WaterInformaMonSystems:Iden0fystudyareasanddatathatweneedinordertofillinholesona2-,5-,or20-yearwaterplanninghorizonandiden0fybestprac0cesandpoten0alpijallsforthestate’swaterinforma0onsystems.