Panel:
Addressing the Problem of Reverse Brain Drain in U.S. Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Fields
(Innovations in Science and Technology)
Friday, November 9, 2018: 10:15 AM-11:45 AM
8229 - Lobby Level (Marriott Wardman Park)
*Names in bold indicate Presenter
Panel Chairs: Stuart Bretschneider, Arizona State University
Discussants: Branco Ponomariov, University of Texas, San Antonio
The papers presented in this panel explore different aspects of science and technology policy that contribute to the increasing problem of reverse brain drain from the U.S. Many talented and promising foreign born scientists and engineers receive doctoral degrees each year at U.S universities. Unfortunately, an increasing number of these scientists and engineers are leaving the U.S. to return to their home countries or other countries. This pattern has significant negative implications for the state of science and engineering in the U.S. now and in the future. All three paper discuss policy related issues from both the perspective of the home country, making return more desirable, and US policy associated with both positive and negative incentives for staying.
