C. Fred Higgs, III, Ph.D., John and Ann Doerr Professor of Mechanical Engineering and RCEL Faculty Director, testifies before the U.S. House Committee on Science, Space and Technology’s Joint Subcommittee on Energy and Subcommittee on Research and Technology. The committee met at 10 a.m. EDT Wednesday, June 28, in Room 2318 of the Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C.. According to the committee, the purpose of the hearing entitled "Materials Science: Building the Future,” is to review federally funded research in materials science and related areas and to highlight the broad economic of this area.