Of more interest to the students among you will be the nano expertise to be able to cram the recording of a thousand CDs into the space of a wristwatch. It will impact and influence every field and industry in the next twenty years. Genetics, biocomplexity, and nanotechnology are just a glimpse of the excitement in science today. Every field is burgeoning. It's a spectacular time to be in science.
Science is the frontier.
All nations want to explore and exploit its vast territories for knowledge, for wealth, and for the general well being of society. In this quest, our nation will need every citizen and worker to participate. If we are going to make America's workforce the best in the world, we will need the highest contributions from everyone. But many of you, as the next generation of scientists and engineers, will be the leaders. Your professors will soon pass the torch to you to carry on work at the frontier.