Science is a Multi-Disciplinary Pursuit
A Formula for Advancement
Science and Technology across the federal government is increasingly fed by multiple disciplines, and requires a balanced approach of pursuing funding for research and funding for infrastructure and facilities. Our expertise is diverse, spanning across all areas of science, engineering, and social and behavioral sciences, including commercialization and development, research infrastructure, and STEM education.
Results Speak Volumes
Science & Technology
Lewis-Burke’s Advocacy Results in Revolutionary Scientific Discovery Recognized with the Nobel Prize in Physics
Client: Leading Research University
Over the past twenty-five years, Lewis-Burke has led the advocacy efforts on behalf of a prominent research university to successfully support over $1 billion in federal funding at the National Science Foundation to develop, build, and upgrade a major scientific research facility.
Science & Technology
Getting Scientific Community’s Decadal Vision off the Ground
Client: Scientific Society
A scientific society client worked with the community to develop a decadal vision for its field. This was the first time this scientific community undertook such an endeavor and Lewis-Burke worked with the client to guide the society’s volunteer leadership through the nuances of nurturing a realistic vision with meaningful messaging for policy makers.
Science & Technology
Building Support for NASA’s Heliophysics Division
Client: Multiple Universities
NASA’s Heliophysics Division budget underwent a multi-year period of stagnation and decline while other NASA science divisions consistently received funding increases. This was particularly concerning for one Lewis-Burke client with leading capabilities in solar science and experience partnering with NASA on Heliophysics missions.
Science & Technology
Informing Faculty to Enable Grant Success
Client: Leading Research University
Lewis-Burke provided early intelligence and delivered a webinar on a new opportunity at the National Science Foundation helping researchers secure a $1 million award.
Championing Science and Technology Progress
Advocates for Advancing the World
Science and technology is so important to our world. There’s a saying that if you can dream it, engineers will eventually be able to build it. We hold to this trailblazing spirit, across our complete organization. Keep dreaming the next frontier of science and technology, we have the services, skillsets and devotion to help you build it.
Trends to Watch
Diversity, equity, and inclusion is a top priority of federal research agencies and Congress. New efforts to broaden participation, such as an NSF ADVANCE-style program for under-represented minority faculty, will become more and more common. Being proactive and transparent needs to be embraced and championed.
Competition for funding and awards is fierce — and will only intensify. Staying ahead requires strategy, long-range intelligence of what’s coming, historic engagement, purposely built teams, and competitive partnerships (with industry and non-traditional performers) that may not have previously been considered.
There’s an increasing realization that the United States needs to expend major investment in basic research and STEM education to ensure we can compete in the years ahead. Key Congressional offices and committees, policy bodies, and the research advocacy community will shape and provide this future expenditure.
Science is increasingly convergent, requiring interdisciplinary partnerships, computational capabilities, and insights into social and behavioral elements. Lewis-Burke helps universities bring teams together across these disciplines and provides advance intelligence that can help universities make strategic hiring decisions.
Social and Behavioral Science
Lewis-Burke has deep connections with funding agencies throughout the federal government that are eager to better understand the human elements of societal challenges, including technological innovation, national security, education, diversity, health and human well-being, resilience, and environment. Our team is adept at helping researchers navigate opportunities to meet multidisciplinary societal challenges and succeed in receiving federal support. We also work closely with the social science advocacy community to protect federal funding for and raise the profile of the social and behavioral sciences.
National Science Foundation
The National Science Foundation is the major agency funder of non-biomedical academic research and STEM education. Lewis-Burke has deep connections across NSF and is a major voice with Congress and the research advocacy community on funding and future directions. We help shape and create new opportunities, protect funding priorities, advise clients on competition for major center awards, and provide intelligence that helps clients plan ahead of new solicitations.
Research Infrastructure
Research infrastructure is essential to power new discoveries and enable ground-breaking science. Lewis-Burke has long-standing expertise in developing strategies and delivering support for major facilities and computing investments. Our team stands at the forefront of research infrastructure policy, creating new funding opportunities such as the NSF mid-scale research infrastructure programs to fill unmet needs. We have shepherded several major facilities through the process of building agency and congressional support to obtain hundreds of millions of dollars in construction and operations funding.
Space Science and Technology Development
Our relationships and experience run deep across the spectrum of NASA’s space science and technology development activities. The firm’s knowledge of the agency permeates to academia, industry stakeholders, relevant congressional committees, and an impressive track record of shaping federal appropriations and policy influencing NASA programs. Lewis-Burke leverages this expertise to provide early intelligence and inform its tailored strategies designed to elevate a client’s role within the agency and deliver high-profile wins – whether that be funding for a Mars rover, research on Earth’s changing climate, or developing technologies that enable the future of human space exploration.
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Your Goals are Attainable
Lewis-Burke stands ready to help you with your federal science and technology objectives, whether it’s to shape future policy, grow your profile, or diversify/grow federal funding.