Professor Gerhard Klimeck was invited by the White House to attend President Obama's manufacturing event at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on Friday, June 24th. The event was to announce a $500 million endeavor through which universities and companies will be asked to develop innovations in manufacturing with the goal of expanding domestic employment.

"American innovation has always been sparked by individual scientists and entrepreneurs, often at universities like Carnegie Mellon or Georgia Tech or Berkeley or Stanford," Mr. Obama said. "But a lot of companies don't invest in early ideas because it won't pay off right away. And that's where government can step in."

The idea is based on recommendations from the President's Council of Advisors on Science and Technology, an advisory group of scientists and engineers.

A full article on President Obama's speech can be read here.