An Assessment of the National Science Foundation's Science and Technology Centers Program

Download or read book An Assessment of the National Science Foundation's Science and Technology Centers Program written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1996-08-28 with total page 92 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The National Science Foundation requested that the Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy of the NAS, the NAE, and the IOM form a panel to evaluate the accomplishments of the NSF Science and Technology Centers program (not individual centers) against its goals in research, education, and knowledge transfer. This report is the result of the work of the panel charged with that effort, and provides recommendations for moving forward.