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

By National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, Institute of Medicine, Engineering and Public Policy, Committee on Science

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