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A Review of the New Initiatives at the NASA Ames Research Center

Summary of a Workshop



CHARLES W. WESSNER, EDITOR


Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy

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National Research Council




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    THE NATIONAL ACADEMIES

    National Academy of Sciences

    National Academy of Engineering

    Institute of Medicine

    National Research Council

    The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit, self-perpetuating society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare. Upon the authority of the charter granted to it by the Congress in 1863, the Academy has a mandate that requires it to advise the federal government on scientific and technical matters. Dr. Bruce M. Alberts is president of the National Academy of Sciences.

    The National Academy of Engineering was established in 1964, under the charter of the National Academy of Sciences, as a parallel organization of outstanding engineers. It is autonomous in its administration and in the selection of its members, sharing with the National Academy of Sciences the responsibility for advising the federal government. The National Academy of Engineering also sponsors engineering programs aimed at meeting national needs, encourages education and research, and recognizes the superior achievements of engineers. Dr. William A. Wulf is president of the National Academy of Engineering.

    The Institute of Medicine was established in 1970 by the National Academy of Sciences to secure the services of eminent members of appropriate professions in the examination of policy matters pertaining to the health of the public. The Institute acts under the responsibility given to the National Academy of Sciences by its congressional charter to be an adviser to the federal government and, upon its own initiative, to identify issues of medical care, research, and education. Dr. Kenneth I. Shine is president of the Institute of Medicine.

    The National Research Council was organized by the National Academy of Sciences in 1916 to associate the broad community of science and technology with the Academy's purposes of furthering knowledge and advising the federal government. Functioning in accordance with general policies determined by the Academy, the Council has become the principal operating agency of both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering in providing services to the government, the public, and the scientific and engineering communities. The Council is administered jointly by both Academies and the Institute of Medicine. Dr. Bruce M. Alberts and Dr. William A. Wulf are chairman and vice chairman, respectively, of the National Research Council.

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    Steering Committee for Government-Industry Partnerships for the Development of New Technologies *

    Gordon Moore, Chair Chairman Emeritus Intel Corporation

    M. Kathy Behrens Managing Partner Robertson Stephens Investment Management and STEP Board

    Michael Borrus Managing Director Petkevich & Partners, LLP

    Iain M. Cockburn Professor of Finance and Economics Boston University

    Kenneth Flamm Dean Rusk Chair in International Affairs LBJ School of Public Affairs University of Texas at Austin

    James F. Gibbons Professor of Engineering Stanford University

    W. Clark McFadden Partner Dewey Ballantine

    Burton J. McMurtry General Partner Technology Venture Investors

    William J. Spencer, Vice-Chair Chairman Emeritus SEMATECH and STEP Board

    Mark B. Myers Senior Vice-President, retired Xerox Corporation and STEP Board

    Richard Nelson George Blumenthal Professor of International and Public Affairs Columbia University

    Edward E. Penhoet Dean, School of Public Health University of California at Berkeley and STEP Board

    Charles Trimble Vice-Chairman Trimble Navigation

    John P. Walker Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Axys Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

    Patrick Windham President, Windham Consulting; and Lecturer, Stanford University


    * As of February 2001.

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Project Staff *

Charles W. Wessner Study Director

Alan H. Anderson Consultant

McAlister T. Clabaugh Program Associate

David E. Dierksheide Program Associate

Contributors **

David B. Audretsch Ameritech Chair of Economic Development Director, Institute for Development Strategies Indiana University

Michael I. Luger Professor of Public Policy Analysis, Planning, and Business University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill


*As of February 2001.

**Biographies of the contributors are included in Annex B.

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For the National Research Council (NRC), this project was overseen by the Board on Science, Technology and Economic Policy (STEP), a standing board of the NRC established by the National Academies of Sciences and Engineering and the Institute of Medicine in 1991. The mandate of the STEP Board is to integrate understanding of scientific, technological, and economic elements in the formulation of national policies to promote the economic well-being of the United States. A distinctive characteristic of STEP's approach is its frequent interactions with public and private-sector decision makers. STEP bridges the disciplines of business management, engineering, economics, and the social sciences to bring diverse expertise to bear on pressing public policy questions. The members of the STEP Board * and the NRC staff are listed below:

Dale Jorgenson, Chair Frederic Eaton Abbe Professor of Economics Harvard University

M. Kathy Behrens Managing Partner Robertson Stephens Investment Management

Vinton G. Cerf Senior Vice-President WorldCom

Bronwyn Hall Professor of Economics University of California at Berkeley

James Heckman Henry Schultz Distinguished Service Professor of Economics University of Chicago

Ralph Landau Consulting Professor of Economics Stanford University

Richard Levin President Yale University

William J. Spencer, Vice-Chair Chairman Emeritus SEMATECH

David T. Morgenthaler Founding Partner Morgenthaler

Mark B. Myers Senior Vice-President, retired Xerox Corporation

Roger Noll Morris M. Doyle Centennial Professor of Economics Stanford University

Edward E. Penhoet Dean, School of Public Health University of California at Berkeley

William Raduchel Chief Technology Officer AOL Time Warner

Alan Wm. Wolff Managing Partner Dewey Ballantine

* As of February 2001.

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STEP Staff *

Stephen A. Merrill Executive Director

Philip Aspden Senior Program Officer

Camille M. Collett Program Associate

David E. Dierksheide Program Associate

Charles W. Wessner Program Director

Craig M. Schultz Research Associate

McAlister T. Clabaugh Program Associate


*As of February 2001.

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National Research Council Board on Science, Technology, and Economic Policy

Sponsors

The National Research Council gratefully acknowledges the support of the following sponsors:

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Office of the Director, Defense Research & Engineering

National Science Foundation

U.S. Department of Energy

Office of Naval Research

National Institutes of Health

National Institute of Standards and Technology

Sandia National Laboratories

Electric Power Research Institute

International Business Machines

Kulicke and Soffa Industries

Merck and Company

Milliken Industries

Motorola

Nortel

Proctor and Gamble

Silicon Valley Group, Incorporated

Advanced Micro Devices

Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the project sponsors.

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Contents

FOREWORD 1
I.     PREFACE 5
II.     OVERVIEW AND SUMMARY OF THE WORKSHOP 15
III.     INTRODUCTION 23
IV.     PROCEEDINGS
    Welcome
Henry McDonald, Ames Research Center
35
    Opening Remarks
Zoe Lofgren, U.S. House of Representatives
36
    Panel I:     A Technology Vision for NASA
Moderator: Edward Penhoet, University of California at Berkeley and Chiron Corporation
38
        NASA's Technology Strategy
Sam Venneri, NASA
38
        Ames' Technology Strategy
Henry McDonald, Ames Research Center
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    Panel II:     Research Parks: Concept, History, and Metrics
Moderator: David B. Audretsch, Indiana University
47
        Presenter: Michael I. Luger, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 47
        Discussant: Susan Hackwood, California Council on Science and Technology and UC Riverside 53
    Panel III:     The Ames Research Park: Goals and Metrics
Moderator: Patrick Windham, Stanford University and Windham Consulting
57
        The Ames Strategic Plan
William Berry, Ames Research Center
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        Partnering with The University of California at Santa Cruz
M.R.C. Greenwood, University of California at Santa Cruz
64
        The Role of Lockheed Martin
William Ballhaus, Lockheed Martin Corporation
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        The Role of Carnegie Mellon
Duane Adams, Carnegie Mellon University
James Morris, Carnegie Mellon University
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        Discussants:
Robert Wilson, University of Texas at Austin
Edward Penhoet, University of California at Berkeley and Chiron Corporation
74
    Panel IV:     SBIR Initiatives and Mission Objectives
Moderator: Burton McMurtry, Technology Venture Investors
78
        In-Q-Tel: A “Nonprofit Venture Capital Fund”
Gilman G. Louie, In-Q-Tel
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        An “Enterprise Fund” for NASA
Robert L. Norwood, NASA
81
        A Venture Capital Perspective on Research Parks
Kathy Behrens, Robertson Stephens Investment Management
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    Panel V:     Ames as an Entrepreneurial Center: Opportunities and Challenges
Moderator: Mark Myers, Xerox Corporation
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        Commercializing Technology
Carolina Blake, Ames Research Center
85
        The Experience of One Start-up Company
Elizabeth Downing, 3D Technology Laboratories
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        Discussant: Jim Turner, House Science Committee 89
        Concluding Remarks
Henry McDonald, Ames Research Center
92

Boxes within the Summary Report

Box A.     Benefits of High-Technology Industries 9
Box B.     The Notion of Success 28
Box C.     Potential Risks and Guidance for Parks 30
Box D.     Regional Advantage in a Global Economy 31
V.     RESEARCH PAPERS
    Science and Technology Parks at the Millennium: Concept, History, and Metrics
Michael I. Luger, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
95
    The Prospects for a Technology Park at Ames: A New Economy Model for Industry-Government Partnership?
David B. Audretsch, Indiana University
112
VI.     ANNEX
    A.     Ames White Paper on the Research Park 137
    B.     Biographies of Contributors 141
    C.     Participants List 143
    D.     Bibliography 147
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