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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
WASH I NGTON. D C. 20550
February 1 1, 1 937
OFFICE OF THE
DIRECTOR
Dr. Frank Press
President
National Academy of Sciences
2101 Constitution Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D. C. 20418
Dear Frank:
The National Science Foundation intends to issue later in the
year a solicitation to implement the Science and Technology
Centers presidential initiative.
Just as the National Academy of Engineering played a pivotal
role in shaping the approach NSF used to establish and admin-
ister the Engineering Research Centers, a similar contribution
can be made by the National Academy of Sciences with regard to
this initiative. I would be most grateful if under your
auspices such an effort could be undertaken.
I would suggest that the National Academy of Sciences assemble
an ad hoc policy group consisting of a broad representation of
its members to address the following issues:
a) What is the group's view of the most promising areas of
science where these centers can make a significant
difference?
b) What are the the defining characteristics of science
and technology centers and how do these characteristics
relate to economic competitivenes?
c) Since industry and state participation is a prerequi-
site, what form should this participation take and how
is it best utilized?
d) What support is required and over what period of time?
e) Governance of the centers.
f) The centers' contribution to education, including
precollege, undergraduate, graduate and postgraduate
education.
g) Monitoring mechanisms and sunset rules.
h) Ground rules for the solicitation.
Timeliness of the study is important. I would hope that the
ad hoc group can be assembled soon, with a report available by
June 1, 1987, so that its conclusions can be folded into the
NSB strategic plan review later that month.
Sincerely,
sit, ' ~
Erich Bloch
Director
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