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5. Projection of Leadership Determinants
5. Projection of Leadership Determinants
Pages 65-72
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Graduate education in materials science and engineering is becoming more diverse. It appeals to students with bachelors' degrees in many science and engineering disciplines, and it provides an array of career opportunities.
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Having fewer foreign participants could slow research capability; for decades, many prominent materials researchers have come to the United States from abroad. A traditional US strength has been the availability of diverse facilities at universities conducting leading-edge materials research.
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International Benchmarking of US Matenals Science and Engineenug Research . 67 Figure 5.1 Scientists and Engineers Admitted to the US on Permanent Visas by Labor Certification, 1990-1994 20,000 17,500 1 5,000 12,500 1 0,000 7,500 5,000 2,500 o.
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For example, science and engineering research in electronic and optical materials has benefited greatly from interdisciplinary work. Recruitment will be facilitated by a broader national recognition and acceptance of materials science and engineenug as a distinct academic discipline.
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Fifth, attracting more women and minorities into graduate programs in materials science and engineering is not only essential to achieving greater diversity in academia, government, and industry leadership, but it is also an important means of offsetting our current dependence on foreign sources of PhD talent. The field should be able to benefit from the variety of undergraduate preparations that might attract a greater diversity of talent into graduate materials programs.
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The high quality of academic leadership in materials science and engineering and the excellence of the scientific research enterprise have placed the discipline in a position of strength at most of the top research universities in the United States. The prominence of materials science in nonacademic institutions (industry and government agencies)
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As a result, US researchers are becoming increasingly dependent on foreign sources. Forward-Iooking intellectual property policies, administrative support, and access to patent expertise are improving for US academic researchers in materials science.
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Basic research in these areas is a vital aspect of knowledge-based materials science, as verified by the continued university hiring of researchers with industrial experience. Collaborative research is accomplished in several foreign countries by individuals with joint academic-commercial appointments and through publicly supported research institutes linked to universities (similar to many US national laboratories)
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