Forces Shaping the U.S. Academic Engineering Research Enterprise (1995) / Chapter Skim
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Reengineering the Academic Engineering Enterprise
Reengineering the Academic Engineering Enterprise
Pages 37-46
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For nearly a half century, concern over national and international security dominated the federal drive to build the academic research enterprise. Then, almost overnight, the Cold War has become a chapter in history books.
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We must reengineer the academic engineering research enterprise. We must direct our resources to meet new challenges.
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We must act quickly to strengthen the pipeline of engineers. Some may question how a discussion about the pipeline relates to academic engineering research.
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Graduate engineering programs rely more and more on international students. Although international students increase the pool of talent and help fulfill the people-power needs of our nation, the vast influx has serious implications for our engineering practices and culture.
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Professors who are authorities in different fields lecture to the class. For instance, Professor Abolhassan Astaneh, who is working with the State Department of Transportation to seismically retrofit bridges throughout California, took students by boat to the Bay Bridge.
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Then I would like to turn to some proposals for the national agenda in basic and applied research. First, our engineering enterprise must do more to promote interaction in the global community.
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Although Japanese engineers who come to the United States face language and cultural barriers, they are highly motivated. There is an unwritten rule in major Japanese universities that engineers and scientists cannot advance to full-professor status unless they have conducted research or postdoctoral work in the United States or Europe.
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The academic engineering research community already relies on electronic library indexes and electronic billboards. Now the most established journals are investigating how to get on line.
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The federal government should play a stronger role in promoting applied research as well. With the decline in private-sector research, the federal government should consider taxes and other incentives aimed at encouraging new forms of engineering research collaboration among universities, corporations, and national laboratories.
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Only if both sectors fulfill our responsibilities will the United States gain a larger share in the international market and continue to be an international leader in the twenty-first century. These are challenging times for all of us.
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