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Science and Technology Centers:
Integrative Partnership
Presented by
Kathryn Sullivan
Senior Advisor
National Science
Foundation
PROGRAM
VISION
STC Program Goal – 1989
“NSF established the STC Program to
help maintain U.S. pre-eminence in
science and technology, and
ensure the requisite pool of scientists with the
quality and breadth of experience
required to meet the changing needs of
science and society – ingredients
essential to successful economic
competitiveness.”
U.S. STEM
WORKFORCE
PROGRAM
SUMMARY
Foreign-born proportion of total
with PhDs in S&E, by field and
education level: 2003
Engineering - 50.6
Chemical - 47.0
Civil - 54.2
Electrical - 57.0
Mechanical - 52.2
Life sciences - 36.2
Agriculture - 32.7
Biological sciences - 37.4
Mathematics/computer sciences - 47.5
Computer sciences - 57.4
Mathematics - 43.1
Physical sciences - 36.9
Chemistry - 37.0
Geosciences - 26.2
Physics/astronomy - 40.1
Social sciences - 16.9
Economics - 31.5
Political science - 24.2
Psychology - 9.8
Sociology/anthropology - 13.6
THE FUTURE
Resident population of United States, by
race/ethnicity and age: 2006
Figure Updated:
December 2008
STC BASICS
First STC Competition: 1987
Number of Currently Operational STCs: 17
2000 (5), 2002 (6), 2005-2006 (6)
NSB approved STC Program for competitions
every 2-3 years if budget permits
A sixth competition is currently under way, with the
expectation of funding new centers in June of 2010.
MORE BASICS
All areas of science supported by NSF
Award duration up to 10 years
Level of funding US $1.5 - $5 million
Awards managed by a cooperative agreement
Awards co-managed by STC program and appropriate discipline
Required positions in a center: Director, managing director, education
director
Required: an independent external advisory board
MORE BASICS
Adaptive Optics
Behavioral Neursocience
Environmentally Responsible Solvents and Processes
Nanobiotechnology
Biophotonics
Sensors
Materials
Earth-surface dynamics
Polar environments
Atmospheric sciences
Oceanography
Information technologies
FOUR PILLARS
Research: Bringing together focused resources to address
complex, interdisciplinary research questions.
STEM Talent Development: Provide a rich environment for
encouraging future scientists, engineers, and educators to take
risks… Integrating education and research through discoverybased experiences…build alliances across educational
spectrum and STEM workforce capacity.
Diversity: STCs partner with institutions serving students
from underrepresented STEM groups.
Knowledge Transfer: Offer catalytic environment where
technical exchange and innovation can occur.
CENTER
PROFILE
Multi-institutional, 5-10 major partners
15-70 Senior researchers
20-140 graduate students
Overall budget US $ 5.2-12 mil/year
5 full/part time support staff
STC and DIVERSITY
NSF expects STCs to demonstrate leadership in
the involvement of groups traditionally
underrepresented in science and engineering, at all
levels within the Center…
STCs are strongly encouraged to form
meaningful, substantive and long-term partnerships
with minority-serving institutions, women’s colleges
and institutions that primarily serve students with
disabilities…
STC-AGEP
SYNERGIES
Diverse, skilled STEM talent and empowering
future generations
Partnerships
Long-Term Perspective
Implementation and Evaluation
OPPORTUNITIES
Current STC Competition
2005-2006 Renewals
• Center for Remote Sensing (UKansas)
• Team for Research In Ubiquitous Secure Technologies (UC-Berkeley)
• Center for Multiscale Modeling of Atmospheric Processes (Colorado
State)
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Center for Layered Polymeric Systems (Case Western)
Center for Coastal Margin Observation and Prediction (Oregon Health
and Science U)
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Center forMicrobial Oceanography (U of Hawaii-Manoa)
Partnerships for International Research and
Development
RESOURCES
http://www.nsf.gov/od/oia/programs/stc/index.jsp
http://www.nsf.gov/od/oia/programs/stc/2000-2006.jsp
ttp://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5541&org=OIA
http://depts.washington.edu/teamsci/welcome.html
http://nsf.gov/dir/index.jsp?org=OIA
http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12819&org=OISE&from=
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