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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
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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
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Diverse, skilled STEM talent and empowering
future generations
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Partnerships
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Long-Term Perspective
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Implementation and Evaluation
OPPORTUNITIES
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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
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http://www.nsf.gov/od/oia/programs/stc/index.jsp
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http://www.nsf.gov/od/oia/programs/stc/2000-2006.jsp
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ttp://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=5541&org=OIA
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http://depts.washington.edu/teamsci/welcome.html
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http://nsf.gov/dir/index.jsp?org=OIA
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http://nsf.gov/funding/pgm_summ.jsp?pims_id=12819&org=OISE&from=
home
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