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Weese, John A. – Engineering Education, 1985
Describes several National Science Foundation programs which encourage interaction between industries and universities. They include engineering research centers, Presidential Young Investigator Awards, and programs in the Industrial Science and Technology Innovation Division. Indicates that industry's pressing need for solutions often adds…
Descriptors: College Science, Cooperative Programs, Engineering, Federal Programs
Rogers, Debra M. Amidon – Engineering Education, 1988
Discusses some of the federal and state engineering research initiatives that have been launched in recent years, including the National Science Foundation's Engineering Research Centers. Proposes that the status of the United States' competitiveness may depend on how well we manage this process as much as on the resulting technologies themselves.…
Descriptors: College Science, Economic Factors, Engineering Education, Engineering Technology
Cavin, Ralph K., III; Phillips, D. Howard – Engineering Education, 1988
Describes the Semiconductor Research Corporation (SRC), a non-profit research cooperative designed to conduct research in the field of integrated circuits, principally in U.S. universities, with membership restricted to U.S.-owned companies. Analyzes SRC's impact on the U.S. educational system. (TW)
Descriptors: College Science, Engineering, Engineering Education, Higher Education
Engineering Education, 1988
Reports on a study into engineering education programs, focusing on graduate programs and research. Provides data reported by the 225 Engineering and Technical College Affilliate Members of the American Society for Engineering Education, and includes information on faculty, enrollment, degrees granted, and research budgets. (TW)
Descriptors: College Faculty, College Science, Degrees (Academic), Educational Finance
Hill, Christopher T. – Engineering Education, 1988
Addresses the recent shifts in the United States research system. Discusses the Congressional activities of the 1980s that have encouraged the restructuring of the traditional research sectors, and the breaking down of old barriers. Poses several unresolved questions regarding federal policies in research and technology development. (TW)
Descriptors: College Science, Educational Finance, Engineering Education, Federal Aid
Lewis, Courtland – Engineering Education, 1987
Contains the text of an interview with the director of the Engineering Research Center (ERC) at the University of Delaware. Discusses interdisciplinary engineering research and its effects on traditional academic engineering. Describes the development and progress of the Delaware ERC, including eight recommendations for developing and operating…
Descriptors: Case Studies, College Science, Cooperative Programs, Engineering Education
Suh, Nam P. – Engineering Education, 1987
Discusses the National Science Foundation's program to establish Engineering Research Centers (ERCs). States that this effort has provided a new impetus to interdisciplinary research efforts on university campuses. Claims that the concept of bringing together industry, academia, and government is necessary in addressing engineering research and…
Descriptors: College Science, Cooperative Programs, Engineering Education, Government School Relationship
