A valued member of this committee, Denice Denton was an extraordinarily talented scholar, educational leader, and relentless voice for progress. She helped shape the direction of our nation’s science and engineering enterprise through her research, teaching, technology development, service, leadership, mentoring, public communication of science and engineering, initiatives to promote diversity and inclusion, and outreach to our schools.

She was bigger than life. She opened doors, and stood in them to let others through. She mentored young scholars and students. Her enthusiasm for science was clear and infectious.

She was a force—a magnificent force. She pushed the institutions she inhabited to be better than they wanted to be.

With her tragic death we lost a friend, a colleague, and a champion. We proudly dedicate this report to her.

We will miss her.

Donna E. Shalala

Chair, Committee on Maximizing the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering

Front Matter (R1-R28)

Summary (1-12)

1 Introduction (13-23)

2 Learning and Performance (24-49)

3 Examining Persistence and Attrition (50-112)

4 Success and Its Evaluation inScience and Engineering (113-159)

5 Institutional Constraints (160-213)

6 Fulfilling the Potential of Women in Academic Science and Engineering (214-244)

Appendix A Biographical Information (245-255)

Appendix B Statement of Task (256-257)

Appendix C Chapter 4, Measuring Racial Discrimination, Theories of Discrimination (258-274)

Appendix D References (275-300)

Index (301-318)