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The National Science Foundation's Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers Program: Looking Back, Moving Forward (2007)
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The National Science Foundation’s Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers Program: Looking Back, Moving Forward
   

 Research Impact Versus Funding: Quality per Dollar,

  

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 Shared Experimental Facilities,

  

110
   

 Findings and Recommendations,

  

114

4

  

ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF MRSEC EDUCATION AND OUTREACH

  

118
   

 Introduction,

  

118
   

 Overview of MRSEC Education and Outreach Activities,

  

120
   

 Impact of MRSEC Education and Outreach Programs,

  

128
   

 Findings and Recommendations,

  

137

5

  

ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF MRSEC COLLABORATION WITH INDUSTRY

  

143
   

 Current Industrial Collaboration and Knowledge-Transfer Activities,

  

145
   

 Assessing the Effectiveness of Industrial Collaboration,

  

150
   

 Findings and Recommendations,

  

158

6

  

THE FUTURE OF NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION MATERIALS CENTERS

  

162
   

 Perceived and Measured Impact of MRSECs,

  

162
   

 Challenges Going Forward,

  

165
   

 A New Look,

  

167
   

 Outlook,

  

175

 

  

APPENDIXES

  

 
   

 A  Charge to the Committee

  

179
   

 B  Meeting Agendas

  

180
   

 C  List of Current Research Topics of MRSEC Interdisciplinary Research Groups

  

185
   

 D  Further Information on Education and Outreach Activities

  

191
   

 E  Selected Acronyms

  

194
   

 F  Data-Gathering Tools

  

196
   

 G  Biographical Sketches of Committee Members and Staff

  

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