For Support of an Assessment of the Engineering Research Centers Program

支持工程研究中心计划的评估

• 批准号: 8904814
• 负责人: Robert Schafrik
• 金额: $ 13.97万
• 依托单位: National Research Council
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Contract
• 财政年份: 1989
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1989-01-01 至 1989-09-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=8904814&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Support; Assessment; Engineering; Research; Centers

The proposed study has three primary objectives: 1) to assess whether or not the Engineering Research Centers (ERC) program has worked as envisioned: a) to promote cross- disciplinary engineering research on problems of industrial importance; b) to encourage industrial interactions with center research programs; and c) to encourage engineering education with a distinct emphasis on engineering practice. 2) to reassess the fundamental mission of the ERC program in light of: a) experience to date with the centers; b) changes in the practice of engineering research and education at universities; and c) currently perceived challenges to the strength of U.S. engineering research and education. 3) to consider the effectiveness of existing proposal submission and selection processes with regard to the ability of these to direct funds to those areas of engineering research of highest national importance.

这项拟议的研究有三个主要目标：1)评估工程研究中心(ERC)计划是否如设想的那样发挥作用：a)促进对具有工业重要性的问题的跨学科工程研究；b)鼓励工业与中心研究计划的互动；c)鼓励工程教育，突出工程实践。2)根据以下因素重新评估ERC计划的基本使命：a)与这些中心迄今的经验；b)大学工程研究和教育实践的变化；c)目前认为美国工程研究和教育实力面临的挑战。3)考虑现有提案提交和遴选程序的有效性，考虑这些程序是否有能力将资金引导到对国家最重要的工程研究领域。