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THE COMPETITIVE STRENCTH OF U.S. I N DUSTRIAL SC I E NC E AND TECHNOLOCY: STRATECIC ISSUES AREPORTOFTHE NATIONAL SCIENCE BOARL COMMITTEE ON INDUSTRIAL SUPPORT FOR R& National Science Board JAMES J. DUDERSTADT (Chairman), President, University of Michigan THOMAS B. DAY (Vice Chairman), President, San Diego State University PERRY L. ADKISSON, Chancellor-Emeritus and Regents Professor, Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University WARREN J. BAKER, President, California Polytechnic State University ARDEN L. BEMENT, JR., Vice President, Science and Technology, TRW, Inc. BERNARD F. BURKE, William A.M. Burden Professor of Astrophysics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology W. GLENN CAMPBELL, Counselor, Hoover Institution, Stanford University F. ALBERT COTTON, W.T. Doherty-Welch Foundation Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Director, Laboratory for Molecular Structure and Bonding, Texas A&M University DANIEL C. DRUCKER, Graduate Research Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Mechanics and Engineering Science, University of Florida MARYE ANNE FOX, M. June and J. Virgil Waggoner Regents Chair in Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin PHILLIP A. GRIFFITHS, Director, Institute for Advanced Study CHARLES E. HESS, Professor and Director of International Programs, Department of Environmental Horticulture, University of California JOT-IN HOPCROFT, Professor Chair, Computer Science Department, Cornell University CHARLES L. HOSLER, Senior Vice President for Research, Dean of the Graduate School, and Professor of Meteorology-Emeritus, The Pennsylvania State University WALTER E. MASSEY (Ex Officio), Director, National Science Foundation JAIME OAXACA, Vice Chairman, Coronado Communications Corporation JAMES L. POWELL, Chief Executive Officer, The Franklin Institute PETER H. RAVEN, Director, Missouri Botanical Garden FRANK H. T. RHODES, President, Cornell University IAN M. ROSS, President-Emeritus, AT&T Bell Laboratories, Inc. ROLAND W. SCHMITT, President, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute BENJAMIN S. SHEN, Reese W. Flower Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Pennsylvania HOWARD E. SIMMONS, JR., Vice President for Central Research and Development, E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company RICHARD N. ZARE, Marguerite Blake Wilbur Professor, Department of Chemistry, Stanford University MARTA CEI-IELSKY, Executive Officer Additional copies of this report (NSB-92-138) are available from Forms and Publications National Science Foundation, Washington, DC 20550, (202) 357-7861. The Competitive Strength of U.S. Industrial Science and Technology: Strategic Issues A Report of the National Science Board Committee on Industrial Support for R&D August 1992 National Science Board JAMES J. DUDERSTADT (Chairman), President, University of Michigan THOMAS B. DAY (Vice Chairman), President, San Diego State University PERRY L. ADKISSON, Chancellor-Emeritus and Regents Professor, Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University WARREN I. BAKER, President, California Polytechnic State University ARDEN L. BEMENT, JR., Vice President, Science and Technology, TRW, Inc. BERNARD F. BURKE, William A.M. Burden Professor of Astrophysics, Massachusetts 'nstitute of Technology W. GLENN CAMPBELL, Counselor, Hoover Institution, Stanford University F. ALBERT COTTON, W.T. Doherty-Welch Foundation Distinguished Professor of Chemistry and Director, Laboratory for Molecular Structure and Bonding, Texas A&M University DANIEL C. DRUCKER, Graduate Research Professor, Department of Aerospace Engineering, Mechanics and Engineering Science, University of Florida MARYE ANNE FOX, M. June and J. Virgil Waggoner Regents Chair in Chemistry, University of Texas at Austin PHILLIP A. GRIFFITHS, Director, Institute for Advanced Study CHARLES E. HESS, Professor and Director of International Programs, Department of Environmental Horticulture, University of California JOT-IN HOPCROFT, Professor Chair, Computer Science Department, Cornell University CHARLES L. HOSLER, Senior Vice President for Research, Dean of the Graduate School, and Professor of Meteorology-Emeritus, The Pennsylvania State University WALTER E. MASSEY (Ex Officio), Director, National Science Foundation JAIME OAXACA, Vice Chairman, Coronado Communications Corporation JAMES L. POWELL, Chief Executive Officer, The Franklin Institute PETER H. RAVEN, Director, Missouri Botanical Garden FRANK H. T. RHODES, President, Cornell University IAN M. ROSS, President-Emeritus, AT&T Bell Laboratories, Inc. ROLAND W. SCHMITT, President, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute BENJAMIN S. SHEN, Reese W. Flower Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics, University of Pennsylvania HOWARD E. SIMMONS, JR., Vice President for Central Research and Development, E.I. du Pont de Nemours and Company RICHARD N. ZARE, Marguerite Blake Wilbur Professor, Department of Chemistry, Stanford University MARTA CEHELSKY, Executive Officer Additional copies of this report (NSB-92-138) are available from Forms and Publications National Science Foundation, Washington, DC 20550, (202) 357-7861. The Competitive Strength of U.S. Industrial Science and Technology: Strategic Issues A Report of the National Science Board Committee on Industrial Support for R&D August 1992 Members of Committee Roland W. Schmitt, Co-Chairman Arden L. Bement, Co-Chairman Warren J. Baker F. Albert Cotton Daniel C. Drucker National Science Foundation Staff Assistance Melissa Pollak, Executive Secretary John A. White, Staff Liaison Joseph Bordogna, Staff Liaison Acknowledgments The Committee would like to extend its appreciation to Dr. Robert M. White, Under Secretary for Technology, US. Department of Commerce, who participated in, and contributed to, the work of the Committee. Also, several officials of the Industrial Research Institute (IRI) deserve special recognition for their assistance in developing and conducting the US. technology leadership survey cited herein: The Committee thanks IRI past presidents Dr. Albert Westwood of Martin Marietta Corporation and Dr. Wayne G. Burwell of United Technologies Corporation; and Charles F. Larson, Executive Director of IRI. In addition, the Committee is grateful to the following people for their contributions to this report: Dr. Alden S. Bean, Director, Center for Innovation Management Studies, Lehigh University Dr. Kenneth S. Flamm, Senior Fellow, the Brookings Institution Dr. Henry Grabowski, Chairman, Department of Economics, Duke University Dr. Candace Howes, Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Notre Dame Dr. Frank Huband, Executive Director, American Society for Engineering Education Dr. Joseph Morone, Associate Professor, School of Management, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Dr. David C. Mowery, Associate Professor of Business and Public Policy, Walter A. Haas School of Business, University of California, Berkeley Dr. Maria Papadakis, Assistant Professor, Technology and Information Policy Program, The Maxwell School, Syracuse University Dr. W. Edward Steinmueller, Deputy Director, Center for Economic Policy Research, Stanford University Dr. Alan I. Rapoport, Policy Analyst, Office of Planning and Assessment, National Science Foundation, contributed to the final stages of report develoment. In addition, John Chirichiello, John Jankowski, Jr., Jean Deans, and Len Lederman of the National Science Foundation provided technical assistance in developing the report. Nita Congress provided editorial assistance in preparing the final report.
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