Science and Technology Centers Program

INFORMATION AND DOCUMENTS

Reporting Requirements

• Class of 2000-2006 Centers (.doc)

Additional Information

• STC Funding, Performance, and Review - Class of 2000
• STC Funding, Performance, and Review - Class of 2002
• STC Funding, Performance, and Review - Class of 2005
• STC Funding, Performance, and Review - Class of 2006

NSF Research Center Educators Network (NRCEN)

• NSF Research Center Educators Network: The NRCEN is an effort to gather together educators from NSF Research Centers, including STCs, Engineering Research Centers, Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers, and Nanoscale Science and Engineering Centers.
• Particle Engineering Research Center: The hosts of the third NRCEN Workshop.

Assessments of the STC Program

• Abt Associates Inc.: "An Evaluation of the NSF Science and Technology Centers (STC) Program" (.pdf) (1996)
• Committee on Science, Engineering and Public Policy: "An Assessment of the National Science Foundation's Science and Technology Centers Program" (1996)
• National Academy of Public Administration: "National Science Foundation's Science and Technology Centers: Building an Interdisciplinary Research Paradigm" (.pdf) (1995)

Related Awards

• Radio/Web Features and Classroom Activities from NSF STC's [Abstract]: The American Association for the Advancement of Science helped develop radio broadcasts and classroom lessons about several STCs.
• The Research Value Mapping Program: Four case studies deal with STCs at the University of Virginia Center for Biological Timing; the University of Texas at Austin Center for Synthesis, Growth, and Analysis of Electronic Materials; the University of Michigan Center for Ultrafast Optical Science; and the Carnegie Mellon University Center for Light Microscope Imaging and Biotechnology.

AAAS Radio Broadcasts About STC Research

• (Following are the original AAAS air dates, along with an [offsite] RealAudio link to the broadcast. Download the a free RealAudio player here.)
   
• Center for Astrophysical Research in Antarctica
  12/13/2001 South Pole Scope
  12/26/2001 Flat Universe
   
• Center for Adaptive Optics
  8/14/01 California Extremely Large Telescope
  8/21/01 Artificial Star
  9/24/01 Eye Imaging
  10/11/01 Adaptive Optics
   
• Center for Behavioral Neuroscience
  5/3/01 Crayfish Reflexes
  5/22/01 Behavioral Neuroscience
  6/18/01 Monogamous Voles
  7/5/01 Dolphin Brains
  7/19/01 Hamsters
  8/1/01 Seasonal Fat
  8/10/01 Smell and Behavior
  8/29/01 Circadian Rhythms
   
• Center for Clouds, Chemistry, and Climate
  10/23/01 Hot Clouds
  12/03/01 Asian Brown Cloud
   
• Center for Engineering Plants for Resistance Against Pathogens
  9/10/01 Nematodes
  9/28/01 Tomato Mold
   
• Center for High Pressure Research
  8/2/01 Zeolites
  9/21/01 High Pressure
  10/03/01 Lawn Nitrates
  10/15/01 Mars Models
  10/26/01 Deep Quakes
  11/2/01 Traveling Pollution
  11/29/01 Bottomless Pit
   
• Center for Light Microscope Imaging and Biotechnology
  11/12/01 Diagnostic Microchip
  11/16/01 Caged Chemicals
  11/21/01 Color-Coded DNA
  12/7/01 Nanocrystals
  12/21/01 Analysis Beads
  1/4/02 Laser Endoscope
  1/16/02 Proteome
  2/1/02 PNA Ladders
  2/13/02 Tagging Proteins
  3/15/02 Wound Healers
   
• Center for Research in Cognitive Science
  4/11/01 Eye Tracking
  5/11/01 Word Associations
  6/13/01 Language Trouble
  7/4/01 Computer Linguistics
   
• Center for Research on Parallel Computation
  1/3/01 Parallel Computing
  1/29/01 Optimizing Airplanes
   
• Center for Sustainability of Semi-Arid Hydrology and Riparian Areas
  1/25/02 Water in Plants
  3/18/02 Low-Flush Toilets
  4/3/02 Salty River
  4/19/02 Tree Torture
  5/29/02 Snow Mapping
   
• Center for Synthesis, Growth, and Analysis of Electronic Materials
  1/17/01 Solar Blind
  1/31/01 Electronic Materials
   
• Southern California Earthquake Center
  10/19/01 Earthquake History
  11/8/01 Earth Sensors
  11/15/01 Earth Sonograms
  12/6/01 Predicting Quakes
  12/14/01 Quake Shaking
  1/17/02 Quake Clusters
  2/4/02 Olympics Earthquake
  2/27/02 Yellowstone Volcanoes

AAAS Classroom Lessons About STC Research

• (All of the following AAAS lessons are located offsite.)
   
• Center for Astrophysical Research in Antarctica
  South Pole Scope
   
• Center for Behavioral Neuroscience
  Crayfish Reflexes
  Monogamous Voles
  Dolphin Brains
  Hamsters
   
• Center for Clouds, Chemistry, and Climate
  Asian Brown Cloud
   
• Center for Engineering Plants for Resistance Against Pathogens
  Nematodes
  Tomato Mold
   
• Center for High Pressure Research
  Zeolites
  High Pressure
  Lawn Nitrates
   
• Center for Light Microscope Imaging and Biotechnology
  Diagnostic Microchip
  Color-Coded DNA
  Proteome
   
• Center for Research in Cognitive Science
  Eye Tracking
  Word Associations
   
   
• Center for Sustainability of Semi-Arid Hydrology and Riparian Areas
  Low-Flush Toilets
  Tree Torture
   
• Center for Synthesis, Growth, and Analysis of Electronic Materials
  Solar Blind
   
• Southern California Earthquake Center
  Earth Sensors
  Predicting Earthquakes