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I've added a new section on ITRI "alumni," the some 400 experts who have served on ITRI and related panels from 1983 to the present. I get these items off the Web, tips are appreciated.  R. D. Shelton, Editor:  rds@itri2.org
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In This Issue of ITRInews
NSF Reports U. S. Industry Carrying the Load in R&D
Global Competitiveness Report 2000 Released
Japan and the PRC Step up S&T Cooperation
WTEC Workshop on Tissue Engineering
ITRI Spinning Off 
ITRI Alumni News
Millie Dresselhaus named Director of Science at DOE
Bill Brinkman named VP for Research at Bell Labs
Rita Colwell, NSF Director
Paul Horn, Senior VP for Research at IBM
Featured Organizations in International S&T:
International Offices of U.S. Research Agencies (First Set)
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U. S. Industry Driving R&D U. S. investment in R&D reached an estimated $220.6 billion in 1998, says a new NSF report.   The 1998 expected U.S. ratio of R&D to Gross Domestic Product of 2.61 % is the highest since 1992. However, industry, not government, is responsible for most of the inflation-adjusted 5.3 % over the estimated $205.6 billion spent on R&D in 1997.  Industry has provided the largest share of financial support for R&D in the U.S. since 1980, said Steven Payson, author of National Patterns of R&D Resources: 1998.  Preliminary 1998 estimates show industry R&D spending increased in real terms 7.7 % over 1997 to $143.7 billion, or 65.1 % of the total. Federal support increased 0.8 % to $66.6 billion, for a record low of 30.2 % of the total.

Nearly all ($140.8 billion) of the industry R&D funds will be devoted to R&D performed by industry itself, with the remainder directed toward academic R&D ($1.8 billion) and R&D performed by other nonprofit organizations ($1.0 billion).  Most R&D spending (61.8 %, or $136.4 billion) is for development. Applied research accounts for 22.6 %, or $49.8 billion; basic research for 15.6 %, or $34.4 billion.

In 1995, six states accounted for about half of the national R&D total: California (highest), Michigan, New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey and (then) Texas. Defense-related R&D spending fell to 16.4 % of the national (federal plus non-federal) total in 1998, down from a high of 31.8 % in 1987.  http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/nsf99335/start.htm
 

Global Competitiveness Report 2000 Released in September by the World Economic Forum in Geneva, Switzerland.  Global Competitiveness Report presents two rankings of nations: current competitiveness and a growth competitiveness ranking. This later index aims to measure the factors that contribute to the future growth of an economy, measured as the rate of change of GDP per person. These factors explain why some countries are improving their prosperity faster than others.  The names on the masthead of the report are Klaus Schwab, president of the World Economic Forum, and Jeffrey Sachs and Michael Porter of Harvard. http://www.weforum.org/  These rankings can be contrasted with very similar ones from the World Competitiveness Yearbook from International Institute for Management Development also in Switzerland and published in April 2000.  That report was summarized in http://justice.loyola.edu/~rds/ITRInews22.html

 
China and Japan Expand S&T Cooperation  The two governments signed a new bilateral agreement in Beijing in August to collaborate on 89 new S&T programs.  Included will be meteorological observations in Tibet and how to fight pollution from China's Shanxi Province, which impacts Japan.  This is but one of several interesting items from NSF/Tokyo.  Is MITI no more? Check out the analyzes of Japan's reorganization of its huge S&T enterprise under "What's New" at  http://www.twics.com/~nsftokyo/home.html

WTEC Workshop on Tissue Engineering Research will be held on November 2-3, 2000 in Gaithersburg, MD. Tissue engineering involves the use of living cells in the development of biological substitutes for tissue replacements. Half of the annual health care cost in the U. S. is related to tissue or organ loss. A global assessment has been conducted to provide the research community an evaluation of the state-of-the-art and prospects of engineering research in the field. The expert panel, headed by Dr. Larry McIntire, has recently returned from study tours of labs in Japan and Western Europe.  The panel also held a roundtable last spring to gather information about U. S. research.  The November 2 workshop will be held in the Red Auditorium in NIST's administration building. The Nov. 3 morning session will be held in NIST's Lecture Room A. To reserve a seat, email (workshop@itri.loyola.edu); include your name, address, & phone number. Workshop registration is free, but  $12 will be collected on the morning of Nov. 2 for lunch in the NIST cafeteria. http://itri.loyola.edu/te/welcome.htm

ITRI Spinning Off ITRI is the leading American organization in providing international technology assessments and has become a key resource for the international development community.  With sponsorship from most of the Federal research agencies, it has published 50 technology assessments based on on-site review of R&D abroad by distinguished American experts in those fields.  Also, with support from international development donors, ITRI assists scientists and engineers in the newly independent states survive in a free market economy by development of small businesses.  ITRI provides bottleneck resources such as creation of business incubators and technoparks, training programs, and Web-based distance learning.

This business has grown to some $2 million in sales per year, including staff support for Federal agencies that is better done outside a university setting.  For example ITRI has been providing staff support for the National Nanotechnology Initiative, the Administration's leading S&T proposal for the FY2001 budget.  This work involves organization of workshops, facilitation of travel for experts, and publication of reports.  As happens when a professor's product invention reaches the manufacturing stage, it is appropriate to provide these non-academic services though separate corporations. Thus, ITRI is in the process of being spun off from Loyola College.  During the transition, "Loyola/ITRI"  refers to the portion of the operation remaining as a unit of Loyola College. ( http://itri.loyola.edu/itri )

The international technology assessment business will be conducted under a new non-profit research institute.  The name is similar, International Technology Research Institute, Inc. -- "ITRI, Inc."  In early 2000 the Technology Transfer (TTEC) Division was moved from Loyola/ITRI to ITRI, Inc.  The WTEC Division will be spun off into ITRI, Inc. by December 31, 2000.  ITRI, Inc. received two awards last month for S&T studies of telecommunications and quantitative systems biology totaling $200K. ( http://itri2.org )

The international development business will be conducted by "E-Development International, Inc.", a Maryland small business corporation has been chartered to provide international development services. It received its first contract last week for $60K to bring Moldovan business executives to the U.S. for internships.  The Loyola /ITRI International Business Development Division will be spun off into E-DI, Inc. by December, 2001.  (http://e-di.net )

To assist, Loyola College will donate to ITRI, Inc. and E-DI, Inc. the equipment purchased under Federal awards for ITRI.  It will also facilitate transfer of existing awards, subject to approval of sponsors. When not wearing a professor's mortarboard, Duane Shelton wears the CEO hats. http://itri2.org/s/
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ITRI ALUMNI NEWS

ITRI recruits distinguished scientists for its panels, and as time goes on, many move to leading positions.  Some examples:

Millie Dresselhaus to Head DOE Office of Science Mildred S. Dresselhaus was confirmed by the Senate on July 26 as director of the Department of Energy Office of Science.  Neal Lane, Assistant to the President for Science and Technology Policy said, "She will be an outstanding steward of the Department of Energy's vital science, engineering, and technology programs that help sustain U.S. leadership across the frontiers of scientific knowledge." Dr. Dresselhaus will manage an office that, with an annual budget of $2.8 billion, is one of the largest Federal sponsors of research. The office funds programs in basic energy sciences, high energy and nuclear physics, biological and environmental research, fusion energy sciences, advanced scientific computing and science education. Dr. Dresselhaus is Institute Professor of EE and Physics at MIT. She has received the National Medal of Science and 17 honorary doctorates. She chaired our 1989 study on superconductivity. http://www.science.doe.gov

Bill Brinkman Promoted at Bell Labs.  Lucent Technologies has named William Brinkman vice president of research for Bell Labs, the company's R&D arm. Brinkman succeeds Arun Netravali, who was named Bell Labs president last October. Brinkman will oversee the work of 1,200 Bell Labs researchers in computing, software, mathematics, communications science, physics, and engineering. Dr. Brinkman was co-chair of our 1988 ERATO study in Japan, and helped organize the second one in 1995.  http://public1.lucent.com/press/0100/000117.bla.html

Rita Colwell, NSF Director.  Dr. Rita Rossi Colwell started in August 1998 a six year term as Director of the National Science Foundation, managing a portfolio of over $3 billion in research and S&T education projects.  Prior to becoming NSF Director, Dr. Colwell was President of the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute and Professor of Microbiology at the University of Maryland.  She had also served there as Director of the Sea Grant College and Vice President for Academic Affairs. Dr. Colwell has received numerous awards, including the Medal of Distinction from Columbia University and the Andrew White Medal from Loyola College. She has also been awarded nine honorary degrees. She served on our 1988 and 1995 panels on the Japanese ERATO basic research program.  http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/forum/colwell/rrcbio.htm

Paul Horn, Director of IBM Research As IBM Senior Vice President, Dr. Paul M. Horn oversees the world's largest and most prolific  research organization dedicated to information technology.  Under Horn's leadership, IBM Research has produced an  unmatched string of technological breakthroughs --  including Deep Blue, the world's first copper chip, the  giant magneto-resistive (GMR) head and the world's first  provably unbreakable cryptosystem -- and been a champion  for translating technology research into real-world  products.  Horn is a Fellow of the American Physical Society and has numerous other honors.  He served on our 1989 high temperature superconductivity panel.  http://unrev.stanford.edu/presenters/paul_horn/body_paul_horn.html

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FEATURED ORGANIZATIONS THIS MONTH

A first start on a clearinghouse of international offices of U. S. Federal research agencies is listed below.  To compile this, I used the National Technology Transfer Institute site at Wheeling Jesuit College, which has long been the best source for Federal agencies  http://www.nttc.edu/gov_res.html  [Earmarks aren't always bad.] The new U. S. Government portal mentioned in ITRInews22 is moving a bit slower than the President announced in his June 22 radio address; they have a prototype at http://www.firstgov.gov/ but the GSA just let the contract on August 11.

National Science Foundation (NSF) International Division
 http://www.nsf.gov/home/int/

Environmental Protection Agency(EPA) Office of International Activities
http://www.epa.gov/oia/

Department of Energy (DOE) Office of International Affairs
http://www.osti.gov/osti/international/

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Office of External Relations http://nodis.hq.nasa.gov/Library/Directives/NASA-WIDE/Procedures/Organization_and_Administration/N_HB_1101_3/Chapter4/408.html

Department of Agriculture (USDA) International Programs in Science and Education Resources Development
http://www.reeusda.gov/serd/inter/homepage.htm

Agriculture Research Service (ARS) Office of International Research Programs
http://www.ars.usda.gov/afm/mgt/oirp.html

Department of Commerce (DOC) International Trade Administration
http://www.ita.doc.gov/

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Office of International and Academic Affairs
http://www.nist.gov/oiaa/oiaa1.htm

Office of Naval Research (ONR) International Field Office
http://www.onr.navy.mil/onr/ifo.htm

Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) International Offices
http://afosr.sciencewise.com/afr/afo/any/menu/any/afrintnl.htm

More next issue.
 

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Aug 98	Left Hand/Right Hand: NSF and NAS Both Assess US Math Research	http://itri.loyola.edu/NEWS/ITRInews1.htm
Sep 98	The Y1.998K Problem: Y2K Arrives 0.002K Early. Markets Crash, PMs Fired, Orioles 31 Games Behind	http://itri.loyola.edu/NEWS/ITRInews2.htm
Oct 98	Is S&T to Blame for the Asian Financial Crisis?	http://itri.loyola.edu/NEWS/ITRInews3.htm
Nov 98	NRC to State:  Ignoring S&T is Ignorant	http://itri.loyola.edu/NEWS/ITRInews4.htm
Dec 98/Jan 99	The Bottom Line: US Trade Deficit Skyrockets	http://itri.loyola.edu/NEWS/ITRInews5.htm
Feb 99	Who's the Bear, and Who's the Bull? Japan Doubles R&D; The US Cuts It	http://justice.loyola.edu/~rds/ITRInews6.html
Mar 99	Who's On First? (US, But Not for Long)	http://justice.loyola.edu/~rds/ITRInews7.html
Apr 99	GPRA Metastasizes Abroad	http://justice.loyola.edu/~rds/ITRInews8.html
May/Jun 99	Teraflops Computers Meet Gates' Law	http://justice.loyola.edu/~rds/ITRInews9.html
July 99	More Good News / Bad News from the Academy	http://justice.loyola.edu/~rds/ITRInews10.html
Aug 99	Rep. George Brown Adjourns	http://justice.loyola.edu/~rds/ITRInews11.html
Sep 99	200GB Disk: 40 Films on One CD	http://justice.loyola.edu/~rds/ITRInews12.html
Oct 99	Is International S&T Assessment Needed?	http://justice.loyola.edu/~rds/ITRInews13.html
Nov 99	Output in Papers: We're Number One?	http://justice.loyola.edu/~rds/ITRInews14.html
Dec 99 / Jan 00	New Technology Czar(ina)	http://justice.loyola.edu/~rds/ITRInews15.html
Feb 00	S&T: Ready for Prime Time?	http://justice.loyola.edu/~rds/ITRInews16.html
Mar 00	Bottom Line II: Trade Deficit Skyrocket Explodes	http://justice.loyola.edu/~rds/ITRInews17.html
Apr 00	Who's Getting U.S. Patents?	http://justice.loyola.edu/~rds/ITRInews18.html
May 00	Think That Government is Investing More in Research? Think Again.	http://justice.loyola.edu/~rds/ITRInews19.html
Jun 00	American Leadership of S&T: Reality or Myth?	http://justice.loyola.edu/~rds/ITRInews20.html
Jul 00	Science and Engineering Indicators 2000 Released by NSF	http://justice.loyola.edu/~rds/ITRInews21.html
Aug 00	Pale Green Manufacturing: US is 3rd out of 3	http://justice.loyola.edu/~rds/ITRInews22.html
Aug 00 (Extra Edition)	Americans Like Being No. 1 and Want to Keep It That Way	http://itri2.org/ITRInews/ITRInews23.html
Sept 00	Industry Leads U.S. R&D	http://itri2.org/ITRInews/ITRInews24.html