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In This Issue of ITRInews
Research Famines: FY2002 S&T Budget of the New Administration 
The S&T Plum List: Appointments and Rumors of Appointments
$450 Billion U.S. Merchandise Trade Deficit  in 2000: China Passes Japan
New S&T Evaluation Website by Ron Kostoff
Chinese Human Resource Contributions to U.S. S&T
Recent ITRI Reports and Encores

ITRI Alumni News
Steve Forrest
Bill Doane

Featured Organizations in International S&T:
APEC S&T Policy Research Center
JITEX
The International Technology Exchange
International Journal of Scientometrics, Informetrics and Bibliometrics
Technology Transfer Site
International Holidays Database

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Research Famines: S&T Budget of the New Administration President George W. Bush sent his FY 2002 budget blueprint to Congress on February 28.  The total increase in spending for general science, space, and technology in NSF, NASA, and  the DOE Office of Science is $300 million, from $20.9 billion in FY 2001 to $21.2 billion in FY 2002. This is an increase of 1.4%, well below the forecast inflation rate, resulting in a real decrease -- compared to the whopping increases of the last Clinton budget.  For example, the last Congress approved an $529 billion increase in the NSF budget for the current FY2001; the Bush Administration is requesting an increase of only $56 million for next year.  Partly because of an error in the blueprint, the S&T components for most other agencies are not so clear (http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/usbudget/blueprint/budtoc.html ),  but the National Institutes of Health is the only civilian science agency scheduled to receive a real increase in funding with a request of $23.1 billion, a 14% increase over FY2001.  This may well be the year that the Rs finally have their way in "suspending" the Advanced Technology Program that was protected by Bill Clinton.  FYI makes what deductions can be made.   http://www.aip.org/gov
 
The S&T Plum List: Appointments and Rumors of Appointments  Perhaps one reason that R&D is not fairing so well in the Bush budget is that there is apparently no one in charge of S&T for the Administration. Just after the inauguration in January, rumors flew that Charles Vest of MIT or Marye Anne Fox of NCSU would be tapped as the President's Science Advisor, or even that the Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) would be scrapped.  Now there is even a dearth of rumors.  I did surf the main research agencies to see who the caretakers are; many have blanks where the top officials' pix should be.
 

Vacant  --------------------------------------------------------------------------------  Director, Office of  Science and Technology Policy

OSTP seems to be on auto pilot. The website lists the director and associate director jobs as simply vacant, without mention of acting heads.  The last item posted under "What's New" dates from January 15. http://www.ostp.gov/html/OSTP_insideostp.html

 

At the Department of Commerce, the homepages of  both the Undersecretary for Technology Administration (in charge of NIST, NTIS, and OTP) and the Deputy Undersecretary consist solely of the gif at the left.  The last Undersecretary, Cheryl Shavers, seems to have left in January.  http://www.ta.doc.gov/WATCH.htm

 
 

The last director, Millie Dresselhaus, went back to MIT on February 15.  James Decker, Principal Deputy Director, is now the senior manager at the DOE Office of Science.  http://www.science.doe.gov/sub/leaders_org/leader.htm

Rita Colwell remains director of the NSF.  Another (apparently false) rumor in February had her being replaced, despite the years to run on her term (to 2004).  http://www.nsf.gov/od/lpa/forum/colwell/rrcbio.htm
 
Ruth Kirschstein has been the NIH acting director since the departure of Harold Varmus in January of 2000. Dr. Kirschstein received her M.D. in 1951 from Tulane University. http://www.nih.gov/about/director/rkbio.htm

Dan Goldin continues as NASA's longest serving Administrator, starting in 1992 during the original Bush Administration. Perhaps other administrators should try the panegyric approach on his site: http://www.nasa.gov/bios/dan_goldin.html

Karen Brown is acting as director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.  Brown came to NIST as deputy director in January 1999.  Previously she was at IBM Microelectronics. http://www.nist.gov/director/bios/kbrown.htm

The military S&T chiefs are not usually so impacted by a change in Administration.  The incumbents are:

Hans Mark is the Director of Defense Research and Engineering, chief technical advisor to the Secretary of Defense and the Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology on defense research, development, test and evaluation (RDT&E). http://www.dtic.mil/ddre/bios/mark.html

Delores Etter is the Deputy Director of Defense Research and Engineering and is also the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology.   http://www.dtic.mil/ddre/bios/etter.html

Jane Alexander is Acting Director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.  She is also Deputy Director of DARPA, which is the principal agency within DoD for research, development, and demonstration.  Earlier Dr. Alexander was a Program Analyst with the Office of Technology Assessment and served as Legislative Assistant to then-Senator Al Gore from 1986 to 1987.  http://www.darpa.mil/body/alexander.htm

Jay Cohen is Chief of Naval Research, commanding the Office of Naval Research (ONR), which  manages the S&T programs of the Navy and Marine Corps. RADM Cohen also is Director, Test and Evaluation and Technology Requirements, and Deputy Commandant (S&T), Headquarters, U.S. Marine Corps. http://www.onr.navy.mil/onr/cohen.htm

Joseph Janni is director of the Air Force Office of Scientific Research (AFOSR) in Arlington, VA, which manages the USAF basic research program .  Dr. Janni leads a staff of 144 scientists, engineers, and administrative personnel with a $300M budget. http://afosr.sciencewise.com/afr/afo/any/text/any/afrtbio.htm
 
Jim C. I. Chang is the Army Research Laboratory (ARL) Deputy Director for Basic Science and the Director of the Army Research Office (ARO). Dr. Chang is the senior S&T executive charged with oversight of the ARL basic research (6.1) program. The ARL is the Army's corporate laboratory with many sites throughout the U.S. The ARL has 2000 employees and a budget of $670 million. http://www.aro.army.mil/director/chang2.htm

The last three military S&T agencies have foreign technology offices in London and Tokyo.
 
$450 Billion U.S. Merchandise Trade Deficit  in 2000: China Passes Japan with Greatest Surplus The goods and services deficit in 2000 was $369.7 billion. The deficit was 3.7 % of GDP, the highest percentage on record. For goods (merchandise) alone, the deficit was $449.5 billion in 2000, up 30% over 1999 and by far the highest on record. The goods deficit with China increased from $68.7 billion in 1999 to $83.8 billion in 2000. Exports increased $3.1 billion (primarily oil seeds and computers and computer products) to $16.3 billion, while imports increased $18.3 billion (primarily computers and computer products; telecommunications equipment; and toys, games, and sporting goods) to $100.1 billion. The goods deficit with Japan increased from $73.4 billion in 1999 to $81.3 billion in 2000. Exports increased $7.8 billion (primarily electrical machinery and computers and computer products) to $65.3 billion, while imports increased $15.7 billion (primarily automobiles and automobile parts and electrical machinery) to $146.6 billion. The goods deficit with Western Europe increased from $47.0 billion in 1999 to $59.8 billion in 2000. Exports increased $15.3 billion (primarily electrical machinery) to $181.3 billion, while imports increased $28.1 billion (primarily petroleum and petroleum products and organic chemicals) to $241.0 billion. [I use red to make clear that these are deficits, and because I for one think this is a serious problem.] http://www.census.gov/indicator/www/ustrade.html
 
New S&T Evaluation Website  Ronald Kostoff of the ONR has created a website for S&T management decision aids for global Technology Watch and S&T Evaluation (TW/STE). It includes links to TW/STE Web sites and summaries of current TW/STE events.  At the moment it mostly has links to his own voluminous writings on the subject, but others are invited to contribute. He was kind enough to include several links from ITRI.  http://www.onr.navy.mil/sci_tech/special/technowatch/

Chinese Human Resource Contributions to U.S. S&T NSF/SRS Issue Brief 01-311 by Jean Johnson.  The many foreign-born scientists and engineers make contributions even in excess of their numbers to U.S. science, including membership in S&E academies, publication of highly cited research, and the founding of innovative companies.  China particularly contributes to U.S. scientific personnel with many graduate students and a high proportion of doctoral recipients who remain in the U.S.. China is among the top six countries of origin of scientists and engineers employed in the U. S.  Although the number of Chinese doctoral recipients declined in 1997 and rose only slightly in 1998—possibly due to the increased capacity for graduate education in China—more than 21,600 Chinese earned S&E doctorates at U.S. universities over the 1986-98 period.  During this period, Chinese students earned 7.5 percent of all S&E doctorates in U.S. universities. Chinese students earned 13 percent of the physical science and 15 percent of the mathematics doctorates awarded from 1988-96. http://www.nsf.gov/sbe/srs/issuebrf/nsf01311/sib01311.htm
 
Recent ITRI Reports  Two final reports have recently been completed and posted in .pdf format.
Asian Electronics Manufacturing Update: This study was chaired by Bill Boulton of Auburn University.  One key finding was that the Chinese and Hong Kong electronics manufacturing sector has made great progress though technology transfer from the U.S., Japan and Europe plus rapidly improving local efforts.  http://itri2.org/ttec/aemu/report/index.htm
High Temperature Electronics in Europe: This study was chaired by Vladimir Dmitriev of TDI Corporation.  European researchers were found to be leading those in the U.S. in SiC devices.  In an earlier study, the same panel found that Japan led the U.S. in GaN device research.  http://itri2.org/ttec/hte_e/report/
Encores: ITRI, Inc. is likely to conduct encore studies of both fields in the spring of 2001.  A study of telecommunications in China, HK, and Taiwan, chaired by Magdy Iskander of the University of Utah, is already underway; it is a encore of a 1999 ITRI wireless study in Japan and Europe. China's vast potential market for wireless is driving development of worldwide standards by global telecom giants, and R&D in the region is coming to play an increasingly important role.  http://itri2.org/telecom/

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ITRI ALUMNI NEWS
ITRI recruits distinguished scientists and engineers for its panels.  Some more examples:
 
 

Stephen R. Forrest is chair of the EE Department at Princeton University and Director of the Center for Photonics and Optoelectronic Materials. In 1996-97, he was the recipient of the IEEE/LEOS Distinguished Lecturer Award, and in 1998 he was co-recipient of IPO's Distinguished Inventor Award for organic LEDs. He is a member of the APS, MRS and the OSA, and is a Fellow of the IEEE. http://www.ee.princeton.edu/people/Forrest.php3  Dr. Forrest chaired our 1996 study on optoelectonics in Japan and the U. S. http://www.itri.loyola.edu/opto/toc.htm

 
Bill Doane is co-founder of Kent Displays, Inc. In 1996, he joined Kent Displays full-time as Vice President of Research and Development and Chief Science Officer, following his retirement from Kent State University where he was Director of the Liquid Crystal Institute for 13 years. A member of the Kent State faculty since 1965 as Professor of Physics, he also served as Director of the National Science Foundation, Science and Technology Center for Advanced Liquid Crystalline Optical Materials (ALCOM), a consortium of Kent, Case Western Reserve and Akron Universities.  A fellow of the American Physical Society, he has published over 200 articles and holds ten patents on liquid crystalline materials and devices. http://www.futureprint.kent.edu/authors/doanebio.htm

Dr. Doane served on our 1992 study of displays in Japan, and chaired our 1994 study of displays in the former Soviet Union.  http://www.itri.loyola.edu/displays/toc.htm

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FEATURED ORGANIZATIONS THIS MONTH

APEC S&T Policy Research Center To develop knowledge of the role of science, technology and innovation and taking into account the enormous diversity across the APEC member economies, Chinese Taipei proposed to develop a research network for cooperation on S&T policy research within the APEC community. In 1995, the proposal for establishing such as network was endorsed by the APEC Ministers’ Conference on Regional Science and Technology Cooperation in Beijing.  Chinese Taipei set up a virtual center for Science and Technology Policy Research (STPRC) in 1997. The site has a clearinghouse of international S&T policy organizations http://www.apec-stprc.org/l2menu/l2about.htm

JITEX provides clients international research on business opportunities in developed markets, in a wide range of subject areas. They provide reports, on market surveys, technology assessments, and strategy analyses for corporations of all sizes who are in technical fields, like energy, environment and transportation. The have offices in Tokyo, Paris, and Montreal. http://www.jitex.com/presentation/over.htm

The International Technology Exchange website provides a means for technology companies to exchange information about their new technologies. Companies can easily search for other companies that have similar technologies or that are looking for partnerships and contact them via email. ITX provides the space to bring technology companies together.  Their physical manifestation is in Perth, Australia http://www.technologyxchange.com/

International Journal of Scientometrics, Informetrics and Bibliometrics has a directory of electronic journals, newsletters and academic discussion lists including a link to ITRInews.  http://www.cindoc.csic.es/cybermetrics/links04.html

Technology Transfer Site yet2.com is the marketplace for licensable technologies from all over the world. According the them, they "help you make non-intuitive connections to buyers from places you never thought of looking.  Now you can avoid costly R&D processes, increase speed-to-market, and maximize R&D profitability."  http://www.yet2.com/PSUser/y2_home.htm

International Holidays Have you ever traveled on business, only to find on arrival that everyone is on holiday or that instead of five days work, you will, due to national or religious celebrations, get only two. Check out this site before you schedule your trip or study tour.  http://www.holidayfestival.com/
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DATE	FEATURE ARTICLE	URL
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)	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
Oct 00	Gingrich Praises Clinton	http://itri2.org/ITRInews/ITRInews25.html
Nov 00	Research Feasts: FY2001 Budgets	http://itri2.org/ITRInews/ITRInews26.html
Dec 00	S&T Policy of the Bush Administration	http://itri2.org/ITRInews/ITRInews27.html
Jan 01	Andreessen's Law for the Internet	http://itri2.org/ITRInews/ITRInews28.html
Feb 01	Rep. Boehlert -- New Science Committee Chair	http://itri2.org/ITRInews/ITRInews29.html
Mar 01	Research Famines: FY2002 Budgets	http://itri2.org/ITRInews/ITRInews30.html