Pan-Organizational Summit on the U.S. Science and Engineering Workforce

by Fox, Marye Anne; PAN-ORGANIZATIONAL SUMMIT ON THE U. S. SC

• ISBN13: 9780309089609
• ISBN10: 0309089603
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-01-01
• Publisher: Natl Academy Pr

Summary

Each of 32 nonprofit organizations contributing a presentation to the Pan-Organizational Summit on the Science and Engineering Workforce (November 11-12, 2002; The National Academies, Washington, DC) was invited to issue a corresponding position paper to be reproduced in this volume. The bulk of this report comprises these papers. In addition, Shirley Jackson and Joseph Toole, two of the keynote speakers, have included their remarks.

Table of Contents

Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
The U.S. Science and Engineering Workforce: An Unconventional Portrait	1	(7)
Alliance for Science and Technology Research in America (ASTRA)
Position Paper on the U.S. Science and Engineering Workforce	8	(10)
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Position Paper on the U.S. Science and Engineering Workforce	18	(5)
American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE)
Statement on Workforce Issues	23	(6)
American Institute of Physics (AIP)
The Physics-Educated Workforce	29	(6)
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB)
Foreign Scientists Seen Essential to U.S. Biotechnology	35	(2)
American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
Academic Prerequisites for Licensure and Professional Practice	37	(3)
American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE)
Engineering Education and the Science & Engineering Workforce	40	(7)
American Society of Mechanical Engineers International (ASME)
Strengthening Pre-College Science, Math, Engineering and Technology Education: The Technological Literacy and Workforce Imperative	47	(5)
Building Engineering and Science Talent (BEST)
A National Strategy to Face Vulnerability in Science Engineering and Technology	52	(6)
Business-Higher Education Forum (BHEF)
Position Paper on U.S. Science and Engineering Workforce	58	(10)
Coalition of the Concerned for the Vitality of the Science and Engineering Workforce
Position Statement	68	(3)
Council on Competitiveness
Building a Pipeline for American Scientists and Engineers	71	(8)
Commission on Professionals in Science and Technology (CPST)
Position on the U.S. Science and Engineering Workforce	79	(5)
Educational Testing Service (ETS)
Increasing the Supply of Underrepresented Persons of Color in Science and Engineering Occupations	84	(7)
Global Alliance
Position Paper on the U.S. Science and Engineering Workforce	91	(6)
Industrial Research Institute (IRI)
Initiative on Precollege Science, Math, and Technology Education in Support of the U.S. Science and Engineering Workforce	97	(8)
Information Technology Association of America (ITAA)
Effects of the Current Economic Downturn on the U.S. Science and Technology Workforce: Long-Term Implications	105	(4)
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE-USA)
Trying Times for U.S. Engineers	109	(10)
MentorNet
The Underrepresentation of Women in Engineering and Related Science: Pursuing Two Complementary Paths to Parity	119	(8)
National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering (NACME)
NACME, Engineering, and ``Generation Next''	127	(7)
National Association of Manufacturers (NAM)
Skills for a 21st Century Workforce: Can We Meet the Challenge?	134	(4)
National Consortium for Graduate Degrees for Minorities in Science and Engineering (GEM)
Transforming the Academic Workplace: Socializing Underrepresented Minorities into Faculty Life	138	(7)
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics (NCTM)
Mathematics As a Foundation for a Productive Science and Engineering Workforce	145	(4)
National Society of Black Physicists (NSBP)
Utilization of African-American Physicists in the Science and Engineering Workforce	149	(7)
Partnership for Public Service (PPS)
Building a Federal Civil Service for the 21st Century: The Challenge of Attracting Great Talent to Government Service	156	(5)
Project Kaleidoscope (PKAL)
Position Statement on the U.S. Science and Engineering Workforce	161	(6)
RAND
Is There a Shortage of Scientists and Engineers? How Would We Know?	167	(13)
Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society
Position of the Board of Directors on the U.S. Science and Engineering Workforce	180	(8)
Society for Advancement of Chicanos & Native Americans in Science (SACNAS)
U.S. Science and Engineering Workforce: Equity and Participation	188	(7)
Women in Engineering Programs and Advocates Network (WEPAN)
WEPAN Position Statement	195	(6)
Concluding Remarks	201	(2)
Marye Anne Fox
Appendix A---Keynote Speaker Addresses	203	(15)
Shirley Ann Jackson
Joseph Toole
Appendix B---Nonprofit Organizations Participating in the Pan-Organizational Summit on the U.S. Science and Engineering Workforce	218	(2)
Appendix C---Summit Agenda	220	(4)
Appendix D---National Academies Publications on the Science & Engineering Workforce (Bibliography)	224