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Centers of Excellence: A CatalogueThis report summarizes information on State-sponsored 'Centers of Excellence' gathered during a survey of State programs in the Fall of 1987. For the purposes of this catalog, 'Centers of Excellence' refers to organizations or activities with the following characteristics: institutionalized, focused, cooperative Research and Development (R&D) programs; supported in part by State governments, in addition to universities, industry and (in some cases) Federal agencies; performed by teams that may include both industry and university employees; and concentrated on relatively specific R&D agendas, usually with near term commercial or governmental applicability. Most of these activities involve state-of-the-art advancement of new technologies under conditions leading to early practical applications. Not included in this catalog are project-level matching grant programs. The principal purpose of this catalog is to help NASA program management, at all levels. to identify and where appropriate, to initiate relationships with other technology-developing organizations. These State-sponsored programs should be of particular interest, because: they present an opportunity to leverage NASA's R&D investments; they are concentrated at the frontier, yet have a concern for practical applications; and they involve industrial participation under conditions that increase the probability of prompt, widespread dissemination in the form of new or enhanced commercial products, processes, or services.
Document ID
19960047621
Acquisition Source
Headquarters
Document Type
Contractor Report (CR)
Authors
Phelps, Paul B.
(LFW Management Associates, Inc. Alexandria, VA United States)
Date Acquired
August 17, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1988
Subject Category
Urban Technology And Transportation
Report/Patent Number
NASA-CR-201940
NAS 1.26:201940
HQ-E-DAA-TN44621
Accession Number
96N72698
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NASw-4262
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Public Use Permitted.
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