National Science Foundation
Arden L. Bement, Jr.
Director
Directorate for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences
Wanda E. Ward
Acting Assistant Director
| Division of Science Resources Statistics | |
| Lynda T. Carlson Division Director |
Mary J. Frase Deputy Director |
Ronald S. Fecso Chief Statistician |
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Research and Development Statistics Program
John E. Jankowski
Program Director
Division of Science Resources Statistics
The Division of Science Resources Statistics (SRS) fulfills the legislative mandate
of the National Science Foundation Act to ...
To carry out this mandate, SRS designs, supports, and directs periodic surveys as well as a variety of other data collections and research projects. These surveys yield the materials for SRS staff to compile, analyze, and disseminate quantitative information about domestic and international resources devoted to science, engineering, and technology.
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February 2005
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This report was written by Brandon Shackelford, science resources analyst, Research and Development Statistics (RDS) Program, Division of Science Resources Statistics (SRS), National Science Foundation (NSF).
Many other SRS staff members provided useful comments on this report and reviewed the material for accuracy. John Jankowski, program director, RDS, provided significant guidance and input. Alan Rapoport, Lawrence Rausch, and John Tsapogas each provided useful comments on early drafts of the report. Ron Fecso, chief statistician, SRS, reviewed the report for statistical accuracy. Mary Frase, Deputy Division Director, SRS, reviewed the final draft of the report for accuracy and consistency. Kevin Mitchell, Aspen Systems Corporation, assisted in the editing and composition of the report. Tanya R. Gore and Rolfe W. Larson, Information and Technology Services Program (ITSP), managed editing and production of this report. John R. Gawalt, Program Director of ITSP, and his Web team handled electronic publication.