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A large number of people assisted the
National Science Boards study as speakers, panelists, and
presenters, whose names and contributions are listed in appendices
to this report. Several of our colleagues were critical to initiation
of the Board and Committee study. These include former National
Science Board Chairman Richard Zare, who oversaw the previous phase
of this inquiry and Franklin Raines, former Director of the Office
of Management and Budget, who challenged the Board to address this
topic.
Extensive contributions have been made over the course of this study
by Office of Management and Budget staff, Kathleen Peroff, Steven
Isakowitz and David Radzanowski, who encouraged us and helped shape
the direction of our inquiry in numerous productive conversations.
Neal Lane, former Director of NSF and subsequently of the White
House Office of Science and Technology Policy and Adviser to the
President for Science and Technology, deserves our special thanks
for his encouragement and crucial participation in several important
events sponsored by the NSB Committee. Also deserving special mention
are James Duderstadt, National Acadamies Committee on Science,
Engineering, and Public Policy and former Chairman, National Science
Board, who contributed to several important discussions, and encouraged
the Board to pursue its study; and the House Appropriations Committee
Chief of Staff, Frank Cushing, who provided important insights on
the Congressional perspective.
We are also grateful for the participation of many members of the
science policy community who, like us, are wrestling with the issues
addressed in this report. They include spokespersons from the National
Academies; Federal departments and agencies; academic, industrial
and professional organizations; public policy organizations; science
officials of foreign governments; and experts on data and methodologies
to guide, track and measure the impacts of Federal investments in
research.
We appreciate the unstinting support of NSF staff. We would like
to acknowledge the critical contributions of Richard Ries, NSF Division
of International Programs, who advised on both the content and participants
for the Symposium on International Models of S&T Budget Coordination
and Priority Setting co-sponsored by the Committee; Steven Payson,
Science Resources Studies Division, who provided economic expertise;
William Butts, Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences Directorate,
who coordinated SBE staff input on research relevant to priority
setting in Federal research; and Robert Webber, Division of Administrative
Services, who assisted with several special meetings of the Committee.
The National Science Board Office staff provided essential support
to the Committees activities. Several NSB staff deserve special
recognition, including Marta Cehelsky, Executive Officer, National
Science Board, who guided and supported to all aspects of the Boards
effort; Daryl Chubin, Senior Policy Officer, NSB, who provided helpful
feedback and guidance and Gerard Glaser, his successor; and Janice
Baker, NSB Writer/Editor.
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