Setting priorities for large research facility projects supported by the National Science Foundation

Setting priorities for large research facility projects supported by the National Science Foundation Committee on Setting Priorities for NSF-Sponsored Large Research Facility Projects ; Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy, Policy and Global Affairs Division ; Board on Physics and Astronomy, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences ; The National Academies. [electronic resource] : - Washington, DC : National Academies Press, c2004. - xx, 215 p. : ill.

Contains bibliographical references.

Description of National Science Foundation's current process -- Concerns about National Science Foundation's current priority-setting process -- Recommendations -- Implementing the recommendations -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Appendixes. A. Committee and professional staff biographical information -- B. Charge to the committee and origins of the study -- C. Histories of projects funded by NSF -- D. Approval processes in other agencies and other countries -- E. Examples of criteria used to prioritize or select research projects -- F. NSF background materials -- G. Executive summary of COSEPUP report "Major award decisionmaking at the National Science Foundation."


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