02087nam a2200277Ia 4500 ebr10060450 CaPaEBR m u cr cn||||||||| 040617s2004 dcua sb 000 0 eng d 0309090849 CaPaEBR CaPaEBR (OCoLC)70738885 Q180.6.U6 S486 2004eb Setting priorities for large research facility projects supported by the National Science Foundation [electronic resource] : 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. 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." Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2005. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. National Science Foundation (U.S.) Research institutes United States. Electronic books. local ebrary, Inc. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10060450 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 45543 45543