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Primary Menu HomePage Front Matter Chapter 1: ERC Program Origins Chapter 2: ERC Program at Startup Chapter 3: ERC Generations -1 to -3: How they Evolved Chapter 4: University Perspective: Formulating, Operating, and Sustaining an ERC Chapter 5: Research Chapter 6: Industrial Collaboration and Advancing Technology Chapter 7: Education and Outreach Programs Chapter 8: Evolution of the ERC Leadership Teams and Post-ERC Careers Center Director Experience Essays Links Chapter 9: NSF Program Management Chapter 10: Major Impacts on Academic Engineering Chapter 11: Impacts on Engineering Research and Technology Chapter 12: Perspectives & Lessons Learned Search for: HomePage In Memoriam – Lynn Preston Front Matter Chapters Chapter 1: ERC Program Origins The Historical Context NSF Pressed to Address National Needs and Competitiveness of Industry Chapter 2: ERC Program at Startup Initial Formulation of Program Goals and Key Features Staffing Up Inventing New Processes at NSF Energizing the Community Inside and Outside NSF Did the Class of 1985 Succeed in Starting a Revolution” on their Campuses? Lessons Learned from Start-up Chapter 3: ERC Generations -1 to -3: How they Evolved Gen-1 ERCs and the Evolution of the ERC Construct Through a Strong University/Industry/Government Partnership Gen-2 ERCs: Honing the ERC Construct and University/Industry/Government Partnership for Productivity Between 1994 and 2006 Gen 3 (Class of 2008–) Chapter 4: University Perspective: Formulating, Operating, and Sustaining an ERC Pre-Proposal & Full Proposal Stage Operating Sustaining the Center Post-Graduation Chapter 5: Research Gen-1 (1985–1990) Gen-2 (1994–2006) Gen-3 (2008–) Special Topics that Span the Generations Lessons Learned Chapter 6: Industrial Collaboration and Advancing Technology NAE and White House Guidelines Building Sustained Partnerships with Industry Membership and Involvement: The Early Years – Gen-1 (1985-1990) Strengthening the Model in Gen-2: 1994–2000 Transforming the Model for the 21 st Century (Gen-2 & Gen-3): 2001–2014 Exemplary ILOs ERC Participants Who Achieved Notable Success in Industry Chapter 7: Education and Outreach Programs NAE and White House Guidelines Start-up: 1985–1990 (Gen-1) Broadening the Role of Education in ERCs (Gen-2): 1991–2000 Transforming the Model for the 21 st Century (Gen-2 & Gen 3): 2001–2014 Sustaining Education and Outreach Post-graduatio n Exemplars Chapter 8: Evolution of the ERC Leadership Teams and Post-ERC Careers Le adership Team Structure ERC Leaders Who Achieved Higher-level Academic Administrative Positions ERC Researchers Who Achieved National High-Level Recognition as Innovators ERC Leaders Who Attained Success in Industry ERC Participants Who Achieved Prominent Positions in Government Chapter 9: NSF Program Management Overall Program Management System Program Oversight System Evolution of Program Announcements, Review, Awards, and Agreements Post-Award Oversight System Program Budgets/Center Funding Center Life Span Configurations of ERCs Over Time NSF Staff Leadership and Structure: The Courage to Change the World” ERC Program Management vis-à-vis Higher NSF Management Community-building and Program Communications External Information Dissemination Diversity Policy, Strategy, and Results ERC Program Evaluations/Assessments Chapter 10: Major Impacts on Academic Engineering ERCs by the Numbers Culture Change in Engineering Impacts on Engineering Education Chapter 11: Impacts on Engineering Research and Technolog y Innovative Systems Platforms and Their Impacts Technology/Innovation Achievements and Impacts Industrial/Economic Impacts Perspective Chapter 12: Perspectives & Lessons Learned Home Front Matter Preface Acknowledgements Chapter 1: ERC Program Origins Section 1-A: The Historical Context Section 1-B: NSF Pressed to Address National Needs and Competitiveness of Industry Chapter 2: ERC Program at Startup Section 2-A: Initial Formulation of Program Goals and Key Features Section 2-B: Staffing Up Section 2-C: Inventing New Processes at NSF Section 2-D: Energizing the Community Inside and Outside NSF Section 2-E: Did the Class of 1985 Succeed in Starting a Revolution” on their Campuses? Section 2-F: Lessons Learned From Start-up Chapter 3: ERC Generations -1 to -3: How they Evolved Section 3-A: Gen-1 ERCs and the Evolution of the ERC Construct Section 3-B: Gen-2 ERCs Section 3-C: Gen-3 (Class of 2008– ) Chapter 4: University Perspective: Formulating, Operating, and Sustaining an ERC Section 4-A: Stephen W. Director: Thoughts on the ERC Program Section 4-B: Allen Soyster Interview: A Dean’s Perspective Section 4-C: Center Director Perspective Section 4-D: Operating the Center Section 4-E: Sustaining the Center Post-Graduation Chapter 5: Research Section 5-A: Gen-1 (1985–1990) Section 5-B: Gen-2 (1994-2006) Section 5-C: Gen-3 Section 5-D: Special Topics that Span the Generations Section 5-E: Lessons Learned Chapter 6: Industrial Collaboration and Advancing Technology Section 6-A: NAE and White House Guidelines Section 6-B: Building Sustained Partnerships with Industry Section 6-C: Membership and Involvement: The Early Years – Gen-1 (1985-1990) Section 6-D: Strengthening the Model in Gen-2: 1994-2000 Section 6-E: Transforming the Model for the 21st Century (Gen-2 & Gen 3): 2001–2014 Section 6-F: Exemplary ILOs Section 6-G: ERC Students and Faculty Who Achieved Notable Success in Industry Chapter 7: Education and Outreach Programs Section 7-A: NAE and White House Guidelines Section 7-B: Start-up: 1985–1990 (Gen-1) Section 7-C: Broadening the Role of Education in ERCs: 1990-2000 Section 7-D: Transforming the Model for the 21st Century: (Gen-2 & Gen 3): 2001–2014 Section 7-E: Exemplars Chapter 8: Evolution of the ERC Leadership Teams and Post-ERC Careers Section 8-A: Leadership Team Structure Section 8-B: ERC Leaders Who Achieved Higher-level Academic Administrative Positions Section 8-C: ERC Researchers Who Achieved National High-Level Recognition as Innovators Section 8-D: ERC Leaders Who Attained Success in Industry Section 8-E: ERC Participants Who Achieved Prominent Positions in Government Chapter 9: NSF Program Management Section 9-A: Overall Program Management System Section 9-B: Program Oversight System Section 9-C: Evolution of Program Announcements, Review, Awards, and Agreements Section 9-D: Post-Award Oversight System Section 9-E: Program Budgets/Center Funding Section 9-F: Center Life Span Section 9-G: Configurations of ERCs Over Time Section 9-H: NSF Staff Leadership and Structure: The Courage to Change the World” Section 9-I: ERC Program Management vis-à-vis Higher NSF Management Section 9-J: Community-building and Program Communications Section 9-K: External Information Dissemination Section 9-L: Diversity Policy, Strategy, and Results Section 9-M: ERC Program Evaluations/Assessments Section 9-N: Lessons Learned Chapter 10: Major Impacts on Academic Engineering Section 10-A: ERCs by the Numbers Section 10-B: Culture Change in Engineering Stimulated by the ERC Program Section 10-C: Impacts on Engineering Education Section 10-D: Conclusions Chapter 11: Impacts on Engineering Research and Technology Section 11-A: Innovative Systems Platforms and Their Impacts Section 11-B: Technology/Innovation Achievements and Impacts Section 11-C: Industrial/Economic Impacts Section 11-D: Perspective Chapter 12: Perspectives & Lessons Learned Section 12-A: Motivation Section 12-B: Delivering on the Challenge Section 12-C: Innovative Program Management Tools Section 12-D: Has the ERC Construct Succeeded? Section 12-E: Lessons Learned by Graduated ERCs Section 12-F: Guidance for Start-up ERC-like Programs Section 12-G: Validation Suggested citation: Preston, Lynn and Courtland Lewis (2020). Agents of Change: NSF’s Engineering Research CentersA History. Potomac, MD: Lynn Preston Associates LLC. Proudly powered by...