Center for Science, Technology, and Economic Development (CSTED) > Selected Reports

CSTED produces many high-quality, in-depth reports for its clients. These reports cover a wide variety of topic areas including: economic development, science and technology policy analysis, and research and training program evaluation. This page includes links to selected reports in these key areas.

Economic Development

• Lebanon Industry Cluster Development Activities 2002-2005 (link)

• Crafting a Competitive Future - Capitalizing on Rural America 2005

• The Future of Manufacturing (MEP/NIST) 2004 (link to full reports)

• Benchmarks for the Next Michigan - Measuring Our Competitiveness - May 2002 (link)

• How Greater Access Is Changing the World: Measuring the Benefits of Access (Commissioned by FedEx) (link)

• Global Impacts of FedEx in the New Economy 2001 (link to report chapters)

Science and Technology Policy Analysis

• Special Project: Social Implications of Information Technology (NSF) 2003-2004 (link)

• Special Project: The Future of Manufacturing (MEP/NIST) 2004 (link to full reports)

• Metroplex Higher Education Benchmarking Study and Enhancement Strategy 2002 (link)

• The Economic Impact of Michigan's Public Universities 2002 (link)

• Directory of International Earthquake Engineering Research Facilities 2001 (link to full report)

• Progress of the Engineering Education Coalitions 2000 (link)

• History of NSF's Earthquake Hazard Mitigation Program 1999 (link to full report)

• The Role of NSF's Support of Engineering in Enabling Technological Innovation 1997-1998 (link)

• Forecasting Malaysia’s Science and Technology Human Resources and Research and Development Investment Needs Leading to the Year 2020 (link)

Research and Training Program Evaluation

• Research in Disabilities Education Program Evaluation: Study 1 Methods and Results (link)

• Bioengineering and Bioinformatics Summer Institutes (BBSI) Program Co-sponsored by National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB) and National Science Foundation (NSF): Results of Surveys of 2003–2006 Student and Faculty Participants and Survey of 2002 Non-Awardees (link)

• Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) in the NSF Directorate for Engineering (ENG): 2003-2006 Participant Survey (link)

• Evaluation of the National Science Foundation's Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) program 2001-2006 (link)

• Evaluation of the National Science Foundation's Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) program 2001-2005 (link)

• Evaluation of the National Science Foundation's Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) program 2005 (link)

• Report on Knowledge Transfer Activities in Connection with Nanoscale Science and Engineering, Final Report 2006

• Evaluation of NSF Support for Undergraduate Research Opportunities (URO): Synthesis Report (link)

• Evaluation of NSF Support for Undergraduate Research Opportunities (URO): 2005 Follow Up Survey of Undergraduate NSF Program Participants (link)

• Evaluation of NSF Support for Undergraduate Research Opportunities (URO): 2004 Survey of Social, Behavioral, or Economic Sciences (SBES) Graduates (link)

• Evaluation of NSF Support for Undergraduate Research Opportunities (URO): 2003 Survey of Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) Graduates (link)

• Evaluation of NSF Support for Undergraduate Research Opportunities(URO): 2003 NSF-Program Participant Survey (link)

• Outcomes and Impacts of the National Science Foundation's Program of Minority Postdoctoral Research Fellowships 2004 (link)

• Evaluation of the National Science Foundation's Undergraduate Faculty Enhancement (UFE) Program 2001 (link)

• Evaluation of the NSF's Centers for Learning and Teaching Program 2005 (link)

Centers of Excellence Program Evaluation: ERC, CREST, IUCRC, and S/IUCRC

• National and Regional Economic Impacts of Engineering Research Centers: A Pilot Study 2008 (link)

• The Economic Impact on Georgia of Georgia Tech's Packaging Research Center 2004 (link)

• The Impact on Industry of Interaction with Engineering Research Centers - Repeat Study 2004 (link)

• The Impact of Engineering Research Centers on Institutional and Cultural Change in Participating Universities 2001 (link)

• Documenting Engineering Research Centers Graduation Paths toward Self-sufficiency: Second Year Report 2000 (link)

• The Impact on Industry of Interaction with Engineering Research Centers 1997 (link)

• Outcomes and Impacts of the State/Industry-University Cooperative Research Centers (S/IUCRC) Program 2000 (link)

• Evaluation of NSF Programs for Research Improvement in Minority Institutions (RIMI) and Centers for Research Excellence in Science and Technology (CREST) 1998 (link)

Fulbright Program Outcome Assessment Series

• Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program Outcome Assessment 2005 (link)

• Fulbright Scholarship Program for Tibetan Refugee Students (Tibet Fund) Outcome Assessment 2005 (link)

• Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program Outcome Assessment 2002 (link)

• Fulbright US Student Program Outcome Assessment 2005 (link)

• Fulbright Visiting Student Program Outcome Assessment 2006 (link)