NAS CSTB study "Academic Careers for Experimental Computer Scientists and Engineers"

[David Farber <farber () central cis upenn edu>]

Posted-Date: Mon, 14 Feb 1994 13:15:27 -0500
Date: Mon, 14 Feb 1994 09:58:03 -0800
From: snyder () cs washington edu (Larry Snyder)
To: nas-careers () cs washington edu


*********************************************************************
*********************************************************************
**                                                                 **
**                      REPORT AVAILABLE                           **
**           "Academic Careers for Experimental Computer           **
**                    Scientists and Engineers"                    **
**                                                                 **
*********************************************************************
*********************************************************************
Colleagues:  As you may know, the National Research Council has been
studying experimental computer science and engineering as an academic
discipline.  Eighteen months ago I solicited information from the
experimental community in the form of a questionnaire.  If you were a
respondent to that survey, let me thank you for your participation.
(Respondents will receive a free paper copy of the report on request
to CSTB; send email to CSTB () NAS EDU). The responses were of great value
to the committee and are liberally (and anonymously) quoted in the now
completed report.  See appended text for instructions for acquiring a copy.


                Larry Snyder, University of Washington
                Chair, Committee on Academic Careers for
                 Experimental Computer Scientists and Engineers
                            -- * --
The Computer Science and Telecommunications Board of the National Research
Council is pleased to announce the electronic availability of its report on
"ACADEMIC CAREERS FOR EXPERIMENTAL COMPUTER SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS".  This
report explores the environment in academia for experimental computer
scientists and engineers and makes recommendations regarding how the
environment can be improved.


The relevant FTP site is FTP.NAS.EDU, and the report contained in
reports/academic_careers.  In this directory are an ascii readme file (which
you should download) and two subdirectories.  The subdir "postscript" has the
postscript version in it (with full text and graphics).  The subdir "ascii"
is currently empty but will soon have the ascii text-only version in it.


ACADEMIC CAREERS FOR EXPERIMENTAL COMPUTER SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS has
been printed as a paperbound book for $27.00. To inquire
about purchase, call toll free
1-800-624-6242 or 202-334-3313 (in the Washington
metropolitan area) or write to National Academy Press,
2101 Constitution Avenue, NW, Box 285, Washington,
DC  20055.  To ask questions about the
availability of this book, send email to BKLINE () NAS EDU.


Please forward your comments and/or suggestions about
this server to SLUBECK () NAS EDU.


On the National Research Council


The National Research Council (NRC) is the operating arm of the
Academy complex, which includes the National Academy of Sciences,
the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine.
The NRC is a source of impartial and independent advice to the
federal government and other policy makers that is able to bring to
bear the best scientific and technical talent in the nation to answer
questions of national significance.  In addition, it often acts as a
neutral party in convening meetings among multiple stakeholders on
any given issue, thereby facilitating the generation of consensus on
controversial issues.


The Computer Science and Telecommunications Board (CSTB) of the
NRC considers technical and policy issues pertaining to computer
science, telecommunications, and associated technologies.  CSTB
monitors the health of the computer science, computing technology,
and telecommunications fields, including attention as appropriate to
the issues of human resources and information infrastructure and
initiates studies involving computer science, computing technology,
and telecommunications as critical resources and sources of national
economic strength.  A list of CSTB publications is available on
request by sending mail to CSTB () NAS EDU.