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In the March 21, 1997 Issue:

RETAIN ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE OF WHITE HOUSE S&T ADVICE, REPORT SAYS


The present organizational structure for science and technology advice in the White House should be retained and its operations fine-tuned to better serve the needs of the President, according to recommendations of the Carnegie Commission on Science, Technology, and Government.

The Commission suggests integrating the various S&T advisory organizations more fully into the operations of the White House and Executive Office and to focus the S&T advice on presidential priorities and initiatives. For example, the Commission recommends that the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology should give primary attention to serving the President and should play a policy and advisory role similar to that of other Assistants to the President.

The Commission's recommendations include:

The Commission is co-chaired by William Golden, chairman of the board for the American Museum of Natural History, and Joshua Lederberg of Rockefeller University. Among the Commission's members are former President Carter.

Copies of the report can be obtained by faxing a request to the Commission at 212/838-6019 or accessing the World Wide Web home page at http://www.carnegie.org/nextadm.htm


NASA NAMES NEW INSTITUTE, CENTER


NASA selected the Baylor College of Medicine in Houston to lead a consortium for its new National Space Biomedical Research Institute.

The space agency started the selection process last spring when it announced its intent to establish science institutes as a means of maintaining the scientific excellence of its applied biomedical research through greater involvement of the scientific community in NASA's overall research program. (SSTI Weekly Digest, May 3, 1996). The National Space Biomedical Research Institute is the first such organization to be formed.

The Institute will conduct biomedical research to support human health in the exploration and development of space, with the support of the Johnson Space Center. It will define and direct the required basic and applied research to ensure the overall health and performance of crew members involved in long-duration space flight. The Institute will also focus on how the technologies and techniques it develops may be applied to earth health care issues.

The specific objectives of the Institute include:

The members of the National Space Biomedical Research Institute consortium, in addition to Baylor, are: Harvard Medical School; Johns Hopkins Universitys Applied Physics Laboratory; Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Morehouse School of Medicine; Rice University; and Texas A & M University.

A five year cooperative agreement with three, five-year extensions will be awarded on June 1, 1997. The total value of the 20-year agreement is approximately $145 million.

NASA also announced the establishment of a new national microgravity center. Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) in Cleveland and the Universities Space Research Association (USRA) will partner with NASA's Lewis Research Center to create the National Center for Microgravity Research on Fluids and Combustion.

NASA will provide $17.8 million in funding over the next five years to support the center. The university-based science community will own and operate the center through USRA, a consortium of 80 colleges and universities.


FUNDS FOR ALUMINUM RESEARCH PROJECTS AVAILABLE


The U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Industrial Technologies (OIT) is accepting applications for cost-shared research and development projects for technologies that will enhance economic competitiveness, reduce energy consumption and environmental impacts for the aluminum industry. For-profit and not-for-profit organizations, state and local governments, Indian tribes and institutions of higher learning are eligible to apply.

Approximately $2 million will be available to totally fund the first year of the selected projects. DOE expects to make 3-4 cooperative agreements that will last four years or less. A minimum 30 percent non-federal cost share is required for research and development projects. A minimum 50 percent non-federal cost share is required for demonstration projects.

Research priorities include, but are not limited to:

-Primary Aluminum Production

-Semi-Fabricated Products

-Finished Products

The deadline for applications is May 2. A copy of the solicitation is available on the Web at http://www.inel.gov/doeid/solicit.html

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