Title:  Advanced Technological Education Program 1999 Awards and
           Activities
Date:   August 11, 2000




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ADVANCED TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM
1999 AWARDS AND ACTIVITIES


DIRECTORATE FOR EDUCATION AND HUMAN RESOURCES
Division of Undergraduate Education
Division of Elementary, Secondary, and Informal Education


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Division of Undergraduate Education
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ADVANCED TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION (ATE) PROGRAM
AWARDS AND ACTIVITIES
Fiscal Year 1999


TABLE OF CONTENTS
I.	Overview

II.	Abstracts of New Awards

         Centers of Excellence

         Projects

         Projects Managed by Other NSF Programs and Co-Funded by ATE

III.	Maps

         Distribution of New Awards by State

         Centers of Excellence

         Distribution of Active and New Awards by State

IV.	Indexes

         Active and New Awards by Field of Technology

         Active and New Awards by State

         Principal Investigators

V.	ATE Program Staff
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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

ADVANCED TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION (ATE)

OVERVIEW

The ATE program provides grants to strengthen the education of technicians for
the high-tech fields that drive the U.S. economy. The program targets both the
undergraduate and secondary school levels, and is managed jointly by the
Division of Undergraduate Education (DUE) and the Division of Elementary,
Secondary, and Informal Education (ESIE).

By developing and disseminating educational materials and curricula, supporting
the preparation and continuing professional development of college faculty and
secondary school teachers, and offering opportunities for both students and
educators to gain hands-on experience with technologies used in the modern
workplace, ATE projects prepare technicians for rewarding careers in
biotechnology, environmental technology, information technology, and a range of
other science- and engineering-related fields. The program also supports
projects that improve the core science and mathematics courses that technicians
need in order to succeed in their area of specialization.

Two-year colleges are expected to play a key role in all ATE projects.
Collaborative efforts involving secondary schools, two-year colleges, four-year
colleges and universities, businesses and industries, and government
organizations are encouraged.

During FY1999, the ATE program supported 11 Centers of Excellence and 164
projects. Centers focus on systemic approaches to technician education, usually
within a specific discipline; however, they are also expected to have broad
impact on two-year colleges, secondary schools, the region, and the nation.
Projects focus on specific aspects of technician education, such as curriculum
or educational materials development, faculty or teacher preparation or
enhancement, technical experiences for students, or laboratory development.
Cooperative efforts among projects and centers assure that the ATE program is
having a national impact. In the program's six years of operation, centers
account for 27% of fund allocation ($40.9 million of $151.5 million), and
projects for 65% ($98.5 million). Based on all awards active in FY1999, official
cost-sharing, as pledged in proposals, amounts to 39% of the total NSF funding
for the projects and centers; however, annual and final project reports show
that grantees are, overall, leveraging NSF funds with other funds better than
1:1.


A.  Focus Areas of ATE Projects and Centers

Science-Related Technologies

These projects involve two-year colleges, four-year colleges and universities,
secondary schools, businesses and industries, professional societies, and
government agencies. For example, the College of the Mainland in Texas is
partnering with major petrochemical and refining industries, two-year colleges,
and universities to develop and implement an industry-sanctioned standardized
curriculum in process technology (Award No. 9950071). Moorpark College in
California is developing a model curriculum in biomanufacturing (Award No.
9950099). Gadsden State Community College in Alabama is partnering with three
secondary schools to provide technical experiences in aquaculture to
high-potential students (Award No. 9950063).

Engineering and Computer Technologies

These projects cooperate with industries and other partners to educate students
for the high-performance workplace. Bismarck State College in North Dakota is
joining with industry to provide a quality comprehensive curriculum to meet the
national need for education of power plant operators (Award No. 9950034). Mott
Community College in Michigan is developing a curriculum that integrates
manufacturing and simulation skills (Award No. 9950052). Sinclair Community
College in Ohio is adapting and implementing an information technology (IT)
curriculum (Award No. 9950028) originally developed by the NorthWest Center for
Emerging Technologies. Several IT projects have dual enrollments, "2+2+2"
opportunities, and teacher education programs.

Core Mathematics and Science

The ATE program supports the development of core curricula that give students
the prerequisite mathematics and science skills, as well as SCANS (Secretary's
Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills) competencies, necessary for success in
technical programs. Wake Technical Community College in North Carolina is
producing a set of integrated activities to supplement mathematics and physics
courses for engineering technology programs (Award No. 9950101). Joliet Junior
College in Illinois is providing a series of faculty development workshops to
help faculty develop a stronger understanding of science and its applications in
the workplace (Award No. 9950062). The Consortium for Mathematics and Its
Applications (COMAP) is producing a two-semester developmental mathematics
course in which the mathematics is embedded in complex realistic examples (Award
No. 9950036). A companion project funded by NSF's Instructional Materials
Development program (Award No. 9818961) is developing 35 units for a high school
curriculum that emphasizes mathematics in the workplace.

Special Projects

The ATE program continues to support special projects. The American Association
of Community Colleges (AACC) is conducting five interrelated activities to
encourage the development of ATE-related programs in community colleges, to
facilitate networking and joint activities among ATE projects, and to make known
to the education field the accomplishments of these ATE projects (Award No.
9908191).


B.  Program Effectiveness

Curriculum

Because industry is requiring new skills from graduates, new courses and
curricula must be developed. To assure international competitiveness, these
curricula must meet internationally recognized benchmarks and standards. All ATE
projects and centers located at two-year institutions use industrial advisory
boards to assure that curricula are relevant to industry's needs. Materials
developed under ATE funding are being widely recognized and used in other
programs. For example, TECH SPAN, a newly developed flexible manufacturing
curriculum developed for the technical colleges in Wisconsin under an ATE grant
(Award No. 9752082), is being used as the curriculum in a newly awarded $1
million project, funded by the U.S. Department of Labor, to retrain dislocated
and incumbent workers for manufacturing technology occupations. The Phi Theta
Kappa project carrying out the dissemination of six ATE projects to 13
institutions (Award No. 9602459) reports that 2,038 students are being served in
FY1999 by courses using materials developed through the six ATE projects.

Students

ATE projects and centers involve large numbers of students. For example, the
NorthWest Center for Emerging Technologies, at Bellevue Community College in
Washington, reports that over 2,700 students per year are currently enrolled in
IT programs at the nine Washington State community colleges involved in the
center. In addition, over 2,000 high school students are using the center's
ATE-funded curriculum to prepare them for further use of IT. The Northwest
Center for Sustainable Resources, at Chemeketa Community College in Oregon,
reports having 537 students in sustainable resources programs, with 124
documented graduates; 94% of these have found jobs or continued their education
in sustainable resources fields. Industry is also recognizing students in ATE
programs by providing scholarships and internships. For example, the South
Carolina ATE Center has recently established an NSF Scholars program at two
institutions in cooperation with local industries; 29 companies have agreed to
sponsor students as ATE Scholars.

Faculty and Teachers

ATE projects and centers focus on preparing college faculty and K-12 teachers
for upgraded courses and programs. The National Center of Excellence for
Advanced Manufacturing Education, at Sinclair Community College in Ohio, reports
that in the last year, its outreach programs engaged 460 faculty and teachers in
professional development activities. Jones County Junior College (Award Nos.
9752060 and 9950085) reports that its workshops have prepared 130 middle and
high school teachers and 37 two-year college faculty to teach a new curriculum
in computer networking. Most participants have earned CNA (Certified Novell
Administrator) certifications. Over 75% of the community college teachers in
Virginia and 39% of the high school teachers in Virginia who teach drafting and
computer-aided design (CAD) courses have participated in Piedmont Community
College's project (Award No. 9752021) to prepare them to teach solid modeling
courses, which are now required for most industry positions.

Partnership Development

ATE projects and centers focus on the development of partnerships among two-year
colleges, secondary schools, four-year institutions, and business and industry.
Prince George's Community College reports that 12 community colleges, along with
10 NASA centers, are actively involved in its project for innovative technology
transfer (Award No. 9553662). Boeing, Microsoft, and other software companies in
Washington contribute approximately $1 million per year to the NorthWest Center
for Emerging Technologies. This center has also recently formed partnerships
with the Gartner Group and AACC for the publication and dissemination of
educational materials. A project at the University of New Mexico (Award No.
9850310) involves three universities and three community colleges working
extensively with Intel and other semiconductor firms to create a learning
environment in which four-year college engineering students and students in
two-year technician programs work side-by-side in real-world, factory-like
settings.

Evaluation Activities

The evaluators of ATE centers and projects both contribute to the continuous
improvement of projects and provide summative evaluations. They also collect
data for project reports. For example, the New England Board of Higher Education
conducted a comprehensive follow-up evaluation of an ATE project in photonics
education that ended last year (Award No. 9553762). The evaluation found that
over a period of 30 months, a total of 4,964 students (1,920 from high schools
and 3,044 from community colleges) were enrolled in new or extensively revised
courses that were taught by project participants and included fiber optics
concepts. It is expected that materials developed by ATE projects and centers
will be validated by industry and reviewed by academics; that National Advisory
Boards or National Visiting Committees will review progress; and that most ATE
projects will have an outside evaluator who monitors and reports progress.

With the assistance of the Evaluation Center at Western Michigan University, the
ATE program is developing a survey form so that each project and center reports
on:

* educational materials, courses, and curricula being developed, modified, or
adapted;
* the number of students in programs, courses, and internships in industry, as
well as the number who have been placed in jobs;
* the number of faculty and teachers involved;
* partnership development;
* recognition and dissemination activities;
* evaluation activities; and
* other factors that indicate the impact of the project.

Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA)

The ATE program contributes to NSF's GPRA Performance Goal 3, which calls for "a
diverse, globally oriented workforce of scientists and engineers." In a
secondary role, the ATE program contributes to Performance Goal 4, which calls
for "improved achievement in mathematics and science skills needed by all
Americans." Some of the program's achievements with regard to these goals are
noted in Section D.


C.  Programmatic Issues

Broadening the Impact

A new emphasis in the ATE program announcement for proposals due in 1999
encouraged the adaptation and implementation of high-quality educational
materials, novel degree programs, effective educational practices, and thriving
partnerships that have been developed by projects supported by the ATE program.
The ATE Principal Investigators Conference in the fall of 1999 had the theme
"Broadening the Impact" and involved professional societies, publishers, and the
press in discussions about informing the broader community.

Articulation to Engineering and Science Majors at Four-Year Institutions

Many two-year colleges are developing ATE programs that incorporate increasing
amounts of core mathematics, science, and engineering. These programs are
developing articulation agreements with four-year colleges and universities. A
new emphasis in the ATE program announcement for proposals due in 2000
encourages "articulation partnerships" that link two-year programs with
bachelor's degree programs.

Cooperation with Other NSF and Government Programs

Many ATE projects and centers leverage Tech Prep and School-to-Work activities
to support their projects. ATE program officers regularly participate in forums
and other activities of the Departments of Education, Labor, and Transportation
and the National Institute of Standards and Technology to learn about other
programs that support technician education. In FY1999, several ATE program
officers collaborated with the other agencies in exploring technician education
in European countries. Representatives from these agencies serve on advisory
boards and National Visiting Committees of ATE projects and centers. Principal
Investigators from NSF's systemic initiatives attend the ATE Principal
Investigators Conference and communicate with ATE program officers and project
leaders. Discussions are being held to link ATE programs and products more
closely with other programs.

Increasing Diversity in ATE Projects and Centers

Of the new ATE awards made in FY1999, 40% have indicated a significant focus on
the education of women, 45% have indicated a significant focus on the education
of minorities, and 5% have indicated a significant focus on the education of
persons with disabilities. The "21st Century Urban Technical Education Project"
at Milwaukee Area Technical College (Award No. 9950046) is focusing on the
recruitment and retention of minorities in Milwaukee's Central City, on the
fringe of the city's Enterprise Zones. Aiming to attract and retain students in
construction education programs, the project is expanding an already successful
minority student retention program at the college. The ATE project "The
Technological Connection: Computer Training for Residents of Arctic Alaska"
(Award No. 9950069) specifically targets native Alaskans through Ilisagvik
College in Barrow, Alaska, the northernmost city on the continent. With the
assistance of four other community colleges that have experience in developing
IT curricula for indigenous populations, the project is developing a curriculum
that will meet the needs of local businesses and can be remotely delivered to
native villages. Through this program, it is expected that a minimum of one
person from each of the seven villages in the region will receive an A.A.S.
degree and be hired into an IT position in the region. During FY1999, the
NorthWest Center for Emerging Technologies continued to work with community
groups, industry, and other organizations to recruit nontraditional populations
into IT. The center collaborated in events with the Women's Community Impact
Consortium and the American Association of University Women; in Microsoft's
"Diversity Day"; and in a partnership with the Private Industry Council to train
displaced workers for IT careers.


D.  Notable Achievements by ATE Projects and Centers in FY1999

Projects incorporate international points of reference.

Of the new ATE projects funded in FY1999, 76% have indicated that they have
major participation by commercial or industrial organizations. Many private
sector supporters of ATE projects are multinational companies, and their
participation ensures that projects' products and activities will reflect
international standards and practices. The Maricopa Advanced Technology
Education Center in Arizona works closely with SEMATECH and major international
microelectronics companies (including Intel, Motorola, and SGS-Thompson) to
develop educational materials and curricula. These companies also provide
internships and other workplace experiences for students and faculty, so that
students will be exposed to state-of-the-art practices in semiconductor
manufacturing and related areas.

Academia, government, and business recognize the quality of projects or
participants.

Approximately 25% of ATE projects have received awards, and numerous
participants in ATE projects have received awards for their project-related
work. For example, the Illinois Department of Commerce and Community Affairs
recognized the Chicago Manufacturing Bridge Program (Award No. 9850327) as the
training program of the year. A co-PI on the project "Cross-Training Technicians
and Engineers for Semiconductor Manufacturing" at the University of New Mexico
(Award No. 9850310) received Motorola's Educator of the Year Award.

Projects encourage the integration of education and research.

ATE projects and centers demonstrate active integration of research and
education, as well as cooperation between the research and education
directorates at NSF. The Northwest Center for Sustainable Resources cooperates
with the NSF Long Term Ecological Research Center run by Oregon State University
in the H. J. Andrews National Forest. The Marine Advanced Technology Education
(MATE) Center, at Monterey Peninsula College in California, has an internship
program funded jointly by the ATE program and NSF's Division of Ocean Sciences.
The program allows community college students to serve as marine technician
interns aboard ships. In addition, the ATE program and the Division of Ocean
Sciences are cooperating in a workshop sponsored by the MATE Center and the
Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education on marine technology and the
needs and skills of marine technicians.

Projects positively change employment potential.

A displaced worker, who had to give up his career in retail management because
of a hip injury, now manages two Web sites and runs his own small business
building and selling computers, thanks to re-skilling he received at the
NorthWest Center for Emerging Technologies. Before enrolling in courses at the
center, he knew nothing about computers; but now his associate degree has
qualified him for a range of careers, including technical analyst, technical
support engineer, information systems analyst, developer support engineer, and
software support engineer. Through an education-business alliance, an ATE
project at Valencia Community College in Florida (Award No. 9950106) is working
to assist institutional efforts to design and deliver a collaborative,
replicable "Electronic Workforce Development System" for Central Florida's
microelectronics industry. Outcomes are expected to include increased
enrollment, retention, completion, and job placement of students.

Projects engage in the development, adaptation, and implementation of effective
models, products, and practices that meet the needs of all students.

As a result of the Fiber Optics Technology Education Project (Award No.
9553762), the number of New England high schools and colleges offering fiber
optics instruction increased from 20 to 40. Over the 30-month grant period,
nearly 5,000 students received instruction in fiber optics technology. For the
past five years, the Advanced Technology Environmental Education Center in Iowa
has sponsored annual "fellows institutes" and regional conferences for community
college and high school faculty members. In response to a 1999 survey, fellows
indicated that they had already had a real impact on 18,000 students with the
information and activities from the summer institutes. During the past five
years, regional conferences for faculty have been held in 24 states, with 2,322
participants. During 1998, the ATE center at Sinclair Community College reported
that the number of Sinclair students declaring manufacturing engineering
technology as their major increased by 54%. The Southwest Center for Advanced
Technological Education, at Texas State Technical College, Sweetwater, has
focused on developing a distance learning infrastructure to serve rural and
remote areas. The number of courses delivered via the center's distance learning
network increased from four in the spring of 1997 to 31 in the fall of 1998. The
number of students served by the network increased from 55 in the spring of 1997
to 631 in the spring of 1999. Because of funding leveraged from other sources,
it is expected that the number of interactive television classrooms in the
network will increase from 25 at the end of 1998 to 300 by the end of 1999.

Project participants experience world-class professional practices in research
and education.

At the four-day US-EURO-NET (United States-European Network for Education and
Training) Trans-Atlantic Conference and Workshop on "Education and Training in
Rising Career Fields" in April 1999, about half of the American educational
projects profiled were ATE-funded projects. This conference brought together
educational leaders from Austria, Denmark, Germany, Great Britain, and the
United States to compare standards and content for technical education programs,
especially in IT and environmental technology. Investigators from the ATE
project "A Bridge to Advanced Technological Education" (Award No. 9850327) are
sharing the results of their work with groups in five European countries
(Austria, France, Germany, Great Britain, and Italy), as participants in a
European Union-funded program aimed at developing educational materials for
workers in the fast-changing technological workplace. The investigators note
that "the Europeans are grappling with very similar sets of issues, thanks to
globalization and technological change."


E.  For More Information

For more information about the ATE program or awards, visit one of the Web sites
listed below or contact one of the lead program directors for the ATE program:

Dr. Elizabeth J. Teles
Division of Undergraduate Education
National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Blvd., Suite 835
Arlington, VA  22230
Phone:  703-292-8668
Fax:    703-292-9015
Email:  ejteles@nsf.gov

Dr. Gerhard L. Salinger
Division of Elementary, Secondary, and Informal Education
National Science Foundation
4201 Wilson Blvd., Suite 885
Arlington, VA  22230
Phone:  703-292-8614
Fax:    703-292-9044
Email:  gsalinge@nsf.gov


NSF Web Sites of Interest

Directorate for Education and Human Resources ..........http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/
Division of Undergraduate Education ............http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/EHR/DUE/
Division of Elementary, Secondary, and Informal Education ....................
...............................................http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/EHR/ESIE/
Award Abstracts .........................http://www.nsf.gov/verity/srchawd.htm
Project Information Resource System......http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/PIRSWeb/Search/
ATE Centers of Excellence.....................................................
..........................http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/EHR/DUE/awards/ate_centers.asp
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CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE

Renewed Awards (1999)

In 1999, no new ATE centers were established; but two centers, established in
1996, were awarded funding for a second three-year term. The map on page 28
shows all 11 ATE centers that were active in 1999.


Award No. 9908409
S.C. State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education

South Carolina Advanced Technological Education Center of Excellence
Award: $2,000,000
(FY1999 $760,000; FY2000 $650,000; FY2001 $590,000)
Engineering Technology

Elaine Craft
S.C. State Board for Technical and Comprehensive Education
111 Executive Center Dr.
Columbia, SC  29210
crafte@sbt.tec.sc.us
(803) 896-5410

The South Carolina Advanced Technological Education Center of Excellence is a
statewide systemic initiative designed to increase the quantity, quality, and
diversity of engineering technology graduates throughout the state's 16
technical colleges. An integrated, problem-based curriculum, collaborative
teaching strategies, active learning techniques, and faculty and student
teamwork form the cornerstone of the center's strategy to recruit, retain, and
graduate more students in engineering technology programs.

	The key to the center's success continues to be reform-ready faculty
acting as agents of change to develop and deliver innovative engineering
technology curricula and to promote program improvement. The center has proven
the effectiveness of exemplary faculty leading grassroots reform.

	Four activities lie at the heart of the center's work: (1) continuing
development of pre-engineering technology and first-year engineering technology
curricula; (2) faculty development that supports effective teaching
methodologies and creates learning environments that model the workplace; (3)
recruitment and retention of students, particularly women and minorities; and
(4) development of a statewide model to create a seamless array of educational
opportunities for students to become well-qualified engineering technology
graduates.


Award No. 9908419
Maricopa County Community College District

Maricopa Advanced Technology Education Center
Award: $2,000,000
(FY1999 $1,450,000; FY2001 $550,000)
Semiconductor Manufacturing

Michael Lesiecki
Maricopa County Community CollegeDistrict
Maricopa Advanced Technology Education Center
2323 W. 14th St.
Tempe, AZ  85281
lesiecki@maricopa.edu
(480) 517-8650

The Maricopa Advanced Technology Education Center (MATEC) has fostered the
development of work-relevant, industry-endorsed curricula and instructional
modules for use in community college programs primarily in semiconductor
manufacturing. The modules include necessary background science and mathematics.
Over 100 modules in 19 clusters permit faculty to customize their courses. The
courses provide an integrated, accessible professional growth system that
ensures currency and relevance to local industry. The instructional delivery
system uses virtual reality both in an observing mode and in an interactive mode
to educate technicians in clean room practices and instruments.

	The center seeks to become a self-sustaining entity working with
SEMATECH and the Semiconductor Industry Association for education and workforce
development. Activities include the development and distribution of curricula
and instructional materials, promotion of faculty development opportunities, and
participation in Web commerce. The center has programs for high schools to
encourage a more diverse population to seek employment in the semiconductor and
supporting industries. The center is also investigating certifications for
semiconductor manufacturing technicians.
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PROJECTS

New Awards (1999)

Most projects have a duration of two or three years; many of these receive all
their funds during the first year (FY1999). The anticipated expiration date for
the awards can be found in the index of active and new awards by field of
technology, which begins on page 31.


Award No. 9907986
Bellevue Community College

Washington State Information Technology Workforce and Education Initiative
Award: $300,000
(FY1999 $185,500; FY2000 $114,500)
Information Technology

Neil R. Evans
Bellevue Community College
NorthWest Center for Emerging Technologies
3000 Landerholm Cir., SE, N258
Bellevue, WA  98007-6484
nevans@bcc.ctc.edu
(425) 373-4227

This is a statewide, collaborative project to examine and quantify information
technology (IT) workforce demands and to seek expedient, cost-effective
solutions. The NorthWest Center for Emerging Technologies (NWCET) and its
partners are identifying and cataloguing Washington state's IT workforce
demands, as well as available IT educational programs. This gap analysis will
lead to the development of new IT programs and, with state support, to the
strengthening and updating of existing programs. The project will also lead to
"turnkey" solutions that allow educational institutions to rapidly launch or
enhance IT programs.

	The project is accelerating the rate and expanding the impact of the
work of the NWCET and the Regional Advanced Technology Education Consortium. The
result will be a nationally adaptable, statewide model for replicating "best
practices."


Award No. 9908191
American Association of Community Colleges

Advancing ATE in the Community College Field
Award: $974,949
(FY1999 $311,018; FY2000 $341,436; FY2001 $322,495)
Multidisciplinary

Lynn Barnett
American Assn. of Community Colleges
Dept. of Education and Training
One Dupont Cir., NW, Suite 410
Washington, DC  20036
lbarnett@aacc.nche.edu
(202) 728-0200

This project consists of five interrelated activities designed to enhance the
ATE program, to encourage the development of ATE-related programs in more
community colleges, and to make known to educators and the public the
accomplishments of these programs. The activities support the emerging network
of community colleges dedicated to improving undergraduate science, mathematics,
engineering, and technology (SMET) education.

	Project activities include (1) three national ATE conferences in 1999,
2000, and 2001; (2) dissemination of information about ATE programs and goals
through AACC publications, presentations, feature stories, conference
proceedings, an e-mail distribution list, and a Web page; (3) a mentoring
program to help community colleges strengthen SMET programs; (4) two AACC
Research Briefs addressing areas of interest to all community colleges seeking
to sustain strong SMET programs; and (5) project evaluation.


Award No. 9950006
Texas Engineering Experiment Station

Two-Year College Quantum Optics Advanced Technological Education Program
Award: $705,616
Physics

Robert B. Clark
Texas A&M University
Dept. of Physics
College Station, TX  77843-4242
rbc@tamu.edu
(409) 845-3332

This project combines the resources of a major international center for quantum
optics and technology with a successful collaboration of two-year college
faculty members who have developed and administered an effective national
faculty development program for two-year college physics faculty over the past
eight years. The project engages 40 two-year college faculty members in annual
two-week institutes and semiannual follow-up workshops. Participants receive a
combination of tutorials on recent discoveries in quantum optics, hands-on
experience with the new tools of this recent technology in the laboratories of
the research center, and pedagogical training in active learning techniques
designed to maximize students' understanding of the scientific principles that
provide the foundation for these emerging technologies.


Award No. 9950011
Miami University Middletown

Increasing the ImPACT
Award: $800,000
Chemical Technology

Arlyne M. Sarquis
Miami University Middletown
Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry
4200 E. University Blvd.
Middletown, OH  45042-3458
sarquiam@muohio.edu
(513) 727-3278

Miami University Middletown and the Partnership for the Advancement of Chemical
Technology (PACT) are conducting a three-year project that expands national
efforts to improve and increase access to chemical technology education. The
project involves three major activities: (1) offering faculty development,
including 10 workshops serving 200 educators; (2) developing curricular
materials, including two monographs and one CD-ROM; and (3) implementing
strategies to attract and retain chemical technology students, such as PACT
forums, a career brochure, a technician-in-residence program, and an award
program for student projects. To carry out these activities, PACT is marshaling
the combined talents, experience, and expertise of recognized leaders in
chemical technology education, the chemical industry, and professional
societies.


Award No. 9950015
Cuesta College

California Regional Consortium for Engineering Advances in Technological
  Excellence(CREATE)
Award: $494,916
(FY1999 $203,733; FY2000 $167,284; FY2001 $123,899)
Engineering Technology

Christopher Akelian
San Luis Obispo County Superintendent of Schools
Dept. of Engineering Technology
Highway One
P.O. Box 8106
San Luis Obispo, CA  93403-8105
cakelian@bass.cuesta.cc.ca.us
(805) 546-3264

The California Regional Consortium for Engineering Advances in Technological
Excellence (CREATE) is a joint effort of seven community colleges and over 70
employers. Through this project, the consortium is developing two- and
three-year programs that begin with a common core curriculum in engineering
technology. Each campus will then offer two to five advanced technological
specialties. Students from any participating college will be able to transfer to
any other college in the consortium. This unique regional approach allows the
consortium to (1) revise science, mathematics, engineering, and technology
curricula; (2) serve the needs of all students, including low-income students
and students from underrepresented groups; (3) grow with industry and meet
future needs of the high-performance workplace; (4) provide advanced training
and retraining to current industry employees; (5) enhance the status of
engineering technology education; and (6) nurture new teaching methods in the
classroom and laboratory.


Award No. 9950019
SUNY Onondaga Community College

Designing a Pre-Technology Program Using an Interdisciplinary Approach and
  Work Keys Assessment
Award: $449,725
(FY1999 $201,135; FY2000 $248,590)

General Technology

Ramesh S. Gaonkar
SUNY Onondaga Community College
Dept. of Electrical and Computer Engineering Technology
Syracuse, NY  13215
gaonkarr@sunyocc.edu
(315) 469-2450

This project to develop a pre-technology program is employing an
interdisciplinary approach, using real-life illustrations from industry and
appropriate technology, forming learning communities that emphasize
collaborative learning, assessing students' learning using work keys criteria,
and recruiting underrepresented high school students into ATE programs. The
project brings together three community colleges, three area high schools, and
local industries led by United Radio.

	The project's key component is a one-semester integrated program. Its
focus is a cluster of interdisciplinary, modular courses that develop electronic
skills, mathematical skills, composition skills, and computing skills. Other
components include internships in industry, teacher education, and career
awareness sessions.


Award No. 9950025
Collin County Community College

Advancing Careers in Technology and Science (ACTS)
Award: $847,785
(FY1999 $350,195; FY2000 $323,370; FY2001 $174,220)
General Technology

John J. Baltzer
Collin County Community College
Dept. of Engineering Technology
CCCCD Preston Ridge Campus
9700 Wade Blvd.
Frisco, TX  75034
jbaltzer@ccccd.edu
(972) 377-1700

Collin County Community College, North Central Texas College, Grayson County
College, the University of North Texas, and area Tech Prep consortia that serve
over 40 high school districts and 80,000 students are collaborating in this
project. Its primary goals are to initiate community-based campaigns promoting a
new mind-set that recognizes the value of 21st-century high-tech technicians and
to revitalize mathematics and science curricula by interlocking practical
applications of technologies in secondary and postsecondary education.
Processes, curricula, and program materials are being disseminated through state
presentations, regional workshops, and interfaces with national partners.

	The project employs several unique practices. A vertical marketing
initiative is promoting the new era of "gold collar" technicians. Designed by
and for all the partners, the project is expanding student awareness and
opportunities. Multi-level curriculum design teams, composed of faculty from
high schools, community colleges, and universities and representatives from
various industries, are reducing duplication of subject materials and developing
Tech Prep programs with true multi-exit career paths. Nontraditional faculty
exchanges provide the vital connection for the integration of Tech Prep programs
and college courses. One-week mini-exchanges between secondary and postsecondary
faculty and between faculty at different institutions promote understanding
among participants. High school teachers see more clearly what their students
must be prepared to do. Internships that allow faculty not only to work in
industry but also to teach in corporate training environments expose these
educators to current advances in industry and different methods of curriculum
delivery and instruction.


Award No. 9950028
Sinclair Community College

Community College Information Technology Network
Award: $856,583
(FY1999 $298,230; FY2000 $282,334; FY2001 $276,019)
Information Technology

David T. Harrison
Sinclair Community College
Dept. of Business Technologies
444 W. Third St.
Dayton, OH  45402-1421
dharriso@sinclair.edu
(937) 512-2917

Sinclair Community College is addressing the shortage of information technology
(IT) technicians by working with local industry to develop curricula that
educate students in rapidly changing competencies needed for the workplace. The
project integrates IT curricula from high school through the associate degree,
with an emphasis on using IT skill standards and implementing instructional
materials developed elsewhere. Building on fundamental IT skills and
employability skills, the project is providing specialties in networking and
telecommunications, Web technologies, and programming and analysis. Through a
"fast track" certificate program, students obtain work experience and an
advanced skill set in programming and analysis. The project is also providing
employable IT skills to the visually impaired and offering professional
development opportunities-including industrial experience and short courses in
pedagogy and content-to both full-time and part-time faculty.


Award No. 9950029
University of Cincinnati

An Evolving Program to Prepare Information Technologists in Southwest Ohio for
  the 21st Century
Award: $853,640
(FY1999 $316,347; FY2000 $272,665; FY2001 $264,628)
Information Technology

Ashraf Saad
University of Cincinnati
Dept. of Mathematics, Physics, and Computer Technology
College of Applied Science
2220 Victory Parkway
Cincinnati, OH  45206-2839
saadas@email.uc.edu
(513) 556-4874

This project aims to provide a "2+2+2" seamless transition for students from
their junior year in high school, through an associate degree, to a B.S. degree
in information engineering technology at the University of Cincinnati. The
project has four main components: (1) articulation agreements between partner
institutions, (2) course and curriculum development, (3) professional
development for faculty (through a series of summer institutes and workshops),
and (4) industrial co-op and internship experiences for students. Industrial
partners play a crucial role in the project by informing the educational
institutions about IT skills desired in workers and providing co-op and
employment opportunities for students.

	An IT competency profile, developed under the guidance of the Ohio
Information Technology Task Force, underpins course and curriculum development
at all levels. This IT competency profile follows the Tech Prep model and is the
product of extensive collaboration between technical and academic educators and
industrial partners.


Award No. 9950034
Bismarck State College

Energy Technology Education Project
Award: $611,969
(FY1999 $243,832; FY2000 $183,365; FY2001 $184,772)
Energy Technology

Rita DeHart
Bismarck State College
Dept. of Energy Technologies
P.O. Box 5587
Bismarck, ND  58506-5587
rdehart@cetlink.net
(704) 543-1178

Bismarck State College and the Electrical Power Research Institute Simulator and
Training Center are combining resources and expertise to provide a quality
comprehensive curriculum that will meet national needs for the education of
power plant operators. Simulation packages and hands-on learning experiences are
being integrated into the program. Two specific goals of the project are (1) to
strengthen science, mathematics, and technology curricula and instructional
materials supporting energy technology education, and (2) to increase the number
of students within the region-especially women, Native Americans, and other
minorities-who acquire the technical skills needed for employment in the energy
industry.


Award No. 9950036
Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications

Developmental Mathematics and Its Applications (DevMap)
Award: $674,677
(FY1999 $225,050; FY2000 $317,274; FY2001 $132,353)
Mathematics

Solomon A. Garfunkel
Consortium for Mathematics and Its Applications
Office of the Executive Director
57 Bedford St., Suite 210
Lexington, MA  02173
sol@comap.com
(617) 862-7878

Students who attend two-year colleges often arrive on campus lacking the basic
skills necessary to succeed in college-level work. This is a particularly
serious problem for students in science, mathematics, engineering, and
technology (SMET) programs, who may have significant deficits in their
mathematics backgrounds but high aspirations for future success. These students
need to build both their mathematical skills and confidence in their ability to
solve challenging problems. To address these issues, this project is developing
a two-semester program, "Developmental Mathematics and its Applications"
(DevMap), which offers an alternative approach to the elementary and
intermediate algebra courses currently taught at most two- and four-year
colleges.

	Industry representatives often emphasize the need for "systems thinking"
that enables employees to recognize complexities inherent in situations
subject to multiple inputs and diverse constraints. Science-based fields such as
agricultural biotechnology require technicians who are able to formulate a
problem in terms of relevant factors and design an experiment to determine the
influence of those factors. Yet most developmental programs in mathematics, at
both two- and four-year colleges, only offer students a replication of the high
school mathematics curriculum. Both the National Council of Teachers of
Mathematics (NCTM) Standards (1989) and Crossroads in Mathematics: Standards for
Introductory College Mathematics Before Calculus, published by the American
Mathematical Association of Two-Year Colleges (1995), advocate an integrated
approach to mathematics content. To address these recommendations, the DevMap
approach offers several benefits. The program is not divided into topics called
algebra, geometry, intermediate algebra, and trigonometry, although all the
major concepts in those courses are covered. The applications-based curriculum
appeals to mature students who choose to pursue postsecondary education because
the applications are drawn from areas in which students may find themselves
working or from situations that they recognize from their daily lives. Solving
the problems posed in DevMap calls for integrating technology in a natural way
as compared to the "drill-and-practice" use of technology currently found in
many developmental mathematics programs.


Award No. 9950037
Moraine Valley Community College

Applied Internet Technology:  Curriculum and Careers
Award: $315,792
Information Technology

John L. Sands
Moraine Valley Community College
Dept. of Electronics
10900 S. 88th Ave.
Palos Hills, IL  60465-2175
sands@moraine.cc.il.us
(708) 974-5424

This project addresses industry's need for technicians with a specialized degree
in applied Internet technologies and answers the need for an integrated
information technology (IT) curriculum articulated from high school through the
community college to the university level. By including an option for dual
enrollment, students least-served by higher education have an opportunity to
train in this high-demand occupation while still attending high school. The
project provides in-depth training for high school teachers in this new field so
that they, in turn, can provide high school students with appropriate training.
In addition, the project provides activities designed to increase high school
students' knowledge of information technology careers and the education required
for them.

	The project's outcomes include (1) a series of nine courses for a new
A.A.S. degree in applied Internet technology; (2) a dual enrollment course with
an accompanying instructor's guide and student lab manual, both with interactive
CD-ROMs; (3) workshops on curriculum development and curriculum delivery using
technology; and (4) articulation of the A.A.S. degree to Illinois public
universities.


Award No. 9950039
Global Wireless Education Consortium

Wireless Industry and Education Collaboration
Award: $248,616
Telecommunications

Misty Baker
Global Wireless Education Consortium
23 N. 11th Ave.
St. Cloud, MN  56303
mbaker@gwec.org
(320) 259-8998

Explosive growth in the wireless areas of cellular and digital personal
communications services over the past few years has been shadowed by a decrease
in the availability of educated workers. At the heart of a wireless technician's
and engineer's education is basic radio frequency (RF) knowledge. With
educational budget constraints, these were exactly the lower-enrollment courses
that were cut during the escalation of computer science courses. The mission of
the Global Wireless Education Consortium (GWEC) is to develop a two-year
educational platform that produces technicians for the wireless industry. This
project is developing and disseminating curricula, online education, and
industry resource guides.

	GWEC was founded by Motorola, Lucent Technologies, Ericsson, AT&T
Wireless, Northern Telecom, and AirTouch Communications, in partnership with the
University of Texas at Dallas, Minnesota State University, and South Central
Technical College (North Mankato, MN). Current members include the University of
Massachusetts at Lowell, the University of Oklahoma, Seattle Central Community
College, California Polytechnic University, Ridgewater Community College
(Willmar, MN), Michigan Technological University, Connecticut Community
Colleges, and Washington State University.


Award No. 9950042
Southeast Community College

Assignment Chemical Technology-III(ACT-III)
Award: $375,000
Chemical Technology

John V. Kenkel
Southeast Community College
Dept. of Environmental Laboratory Technology
8800 O St.
Lincoln, NE  68520
jvkenkel@sccm.cc.ne.us
(402) 437-2485

Southeast Community College, in partnership with the University of Nebraska,
Montana State University, Texas State Technical College, and the DuPont Company,
is enhancing chemical technology education programs in two-year colleges by
building on two previous ATE projects, called "ACT-I" and "ACT-II." The new
project completes the development of analytical chemistry coursework begun in
"ACT-II" and also addresses organic and biochemistry courses. The analytical and
organic chemistry courses embody the heart of chemical technology education in
the United States and are the primary vehicle by which the American Chemical
Society's Voluntary Industry Standards (VIS) are being implemented. This project
utilizes the VIS heavily and is generating a variety of useful
products-including a number of modules and monographs covering topics
appropriate to these courses; a series of innovative laboratory activities for
students; two interactive multimedia programs on CD-ROM modeled after the
popular "I.O.N.S." concept utilized in the previous projects; distance education
models for these courses; and model "2+2+2" articulation agreements. The project
also involves faculty enhancement workshops, as well as research to create and
practice various distance education models.


Award No. 9950046
Milwaukee Area Technical College

21st Century Urban Technical Education Project: Construction Technology Systems
  for Grades 11-14
Award: $1,095,684
(FY1999 $321,900; FY2000 $417,055; FY2001 $356,729)
General Technology

William K. Hodgkinson
Milwaukee Area Technical College
Dept. of Technical and Industrial Arts
700 W. State St.
Milwaukee, WI  53233-1443
hodgkinb@milwaukee.tec.wi.us
(414) 297-6280

This is a three-year project to prepare technical high school students for
career opportunities through a "2+2+2" program. Focusing initially on the
construction trades, the project is developing an integrated technical education
model, which includes teacher preparation, faculty development, attention to
diversity, and the integration of technology into interdisciplinary curriculum
modules. The project also provides internships and other experiential learning
opportunities. It draws upon other projects funded by the ATE program and the
Teacher Enhancement program.


Award No. 9950051
Partnership for Environmental Technology Education

Faculty Associates in Science and Technology Leadership Corps Project for
  Enhancing Environmental Technology Education
Award: $600,328
Environmental Technology

Paul R. Dickinson
Partnership for Environmental Technology Education
Dept. of Environmental Science
1824 Holmes St.
Livermore, CA  94550
natlpete@worldnet.att.net
(925) 243-0502

This project constitutes a revised version of a previously successful
professional development program for faculty from two-year colleges. The new
project will serve a new cohort of 70 to 100 faculty for each of three years.
Activities occur in three phases:  (1) Curriculum 101, a workshop providing an
introduction to "macro" and "micro" issues in science and technology education;
(2) a four- to eight-week summer internship in industry, a national laboratory,
or a federal or state regulatory agency; and (3) an experience in course and
curriculum design, developing a new course or revising an existing course.

	The new project rests on a sound foundation of program components
developed and evaluated in its precursor. Data from the first project support
the conclusion that the approach is a viable model for faculty development and
will have nationwide impact on environmental technology education.


Award No. 9950052
Mott Community College

Manufacturing Simulation Technology Project
Award: $500,738
Manufacturing

Thomas D. Crampton
Mott Community College
Dept. of Technology
1401 E. Court St.
Flint, MI  48503-2089
tcrampto@email.mcc.edu
(810) 762-0506

A major challenge facing today's manufacturing industry is the timely delivery
of quality products to consumers. What is required is the use of technological
tools and simulations to shorten the design and delivery cycle of new products.

	This project supports the development and dissemination of a curriculum
that integrates manufacturing and simulation skills to prepare technicians for
the 21st-century workforce. This curriculum provides model solutions to
technical problems in real-life settings and incorporates advanced mathematics
and science components throughout a newly developed manufacturing simulation
technology (MST) associate degree program. The project is creating workplace
experiences for manufacturers to hire MST graduates from diverse backgrounds.
The new program's architecture has been developed at Sinclair Community
College's National Center of Excellence for Advanced Manufacturing Education and
features a competency-based, modularized format. The focus for this project is
robotic simulation.

	The project is supplying skilled workers to support the emerging
manufacturing simulation technology industry and is providing new career
opportunities for women, Hispanics, African Americans, and disabled persons.
Faculty are being trained in the use of simulation technology, integrating
technology into the curriculum, and pedagogy. A virtual electronic library
supports and distributes MST curricula, including a repository of simulation
applications.


Award No. 9950053
J. Sargent Reynolds Community College

Advanced Technological Education for Emerging Microtechnologies: The Microchip
  and the Biochip
Award: $71,873
Biotechnology

George H. Flowers
J. Sargent Reynolds Community College
Engineering and Applied Science Division
P.O. Box 85622
Richmond, VA  23241-5622
gflowers@jsr.cc.va.us
(804) 371-3225

The emerging technology of the biochip-a microchip that contains DNA-including
both its production and its use as a diagnostic tool, presents a unique
opportunity for advanced technological education programs. The similarities in
the production process between the biochip and the microchip place the proposed
biochip curriculum directly in parallel with programs that already exist for
microelectronics and electronics. Currently, there are no comprehensive programs
at the community college level to address workforce development needs,
competencies, and skills for the biochip industry, although these gene chips are
already in production at several companies and in limited use in the medical
profession.

	This pilot project brings together national academic and industrial
experts in biotechnology, biochip technology, and microchip technology to build
the foundation for a biochip science and technology curriculum that interfaces
with existing microelectronics, electronics, and engineering programs offered at
many colleges. Activities that support the development and dissemination of this
unique biochip specialization are (1) travel to biochip and microchip industries
and biotechnology firms in Arizona, California, and Texas to meet experts
involved in these industries and to invite them to join this project as part of
a curriculum development team; (2) sponsorship of a workshop, "Bioelectronics,
Biosensors, and Biochips," for community college faculty from the three
community college systems involved in the project; and (3) sponsorship of other
workshops to delineate competencies, skills, and workforce development needs in
the biochip industry and to produce biochip specialization courses.


Award No. 9950056
Essex Community College

Internet and Multimedia Technology (I/MMT): Curriculum, Faculty, and Workforce
  Development
Award: $272,000
Multimedia Technology

Sylvia Sorkin
Community College of Baltimore County
Essex Campus
Dept. of Mathematics and Computer Science
7201 Rossville Blvd.
Baltimore, MD  21237
ssorkin@ccbc.cc.md.us
(410) 780-6768

In this project, the Community College of Baltimore County is implementing a new
certificate and associate degree program with tracks in Internet and multimedia
technology. This program prepares students for entry-level employment, provides
opportunities for workers to upgrade or acquire technical skills, and prepares
students for further education in articulated four-year programs. Students in
the new program are immersed in a rich information technology environment for
general education courses as well as for their major field. To this end, a
multimedia laboratory is being created and laboratory manuals are being
developed for courses in the new program. The college is working with Baltimore
area high schools to develop an articulated curriculum so that students entering
the Internet and multimedia tracks will have the necessary foundation in
mathematics, science, and written and oral communications. Local four-year
institutions, including some with predominantly female or minority populations,
are participating in cooperative arrangements to facilitate the transfer of
students from this innovative program. The project also supports professional
development for faculty and collaborates with business partners to provide
internships and co-op experiences for faculty and students.


Award No. 9950057
Peralta Community College District Office

Bioscience Education-to-Employment
Award: $749,998
Biotechnology

Eugene S. Long
Peralta Community College District Office
Dept. of Mathematics, Science, and Related Technologies
Laney College
900 Fallon St.
Oakland, CA  94607
elong@peralta.cc.ca.us
(510) 464-3225

Laney College, Berkeley Biotechnology Education, Inc., and 35 San Francisco Bay
area health and bioscience companies have formed a dynamic partnership with two
local high schools and California State University, Hayward, to educate urban
youth for entry-level positions in the biotechnology field. This program has
received major contributions of time, money, and equipment from industry
partners to ensure the success of students in school and in the workplace.

	The ATE project builds on the existing model to increase student
enrollment and modifies the curriculum to make it more responsive to industry's
needs. This three-year project (1) establishes a working bioscience process
laboratory that integrates industry personnel in training underrepresented
students in relevant laboratory skills; (2) expands student enrollment in the
biotechnology program to all interested students, in addition to students in the
current high school programs; (3) increases industry involvement by creating
additional co-op jobs and new industry co-teaching roles; (4) provides
additional support in recruitment and retention to increase the number of
qualified program graduates by 50%; (5) evaluates obstacles that students
encounter during recruitment and education and after graduation; and (6)
disseminates this model by means of manuals that detail the establishment of
school-industry partnerships supporting technical education.


Award No. 9950059
Gadsden State Community College

Project DAWN: Developing Alabama's Workforce Now
Award: $199,977
Manufacturing

Bob Baker
Gadsden State Community College
Dept. of Industrial Technology
P.O. Box 227
Gadsden, AL  35902
RGBaker@airnet.net
(256) 549-8662

Project DAWN ("Developing Alabama's Workforce Now") is a partnership between
Gadsden State Community College, Central Alabama Community College, Alabama
Southern Community College, and three manufacturing centers of the Alabama
Technology Network. The project's goal is to produce a new A.A.S. curriculum in
manufacturing technology with four specialty options: electronics; industrial
machine and tools; textile and apparel; and forestry, paper, and chemical. Four
curriculum manuals-one for each specialty-will be produced. The project involves
(1) the assessment of manufacturing technology needs in Alabama; (2) the
investigation of exemplary manufacturing technology programs; (3) the
development of a model curriculum in cooperation with local industries; and (4)
evaluation and dissemination of the results.


Award No. 9950062
Joliet Junior College

TYC Physics Workshops for the Twenty-First Century
Award: $305,000
Physics

Curtis J. Hieggelke
Joliet Junior College
Dept. of Natural Science
1215 Houbolt Rd.
Joliet, IL  60436-8938
curth@jjc.cc.il.us
(815) 280-2371

The task of updating physics programs at two-year colleges is difficult because
of the many rapid changes, the distribution of physics teachers, the heavy and
complex workload of the faculty, and their lack of knowledge about the needs and
applications of physics in the workplace. This two-year national pilot program
is providing a series of six faculty development workshops (three each year) for
two-year college faculty who teach the diverse, talented groups of students
found in the core physics courses for technology programs and other programs.
These workshops acquaint participants with the integration of technology and
active learning strategies into such areas as microcomputer-based laboratories,
digital video, modeling, computer simulations, qualitative and conceptual
exercises, Internet-connected courses, cooperative and collaborative group work,
and research and assessment in student learning. In addition, the workshops help
faculty to better address the educational and workforce needs of technicians as
they relate to physics. The workshops are led by two-year college physics
professors along with four-year college or university physics professors who are
experts in developing or implementing these approaches. The impact of the
workshops is being reinforced by a newsletter and other incentives to encourage
the implementation of the workshop ideas.


Award No. 9950063
Gadsden State Community College

Integrating Aquaculture Technologies in Secondary and Two-Year Schools
Award: $47,682
Aquaculture

John T. Simpson
Gadsden State Community College
Dept. of Science, Mathematics, Engineering, and Aquaculture
1001 George Wallace Dr.
P.O. Box 227
Gadsden, AL  35902
jsimpson@gadsdenst.cc.al.us
(205) 549-8281

Aquaculture is the fastest-growing segment of the U.S. agriculture industry.
Although aquaculture curricula exist, few secondary or two-year educational
programs introduce students to the field and its career opportunities. Of the
existing programs, few provide students with the hands-on laboratory experiences
necessary to meet industry standards for skilled technicians. One goal of this
project is to develop an educational partnership between Gadsden State Community
College and three Alabama secondary schools in order to provide experiences in
aquaculture for high-potential students. Faculty from Gadsden State and Auburn
University are providing technical expertise to the secondary schools so that
they can set up and maintain demonstration aquaculture systems (mini-fish
farms). Gadsden State is also developing a partnership with Auburn University
and local industry to offer educational experiences in aquaculture for secondary
school and two-year college students and secondary school teachers. This
partnership is (1) introducing technical curricula at secondary schools and
two-year colleges, (2) providing information to students about potential careers
in aquaculture, and (3) giving students an opportunity to participate in the
"Intern and Learn" program, which places students on working fish farms. The
project's methods and materials are being disseminated to other secondary
schools and two-year colleges in Alabama that have recently been encouraged by
the aquaculture industry to begin aquaculture programs.


Award No. 9950067
Berkshire Community College

Western Massachusetts Advanced Technology Training Consortium
Award: $300,000
Multidisciplinary

William Mulholland
Berkshire Community College
Dept. of Business, Mathematics, Science, and Technology
1350 West St.
Pittsfield, MA  01201
wmulholland@cc.berkshire.org
(413) 499-4660

Composed of postsecondary institutions (Berkshire and Greenfield Community
Colleges), secondary schools, government agencies, and several manufacturing and
technology networks, the Western Massachusetts Advanced Technology Training
Consortium is developing, field-testing, and implementing learning modules to
enhance understanding of environmental and agricultural technology, plastics and
paper manufacturing, and computer animation, and to improve mathematics,
science, computer, and problem solving skills. The modules are designed to
accommodate the needs of diverse audiences by providing learning tracks suited
to the specific learning styles, developmental levels, competencies, and skill
proficiencies of the various target groups. To disseminate the modules, the
consortium is collaborating with the Northeast Center for Telecommunications
Technologies at Springfield Technical Community College.


Award No. 9950069
Ilisagvik College

The Technology Connection:  Computer Training for Residents of Arctic Alaska
Award: $308,764
Information Technology

Brooke Selmer
Ilisagvik College
Division of Computer Information and Business Technologies
Barrow, AK  99723
bselmer@co.north-slope.ak.us
(907) 852-1738

Using a mobile computer lab and other distance delivery strategies, this project
links residents of remote villages on Alaska's Arctic Slope with a two-year
A.A.S. program in information technology (IT). Assisted by five partner
institutions with established IT curricula, Ilisagvik College (located in the
northernmost city on the continent) is tailoring IT courses worth 30 credits to
meet the needs of local employers, to address pedagogical issues specific to
Alaska Natives, and to provide the best mix of distance delivery strategies.
Courses are being pilot-tested on campus before being implemented in the
region's seven remote villages. Project personnel expect that at least one
resident from each of the villages and 10 Barrow residents will complete the
A.A.S. degree and be hired into IT positions in the region.

	Local public agencies and private businesses are partnering with the
college to provide classrooms in the villages and hands-on training
opportunities. Five academic partners are sharing their IT curricula and
expertise:  Din College, Maui Community College, Santa Fe Community College,
the University of Alaska at Fairbanks, and Nunavut Arctic College.


Award No. 9950071
College of the Mainland

Consortium for the Advancement of Process Technology(CAPT)
Award: $898,493
(FY1999 $392,726; FY2000 $308,256; FY2001 $197,511)
Chemical Technology

Joanna L. Kile
College of the Mainland
Dept. of Technical Education
1200 Amburn Rd.
Texas City, TX  77591
jkile@earthlink.net
(409) 938-1211

The College of the Mainland, in partnership with major petrochemical and
refining companies, two-year colleges, and four-year universities of the Gulf
Coast region of Texas and Louisiana (the Gulf Coast Process Technology
Alliance), is developing an industry-driven, standardized curriculum in process
technology. This project builds upon significant accomplishments of the Gulf
Coast Process Technology Alliance, including the finalization of competencies
for eight common core courses in process technology. These common core courses
are required for all newly approved programs in Texas that implement the A.A.S.
degree in process technology, and the courses have recently been adopted by
Louisiana. Other states, such as Kentucky, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and West
Virginia, also support the Alliance's effort to develop an industry-sanctioned
curriculum in process technology and are actively pursuing the adaptation and
adoption of this curriculum. This project is a logical extension of the
Alliance's vision and builds upon established relationships between industry,
business, government, and education.


Award No. 9950072
Pennsylvania College of Technology

Plastics Resources for Educators Program(PREP)
Award: $805,326
(FY1999 $258,323; FY2000 $301,553; FY2001 $245,450)
Plastics Technology

Timothy E. Weston
Pennsylvania College of Technology
Dept. of Industrial and Engineering Technology
One College Ave.
Williamsport, PA  17701
tweston@pct.edu
(717) 327-4520

The Plastics Resources for Educators Program (PREP) is establishing the
educational infrastructure necessary to ensure that the nation's plastics
industry remains internationally competitive. Today, plastics manufacturing
represents the nation's fourth largest and fastest-growing industry, with a
projected need for an additional 250,000 technicians and engineers by the year
2005. PREP is a collaboration between two primary institutions:  the
Pennsylvania College of Technology and Pennsylvania State University. Three
other institutions also provide input. The project has three main objectives:
(1) the development and maintenance of the "PREP Bookshelf," a warehouse of
instructional materials for use in plastics technology education; (2) the
development of a National Plastics Forum and a community of faculty; and (3)
better pre-college outreach through collaboration with project partners.


Award No. 9950073
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

North Carolina Consortium for Logistics Education (NCCLE)
Award: $399,969
(FY1999 $249,749; FY2000 $150,220)
Logistics

Noel Greis
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Kenan Institute
Kenan Center, CB #3440
Chapel Hill, NC  27599-3440
noel_greis@unc.edu
(919) 962-8201

This project establishes the North Carolina Consortium for Logistics Education
(NCCLE) for the purpose of developing a curriculum in global logistics to be
administered through the North Carolina Logistics Education Training Center at
the North Carolina Global TransPark. The North Carolina Global TransPark is an
innovative new complex that enables "just in time" global operations by
integrating multiple modes of transportation, information systems, and the
knowledge and commercial support necessary to manage the increasingly complex
flow of goods and information on a global basis.

	The project's objectives focus on curriculum development, faculty
development, recruitment and retention of traditionally underrepresented groups,
and the integration of technology in education. The NCCLE curriculum will be
modular, will be deliverable via a wide range of media, and will lead seamlessly
to both two-year and four-year degrees in global logistics. This curriculum will
broaden technical education in logistics across the state in response to the
emerging demands of competitive business strategies based on speed in product
manufacture and delivery.


Award No. 9950076
Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School District

The Power of Partnerships: Integrating Academics into the Manufacturing World
Award: $725,292
(FY1999 $269,213; FY2000 $228,837; FY2001 $227,242)
Manufacturing

Carol Chambers
Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School
	District
Dept. of Research and Development
1101 Red Dr.
P.O. Box 6020
Traverse City, MI  49696
cchambers@tbaisd.k12.mi.us
(616) 922-6314

This project seeks to transform a successful, ongoing regional Manufacturing
Technology Academy into a flexible and adaptable technological academy model.
The idea is to lift students from the traditional high school or technical
center setting into a more meaningful educational environment that delivers
high-level academic content while emulating a corporate culture of quality.
Although the academy currently focuses on manufacturing, almost any industry can
serve as the skeleton for this model.

	The technological academy model differs from the mainstream of both
technology centers and traditional high schools in four key aspects:  (1) a
rigorous academic curriculum that integrates high-level secondary content like
calculus, chemistry, economics, and physics into a workplace focus; (2) a
uniquely successful manufacturing council partnership, which ensures constant
communication and in-depth collaboration between teachers, manufacturing
personnel, and students; (3) an innovative blend of the classroom and the
workplace, which extends the classroom beyond its walls and brings an
entrepreneurial spirit and corporate culture to its students and curriculum; and
(4) marketing, recruitment, evaluation, and replication strategies aimed at
continuously improving effectiveness and opening the technological academy's
door to a larger and more diverse pool of students.


Award No. 9950078
Tunxis Community-Technical College

Statewide College of Technology ATE Enhancement Project
Award: $100,000
Engineering Technology

Karen Wosczyna-Birch
Capital Community-Technical College
College of Technology
61 Woodland St.
Hartford, CT  06105
kwbirch@commnet.edu
(860) 725-6608

The College of Technology, a consortium of engineering technology and technology
studies curricula of the community and technical colleges in Connecticut, is
planning to develop and implement an Introduction to Engineering course for the
system colleges, as well as a high school engineering course. The consortium is
building upon best practices in ATE projects and other programs in technological
education. Consortium teams meet with representatives from industry, four-year
colleges, and high schools to determine industry's needs and to develop an
evaluation of competencies. Faculty are participating in industrial experiences
and learning new pedagogical strategies valued by industry and academic
institutions.


Award No. 9950080
Jefferson State Community College

Development of Job-Based Problems for Technical Physics
Award: $52,064
Physics

Ali R. Yazdi
Jefferson State Community College
Dept. of Physics
2601 Carson Rd.
Center Point, AL  35215-3098
ayazdi@jscc.cc.al.us
(205) 856-7799

Job-based problems similar to those technology students are likely to encounter
when they begin work in industrial settings are not widely available for
technical physics courses. Consequently, students frequently fail to see the
relevance of physics to their studies and may not recognize physics-based
applications when they encounter them on the job.

	The objective of this project is to develop 40 job-based problem sets
for technical physics. Physics and technology instructors, representatives from
the Metropolitan Manufacturing Technology Center, and employees from small
industries in the Birmingham area are collaborating to develop these problem
sets. Instructors are visiting a variety of light and heavy manufacturing
settings to research the foundations for problems covering the areas of motion,
force, torque, and electricity. Instructors from Jefferson State Community
College and at least three other colleges will field-test the problems before
they are distributed to other technical physics teachers at national and
regional meetings and via the Web and CD-ROM.


Award No. 9950084
Bergen Community College

Interdisciplinary Laboratory Science Technology Program
Award: $184,952
Multidisciplinary

Pascal J. Ricatto
Bergen Community College
Dept. of Chemistry
400 Paramus Rd.
Paramus, NJ  07652-1508
pjricatto@mailhost.bergen.cc.nj.us
(201) 447-7906

Bergen Community College and Passaic County Community College are collaborating
with four-year colleges and industry representatives to meet the growing demand
for interdisciplinary science technologists who can use a variety of analytical
instruments and deal with the new employment realities of rapidly changing
assignments, variable functions, and multicultural teams. Through a new,
broad-based, interdisciplinary A.A.S. curriculum, the project is (1) preparing
students to effectively use a variety of modern laboratory equipment and
analytical methods required by business and industry employers; (2) helping
students gain interactive, classroom-based, experiential learning about work;
(3) creating interactive, interdisciplinary learning modules that simulate
workplace problems, activities, and assignments; (4) integrating laboratory
internships, work-based learning experiences, and mentoring relationships; and
(5) arranging peer support groups and an array of academic supportive services
to ensure the retention, completion, and employment or further education of
students, especially underrepresented populations.


Award No. 9950085
Jones County Junior College

Southeast Consortium for Advanced Network Technology Education
Award: $1,758,163
(FY1999 $499,999; FY2000 $677,304; FY2001 $580,860)
Information Technology

Catherine P. Cotten
Jones County Junior College
Dept. of Information and Research
900 S. Court St.
Ellisville, MS  39437
catherine.cotten@jcjc.cc.ms.us
(601) 477-4115

This project focuses on existing and emerging network technologies beneficial to
secondary schools, two-year colleges, and four-year colleges and universities.
The particular technologies that the project targets are client/server,
Internet/intranet, and multimedia utilizing computer networks.

	The project has the following goals and objectives:  (1) to identify and
evaluate emerging network technology trends, applications, innovations,
and curricula; (2) to disseminate these trends, applications, innovations, and
curricula to educators and their students; (3) to compile career education
information and develop strategies to promote interest by secondary and
postsecondary students in careers in computer network technology and in the
mathematics and science necessary for success in those careers; (4) to increase
the enrollment of women and minorities in degree programs that lead to careers
in network technology; (5) to support the continued educational competence of
secondary and postsecondary faculty and administrators who teach, implement, or
administer curricula in emerging network technologies; (6) to establish an
infrastructure for providing internships and work-based learning opportunities
in emerging network technologies for faculty and students; and (7) to build a
network of education, government, and business entities that will support the
development of quality programs to educate the future information technology
workforce and to re-educate the present one.


Award No. 9950088
Rock Valley College

Development and Field Test of a Multimedia Simulation System for Training
  Aviation Technicians via the Internet
Award: $499,918
(FY1999 $249,958; FY2000 $249,960)
Aviation Maintenance

Charles L. Billman
Rock Valley College
Dept. of Vocational Programs
3301 N. Muldford Rd.
Rockford, IL  61114
faav1cb@rvcux1.rvc.cc.il.us
(815) 397-4275

A coalition composed of a two-year college, a four-year university, a high
school, professional associations, and the software and aviation maintenance
industries is carrying out this project to develop, field-test, and disseminate
a multimedia simulation system via the Internet for training aviation
maintenance technicians. The project is enhancing the comprehension of the
interdisciplinary nature of aviation maintenance technology (AMT) by students,
including women and minorities; reducing training costs by maximizing the
adaptability of the curriculum; and improving laboratory safety with minimized
environmental hazards.

	In particular, the project is (1) developing five simulation modules,
each targeting a particular aspect of AMT in two-year associate degree programs;
(2) field-testing the AMT simulation system in two-year college aviation
maintenance classes; (3) introducing the simulation system and the technology
behind it to AMT faculty at two-year colleges nationwide through workshops; and
(4) disseminating the simulation system via both the Internet and CD-ROM to
two-year college AMT faculty and high school counselors.


Award No. 9950098
Bellevue Community College

Cyber Careers for the Net-Generation:  An Information Technology Career
  Education Video
Award: $40,000
Information Technology

Peter Saflund
Bellevue Community College
NorthWest Center for Emerging Technologies
3000 Landerholm Cir., SE, N258
Bellevue, WA  98007-6484
psaflund@bcc.ctc.edu
(425) 373-4216

The NorthWest Center for Emerging Technologies at Bellevue Community College and
the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers are collaborating to
develop a video on information technology (IT) careers. This Cyber Careers video
will target middle and high school students and non-IT majors in college, and
will include a special focus on women and minorities who have traditionally been
underrepresented in IT. To attract students to the IT profession, the video will
emphasize the profession's appeal in the view of younger students and will
project a positive image of the IT worker.


Award No. 9950099
Moorpark College

Industrial Biotechnology Instruction:  A Modular Approach
Award: $339,538
Biotechnology

Maureen T. Harrigan
Moorpark College
Dept. of Biology
7075 Campus Rd.
Moorpark, CA  93021-1600
harrigan@moorpark.cc.ca.us
(805) 378-1400

A community college and universities have partnered with industry to develop a
model curriculum in biomanufacturing, focusing on eight modules designed after
the departments of a manufacturing facility. Using this recently developed
curriculum, the project is undertaking five main activities: (1) Students are
being trained in biomanufacturing technologies with an option to obtain a
Certificate of Achievement or an A.S. degree in biotechnology. (2) An
instructional manufacturing laboratory that mimics the industrial environment is
being set up, and scientists from industry are teaching the modules,
guaranteeing that the technical training of students directly matches industry's
needs. (3) A training manual based on the biomanufacturing modules is being
developed for dissemination nationwide. (4) Workshops and other resources are
being offered to assist faculty at other educational institutions who wish to
adapt the prototype biomanufacturing curriculum. (5) Articulation arrangements
are being established with secondary schools and universities to delineate a
career path in biotechnology and ensure the academic preparedness of students.


Award No. 9950101
Wake Technical Community College

A Resource Package for Integrating Mathematics and Algebra-Based Physics
Award: $231,043
Mathematics and Physics

Robert L. Kimball
Wake Technical Community College
Dept. of Mathematics and Physics
9101 Fayetteville Rd.
Raleigh, NC  27603
rlkimbal@mail.wake.tec.nc.us
(919) 662-3602

This project aims (1) to construct a set of integrated activities to supplement
mathematics and physics courses in engineering technology programs in two-year
colleges, as well as high school courses; (2) to help students develop a
positive attitude toward mathematics and physics; and (3) to better prepare
students for a highly technical workplace.

	Using the national skill standards, the American Mathematical
Association of Two-Year Colleges' Crossroads in Mathematics document, and
research from the American Association of Physics Teachers, mathematics and
physics faculty are developing a resource package of integrated mathematics and
physics activities. These activities cover the content found in algebra,
trigonometry, calculus, and algebra-based physics courses and are designed to
produce a student-centered learning environment in which students use technology
routinely, participate in hands-on experiences regularly, and acquire the skills
necessary to immediately apply mathematics in a variety of contexts.
Participating students are being surveyed and tracked to evaluate the effect of
the curriculum.


Award No. 9950105
Greenfield Community College

Increasing the Flow: A Community College-Centered Model to Meet Rural
  Information Technology Needs
Award: $420,000
Information Technology

Douglas H. Wilkins
Greenfield Community College
Division of Mathematics, Science, Business, and Information Technology
One College Dr.
Greenfield, MA  01301
wilkins@gcc.mass.edu
(413) 775-1480

This project is increasing access for a diverse, rural population to two- and
four-year postsecondary programs in information technology (IT). It is building
upon existing relationships between educational institutions to create a
persistent academic stream from high school to community college to
baccalaureate institutions or IT employment. Curricula are being coordinated and
courses are being shared via the Internet and distance video platforms. Formal
articulation agreements are being drafted and implemented.

	The project focuses on developing educational practices and processes
suited to areas without large employers. The project models how small colleges,
many with a strong liberal arts tradition, can develop ongoing processes to
engage small businesses throughout their service area to strengthen the regional
IT infrastructure. Rural businesses and industry are full partners in this
process, informing curriculum development and providing co-op work experiences
for students and internships for high school and college faculty.


Award No. 9950106
Valencia Community College

Tech-4 Electronic Workforce Development System
Award: $1,100,000
(FY1999 $400,000; FY2000 $400,000; FY2001 $300,000)
Microelectronics

Cap Jadonath
Valencia Community College
Division of Business, Computer Technology, Engineering, and Public Service
P.O. Box 3028
Orlando, FL  32802
cjadonath@gwmail.valencia.cc.fl.us
(407) 299-5000

Community colleges and universities along the "I-4 Corridor"
(Tampa-Orlando-Daytona) in Central Florida are working with industry to offer
programs in the engineering technology and electronics fields. As part of the
Tech-4 High-Technology Industrial Education Consortium, this project is
enhancing individualized institutional efforts to design an "electronics
workforce development system" that maximizes learning for secondary school
students and lower-division undergraduates through the sharing of industrial and
educational resources. Eight modules focusing on different aspects of the
electronics industry are located at facilities spread across the region. These
serve as collaborative resource centers. Using the Maricopa Advanced Technology
Education Center (MATEC) as a model, project partners are developing and
modifying courses and activities. This collaboration between educators and
industry representatives is building students' awareness of careers in
electronics and engineering technology and is leading to increased enrollment,
retention, completion, and placement rates. Instructors in secondary schools and
community colleges are, through professional development, improving their
understanding of industry's current needs.


Award No. 9970881
Concord Consortium

Hands on Physics: Evaluation and Dissemination
Award: $128,070
Physics

Robert F. Tinker
Concord Consortium
37 Thoreau St.
Concord, MA  01742
bob@concord.org
(978) 371-3476

This project supports the summative evaluation and widespread dissemination of
"Hands on Physics" (HOP), an innovative, inquiry-based approach to physics
designed for high school and college students.

	Because HOP represents a radically different way to teach physics,
educators are demanding more evidence that it is effective and can achieve its
goals. The limited studies undertaken so far have been formative, intended to
help guide the materials development process. This project carries out a
definitive summative study involving 10 sites.

	HOP is adapted to delivery over the Web. This project is creating a
complete implementation package of seven HOP units and supporting materials that
can be widely disseminated and take full advantage of the Web. By creating a
Web-based HOP interest group, the project is providing assistance in meeting
teaching standards, selecting companion materials, performing student
evaluation, and solving technical problems.
________________________________________________________________________________

PROJECTS MANAGED BY OTHER NSF PROGRAMS AND CO-FUNDED BY ATE

New Awards (1999)

In 1999 the ATE program contributed funds to several proposals that were
submitted to and funded through other programs. Below, the ATE contribution is
listed in parentheses after the estimated total award.


Award No. 9900698
Western Michigan University

Assessing the Impact and Effectiveness of the Advanced Technological Education
  (ATE) Program
Award: $1,289,690 (ATE: $646,014)
Evaluation

Arlen R. Gullickson
Western Michigan University
Evaluation Center
414 E. Clark St.
401B Ellsworth Hall
Kalamazoo, MI  49008
arlen.gullickson@wmich.edu
(616) 387-5895

This award is managed by the Evaluation Program in the Division of Research,
Evaluation, and Communication.

	NSF-funded projects are increasingly recognizing that performance
accountability is a critical practice. However, few Principal Investigators
(PIs) or their staff have the requisite expertise to develop and implement an
accountability system. This project supports the development of tools for ATE
projects to carry out accountability assessments using a common outcomes
framework. In concert with ATE PIs, project personnel are preparing a set of
indicators that represent quality technical education, preparing and
pilot-testing instruments and guidebooks for data collection, and collecting
data from ATE projects that will provide information on the impact and
effectiveness of the ATE program.


Award No. 9909552
Pikes Peak Community College

A National Model for Curriculum Adaptation and Implementation
Award: $45,633 (ATE: $20,000)
Information Technology

Comfort F. Cover
Pikes Peak Community College
Dept. of Learning Technologies
5675 S. Academy Blvd.
Colorado Springs, CO  80906
cover@ppcc.cccoes.edu
(719) 540-7397

This award is managed by the Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement
(CCLI) program in the Division of Undergraduate Education.

	This project aims to develop and validate a national model for the
adaptation and implementation of an advanced technology curriculum by using
satellite teleconferencing and Internet resources. The model begins with a
national teleconference featuring a panel discussion and multimedia presentation
of a new associate degree curriculum in computer networking. A series of
follow-up activities then provide the necessary resources for two-year college
faculty and administrators to adapt and implement the curriculum. The curriculum
is a component of the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Guidelines for
Degree and Certificate Programs to Support Computing in a Networked Environment,
produced by ACM's Two-Year College Education Committee.

	Project activities include (1) identifying a variety of resources to
support adaptation and implementation of associate degree and certificate
programs in networking; (2) identifying 20 institutions across the United States
as primary sites to implement the new curriculum; (3) disseminating information
and strategies for adapting and implementing the new curriculum; (4)
establishing a uniform protocol to evaluate the model at the 20 primary sites;
(5) establishing a discussion forum for the participants; and (6) providing
ongoing assistance, mentoring, and peer support to facilitate the adaptation and
implementation process.


Award No. 9950381
Linn State Technical College

College Mathematics From an Industry-Based Multidisciplinary Technological
  Perspective
Award: $75,000 (ATE: $20,000)
Mathematics

Ellen Velie
Linn State Technical College
One Technology Drive
Linn, MO  65051
velie@linnstate.edu
(573) 897-3603

This award is managed by the Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement
(CCLI) program in the Division of Undergraduate Education.

	This project is developing and evaluating two mathematics modules, from
a projected suite of seven, based on using current, meaningful industry-based
problems or case studies. When complete, the seven modules will be usable either
individually or as a full college-level mathematics course, "Industry-Based
College Mathematics," which will cover most of college algebra and will develop
an effective set of problem-solving heuristics. This project includes testing
and evaluating the two prototype modules at Linn State Technical College,
Southeast Missouri State University, and Oklahoma State University at Okmulgee.
If the evaluation confirms the value of this approach, this project is expected
to lead to the development of the complete suite of seven modules.
________________________________________________________________________________

DISTRIBUTION OF NEW ATE AWARDS BY STATE
FY1999
(excluding ATE-supported awards managed by other programs)

119 proposals received
42 awards made:  2 centers, 40 projects

[Graphic (map) omitted.]

State	Institution                                        City
AK       Ilisagvik College                                  Barrow
AL	Jefferson State CC                                 Birmingham
AL	Gadsden State CC (2)                               Gadsden
AZ	Maricopa County CC District                        Tempe
CA	Moorpark College                                   Moorpark
CA	Peralta CC District Office                         Oakland
CA	Partnership for Environmental Tech. Ed.            Pleasanton
CA	Cuesta College                                     San Luis Obispo
CT	Tunxis Community-Technical College                 Farmington
DC	American Assn. of Community Colleges               Washington
FL	Valencia CC                                        Orlando
IL	Joliet Junior College                              Joliet
IL	Moraine Valley CC                                  Palos Hills
IL	Rock Valley College                                Rockford
MA	Concord Consortium                                 Concord
MA	Greenfield CC                                      Greenfield
MA	Consortium for Math. & Its Applications            Lexington
MA	Berkshire CC                                       Pittsfield
MD	Essex CC                                           Essex
MI	Mott CC                                            Flint
MI	Traverse Bay Area Intermediate School Dist.        Traverse City
MN	Global Wireless Education Consortium               Mankato
MS	Jones County Junior College                        Ellisville
NC	University of N.C. at Chapel Hill                  Chapel Hill
NC	Wake Tech. CC                                      Raleigh
ND	Bismarck State College                             Bismarck
NE	Southeast CC                                       Lincoln
NJ	Bergen CC                                          Paramus
NY	SUNY Onondaga CC                                   Syracuse
OH	University of Cincinnati                           Cincinnati
OH	Sinclair CC                                        Dayton
OH	Miami University Middletown                        Middletown
PA	Pennsylvania College of Technology                 Williamsport
SC	S.C. Board for Tech. & Comprehensive Ed.           Columbia
TX	Texas Engineering Experiment Station               College Station
TX	Collin County CC                                   McKinney
TX	College of the Mainland                            Texas City
VA	J. Sargent Reynolds CC                             Richmond
WA	Bellevue CC (2)                                    Bellevue
WI	Milwaukee Area Tech. College                       Milwaukee
_______________________________________________________________________________

ATE CENTERS OF EXCELLENCE

[Graphic (map) omitted.]

1.  NorthWest Center for Emerging Technologies (Bellevue, WA)
2.  Northwest Center for Sustainable Resources (Salem, OR)
3.  Bio-Link: A National Advanced Technological Education Center for
        Biotechnology  (San Francisco, CA)
4.  Marine Advanced Technology Education Center (Monterey, CA)
5.  Maricopa Advanced Technology Education Center (Tempe, AZ)
6.  Southwest Center for Advanced Technological Education (Sweetwater, TX)
7.  Advanced Technology Environmental Education Center (Bettendorf, IA)
8.  National Center of Excellence for Advanced Manufacturing Education
        (Dayton, OH)
9.  South Carolina Advanced Technological Education Center (Columbia, SC)
10. New Jersey Center for Advanced Technological Education (Edison, NJ)
11. Northeast Center for Telecommunications Technologies (Springfield, MA)

http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/EHR/DUE/awards/ate_centers.asp
________________________________________________________________________________

DISTRIBUTION OF ACTIVE AND NEW ATE AWARDS BY STATE
FY1999

(excluding ATE-supported awards managed by other programs)
Total number of awards:  175

[Graphic (map) omitted.]
________________________________________________________________________________

ACTIVE AND NEW ATE AWARDS
FY1999
(excluding ATE-supported awards managed by other programs)

The following list includes new awards made during FY1999, as well as awards
made during previous years but still active during FY1999. The list includes
only awards managed by the ATE program, not awards which are managed by other
programs but which also received a contribution from the ATE program. Award data
have been compiled from the NSF main database.

The awards are arranged by the field of technology or science that is their
primary focus; however, many projects embrace multiple fields or focus on
general education in mathematics or science. ATE centers are denoted by an
asterisk (*). The "Abstract Location" column gives the NSF publication number of
the Awards and Activities book in which an award's abstract can be found.

Abstracts and other award data are also available through NSF's World Wide Web
site <http://www.nsf.gov/> and the Division of Undergraduate Education's
Web-based Project Information Resource System
<http://www.ehr.nsf.gov/PIRSWeb/Search/>.


FIELD       State PI          Award No. $ Total  Effective Expiration Abstract
OF                                               Date      Date       Location
TECHNOLOGY
Institution

AGRICULTURE
Hawkeye CC   IA   Brase        9752081   700,000  08/01/97  07/31/00 NSF 97-50,
                                                                     p. 51
U. of New    NH   Giles        9752053    74,954  07/01/97  12/31/98 NSF 98-110,
Hampshire                                                            p. 15

AQUACULTURE
Gadsden State
CC           AL   Simpson      9950063    47,682  06/01/99  05/31/00 This book,
                                                                      p. 18

New England
Board of
Higher Ed.   MA   Stewart      9752050   449,975  07/01/97  06/30/00 NSF 98-110,
                                                                     p. 15

AVIATION TECHNOLOGY
Rock Valley
Coll.        IL   Billman      9950088   499,918  06/15/99  05/31/01 This book,
                                                                     p. 22
BIOTECHNOLOGY
Catonsville
CC           MD   Jones        9850289   499,897  06/01/98  05/31/01 NSF 99-113,
                                                                     p. 11
City Coll.
of San
Francisco*   CA   Johnson      9850325 2,999,995  09/01/98  08/31/01 NSF 99-113,
                                                                     p. 6
Cold Spring
Harbor Lab.  NY   Micklos      9752037   599,825  08/01/97  07/31/00 NSF 98-110,
                                                                     p. 14
De Anza
Coll.        CA   Schroeder    9553708   225,305  09/01/95  02/29/00 NSF 97-50,
                                                                     p. 49
East Los
Angeles
Coll.        CA   Chan         9850341   305,000  07/15/98  12/31/99 NSF 99-113,
                                                                     p. 18
Ed.
Development
Ctr.         MA   Leff         9752051   472,158  09/01/97  02/29/00 NSF 98-110,
                                                                     p. 15
Foothill
Coll.        CA   Carter       9752090   599,983  09/01/97  08/31/00 NSF 98-110,
                                                                     p. 20
J. Sargent
Reynolds CC  VA   Flowers      9950053    71,873  07/01/99  06/30/00 This book,
                                                                     p. 16
Madison Area
Tech. Coll.  WI   McMillan     9752027   360,000  10/01/97  09/30/99 NSF 98-110,
                                                                     p. 13
Middlesex
CC           MA   Werner       9454642 1,132,394  01/01/95  06/30/99 NSF 97-50,
                                                                     p. 58
Moorpark
Coll.        CA   Harrigan     9950099   339,538  08/01/99  07/31/01 This book,
                                                                     p. 22
Nat'l Assn.
of Biology
Teachers     VA   Frame        9553720   499,239  10/01/95  09/30/00 NSF 97-50,
                                                                     p. 50
Peralta CC
District
Office       CA   Long         9950057   749,998  07/01/99  06/30/02 This book,
                                                                     p. 17
Rutgers U.
Cook Coll.   NJ   Ward         9602356   350,000  07/15/96  06/30/99 NSF 97-50,
                                                                     p. 29

CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY
Alabama
Southern CC  AL   Prout        9850258   870,000  06/01/98  05/31/01 NSF 99-113,
                                                                     p. 8
Athens Area
Tech. Inst.  GA   White        9850247   733,372  06/15/98  05/31/00 NSF 99-113,
                                                                     p. 7
Coll. of
the Mainland TX   Kile         9950071   898,493  09/01/99  08/31/02 This book,
                                                                     p. 19
Edmonds CC   WA   O'Brien      9602403   440,137  08/01/96  12/31/01 NSF 97-50,
                                                                     p. 36
Harry S.
Truman Coll. IL   Soucek       9602443   210,081  09/01/96  08/31/99 NSF 97-50,
                                                                     p. 39
Miami U.
Middletown   OH   Sarquis      9751993   825,720  10/01/97  09/30/99 NSF 98-110,
                                                                     p. 9
Miami U.
Middletown   OH   Sarquis      9950011   800,000  10/01/99  09/30/02 This book,
                                                                     p. 11
Michigan
Technological
U.           MI   Fisher       9553671   499,996  09/01/95  02/29/00 NSF 97-50,
                                                                     p. 44
Southeast CC NE   Kenkel       9553674   191,590  01/01/96  12/31/98 NSF 97-50,
                                                                     p. 44
Southeast CC NE   Kenkel       9751998   398,479  07/15/97  06/30/99 NSF 98-110,
                                                                     p. 10
Southeast CC NE   Kenkel       9950042   375,000  10/01/99  09/30/01 This book,
                                                                     p. 14
U. of
Cincinnati   OH   Kryman       9602437 1,098,276  09/01/96  08/31/99 NSF 97-50,
                                                                     p. 38

DISTANCE LEARNING
Daytona
Beach CC     FL   Williams     9752054   551,106  09/01/97  08/31/00 NSF 98-110,
                                                                     p. 16
Texas State
Tech. Coll.,
Sweetwater*  TX   Wright       9714435 1,253,697  10/01/97  09/30/00 NSF 98-110,
                                                                     p. 7
U. of Hawaii
Maui CC      HI   Converse     9850343   137,893  10/01/98  09/30/99 NSF 99-113,
                                                                     p. 18

ELECTRONICS, INSTRUMENTATION, LASER AND FIBER OPTICS
Broward CC   FL   Sanders      9602383   250,000  08/01/96  07/31/99 NSF 97-50,
                                                                     p. 33
CUNY
Queensborough
CC           NY   Lieberman    9752061   600,000  09/01/97  08/31/00 NSF 98-110,
                                                                     p. 17
Ed.
Development
Ctr.         MA   Aring	       9850299   274,667  10/01/98  09/30/00 NSF 99-113,
                                                                     p. 11
Front Range
CC           CO   Braun        9553685   301,783  09/01/95  08/31/99 NSF 97-50,
                                                                     p. 45
U. of
Connecticut  CT   Roychoudhuri 9752092   267,000 10/01/97  09/30/99  NSF 98-110,
                                                                     p. 20
Western
Wisconsin
Tech. Coll.  WI   Skewes       9850287   420,000 07/01/98  06/30/00  NSF 99-113,
                                                                     p. 10

ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
Bismarck
State Coll.  ND   DeHart       9950034   611,969 09/01/99  08/31/02  This book,
                                                                     p. 13

ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY (GENERAL)
Cuesta Coll. CA   Akelian      9850283    82,444 07/01/98  06/30/99  NSF 99-113,
                                                                     p. 10
Cuesta Coll. CA   Akelian      9950015   494,916 07/01/99  06/30/02  This book,
                                                                     p. 11
Middlesex
County
Coll.*       NJ   Waintraub    9553749 2,966,472 09/01/95  08/31/00  NSF 97-50,
                                                                     p. 23
Middlesex
County
Coll.*       NJ   Waintraub    9813444 2,000,001 09/01/98  08/31/01  NSF 99-113,
                                                                     p. 5
New Mexico
State U.     NM   Smolleck     9602430   169,177 08/15/96  01/31/99  NSF 97-50,
                                                                     p. 37
S.C. Bd.
for Tech.
& Comprehensive
Ed.*         SC   Craft        9602440 2,100,000 09/01/96  08/31/00  NSF 97-50,
                                                                     p. 21
S.C. Bd.
for Tech.
& Comprehensive
Ed.*         SC   Craft        9908409 2,000,000 09/01/99  08/31/02  This book,
                                                                     p. 9
Tunxis
Community-
Tech. Coll.  CT   Wosczyna-    9950078   100,000 08/15/99  01/31/01  This book,
                  Birch                                              p. 20

ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY
Cape Cod CC  MA   Curran       9850318   232,179 06/01/98  05/31/01  NSF 99-113,
                                                                     p. 15
Chemeketa
CC*          OR   Cudmore      9553760 2,998,443 10/01/95  09/30/99  NSF 97-50,
                                                                     p. 24
Chemeketa
CC*          OR   Cudmore      9813445 1,996,949 10/01/98  09/30/01  NSF 99-113,
                                                                     p. 5
CUNY Bronx
CC           NY   Fahey        9850304   700,000 07/01/98  06/30/01  NSF 99-113,
                                                                     p. 12
Hazardous
Materials
Training &
Res. Ctr.*   IA   Kabat Lensch 9714425 2,000,000 09/15/97  08/31/01  NSF 98-110,
                                                                     p. 6
Intelecom
Intelligent
Telecom-
munications  CA   Beaty        9454521 1,499,966 09/01/94  08/31/99  NSF 97-50,
                                                                     p. 55
Intelecom
Intelligent
Telecom-
munications  CA   Beaty        9751988   986,000 09/01/97  08/31/00  NSF 98-110,
                                                                     p. 9
Mesa State
Coll.        CO   Topper       9454633   399,778 10/01/94  09/30/99  NSF 97-50,
                                                                     p. 57
Mount Hood
CC           OR   Jackman      9751983   169,158 07/15/97  06/30/00  NSF 98-110,
                                                                     p. 8
Northwest
Indian Coll. WA   Burns        9752076   775,049 09/01/97  08/31/00  NSF 98-110,
                                                                     p. 18
Partnership
for Environmental
Tech. Ed.    CA   Dickinson    9602365   600,000 10/01/96  03/31/99  NSF 97-50,
                                                                     p. 31
Partnership
for Environmental
Tech. Ed.    CA   Dickinson    9950051   600,328 05/01/99  04/30/01  This book,
                                                                     p. 15
Pima County
CC           AZ   Ogden        9602368   330,000 10/01/96  09/30/99  NSF 97-50,
                                                                     p. 31
Stark Tech.
Coll.        OH   Cramer       9553768   516,219 09/01/95  08/31/99  NSF 97-50,
                                                                     p. 53
U. of Alaska
Southeast,
Sitka        AK   Carnegie     9553680   600,000 10/01/95  12/31/99  NSF 97-50,
                                                                     p. 45
U. of
Minnesota,
Duluth       MN   Munson       9752017   656,576 07/01/97  06/30/00  NSF 98-110,
                                                                     p. 11
U. of
Nevada
Desert
Research
Inst.        NV   Wetzel       9602351   450,000 10/01/96  09/30/99  NSF 97-50,
                                                                     p. 28
GENERAL or MULTIDISCIPLINARY
Amarillo
Coll.        TX   Jones        9850355   200,000 09/15/98  08/31/00  NSF 99-113,
                                                                     p. 20
Amer. Assn.
of Community
Colleges     DC   Barnett      9713868   484,058 08/01/97  07/31/00  NSF 98-110,
                                                                     p. 23
Amer. Assn.
of Community
Colleges     DC   Barnett      9908191   974,949 06/01/99  05/31/02  This book,
                                                                     p. 10
Amer.
Chemical
Society      DC   Ware         9752102   735,650 09/01/97  08/31/00  NSF 98-110,
                                                                     p. 21
Austin CC    TX   Rodi         9553689   318,715 09/01/95  12/31/98  NSF 97-50,
                                                                     p. 46
Bay Shore
Union Free
School
District     NY   Brachio      9850257    86,724 05/15/98  04/30/00  NSF 99-113,
                                                                     p. 8
Bergen CC    NJ   Ricatto      9950084   184,952 09/01/99  08/31/02  This book,
                                                                     p. 21
Berkshire CC MA   Mulholland   9950067   300,000 10/01/99  09/30/01  This book,
                                                                     p. 18
Collin County
CC           TX   Baltzer      9950025   847,785 07/01/99  06/30/02  This book,
                                                                     p. 12
Harvard Coll.
Observatory  MA   Sadler       9602404   373,927 01/01/97  12/31/98  NSF 97-50,
                                                                     p. 36
Hillsboro
School
District 1J  OR   Barnekoff    9752025   205,224 10/01/97  09/30/00  NSF 98-110,
                                                                     p. 12
Hillsborough
CC           FL   Falls        9850291   297,906 04/01/98  03/31/01  NSF 99-113,
                                                                     p. 11
Illinois
State U.     IL   Meier        9752083   450,000 09/01/97  08/31/99  NSF 98-110,
                                                                     p. 19
Itasca CC    MN   Wenger       9752084   445,961 06/01/97  12/31/99  NSF 98-110,
                                                                     p. 19
Milwaukee
Area Tech.
Coll.        WI   Hodgkinson   9950046 1,095,684 06/01/99  05/31/02  This book,
                                                                     p. 15
Mission
Coll.        CA   Behm         9602345   500,000 01/01/97  12/31/99  NSF 97-50,
                                                                     p. 27
MPR
Associates   CA   Hoachlander  9752036   399,913 08/15/97  07/31/00  NSF 98-110,
                                                                     p. 14
Nashville
State Tech.
Inst.        TN   Rogers       9850307 1,629,004 10/01/98  09/30/01  NSF 99-113,
                                                                     p. 13
Nat'l
Alliance
of Business  DC   Joyce        9602352   399,972 09/01/96  08/31/99  NSF 97-50,
                                                                     p. 28
Ohio U.      OH   Kline        9850350    90,135 07/01/98  06/30/99  NSF 99-113,
                                                                     p. 19
Phi Theta
Kappa
Headquarters MS   Risley       9811926   307,847 09/01/98  08/31/00  NSF 99-113,
                                                                     p. 21
Piedmont
Tech. Coll.  SC   Mack         9553740 1,419,128 09/01/95  08/31/99  NSF 97-50,
                                                                     p. 51
Purdue U.    IN   Gentry       9602355 1,348,391 08/01/96  07/31/01  NSF 97-50,
                                                                     p. 29
Sinclair CC  OH   Anderson     9752015   100,000 08/01/97  07/31/99  NSF 98-110,
                                                                     p. 11
SUNY Onondaga
CC           NY   Gaonkar      9950019   449,725 07/01/99  06/30/02  This book,
                                                                     p. 11
U. of
Chicago      IL   Landsberg    9850273   574,699 07/01/98  06/30/01  NSF 99-113,
                                                                     p. 9
U. of
Illinois,
Chicago      IL   Jenkins      9850327   968,187 06/15/98  05/31/01  NSF 99-113,
                                                                     p. 17
Wytheville
CC           VA   Tice         9602397   299,694 09/15/96  05/31/00  NSF 97-50,
                                                                     p. 35

GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
Cypress
Coll.        CA   Doak         9850306   799,906 09/01/98  08/31/00  NSF 99-113,
                                                                     p. 12
Geological
Society of
America      CO   Devaul       9602408   614,684 10/01/96  09/30/00  NSF 97-50,
                                                                     p. 37
Henry Ford
CC           MI   Waddell      9752086 1,200,000 09/01/97  08/31/00  NSF 98-110,
                                                                     p. 20
Houston CC   TX   Nye          9850344   394,318 06/01/98  05/31/01  NSF 99-113,
                                                                     p. 19
Prince
George's CC  MD   Cunniff      9553662   694,941 09/01/95  08/31/99  NSF 97-50,
                                                                     p. 43

GRAPHICS and MULTIMEDIA TECHNOLOGY
Ctr. for
Image
Processing
in Ed.       AZ   Magisos      9752101   708,968 10/01/97  09/30/99  NSF 98-110,
                                                                     p. 21
CUNY Borough
of Manhattan
CC           NY   Cohen        9850309   550,000 07/01/98  06/30/01  NSF 99-113,
                                                                     p. 13
Essex CC     MD   Sorkin       9950056   272,000 04/01/99  03/31/02  This book,
                                                                     p. 16
John C.
Calhoun
State CC     AL	  Mitchell     9752014    96,959 09/01/97  02/28/99  NSF 98-110,
                                                                     p. 11
Pasadena
City Coll.   CA   Carter       9752096   380,000 09/01/97  08/31/00  NSF 98-110,
                                                                     p. 21
Piedmont
Virginia CC  VA   Pittman      9752021   600,000 06/15/97  05/31/00  NSF 98-110,
                                                                     p. 12

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY, TELECOMMUNICATIONS
Bellevue CC* WA   Evans        9553727 3,017,054 09/01/95  12/31/98  NSF 97-50,
                                                                     p. 23
Bellevue CC* WA   Evans        9813446 1,999,941 09/01/98  08/31/01  NSF 99-113,
                                                                     p. 6
Bellevue CC  WA   Evans        9907986   300,000 06/15/99  05/31/02  This book,
                                                                     p. 10
Bellevue CC  WA   Saflund      9950098    40,000 02/01/99  01/31/00  This book,
                                                                     p. 22
CUNY
Queensborough
CC           NY   Mohr         9602369   639,625 09/15/96  08/31/00  NSF 97-50,
                                                                     p. 32
Din Coll.   AZ   Coffey       9850353   819,994 07/01/98  06/30/01  NSF 99-113,
                                                                     p. 20
Evergreen
Valley Coll. CA   Estrada      9850337   375,000 06/15/98  11/30/99  NSF 99-113,
                                                                     p. 18
Global
Wireless Ed.
Consortium   MN   Baker        9950039   248,616 06/15/99  05/31/02  This book,
                                                                     p. 14
Greenfield
CC           MA   Wilkins      9950105   420,000 07/01/99  06/30/01  This book,
                                                                     p. 23
Ilisagvik
Coll.        AK   Selmer       9950069   308,764 05/01/99  04/30/02  This book,
                                                                     p. 18
Jones County
Junior Coll. MS   Cotten       9752060 1,082,122 05/15/97  04/30/00  NSF 98-110,
                                                                     p. 16
Jones County
Junior Coll. MS   Cotten       9950085 1,758,163 06/01/99  05/31/02  This book,
                                                                     p. 21
Moraine
Valley CC    IL   Sands        9950037   315,792 04/01/99  03/31/02  This book,
                                                                     p. 14
Nashville
State Tech.
Inst.        TN   Rogers       9602401   449,594 10/01/96  05/31/99  NSF 97-50,
                                                                     p. 35
San Jose
State U.     CA   Ibrahim      9752004   199,944 07/15/97  12/31/99  NSF 98-110,
                                                                     p. 10
Sinclair CC  OH   Harrison     9950028   856,583 08/01/99  07/31/02  This book,
                                                                     p. 12
Springfield
Tech. CC*    MA   Masi         9751990 3,000,000 09/01/97  08/31/00  NSF 98-110,
                                                                     p. 5
TERC         MA   Pulis        9850311   695,924 06/15/98  05/31/00  NSF 99-113,
                                                                     p. 14
U. of
Cincinnati   OH   Saad         9950029   853,640 07/01/99  06/30/02  This book,
                                                                     p. 13
U. of
Kentucky
Lexington CC KY   Crowley      9850313   849,995 07/01/98  06/30/01  NSF 99-113,
                                                                     p. 14

MACHINE TOOL TECHNOLOGY, METROLOGY
Madison Area
Tech. Coll.  WI   Anderegg     9752032   299,900 09/01/97  08/31/99  NSF 98-110,
                                                                     p. 13
San Diego
City Coll.   CA   Stepsis      9996128    64,584 11/01/98  12/31/99  NSF 97-50,
                                                                     p. 50

MANUFACTURING and INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY
Cleveland
State U.     OH   Schoenig     9602457   608,756 09/01/96  08/31/99  NSF 97-50,
                                                                     p. 40
Cleveland
State U.     OH   Schoenig     9850288   206,026 09/01/98  02/29/00  NSF 99-113,
                                                                     p. 10
Edison
Industrial
Systems Ctr. OH   Sully        9602431 1,200,000 09/01/96  12/31/99  NSF 97-50,
                                                                     p. 38
Gadsden
State CC     AL   Baker        9950059   199,977 10/01/99  09/30/01  This book,
                                                                     p. 17
Henry Ford
CC           MI   Martini      9850282   500,000 07/01/98  06/30/00  NSF 99-113,
                                                                     p. 9
Indiana U.-
Purdue U.
Indianapolis IN   Cooney       9553699   297,475 10/01/95  12/31/99  NSF 97-50,
                                                                     p. 47
Iowa
State U.     IA   Schmerr      9602370   673,705 10/01/96  09/30/99  NSF 97-50,
                                                                     p. 32
Johns
Hopkins U.   MD   Packer       9850249 1,009,041 09/01/98  08/31/01  NSF 99-113,
                                                                     p. 8
Mott CC      MI   Crampton     9950052   500,738 08/01/99  07/31/01  This book,
                                                                     p. 15
Mount
Wachusett
CC           MA   Weidhaas     9850317   200,000 07/01/98  06/30/00  NSF 99-113,
                                                                     p. 14
N.C. State
Board of
Community
Colleges     NC   Girardeau    9553709   139,450 10/01/95  09/30/99  NSF 97-50,
                                                                     p. 49
Norfolk
State U.     VA   Jacobs       9751987    66,900 10/01/97  03/31/00  NSF 98-110,
                                                                     p. 9
Oklahoma
State U.,
Okmulgee     OK   Allison      9602390   600,000 07/01/96  12/31/98  NSF 97-50,
                                                                     p. 35
Oklahoma
State U.,
Okmulgee     OK   Allison      9850324   650,000 07/01/98  06/30/01  NSF 99-113,
                                                                     p. 16
Pennsylvania
Coll. of
Technology   PA   Weston       9950072   805,326 08/01/99  07/31/02  This book,
                                                                     p. 19
Pennsylvania
State U.     PA   Weston       9751984   600,735 08/15/97  12/31/99  NSF 98-110,
                                                                     p. 8
Sinclair CC* OH   Harrison     9714424 2,000,000 01/01/98  12/31/00  NSF 98-110,
                                                                     p. 6
Southern
Illinois U.,
Carbondale   IL   Abrate       9850351   284,800 08/15/98  07/31/00  NSF 99-113,
                                                                     p. 19
Traverse Bay
Area
Intermediate
Sch. Dist.   MI   Chambers     9950076   725,292 07/01/99  06/30/02  This book,
                                                                     p. 20
Trident Tech.
Coll.        SC   Whipple      9752062   240,000 09/01/97  08/31/00  NSF 98-110,
                                                                     p. 17
U. of
North Carolina,
Chapel Hill  NC   Greis        9950073   399,969 06/01/99  05/31/01  This book,
                                                                     p. 19
U. of
Washington   WA   Stoebe       9602360   221,174 01/01/97  12/31/00  NSF 97-50,
                                                                     p. 30
Waukesha
County
Tech. Coll.  WI   Timmer       9752082   700,000 08/01/97  07/31/00  NSF 98-110,
                                                                     p. 19
Wayne State
U.           MI   Rathod       9752024   450,000 09/01/97  08/31/00  NSF 98-110,
                                                                     p. 12
Westark
Coll.        AR   Connor       9850334   314,278 07/01/98  12/31/99  NSF 99-113,
                                                                     p. 17

MARINE TECHNOLOGY
Consortium
for
Oceanographic
Res. & Ed.   DC   Winokur      9814210    70,598 09/01/98  08/31/00  NSF 99-113,
                                                                     p. 21
Monterey
Peninsula
Coll.*       CA   Crane        9752028 3,086,970 09/15/97  02/28/01  NSF 98-110,
                                                                     p. 5

MATHEMATICS
Capital
Community
Tech. Coll.  CT   Pazdar       9602456   259,914 09/01/96  08/31/99  NSF 97-50,
                                                                     p. 40
Capital
Community
Tech. Coll.  CT   Pazdar       9850244   125,000 04/01/98  03/31/00  NSF 99-113,
                                                                     p. 7
COMAP        MA   Garfunkel    9950036   674,677 06/01/99  05/31/02  This book,
                                                                     p. 13
CUNY Bronx
CC           NY   Forman       9713869   187,459 09/01/97  08/31/99  NSF 98-110,
                                                                     p. 24
Lane CC      OR   Shellabarger 9752058   262,800 10/01/97  09/30/00  NSF 98-110,
                                                                     p. 16
Maricopa
County CC
District     AZ   Jacobs       9602386   353,235 09/01/96  08/31/99  NSF 97-50,
                                                                     p. 34
SUNY
Adirondack
CC           NY   Patrick      9553765   234,194 09/01/95  08/31/99  NSF 97-50,
                                                                     p. 52
Wake Tech.
CC           NC   Kimball      9752038   119,999 09/01/97  08/31/00  NSF 98-110,
                                                                     p. 14
Wake Tech.
CC           NC   Kimball      9950101   231,043 05/01/99  04/30/01  This book,
                                                                     p. 23
Wentworth
Inst. of
Tech.        MA   Simundza     9553704   492,392 09/01/95  11/30/99  NSF 97-50,
                                                                     p. 48

MICROELECTRONICS, SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING
Albuquerque
Tech.
Vocational
Inst.        NM   Willis       9602349   421,318 10/01/96  09/30/99  NSF 97-50,
                                                                     p. 27
Maricopa
County CC
District*    AZ   de los       9602373 2,713,446 09/01/96  08/31/99  NSF 97-50,
                  Santos                                             p. 21
Maricopa
County CC
District*    AZ   Lesiecki     9908419 2,000,000 09/01/99  08/31/02  This book,
                                                                     p. 9
U. of
New Mexico   NM   Wood         9850310   900,000 07/01/98  06/30/01  NSF 99-113,
                                                                     p. 13
Valencia CC  FL   Jadonath     9950106 1,100,000 10/01/99  09/30/02  This book,
                                                                     p. 23

PHYSICS
Amer. Assn.
of Physics
Teachers     MD   Monroe       9450160 1,199,999 03/15/95  02/28/01  NSF 97-50,
                                                                     p. 62
Amer. Inst.
of Physics   MD   Neuschatz    9453180   385,680 07/01/95  06/30/00  NSF 97-50,
                                                                     p. 61
Austin CC    TX   Rodi         9850319   144,947 01/01/99  12/31/00  NSF 99-113,
                                                                     p. 15
Concord
Consortium   MA   Tinker       9970881   128,070 07/01/99  06/30/00  This book,
                                                                     p. 24
Jefferson
State CC     AL   Yazdi        9950080    52,064 05/01/99  04/30/01  This book,
                                                                     p. 20
Joliet
Junior Coll. IL   Hieggelke    9950062   305,000 05/01/99  04/30/01  This book,
                                                                     p. 17
New Hampshire
Tech. Coll.,
Berlin       NH   Davis        9850326   238,270 05/15/98  04/30/00  NSF 99-113,
                                                                     p. 16
Seminole CC  FL   Dickison     9553665   469,264 10/01/95  02/28/01  NSF 97-50,
                                                                     p. 44
Texas
Engineering
Experiment
Station      TX   Clark        9950006   705,616 10/01/99  09/30/03  This book,
                                                                     p. 10

TRANSPORTATION
Coll. of
the Desert   CA   Pulliam      9602448   299,980 08/01/96  12/31/98  NSF 97-50,
                                                                     p. 39
York Tech.
Coll.        SC   Kosak        9850269   500,000 10/01/98  09/30/01  NSF 99-113,
                                                                     p. 9
________________________________________________________________________________

STATE INDEX
Active and New Awards (1999)

Institution                          PI             Award No.  Abstract Location

Alabama
  Alabama Southern CC                Prout          9850258    NSF 99-113, p. 8
  Gadsden State CC                   Baker          9950059    This book, p. 17
  Gadsden State CC                   Simpson        9950063    This book, p. 18
  Jefferson State CC                 Yazdi          9950080    This book, p. 20
  John C. Calhoun State CC           Mitchell       9752014    NSF 98-110, p. 11

Alaska
  Ilisagvik Coll.                    Selmer         9950069    This book, p. 18
  U. of Alaska Southeast,
  Sitka	                             Carnegie       9553680    NSF 97-50, p. 45

Arizona
  Ctr. for Image Processing in Ed.   Magisos        9752101    NSF 98-110, p. 21
  Din Coll.                         Coffey         9850353    NSF 99-113, p. 20
  Maricopa County CC District        de los Santos  9602373    NSF 97-50, p. 21
  Maricopa County CC District        Jacobs         9602386    NSF 97-50, p. 34
  Maricopa County CC District        Lesiecki       9908419    This book, p. 9
  Pima County CC                     Ogden          9602368    NSF 97-50, p. 31

Arkansas
  Westark Coll.                      Connor         9850334    NSF 99-113, p. 17

California
  City Coll. of San Francisco        Johnson        9850325    NSF 99-113, p. 6
  Coll. of the Desert                Pulliam        9602448    NSF 97-50, p. 39
  Cuesta Coll.                       Akelian        9850283    NSF 99-113, p. 10
  Cuesta Coll.                       Akelian        9950015    This book, p. 11
  Cypress Coll.                      Doak           9850306    NSF 99-113, p. 12
  De Anza Coll.                      Schroeder      9553708    NSF 97-50, p. 49
  East Los Angeles Coll.             Chan           9850341    NSF 99-113, p. 18
  Evergreen Valley Coll.             Estrada        9850337    NSF 99-113, p. 18
  Foothill Coll.                     Carter         9752090    NSF 98-110, p. 20
  Intelecom Intelligent
    Telecommunications               Beaty          9454521    NSF 97-50, p. 55
  Intelecom Intelligent
    Telecommunications               Beaty          9751988    NSF 98-110, p. 9
  Mission Coll.                      Behm           9602345    NSF 97-50, p. 27
  Monterey Peninsula Coll.           Crane          9752028    NSF 98-110, p. 5
  Moorpark Coll.                     Harrigan       9950099    This book, p. 22
  MPR Associates                     Hoachlander    9752036    NSF 98-110, p. 14
  Partnership for Environmental
    Tech. Ed.                        Dickinson      9602365    NSF 97-50, p. 31
  Partnership for Environmental
    Tech. Ed.                        Dickinson      9950051    This book, p. 15
  Pasadena City Coll.                Carter         9752096    NSF 98-110, p. 21
  Peralta CC District Office         Long           9950057    This book, p. 17
  San Diego City Coll.               Stepsis        9996128    NSF 97-50, p. 50
  San Jose State U.                  Ibrahim        9752004    NSF 98-110, p. 10

Colorado
  Front Range CC                     Braun          9553685    NSF 97-50, p. 45
  Geological Society of America      Devaul         9602408    NSF 97-50, p. 37
  Mesa State Coll.                   Topper         9454633    NSF 97-50, p. 57

Connecticut
  Capital Community Tech. Coll.      Pazdar         9602456    NSF 97-50, p. 40
  Capital Community Tech. Coll.      Pazdar         9850244    NSF 99-113, p. 7
  Tunxis Community-Tech. Coll.       Wosczyna-Birch 9950078    This book, p. 20
  U. of Connecticut                  Roychoudhuri   9752092    NSF 98-110, p. 20

District of Columbia
  Amer. Assn. of Community Colleges  Barnett        9713868    NSF 98-110, p. 23
  Amer. Assn. of Community Colleges  Barnett        9908191    This book, p. 10
  Amer. Chemical Society             Ware           9752102    NSF 98-110, p. 21
  Consortium for Oceanographic
    Res. & Ed.                       Winokur        9814210    NSF 99-113, p. 21
  Nat'l Alliance of Business         Joyce          9602352    NSF 97-50, p. 28

Florida
  Broward CC                         Sanders        9602383    NSF 97-50, p. 33
  Daytona Beach CC                   Williams       9752054    NSF 98-110, p. 16
  Hillsborough CC                    Falls          9850291    NSF 99-113, p. 11
  Seminole CC                        Dickison       9553665    NSF 97-50, p. 44
  Valencia CC                        Jadonath       9950106    This book, p. 23

Georgia
  Athens Area Tech. Inst.            White          9850247    NSF 99-113, p. 7

Hawaii
  U. of Hawaii Maui CC               Converse       9850343    NSF 99-113, p. 18

Illinois
  Harry S. Truman Coll.              Soucek         9602443    NSF 97-50, p. 39
  Illinois State U.                  Meier          9752083    NSF 98-110, p. 19
  Joliet Junior Coll.                Hieggelke      9950062    This book, p. 17
  Moraine Valley CC                  Sands          9950037    This book, p. 14
  Rock Valley Coll.                  Billman        9950088    This book, p. 22
  Southern Illinois U., Carbondale   Abrate         9850351    NSF 99-113, p. 19
  U. of Chicago                      Landsberg      9850273    NSF 99-113, p. 9
  U. of Illinois, Chicago            Jenkins        9850327    NSF 99-113, p. 17

Indiana
  Indiana U.-Purdue U. Indianapolis  Cooney        9553699     NSF 97-50, p. 47
  Purdue U.                          Gentry        9602355     NSF 97-50, p. 29

Iowa
  Hawkeye CC                         Brase         9752081     NSF 97-50, p. 51
  Hazardous Materials
    Training & Res. Ctr.             Kabat Lensch  9714425     NSF 98-110, p. 6
  Iowa State U.                      Schmerr       9602370     NSF 97-50, p. 32

Kentucky
  U. of Kentucky Lexington CC        Crowley       9850313     NSF 99-113, p. 14

Maryland
  Amer. Assn. of Physics Teachers    Monroe        9450160     NSF 97-50, p. 62
  Amer. Inst. of Physics             Neuschatz     9453180     NSF 97-50, p. 61
  Catonsville CC                     Jones         9850289     NSF 99-113, p. 11
  Essex CC                           Sorkin        9950056     This book, p. 16
  Johns Hopkins U.                   Packer        9850249     NSF 99-113, p. 8
  Prince George's CC                 Cunniff       9553662     NSF 97-50, p. 43

Massachusetts
  Berkshire CC                       Mulholland    9950067     This book, p. 18
  Cape Cod CC                        Curran        9850318     NSF 99-113, p. 15
  COMAP                              Garfunkel     9950036     This book, p. 13
  Concord Consortium                 Tinker        9970881     This book, p. 24
  Ed. Development Ctr.               Aring         9850299     NSF 99-113, p. 11
  Ed. Development Ctr.               Leff          9752051     NSF 98-110, p. 15
  Greenfield CC                      Wilkins       9950105     This book, p. 23
  Harvard Coll. Observatory          Sadler        9602404     NSF 97-50, p. 36
  Middlesex CC                       Werner        9454642     NSF 97-50, p. 58
  Mount Wachusett CC                 Weidhaas      9850317     NSF 99-113, p. 14
  New England Board of Higher Ed.    Stewart       9752050     NSF 98-110, p. 15
  Springfield Tech. CC               Masi          9751990     NSF 98-110, p. 5
  TERC                               Pulis         9850311     NSF 99-113, p. 14
  Wentworth Inst. of Tech.           Simundza      9553704     NSF 97-50, p. 48

Michigan
  Henry Ford CC                      Martini       9850282     NSF 99-113, p. 9
  Henry Ford CC                      Waddell       9752086     NSF 98-110, p. 20
  Michigan Technological U.          Fisher        9553671     NSF 97-50, p. 44
  Mott CC                            Crampton      9950052     This book, p. 15
  Traverse Bay Area Intermediate
    Sch. Dist.                       Chambers      9950076     This book, p. 20
  Wayne State U.                     Rathod        9752024     NSF 98-110, p. 12

Minnesota
  Global Wireless Ed. Consortium     Baker         9950039     This book, p. 14
  Itasca CC                          Wenger        9752084     NSF 98-110, p. 19
  U. of Minnesota, Duluth            Munson        9752017     NSF 98-110, p. 11

Mississippi
  Jones County Junior Coll.          Cotten        9752060     NSF 98-110, p. 16
  Jones County Junior Coll.          Cotten        9950085     This book, p. 21
  Phi Theta Kappa Headquarters       Risley        9811926     NSF 99-113, p. 21

Nebraska
  Southeast CC                       Kenkel        9553674     NSF 97-50, p. 44
  Southeast CC                       Kenkel        9751998     NSF 98-110, p. 10
  Southeast CC                       Kenkel        9950042     This book, p. 14

Nevada
  U. of Nevada Desert
    Research Inst.                   Wetzel        9602351     NSF 97-50, p. 28

New Hampshire
  New Hampshire Tech. Coll., Berlin  Davis         9850326     NSF 99-113, p. 16
  U. of New Hampshire                Giles         9752053     NSF 98-110, p. 15

New Jersey
  Bergen CC                          Ricatto       9950084     This book, p. 21
  Middlesex County Coll.             Waintraub     9553749     NSF 97-50, p. 23
  Middlesex County Coll.             Waintraub     9813444     NSF 99-113, p. 5
  Rutgers U. Cook Coll.              Ward          9602356     NSF 97-50, p. 29

New Mexico
  Albuquerque Tech. Vocational Inst. Willis        9602349     NSF 97-50, p. 27
  New Mexico State U.                Smolleck      9602430     NSF 97-50, p. 37
  U. of New Mexico                   Wood          9850310     NSF 99-113, p. 13

New York
  Bay Shore Union Free School
    District                         Brachio       9850257     NSF 99-113, p. 8
  Cold Spring Harbor Lab.            Micklos       9752037     NSF 98-110, p. 14
  CUNY Borough of Manhattan CC       Cohen         9850309     NSF 99-113, p. 13
  CUNY Bronx CC                      Fahey         9850304     NSF 99-113, p. 12
  CUNY Bronx CC                      Forman        9713869     NSF 98-110, p. 24
  CUNY Queensborough CC              Lieberman     9752061     NSF 98-110, p. 17
  CUNY Queensborough CC              Mohr          9602369     NSF 97-50, p. 32
  SUNY Adirondack CC                 Patrick       9553765     NSF 97-50, p. 52
  SUNY Onondaga CC                   Gaonkar       9950019     This book, p. 11

North Carolina
  N.C. State Board of Community
    Colleges                         Girardeau     9553709     NSF 97-50, p. 49
  U. of North Carolina, Chapel Hill  Greis         9950073     This book, p. 19
  Wake Tech. CC                      Kimball       9752038     NSF 98-110, p. 14
  Wake Tech. CC                      Kimball       9950101     This book, p. 23

North Dakota
  Bismarck State Coll.               DeHart        9950034     This book, p. 13

Ohio
  Cleveland State U.                 Schoenig      9602457     NSF 97-50, p. 40
  Cleveland State U.                 Schoenig      9850288     NSF 99-113, p. 10
  Edison Industrial Systems Ctr.     Sully         9602431     NSF 97-50, p. 38
  Miami U. Middletown                Sarquis       9751993     NSF 98-110, p. 9
  Miami U. Middletown                Sarquis       9950011     This book, p. 11
  Ohio U.                            Kline         9850350     NSF 99-113, p. 19
  Sinclair CC                        Anderson      9752015     NSF 98-110, p. 11
  Sinclair CC                        Harrison      9714424     NSF 98-110, p. 6
  Sinclair CC                        Harrison      9950028     This book, p. 12
  Stark Tech. Coll.                  Cramer        9553768     NSF 97-50, p. 53
  U. of Cincinnati                   Kryman        9602437     NSF 97-50, p. 38
  U. of Cincinnati                   Saad          9950029     This book, p. 13

Oklahoma
  Oklahoma State U., Okmulgee        Allison       9602390     NSF 97-50, p. 35
  Oklahoma State U., Okmulgee        Allison       9850324     NSF 99-113, p. 16

Oregon
  Chemeketa CC                       Cudmore       9553760     NSF 97-50, p. 24
  Chemeketa CC                       Cudmore       9813445     NSF 99-113, p. 5
  Hillsboro School District 1J       Barnekoff     9752025     NSF 98-110, p. 12
  Lane CC                            Shellabarger  9752058     NSF 98-110, p. 16
  Mount Hood CC                      Jackman       9751983     NSF 98-110, p. 8

Pennsylvania
  Pennsylvania Coll. of Technology   Weston        9950072     This book, p. 19
  Pennsylvania State U.              Weston        9751984     NSF 98-110, p. 8

South Carolina
  Piedmont Tech. Coll.               Mack          9553740     NSF 97-50, p. 51
  S.C. Bd. for Tech. &
    Comprehensive Ed.                Craft         9602440     NSF 97-50, p. 21
  S.C. Bd. for Tech. &
    Comprehensive Ed.                Craft         9908409     This book, p. 9
  Trident Tech. Coll.                Whipple       9752062     NSF 98-110, p. 17
  York Tech. Coll.                   Kosak         9850269     NSF 99-113, p. 9

Tennessee
  Nashville State Tech. Inst.        Rogers        9602401     NSF 97-50, p. 35
  Nashville State Tech. Inst.        Rogers        9850307     NSF 99-113, p. 13

Texas
  Amarillo Coll.                     Jones         9850355     NSF 99-113, p. 20
  Austin CC                          Rodi          9553689     NSF 97-50, p. 46
  Austin CC                          Rodi          9850319     NSF 99-113, p. 15
  Coll. of the Mainland              Kile          9950071     This book, p. 19
  Collin County CC                   Baltzer       9950025     This book, p. 12
  Houston CC                         Nye           9850344     NSF 99-113, p. 19
  Texas Engineering Experiment
    Station                          Clark         9950006     This book, p. 10
  Texas State Tech. Coll.,
    Sweetwater                       Wright        9714435     NSF 98-110, p. 7

Virginia
  J. Sargent Reynolds CC             Flowers       9950053     This book, p. 16
  Nat'l Assn. of Biology Teachers    Frame         9553720     NSF 97-50, p. 50
  Norfolk State U.                   Jacobs        9751987     NSF 98-110, p. 9
  Piedmont Virginia CC               Pittman       9752021     NSF 98-110, p. 12
  Wytheville CC                      Tice          9602397     NSF 97-50, p. 35

Washington
  Bellevue CC                        Evans         9553727     NSF 97-50, p. 23
  Bellevue CC                        Evans         9813446     NSF 99-113, p. 6
  Bellevue CC                        Evans         9907986     This book, p. 10
  Bellevue CC                        Saflund       9950098     This book, p. 22
  Edmonds CC                         O'Brien       9602403     NSF 97-50, p. 36
  Northwest Indian Coll.             Burns         9752076     NSF 98-110, p. 18
  U. of Washington                   Stoebe        9602360     NSF 97-50, p. 30

Wisconsin
  Madison Area Tech. Coll.           Anderegg      9752032     NSF 98-110, p. 13
  Madison Area Tech. Coll.           McMillan      9752027     NSF 98-110, p. 13
  Milwaukee Area Tech. Coll.         Hodgkinson    9950046     This book, p. 15
  Waukesha County Tech. Coll.        Timmer        9752082     NSF 98-110, p. 19
  Western Wisconsin Tech. Coll.      Skewes        9850287     NSF 99-113, p. 10
________________________________________________________________________________

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR INDEX

PI                           Institution           Award No.  Abstract Location

A
Abrate, Serge                Southern Illinois U., 9850351    NSF 99-113, p. 19
                               Carbondale
Akelian, Christopher         Cuesta Coll.          9850283    NSF 99-113, p. 10
       "                          "                9950015    This book, p. 11
Allison, Rick R.             Oklahoma State U.,    9602390    NSF 97-50, p. 35
                                Okmulgee
       "                          "                9850324    NSF 99-113, p. 16
Anderegg, Barbara            Madison Area Tech.    9752032    NSF 98-110, p. 13
                                Coll.
Anderson, Shepherd M.        Sinclair CC           9752015    NSF 98-110, p. 11
Aring, Monika                Ed. Development Ctr.  9850299    NSF 99-113, p. 11

B
Baker, Bob                   Gadsden State CC      9950059    This book, p. 17
Baker, Misty                 Global Wireless Ed.   9950039    This book, p. 14
                               Consortium
Baltzer, John J.             Collin County CC      9950025    This book, p. 12
Barnekoff, Mary Ann          Hillsboro School      9752025    NSF 98-110, p. 12
                               District 1J
Barnett, Lynn                Amer. Assn. of        9713868    NSF 98-110, p. 23
                               Community Colleges
       "                          "                9908191    This book, p. 10
Beaty, Sally V.              Intelecom Intelligent 9454521    NSF 97-50, p. 55
                               Telecommunications
       "                          "                9751988    NSF 98-110, p. 9
Behm, Charlotte E.           Mission Coll.         9602345    NSF 97-50, p. 27
Billman, Charles L.          Rock Valley Coll.     9950088    This book, p. 22
Brachio, Brian               Bay Shore Union Free  9850257    NSF 99-113, p. 8
                               School District
Brase, Terry A.              Hawkeye CC            9752081    NSF 97-50, p. 51
Braun, Christopher M.        Front Range CC        9553685    NSF 97-50, p. 45
Burns, Dan                   Northwest Indian      9752076    NSF 98-110, p. 18
                               Coll.
C
Carnegie, John W.            U. of Alaska          9553680    NSF 97-50, p. 45
                               Southeast, Sitka
Carter, Bruce A.             Pasadena City Coll.   9752096    NSF 98-110, p. 21
Carter, V. Celeste           Foothill Coll.        9752090    NSF 98-110, p. 20
Chambers, Carol              Traverse Bay Area     9950076    This book, p. 20
                               Intermediate Sch. Dist.
Chan, Carcy L.               East Los Angeles      9850341    NSF 99-113, p. 18
                               Coll.
Clark, Robert B.             Texas Engineering     9950006    This book, p. 10
                               Experiment Station
Coffey, Charles              Din Coll.            9850353    NSF 99-113, p. 20
Cohen, Alice                 CUNY Borough of       9850309    NSF 99-113, p. 13
                               Manhattan CC
Connor, Sidney G.            Westark Coll.         9850334    NSF 99-113, p. 17
Converse, G. Robert          U. of Hawaii Maui CC  9850343    NSF 99-113, p. 18
Cooney, Elaine M.            Indiana U.-Purdue U.  9553699    NSF 97-50, p. 47
                               Indianapolis
Cotten, Catherine P.         Jones County Junior   9752060    NSF 98-110, p. 16
                                Coll.
       "                          "                9950085    This book, p. 21
Cover, Comfort F.            Pikes Peak CC         9909552    This book, p. 25
Craft, Elaine                S.C. Bd. for Tech. &  9602440    NSF 97-50, p. 21
                               Comprehensive Ed.
       "                          "                9908409    This book, p. 9
Cramer, Jeffrey              Stark Tech. Coll.     9553768    NSF 97-50, p. 53
Crampton, Thomas D.          Mott CC               9950052    This book, p. 15
Crane, Nicole L.             Monterey Peninsula    9752028    NSF 98-110, p. 5
                               Coll.
Crowley, Lillie R.           U. of Kentucky        9850313    NSF 99-113, p. 14
                               Lexington CC
Cudmore, Wynn W.             Chemeketa CC          9553760    NSF 97-50, p. 24
       "                          "                9813445    NSF 99-113, p. 5
Cunniff, Patricia A.         Prince George's CC    9553662    NSF 97-50, p. 43
Curran, Mary J.              Cape Cod CC           9850318    NSF 99-113, p. 15

D
Davis, Doyle V.              New Hampshire Tech.   9850326    NSF 99-113, p. 16
                               Coll., Berlin
de los Santos, Alfredo G.    Maricopa County CC    9602373    NSF 97-50, p. 21
                               District
DeHart, Rita                 Bismarck State Coll.  9950034    This book, p. 13
Devaul, Holly                Geological Society of 9602408    NSF 97-50, p. 37
                               America
Dickinson, Paul R.           Partnership for       9602365    NSF 97-50, p. 31
                               Environmental
			       Tech. Ed.
       "                          "                9950051    This book, p. 15
Dickison, Alexander K.       Seminole CC           9553665    NSF 97-50, p. 44
Doak, Leslie A.              Cypress Coll.         9850306    NSF 99-113, p. 12

E
Estrada, Henry               Evergreen Valley      9850337    NSF 99-113, p. 18
                               Coll.
Evans, Neil R.               Bellevue CC           9553727    NSF 97-50, p. 23
       "                          "                9813446    NSF 99-113, p. 6
       "                          "                9907986    This book, p. 10

F
Fahey, James A.              CUNY Bronx CC         9850304    NSF 99-113, p. 12
Falls, William W.            Hillsborough CC       9850291    NSF 99-113, p. 11
Fisher, Edward R.            Michigan              9553671    NSF 97-50, p. 44
                               Technological U.
Flowers, George H.           J. Sargent            9950053    This book, p. 16
                               Reynolds CC
Forman, Susan L.             CUNY Bronx CC         9713869    NSF 98-110, p. 24
Frame, Kathleen              Nat'l Assn. of        9553720    NSF 97-50, p. 50
                               Biology Teachers

G
Gaonkar, Ramesh S.           SUNY Onondaga CC      9950019    This book, p. 11
Garfunkel, Solomon A.        COMAP                 9950036    This book, p. 13
Gentry, Don K.               Purdue U.             9602355    NSF 97-50, p. 29
Giles, Brian A.              U. of New Hampshire   9752053    NSF 98-110, p. 15
Girardeau, M. Carolyn L.     N.C. State Board of   9553709    NSF 97-50, p. 49
                               Community Colleges
Greis, Noel                  U. of North Carolina, 9950073    This book, p. 19
                               Chapel Hill
Gullickson, Arlen R.         Western Michigan U.   9900698    This book, p. 25

H
Harrigan, Maureen T.         Moorpark Coll.        9950099    This book, p. 22
Harrison, David T.           Sinclair CC           9714424    NSF 98-110, p. 6
       "                          "                9950028    This book, p. 12
Hieggelke, Curtis J.         Joliet Junior Coll.   9950062    This book, p. 17
Hoachlander, E. Gareth       MPR Associates        9752036    NSF 98-110, p. 14
Hodgkinson, William K.       Milwaukee Area Tech.  9950046    This book, p. 15
                               Coll.

I
Ibrahim, Nabil A.            San Jose State U.     9752004    NSF 98-110, p. 10

J
Jackman, Andrew M.           Mount Hood CC         9751983    NSF 98-110, p. 8
Jacobs, Alan                 Maricopa County       9602386    NSF 97-50, p. 34
                               CC District
Jacobs, James A.             Norfolk State U.      9751987    NSF 98-110, p. 9
Jadonath, Cap                Valencia CC           9950106    This book, p. 23
Jenkins, Davis               U. of Illinois,       9850327    NSF 99-113, p. 17
                               Chicago
Johnson, Elaine              City Coll. of         9850325    NSF 99-113, p. 6
                               San Francisco
Jones, Diane A.              Catonsville CC        9850289    NSF 99-113, p. 11
Jones, Therese A.            Amarillo Coll.        9850355    NSF 99-113, p. 20
Joyce, Peter J.              Nat'l Alliance of     9602352    NSF 97-50, p. 28
                               Business

K
Kabat Lensch, Ellen J.       Hazardous Materials   9714425    NSF 98-110, p. 6
                               Training & Res. Ctr.
Kenkel, John V.              Southeast CC          9553674    NSF 97-50, p. 44
       "                          "                9751998    NSF 98-110, p. 10
       "                          "                9950042    This book, p. 14
Kile, Joanna L.              Coll. of the Mainland 9950071    This book, p. 19
Kimball, Robert L.           Wake Tech. CC         9752038    NSF 98-110, p. 14
       "                          "                9950101    This book, p. 23
Kline, Martha A.             Ohio U.               9850350    NSF 99-113, p. 19
Kosak, Robert                York Tech. Coll.      9850269    NSF 99-113, p. 9
Kryman, Fritz J.             U. of Cincinnati      9602437    NSF 97-50, p. 38

L
Landsberg, Randall H.        U. of Chicago         9850273    NSF 99-113, p. 9
Leff, Judith                 Ed. Development Ctr.  9752051    NSF 98-110, p. 15
Lesiecki, Michael            Maricopa County CC    9908419    This book, p. 9
                               District
Lieberman, David H.          CUNY Queensborough CC 9752061    NSF 98-110, p. 17
Long, Eugene S.              Peralta CC District   9950057    This book, p. 17
                               Office

M
Mack, Lynn G.                Piedmont Tech. Coll.  9553740    NSF 97-50, p. 51
Magisos, Melanie             Ctr. for Image        9752101    NSF 98-110, p. 21
                               Processing in Ed.
Martini, James               Henry Ford CC         9850282    NSF 99-113, p. 9
Masi, James V.               Springfield Tech. CC  9751990    NSF 98-110, p. 5
McMillan, Joy A.             Madison Area Tech.    9752027    NSF 98-110, p. 13
                               Coll.
Meier, Ronald L.             Illinois State U.     9752083    NSF 98-110, p. 19
Micklos, David A.            Cold Spring Harbor    9752037    NSF 98-110, p. 14
                               Lab.
Mitchell, Sue L.             John C. Calhoun State 9752014    NSF 98-110, p. 11
                                CC
Mohr, Bernard E.             CUNY Queensborough CC 9602369    NSF 97-50, p. 32
Monroe, Mary Beth            Amer. Assn. of        9450160    NSF 97-50, p. 62
                               Physics Teachers
Mulholland, William          Berkshire CC          9950067    This book, p. 18
Munson, Bruce H.             U. of Minnesota,      9752017    NSF 98-110, p. 11
                               Duluth

N
Neuschatz, Michael           Amer. Inst. of        9453180    NSF 97-50, p. 61
                               Physics
Nye, Osborne B.              Houston CC            9850344    NSF 99-113, p. 19

O
O'Brien, Mary C.             Edmonds CC            9602403    NSF 97-50, p. 36
Ogden, Gregory E.            Pima County CC        9602368    NSF 97-50, p. 31

P
Packer, Arnold H.            Johns Hopkins U.      9850249    NSF 99-113, p. 8
Patrick, Alfred J.           SUNY Adirondack CC    9553765    NSF 97-50, p. 52
Pazdar, John S.              Capital Community     9602456    NSF 97-50, p. 40
                               Tech. Coll.
       "                          "                9850244    NSF 99-113, p. 7
Pittman, G. Edward           Piedmont Virginia CC  9752021    NSF 98-110, p. 12
Prout, Christie C.           Alabama Southern CC   9850258    NSF 99-113, p. 8
Pulis, Lee                   TERC                  9850311    NSF 99-113, p. 14
Pulliam, James T.            Coll. of the Desert   9602448    NSF 97-50, p. 39

R
Rathod, Mulchand S.          Wayne State U.        9752024    NSF 98-110, p. 12
Ricatto, Pascal J.           Bergen CC             9950084    This book, p. 21
Risley, Rod A.               Phi Theta Kappa       9811926    NSF 99-113, p. 21
                               Headquarters
Rodi, Stephen B.             Austin CC             9553689    NSF 97-50, p. 46
       "                          "                9850319    NSF 99-113, p. 15
Rogers, Sydney U.            Nashville State       9602401    NSF 97-50, p. 35
                               Tech. Inst.
       "                          "                9850307    NSF 99-113, p. 13
Roychoudhuri, Chandra        U. of Connecticut     9752092    NSF 98-110, p. 20

S
Saad, Ashraf                 U. of Cincinnati      9950029    This book, p. 13
Sadler, Philip M.            Harvard Coll.         9602404    NSF 97-50, p. 36
                               Observatory
Saflund, Peter               Bellevue CC           9950098    This book, p. 22
Sanders, Sandra              Broward CC            9602383    NSF 97-50, p. 33
Sands, John L.               Moraine Valley CC     9950037    This book, p. 14
Sarquis, Arlyne M.           Miami U. Middletown   9751993    NSF 98-110, p. 9
       "                          "                9950011    This book, p. 11
Schmerr, Lester W.           Iowa State U.         9602370    NSF 97-50, p. 32
Schoenig, Frederick C.       Cleveland State U.    9602457    NSF 97-50, p. 40
       "                          "                9850288    NSF 99-113, p. 10
Schroeder, Richard           De Anza Coll.         9553708    NSF 97-50, p. 49
Selmer, Brooke               Ilisagvik Coll.       9950069    This book, p. 18
Shellabarger, David          Lane CC               9752058    NSF 98-110, p. 16
Simpson, John T.             Gadsden State CC      9950063    This book, p. 18
Simundza, Gary M.            Wentworth Inst. of    9553704    NSF 97-50, p. 48
                               Tech.
Skewes, Glen                 Western Wisconsin     9850287    NSF 99-113, p. 10
                               Tech. Coll.
Smolleck, Howard A.          New Mexico State U.   9602430    NSF 97-50, p. 37
Sorkin, Sylvia               Essex CC              9950056    This book, p. 16
Soucek, Donald A.            Harry S. Truman Coll. 9602443    NSF 97-50, p. 39
Stepsis, Joan A.             San Diego City Coll.  9996128    NSF 97-50, p. 50
Stewart, Lance L.            New England Board of  9752050    NSF 98-110, p. 15
                               Higher Ed.
Stoebe, Thomas G.            U. of Washington      9602360    NSF 97-50, p. 30
Sully, Lionel J.             Edison Industrial     9602431    NSF 97-50, p. 38
                                Systems Ctr.
T
Tice, John J.                Wytheville CC         9602397    NSF 97-50, p. 35
Timmer, William J.           Waukesha County       9752082    NSF 98-110, p. 19
                               Tech. Coll.
Tinker, Robert F.            Concord Consortium    9970881    This book, p. 24
Topper, Karl F.              Mesa State Coll.      9454633    NSF 97-50, p. 57

V
Velie, Ellen                 Linn State Tech.     9950381     This book, p. 26
                                Coll.
W
Waddell, Stuart              Henry Ford CC        9752086     NSF 98-110, p. 20
Waintraub, Jack L.           Middlesex County     9553749     NSF 97-50, p. 23
                               Coll.
       "                          "               9813444     NSF 99-113, p. 5
Ward, William W.             Rutgers U. Cook      9602356     NSF 97-50, p. 29
                               Coll.
Ware, Sylvia A.              Amer. Chemical       9752102     NSF 98-110, p. 21
                                Society
Weidhaas, Nicholas           Mount Wachusett CC   9850317     NSF 99-113, p. 14
Wenger, Aaron K.             Itasca CC            9752084     NSF 98-110, p. 19
Werner, Barry L.             Middlesex CC         9454642     NSF 97-50, p. 58
Weston, Timothy E.           Pennsylvania         9751984     NSF 98-110, p. 8
                               State U.
       "                     Pennsylvania Coll.   9950072     This book, p. 19
                               of Technology
Wetzel, Melanie A.           U. of Nevada Desert  9602351     NSF 97-50, p. 28
                               Research Inst.
Whipple, Bruce C.            Trident Tech. Coll.  9752062     NSF 98-110, p. 17
White, Carol L.              Athens Area Tech.    9850247     NSF 99-113, p. 7
                               Inst.
Wilkins, Douglas H.          Greenfield CC        9950105     This book, p. 23
Williams, Bob L.             Daytona Beach CC     9752054     NSF 98-110, p. 16
Willis, Mary Jane            Albuquerque Tech.    9602349     NSF 97-50, p. 27
                               Vocational Inst.
Winokur, Robert              Consortium for        9814210    NSF 99-113, p. 21
                               Oceanographic Res.
			       & Ed.
Wood, John E.                U. of New Mexico      9850310    NSF 99-113, p. 13
Wosczyna-Birch, Karen        Tunxis Community-     9950078    This book, p. 20
                               Tech. Coll.
Wright, Frank                Texas State Tech.     9714435    NSF 98-110, p. 7
                               Coll., Sweetwater

Y
Yazdi, Ali R.                Jefferson State CC    9950080    This book, p. 20
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