Role and contribution of foreign-born scientists and engineers to the public U.S. nanoscience and technology research enterprise

IEEE Transactions on Engineering Management

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 423-432

  Libaers, Dirk P ^a  

^a GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Foreign born scientists and engineers; Nano science and technology (NST); Research productivity

Indexed keywords

NANOSCIENCE; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; PUBLIC POLICY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH; RESEARCH PRODUCTIVITY;

ENTERPRISE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 34547860480     PISSN: 00189391     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/TEM.2007.900789     Document Type: Article

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