Reenvisioning the Future of STEM Research at Emerging Research Institutions: A Summit

Emerging research institutions (ERIs) have a significant impact on STEM workforce development and the nation's research and development capacity, providing opportunities for groundbreaking science and technology discoveries and enabling U.S. innovation and competitiveness. This multisectoral summit, supported by the NSF, will highlight innovative approaches that engage industry, state, and federal support to increase research capacity, opportunities for engagement and partnerships, and common threads in policy, program design, and practices that promote sustainable research infrastructure growth across the U.S. A committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will convene this summit to elucidate the unique roles ERIs serve within the STEM research enterprise and national efforts to increase research and development capacity. The summit will explore ways to facilitate engagement with communities and sectors across the United States in academic R&D and discuss strategies to improve the coordination of STEM research at ERIs. Sessions will focus on incorporating the needs of multi-sectoral partners, addressing administrative research priorities, and providing a more effective framework for increasing engagement in the full breadth of R&D at ERIs and other STEM research organizations with limited federal funding. Attendees can expect discussions on how ERIs contribute to national goals for U.S. competitiveness and innovation, strategies for aligning institutional efforts with academic, federal, industry, and community stakeholders' priorities, new models for building resilient research ecosystems, and frameworks for expanding R&D opportunities across the spectrum of organizations contributing to U.S. competitiveness. A Proceedings of the Summit will be published to summarize the discussions.