Science and Technology

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Improving Mathematics and Science Education

A multiyear, National Science Foundation-funded study found weak positive associations between reform-oriented mathematics and science instruction and achievement. Encouraging teachers to adopt such instruction is unlikely to be an effective strategy for promoting large and rapid student improvement.

U.S. Leads the World in Science and Technology With Help of Foreign Scientists

An inflow of foreign students in the sciences -- as well as scientists and engineers from overseas -- has helped the United States build and maintain its worldwide lead in science and technology.

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Christopher A. Mouton

Associate Engineer
Ph.D. in aero/astro engineering, Cal Tech; M.S. in aero/astro engineering, Cal Tech; B.S. in aero/astro engineering, University of Texas

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Erik Nemeth

Adjunct Staff
Ph.D. in vision science, University of California, Berkeley; B.A. in computer science, University of California, Berkeley

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C. Richard Neu

Senior Economist
B.S. in economics, California Institute of Technology; Ph.D. in economics, Harvard University; M.A. in economics, Harvard University

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Sarah Nowak

Associate Physical Scientist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. and M.S. in biomathematics, University of California, Los Angeles; B.S. in physics, MIT

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Chad J. R. Ohlandt

Associate Engineer
Ph.D. in aero/astro engineering, University of Michigan; M.S. in aerospace engineering, Pennsylvania State University; S.B. in astronautical engineering, M.I.T.

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Bart Orriens

Research Programmer
Ph.D. in information science, Tilburg University; M.A. in information science, Tilburg University

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Jan Osburg

Engineer
Ph.D. in aerospace engineering, University of Stuttgart; M.S. in aerospace engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology

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Adrian Overton

Senior Research Programmer & Analyst
M.S. and B.S. in public administration, George Mason University

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John F. Pane

Senior Information Scientist
Ph.D. and M.S. in computer science, B.S. in electrical and computer engineering and mathematics, Carnegie Mellon University

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Judith F. Perlman

Survey Director, RAND Survey Research Group
M.A. in educational psychology, California State University, Northridge

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Christine E. Peterson

Senior Research Associate
M.A. in economics, University of Southern California

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Bruce R. Pirnie

Adjunct Staff
Ph. in modern history, Rupprecht-Karl University, Heidelberg, Germany; M.A. in international relations, Boston University; B.A. in humanities, Princeton University

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Steven W. Popper

Senior Economist; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. in economics, University of California, Berkeley; B.S. in biochemistry, University of Minnesota

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Dimitris Potoglou

Analyst
Ph.D. in geography, McMaster University; M.Sc. in environmental engineering, National Technical University of Athens; B.Sc. in environmental studies, University of the Aegean

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Joel B. Predd

Engineer
Ph.D. in electrical engineering, Princeton University; B.S. in electrical engineering, Purdue University

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Raymond A. Pyles

Senior Operations Researcher
Ph.D. in communications research, Annenberg School of Communications, University of Southern California; M.S. in systems engineering, West Coast University; B.S. in electrical engineering, Case Institute of Technology

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Peter Read

Information Technology Support Analyst
B.Sc. (with Honors) in computer science, Anglia Ruskin University

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Daniel A. Relles

Adjunct Staff
Ph.D. in statistics, Yale University

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Richard A. Rettig

Adjunct Senior Social Scientist
Ph.D. in political science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Carl Rhodes

Director, Manpower, Personnel, and Training Program, RAND Project AIR FORCE; Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Ph.D. and M.S. in chemical engineering, California Institute of Technology; B.S. in chemical engineering, Stanford University

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