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• Federally Funded R&D Centers Employed Over 3,000 Postdoctoral Researchers in 2010 (NSF 13-321)
  The nation's 39 federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) assist government agencies with scientific research and analysis, and many also provide training opportunities for the country's aspiring researchers and scientists through postdoctoral appointments. According to the National Science Foundation's 2010 Survey of Postdocs at FFRDCs, 3,011 postdocs were employed at 22 FFRDCs. This InfoBrief provides a first look at the demographic characteristics of these postdocs, their sources of financial support, and their fields of research. (April 24, 2013)

• Postdocs at Federally Funded R&D Centers: Fall 2010 (NSF 13-319)
  This set of detailed statistical tables presented in this report contain aggregate counts of postdocs at federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs), according to citizenship, ethnicity, race, sex, source of financial support, and field of research. Data are from the Survey of Postdocs at Federally Funded Research and Development Centers, which is the primary source of information on postdocs employed in FFRDCs in the United States. (April 24, 2013)

• Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering: Fall 2010 (NSF 13-314)
  Data presented in these detailed statistical tables are from the Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering: Fall 2010. The tables present information on trends in enrollment of science and engineering graduate students through 2010. Data are presented on trends in number of graduate students by sex, race/ethnicity, citizenship, field, and primary source and mechanism of support. (April 23, 2013)

• Baccalaureate Origins of U.S.-trained S&E Doctorate Recipients (NSF 13-323)
  Foreign institutions and U.S. research universities play large roles in the baccalaureate education of U.S.-trained science and engineering (S&E) doctorate recipients. In 2011, 35% of individuals earning S&E doctorates from U.S. universities held bachelor's degrees from foreign institutions, and 29% earned bachelor's degrees from U.S. doctorate-granting institutions with very high research activity. Among U.S. S&E doctorate recipients, the proportion with a foreign bachelor's degree increased 4 percentage points from 2002 to 2011, whereas the proportion with a bachelor's degree from a U.S. institution declined slightly. (April 22, 2013)

• National Patterns of R&D Resources: 2010–11 Data Update (NSF 13-318)
  This report contains detailed statistical tables that present data on current and historical patterns of U.S. R&D expenditures by performing sector, source of funds, character of work, and state. The report also contains information on R&D expenditures at U.S. federally funded research and development centers and international R&D data pertaining to major industrialized nations. Data are drawn from four National Science Foundation surveys. (April 15, 2013)

• Federal Research and Development and R&D Plant Obligations Show Modest Growth in FY 2010 (NSF 13-317)
  Current-dollar federal obligations for research and development and R&D plant (facilities and fixed equipment) increased 1.5% to $147.0 billion in FY 2010. This growth was driven by a $3.0 billion (81.3%) increase in R&D plant obligations in FY 2010: $1.1 billion from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) and $1.9 billion from non-ARRA funds. ARRA funding accounted for 6.2% of the $147.0 billion FY 2010 total. Data are from the Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development: FYs 2010–12. (March 26, 2013)

• Federally Funded R&D Centers Spend $17.8 Billion on R&D in FY 2011 (NSF 13-316)
  Federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) are privately operated research and development organizations that are exclusively or substantially financed by the federal government. In FY 2011, the nation's 40 FFRDCs spent $17.8 billion on R&D, most of which was provided by federal funds ($17.4 billion, or 98%). Just over $850 million of the total was supplied by funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Data for this report are from NSF's FY 2011 FFRDC R&D Survey. (March 25, 2013)

• FFRDC Research and Development Expenditures: Fiscal Year 2011 (NSF 13-315)
  The detailed statistical tables presented in this report contain data on R&D expenditures for federally funded research and development centers (FFRDCs) from the FY 2011 FFRDC Research and Development Survey. Expenditures data are displayed for individually named FFRDCs, by source of funding, type of administration, and character of work. (March 25, 2013)

• Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering: 2013 (NSF 13-304)
  Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering (S&E) provides a broad base of quantitative information about the participation of these groups in S&E education and employment. A Digest highlights key issues and trends through graphics and text, and detailed statistical tables provide data on higher education enrollments, degrees, institutions, and financial support and on employment status, occupations, sectors, and salaries. Links to other NSF and non-NSF sources of data are provided. (February 28, 2013)

• One in Five U.S. Businesses with R&D Applied for a U.S. Patent in 2008 (NSF 13-307)
  One out of five U.S. companies with research and development applied for a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in 2008, according to the Business R&D and Innovation Survey (BRDIS). These companies applied for at least 136,751 U.S. patents and were issued at least 65,879 patents in 2008. This InfoBrief presents summary findings from the 2008 BRDIS pilot survey on the patenting activity of U.S. businesses with R&D. (February 13, 2013)