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This report presents nine case studies of Industry/University Cooperative Research (IUCR) projects supported during 1978-1980 by the National Science Foundation. The intent of this document is to provide readers with a qualitative picture of cooperative science as practiced under the IUCR program. The information presented in this report is designed to be illustrative and hypothesis-generating rather than definitive and hypothesis-testing. The case studies presented include projects that deal with: (1) computer language systems; (2) fluid dynamics; (3) filtration processes; (4) electrochemistry; (5) nuclear science; (6) polymer chemistry; (7) limnology and fisheries biology; (8) non-destructive testing; and (9) chemical engineering. (TW)

This report presents data from a national study of 118 Industry/University Cooperative Research (IUCR) projects supported by the National Science Foundation. Questionnaire responses were gathered from 226 industry and university scientists working on these projects. The purpose of the study was to describe how IUCR projects develop, how they are implemented, and discover what project features contributed to successful technical and organizational outcomes. In general, the variables that seemed to contribute to all aspects of project success were those related to interpersonal interaction. The IUCR program was conceived as building on dialogue between university and industry scientists; this study uncovered abundant evidence that this design approach was realized in practice. In summary, participation in IUCR Projects seemed to have had a significant effect on the individual scientists and their respective organizations. Overall, it appears that the theoretical orientation of the university scientists reacted synergistically with the more practical concerns of industrial scientists and yielded both scholarly outcomes and the perception of commercial success. (TW)