All CCST publications are available for download at no charge. Hard copies may be obtained by contacting our Riverside office. For orders of multiple hard copies, a fee may be charged depending on the report.
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Transportation Energy Use in California
(December 2011) The focus of this report is on the transportation technologies that can be used to reduce fuel usage,
as part of the California's Energy Future project.
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Waste-to-Energy in California: Technology, Issues, and Context
(October 2011) This report serves as a starting point for discussions concerning the conversion of post-recycled urban-derived biomass and municipal waste to energy.
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Innovate 2 Innovation - An Assessment of California's Innovation Ecosystem
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Executive Summary
(August 2011) This report contains the Executive Summary of the project and recommendations regarding the three primary focus areas of the study.
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Innovate 2 Innovation - An Assessment of California's Innovation Ecosystem
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Digitally Enhanced Education
(August 2011) In this report, CCST proposes that California's 21st century learning environment be grounded in digital learning, transforming schools into "incubators of learning and innovation."
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Innovate 2 Innovation - An Assessment of California's Innovation Ecosystem
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California's Water Future
(August 2011) Recommendations to create new partnerships, new business opportunities, and new research and technology development that will significantly strengthen the state's water system and boost its competitiveness.
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Possibilities, Problems And Potential Envisioned For Nuclear-Powered California in 2050
(July 2011) "California's Energy Future - Powering California with Nuclear Energy" was produced as input to the CCST report, "California's Energy Future - The View to 2050' issued in late May that summarized for state leaders how California can reduce greenhouse gas emissions to 80 percent below 1990 levels by 2050, the goal set in 2005 by executive order S-3-05.
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Imagining the Future: Digitally Enhanced Education in California
(June 2011) This is a summary of the March 2011 summit on digital education convened by CCST and the
California Teacher Advisory Council (CalTAC).
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California's Energy Future - The View to 2050
(May 2011) This report looks a generation ahead at what's required to reach
the goals of S-3-05, the executive order from 2005 to reduce the state's
emissions 80 percent below the 1990 level by 2050.
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Personalized Health Information Technology (pHIT) Task Force Pilot Study
(May 2011) The Personalized Health Information Technology (pHIT) Task Force pilot study is designed to apply cutting-edge information technology resources to the integration of molecular
and genetic/genomic data with health records of breast cancer patients.
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Health Impacts of Radio Frequency from Smart Meters
(March 2011) This report compiles and
assesses the evidence available to address whether FCC standards for SmartMeters are sufficiently protective of public health taking into
account current exposure levels to radiofrequency and electromagnetic fields and whether additional
technology specific standards are needed for SmartMeters and other devices that are commonly found
in and around homes, to ensure adequate protection from adverse health effects.
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Working Toward an Assessment System with Value: Informing and Strengthening STEM Teaching and Learning
(March 2011) This is a summary of a symposium convened on October 21, 2010 by the California Teacher Advisory
Council (Cal TAC) to discuss the implications of
formative and summative math and science assessments for teaching and learning
in California classrooms.
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White Paper: Digitally Enhanced Education in California
(March 2011) This document has been developed as a briefing document for the California Teacher
Advisory Council (Cal TAC), in support of an initiative intended to create a dialogue between
teachers and companies producing digital materials and
tools as well as academia, federal laboratories, neuroscientists and others.
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Innovate 2 Innovation - An Assessment of California's Innovation Ecosystem (Phase I)
(February 2011) This document was produced in response to a request from a bi-partisan group of
California Legislators, which asked CCST to assess the state's innovation 'ecosystem' and offer a
specific list of recommendations for legislators to enhance the state's ability to foster and
benefit from innovation.
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Summary of Meetings on Trust and Accountability
(January 2011) The October 2010 CCST Council meeting focused on trust and accountability in science and technology. Two
summary documents are now available, with overviews of the discussions from October 18 and 19, respectively.
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The Preparation of Elementary School Teachers to Teach Science in California
(April 2010) Provides a quantitative, descriptive and qualitative review of how elementary school
teachers are prepared to teach science.
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Nanotechnology in California: An overview prepared for the National Nanotechnology Initiative Review
(February 2010) White paper presented to he President's
Council of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) in January 2010.
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Barriers to Financing Clinical Information Systems
(June 2009) Describes current barriers to financing health information technology as a tool for health care delivery.
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Integrating Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Education
(May 2009) Summary of symposium co-hosted by CCST, the National Research Council Center for Education, and the National Academy of Engineering in February 2009
to address integrating science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) education through an innovation and learning network in California.
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Creating a Well-Prepared STEM Workforce: How Do We Get From Here To There?
(April 2009) Summary report of Cal TAC symposium held in February 2009 focusing on preparing today's students for the science,
technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workforce.
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Overview of California State-Funded R&D, 2004-2007: Understanding the State's Role in Shaping R&D Spending
(November 2008) An overview of available data on state and federal R&D spending in California, along with an examination of
selected major state-funded R&D institutions and programs. This paper is part of the California Innovation Corridor project.
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Workforce Investment Board Toolkit
(June 2008) An online sourcebook for Workforce Investment Boards and Economic Development Corporations,
developed as part of the California Innovation Corridor project.
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A Voice for the Future:
The First Two Decades of the California Council on Science and Technology
(May 2008) Retrospective of CCST's growth and accomplishments in the twenty years since it was founded by
an Assembly Concurrent Resolution.
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Comments on the West Coast Governors' Agreement on Ocean Health Draft Action Plan
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Focal Point Series
(2006-2007) Publication series designed to highlight important technological contributions from the six largest
federal laboratories in California, illuminating their roles as vital catalysts for California's high-tech sector.
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Critical Path Analysis of California's Science and Mathematics Teacher Preparation System
(March 2007) Overall analysis of the preparation, retention, and professional development of science and mathematics teachers in California, conducted in collaboration with the Center for the Future of Teaching and Learning.
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Shaping the Future: California's Response to "Rising Above the Gathering Storm"
(December 2006) Response to the Governor by four industry-led task forces to address challenges identified in the National Academies report Rising Above the Gathering Storm: Energizing and Employing America for a Brighter Economic Future.
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California's Federal Laboratories: A State Resource
(February 2006) An overview of the contributions made by the six largest federally funded laboratories in California, with details on their economic impact, contributions to education and innovation, and what California could do to ensure that they flourish and benefit more from them.
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Policy Framework for Intellectual Property Derived from State-Funded Research: Final Report to the California Legislature and the Governor of the State of California
(February 2006) This is the second of two reports prepared in response to Assembly Concurrent Resolutions (ACR) 252 and 24, authored by Assembly Member Gene Mullin.
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Policy Framework for Intellectual Property Derived from Stem Cell Research in California
(August 2005) This is the first of two reports prepared in response to Assembly Concurrent Resolutions (ACR) 252 and 24, authored by Assembly Member Gene Mullin.
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California Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) Independent PIER Review Panel Report
(June 2005) This is the second Independent Review Panel's final report of the Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) program, requested by the California Energy Commission.
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An Industry Perspective of the Professional Science Master's Degree in
California
(January 2005) A qualitative study requested by the CSU Chancellor's office, exploring industry interest in the proposed expansion of the Professional Science Master's degree programs advocated, and supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation through the CSU.
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Opportunities for Collaboration in High-Tech Research and Teacher Professional Development
(June 2004) A report to the California-Mexico Commission on Education, Science and Technology exploring issues of innovation and K-12 science and math education.
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California Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) Independent Review Panel Report
(March 2004) This is the second Independent Review Panel's interim report of the Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) program, requested by the California Energy Commission.
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Nanoscience and Nanotechnology: Opportunities and Challenges in California
(January 2004) This briefing provides an up-to-date analysis on numerous aspects of nanotechnology, including its economic impact; affected scientific disciplines; commercial best practices; workforce development issues and social and ethical issues.
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Retrospective Report on California's Electricity Crisis
(January 2004) An overview of California's energy situation including a review of the crisis, the role of state and federal agencies, the impact of supply and demand on resources, the impact of deregulation, and lessons learned.
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Science and Technology Innovation in California
(September 2002) An overview of two Hitachi Public Affairs Forums on innovation (December 2001 and May 2002) produced by CCST in partnership with UC, SRI International, USC Keck School of Medicine, and the Technology Trade and Commerce Agency.
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Benefits and Risks of Food Biotechnology
(July 2002) A review of transgenic crops, which references, details, and analyzes current literature and opinions on the benefits and risks of food biotechnology, particularly in California.
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Critical Path Analysis of California's S&T Education System
(April 2002) This two-year report was the first systemic review of California's science and technology education system, from kindergarten through doctoral programs.
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Critical Path Analysis 1: California's Demand for a Science and Technology Workforce
(April 2002) Author: Cecilia Conrad.
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Critical Path Analysis 2: California's K-12 Sector
(April 2002) Author: Julian R. Betts.
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Critical Path Analysis 3: Universities and Colleges in California
(April 2002) Authors: Lynne G. Zucker and Michael R. Darby
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Critical Path Analysis 4: Issues Impacting Baccalaureate Degrees
(April 2002) Authors: CCST staff (M. Daniel DeCillis, Claudia Gonzalez-Brambila, and Charles F. Brown).
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Critical Path Analysis 5: Alternative Paths to Competency through Continuing Education and Lifelong Learning
(April 2002) Authors: Carolyn W. B. Lee and Mary L. Walshok.
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Critical Path Analysis 6: Bridging the Digital Divide
(April 2002) Editor: Roger Noll.
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Bridging the Digital Divide
(May 2001) Collected papers from the Hitachi California Public Affairs Forum on the digital divide, held at Stanford University.
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California Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) Independent Review Panel Final Report
(March 2001) The second of two reports on the state's Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) program.
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California Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) Independent Review Panel Interim Report
(March 2000) The first of two reports on the state's Public Interest Energy Research (PIER) program.
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California Report on the Environment for Science and Technology
(November 1999) CREST provided the first overall assessment of the present status and long-term trends affecting California's science and technology infrastructure.
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CREST 1: California Science and Technology Indicators
(August 1999) Author: Linda R. Cohen.
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CREST 2: The Role of the State in Research & Development Funding
(June 1999) Author: Jeffrey I. Chapman.
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CREST 3: Analysis of California State R&D Funding from 1994-1995 to 1996-1997
(September 1999) Author: Victoria Koehler Jones.
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CREST 4: Effectiveness of the California R&D Tax Credit
(June 1999) Authors: Bronwyn H. Hall and Marta Wosinksa.
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CREST 5: California Venture Capital Infrastructure Study
(April 1999) Author: Michael T.K. Horvath.
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CREST 6: Private Foundation Support for Science and Technology in California
(March 1999) Author: Sandra A. Glass.
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CREST 7: Industry Sector Analysis of the Supply and Demand of Skilled Labor in California
(June 1999) Author: Cecilia A. Conrad.
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CREST 8: California's Inventive Activity: Patent Indicators of Quantity, Quality and Organizational Origins
(October 1999) Authors: Lynne G. Zucker and Michael R. Darby.
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CREST 9: California's Science Base: Size, Quality and Productivity
(February 1999) Authors: Michael R. Darby and Lynne G. Zucker.
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CREST 10: Science and Technology Skilled Workforce and Related Educational Issues
(August 1999) Authors: Robert C. Calfee, Charles S. Levy and Steven C. Fleisher.
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CREST 11: An Analysis of Major Federal Laboratories in California Volume I: Overview
(March 1999) Author: Patrick H. Windham.
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CREST 12: An Analysis of Major Federal Laboratories in California Volume I: Policy Options and Background Information
(March 1999) Author: Patrick H. Windham.
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New Connections: Increasing the Use of Electronic Learning Resources in California's Schools
(April 1998) This project, conducted at the request of Governor Wilson, the California Department of Education, and the Education Council for Technology in Learning, explores the process for adopting electronic learning resources for California's public schools.
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The Department of Information Technology Project
(July 1996) Recommendations from a CCST panel convened to advise DOIT on the development of an effective process related to review of information technology acquisition and application proposals.
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The Legacy of Project California: Closeout Report
(June 1995) Project California's mission was to create long-term, high value-added jobs for Californians while enhancing the state's strong commitment to reduce pollution and urban congestion.
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Science and Technology Research Priorities for Waste Management in California
(November 1992) Report from a CCST panel charged with identifying research priorities to implement all tiers of the integrated waste management hierarchy.
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