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12 A Half Century of Successes and Problems in U.S.-Iranian Cooperation in Science, Engineering, and Medicine--Glenn Schweitzer
12 A Half Century of Successes and Problems in U.S.-Iranian Cooperation in Science, Engineering, and Medicine--Glenn Schweitzer
Pages 89-100
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During the same period, however, hundreds of programs have been proposed and even started that did not succeed due to political difficulties, lack of financial support, and a host of other reasons. As is well known, bilateral cooperation reached a high point in the 1970s -- educational exchanges, joint research projects, technology-oriented activities of multinational companies, and other forms of interactions.
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This paper describes a few examples in U.S.-Iranian cooperation in recent decades. The review of past efforts and the obstacles that have been encountered should provide useful background for related discussions about future activities.
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. In the early 1960s, the United States sold to Iran a 5megawatt nuclear research reactor located on the premises of Tehran University.
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This water dimension of agricultural and industrial development was at times compared to the development of the water resources in the southeastern United States under the auspices of the Tennessee Valley Authority (Bill, 1988)
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In some cases, student activities led to sustained linkages between American and Iranian universities. Iranian graduates often took home their experiences in the United States.
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The association has sponsored a series of workshops and meetings in Iran and in the United States on topics such as earthquake response, automobile accidents, the petrochemical industry, and environmental pollution. However, during the past several years, their activities seem to have slowed down.5 In 1999 and 2000, the leaderships of the Iranian Academy of Sciences and Academy of Medical Sciences and the leaderships of the U.S.
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At about the same time, consideration was being given in Washington to establishing a variation of the Fulbright program that would benefit American researchers interested in living for an academic year in Iran, to be followed by Iranian scholars interested in temporary stays in the United States. The Fulbright program, which supports exchange visits of graduate students and researchers in many fields, has for several decades been one of the most successful international programs supported by the U.S.
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In 2006, an unfortunate incident occurred that has left lasting scars on American and Iranian specialists interested in cooperation and particularly on Iranian professors at Sharif University of Technology. More than 40 faculty members of the university who received American visas to participate in the fourth Reunion of Alumni of Sharif University in California were denied entry into the United States at the San Francisco airport and other arrival points.
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In the fall of 2006, the Department of State launched its new visitor program for Iranians by inviting about 20 Iranian medical scientists to the United States for three weeks. All expenses are covered by the U.S.
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We are experiencing too many negative events that constantly narrow the trail for scientific cooperation that could lead to better understanding at both the nongovernmental and governmental levels. For decades, Iran has been known as a land of engineers and doctors, while the United States has built its economy on the innovative skills of its scientists and engineers.
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2004. United States Response to the Earthquake in Bam, Iran, Special Report.
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