U.S.-Iran Engagement in Science, Engineering, and Health (2010-2016) A Resilient Program but an Uncertain Future (2017) / Chapter Skim
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. The review of the program described in detail the National Academies' science, technology, and health cooperation program carried out jointly with partners in Iran (hereinafter referred to as science-engagement)
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As to other science-engagement activities sponsored by the National Academies in recent years, a few exchange visits to Iran, each involving one or two Americans, and visits by individual Iranians to the United States were important. Also occasional participation by American scientists in international conferences in Tehran and by Iranian scientists in conferences in the United States were significant.
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Also, the report highlights the dramatic growth in publications of Iranian scientists in internationally recognized journals, including publications jointly authored with foreign colleagues. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES Participation in exchange activities devoted to the topics set forth below was the backbone of the National Academies' engagement activities during
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• Water Resource Management • Earthquake Preparedness and Response • Vehicle Transportation • Solar Energy Research • Wildlife Conservation and Habitat Management • Mathematics Education • Urban Air Pollution • Resilient Cities • Climate Change • Conservation of Wetlands With the election of President Hassan Rouhani in 2013, new opportunities for sustained engagement emerged. Workshops were organized in the United States, Iran, and France.
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In addition, the National Academies have worked with the department in seeking general licenses to cover selected activities that do not involve the exchange of funds, equipment, or export-controlled information. As of 2016, two fields were covered by general licenses and did not require specific licenses issued to specific organizations, namely conservation of the environment and protection of wildlife.
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medical research and protection of public health. AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE During recent years, the National Academies have modified the program from a fragmented approach addressing many scientific fields to sustained support of projects directed to a limited set of fields.
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SUMMARY 7 report documents the science and technology benefits from cooperation, it should also contribute to a realistic understanding of the potential and the limitations of science-engagement as a significant approach in transcending the U.S.-Iran political stalemate.
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