Current studies:

rising above the gathering storm: development of regional innovation environments
An ad hoc COSEPUP planning committee is organizing a workshop to address how states and regions can strengthen their own innovation environments in order to foster the creation of high quality 21^st century jobs. The workshop was held September 20-22, 2011 at the Wisconsin Institutes of Discovery in Madison.

Increasing national resilience to hazards and disasters
An ad hoc committee will conduct a study and prepare a report that integrates the natural, physical, technical, and social sciences knowledge bases to increase resilience to extreme events and hazards in the United States. Specifically, the committee will:

• Articulate a primary problem statement that frames issues related to national resilience to hazards and disasters in the United States
• Draw from the body of scientific and technical knowledge on policies and practices to describe the state of knowledge about resilience to hazards in the United States
  
• Outline additional information or knowledge that is needed to increase resilience to hazards in the United States
  
• Present conclusions about what is needed to increase national resilience to hazards and disasters in the United States
  

Study Director: Elizabeth A. Eide
Research Associate: Neeraj P. Gorkhaly
Senior Program Assistant: Eric Edkin
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Past Studies:

On Being a Scientist: Responsible Conduct in Research
The focus of this study is to develop an updated, third edition of COSEPUP’s On Being a Scientist: Responsible Conduct in Research.  On Being a Scientist provides guidance to students and researchers and describes the ethical foundations and standards of scientific practices and some of the personal and professional issues that researchers encounter in their work.
Study Director: Richard Bissell
Research Associate: Neeraj P. Gorkhaly
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Ensuring the Utility and Integrity of Research Data in a Digital Age
This ad hoc committee will conduct a study of issues that have arisen from the evolution of practices in the collection, processing, oversight, publishing, ownership, accessing and archiving of research data.
Study Director: Tom Arrison
Research Associate: Neeraj P. Gorkhaly
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