U.S.-Iran Engagement in Science, Engineering, and Health (2010-2016): A Resilient Program but an Uncertain Future

In 2010, the National Research Council published the report U.S-Iran Engagement in Science, Engineering, and Medicine (2000-2009).

The review of the program described in detail the National Academies science, technology, and health cooperation program carried out jointly with partners in Iran (otherwise known as science-engagement).The purpose of this new publication is to document the history and details of the National Academies program of science-engagement from 2010 through 2016, while providing a perspective in considering future science-engagement.

A variety of cooperative activities, and particularly workshops that dominated science-engagement during that period, are highlighted.