Program/Project Management Resource List #39

Revised June 2009

Provided by the NASA Headquarters Library

Technology transfer is the process by which inventions and practices that were developed at an organization flow into the American economy at large. NASA is required by law to share its discoveries and inventions as widely as possible. For instance, devices that were designed to keep track of the astronauts' health while in space are now used in hospitals to monitor patients. Also, NASA will adopt products developed elsewhere to fit its needs, sometimes to such a degree that the product is identified with NASA. Tang is the classic example. This bibliography covers how technology transfer works within America. For the rules and regulations covering technology transfer with other countries, please see International Cooperation in Space. For resources on NASA's contributions to America's economy, please see Benefits of Space Exploration. If you are a NASA HQ employee, please consider subscribing to our news alert on commercialization and technology transfer to get the latest news.

All items are available at the Headquarters Library, except as noted. NASA Headquarters employees and contractors: call (358-0172) or email Library@hq.nasa.gov for information on borrowing or in-library use of any of these items. Members of the public, contact your Local Library for the availability of these items. NASA Headquarters employees can request additional materials or research on this topic. The Library welcomes your comments or suggestions about this webpage.

NASA Policies

NASA Policy Directive 2091.1A: Inventions Made By Government Employees

 

NASA Policy Directive 2092.1A: Royalties and Other Payments Received by NASA from the Licensing or Assignment of Inventions

 

NASA Procedural Requirements 2092.1A: Distribution of Royalties Received by NASA from the Licensing or Assignment of Inventions

 

NASA Policy Directive 2200.1: Management of NASA Scientific and Technical Information (STI)

 

NASA Procedural Requirements 2200.2B: Requirements for Documentation, Approval, and Dissemination of NASA Scientific and Technical Information

 

NASA Procedural Requirements 2210.1A: External Release of NASA Software

 

NASA Procedural Requirements 7500.1: NASA Technology Commercialization Process

 

NASA Policy Directive 7500.2: NASA Technology Commercialization Policy

Books

Goddard Space Flight Center. Report on the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) Programs at NASA. Greenbelt, MD: NASA SBIR/STTR Program Management Office, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, 2001.

TL521.312 .R46 2001 BOOKSTACKS

 

Kit, Walter. The Effectiveness of Software Technology Transfer and Commercialization at NASA: An Analysis and Evaluation. Washington, DC: George Washington University, 2002.

T174.3 .K58 2002 BOOKSTACKS

 

Marcure, Judy. Marketing Scientific Results and Services: A Toolkit. Washington, DC: Calibre Communications, 2000.

HF5415.2 .M37 2000 BOOKSTACKS

 

Palmintera, Diane. Partners on a Mission: Federal Laboratory Practices Contributing to Economic Development. Washington, DC: Office of Technology Policy, Technology Administration, U.S. Dept. of Commerce, 2003.

T176 .P35 2003 BOOKSTACKS

 

Popper, Steven W. New Foundations for Growth: The U.S. Innovation System Today and Tomorrow. Santa Monica, CA: RAND Science and Technology Policy Institute, 2002.

T173.8 .P65 2002 BOOKSTACKS

 

Toregas, Costis. Technology Transfer: Bringing Innovation to NASA and the Nation. Washington, DC: National Academy of Public Administration, 2004.

TL521.312 .N38 T4 2004 BOOKSTACKS

 

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science. Subcommittee on Environment, Technology, and Standards. Manufacturing R and D: How can the Federal Government Help?. Washington, DC: U.S. G.P.O., 2003.

KF27 .S32 M36 2003 BOOKSTACKS

 

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology (2007). Subcommittee on Research and Science Education. The Transfer of National Nanotechnology Initiative Research Outcomes for Commercial and Public Benefit. Washington, DC: U.S. G.P.O., 2008.

KF27 .S3984 2008A BOOKSTACKS

 

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Science and Technology (2007). Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation. The Bayh-Dole Act (P.L. 96-517, amendments to the Patent and Trademark Act of 1980): The Next Twenty-five Years. Washington, DC: U.S. G.P.O., 2008.

KF27 .S39956 2007B BOOKSTACKS

 

United States. General Accounting Office. Intellectual Property: Federal Agency Efforts in Transferring and Reporting New Technology. Washington, DC: General Accounting Office, 2002.

KF2979 .U55 2002 BOOKSTACKS

 

Wessner, Charles W. Government-industry Partnerships for the Development of New Technologies: Summary Report. Washington, DC: National Academies Press, 2003.

T176 .G58 2003 BOOKSTACKS

E-books

All e-books listed here are available to NASA civil servants and contractors through the Books 24x7 service of SATERN.

 

Jolly, Vijay K. Commercializing New Technologies: Getting from Mind to Market. Harvard Business Press, 1997.

 

Speser, Phyllis L. The Art and Science of Technology Transfer. John Wiley and Sons, 2006.

 

Tesar, George, et al. Strategic Technology Management: Building Bridges Between Science, Engineering, and Business Management. Imperial College Press, 2003.

 

Touhill, Joseph, Greory J. Touhill, and Thomas A. O'Riordan. Commercialization of Innovative Technologies: Bringing Good Ideas to the Marketplace. John Wiley and Sons, 2008.

Articles and Reports

Comstock, Douglas A. "NASA’s Innovative Partnerships Program: Matching Technology Needs with Technology Capabilities", High Frontier, vol. III, no. 3 (May 2007), p. 22-26.

Note: This issue of High Frontier is subtitled "Space Innovation". It is available through the website of the US Air Force.

 

Feather, Martin S., Tim Menzies, and Judith R. Connelly. "Identifying fruitful connections between and among researchers and practitioners", in: 2003 IEEE International Engineering Management Conference, Albany, NY, Nov. 2-4, 2003.

(20060046297: (1 Nov. 2003) NTRS)

 

Ghuman, Parminder. "Implementing Technology with Industrial Community: The SBIR Example", in: 2005 IEEE Aerospace Conference, Big Sky, MT, March 5-12, 2005.

(20050139697: (June 2, 2008) NTRS)

 

Pressburger, Thomas, et al. "Infusing Software Engineering Technology into Practice at NASA", in: Second International Conference on Space Mission Challenges for Information Technology, Pasadena, CA, July 17-21, 2006.

(20070017963: (May 28, 2007) NTRS)

 

Zeman, Wayne P., Joseph B. King, and Richard E. Jankura, Jr. Lewis Incubator for Technology (LIFT). Cleveland, OH: Glenn Research Center, 2004.

(20040161143: (June 2, 2008) NTRS)

Internet Resources

Cheeks, Nona. The Technology Transfer Spin-out Process. July 30, 2008 [June 1, 2009].

http://techtransfer.gsfc.nasa.gov/resources-ttprocess1.html

 

Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer. 2009 [June 1, 2009].

http://www.federallabs.org/home/

 

National Technology Transfer Center. 2009 [June 1, 2009].

http://www.nttc.edu/

 

Ray, Carl. Small Business Innovation Research and Small Business Technology Transfer. April 15, 2009. [June 1, 2009].

http://sbir.nasa.gov/

 

Technology Transfer Society. July 14, 2006 [June 1, 2009]

http://www.t2society.org/

 

Turner, Janelle. NASA Innovative Partnerships Program. May 29, 2009 [June 1, 2009].

http://www.nasa.gov/offices/ipp/home/index.html

 

UNEP/GRID-Arendal. Methodological and Technological issues in Technology Transfer. 2008 [June 1, 2009].

http://www.grida.no/climate/ipcc/tectran/index.htm