Scott Meacham, For The OklahomanIt would be impossible to be in our line of work without recognizing how dependent the innovation sector is on research and development and continually expanding a workforce that has the technical skills required for the available jobs. So when Secretary of Science and Technology Stephen McKeever, who has authored or co-authored more than 190 scientific publications and five books, holds nine international patents, and has helped expand technology transfer at OSU, recently forwarded a report from the National Science Board, I took the results seriously. “Science and Engineering Indicators 2014” reports trends and results based on key indicators of STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) education and workforce, research and development investments and outputs, and measures of innovation. Simply put, Oklahoma was at or near the bottom in every major category.Read more on NewsOK.com