The Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST) was created by the state Legislature during the depth of the oil bust in 1987. OCAST was established to diversify and grow Oklahoma's economy through science and technology-based activities that would ensure that the state would not depend on any one industry sector.
Image: C. Michael Carolina is executive director of Oklahoma Center for the Advancement of Science and Technology (OCAST). (Oklahoman Archives photo)
