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More than $400 billion worth of products rely on innovations in chemistry. Chemical engineering, as an academic discipline and profession, has enabled this achievement. In response to growing concerns over the future of the discipline, the National Science Foundation asked the National Research Coun...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Benchmarking the Research Competitiveness of the US in Chemical Engineering
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2007.
Temas:
Chemical engineering > Research > United States.
Génie chimique > Recherche > États-Unis.
SCIENCE > Biotechnology.
Chemical engineering > Research
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • FrontMatter
  • Acknowledgment of Reviewers
  • Contents
  • Executive Summary
  • Summary
  • 1 Background
  • 2 Chemical Engineering Research: Its Key Characteristics, Its Importance for the United States, and the Task of Benchmarking
  • 3 Benchmarking Results: Assessment of U.S. Leadership in Chemical Engineering at Large
  • 4 Benchmarking Results: Detailed Assessment of U.S. Leadership by Area of Chemical Engineering
  • 5 Key Factors Influencing Leadership
  • 6 Conclusions
  • Appendixes
  • Appendix A: Statement of Task
  • Appendix B: Panel Biographies

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