Directions in Engineering Research: An Assessment of Opportunities and Needs

National Research Council

doi:10.17226/1035

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Directions in Engineering Research

An Assessment of Opportunities and Needs

(1987)

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Surveying the dynamic field of engineering research, Directions in Engineering Research first presents an overview of the status of engineering research today. It then examines research and needs in a variety of areas: bioengineering; construction and structural design; energy, mineralogy, and the environment; information science and computers; manufacturing; materials; and transportation.

Specific areas of current research opportunity are discussed in detail, including complex system software, advanced engineered materials, manufacturing systems integration, bioreactors, construction robotics, biomedical engineering, hazardous material control, computer-aided design, and manufacturing modeling and simulation.

The authors' recommendations call for funding stability for engineering research programs; modern equipment and facilities; adequate coordination between researchers; increased support for high-risk, high-return, single-investor projects; recruiting of new talent and fostering of multidisciplinary research; and enhanced industry support. Innovative ways to improve the transfer of discoveries from the laboratory to the factory are also presented.

Contributor(s): National Research Council; Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences; Engineering Research Board; Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems

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Engineering and Technology — Policy, Reviews and Evaluations

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National Research Council. 1987. Directions in Engineering Research: An Assessment of Opportunities and Needs. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. https://doi.org/10.17226/1035.

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364 pages | 6 x 9 | Paperback
ISBN: 978-0-309-03747-1
DOI: https://doi.org/10.17226/1035

Chapters		skim
Front Matter	i-xxxii
1. Directions in Engineering Research: An Assessment of Opportunities and Needs	1-76
2. Bioengineering Systems Research in the United States: An Overview	77-114
3. Construction and Structural Design Systems Research in the United States: An Overview	115-141
4. Energy, Mineral, and Environmental Systems Research in the United States: An Overview	142-181
5. Information, Communication, Computation, and Control Systems Research in the United States: An Overview	182-215
6. Manufacturing Systems Research in the United States: An Overview	216-238
7. Materials Systems Research in the United States: An Overview	239-280
8. Transportation Systems Research in the United States: An Overview	281-320
Index	321-332

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