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A
Acid rain, 150, 163, 165, 180
American Institute of Steel
Construction, 121
American Iron and Steel Institute, 121
B
Bethlehem Steel, construction research,
121
Biochemical engineering
biocatalysis/bioreactors, 10, 26, 87,
97-98, 106
bioprocess instrumentation and
control, 86, 99, 108
economic opportunities from, 87
faculty and graduate student
shortages, 108
human resources, 108-109
important/emerging areas of research,
88, 9~99
separation/purification processes,
98-99, 106, 256
Bioengineering systems research
accomplishments, 19, 77, 86
applications/products, 87, 90
coordination of, 60, 78
economic potential, 78, 83, 87,
99-100, 104
federal policy impact on, 100-104
foreign competition in, 78, 98, 100,
106
funding, 38, 48, 54, 78-79, 81-83,
100-103, 107, 109-111
321
human factors engineering, 297-298
important/emerging areas, 87-88
industry involvement in, 79, 100,
104-106
modeling of biological processes, 85-86
nature of, 77-78, 84-86, 100
recommendations, 82-83, 109-111
Biomedical engineering
accomplishments, 27, 81, 90-94
applications/products, 79, 87, 92-94,
105
artificial organs, 81, 86, 92, 94, 96
biomaterials, 10, 32, 92-93, 255
biomechanics, 91-92
biosensors, 80-81, 93-94, 99
funding, 105
graduate student enrollments, 107
human resources, 107
important/emerging areas of research,
88
industry involvement, 105
interdisciplinary doctoral programs,
107
laser applications, 95
metabolic imaging, 81, 94-95
minimally invasive medical
procedures, 95
neural prostheses, 90-91
opportunities and needs in, 12, 80, 88,
91-94
percutaneous transluminal
angioplasty, 81, 95
scope of, 85
systems physiology and modeling, 80,
89-90
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Biotechnology
applications, 19, 36
definition, 85
graduate students, 81
human resources, 38, 81-82, 100,
106-110, 161
Ph.D. shortages, 54, 107-108
Process Engineering Center, 38
processes for commercialization, 36
product market, 10, 26
university faculty and program
shortages, 55, 70, 81
C
Carnegie-Mellon University Software
Engineering Institute, 201
Ceramics
applications, 10, 19, 32, 189, 244,
246-248
composite processing labs, costs, 51
electronic, 247
faculty shortages in, 274
funding, 53
graduate program development, 273
Ph.D. production and demand, 41,
271-272
structural, 247
Civil engineering
graduate enrollments in, 124-125, 161
em also Construction research;
Structural design
Coal
funding for research on, 155
future roles, 150, 295
new technologies for, 29, 144, 154,
169~ 170
research needs on, 148, 177, 180
Colleges and universities
collaborative research encouragement,
66-69, 203-205
computer-based instructional
resources, 206-207
construction and structural design
research, 38-39, 117-118, 127-128
deficiencies in research, 31
energy, mineral resources, and
environmental engineering
enrollments, 39, 161-163
enrollment shortages, 38, 40, 107
EPA-sponsored research in, 39
equipment depreciation, 209
facilities and equipment, 50-51, 184,
264, 267
faculty, sec University faculty
INDEX
foreign graduate students, 54-55, 126,
212, 270-271
funding for engineering research at,
20-21, 42, 58, 61-62, 65-66, 79,
100, 105, 122-124, 143, 148-152,
200-201, 265
graduate student recruiting, 70-71,
117, 272-273
industry cooperation with, 203-204
interdisciplinary doctoral programs,
107
manufacturing engineering education
and research, 40, 70, 217-218,
228-229, 231-232
materials research enrollments, 41
multidisciplinary research at, 4, 6, 8,
6068, 184
part-time graduate study programs,
71, 274
Ph.D. production, 52-55, 107-108,
117, 125, 265, 271-272
postdoctoral research abroad, 274
quality of engineering education, 5
role in engineering research, 62-63,
152
training of researchers, 61, 72
transportation engineering research
role and education programs,
316-318
sec ago specific colleges and
· . .
universities
Columbia University Engineering
Research Center for
Telecommunications, 200
Combustion technology, 29, 166-167,
170, 179-180, 295
Communications research
on devices and components, 190-191
engineering research contributions to,
17
facilities, 200
funding, 40, 45
future possibilities in, 18
on networks, 192-193, 224-225
ecc also IC3 systems research
Composites
applications and research needs, 244,
253-254
faculty shortages in, 275
Computer-Aided Manufacturing
International, 230
Computer-aided design
aerodynamic/hydrodynamic, 297
of computer logic and memory
circuits, 190
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coordination of analysis and
experiment, 134
fabrication, 135
interactive graphics, 135
of manufactured products, 223
materials research applications, 244,
254
of mining and extraction processes,
12, 30, 173-174
nonlinear behavior and analysis,
133-134
Ph.D.s in, 211
proportioning of elements of
structural systems, 134
realism in design analysis, 134-135
of structures, 13, 28, 39, 118, 132-135
synthesis of alternatives, 135
in testing of computer hardware and
subsystems, 190
em also IC3 systems research;
Modeling and simulation
Computers
architecture and algorithms, 192-197,
211, 224, 258
artificial intelligence, 14, 31, 40,
194-196, 200, 211, 244
bipolar silicon logic, 30-31, 185, 188
bubble memories, 252
control systems, 191-192, 197, 200
devices and circuits, research needs
on, 14, 187-190
engineering research contributions in,
17-18
evolution of, 2
expert systems, 195-196, 223-224
future possibilities with, 18-19
high-den~ity structures and
fabrication, 188-189
integrated systems for manufacturing,
10, 31, 35-36, 216, 220-225, 229
interactive graphics, 135
interconnection structures, 31
knowledge-based systems, 196
natural language understanding by,
196
packaging, 189
parallel computation, 194-195
research needs on, 14, 34-35
rule-based systems, 195-196
sensors for control of systems,
191-192, 197
storage media, 14, 31, 180190, 251
supercomputers, 194, 258, 295, 297
testing of hardware and subsystems,
190
user-friendliness, 184, 196
323
JCC also IC3 systems research;
Modeling and simulation;
Software, complex systems
Computer science
human resources, 161, 206, 211
university faculty shortages in,
206-207
Construction Industry Institute, 128
Construction research
accomplishments, 119, 121-122, 135
applications, 131-133, 137
attitudes of practitioners and public,
129-130
collaborative, 117
equipment and facilities, 116-117, 119,
121, 123
foreign graduate students in, 126
funding, 38-39, 48, 50, 71, 115-118,
122-124, 126-131
future possibilities in, 19
history of sponsorship, 121
human resources, 39, 115, 124-126
industry sponsorship of, 128-129
marine construction, 118, 138-139
mathematical modeling in, 128
mixed steel/concrete elements, 118,
137-138
needs, 116, 118, 132, 136-139
Ph.D. researchers, 117-118, 125
policy issues on, 122-124
product nature, 127
professional societies/trade
associations, role in, 117-118, 121,
129
robotics, 1~11, 27-28, 39, 115,
117-118, 125, 131-132
tunneling and other rapid excavation,
118, 135-137
university status, 127-128
D
Data processing, JCC Information and
data processing systems
Defense Advanced Research Projects
Agency, 201, 243, 265
Defense systems
materials development, 32
software development for, 30
[)esign, sec Computer-aided design;
Structural design
EElectronics
faculty shortages in, 274
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human resources, 161, 272
Cc also Microelectronics
Energy research
alternative fuel sources, 11, 29, 144,
150, 154, 179
control technology, 145
conversion and generation facilities,
172
current, 154-155
efficient use of energy, 144, 155, 171,
295, 299
engineering research contributions in,
17
environmental control systems, 145,
17~171
fossil fuels, 144, 147-148, 150,
154-155, 169-170, 177, 179, 295
funding, 39, 151-152, 155-156, 180
importance of, 146-147
low-grade, low-quality fuels, 171-172
needs and opportunities, 144-145,
148, 168-172, 177
nuclear power, 147-148, 150, 154-155,
170, 172, 179
objectives, 153, 168
petroleum production systems,
169-170
Ph.D. researchers, 54
policy issues, 140152
recommendations, 14~150, 153-154
risk assessments, 145
solar power, 29, 155, 169, 171, 179
storage systems, 172
Engineered materials, research
opportunities and needs, - 10, 32
Engineering research
accomplishments, 2-3, 17-18
activities and interests encompassed
by, 3
advisory body recommended for, 83,
111
budget stability for agencies, 6-7, 107
collaborative, 4-5, 69, 117
coordination of activities in, 7, 5060,
78, 82, 100110
cross-cutting needs, 34
cross-disciplinary, 4, 6, 8, 66-68, 81,
110, 163-164, 200210
data exchange, 73, 75
directions and methods, 61
encouragement in industry, 64
expenditures, 43-48; ace Funding for
engineering research
foreign commercialization of U.S.
research, 20, 36
future possibilities, 18-19
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graduate study encouragement, 70,
110, 117-118
high-risk, long-range projects, 7,
6~61, 63-64, 79, 83, 103, 111,
117, 201
history, 17
human resources for, 5, 8, 38, 52-55,
72-73, 81-82
importance to U.S. competitiveness, 6,
1020
individual, 4-5, 7, 61-62, 117
industry support for, 7-8, 20-21, 41,
45-47, 71-73
institutional considerations, 5-6, 70;
Cc also Facilities and equipment
multidisciplinary, 8, 81, 110, 163-164,
201
nature of, 1-3, 14-17, 25
objectives, 15-16
opportunities and needs, 9-14, 23-26
policies, Cc Policies on engineering
research
problems in information technologies,
183
professional development in, 73-74
recruitment of new talent, 8, 54, 117
science research contrasted with, 2, 43
sectoral cooperation in, 43, 45, 73-75
status currently, 20-23
systems concept, 24-25
team, 4-5, 7
transfer of results, 8-9, 73
undersupport in United States, 1
value of, 17-20
em also specific disciplines
Environmental engineering research
accomplishments, 18
assimilative capacity of global
environment, 144, 167-168
on biotechnology, 144
combustion technology, 29, 166-167,
170, 179
on energy utilization, 145
funding, 39, 55, 149-151, 156-159, 180
health of, 153, 160
human resources, 161, 163
importance of, 146-147
microbial transformations, 29, 167
needs and opportunities, 144, 148,
165-168, 177, 179-180
Ph.D. researchers, 54
physical and chemical processes, 144
policy issues, 149-151
recommendations, 166-168
sensors and measurement techniques,
144, 168, 180
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in transportation field, 295
waste management, 165-167
Equipment, ecc Facilities and equipment
Europe
bioengineering research, 36, 38, 78, 98,
100, 106
biotechnology commercialization, 36
construction research applications, 130
manufacturing systems education, 40
parallel architecture research, 195
postdoctoral materials research in, 274
transportation systems research, 310
F
Facilities and equipment
accelerated obsolescence, 51
adequacy, 5, 40, 50-51
Biotechnology Process Engineering
Center, 38
categories of facilities, 263
for communications research, 200
for construction and structural design
research, 110117, 110121, 123,
137
costs, 51, 69, 241, 26~264
energy conversion and generation, 172
federal and national laboratories,
62-63, 142, 154, 180, 200-201
foreign, 110120
funding for, 52, 116-117, 20~201,
209, 263
gifts, 208
for ICY research, 184, 208-209
industry-university cooperative
centers, 204
materials research, 51, 241, 243,
262-264, 267-268
multidisciplinary, 4, 61, 72, 74, 79, 82,
101, 110, 116, 123, 180, 199, 204,
217, 226-227, 232, 243, 264
recommendations, 7, 51-52, 69, 82,
110, 116-117, 209, 263-264
sharing, 51, 68~9
for transportation research, 295, 317
university, 50-51, 184, 264, 267
Federal Coordinating Council for
Science, Engineering and
Technology Committee on
Materials, 60
Federal Highway Administration, 121
Fluid dynamics of separated Bows,
295-295
Fluid mechanics, computational, 297
Fuels
alternative sources of, 11, 29
325
· —
conversion options,
transportation- related , 295
for transatmospheric propulsion, 300
ace also Energy research
Funding for engineering research
basis for, 57-58
coordination of, 59-60, 78, 10~101,
107, 109
dilution of, for basic research, 266-267
factors affecting, 48, 126-131
federal, sec Mission agencies; and
· ~ -
SpeCl' 1C agenCle5
fellowships, 63, 67, 201, 207-208, 212
field variation in, 49-50, 53
foreign, 106
forgiveable loans, 54, 275
graduate student enrollments and,
53-54, 117-118, 163
impediments to, 43
individual project grants, 61-62, 117,
199
matching grant programs, 52, 70, 72
outlook, ~5
overall, 160
policy issues regarding, 55-58, 61-62,
79, 100, 122-124, 148-152,
198-204, 307-312
quick-response initiatives, 144, 151
R&D limited partnerships, 104
RED total, 42-43
stability needed in, 58-59, 107, 109,
123, 143, 151, 241, 267
status currently, 20-21, 38-41
stipends for graduate students, 54, 67,
70, 83, 110, 118, 126, 212
to federal and national laboratories,
62-63, 154, 180
ecc also specific agencies and disciplines
G
General Electric Company loans to
doctoral candidates, 54, 275
General Motors Manufacturing
Automation Protocol, 233
Genetic engineering, 86-87
Greenhouse effect, 150
Groundwater contamination, 165, 175,
180
H
Hazardous materials
assimilation by global environment,
167-168
conversion techniques, 28-29, 165-167
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maritime transport of, 301
microbial transformation of, 167
nuclear waste, 170
research needs on, 12,179-180
I
IC3 systems research
applications, 17-18,182,200
cross~isciplinary approach, 20~210
facilities and equipment, 184, 208-209
funding, 40
health of, 205-212
human resources for, 199-200,210-212
importance, 184-186
industry-university cooperation,
203-205
needs, 183-184,186-197
policy issues on federal support,
198-205
sec also Computer-assisted design;
Communications; Computers;
Information and data processing
systems; Software, complex
systems
Imaging technologies, 27, 81,94-95
Industry
bioengineering research by, 79,
104-105
construction and structural design
research by, 128-129
electronics research, 128
encouragement of research in, 64,
202-203
funding for engineering research, 8,
20-21,41,45-47, 71-72,104,117,
150
inhibition of innovation, 130
manufacturing systems research,
128-129
materials research, 128
stimulation of engineering research by,
7-8, 71-73
use of experienced researchers, 72-73
Information and data processing
systems
components, 183
hardware elements, 187-192
sec ago Communications; Computers;
IC3 systems research; Software,
complex systems
Integrated circuits
bipolar, 185,188
in neural prostheses, 90-91
research needs on, 14, 91, 185,188
very large scale, 30, 188,200,211,243
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J
Japan
bioengineering research, 36, 38, 78,98,
100,106
construction research and
applications, 1 19-120,130, 136
doctoral degrees in engineering, 5
electronics competition with United
States, 241
fifth-generation computers, 195
integrated circuit research, 188
magnetic materials research, 251
manufacturing systems education, 40
materials research, 262
product development time, 59
RED participative planning, 152
transportation systems research, 310
Joint Services Electronics Program, 201
M
Manufacturing engineering
consortia for research, 230,232
graduate student recruitment to, 70
human resources, 217,230-232
Ph.D.s in, 54
problems in, 227-230
professional tradition and standards,
227,232
scientific base, 227-228
university faculty shortages and
development programs, 55,
233-234
university programs, 40,70,217,
228-229, 233-234
Manufacturing systems
access to, for study, 229-230
adoption of technology for, 218
communications networks, 224-225
compute~integrated, 10, 31,35-36,
216,220-225,229
control, 223-224
costs of implementing, 229
engineering research contributions to,
15-16
history of development, 217-218
ICE applications in, 185,191, 196-197
industry sponsorship of research,
128-129
modeling and simulation of processes,
13,31-32,35,223
offshore production, 71
recommendations for research,
218-225
robotics in, 223-224
software development for, 30
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support for research, 40, 217,226-227
technical standards, 233
unit processes research, 225
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
bioengineering research center, 79,101
women graduate students in
engineering, 270
Materials and metallurgy
college enrollments in, 39
educational programs, adequacy,
273-274
foreign students in, 27~271
graduate degrees, 271-272
graduate student recruitment to, 70,
272
materials property data base, 258-259
quality of students in, 269-271
student enrollments in, 41,162,
270-272
university faculty adequacy, 55,
274-276
women in, 270, 272
Materials research
applications, 19, 240,243-244,246,
248, 250-251
basic, dilution of, 266
on biomaterials, 255
changes in, 243-244
on composites, 244, 253-254
computer modeling, 258; ace To
Computer-assisted design;
Modeling and simulation
coordination lacking in, 60
deviations from ongoing research, 267
on durability and lifetime prediction,
257
emerging areas, 225, 240-241,245-259
facilities and equipment, 51,241, 243,
262-264, 267-268
funding for, 41, 48, 50, 53,159, 241,
260-262, 265,267
human resources, 269-276
importance, 239,241-242
by individual investigators, 241
industry sponsorship, 128
on magnetic materials, 25~252
on metallic materials,
performance-driven, 254-255
mission agency orientation and
overmanagement, 265-266
nature of, 242, 260
on polymem, 252-253, 256
prioritization, need for, 259-262
on processing, 50, 256-257
program selection process, 259
327
publication and dissemination of data,
268
relation to other disciplines, 244
on semiconducting materials, 248-250
sensor development, 256-257, 257-258
status, 240
on tribology, 257-258,296-297
Metallurgy, Cc Materials and
metallurgy; Materials research
Microelectronics
biosensor applications, 93
foreign Pb.D. candidates in, 54
process design and control needs,
36-37
sectoral collaboration in research, 204
Microelectronics and Computer
Research Opportunities program,
204,234
Microelectronics and Computer
Technology Corporation, 73,
203-204,217,230
Microelectronics Center of North
Carolina, 204
Microorganisms
engineered, in mining, 30,175
hazardous materials transformation
by, 29,167
Mineral resources research
colloidal and biological processes for
low-quality ores, 145,175
funding, 39,151-152,159-160
human resources, 54,153, 161
importance of research, 147
in-situ leaching and burning, 174-175
needs and opportunities, 148, 173-176
objectives, 153
Ph.D. researchers, 54,161
policy issues, 150
sensors, instrumentation, and
equipment for exploration, mining,
and processing, 145,174
separation technologies, 11-12, 2030
size reduction methods for fines,
175-176
systems analysis and control for
mining and extraction, 174
Mining
computer-aided design of processes
for, 12,30
future possibilities in, 19
research funding for, 39
Mission agencies
construction and structural design
research through, 116
coordination of research among and
within, 7, 59-60, 78, 82,109-110
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energy, mineral, and environmental
research funding, 143-144, 151
instability in funding to, 58,151
materials research support, 265-266
orientation and overmanagement,
60-61,265-266
training of researchers, 59, 72,151
university research allocations, 151
ecc also specific agencies
Modeling and simulation
in structural design, 116; sec To
Computer-assisted design
of biological processes, 85-86
of bioprocesses, 99
environmental, 19
of linear collapse of structures, 296
of manufactured products, 31-32
of manufacturing processes, 13, 31-32,
35,223
of materials processing, 258
of physiological systems, 8~90
research needs, 35
of transportation networks, 293-294
three-dimensional, 35,134-135,295
N
National Academies of Science and
Engineering, bioengineer
representation in, 103
National Aeronautics and Space
Administration
aerospace research, 310
bioengineering research, 78
construction research, 121
energy, environmental, and mineral
resources research, 154
manufacturing systems research,
226-227
materials research, 256-257, 260-261,
265
National Bureau of Standards
bioengineering research support, 78,
109
construction research centers, 119
manufacturing systems research
programs, 40,226-227
National Critical Materials Council, 262
National Institutes of Health
bioengineering research support, 38,
79,81-83,102,107,110-111
Intramural Research Program, 102
National Oceanic and Atmospheric
Administration, environmental
systems research, 156-157
National Science Foundation
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bioengineering research support, 79,
81-83, 101, 106-107,109-111
construction and structural design
research support, 116-117,121,
123-124
energy, mineral, and environmental
research support, 143-144,
156-157,159-160
Engineering Directorate budget, 6-7,
47-48, 52,101,157,159
engineering research support,
generally, 59, 72,160
Expedited Awards for Novel Research,
123
IC3 systems engineering research
support, 198-200,204
individual research support, 117,124
industry-university cooperative
research centers, 204
Industry-University Cooperative
Research Project, 101
manufacturing systems research
programs, 40,217,226-227,232
materials research support, 260-261,
265
multidisciplinary engineering research
centem, 4,61, 72, 74, 79,82, 101,
110,116,123,180,199,204, 217,
226-227,232,243, 264
Office of Biotechnology Coordination,
60, 79,101
supercomputing program, 194
transportation research support, 284,
315
Nondestructive testing, 13,34,244,
294,297,304
Nuclear engineering, graduate
enrollments, 161-163
Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging,
81,94
Nuclear power
current research, 154
funding for research, 155
future of, 147
plant lifetimes, 172
problems with, 150,170
recommended research on, 145,148,
70,172,179
o
Office of Science and Technology Policy
coordination of engineering research
activities by, 7,60
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p
Patents and property rights, 64, 75
Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty,
81,95
Petroleum extraction and processing
technologies, 29
Pharmaceutical industry, applications
of biotechnology, 104
Policy issues on engineering research
continuity of programs, 58-59
cross-disciplinary research and
education, 4,6,8,66-68,81,110,
163-164
data exchange, 73, 75
direction and methods of projects,
60-61
graduate study, 70-71
industry-supported research, 64,
71-72,149
interaction among government,
industry, and universities, 71,
73-75
patents and property rights, 64,75
single investigator grants, 61-62
university faculty flexibility, 65-66
use of experienced researchers, 72-73
Polymers
applications and research needs,
252-253, 256
graduate program development, 273
Portland Cement Association, 121
Positron emission tomography, 81, 94
Presidential Young Investigator Awards
program, 8,72,207,231,234,276
Prestressed Concrete Institute, 121
Professional societies and trade
associations, promotion of
construction and structural design
research, 117-118,129
Publication and dissemination of
research
on cross-disciplinary work, 67
on manufacturing systems, 40
restrictions on, 41, 63-64,201,268,
309
Reinforced Concrete Research Council,
121
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Center
for Industrial Innovation, 204
Robotics
ambulatory systems for the disabled,
92
329
construction, 10-11, 27-28,39,115,
118,125,131-132
faculty shortages in, 40
IC3 applications in, 185,196-197
in manufacturing, 223-224
modeling and simulation in, 13
Ph.D.s in, 211
S
Science research, engineering research
contrasted with, 2,15, 17,43
Semiconductor Research Corporation,
74, 204,217,230
Semiconductors
compound semiconductor
heterostructures, 249
computer modeling of, 258
materials for optoelectronic and
microwave devices, 249
metal-oxide-, 265-266
processing facilities, costs, 51
silicon, 249-250
small geometry effects, 250
U.S. competition in, 242,248
Simulation, ace Modeling and
simulation
Society of Manufacturing Engineers,
227
Software, complex systems
communications networks, 192-193
distributed, 193
manufacturing, 31
needs, 9, 10, 184
productivity in development, 30,193
real-time processing of data, 194,197,
225
reliability, testing and verification, 193
Solar power, 29,155,169,171,179
Solid mechanics, computational, 297
Structural design
accomplishments, 122
aerodynamic, 299-300
computer-aided, 13,28, 39, 118,
132-135
engineering research contributions
17
funding for research on, 50
history, 120-121
human resources for research, 115
industry interest in research, 121
nature of, 122
nonlinear collapse of structures, 296
research needs, 116,133-135
for space structures, 19
university research status, 128
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Structural Stability Research Council,
121
T
Tax legislation to promote engineering
research, 7, 51-52, 64, 69, 198,
203, 315
Transportation systems and services
air, 310-311, 313-314
aspects subject to research, 288-289
computer modeling of, 293
cross-modal interface, 292
definition, 286-288
engineering research contributions in,
17
issues of concern, 29~291
problems during national emergency,
312
surface, 308-310, 312, 314
U.S. gross national product, 33, 281,
286
waterway, 301-302, 307-308, 314
Transportation systems engineering
accomplishments, 286
aerospace, 283, 298-300
automotive/highway, 283, 302-303,
308-309
computational fluid and solid
mechanics, 297, 29~300
defense implications of, 284, 311-312
energy conversion and pollution
control, 295
fluid dynamics of separated flow,
295-296
future possibilities in, 19
gas turbine engines, 299
interaction among components, 300
laminar flow control, 299
maritime, 283-284, 298, 30~302,
307-308
mechanics of slowly deteriorating
systems, 13, 33-34, 294
Ph.D. output, 316-317
pipelines, 283-284, 305-306, 311
propulsion, 300
railroads, 283-284, 294, 298, 303-305,
310
structural design, 299-300
traffic control, 293-294, 309
turbulence suppression, 299
university faculty and programs, 285,
31~318
vehicle/guideway integration, 11, 33,
36, 41, 292
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cross-modal, 292-296, 313-314
expenditures, 288
facilities, 295, 317
fundamental, 296-298, 306
funding, 41, 50, 55, 71, 284-285, 302,
307-315
importance, 287
mode-specific, 298-306
needs, 282-283, 285, 291-306
policy issues on support, 307-312
safety-related, 303, 309-310
selection criteria for, 291
selection strategy for, 291
university role in, 316
U
Ultrasound, 94
Universities, ecc Colleges and
Universities; and specific
institutions
University faculty
development programs for
manufacturing engineering,
233-234
flexibility in research, 65-66
for materials research studies, 274-276
loss of, to industry, 275
quality of working environment,
205-208
recruiting of new Ph.D.s as, 276
salaries, 207
shortages and obsolescence, 313, 40, 52,
55, 81, 108, 206-209
in transportation field, 285, 317
University of Arizona
industry-university cooperative
research center, 204
University of California at Berkeley
Center for Advanced Materials,
264
University of California at Santa
Barbara Center for Robotic
Systems in Microelectronics, 200,
264
University of Delaware engineering
research center, 264
University of Maryland Center on
Systems Research, 200
University of Wisconsin manufacturing
systems engineering graduate
program, 233
U.S. Air Force
Office of Scientific Research, 201, 265
structural design research, 121
U.S. Army
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Research Office, 201, 265
structural design research, 121
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
construction research, 119,121
waterways research, 307
U.S. Bureau of Miner, mineral resources
research funding, 150160
U.S. Bureau of Reclamation, 121, 307
U.S. competitiveness
in construction and structural design,
13~131
decline in, 4
engineering research importance to,
~7, 18, 20, 55-56
foreign student/faculty contributions
to 55, 212
in ICY technologies, 182,184-185, 188
in manufacturing, 216, 218-219,
225-226
process development and, 3~37
U.S. Department of Agriculture
bioengineering research support,
101
U.S. Department of Defense
bioengineering research support, 101
energy, environmental, and mineral
resources research, 154, 156
IC3 systems research role, 198,
20~202
manufacturing systems research, 226
materials research, 243, 260-261
Office of the Deputy Undersecretary
of Defense for Research and
Advanced Technology, 201
policies on research, 63 64
research collaboration program, 74
U.S. Department of Energy
bioengineering research support, 101
energy, environmental, and mineral
resources research, 39, 154-157
materials research support, 26~261,
264
restrictions on exchange and
publication of data, 268
U.S. Department of the Interior,
materials research support,
26~261
U.S. Department of Transportation
support for engineering research,
284, 315
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency,
research funding, 39,156,158,
26~261
U.S. Navy
construction and structural design
research, 119, 121
331
Office of Naval Research, 201, 265
U.S. Steel, construction research, 121
V
Veterans Administration,
bioengineering research support,
78, 101
W
Waste management, 165-167, 173
Welding Research Council, 121
X-ray computed tomography, 94
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