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COMMITTEE ON ADVANCED AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGIES PLAN
WILLIAM AGNEW (chair),
NAE,1 General Motors Research Laboratories (retired), Washington, Michigan
ROBERT G. ALDRICH,
Pridtronics, Inc., Cupertino, California
FRED ANSON, NAS,2
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
ROBERT EPPERLY,
Epperly Associates, Inc., Mountain View, California
ANTHONY FINIZZA,
Atlantic Richfield Company, Los Angeles, California
THOMAS M. JAHNS,
Massachusetts Institute of Technology/Industry Consortium on Advanced Automotive Electrical/Electronic Components and Systems, Cambridge
JOHN H. JOHNSON,
Michigan Technological University, Houghton
PARKER MATHUSA,
New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, Albany
PHILLIP MYERS,
NAE, University of Wisconsin, Madison
ROBERTA NICHOLS,
NAE, Ford Motor Company (retired), Plymouth, Michigan
JOAN OGDEN,
Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey
VERNON P. ROAN,
University of Florida, Palm Beach Gardens
DALE STEIN,
NAE, Michigan Technological University (retired), Tucson, Arizona
JOHN WISE,
NAE, Mobil Research and Development Corporation (retired), Princeton, New Jersey
Liaison from the Board on Energy and Environmental Systems
WILLIAM FULKERSON,
Oak Ridge National Laboratories and University of Tennessee (retired), Knoxville
Project Staff
JAMES ZUCCHETTO, director,
Board on Energy and Environmental Systems (BEES)
JILL WILSON, senior program officer and study director,
BEES
SUSANNA E. CLARENDON, financial and administrative assistant,
BEES
PATRICIA SPAULDING, project assistant,
BEES
BOARD ON ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SYSTEMS
ROBERT L. HIRSCH (chair),
Advanced Power Technologies, Inc., Washington, D.C.
RICHARD MESERVE (vice chair),
Covington & Burling, Washington, D.C.
JAN BEYEA,
Consulting in the Public Interest, Lambertville, New Jersey
EVERETT H. BECKNER,
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Albuquerque, New Mexico
CHARLES CURTIS,
Hogan & Hartson, Washington, D.C.
E. GAIL DE PLANQUE,
NAE, Potomac, Maryland
WILLIAM L. FISHER,
NAE, University of Texas, Austin
WILLIAM FULKERSON,
Oak Ridge National Laboratories and University of Tennessee (retired), Knoxville
JACQUES GANSLER,
TASC, Arlington, Virginia (until November 1997)
ROY G. GORDON,
NAE, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
EDWIN E. KINTER,
NAE, GPU Nuclear Corporation (retired), Norwich, Vermont
K. ANNE STREET,
Geo-Centers, Rockville, Maryland
JAMES SWEENEY,
Stanford University, Stanford, California
LINDA GILLESPIE STUNTZ,
Stuntz & Davis, Washington, D.C.
KATHLEEN C. TAYLOR,
NAE, General Motors Corporation, Warren, Michigan
IRVIN WHITE,
UTECH, Inc., Fairfax, Virginia
Liaison Members from the Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems
RUTH M. DAVIS,
NAE, Pymatuning Group, Inc., Alexandria, Virginia
LAWRENCE T. PAPAY,
NAE, Bechtel Technology and Consulting, san Francisco, California
Staff
JAMES ZUCCHETTO, director
JILL WILSON, senior program officer
TRACY WILSON, senior program officer
SUSANNA CLARENDON, financial and administrative assistant
PATRICIA SPAULDING, project assistant
Acknowledgments
The committee gratefully acknowledges the individuals and organizations that contributed their time and effort to this study in the form of presentations to the committee, correspondence, telephone calls, and responses to requests for information. Particular thanks are owed to Pandit Patil and Robert Kirk of the U.S. Department of Energy's Office of Advanced Automotive Technologies, who responded either orally or in writing to the committee's many questions. Finally, the chairman wishes to thank the members of the committee for their hard work during meetings, for reviewing drafts of the report, and for their individual efforts in gathering information and writing sections of the report.
This report has been reviewed by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the National Research Council's (NRC's) Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the authors and the NRC in making the published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The content of the review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process. The committee, on behalf of the NRC, wishes to thank the following individuals for their participation in the review of this report: L. Gary Byrd, consultant; Robert A. Frosch, Harvard University; Robert D. Hall, CDG Management; Trevor Jones, Echlin, Incorporated; Craig Marks, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Jerome G. Rivard, Global Technology and Business Development; and Daniel Sperling, University of California, Davis.
While the individuals listed above have provided constructive comments and suggestions, responsibility for the final content of this report rests solely with the authoring committee and the NRC.
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