The Advanced Materials and Processing Program and the Restructuring of Materials Science and Technology in the United States From Research to Manufacturing (1995) / Chapter Skim
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Session II: Perspectives on the AMPP from the Federal Agencies
Session II: Perspectives on the AMPP from the Federal Agencies
Pages 6-9
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In this first year of AMPP implementation, COMAT is experimenting with four examples of such program development: structural ceramics for loact-bearing applications above 1000°C, materials for electronic packaging, a metal casting program, and infrastructure and construction materials. In general, major efforts in materials developments are linked to major program commitments.
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We are facing an enormous challenge to more effectively couple those group strengths of our universities and federal laboratories with the resources in our extensive manufacturing complex and to achieve commercial success in an environment of increasingly global competition. There's no certain path to success in this endeavor, but one thing is clear.
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Buchanan started his talk by pointing out that he was wearing two hats. He is director of ARPA's Defense Sciences Office, the office in which most of the materials science work is carried out at ARPA.
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The case of magnetic materials was cited. This important class of materials receives only about 1.5% of the materials research budget, yet magnetic storage is an industry comparable in size to the semiconductor industry.
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