Committee on Research Opportunities

Committee on Research Opportunities in Corrosion Science and Engineering... 

COMMITTEE ON RESEARCH OPPORTUNITIES IN CORROSION SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING... 

David J. Duquette and Robert E. Schafrik, Co-Chairs Committee on Research Opportunities in Corrosion Science and Engineering... 

There are a large number of possible alternative corrosion inhibitors to chromates. Until now, none of the main inorganic compounds (including lanthanides and others such as molybdates, silicates and various salts of these materials) seem to be effective one-to-one replacements for chromates (Cook, etal, 2007). However, the uses of environmentally friendly inhibitors have proved that acceptable levels of inhibition can be obtained. It has been remarked by the Committee on Research Opportunities in Corrosion Science and Engineering (2011) herein lies a very important area for additional research . 

Committee on Chemical Engineering Frontiers Research Needs and Opportunities... 

Chemical engineering builds on research results from other disciplines, as well as those from its own practitioners. Not surprisingly, the most important of these other disciplines is chemistry. A vital base of chemical science is needed to stimulate future progress in chemical engineering, just as a vital base in chemical engineering is needed to capitalize on advances in chemistry. The committee endorses the recommendations contained in the NRC s 1985 report Opportunities in Chemistry, and urges their implementation in addition to the recommendations contained in this volume. 

National Research Council, Committee on Separation Science and Technology. Separation and Purification Critical Needs and Opportunities. Washington, D.C. National Academy Press, 1987. 

The Hydrogen Economy Opportunities, Costs, Barriers and R D Needs, Committee on Alternatives and Strategies for Future Hydrogen Production and Use, National Research Council and National Academy of Engineering (2004), pp. 26,66. 

Creation of Committee on the Quality of Health Care in America To Err Is Human Building a Safer Health System Crossing the Quality Chasm A New System for the 21st Century Created opportunities for pharmacists to provide guidance on system to decrease medical errors Created opportunities for pharmacy organizations to include medical errors on research agendas... 

Committee on Chemieal Engineering Frontiers, Frontiers in Chemical Engineering Research Needs and Opportunities, National Academy Press, Washington, 1988... 

Committee on Industrial Environmental Performance Metrics, Industrial Environmental Performance Metrics, Challenges and Opportunities, Committee on Industrial Environmental Performance Metrics, National Academy of Engineering, National Research Council, 1999. 

The emphasis of this report is placed on technical aspects of electrochemical phenomena, both those that have clearly defined commercial potential (Chapter 5, "Opportunities in Particular Technologies") and others where new understanding and capabilities may ultimately lead to new products (Chapter 6, "Opportunities for Cross-Cutting Research"). These issues were addressed only peripherally by recent studies on chemistry (Opportunities in Chemistry, National Academy Press, 1985) and chemical engineering (Committee on Chemical Engineering Frontiers Research Needs and Opportunities, a current National Research Council activity). The committee notes that the findings of these studies are compatible with those in this report. 

Committee on alternatives and strategies for future hydrogen production and use, National Research Council. The hydrogen economy Opportunities, costs, harriers, and R D needs. The National Academy... 

Vision 21 Fossil fuel options for the future committee on R D opportunities for advanced fossil-fueled energy complexes, Board on Energy and Environmental Systems, National Research Council, Washington, DC, 2000. 

Committee on Assessment of Security Technologies for Transportation, Opportunities to Improve Airport Passenger Screening with Mass Spectrometry, National Research Council, Report, 56 pp (2004), http //www.nap.edu/catalog/10996. html, as part of Assessment ofTechndogies Deployed to Improve Aviation Security ... 

To address the funding problem, in February 1964 Frank Westheimer, an organic chemist at Harvard University, was elected to head a committee, under the auspices of the Committee on Science and Public Policy of the National Academy of Sciences, to make a comprehensive study of American basic research in chemistry. The report of the committee, titled Chemistry Opportunities and Needs, came to the basic conclusion that scientific opportunities were being lost for lack of support- ... 

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