Engineering Mechanics Research Corporation

Engineering Mechanics Research Corporation, Troy, Mich., USA... 

What impressed me particularly was the wealth of high standard theoretical electrochemistry in discussions of the mechanism of NEMCA, for one seldom sees publications showing so much erudition in the theory of electrified surfaces. On the other hand, the book contains a very full treatment, rich in examples, of the practical and experimental side of NEMCA and thus will be attractive to the chemists and chemical engineers who serve in corporate research laboratories. It is likely to lead to advances in industrial... 

The direct reaction of methyl chloride with silicon metal is the foundation stone of the worldwide silicone industry352. In corporate laboratories over the years, the reaction has been carefully engineered to provide the maximum amount of the desired product, dimethyldichlorosilane. Despite the industrial importance of the direct reaction, and the great amount of research devoted to it, its mechanism is still obscure353. Recently, however, a model has been suggested in which silicon in silylene form provides the crucial intermediate. 

Michael C. H. Lee received his Ph.D. degree (1979) in mechanical engineering from University of California at Berkeley. He is a staff research scientist of GM Corporation. His research interests cover elastomers, polymer-filler interaction, polymer mixing and polymer thermodynamics. 

SHARON L. NUNES, Director, Life Sciences Sointion Development, Corporate Technology Gronp, IBM Corporation ALBERT P. PISANO, EANUC Chair of Mechanical Systems, Electronics Research Lab, University of California, Berkeley VENUGOPAL V. VEERAVALLI, Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Compnter Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign... 

For an advanced career, any master of engineering degree is a suitable preparation. A doctorate in chemistry or chemical or mechanical engineering is needed if the student wants a top research position, either with a corporation or at a research lacility. Postdoctoral work in materials science (engaged in activities such as searching for new catalysts) is also advantageous. 

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