INFRASTRUCTURE CAPABILITIES AND GOALS

At the intersection of information technology and the chemical sciences there are infrastructural challenges and opportunities. There are needs for infrastructure improvements that could enable chemical scientists and engineers to attain wholly new levels of computing-related research and education and demonstrate the value of these activities to society. These needs extend from research and teaching in the chemical sciences to issues associated with codes, software, data and storage, and networking and bandwidth. 

Some things are currently working very well at the interface of computing 

The overarching infrastrnctnre challenge is to provide at all times the needed accessibility, standardization and integration across platforms while also providing the flnidity needed to adapt to new concurrent advances in a time of rapid innovation. 

Significant gains in nnderstanding and predictive ability are envisioned to result from the development of multiscale simulation methods for the investigation of complicated systems that encompass behavior over wide ranges of time and length scales. Snch systems usually require a multidisciplinary approach. Often, multiscale simulations involve multiple phenomena that occur simultaneously with complex, subtle interactions that can confound intuition. While much 

Just as training in mathematics and physics has been needed for work in chemical sciences and engineering, so will specific education in the use of modem IT tools, software design, and data stractures be needed by the chemical professional of the twenty-first century. Such education will help in the rapid development of new approaches, cross-disciplinary integration, and integrated data handling and utilization. 

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Goal 2. Prepare now for an uncertain future by pursuing a focused modernization effort that maintains US qualitative superiority in key war-fighting capabilities. Transform the force by exploiting the Revolution in Military Affairs and reengineer the Department to achieve a twenty-first century infrastructure. 

In many complex emergencies, the humanitarian relief problem evolves quickly and unpredictably. There are usually significant life-and-death consequences associated with inadequate relief supplies. The associated locations may have poor infrastructure and poor telecommunications, and have political constraints. In such environments, effective supply chains can significantly increase the odds of success. The overall goal of the humanitarian logistics activity is to restore the capability of the system, at least to the level prior to the catastrophe, and leave development to other entities. 

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