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Review of the Research and Development Plan for the Office of Advanced Automotive Technologies

Committee on Advanced Automotive Technologies Plan

Board on Energy and Environmental Systems

Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems

National Research Council

NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS
Washington, D.C.
1998

Suggested Citation:"FRONT MATTER." National Research Council. 1998. Review of the Research and Development Plan for the Office of Advanced Automotive Technologies. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6064.
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NOTICE: The project that is the subject of this report was approved by the Governing Board of the National Research Council, whose members are drawn from the councils of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine. The members of the committee responsible for the report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance.

The National Academy of Sciences is a private, nonprofit, self-perpetuating society of distinguished scholars engaged in scientific and engineering research, dedicated to the furtherance of science and technology and to their use for the general welfare. Upon the authority of the charter granted to it by the Congress in 1863, the Academy has a mandate that requires it to advise the federal government on scientific and technical matters. Dr. Bruce M. Alberts is president of the National Academy of Sciences.

The National Academy of Engineering was established in 1964, under the charter of the National Academy of Sciences, as a parallel organization of outstanding engineers. It is autonomous in its administration and in the selection of its members, sharing with the National Academy of Sciences the responsibility for advising the federal government. The National Academy of Engineering also sponsors engineering programs aimed at meeting national needs, encourages education and research, and recognizes the superior achievements of engineers. Dr. William A. Wulf is president of the National Academy of Engineering.

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The National Research Council was organized by the National Academy of Sciences in 1916 to associate the broad community of science and technology with the Academy's purposes of furthering knowledge and advising the federal government. Functioning in accordance with general policies determined by the Academy, the Council has become the principal operating agency of both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering in providing services to the government, the public, and the scientific and engineering communities. The Council is administered jointly by both Academies and the Institute of Medicine. Dr. Bruce M. Alberts and Dr. William A. Wulf are chairman and vice chairman, respectively, of the National Research Council.

This report and the study on which it is based were supported by Contract No. DTNH22-94-G-07414 from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, U.S. Department of Transportation. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the organizations or agencies that provided support for the project.

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Suggested Citation:"FRONT MATTER." National Research Council. 1998. Review of the Research and Development Plan for the Office of Advanced Automotive Technologies. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6064.
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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

1  

NAE = National Academy of Engineering.

2  

NAS = National Academy of Sciences.

Suggested Citation:"FRONT MATTER." National Research Council. 1998. Review of the Research and Development Plan for the Office of Advanced Automotive Technologies. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6064.
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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

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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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