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... The committee hopes that by discussing research frontiers in the context of applications, it will illustrate both the intellectual excitement and the practical importance of chemical engineering. The research frontiers discussed in this report can be grouped under four overlapping themes: starting new technologies, maintaining leadership in established technologies, protecting and improving the environment, and developing systematic knowledge and generic tools.
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... If America is to derive the maximum benefit of its investment in basic biological researchwhether in the form of better health, improved agriculture, a cleaner environment, or more efficient production of chemicals it must also assume a preeminent position in biochemical and biomedical engineering. This can be accomplished by carrying out generic research in the following areas: · Developing chemical engineering models for fundamental biological interactions.
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... Maintaining Leadership in Established Technologies The U.S. chemical processing industries are one of the largest industrial sectors of the U.S.
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... Formidable problems exist both for chemists and for chemical engineers. Some research priorities for chemical engineers include separation processes, improved materials, combustion processes, and advanced methods of process design, scale-up, and control.
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... In surveying the field of chemical engineering, the committee has identified two cross-cutting areas that are in a state of rapid development and that promise major contributions to a wide range of technologies. Accordingly, this report singles out for special attention the advances under way in applying modern computational methods and process control to chemical engineering and the promise of basic research in surface and interracial engineering.
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... Chemical engineers explore structure-property relationships at the atomic and molecular level, investigate elementary chemical and physical transformations occurring at phase boundaries, apply modern theoretical methods for predicting chemical dynamics at surfaces, and integrate this knowledge into models that can be used in process design and evaluation. Fundamental advances in these areas will have a broad impact on many technologies.
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... 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. Relevant Audiencesb Priority Research Area NSF DOE NIH DOD EPA NBS BOM CPI Biotechnology and biomedicine Electronic, photonic, and recording materials and devices Microstructured materials In-situ processing of resources Liquid fuels for the future Responsible management of hazardous substances Advanced computational methods and process control Surface and interracial engineering Evevet Eve'' Eva a /~' = major initiative recommended; ~ = supporting initiative recommended.


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