Assessing the Value of Research in the Chemical Sciences

Assessing the Value of Research in the Chemical Sciences
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 138
Release: 1998-11-30
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0309061393

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This book captures the messages from a workshop that brought together research managers from government, industry, and academia to review and discuss the mechanisms that have been proposed or used to assess the value of chemical research. The workshop focused on the assessment procedures that have been or will be established within the various organizations that carry out or fund research activities, with particular attention to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). The book presents approaches and ideas from leaders in each area that were intended to identify new and useful ways of assessing the value and potential impact of research activities.

Assessing the Value of Research in the Chemical Sciences

Assessing the Value of Research in the Chemical Sciences
Author: Chemical Sciences Roundtable
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 138
Release: 1998-11-13
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0309519764

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This book captures the messages from a workshop that brought together research managers from government, industry, and academia to review and discuss the mechanisms that have been proposed or used to assess the value of chemical research. The workshop focused on the assessment procedures that have been or will be established within the various organizations that carry out or fund research activities, with particular attention to the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). The book presents approaches and ideas from leaders in each area that were intended to identify new and useful ways of assessing the value and potential impact of research activities.

The Importance of Chemical Research to the U.S. Economy

The Importance of Chemical Research to the U.S. Economy
Author: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023-04-21
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780309688635

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Chemistry plays a pivotal role in the strength of the U.S. economy and the advancement of humankind. Chemists' achievements include life-saving pharmaceuticals, advanced energy solutions, improved agricultural productivity, and novel materials used in products from clothing to electronic devices. The many sectors reliant on the U.S. chemical economy account for about 25% of the U.S. GDP and support 4.1 million U.S. jobs. However, a new and evolving chemistry landscape requires changes with regard to funding, training, and a focus on integrating sustainability into manufacturing, product usage, and product disposal. This report identifies strategies and options for research investments that will support U.S. leadership while considering environmental sustainability and developing a diverse chemical economy workforce with equitable opportunities for all chemistry talent. The report recommends that funding agencies and philanthropic organizations who support the chemical sciences fund as large a breadth of fundamental research projects as possible. Chemical industry and their partners at universities, scientific research institutions, and national laboratories should align the objectives of fundamental research to directly assist with new practices toward environmental stewardship, sustainability, and clear energy. Additionally, the report recommends that funding agencies make substantial investment toward education research to enable innovative ways of teaching about emerging concepts, tools and technologies.

The Public Image of Chemistry

The Public Image of Chemistry
Author: Joachim Schummer
Publisher: World Scientific
Total Pages: 390
Release: 2007
Genre: Science
ISBN: 9812775846

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Popular associations with chemistry range from poisons, hazards, chemical warfare and environmental pollution to alchemical pseudoscience, sorcery and mad scientists, which gravely affect the public image of science in general. While chemists have merely complained about their public image, social and cultural studies of science have largely avoided anything related to chemistry.This book provides, for the first time, an in-depth understanding of the cultural and historical contexts in which the public image of chemistry has emerged. It argues that this image has been shaped through recurring and unlucky interactions between chemists in popularizing their discipline and nonchemists in expressing their expectations and fears of science. Written by leading scholars from the humanities, social sciences and chemistry in North America, Europe and Australia, this volume explores a blind spot in the science-society relationship and calls for a constructive dialog between scientists and their public.

Reducing the Time from Basic Research to Innovation in the Chemical Sciences

Reducing the Time from Basic Research to Innovation in the Chemical Sciences
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 141
Release: 2003-05-18
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0309087341

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Innovation, the process by which fundamental research becomes a commercial product, is increasingly important in the chemical sciences and is changing the nature of research and development efforts in the United States. The workshop was held in response to requests to speed the R&D process and to rapidly evolve the patterns of interaction among industry, academe, and national laboratories. The report contains the authors' written version of the workshop presentations along with audience reaction.

International Benchmarking of U.S. Chemical Engineering Research Competitiveness

International Benchmarking of U.S. Chemical Engineering Research Competitiveness
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 246
Release: 2007-07-12
Genre: Science
ISBN: 0309164443

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More than $400 billion worth of products rely on innovations in chemistry. Chemical engineering, as an academic discipline and profession, has enabled this achievement. In response to growing concerns about the future of the discipline, International Benchmarking of U.S. Chemical Engineering Research Competitiveness gauges the standing of the U.S. chemical engineering enterprise in the world. This in-depth benchmarking analysis is based on measures including numbers of published papers, citations, trends in degrees conferred, patent productivity, and awards. The book concludes that the United States is presently, and is expected to remain, among the world's leaders in all subareas of chemical engineering research. However, U.S. leadership in some classical and emerging subareas will be strongly challenged. This critical analysis will be of interest to practicing chemical engineers, professors and students in the discipline, economists, policy makers, major research university administrators, and executives in industries dependent upon innovations in chemistry.

Manipulating Pig Production VIII

Manipulating Pig Production VIII
Author: Australasian Pig Science Association. Conference
Publisher:
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2001
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN:

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Summaries of Research in the Chemical Sciences

Summaries of Research in the Chemical Sciences
Author: United States. Department of Energy. Division of Chemical Sciences
Publisher:
Total Pages: 183
Release: 1979
Genre: Chemistry
ISBN:

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The Evaluation of Scientific Research

The Evaluation of Scientific Research
Author: David Evered
Publisher:
Total Pages: 296
Release: 1989-05-05
Genre: Education
ISBN:

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This volume embodies the proceedings of a conference on the evaluation of scientific research, held at the Ciba Foundation, London, on 6th-8th June 1988. Topics include the evaluation of research training, scientific institutions, research groups and the link between technology and science.

An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory

An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory
Author: National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Total Pages: 50
Release: 2009-11-08
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 0309145090

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An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory examines the operations of the Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory (CSTL) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). This book assesses the CSTL, based on the following criteria: (1) the technical merit of the current laboratory programs relative to current state-of-the-art programs worldwide; (2) the adequacy of the laboratory budget, facilities, equipment, and human resources, as they affect the quality of the laboratory's technical programs; and (3) the degree to which laboratory programs in measurement science and standards achieve their stated objectives and desired impact."