International benchmarking of U.S. chemical engineering research competitiveness / Panel on Benchmarking the Research Competitiveness of the US in Chemical Engineering, Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, Division on Earth and Life Studies, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

National Research Council (U.S.). Panel on Benchmarking the Research Competitiveness of the US in Chemical Engineering.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Chemical engineering--Research--United States.

Chemical engineering.

Engineering--Research--United States.

Engineering.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (246 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 (TM)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.

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Acknowledgment of Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""Summary""; ""1 Background""; ""2 Chemical Engineering Research: Its Key Characteristics, Its Importance for the United States, and the Task of Bench marking""; ""3 Bench marking Results: Assessment of U.S. Leadership in Chemical Engineering at Large""; ""4 Bench marking Results: Detailed Assessment of U.S. Leadership by Area of Chemical Engineering""; ""5 Key Factors Influencing Leadership""; ""6 Conclusions""; ""Appendixes""; ""Appendix A: Statement of Task""; ""Appendix B: Panel Biographies""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9786610934591

9780309164443

0309164443

9781280934599

128093459X

9780309105385

0309105382

OCLC:

166281990