@BOOK{NAP1035, author = "National Research Council", title = "Directions in Engineering Research: An Assessment of Opportunities and Needs", isbn = "978-0-309-03747-1", doi = "10.17226/1035", abstract = "Surveying the dynamic field of engineering research, Directions in Engineering Research first presents an overview of the status of engineering research today. It then examines research and needs in a variety of areas: bioengineering; construction and structural design; energy, mineralogy, and the environment; information science and computers; manufacturing; materials; and transportation.\nSpecific areas of current research opportunity are discussed in detail, including complex system software, advanced engineered materials, manufacturing systems integration, bioreactors, construction robotics, biomedical engineering, hazardous material control, computer-aided design, and manufacturing modeling and simulation.\nThe authors' recommendations call for funding stability for engineering research programs; modern equipment and facilities; adequate coordination between researchers; increased support for high-risk, high-return, single-investor projects; recruiting of new talent and fostering of multidisciplinary research; and enhanced industry support. Innovative ways to improve the transfer of discoveries from the laboratory to the factory are also presented.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/1035/directions-in-engineering-research-an-assessment-of-opportunities-and-needs", year = 1987, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" }