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Catalysis Looks to the Future (1992)

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Suggested Citation:"FRONT MATTER." National Research Council. 1992. Catalysis Looks to the Future. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1903.
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CATALYSIS LOOKS TO THE FUTURE

Panel on New Directions in Catalytic Science and Technology

Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology

National Research Council

NATIONAL ACADEMY PRESS
Washington, D.C. 1992

Suggested Citation:"FRONT MATTER." National Research Council. 1992. Catalysis Looks to the Future. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1903.
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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 this report were chosen for their special competences and with regard for appropriate balance.

This report has been reviewed by a group other than the authors according to procedures approved by a Report Review Committee consisting of members of the National Academy of Sciences, the National Academy of Engineering, and the Institute of Medicine.

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. Frank Press is president of the National Academy of Sciences.

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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. Frank Press and Dr. Robert M. White are chairman and vice chairman, respectively, of the National Research Council.

Support for this project was provided by the U.S. Department of Energy under Grant No. DE-FG05-90ER14103; the National Science Foundation under Grant No. CTS-8921829 and CHE-8921664; Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.; Catalytica, Inc.; Chevron Research Company; Dow Chemical USA; Exxon Research and Engineering Company; E. I. Du Pont de Nemours and Company, Incorporated; Mobil Research and Development Corporation; UOP Inc.; and the National Academy of Engineering.

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Suggested Citation:"FRONT MATTER." National Research Council. 1992. Catalysis Looks to the Future. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1903.
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PANEL ON NEW DIRECTIONS IN CATALYTIC SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

Alexis T. Bell,

University of California, Berkeley,

Chair

Michel Boudart,

Stanford University

Burt D. Ensley,

Envirogen

David Estell,

Genencor

Robert H. Grubbs,

California Institute of Technology

L. Louis Hegedus,

W. R. Grace & Co.

Leo E. Manzer,

E. I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co., Inc.

Jule A. Rabo,

UOP Tarrytown Technical Center

Julius Rebek, Jr.,

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

James F. Roth,

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

Gabor A. Somorjai,

University of California, Berkeley

Vern W. Weekman,

Mobil Research & Development Company

William Spindel, Study Director

Suggested Citation:"FRONT MATTER." National Research Council. 1992. Catalysis Looks to the Future. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1903.
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BOARD ON CHEMICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY

L. E. Scriven,

University of Minnesota,

Co-Chairman

Peter B. Dervan,

California Institute of Technology,

Co-Chairman

Paul S. Anderson,

Merck Sharp & Dohme

Alfred Bader,

Aldrich Chemical Corporation

Alexis T. Bell,

University of California, Berkeley

Michael P. Doyle,

Trinity University

Bruce A. Finlayson,

University of Washington

Jeanette G. Grasselli,

Ohio University

L. Louis Hegedus,

W. R. Grace & Company

Richard H. Holm,

Harvard University

Kendall Houk,

University of California, Los Angeles

Lester C. Krogh,

3M

W. Carl Lineberger,

University of Colorado

James W. Mitchell,

AT&T Bell Laboratories

Jeanne E. Pemberton,

University of Arizona

Edwin P. Przyblylowicz,

Eastman Kodak Company

Julius Rebek, Jr.,

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Stuart A. Rice,

University of Chicago

Dotsevi Y. Sogah,

Cornell University

Daniel I-Chyau Wang,

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Douglas J. Raber, Staff Director

Peggy J. Posey, Staff Officer

William Spindel, Consultant

Sybil A. Paige, Administrative Assistant

Maria P. Jones, Administrative Secretary

Suggested Citation:"FRONT MATTER." National Research Council. 1992. Catalysis Looks to the Future. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/1903.
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COMMISSION ON PHYSICAL SCIENCES, MATHEMATICS, AND APPLICATIONS

Norman Hackerman,

Robert A. Welch Foundation,

Chair

Peter J. Bickel,

University of California, Berkeley

George F. Carrier,

Harvard University

Dean E. Eastman,

IBM T. J. Watson Research Center

Marye Anne Fox,

University of Texas, Austin

Phillip A. Griffiths,

Institute for Advanced Study

Neal F. Lane,

Rice University

Robert W. Lucky,

AT&T Bell Laboratories

Claire E. Max,

Lawrence Livermore Laboratory

Christopher F. McKee,

University of California, Berkeley

James W. Mitchell,

AT&T Bell Laboratories

Richard S. Nicholson,

American Association for the Advancement of Science

Alan Schriesheim,

Argonne National Laboratory

Kenneth G. Wilson,

Ohio State University

Norman Metzger, Executive Director

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The impact of catalysis on the nation's economy is evidenced by the fact that catalytic technologies generate U.S. sales in excess of $400 billion per year and a net positive balance of trade of $16 billion annually.

This book outlines recent accomplishments in the science and technology of catalysis and summarizes important likely challenges and opportunities on the near horizon.

It also presents recommendations for investment of financial and human resources by industry, academe, national laboratories, and relevant federal agencies if the nation is to maintain continuing leadership in this field—one that is critical to the chemical and petroleum processing industries, essential for energy-efficient means for environmental protection, and vital for the production of a broad range of pharmaceuticals.

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