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6 Conclusions
6 Conclusions
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6 Conclusions The report summary and conclusions are provided below. Overall, the analysis was limited by a paucity of field-specific R&D funding and workforce data at the international level.
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CONCLUSIONS • dynamics, control and operational optimization; • safety and operability of chemical plants; and • computational tools and information technology. The United States is expected to maintain in the future its current position at the "Forefront" or "Among World Leaders" in all subareas of chemical engineering research.
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INTERNATIONAL BENCHMARKING researchers -- entrepreneurial in both the academic and commercial sense. The rapid exploitation of new developments is facilitated by the extensive networks and collaborations among leading U.S.
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7 CONCLUSIONS • creation of opportunities that enhance the diversity of the U.S. talent base, • continuous improvements in research quality and productivity through greater unification of diverse new elements in the field and expansion in multidisciplinary collaborations, and • balanced treatment of the short-term focus of the U.S.
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8 INTERNATIONAL BENCHMARKING into methods for shortening the development and implementation cycle for new chemicals, materials, processes, and products. The Panel's analysis of the data has clearly indicated the weakening of the U.S.
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CONCLUSIONS Although such developments may be seen as results of a process that enhances research efficiency and effectiveness and directs resources towards high value-added research outcomes, they nevertheless erode the historical technology underpinnings of a successful national research enterprise and put the United States in a highly vulnerable position when "lost" or "deteriorated" competencies are once again needed for future technologies. An important example of this is the inevitable need for alternative energy sources.
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