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The field of mechanical engineering was benchmarked by an ad hoc panel consisting of 11 members, 10 from the United States and one from Canada, with expertise across the 11 selected areas covered in the report (discussed in Chapter 1) : acoustics and dynamics, bioengineering, computational mechanics, design and computer-aided design (CAD)
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In addition, the panel asked leading experts from the United States and abroad to identify the "best of the best" whom they would invite to an international conference in their subfield. The national makeup of these "virtual congresses" provides qualitative information on leadership in mechanical engineering.
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KEY FINDINGS AND CONCLUSIONS The key findings and conclusions of the report are summarized below. The United States is Among the Leaders in Mechanical Engineering Basic Research Evidence for current research leadership in mechanical engineering basic research comes from analysis of journal articles, most cited articles, and virtual congresses by the panel (described in more detail in Chapter 2)
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Overall, the United States is among the leaders in mechanical engineering basic research, with the following average contributions: • 50 percent of virtual world congress (VWC) speakers, • 40 percent of journal articles, and • 40 percent of most-cited articles.
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On the basis of current trends in the United States and abroad, the relative future U.S. position in mechanical engineering basic research is outlined below: • There will be growing industrial opportunities in China and India, which will result in increased mechanical engineering research talent and leadership abroad.
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U.S. funding of mechanical engineering basic research and infrastructure will remain level, with strong leadership in emerging areas.
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