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Benchmarking the Competitiveness of the United States in Mechanical Engineering Basic Research (2007) / Chapter Skim
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1 Introduction
Pages 7-12

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... According to the NSF workshop report New Directions in Mechanical Engineering, "In terms of both research areas and education, the mechanical engineering profession has been 1 New Directions in Mechanical Engineering, Report from a Workshop Organized by the Big-Ten-Plus Mechanical Engineering Department Heads, Clearwater Beach, Florida, January 25-27, 2002, and "5XME" workshop: Transforming Mechanical Engineering Education and Research in the USA, May 10-11, 2007.
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... Mechanical engineering is intrinsic to this change through its impact on enabling technologies. These technologies include: micro- and nano-technologies, cellular and molecular biomechanics, information technology, and energy and environment issues." For example, mechanical engineers are prominent in medical areas such as tissue engineering, instrumentation, prostheses, and medical devices and in energy areas such as energy conversion, hybrid power, energy storage, and utilization of alternative fuels.
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... • Fundamental Issues • Design Theory • Design and Modeling • Design Modeling and Simulation • Micro/Nano Process Technologies • Design Informatics and Environments • Micro/Nano Devices and Systems • Design Synthesis THERMAL SYSTEMS AND HEAT DYNAMIC SYSTEMS & CONTROLS TRANSFER • Modeling and Identification • Combustion • Control System Design Methodologies • Heat Transfer (Control Theories) • Fluid Mechanics • Enabling Technologies • Nano/Micro Systems • Mechatronics and Applications • Applications • Robotics and Automation TRIBOLOGY • Hydrodynamic Phenomena • Friction and Wear • Tribomaterials • Contact Mechanics and Surface Engineering • Diagnostics 9
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... mechanical engineering research as determined by the open published literature, the opinions of their peers, and other sources of easily accessible information. This benchmarking exercise was conducted based on the premise that evaluating this type of more "academic" research information would give a good estimate of the quality and quantity of fundamental research being conducted, which could in turn be used as an indicator of the competitiveness of overall U.S.
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... Chapter 4 addresses the third part of the charge, assimilating past leadership determinants and current benchmarking results to predict future U.S. leadership.
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... Prepublication Copy 12
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