Globalization of Materials R&D

Committee on Globalization of Materials Research and Development, National Research Council

• 1 Front Matter; 2 Executive Summary; 3 1 Materials as Global Activity: Setting the Scene; 4 2 Globalization of Materials Research & Development Activity; 5 3 Benchmarking of Materials Science and Engineering R&D; 6 4 The Regulatory Regime as a Driver; 7 5 Assessing the Impacts of Materials Science and Engineering R&D Globalization; 8 6 Conclusions and Recommendations; 9 Appendix A Committee Biographies; 10 Appendix B Presentations to the Committee at its Public Meetings; 11 Appendix C Global Trends in MSE Patents; 12 Appendix D Global Trends in Literature Authorship; 13 Appendix E Results of Community Poll; 14 Appendix F Superalloy Case Study; 15 Appendix G Environmental and Safety and Health Regulations; 16 Appendix H Defining 21st Century Defense Needs