Materials Science and Engineering in the United States

Description

Research on the characterization and preparation of materials and their chemical and physical properties has in the past decade united such diverse disciplines as physics, fuel technology, geochemistry, ceramics, chemistry, and metallurgy under the aegis of materials research. The growth and development of this new field, which is involving an ever-increasing number of university organizations, government agencies, and industrial research subdivisions, was examined at a nation colloquy on materials science at The Pennsylvania University in April of 1969. This volume contains the results of the conference, the first to be held in this field at the national level, and covers the development of the field: university research and education in materials; the interaction of university, industry, and government; the role of the federal government in funding projects; future trends in materials research; and developments in the British Isles an Europe in this area.Among the industrial, governmental, and academic leaders contributing to this analysis of materials science are N.E. Pomisel, National Materials Advisory Board, National Academy of Sciences; W.O Baker, vice-president for research, Xerox Corp.; A.E. Brown, president, Celanese Research Corp.; D. Drucker, dean of engineering, University of Illinois; and Harvey Brooks, dean of applied science, Harvard University. In additions to providing a comprehensive overview of this important new field, the book contains information which will be highly valuable to administrators and scientists involved in managing materials research or planning university curricula in materials science and engineering.