Beyond the molecular frontier

Challenges for chemistry and chemical engineering

Committee on Challenges for the Chemical Sciences in the 21st Century

240 pages, parution le 05/01/2004

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Chemistry and chemical engineering have changed significantly in the last decade. They have broadened their scope-into biology, nanotechnology, materials science, computation, and advanced methods of process systems engineering and control-so much that the programs in most chemistry and chemical engineering departments now barely resemble the classical notion of chemistry. Beyond the Molecular Frontier brings together research, discovery, and invention across the entire spectrum of the chemical sciences-from fundamental, molecular-level chemistry to large-scale chemical processing technology. This reflects the way the field has evolved, the synergy at universities between research and education in chemistry and chemical engineering, and the way chemists and chemical engineers work together in industry.

The astonishing developments in science and engineering during the 20th century have made it possible to dream of new goals that might previously have been considered unthinkable. This book identifies the key opportunities and challenges for the chemical sciences, from basic research to societal needs and from terrorism defense to environmental protection, and it looks at the ways in which chemists and chemical engineers can work together to contribute to an improved future.

L'auteur - Committee on Challenges for the Chemical Sciences in the 21st Century

RONALD BRESLOW, Columbia University, Co-Chair MATTHEW V. TIRRELL, University of California, Santa Barbara, Co-Chair JACQUELINE K. BARTON, California Institute of Technology MARK A. BARTEAU, University of Delaware CAROLYN R. BERTOZZI, University of California, Berkeley ROBERT A. BROWN, Massachusetts Institute of Technology ALICE P. GAST, Massachusetts Institute of Technology IGNACIO E. GROSSMANN, Carnegie Mellon University JAMES M. MEYER, E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Co. ROYCE W. MURRAY, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill PAUL J. REIDER, Amgen, Inc. WILLIAM R. ROUSH, University of Michigan MICHAEL L. SHULER, Cornell University JEFFREY J. SIIROLA, Eastman Chemical Company GEORGE M. WHITESIDES, Harvard University PETER G. WOLYNES, University of California, San Diego RICHARD N. ZARE, Stanford University Staff JENNIFER J. JACKIW, Program Officer CHRISTOPHER K. MURPHY, Program Officer RUTH MCDIARMID, Program Officer SYBIL A. PAIGE, Administrative Associate DOUGLAS J. RABER, Senior Scholar DAVID C. RASMUSSEN, Program Assistant DOROTHY ZOLANDZ, Director, BCST

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Executive summary
Introduction
The structures and cultures of the disciplines: the common chemical bond
Synthesis and manufacturing: creating and exploiting new substances and new transformations
Chemical theory and computer modeling: from computational chemistry to process systems engineering
The interface with biology and medicine
Materials by design
Atmospheric and environmental chemistry
Energy : providing for the future
National and personal security
How to achieve these goals
A - Biographical sketches of steering committee members
B - Statement of Task
C - Contributors
Index

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Éditeur(s)	The National Academies Press
Auteur(s)	Committee on Challenges for the Chemical Sciences in the 21st Century
Parution	05/01/2004
Nb. de pages	240
Format	15,5 x 22,8
Couverture	Broché
Poids	395g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780309084772
ISBN13	978-0-309-08477-2