Right-Sizing Chemical R&D Investments - A Critical Investment Strategy to Sustain America's Economic Growth, June 2008, Gaithersburg, MD

在化学和化学、生物工程、环境和运输系统部门的支持下，化学研究委员会的赫拉奇·塞梅尔建博士将组织一次题为“适当调整化学研发投资--维持美国经济增长的关键投资战略”的研讨会。一个由大约30名学术界和产业界领袖组成的多元化团队将开发新的经济分析方法，从经济学角度指导未来对最优和可持续投资的研究，这些方法将继续提供较高的研发投资回报率。在这个问题上采取严格的方法，国家将更好地定位于“合适的规模”并计划其研究支出，最大化技术创新、经济增长和税收收入，并为我们多样化的公民增加就业机会。

With support from the Divisions of Chemistry and Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems, Dr. Hratch Semerjian of the Council for Chemical Research will organize a workshop entitled "Right-Sizing Chemical R&D Investments - A Critical Investment Strategy to Sustain America's Economic Growth." A diverse group of about 30 academic and industrial leaders will develop new methods of economic analysis needed to guide future study of optimum and sustainable investment, from an economics point of view, that will continue to provide a high rate of return on R&D investments. With a rigorous approach to this question, the nation will be better positioned to "right size" and plan its research expenditures, maximizing technical innovation, economic growth, and tax revenues as well as increasing job opportunities for our diverse citizens.