Challenges for the Chemical Sciences in the 21st Century

摘要-9908440 Raber，D. J.化学科学和技术委员会（BCST）将组织一系列的五个讲习班，对化学科学的现状进行调查，包括化学和化学工程以及与其他学科的接口，如物理学，材料科学和生物科学。 该研究将评估这一领域的趋势，并确定关键的机遇和挑战。 每个研讨会将侧重于BCST 1992年报告中定义的一个领域，关键技术：化学和化学工程的作用：材料和制造;能源和运输;公共卫生;信息和通信;和环境。 每个研讨会将讨论共同的主题，包括：发现，接口，挑战和基础设施。 作为探索与其他科学和技术领域的接口的一部分，讲习班将评估这些前沿领域的新发展将如何在化学科学的核心学科领域创造挑战和机遇。 除了五个讲习班的单独报告外，还将编写一份简要的概览报告，以便将讨论结果纳入一份统一的文件，并确保提供一个全面的化学科学的平衡观点。 这些报告将有助于为那些决定化学科学和技术供资的性质和规模的人的决策建立一个健全的科学基础，并使科学调查人员能够将其努力和战略集中在他们期望获得最大回报的领域。

ABSTRACTCTS-9908440Raber, D. J.The Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology (BCST) will organize a series of five workshops to carry out a survey of the current status of the chemical sciences, including both chemistry and chemical engineering as well as the interfaces with other disciplines such physics, materials science, and the biological sciences. The study will assess the trends across this board field and identify key opportunities and challenges. Each workshop will focus on one of the areas defined in the BCST's 1992 report, Critical Technologies: Role of the Chemistry and Chemical Engineering: materials and manufacturing; energy and transportation; public health; information and communications; and environment. Each workshop will address common themes, including: discovery, interfaces, challenges, and infrastructure. As part of exploration of interfaces with other areas of science and technology, the workshops will evaluate ways that new developments at these frontiers will create challenges and opportunities in the core disciplinary areas of the chemical sciences. In addition to separate reports from the five workshops, a brief overview report will be prepare to integrate the findings into a single, cohesive documents and ensure that a balanced perspective of the full range of the chemical sciences is provided. These reports will help to develop a sound scientific basis for decision making by those who will determine the nature and magnitude of funding for chemical sciences and technology and will enable scientific investigators to focus their efforts and strategies in areas where they expect the greatest returns.