National Security and Homeland Defense

National Security and Homeland Defense

Challenges for the Chemical Sciences in the 21st Century

  • Publisher: National Academies Press
  • ISBN: 9780309085045
  • eISBN Pdf: 9780309500975
  • eISBN Epub: 9780309168847
  • Place of publication:  United States
  • Year of digital publication: 2002
  • Month: November
  • Pages: 123
  • DDC: 600
  • Language: English
This is the first report of seven in the Challenges for the Chemical Sciences in the 21st Century series. The report is based on discussions and presentations at a workshop, and is intended to help scientists and funding agencies set short- and long-term research agendas. It focuses on the challenges for chemists and chemical engineers with respect to threat reduction, preparation, situational awareness, and threat neutralization and remediation
  • Cover
  • Front Matter
  • Executive Summary
  • 1. Introduction
  • 2. Grand Challenges
  • 3. Specific Challenges
  • 4. Research Directions
  • 5. Findings
  • Appendix A: Statement of Task
  • Appendix B: Biographies of Organizing Committee Members
  • Appendix C: Workshop Agenda
  • Appendix D: Workshop Presentations
  • Appendix E: Results of Breakout Sessions

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