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Janice R. Long, Sophie L. Wilkinson, and Pamela S. Zurer
C&EN Washington
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Spending on R&D--with emphasis on chemistry and chemical engineering--by the federal government and its various agencies. Distribution of funds among development and basic and applied research.
How much companies spend on R&D, particularly within the chemical industry. Where industrial chemists work and how much they are paid. Patent activity of U.S. chemical firms.
Sources of academic R&D funds. Which schools spend the most for chemistry and chemical engineering. Spending on research equipment. Numbers of graduate students and postdoctoral appointees.
U.S. R&D efforts--as percentage of GDP and as dollars spent--compared with those of Japan, Germany, France, the U.K., Italy, and Canada. Origin of chemical literature and of U.S. chemical and biotechnology patents.
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