National Materials Advisory Board Spring 2007

1. National Materials Advisory BoardSpring 2007 Gary Fischman, PhD Director - National Materials Advisory Board Director - Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design National Academies Washington, DC

2. Who Are We? • The principal source of objective independent and informed scientific, technological and policy assessments for: • The National Materials Advisory Board (NMAB) • Materials Engineering and Materials Science • Materials Supply chain • Materials processing and processes • Materials applications • The Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design (BMED) • Manufacturing • Systems engineering • Engineering design

3. Above other things, the National Materials Advisory Board works within the NRC principles Independence Balance Objectivity The NRC principles

4. Breadth of Reports The NMAB and BMED combine to create breadth of expertise that allows us to work on a large variety of issues. NMAB: http://ww7.nationalacademies.org/nmab/NMAB_Publications.html BMED: http://ww7.nationalacademies.org/bmaed/publications.html

5. A Matter of Size: Triennial Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative • Released in September 2006 • Report is a Congressionally mandated review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) • A picture of the current NNI program • An assessment of the relative position of US nanotechnology R&D compared to other nations • Discusses the impact of nanotechnology on the US economy • Discusses responsible development of nanotechnology • Discusses the feasibility of molecular self-assembly for the manufacture of materials and devices. • Sponsor: National Science Foundation

6. Globalization of Materials R&D • Released on August 1, 2005 • Assesses the current status of MSE R&D from a global perspective • Identifies drivers of US companies’ decisions to locate materials research in/or out of the US • Assesses the impact of MSE R&D globalization on the US economy and national security • Recommends actions to ensure continued US access to critical MSE R&D • Sponsor: Department of Defense

7. Is That Real? Identification and Assessment of the Counterfeiting Threat for U.S. Banknotes (BMED) • Final report released February 2007 • Interim report released April 2006 • Two reports • First (interim) report provides an assessment of emerging counterfeiting threats, including a wide range of digital imaging and printing techniques. It also presents an analysis of a systems approach to the counterfeiting threat. • Final report builds on interim report and identifies future possible banknote features, materials and technologies that could be employed to deter counterfeiting in future versions of Federal Reserve Notes • Sponsor: Bureau of Engraving and Printing

8. Proceedings from the Workshop on Biomedical Materials on the Edge: Challenges in the Convergence of Technologies • Released April 2006 • Product of a BEMA workshop • This report and accompanying CD provides a summary and proceedings of the three emerging technologies that were covered at this workshop. • Stem cells as biomaterials of the Future • Bimolecular materials composites • Supramolecular/nanoscale engineering and design • Sponsor: the BEMA roundtable

9. High-Performance Structural Fibers for Advanced Polymer Matrix Composites • Released August 2005 • This report provides a review of the challenges facing the application of PMCs in extreme environments, the current understanding of PMC properties and behavior, an analysis of the importance of data in developing effective models, and recommendations for improving long-term predictive methodologies • Sponsor: Department of Defense

10. Linkages • Released November, 2005 • PrCB industry is in steep decline in US (globalization) • PrCBs for public and military applications affected • Interconnect technology is a key element of commercial and defense systems - trends observed in the US suggest PrCB industry threaten this sector to meet key defense needs. • Sponsor: Department of Defense

11. US Air Transportation Security System Series • Four Products • 2004 - Opportunities to Improve Airport Passenger Screening with Mass Spectrometry. • February 2006 - Defending the US Air Transportation System Against Chemical and Biological Threats • January 2007 - Assement of Millimeter-Wave and Terahertz Technology for Detection and Identification of Concealed Explosives and Weapons • May - June 2007 - Fusion of Security Systems to Improve Airport Security. • Sponsor is the DHS Transportation Safety Laboratory

12. Ongoing Activities • Biomedical Engineering Materials and Applications Roundtable (BEMA) • Roundtable discussion on policy and technology issues related to biomaterials and biodevices, initiated in 1999 with NAE start up funds • BEMA activities, 2006 • June 2006 Workshop: “Biomaterials and the Baby Boomers: Preclinical Testing in Our Lifetime” - Corporate Center CDRH/FDA • July 2006: “Artificially Conducting the Symphony of Neurons” - Woods Hole • October 2006: “Biosensors - A Discussion” - Keck Center, DC • Currently 22 members • Government - 3 members (FDA, NIH, NSF) • Industry - 8 members • Academia and Non-Profits - 11 members

13. Studies in Progress • Integrated Computational Materials Engineering • Sponsor: • DOD-TPAM - Reliance • DOE - • National Nuclear Security Administration and • Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy - FreedomCAR • Chair - Tresa Pollock (U Mich), Vice Chair - John Allison (Ford) • This study will: • Identify critical paths forward and propose a strategy to facilitate innovation in integrated computational materials engineering • Improve knowledge sharing across government supported research programs • Identify challenges associated with gaps in knowledge.  • First meeting held November 30 - December 1. Second meeting was March 13-14. Remainder of Meetings have been scheduled (May 2007 and October 2007

14. Studies in Progress • Assessing the Need for a Defense Stockpile • Sponsor - DoD, Defense Logistics Agency • Chair - Bob Latiff (SAIC, also new board member) • Committee membership is broad. • This committee is assessing the continuing need for and value of a national Defense Stockpile and, if needed, to develop general principles for its operation and configuration.

15. Studies in Progress • Committee on Assessing Corrosion Education • Continuation of the 2007 Materials Forum on Corrosion Education (March 30, 2007) • Sponsor - DoD • Chair - Wesley Harris (MIT) • This committee will: • Assess the level and effectiveness of existing undergraduate curricula in corrosion prevention and control. • Recommend actions that could enhance the corrosion-based skill and knowledge base of graduating engineers. • First committee meeting will be June 20/21. • Report is due to Congress Fall 2008 • This group may come to the UMC to ask some questions • Possible survey or something less formal

16. Katharine Frase - Chair Lyle Schwartz - Vice Chair John Allison Paul Becher Cheryl Blanchard Everett Bloom Barbara Boyan Catherine Brinson John Cahn Dianne Chong Paul Citron Fiona Doyle Sossina Haile Carol Handwerker Elizabeth Holm Andrew Hunt David Johnson Robert Latiff Terry Lowe Kenneth Sandhage Linda Schadler Robert Schafrik James Seferis Sharon Smith 2007 Board Membership

17. Board Staff • Gary Fischman, Board Director • Michael Moloney, Senior Program Officer • Emily Ann Meyer, Program Officer • Heather Lozowski, Financial Manager • Teri Thorowgood, Administrative Coordinator • Vikas Khanna - Mirzayan Fellow Summer ‘07

18. Ceramics Metals Polymers Biologics Composites Nanomaterials Mining and Beneficiation Chemical Processing Materials Processing Computational Materials S&E Coatings Member Expertise and Experience Profile • Biomedical Applications • Nuclear • Photooptical • Extreme Environments • Biomimetics • MEMs • Electronics • Catalysis • Industrial • Defense • Government Related • Academic • Small Industry • Large Industry • DOE Laboratory • NAS/NAE

19. Current Board/Staff Structure

20. Project Progression A usual board study takes approximately 15 months from start to report delivery.

21. Future Endeavors • We are in the development stage on several projects • Dissemination - MS&T Symposium • Interaction and name recognition • We are well recognized within many parts of the federal government • We are seeking to develop name recognition amongst the materials people • We are interested in interacting - but - We are limited by our mission, our product line and our funding model to what we can do

22. A Final Note • Although the National Materials Advisory Board has limitations as to what it can do, we would like to both leverage, and be leveraged by, the materials community. • If there are ways that we can promote the board to the community - let me know. • If there are issues that should be addressed - let me know • Caution - we are small, busy and do have limitations, so even good outside ideas may take time and repetition.