Materials and Man's Needs -- Copyright -- PREFACE -- Contents -- THE MESSAGE OF COSMAT -- INTRODUCTION -- DEFINITIONS AND CONCEPTS -- The Nature of Materials -- The Total Materials Cycle -- The Materials Revolution -- The Systems Concept -- MATERIALS IN A CHANGING CONTEXT -- Energy, Environment -- The U.S. Trade Balance -- Technology Assessment -- Trends in Basic and Applied Research -- The Federal Approach to Materials -- SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING IN MATERIALS ACTIVITIES -- NATURE AND STYLE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING -- Multidisciplinarity and Interdisciplinarity -- NATIONAL AND INSTITUTIONAL CAPABILITY -- Manpower -- Government -- Universities -- Industry -- NATIONAL CONCERNS AND TECHNICAL CHALLENGES -- CHALLENGES IN THE MATERIALS CYCLE -- MATERIALS CHALLENGES IN AREAS OF NATIONAL IMPACT -- Needs in Communications -- Needs in Space -- Needs in Electrical Energy -- Needs in Transportation -- Needs in Health Services -- Needs in Environmental Management -- Needs in Housing -- Needs in Consumer Goods, Production Equipment, Automation -- GOAL-ORIENTED MATERIALS RESEARCHBEARING ON AREAS OF NATIONAL IMPACT -- OPPORTUNITIES IN MATERIALS RESEARCH -- PRIORITY ANALYSIS -- Selected Priority Problems in Materials Research Based onQuestionnaire Responses -- MATERIALS RESEARCH ON FUNDAMENTAL PROPERTIES -- Selected Research Frontiers -- RECOMMENDATIONS-AN AGENDA FOR ACTION -- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR TECHNICAL ACTION -- Materials Research and Development Required forProgress in Energy Technology -- Materials Expertise in Environmental Management -- Materials Emphasis in Goal-Oriented Research -- Applied Materials Research of Broad Implication -- Research on Fundamental Properties of Materials -- Renewable Resources as a Raw-MaterialsBase for Polymers -- Materials Selection and Product Designto Facilitate Recycling -- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR GOVERNMENTAL ACTION.

Federal Policies and Programs in Materials -- International Cooperation on Materials-Related Issues -- Federal Support for Basic and Applied Research in Materials -- Coordination of Materials Research within theFederal Government -- Effective Use of Federal Laboratories -- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INDUSTRIAL ACTION -- Integration of Materials Science andEngineering with Design and Manufacture -- Stimulation of Materials Science andEngineering in Civilian Technologies -- Research Needs in Bulk-Materials Industries -- Value of Specialized Research Centers -- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR UNIVERSITY ACTION -- Need for Interdisciplinary Programs in Universities -- Materials Education for Physical Scientists and Engineers -- Balance in Materials-Degree Programs -- Block Funding of Materials Research Centers -- RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PROFESSIONAL ACTION -- Roles for National Advisory Groups -- Coordination of Activities by Professional Societies -- Greater Flexibility of Materials Manpower -- Improved Statistics on Manpower and Funding -- APPENDIX A PRIORITIES IN MATERIALS RESEARCH -- CHARACTERISTICS OF RESPONDING GROUP -- RATING PROCESS -- OVERALL IMPORTANCE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING -- METHODOLOGY OF DATA HANDLING -- BASIC RESEARCH -- Uncorrected for Familiarity -- Corrected for Familiarity -- Experts -- Properties of Materials -- Classes of Materials -- Materials Processes -- Low-Priority Areas -- APPLIED RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING -- Communications, Computers, and Control -- Consumer Goods -- Defense and Space -- Energy -- Environmental Quality -- Health Services -- Housing and Other Construction -- Production Equipment -- Transportation Equipment -- APPENDIX B LIAISON REPRESENTATIVES, PANELS, COMMITTEES, AND CONTRIBUTORS -- Liaison Representatives to COSMAT -- Panel I-Materials and Society -- Data and Information Panel (DIP).