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International Technology Research Institute
International Technology Research Institute (ITRI) at Loyola College
World Technology (WTEC) Division at Loyola College
International Business Development (IBD) Division at Loyola College
Technology Transfer (TTEC) Division spin-off at ITRI, Inc
During 2000-2001, the three divisions of Loyola/ITRI are being spun off into separate companies: WTEC, Inc. http://www.wtec.org ITRI, Inc.,http:// itri2.org E-DI, Inc.http://e-di.net
World Technology (WTEC) Division
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For current information on WTEC, please visit http://www.wtec.org/
Reports Available on This Server
For an upto date listing of reports available from WTEC (and access to all previous WTEC reports), please visit http://www.wtec.org/reports.htm
We will maintain the itri.loyola.edu/WTEC server for as long as possible. However we strongly urge, the use of our new server at url: http://www.wtec.org/. Please update/create any bookmarks to our new server.
Some reports can also be found in Adobe® Acrobat® format. All WTEC Program Reports (more than 50 studies covering various fields of international S&T) are available in hard copy from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS). In addition, some older reports can be found in plain text and/or Word format.
To reserve a copy of the final reports in hardcopy or CDROM media at pre-publication prices, please send email to reports@wtec.org. For more information on these studies, please send email to www@wtec.org
Reports completed by WTEC Inc.
Tissue Engineering Research (2002) Final Report in PDF Format
Applications of Molecular and Materials Modeling (2002) Final Report in PDF Format
Reports completed by Loyola/WTEC
Environmentally Benign Manufacturing (2001) Final Report in PDF Format
Wireless Technologies and Information Networks (2000) Abstract Executive Summary Table of Contents
MEMS and Microsystems in Europe (2000) Table of Contents
The Future of Data Storage Technologies (1999) Abstract Executive Summary Table of Contents PDF Format
Japan's Key Technology Center Program (1999) Abstract Executive Summary Table of Contents PDF Format
Digital Information Organization in Japan (1999) Abstract Executive Summary Table of Contents PDF Format
Nanostructure Science and Technology: R&D Status and Trends in Nanoparticles, Nanostructured Materials, and Nanodevices (1998) Abstract Executive Summary Table of Contents PDF Format
Global Satellite Communications Technology and Systems (1998) Abstract Executive Summary Table of Contents PDF Format
Use of Composite Materials in Civil Infrastructure in Japan (1998) Abstract Table of Contents PDF Format
Mechatronics in Japan: a Trip Report (1998) Abstract Table of Contents
Annual Report for 1997/1998 Abstract Table of Contents
Electronic Applications of Superconductivity in Japan (1998) Abstract Executive Summary Table of Contents
R&D Status and Trends in Nanoparticles, Nanostructured Materials, and Nanodevices in the United States (1998) Table of Contents
Russian Research and Development on Nanoparticles and Nanostructured Materials (1997) PDF format
Power Applications of Superconductivity (1997) Executive Summary Table of Contents
Electronics Manufacturing in the Pacific Rim (1997) Abstract Executive Summary Table of Contents
Advanced Casting Technologies in Japan and Europe (1997) Executive Summary Table of Contents
Rapid Prototyping in Europe and Japan (1997) Executive Summary Table of Contents
The Korean Electronics Industry (1997) Executive Summary
Japan's ERATO and PRESTO Basic Research Programs (1996) Abstract Executive Summary Table of Contents
Submersibles and Marine Technologies In Russia's Far East and Siberia (1996) Abstract Executive Summary Table of Contents
Human-Computer Interaction Technologies in Japan (1996) Abstract Executive Summary Table of Contents
Optoelectronics in Japan and the United States (1996) Abstract Executive Summary Table of Contents
Electronic Manufacturing and Packaging in Japan (1995) Abstract Executive Summary Table of Contents
Biodegradable Polymers and Plastics in Japan (1995) Abstract Executive Summary Table of Contents
Display Technologies in Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus (1994) Abstract Executive Summary Table of Contents
Microelectromechanical Systems in Japan (1994) Abstract Executive Summary Table of Contents
Research Submersibles and Undersea Technologies in Russia, Ukraine, and Western Europe (1994) Abstract Executive Summary Table of Contents
Advanced Manufacturing Technology for Polymer Composite Structures In Japan (1994) Abstract Executive Summary Table of Contents
The Annual Report and Program Summary for 1993/94 (1994) Table of Contents
Knowledge-Based Systems in Japan (1993) Abstract Executive Summary Table of Contents
Satellite Communications Systems and Technology (1993) Abstract Executive Summary Table of Contents
Display Technologies in Japan (1992) Abstract Executive Summary Table of Contents
Introduction
The International Technology Research Institute (ITRI) at Loyola College conducts a variety of studies in international science and technology. The World Technology Division (WTEC) [formerly known as the Japanese Technology Evaluation Center (JTEC)] provides assessments of foreign research and development in selected technologies under a cooperative agreement with the National Science Foundation (NSF). Elbert Marsh, Senior Advisor for Planning and Technology Evaluation at NSF's Engineering Directorate, is NSF Program Director for WTEC. Other U.S. government agencies that provide support for the program include the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the Department of Energy, the Department of Commerce, and the Department of Defense.
During 2000-2001, the three divisions of Loyola/ITRI are being spun off into separate companies. TTEC is now the International Technology Research Institute, Inc.(ITRI, Inc.), IBD is being spun off in to E-Development International, Inc., and WTEC is being spun off into the World Technology Evaluation Center, Inc.(WTEC, Inc.) New studies are underway at these new entities while existing ones are being completed at Loyola/ITRI. For more information see the links above.
The mission of the ITRI World Technology (WTEC) Division is to inform scientists, engineers, and policy makers of global trends in science and technology in a manner that is timely, credible, relevant, efficient, and useful. WTEC's role is central to the Government's effort to measure its performance in science and technology. As stated by the President and the National Science Foundation, the goal is to maintain world leadership; the 1993 GPRA Act requires measurement against such goals, and the NSTC requires a government-wide effort. WTEC assessments cover basic research, advanced development, and application commercialization. Panels of about six technical experts conduct WTEC assessments. Panelists are leading authorities in their field, technically active, and knowledgeable about U.S. and foreign research programs. As part of the assessment process, panels visit and carry out extensive discussions with foreign scientists and engineers in universities and in industry and government labs.
The ITRI staff at Loyola College help select topics, recruit expert panelists, arrange study visits to foreign laboratories, organize workshop presentations, and finally, edit and disseminate the final reports.
For more information on our program please see our review of the WTEC program, or the papers, American Leadership of Science and Technology: Reality or Myth? or Sleeping Tiger? Japan's Continuing Advances in Science and Technology (presented at the Fifth International Conference on Japanese Information in Science,Technology, and Commerce; Library of Congress, Washington, DC; July 31, 1997)
Dr. Duane Shelton ITRI Director Loyola College Baltimore, MD 21210
Mr. Geoff Holdridge WTEC Director Loyola College Baltimore, MD 21210
Dr. George Gamota ITRI Associate Director Loyola College Baltimore, MD 21210
International Technology Research Institute Loyola College in Maryland Baltimore, MD USA