Chemical kinetics as a contract sport

Conference · Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1990 · American Chemical Society, Division of Environmental Chemistry, Preprints; (USA)

OSTI ID:6821875

Kolb, C E ^[1]

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1. Aerodyne Research Inc., Billerica, MA (USA)

Earlier in this century chemical kinetics was a basic physical chemistry research topic widely pursued in leading academic chemistry departments. Chemical kinetics now appears to be a discipline practiced chiefly for its applications to societal problems. The chemical kinetics activities directed by D.M. Golden at SRI International are strikingly successful in generating data for key applied problems while at the same time advancing our understanding of chemical kinetics as a scientific discipline. In this talk, the author will contrast the chemical kinetics activities in two contract R D laboratories, one on the right side of the U.S. (ARI) and the other on the left (SRI). Their approach to common applied problems ranging from stratospheric heterogeneous kinetics to plasma etching systems for semiconductor processing will be compared and contrasted. Empirically discovered Golden Rules for the pursuit of quality chemical kinetics research in a contract R D environment will be presented and discussed.

• OSTI ID: 6821875
• Report Number(s): CONF-900402-; CODEN: ACEPC
• Journal Information: American Chemical Society, Division of Environmental Chemistry, Preprints; (USA), Vol. 30:1; Conference: 199. national meeting of the American Chemical Society, Boston, MA (USA), 22-27 Apr 1990; ISSN 0093-3066
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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