Annual Report and Program Summary for 1993/94

, Editor

March 1994

Note: for a more up-to-date picture of the WTEC program, see the summaries of completed projects.

CONTENTS

Director's Letter

Foreword

A. ANNUAL REPORT 1993/94

I. JTEC/WTEC Program at Loyola College

• Loyola College
• President's Remarks
• The International Technology Research Institute
• Mission
• Methodology

II. Review of JTEC/WTEC Activities for 1993 and Early 1994

• Trips

• Dissemination Highlights
  • Workshops
  • Other Presentations by Panelists
  • Reports
  • Press Coverage

III. Plans for the Coming Year

• Studies Underway
• Prospective Future Studies
• How to Initiate a JTEC/WTEC Study

B. SUMMARIES OF COMPLETED PROJECTS*

Introduction: Historical Overview and Comparisons (George Gamota)

I. Information and Communication Technology

• Satellite Communications Systems and Technology in Europe, Russia, and Japan (1993)
• Knowledge-Based Systems in Japan (1993)
• Display Technologies in Japan (1992)
• Database Use and Technology in Japan (1992)
• Machine Translation in Japan (1992)
• X-ray Lithography in Japan (1991)
• High Definition Systems in Japan (1991)
• Advanced Computing in Japan (1990)

II. Materials

• Advanced Manufacturing Technology for Polymer Composite Structures in Japan (1994)
• Advanced Composites in Japan (1991)
• High-Temperature Superconductivity in Japan (1989)

III. Manufacturing and Construction

• Separation Technology in Japan (1993)
• Material Handling Technologies in Japan (1992)
• Construction Technologies in Japan (1991)

IV. Aeronautics, Space and Ocean Technology

• Research Submersibles and Undersea Technologies in Russia, Ukraine, and Western Europe (1994)
• Space Robotics in Japan (1991)
• Space and Transatmospheric Propulsion Technology (1990)

V. Energy

• Comparative Assessments of Nuclear Instrumentation and Controls in the United States, Canada, Japan, Western Europe and the Former Soviet Union (1994)
• Instrumentation, Control and Safety Systems of Canadian Nuclear Facilities (1993)
• European Nuclear Instrumentation and Controls (1991)
• Nuclear Power in Japan (1990)

VI. Biotechnology

• Bioprocess Engineering (1992)

APPENDICES

A. Professional Background Information

• JTEC/WTEC Staff Biographies
• Other Contributors/Contractors
• List of Sponsors
• Other Participants
• List of JTEC/WTEC Panelists, 1992-94

B. Bibliography

1994 by Loyola College in Maryland

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