1. Under the direction of the Council on Engineering of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), the Center for Research and Technology Development (CRTD), hereinafter called the Center, shall direct and monitor the research activities of the Society. Consistent with ASME's Bylaws, the Center's mission is to effectively plan and manage the collaborative research activities of ASME to meet the needs of the mechanical engineering profession as defined by the ASME members, and to provide ASME members with a vehicle to

· identify present, new or unfilled research and technological needs;

· conduct sponsored reviews of relevant programs for government agencies and industrial organizations;

· identify emerging and future technical areas including evolving multidisciplinary areas, where ASME should be a major player;

· develop sponsored research projects with governmental and industrial support for relevant research activities;

· develop handbooks and databases that effectively organize and present existing knowledge;

· collaborate with the Board on Government Relations on public policy statements related to research and associated areas that are relevant to mechanical engineering;

· perform assessments of technological change that might affect mechanical engineering;

· jointly with the Council on Codes and Standards define research needed to develop new codes and standards;

· effectively communicate results of ASME's research activities.

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