The Center for Research and Technology Development (CRTD) is governed by the Board on Research and Technology Development (BRTD) which consists of individuals with a broad engineering perspective and recognized expertise in one or more of the primary technical disciplines. ASME members with suitable industrial, academic, or governmental experience in the assessment of priorities for research and development, as well as in the identification of new or unfulfilled needs, are invited to serve on the BRTD and to function as liaisons between BRTD and the appropriate Sectors, Boards, Divisions and/or other units of the Society.