The Impact of National Goals on Basic Research: Results of a Symposium By
2000 | 148 Pages | ISBN: 3527271473 | PDF | 1 MB
This volume contains a collection of the contributions to the German-Chinese conference "Impact of National Goals on Basic Research" which took place at Berlin in March 1999. Referees from both countries report about the importance of basic research, especially in the context of national goals. The articles cover a broad range of various aspects regarding these topics, like the role of universities in basic research, social acceptance of scientific progress, and interdisciplinary research. Content: Chapter 1 National Objectives and Motivation of Scientists (pages 6-11): Prof. Wei Yu and Prof. Weng ShilieChapter 2 The German Industrial and Scientific Location: The Importance of Basic Research and Challenges Arising (pages 12-16): Dr. Lothar SpathChapter 3 Applied Research in the Context of National Goals (pages 17-18): Prof. Dr.?Ing. Dr. h.c. mult. Dr.?Ing. E.h. Hans?Jurgen WarneckeChapter 4 Priority Setting: A Way to Link National Goals and Basic Research Funded by NSFC (pages 19-25): Prof. Zhou BingkunChapter 5 National Goals and Scientific Self?Governance: Its Impact and Conflicts (pages 26-31): Prof. Dr. Ernst?Ludwig WinnackerChapter 6 China's Basic Research at the Turn of the Century and its National Goals (pages 32-35): Prof. Zhang CunhaoChapter 7 Science Planning and Research Perspectives in Germany: Views from the German Science Council and from the Max Planck Institute for Human Development (pages 36-45): Prof. Dr. Karl Ulrich MayerChapter 8 Excellence in Basic Research: National Goals and International Cooperation (pages 46-55): Prof. Dr. Hubert MarklChapter 9 The Role of Universities in Basic Research in Germany (pages 56-63): Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Peter FrankenbergChapter 10 Mathematical Science and National Goals (pages 64-68): Prof. Jin DuoChapter 11 Cultural and Social Acceptance of Scientific Progress (pages 69-73): Prof. Dr. Heidi DiggelmannChapter 12 Funding of Oriented and Non?oriented Research (pages 74-85): Min. Dir. Prof. Hans R. FriedrichChapter 13 National Key Development Program for Fundamental Research (pages 86-91): Prof. Shao LiqinChapter 14 The Necessities of Putting National Goals into Basic Research (pages 92-95): Prof. Wu ShuyaoChapter 15 The Influence of University Research Work on High?tech Industry (pages 96-99): Prof. Wang XuanChapter 16 From Basic Research to Applied Research and Back Again (pages 100-102): Prof. Dr. Jurgen Mittelstra?Chapter 17 Impact of National Goals in Agriculture on Research into Life Sciences in China (pages 103-107): Prof. Xu ZhihongChapter 18 National Goals-Program?oriented Interdisciplinary Research (pages 108-113): Prof. Dr. med. Detlev GantenChapter 19 Carbon Nanotube Arrays (pages 114-121): Prof. Sishen Xie, W. Z. Li, Z. W. Pan, B. H. Chang and L. F. SunChapter 20 The Leibniz Institutes: Goals of Application?oriented Basic Research (pages 122-127): Prof. Dr. Frank PobellChapter 21 Some Aspects of the Discussions (pages 128-130): Dr. Reinhard Grunwald