orphan date April 2010 Peacock date February 2011 ResearchDevelopment is a set of strategic, proactive .... ref What is ResearchDevelopment? The National Organization of ResearchDevelopment Professionals ..., but are also in use at a variety of other research institutions. ResearchDevelopment includes a diverse ... ref ResearchDevelopment professionals initiate and nurture critical partnerships and alliances throughout ... excellence, ResearchDevelopment professionals build and implement strategic services and collaborative ... and beyond. ResearchDevelopment differs significantly from university development institutional ..., RD should not be confused with Research and Development or R&D which refers to investments in often ... for fewer resources among universities. This trend has amplified the need for ResearchDevelopment .... ref Mason, E. and L. Learned. 2006. The Role of Development in a Research Administration ... and research funds management. In response to these challenges, ResearchDevelopment is increasingly .... http classifications.carnegiefoundation.org ref ResearchDevelopment professionals and services ... department or research unit devoted to a particular discipline or school. ResearchDevelopment ... consulting firms that provide ResearchDevelopment services. According to the National Organization of ResearchDevelopment Professionals NORDP , there are currently over 245 researchdevelopment ... and universities across the United States. ResearchDevelopment Activities Strategic Research Advancement ... annual reports, research magazine, web page development coordination, identifying institutional priorities ... Organization of ResearchDevelopment Professionals NORDP http nordp.org index.php was established in 2010 as part of a grassroots movement to build a peer community of ResearchDevelopment professionals. ResearchDevelopment according to Wikipedia. The organization grew from an informal network of over 100 individuals engaged in ResearchDevelopment activities at universities and research institutions ... more details
, Environmental and Social Statistics ref Research and development is often scientific or towards ... goods that are known to sell. Market research is carried out, which establishes what is needed. If the development ... research and development. The top eight spenders in terms of percentage of GDP were Israel 4.53 , Sweden ... Index ranks these countries, rewarding them for research and development that support the creation and dissemination ... agencies. In the context of commerce , research and development normally refers to future oriented ... maintained, public and reflect risk. In the U.S., a typical ratio of research and development ... WP156.pdf ref Pharmaceuticals Research often refers to basic experimental researchdevelopment refers ... directly when economically solid research level products emerge and the development phase of drug ... identified by basic research pass all development phases and reach market. Business Research and development ... and analyze the needs, demands and desires of their customers. Unfortunately, research and development ... in technology, R&D alliances have now become more efficient. Research and development is nowadays ... with greater profits and efficiency. See also Basic research ERD3 Energy research, development ... List of countries by research and development spending List of business and finance abbreviations ... c4h.htm 2010 Science and Engineering Indicators Research and Development National Trends and International ... R1156.html RAND R&D Methods Used by Federal Agencies in USA. Category Research and development af ...update date January 2010 File Cycle of Research and Development.gif thumb right 200px Cycle of research and development The phrase research and development also R and D or, more often, R&D , according to the Organization for Economic Co operation and Development , refers to creative work undertaken on a systematic ... activity. Overview New product design and development is more often than not a crucial factor ... their design and range of products. This is necessary due to continuous technology change and development ... more details
primarysources date June 2008 The Sustainable DevelopmentResearch Centre SDRC was a research centre based in Forres in the North of Scotland. It is an associate institute for sustainability research within the UHI Millennium Institute ref www.sustainableresearch.com ref The SDRC ceased to trade in summer 2009. References references scotland org stub Category Research and development organizations ... more details
The National Research and Development Foundation is a private non governmental organization in Saint Lucia , organized in 1983. The Foundation emerged from the Caribbean Research Center , which similarly promoted research and development in Saint Lucia. External links http www.nrdf.org.lc aboutus.htm Official site Category Organisations based in Saint Lucia SaintLucia stub ... more details
Infobox Laboratory name Research & Development Establishment motto logo image established 9 February 1962 city Pune , Maharashtra research field type director B. Rajagopalan staff budget operating agency DRDO affiliations address Pioneer Lines Dighi, br Pune 411015 telephone campus website http www.drdo.org labs combat rde index.shtml R&DE Home Page footnotes Research and Development Establishment R&DE is a laboratory of the Defence Research & Development Organization DRDO . Located in Pune , its primary function is development of mobility equipment for Indian Army Corps of Engineers ref cite web url http www.drdo.org labs rde historical background.html title R&DE Labs accessdate 2008 02 08 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20080204091156 http drdo.org labs rde historical background.html Bot retrieved archive archivedate 2008 02 04 ref See also References Reflist External links http www.drdo.org DRDO DEFAULTSORT Research And Development Establishment Category Defence Research and Development Organisation laboratories Category Research institutes in India Category Research institutes Sci org stub ... more details
The Society for Research in Child Development SRCD is a professional society for the field of developmental psychology , focusing specifically on child development . It is a multidisciplinary, not for profit ..., and human development professionals from over 50 countries. The purposes of the society are to promote multidisciplinary research in the field of Developmental psychology human development , to foster ... applications of research findings. History The field of child development received formal recognition in 1922 23 through the appointment of a subcommittee on Child Development of the National Research Council. In 1925, under the direction of Robert S. Woodworth , an eminent experimental psychology experimental psychologist , this group became the Committee in Child Development with offices ... of the committee was to integrate research activities and to stimulate research in child development ..., 425 scientists were listed in the Directory of Research in Child Development, and that same year the first volume of Child Development Abstracts and Bibliography was published. In 1933, the Committee on Child Development disbanded and passed the torch to the newly organized Society for Research in Child Development SRCD . Activities International activities Nearly 20 of SRCD s members are from ... ethical standards for research with children. The Committee on Ethical Conduct in Child DevelopmentResearch promulgates such standards. Diversity The society fosters a commitment to research and training ... Society for Research in Child Development Homepage http www.srcd.org index.php?option com content&task ... and communication between members of the society and all researchers in human development throughout ... in improving, increasing, and disseminating research to members. Social policy Under the guidance of the Policy and Communications Committee, the Society helps to bring the results of research to bear ... the Policy Fellowship Program in Child Development. Begun in 1978, this program is part of a larger ... more details
The Thailand DevelopmentResearch Institute TDRI is a non profit non government Thailand Thai policy think tank focused social and economic development issues. The Institute has 6 major research programs Human Resources and Social Development, International Economic Relations, Macroeconomic Policy, Natural Resources and Environment, Science and Technology Development, and Sectoral Economics. The Thailand DevelopmentResearch Institute TDRI was established as a public policy research institute in 1984. Its legal form is that of a private non profit foundation. It provides technical analysis mostly but not entirely in economic areas to various public agencies to help formulate policies to support long term economic and social development in Thailand. In line with this central objective, it is mandated to Conduct policy research Network extensively with other institutions and individuals engaged in policy research, both in Thailand and abroad and Disseminate its research results to ensure maximum impact on policy making. References http www.info.tdri.or.th Profile on the TDRI website Category Political and economic think tanks Category Economy of Thailand Category Thai society Category Organisations based in Thailand th ... more details
Infobox Laboratory name Instruments Research & Development Establishment motto logo image established February 1960 city Dehradun , br Uttarakhand research field type director S.S. Sundaram staff budget operating agency DRDO affiliations address Raipur Road, br Dehradun 248008 telephone campus website http www.drdo.org labs electronics irde index.shtml IRDE Home Page footnotes DRDO Laboratories Instruments Research & Development Establishment IRDE is a laboratory of the Defence Research & Development Organization DRDO . Located in Dehradun , its primary function is research and development in the field of optical and electro optical instrumentation. Their objective is to develop products like night vision devices, electro optical surveillance and fire control systems. ref cite web url http www.drdo.org labindex.shtml title DRDO Labs accessdate 2008 02 08 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20071226023517 http www.drdo.org labindex.shtml Bot retrieved archive archivedate 2007 12 26 ref References reflist External links http www.drdo.org.in labs electronics irde index.shtml IRDE Website Category Defence Research and Development Organisation laboratories Category Research institutes in India Category Research institutes sci org stub ... more details
Grains Research and Development Corporation is an Australian research statutory corporation founded in 1990 under the Primary Industries and Energy Research and Development Act, 1989 PIERD Act . It is funded by the Australian government and a levy on graingrowers, which is determined by the industry s peak body Grains Council of Australia GCA . The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Australia Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry is the relevant government department. External links official http www.grdc.com.au Australia org stub Category 1990 establishments ... more details
orphan date May 2010 Cleanup date May 2010 The Commission on Health Research for Development was an independent ... ComReports 0.pdf Health Research Essential Link to Equity in Development . Convinced that scientific research could contribute much more to health and development, the Commission set out to survey the status ..., the Commission reviewed available information on health research and development, commissioned ... papers and 33 contributed papers examining the many aspects of health research and development. Consultations ... . In the introduction to its Report, Health Research Essential Link to Equity in Development, the Commission ... between health research and development. The multidisciplinary nature of the Commission s membership ... DevelopmentResearch Centre IDRC provided the leadership in launching the Commission. The other ... The Commission found a ref Health Research Essential Link to Equity in Development, executive ... research capacity development. With this, countries should identify and prioritize their own research ... research for development. In addition to calling on developing countries to spend 2 of their national ..., to mobilize more finances for health research for development. This mechanism should be independent ... corporate stakeholder s on an annual basis to monitor health research for development. Follow ... would not stop with the end of the Commission s work, a Task Force on Health Research for Development was initiated. The Task Force on Health Research for Development was active from the end of the work ... s work forward, the Council on Health Research for Development. http www.cohred.org Council on Health Research for Development COHRED , took over where the Task Force left off. COHRED s primary ... to countries across the world, evolving today to support countries development of research capacity ... there includes promotion of research and research systems for health, equity and development. See the pages on COHRED or Council on Health Research for Development for more information. The fourth recommendation ... more details
Research and development are important to the Economy of Japan Japanese economy . As its economy matured in the 1970s and 1980s, Japan gradually shifted away from dependence on foreign research. Japan s ability to conduct independent research and development became a decisive factor in boosting the nation ... of national income and output GNP to research and development than the United States . In 1989 nearly 700,000 Japanese were engaged in research and development, more than the number of France French ... seen in the use of capital resources. Japan spent US 39.1 billion on government and private research and development in 1987, equivalent to 2.9 percent of its national income the highest ratio in the world . Although the United States spent around US 108.2 billion on research and development in 1987 ... percent of communication s patents. Despite its advances in technological research and development and its major commitment to applied research, however, Japan significantly trailed other Developed country developed nations in basic Scientific method scientific research . In 1989 about 13 percent of Japanese research and development funds were devoted to basic research. The proportion of basic research ... s ratio of basic research expenses to GNP. In the late 1980s, the Japanese government attempted to rectify national deficiencies in basic research by waging a broad originality campaign in Education in Japan schools , by generously funding research, and by encouraging private cooperation in various fields. Most research and development is private, although government support to Higher education ... of the funding for research and development, which was especially strong in the late 1980s in electrical machinery with a ratio of research costs to total sales of 5.5 percent in 1986 , precision ... 3.2 percent . As for government research and development, the national commitment to greater Military budget defense spending in the 1980s translated into increased defense related research and development ... more details
Infobox Institute name Asian DevelopmentResearch Institute Native name Asian DevelopmentResearch Institute image name caption Asian DevelopmentResearch Institute latin name motto mottoeng established 1991 closed type NGO affiliation endowment director Dr. Prabhat P Ghosh ex principals dean director head faculty staff enrollment undergrad postgrad doctoral other location city Patna , Bihar , India coor coord 25 36 28.77 N 85 10 03.06 E campus Urban areas Urban former names free sports colours Mascot athletics affiliations website http www.adri india.org logo Image Asian DevelopmentResearch Institute logo.jpg 90px Asian DevelopmentResearch Institute ADRI , Patna , Bihar is a research organization, working in the field of social science research and literacy. It was established in 1991. Prof. Muchukund Dubey is its Chairman. References reflist India university stub Category Educational institutions established in 1863 Category Universities and colleges in Bihar Category Higher education in Patna ... more details
dablink For the music producer, see Crada producer In the United States, a cooperative research and development agreement CRADA or CRDA is an agreement between a government agency and a private company to work together on research and development. Description Designated under the Federal Technology Transfer Act of 1986 P.L. 99 502 which amended the Stevenson Wydler Technology Act of 1986 , ref http history.nih.gov research downloads PL99 502.pdf ref a CRADA is intended to speed the commercialization of technology , optimize resources, and protect the private company involved. A CRADA allows both parties to keep research results confidential for up to five years under the Freedom of Information Act United States Freedom of Information Act . ref http www.usgs.gov tech transfer what crada.html U.S. Geological Survey website ref Private corporations participating in a CRADA are allowed to file patent s, and they retain patent rights on inventions developed by the CRADA. The government gets a license to the patents. ref http web.archive.org web 20061013013706 http www.usbr.gov research tech transfer together crada whatcrada.html What is a CRADA , US Department of the Interior website. ref See also Small Business Innovation Research Technology transfer References references DEFAULTSORT Cooperative Research And Development Agreement Category Research and development in the United States ... more details
Economic DevelopmentResearch Group, Inc. EDRG is a firm established in 1997 by alumni of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to provide research and consulting on measuring economic performance, impacts and opportunities. The firm led development of Sources of Growth studies for guiding regional economic development strategy planning ref http www.arc.gov index.do?nodeId 3259 Sources of Regional Growth in Non Metro Appalachia, Economic DevelopmentResearch Group et al. for the Appalachian Regional Commission, 2007 ref , authored guides to economic impact analysis ref http www.edrgroup.com library economic impact Economic Impact Analysis, web library of reports ref , EDR LEAP Local Economic Assessment Package which is used by economic development agencies for assessing business targeting opportunities, and TREDIS Transportation Economic Development Impact System which is used by regional and state transportation planning agencies. References reflist External links http www.edrgroup.com Economic DevelopmentResearch Group, Inc. website http www.leapmodel.com EDR LEAP Website http www.tredis.com TREDIS Website Category Economics organizations Category Management consulting firms Category Urban, rural, and regional economics Category Software companies of the United States Category Companies based in Massachusetts ... more details
Orphan date May 2009 Unreferenced date October 2008 The Society for Research in Adult Development SRAD was formed in 1981. It held its first symposium that year at Harvard University on the 15th floor of William James Hall for one day. It has met yearly ever since for one and a half or two days. Its email listserve has around 300 members. The topics of presentations poster discussions center on Positive Adult Development . For many of the early years, edited books resulted from some of the papers given at the symposium. After 1990, with the advent of the Journal of Adult Development , many went there, especially in special issues. It now meets yearly in the premeeting of the Society for Research in Child Development SRCD . In the year that SRCD does not meet, it meets with the American Educational Research Association AERA The homepage of this organization is at http adultdevelopment.org External links Adultdev yahoogroups.com listserv http adultdevelopment.org Category Psychology organizations Org stub ... more details
Rehabilitation Research and Development RR&D Service, Veterans Health Administration Mission The U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs VA s Rehabilitation Research and Development RR&D Service funds research to improve or restore function in veterans who have become disabled because of injury or disease. As the population of Veterans with disabilities increases, in part, due to improved survival following catastrophic events, the need for research increases. The fundamental ... Research and Development The Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development JRRD is a peer ... of Veterans Affairs Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development External Links http www.va.gov Department of Veterans Affairs VA http www.rehab.research.va.gov Rehabilitation Research and Development RR&D Service http www.rehab.research.va.gov jrrd Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development ... are broad and expansive, encompassing basic scientific research that has strong implications for translation .... Specific research areas include, but are not limited to, prosthetics , orthotics , orthopedics , musculoskeletal ... publisher of original research funded by both VA and outside sources. In support of the RR&D mission, JRRD disseminates research in 31 topic areas that will inform the treatment process, stimulate ... Initiated Research Merit Review Program is the principal mechanism for competitive funding of VA rehabilitation research. The program coordinates an independent panel of scientists who evaluate research proposals and provide funding recommendations based on the scientific merit and feasibility of the proposed research and the significance and importance of the proposed research to the RR&D mission. Centers of Excellence RR&D Centers of Excellence COEs are specialized research units within ... of the proposed research to the Veteran population, capability of applicant to meet intended outcome of proposed research program, potential contribution of proposed research to the field of rehabilitation ... more details
The BAIF DevelopmentResearch Foundation is an award winning charitable organisation based in Maharashtra , India that pioneers agricultural development. It was founded in 1967 by Manibhai Desai as the Bharatiya Agro Industries Foundation . In 1997 it received the Adivasi Seva Sanstha award from the State Government of Maharashtra. Further reading Dhruva , case study report at Indian Society of Agribusiness Professionals http isapindia.org DHRUVA.doc External links http www.baif.org.in BAIF DevelopmentResearch Foundation Category Charities based in India Category Agricultural organisations based in India Category Organisations based in Pune India company stub India agri stub ... more details
Research and Development Service Rehabilitation Research and Development RR&D Service References 1. Hays M. Guest editorial Eugene F. Murphy, PhD, and early VA research in prosthetics and sensory ... jrrd Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development DEFAULTSORT Journal Of Rehabilitation Research And Development Category Publications established in 1964 Category English language journals ... R&D ISSN3 0007 506X ISSN3label Bulletin of Prosthetics Research CODEN JRRDEC LCCN 84646003 OCLC 10988482 The Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development JRRD is a peer reviewed journal sponsored by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Rehabilitation Research and Development Service . Its mission is to responsibly evaluate and disseminate scientific research findings impacting the rehabilitative ... 1948 Public Law 729 formally authorized a program of Veterans Administration research in the fields ... to the Veterans Administration to make available the results of such research so as to benefit ... to publish the results of research, at first in publications of government entities such as the National Research Council and its various committees and professional organizations. 1953 The Veterans ... expanded the Veterans Administration s research programs in the late 1950s to address the chronic care ... of research, began earmarking funds for research within the Veterans Administration budget. 1964 The Bulletin of Prosthetics Research BPR , the first in house Veterans Administration medical journal ... more details
The Office of Scientific Research and Development OSRD was an agency of the United States federal government created to coordinate scientific research for military purposes during World War II . Arrangements were made for its creation during May 1941, and it was created formally by http www.presidency.ucsb.edu ws index.php?pid 16137 Executive Order 8807 on June 28, 1941. It superseded the work of the National Defense Research Committee NDRC , was given almost unlimited access to funding and resources, and was directed by Vannevar Bush , who reported only to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt . The research was widely varied, and included projects devoted to new and more accurate bomb s, reliable detonators, work on the proximity fuze , radar and early warning systems, lighter and more accurate hand weapons, more effective medical treatments, more versatile vehicles, and, most secret of all ... rr scitech trs trsosrd.html Office of Scientific Research and Development Collection at Library of Congress . Original research conducted by the U.S. and Allies during World War II includes technical ... www.archives.gov research guide fed records groups 227.html Records of the OSRD at the National Archive Stewart, Irvin. http www.archive.org details organizingscient00stew Organizing Scientific Research for War The Administrative History of the Office of Scientific Research and Development . Boston Little, Brown and Company, 1948. DEFAULTSORT Office Of Scientific Research And Development Category ... Nuclear history of the United States Category Research and development organizations WWII stub de Office of Scientific Research and Development fr Office of Scientific Research and Development fi Office of Scientific Research and Development ... Civilian Public Service as subjects for research of malaria, altitude pressure, life raft rations, high .... The research documented the men s ability to maintain physical output and the psychological effects ... more details
Infobox Laboratory name Vehicles Research & Development Establishment motto logo image established 1965 city Ahmednagar , Maharashtra research field type director Dr. C.L. Dhamejani staff budget operating agency DRDO affiliations address Vahannagar, br Ahmednagar 414006 telephone campus website http www.drdo.org labs combat vrde index.shtml VRDE Home Page footnotes DRDO Laboratories Center for Vehicle Research and Development Establishment VRDE is a laboratory of the Defence Research & Development Organization DRDO . Located in Vahannagar, its primary function is research and development of various Light Tracked, Wheeled & Specialised Vehicles for defense applications. Its mission is to develop Infantry Combat Vehicle, Light Armoured Wheeled platform and family of such vehicles for different purposes ref cite web url http www.drdo.org labs vrde index.html title VRDE accessdate 2008 02 08 archiveurl http web.archive.org web 20080310021228 http drdo.org labs vrde index.html Bot retrieved archive archivedate 2008 03 10 ref See also Armoured Engineer Reconnaissance Vehicle Armoured Amphibious Dozer Containerised Operation Theatre Complex DRDO light tank HTMV Half Track Multi role Vehicle Mobile Decontamination System NBC Reconnaissance Vehicle References reflist External links http www.drdo.org DRDO Category Defence Research and Development Organisation laboratories Category Research institutes in India Category Research institutes sci org stub ta ... more details
Infobox Laboratory name Defence Research & Development Establishment motto logo image established 1973 city Gwalior , Madhya Pradesh MP research field type director Dr. R. Vijayaraghavan staff budget operating agency DRDO affiliations address New Campus Jhansi Road, br Gwalior 474 002, Old Campus Tansen Rd., br Gwalior 474 002 telephone 917512341848 website http www.drdo.gov.in labs dls drde index.shtml DRDE Home Page footnotes DRDO Laboratories Defence Research & Development Establishment DRDE is an India n defense laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation DRDO . Located in Gwalior , it is primarily involved in the research and development of detection and protection against toxic chemical and biological agents. ref http www.drdo.gov.in labs dls drde charter of the lab.htm DRDDE Charter ref DRDE is organized under the Life Sciences Directorate of DRDO. The present director of DRDE is Dr. R. Vijayaraghavan. History In 1924, the Maharaja of Gwalior established a research laboratory to explore forest products and mineral resources. In 1947, the Jiwaji Industrial Research Laboratory as the lab was known was inaugurated by C. Rajagopalachari , the then Governor General of India. In 1966, it was taken over by the Ministry of Defence. As its research activities expanded, in 1973, JIRL was made a separate laboratory, and renamed as Defence Research & Development Establishment. ref http www.drdo.gov.in labs dls drde history.shtml DRDE Historical Backgrounds ref Areas of work DRDE is the primary defence laboratory involved in the development of NBC detection and protection systems. It conducts research in the fields of biochemistry , microbiology , biotechnology ... Page Category Defence Research and Development Organisation laboratories ta .... To protect from Chemical weapons , it also conducts research in the area of detection, protection ... use As a by product of its research, the lab also develops civilian applications of biotechnology ... more details
advert date November 2010 The International DevelopmentResearch Centre IDRC French Centre de recherches pour le d veloppement international CRDI is a Canadian Crown Corporation created by the Parliament of Canada that supports research in Developing country developing countries to promote growth and development. The aim of which, is to create innovative, lasting local solutions that build healthier, more equitable, and more prosperous societies. Now in its fifth decade, IDRC also Capacity building builds the capacity of people and institutions in developing countries to undertake the research ..., and development communities in Canada and developing countries. Programming IDRC funds research ... research on means of achieving inclusive growth and development spurred by science , technology ... and communication technologies in development. It integrates these dimensions into all research ... Innovating for Development IDRC Strategic Framework 2010 2015 http www.idrc.ca en ev 58004 201 1 DO TOPIC.html International DevelopmentResearch Centre Act and General Bylaw Category Development ... economics . Health and health systems Research areas include equal access to health improved ... and economic policy Research seeks to foster informed debate on key public policy issues related to poverty ... 1991 1997 , Ivan Head , 1978 1991 , and David Hopper 1970 1978 . Donor and research partnerships IDRC joins forces with Canadian and international funders to increase the resources going toward research that addresses the needs of developing countries. These include the Canadian International Development Agency CIDA , the UK Department for International Development , and the Swiss Agency for Development ... from Canada and the developing world to collaborate on research of common interest and global ... they include the International Research Chairs Initiative, the Global Health Research Initiative, the Canadian International Food Security Research Fund, and the International Research Initiative ... more details
The Signals Research and Development Establishment SRDE was a United Kingdom British government military research establishment, based in Christchurch, Dorset from 1948 until it merged with the Royal Radar Establishment RRE in Malvern, Worcestershire to form the Royal Signals and Radar Establishment RSRE in 1980. Its focus was military communications signals . Topics of research Satellite communications Battlefield communications Optical fibre s Image intensifier s for night vision equipment External links http www.srde.co.uk Information site coord 50.740 1.736 type landmark region GB DOR display title Category 1948 establishments Category 1980 disestablishments Category Military communications Category History of Dorset Category Military history of Dorset Category Military research facilities of the United Kingdom ... more details
Infobox Government agency agency name Energy Research and Development Administration nativename ERDA abbreviation ERDA seal ERDA logo.jpg seal width 180px formed October 11, 1974 preceding1 United States Atomic Energy Commission dissolved October 1, 1977 superseding United States Department of Energy jurisdiction Federal government of the United States The United States Energy Research and Development Administration ERDA was a United States government organization formed from the split of the United States Atomic Energy Commission Atomic Energy Commission in 1975. It assumed the functions of the AEC not assumed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission . The agency was created as part of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 , which was passed on October 11, 1974 in the wake of the 1973 oil crisis . The act split the Atomic Energy Commission into two new agencies the Nuclear Regulatory Commission would government regulation regulate the commercial nuclear power industry, while the ERDA would manage the energy research and development , nuclear weapon s, and naval reactors programs. The Energy Research and Development Administration was activated on January 19, 1975. The first Administrator was Robert Seamans , followed by Robert Fri Robert W. Fri . In 1977, ERDA was combined with the Federal Energy Administration to form the United States Department of Energy . External links http www.mbe.doe.gov me70 history images image3.jpg Chart at the DOE website showing the history of ERDA and the DOE. DEFAULTSORT Energy Research And Development Administration Category Independent agencies of the United States government Category Nuclear weapons infrastructure of the United States Category United States Department of Energy ... more details
The Biomass Research and Development Board is an agency of the United States government created by the Biomass Research and Development Act of 2000, as amended. The Board s mission is to coordinate federal research and development activities relating to biobased fuels, power, and products. The Biomass Research and Development Board is currently focused on addressing challenges and offering solutions to the President s 20 in 10 plan and the biofuels aspects of the Energy Independence and Security Act EISA , specifically Section 202. The Board is developing a National Biofuels Action Plan for release in the summer 2008. Agencies United States Department of Agriculture Department of Agriculture United States Department of Energy Department of Energy National Science Foundation United States Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Protection Agency United States Department of the Interior Department of the Interior Office of Science and Technology Policy Office of the Federal Environmental Executive United States Department of Transportation Department of Transportation United States Department of Commerce Department of Commerce United States Department of the Treasury Department of the Treasury United States Department of Defense Department of Defense See also Advanced Energy Initiative American Competitiveness Initiative Biofuels Initiative Energy Policy Act of 2005 Renewable energy in the United States Twenty in Ten References USGovernment sourceURL http www.brdisolutions.com initiative pages Board.aspx External links http www.brdisolutions.com about bio act.asp Biomass Research and Development Act Category Biomass Category Renewable energy in the United States Category Agencies of the United States government Renewable energy stub ... more details
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