The report assesses the current state of chemistry and chemical engineering at the interface with materials science and identifies challenges for research. Recent advances are blurring the distinction between chemistry and materials science and are enabling the creation of new materials that, to date, have only been predicted by theory. These advances include a greater ability to construct materials from molecular components, to design materials for a desired function, to understand molecular "self-assembly, and to improve processes by which the material is "engineered" into the final product.

Table of Contents


Front Matter
Executive Summary
Introduction
1. Context and Overview
2. Discovery
3. Interfaces
4. Challenges
5. Infrastructure
Appendix A: Statement of Task
Appendix B: Biographies of the Organizing Committee Members
Appendix C: Agenda
Appendix D: Participants
Appendix E: Reports from the Breakout Session Groups