@article{a039cf7c25b64e1ebf7e90b5c9173ac6,
title = "Socioeconomic impacts of heat transfer research",
abstract = "Heat transfer research affects almost every sector of the economy, yet its impacts have not been well studied or communicated to date. To address this issue, this article evaluates recent heat transfer research trends and which parts of the economy are likely to be affected by it. Analysis is done through keywords in heat transfer journals, US NSF awards, US patents, and trends in US economic sectors. This study indicates that if heat transfer research helps to attain a 10% conversion efficiency gain in all relevant sectors of the US economy, ~. 110. billion dolars of annual value added could be generated.",
keywords = "Economy, Impacts, Patents, Publishing, Research",
author = "Taylor, {Robert A.} and Patrick Phelan and Todd Otanicar and Prasher, {Ravi S.} and Phelan, {Bernadette E.}",
note = "Funding Information: University researchers are largely free to investigate any avenue they prefer, but many times research is steered towards potential funding opportunities. This indicates that funding agencies – public (e.g. the US National Science Foundation or the Australian Research Council) and private (e.g. charitable organizations or corporate R&D programs) – essentially determine what research gets done. At times, special programs are formed to address particular issues or to fulfill the mission of the particular agency (e.g. ARPA-E's HEATS program or the Australian Solar Institute's United States-Australia Solar Energy (USASEC) Collaboration). On such occasions, research impacts can be quantified by how well the program objectives were addressed. While many of these types of programs are available, they represent only one part of the funding available for heat transfer research. Regardless of the drivers for research, it is important to determine what society gets from research — i.e. what is its value? Answering this question – and communicating those answers – is essential because up to 60% 1 1 of US heat transfer research funding comes from federal sources (i.e. taxpayers) [8] . ",
year = "2012",
month = dec,
doi = "10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2012.09.007",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "39",
pages = "1467--1473",
journal = "International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer",
issn = "0735-1933",
publisher = "Elsevier Limited",
number = "10",
}