APPLIED SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH PHASE II

NATL RESEARCH CENTER (NSR), AN ASRT AFFILIATE, WILL ALSO PARTICIPATE IN THE PROJ. 2 US ADVISORS WILL ASSIST BOTH ASRT & NSR IN POLICY & PROG PLNNG, ECONOMIC ANALYSIS, EVALUATION TECHNIQUES AND MGMT OF OF MULTI-DISCIPLINARY RESEARCH PROJS. NRC DIRECTOR WILL MAKE OBSERVATION TOURS OF US SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY ORGANIZATIONS. US MGMT CONSULTING TEAMS WILL PROVIDE ON-JOB TRNG AT ASRT ON SHORT-TERM BASIS. 15 CANDIDATES WILL BE TRND AS APPLIED RESEARCH MONITORS TO DEVELOP PROPOSALS & SUPERVISE RESULTING PROGS. TOTAL OF 20 MANAGERS, DIRECTORS & LEADERS WILL BE TRND FOR ASRT-SUPPORTED RESEARCH PROJS. 10 OTHER PROFESSIONAL OR TECH PERSONNEL WILL RECEIVE US OR 3RD-COUNTRY TRNG IN PROJ MGMT AND IN THE OPERATION & MAINTENANCE OF SPECIALIZED LAB EQUIP. 3-5 PLNND RESEARCH PROJS WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL TRNG & TEST NEWLY ACQUIRED MANAGEMENT SKILLS. PROJS WILL BE SELECTED FROM AMONG THE FOLLOWING SUBJECT AREAS: PLANT PRODUCTION & PROTECTION, ANIMAL RESEARCH & FISHERIES, SOIL & WATER RESOURCES, ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH, MEDICAL RESEARCH, BLDG TECHNOLOGY, INDUS RESEARCH, PETROLEUM & MINERAL RESOURCES, ENERGY TRANSPORTATION AND PHYSICS & ELECTRONICS. NCR WILL IMPLEMENT A LARGE-SCALE DEMONSTRATION PROJ ADDRESSING PROBLEM OF NATION"S PROTEIN INTAKE. RESEARCHERS WILL STUDY NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF FOODSTUFFS & SELECT A DEMONSTRATION VILLAGE TO STUDY PRODUCTION, HARVESTING, PRESERVATION & MARKETING OF LOCAL AGR PRODUCTS. US AGRONOMIST, SOIL SCIENTIST, AGR ENGINEER, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY EXPERT, RURAL SOCIOLOGIST, INDUSTRIAL MICROBIOLOGIST, NUTRITIONIST & AN AGRI-BUSINESS SPECIALIST WILL ASSIST IN THE DEMONSTRATION PROJECT. A SECOND DEMONSTRATION PROJECT WILL BE DESIGNED. NATL INFO & DOCUMENTATION CENTER(PART OF ASRT) WILL DEVELOP INFO NETWORK LINKING ASRT,NSR,UNIVERSITIES,RESEARCH INSTITUTES & INDUSTRIES.(THESE ACTIVITIES DESCRIBED IN DETAIL IN 263001602.) SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS & EQUIP AT NRC & OTHER ASRT SUPPORTED INSTITUTIONS WILL BE UPDATED AND/OR REPLACED. Project update of 7/17/80 requests additional funds to complete five research and development activities and three demonstration efforts initiated in the first part of the subproject, to establish a laboratory at the NSR, and to upgrade the institutional capabilities of the NRC and ASRT by providing them with with program management training. Update on renewable energy activities: One of the demonstration activities was the Biogas Technology Project, undertaken by the NRC. It included research, engineering, and installation and testing of biogas units. (PD-HAD-340, PD-AAP-237, PD-HAD-812, PD-HAD-708, PD-AAP-077, PD-AAN-719, PD-HAD-336, PD-AAQ-693).