Plunkett's Engineering & Research Industry Almanac 2017

Jack W. Plunkett is CEO & Publisher of Plunkett Research, Ltd., a Houston-based provider of market research and industry information in printed and electronic formats. Plunkett Research provides analysis, statistics and other vital data on all major industry sectors, from InfoTech to Retailing to Banking and Nanotechnology. Plunkett's client list includes 10,000 leading corporations, universities and government agencies worldwide. Plunkett's research products are distributed electronically through subscriptions to its website and around the globe by major booksellers and news distributors, including Bloomberg and ThomsonReuters. Jack Plunkett is the author of numerous books, including The Next Boom: What you absolutely, positively have to know about the world between now and 2025. This book won a 2011 gold medal in the Business Book Awards competition sponsored by Axiom and INC Magazine. Plunkett is frequently interviewed as an expert source by publications such as Time magazine, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and Investor's Business Daily, media outlets such as NPR's Marketplace, ABC, and CBS Marketwatch, as well as local and regional newspapers and national columnists. Plunkett received an Academic Book of the Year Award for his Plunkett’s Health Care Industry Almanac, and he was a regional finalist in the Entrepreneur of the Year Awards sponsored by Ernst & Young.

Introduction 1
How to Use This Book 3
Chapter 1: Major Trends Affecting the Engineering & Research Industry 7
1) Introduction to the Engineering & Research Industry 8
2) A Short History of U.S. Industrial Research & Development 9
3) R&D Expands in Chinese Research Parks/Patent Filings Soar 10
4) Outsourcing and Offshoring of Research, Development and Engineering Grow Along With Globalization 11
5) Original Design Manufacturing (ODM) Adds Value to Contract Electronics Manufacturing 12
6) The State of the Biotechnology Industry Today 13
7) From Korea to India to Singapore to China, Nations Compete Fiercely in Biotech Development 17
8) Government Support for Stem Cell Research Evolves 18
9) Government and Private Nanotechnology Research Funding Is Substantial 19
10) Nanotechnology Converges with Biotech 19
11) Globalization and Worldwide Collaboration Fuel the Research Efforts of Major Corporations 20
12) Number of Patent Applications Remains High/Patent Laws Change 21
13) 3D Printing (Additive Manufacturing), Rapid Prototyping and Computer Aided Design 23
14) Fuel Cell and Hydrogen Power Research Continues/Fuel Cell Cars Enter Market 25
15) Electric Cars and Plug-in Hybrids (PHEVs) Enter Market in Low Numbers 27
16) Major Research and Advancements in Lithium Batteries/Tesla and Panasonic Plan Gigafactory 29
17) The Future: Pervasive Computing and Complete Mobility Will Be Standard 30
18) Supercomputing Hits 93.01 Petaflops/IBM’s Watson Expands Commercial Applications for Big Data 31
19) Superconductivity Provides Advanced Electricity Distribution Technology 32
20) Private Space Vehicles Begin to Fly, Including the SpaceShipTwo 33
21) Technology Discussion—Synthetic Biology 34
22) The Future of Transportation and Supply Chains: Massive Investments in Infrastructure, Growing Traffic and Adoption of Smarter Technologies 35
23) HPTP Thermoplastics, Thermoset and Engineered Plastics Enable Advanced Products/Nanocomposites Offer the Ultimate in Advanced Materials 36
24) Artificial Intelligence (AI), Deep Learning and Machine Learning Advance into Commercial Applications, Including Health Care and Robotics 37
Chapter 2: Engineering & Research Industry Statistics 39
Engineering & Research Industry Statistics and Market Size Overview 40
Quarterly Engineering & Research Industry Revenues, U.S.: 2016 41
Engineering & Scientific Research & Development Services: Estimated Sources of Revenue, U.S.: 2010-2015 42
Federal R&D Funding by Character of Work and Facilities and Equipment, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2015-2017 43
Federal R&D Budget & Distribution by Funding Category, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2014-2017 44
Federal R&D & R&D Plant Funding for National Defense, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2015-2017 45
Federal R&D & R&D Plant Funding for National Institutes of Health, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2015-2017 46
Federal R&D & R&D Plant Funding for Space Flight, Research & Supporting Activities, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2015-2017 47
NASA Budget Appropriations & Projections: 2015-2021 48
Federal R&D & R&D Plant Funding for General Science & Basic Research, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2015-2017 49
Federal R&D & R&D Plant Funding for Natural Resources & Environment, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2015-2017 50
Federal R&D & R&D Plant Funding for Agriculture, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2015-2017 51
Federal R&D & R&D Plant Funding for Transportation, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2015-2017 52
Federal R&D & R&D Plant Funding for Energy, U.S.: Fiscal Years 2015-2017 53
U.S. Department of Energy Funding for Science & Energy Programs: 2015-2017 54
U.S. National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI) Budget: Fiscal Years 2015-2017 55
Research Funding for Biological Sciences, U.S. National Science Foundation: Fiscal Years 2015-2017 56
Research Funding for Engineering, U.S. National Science Foundation: Fiscal Years 2015-2017 57
Domestic U.S. Biopharmaceutical R&D & R&D Abroad, PhRMA Member Companies: 1980-2015 58
Top Foreign Countries by Number of Residents Receiving U.S. Patents: 2015 59
Top 30 U.S. Patent Recipient Organizations: 2015 60
Major Patenting U.S. Universities: 2015 61
The U.S. Drug Discovery & Approval Process 62
Employment in Engineering Occupations by Business Type, U.S.: 2012-2016 63
Employment in Life & Physical Science Occupations by Business Type, U.S.: May 2015 64
Chapter 3: Important Engineering & Research Industry Contacts 65
(Addresses, Phone Numbers and Internet Sites)
Chapter 4: THE ENGINEERING & RESEARCH 500: Who They Are and How They Were Chosen 103
Index of Companies Within Industry Groups 104
Alphabetical Index 118
Index of Headquarters Location by U.S. State 122
Index of Non-U.S. Headquarters Location by Country 125
Individual Data Profiles on Each of THE ENGINEERING & RESEARCH 500 129
Additional Indexes
Index of Hot Spots for Advancement for Women/Minorities 628
Index by Subsidiaries, Brand Names and Selected Affiliations 630
A Short Engineering & Research Industry Glossary 651