Dr. Samuel O. Thier is president of the Institute of Medicine. Functioning in accordance with general policies determined by the Academy, the Council has become the principal operating agency of both the National Academy of Sciences and the National Academy of Engineering in providing services to the government, the public, and the scientific Ad engineering communities. Dr. Frank Prep and Dr. Robert M. White are chairman and vice chairman, respectively, of the National R - earch Council. This project was sponsored by the National Council on Public Works Improvement and the National Research Council. A charge of S3.00 for postage and handling is required.
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The probe associated with improving our public works in- frastructure deserve special attention. Technology opera a partial solution to some of the problems that face the nation within infrastructure systems. Accordingly, the study was organized as a cross-institutional activity. The mem- bership of the study committee, the Committee on Infrastructure Innovation, was derived from nominees proposed by the applicable Research Council units including the Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems, the Transportation Research Board, and the Commission on Behavioral and Social Sciences and Education. Participation within these units came from the Marine Board, the National Materials Advisory Board, the Building Research Board, the Board on Geotechnical Engineering, the Water Science and Technology Board, and the Committee on National Urban Policy.