Overview

The Council for Chemical Research (CCR) is an organization based in Washington, D.C., whose membership represents industry, academia, and government. CCR was formed in 1979 to promote cooperation in basic research and encourage high quality education in the chemical sciences and engineering. The mission of the CCR is to benefit society by advancing research in chemistry, chemical engineering, and related disciplines through leadership collaboration across discipline, institution, and sector boundaries.

CCR's membership represents most of the U.S. chemical research enterprise, currently comprising more than 200 companies, universities, and government laboratories with a combined R&D budget of more than $7 billion.

Membership

• Academic
• Industrial
• Government Laboratory
• Affiliates

Massive economic and political changes affect the world today, and industrial and government research laboratories are undergoing major changes. The academic world is in the midst of a debate that attempts to define strategic research. In this milieu, CCR's unique blend of members from academia, industry, and government sets it apart as a cooperative model for interaction. CCR is well-positioned as an organization designed for the next millennium, and to help the U.S. continue as a world leader in chemical technology.

CCR is unique in that it is the only organization with a principal focus on the chemical research enterprise. CCR member institutions are represented by the chief technical officers and directors of R&D, as well as by academic heads of chemistry and chemical engineering departments. CCR provides a network of individuals who are deeply involved in setting research directions in the U.S. and abroad. In many activities, CCR cooperates with other organizations with overlapping interests, including the American Chemical Society, the American Institute of Chemical Engineers, the Industrial Research Institute and the Chemical Manufacturers Association.

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