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(biotechnology and nanotechnology research), and other business and academic sites as
well as Ministries of Defense to gain information about the importance and priorities of
research areas around the world to get a sense of the proliferation of advanced
technology. In addition, students electronically engaged in conferences and conducted
interviews with knowledgeable individuals about technologies and research issues.
Students then utilized the contacts they made along with those provided by the
Center for Strategy and Technology, the Air War College, and Air University, as well as
referrals to persons on USAF and MAJCOM staffs, to test ideas and concepts that were
emerging from their studies. The opportunity to gain understanding of technologies,
develop and discuss CONOPS, and test ideas with a wide variety of experts from
academia, industry and the military proved invaluable. Some students took advantage of
this opportunity by conducting Delphi studies on expert panels to work toward expert
consensus on technology futures issues.
After completing the process described above, there are two principal products of
the study. One is the individual student products resulting from the 10-month long
research effort. Of the 54 papers submitted, 46 were selected for quality, appropriateness
and importance for the overall H-21 report. The research papers ranged in length from 20
to 120 pages and covered specific aspects of the four technology areas: cybertechnology,
biotechnology, nanotechnology and directed energy. Several papers focus on
the application of these technologies in space. In addition, there are others that use one
of the technologies as a case to illuminate related issues such as personnel, education and
training of the officer corps, and energy.