The Current Status and Future Direction of High Magnetic Field Science in the United States

美国国家科学院、工程院和医学院正在进行一项前瞻性研究，以审查(1)国内和国际强磁场科学和技术的现状；(2)当前和未来的科学学科对只能通过强磁场才能实现的新能力的迫切需求；以及(3)当前强磁场科学、技术和基础设施中可能有助于解决关键需求的差距。委员会将建议最大限度地发挥现有和新兴强磁场技术和基础设施潜力的方法。这项研究是2013年美国国家科学院报告《强磁场科学及其在美国的应用》的后续研究，将介绍过去十年的重大进展和新研究。这项研究可能涉及如下主题：(1)2013年报告建议的演变；(2)当前的能力；(3)社区获得强磁场设施、仪器和数据的机会；(4)培训和教育；以及(5)应用领域。国家科学院将任命一个由大约14名专家组成的跨学科研究委员会来进行这项为期24个月的研究。在研究过程中，委员会和国家科学院的工作人员将定期开会，收集意见，审议和起草共识报告。在此期间，委员会成员和工作人员将征求相关社区的意见，可能包括市政厅、参加专业协会会议、征求白皮书以及使用电子通信和网络。委员会还可以就感兴趣的专题召开专题讨论会。将发布一份共识报告，概述现有和新兴的强磁场技术为未来十年及以后带来的新的科学机会。该委员会和工作人员随后将帮助传播这项研究的结果。这项研究的资金由NSF的数学和物理科学局(材料研究部，化学部)和生物科学局(生物基础设施部，分子和细胞生物科学部)提供。这个奖项反映了NSF的法定使命，并通过使用基金会的智力价值和更广泛的影响审查标准进行评估，被认为值得支持。

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine is undertaking a forward-looking study to examine (1) the status of domestic and international high magnetic field science and technology; (2) current and future science disciplines that have critical needs for new capabilities that could only be enabled by high magnetic fields; and (3) gaps in current high magnetic field science, technology, and infrastructure that could help address critical needs. The committee will recommend approaches to maximize the potential for existing and emerging high magnetic field technologies and infrastructure. This study is a follow-up of the 2013 National Academies report “High Magnetic Field Science and its Applications in the United States,” and will account for the significant advances and new research over the past decade. The study may address topics such as (1) the evolution of recommendations from the 2013 report; (2) current capabilities; (3) the community's access to high magnetic field facilities, instrumentation, and data; (4) training and education; and (5) application areas.The National Academies will appoint a cross-disciplinary study committee of approximately 14 experts to carry out this 24-month study. During the course of the study, the committee and National Academies staff will meet regularly to gather input, deliberate, and draft the consensus report. During this time, committee members and staff will solicit input from relevant communities, possibly including town halls, participation in professional society meetings, solicitation of white papers, and use of electronic communications and networks. The committee may also convene focused symposia on special topics of interest. A consensus report will be released outlining new scientific opportunities enabled by existing and emerging high magnetic field technologies for the next decade and beyond. The committee and staff will then help disseminate the study's results.Funding for the study is provided by the Directorate for Mathematical and Physical Sciences (Division of Materials Research, Division of Chemistry) and the Directorate for Biological Sciences (Division of Biological Infrastructure, Division of Molecular and Cellular Biosciences) at NSF.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.