Developing a Federal Materials Facilities Strategy

9726518本奖项是为了支持美国国家研究委员会(NRC)将进行的一项研究，该研究旨在审查各个联邦机构在规划、建造和运营为包括生物、结构和电子材料在内的材料研究提供同步辐射、中子束和强磁场能力的设施方面所扮演的角色。NRC将通过与更广泛的科学界协商，就这些设施提供的能力的新的和预期的需求进行一项研究。将邀请来自学术界、产业界和政府的代表参加。这项研究将根据确定材料特性所需的预测科学和技术方法，以及各机构在资源有限的环境中未来的作用，向各机构提出指导方针。准则将考虑各机构之间在规划未来设施方面的合作和协调，并将确定如何优化各机构、国家和私营部门的作用，以便在不断变化的用户群体和不断变化的国家和国际资源的背景下，最有效地利用各自的优势。编制一份报告的预计时间为自本奖项之日起一年。该项目得到了国家科学基金会多学科活动办公室和材料研究司、国家卫生研究院、国家科学技术研究所和能源部的部分支持。***

9726518 Raber This award is to support a study to be conducted by the National Research Council (NRC) to review the roles of the various federal agencies in planning, constructing, and operating facilities that provide synchrotron radiation, neutron beams, and high magnetic field capability for the study of materials, including biological, structural, and electronic materials. The NRC will conduct a study through consultation with the broader scientific community on the emerging and anticipated needs for the capabilities these facilities offer. Representatives from the academic community ,industry, and government will be invited to participate. The study will recommend guidelines to the agencies based on the projected scientific and technical methods needed to characterize materials, and the future roles of the various agencies in a resource-limited environment. The guidelines wil consider collaboration and coordination between the agencies in planning future facilities, and will identify means to optimize the roles of the agencies, the states and the private sector, to make the most effective use of their respective strengths in the context of evolving user communities and changing national and international resources. The estimated time for producing a report is one year from the date of this award. This project is partially supported by the Office of Multidisciplinary Activities and the Division of Materials Research at the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health, the National Institute of Science and Technology, and the Department of Energy. ***