Midsize Facilities: The Infrastructure for Materials Research. - Couverture souple

National Research Council; Division On Engineering And Physical Sciences; Board On Physics And Astronomy; Solid State Sciences Committee; Committee On Smaller Facilities

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0309097029 ISBN 13 : 9780309097024

Editeur : National Academies Press, 2006

Synopsis

Most of the instruments now used for materials research are too complex and expensive for individual investigators to own, operate, and maintain them. Consequently, they have become increasingly consolidated into multi-user, small to midsized research facilities, located at many sites around the country. The proliferation of these facilities, however, has drawn calls for a careful assessment of best principles for their operation. With support from the Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation, the NRC carried out a study to characterize and discuss ways to optimize investments in materials research facility infrastructure with attention to midsize facilities. This report provides an assessment of the nature and importance of mid-sized facilities, their capabilities, challenges they face, current investment, and optimizing their effectiveness.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Committee on Smaller Facilities, Solid State Sciences Committee, National Research Council

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: National Academies Press
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0309097029
• ISBN 13: 9780309097024
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 250
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