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Importance of Collaboration
Importance of Collaboration
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This is very attractive for university researchers, who may not have access to major scientific facilities or to teams of researchers working on particular application areas. Another benefit of collaborative research is the broader problem set available to university researchers working with national laboratory teams.
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The rationale for continued federal investment in the laboratories is to ensure that these capabilities remain available to the U.S. scientific community.1 BENEFITS OF COLLABORATIONS TO UNIVERSITIES The scientific facilities at the national laboratories and the unique instrumentation they provide are increasingly essential for university research groups to carry out their advanced scientific experiments in support of a broad set of science agendas.
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Furthermore, the "major research instrumentation" grants for which faculty can apply are generally limited to less than $2 million, leaving a wide range of technical devices and system capabilities that fall between the <$2 million university-based equipment options and the $100 million-$500 million required for a major national user facility. The national laboratories provide this intermediate ground of capabilities.
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For example, of the 176 letters supporting increased FY 2004 budget requests for physical science, including the DOE Office of Science, 64 percent received were from university faculty or students.2 University leaders are extremely influential on the political scene and are an important advocacy group for supporting the mission of the laboratories. Most participants in the workshop reinforced the importance and benefits of a variety of research collaborations between universities and national laboratories.
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The fact that both the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and NSF continue to have growing support for both facilities and research programs is viewed by some in the university systems as making it more difficult to develop, implement, and sustain collaborative research partnerships with the national laboratories.
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