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From page 157... ... D Committee's Interim Report The committee's interim report of March 24, 2004, follows. Appendixes A through E of the interim report are reproduced after the letter. Read the entire page →
From page 158... ... Although they play a major, recognized role in materials research in this country, small and mid-sized multiuser facilities for materials research (referred to here simply as smaller facilities) are widely regarded as not being optimally developed or utilized. Read the entire page →
From page 159... ... In fact, these facilities are essential to the scientific infrastructure of the United States. There are significant opportunities for accelerating scientific advances in materials and nanotechnology research by invigorating such facilities and allocating their resources to best effect. Read the entire page →
From page 160... ... To provide capabilities that satisfy local, regional, and national needs in advanced materials research, a strategic plan for the development and operation of smaller user facilities is required that also recognizes the escalating costs of instrumentation. The committee will address such a strategic plan in its final report. Read the entire page →
From page 161... ... , with local institutional support, and it was often enhanced by having an enthusiastic and broad user base, as well as effective and energetic management. Challenges Facing Smaller Facilities The committee has identified a number of issues that can have a significant impact on both the establishment and the operation of a smaller user facility. Read the entire page →
From page 162... ... Future Plans In addition to dissemination of this interim report in the spring of 2004, the committee will be conducting a series of town-hall meetings, coinciding with annual meetings of the major related scientific societies (e.g., the March American Physical Society Meeting and the Spring Materials Research Society Read the entire page →
From page 163... ... The facility manager and facility user questionnaires will be distributed at both town meetings to solicit responses from the broader community; additionally, the questionnaires are being distributed by committee members to their colleagues and by NRC staff to the targeted sets of smaller facilities such as the NSF Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers and the DOE Nanoscale Science Research Centers. The committee recognizes the need to engage both facility managers and users as well as potential users of future smaller facilities. Read the entire page →
From page 164... ... Providing a definition of small and mid-sized multi-user facilities and their role in the materials research complex. Read the entire page →
From page 165... ... Smith Arthur I Bienenstock Regents' Professor of Physics and Astronomy Professor of Applied Physics and of Materials Director, Center for Solid State Science Science and Engineering, Vice Provost and Arizona State University Dean of Research and Graduate Policy Center for Solid State Science Stanford University Arizona State University Stanford, CA 94305-2061 Tempe, AZ 85287-1704 John P Read the entire page →
From page 166... ... 166 M I D S I Z EF A C I L I T I E S Don M Tennant James W Read the entire page →
From page 167... ... Cohen X-Ray Diffraction Facility, Northwestern University x Northwestern University Atomic and Nanoscale Characterization Center, Northwestern University x Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center, Argonne National Laboratory x Electron Microscopy Center and Materials Science Division, Argonne National Laboratory x New Brunswick Laboratory, Department of Energy Chicago Operations Office (located on the site of Argonne National Laboratory) x Office of the Associate Director, Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory x Office of the Director of the Frederick Seitz Materials Research Laboratory, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign x Center for Microanalysis of Materials (at the MRL) Read the entire page →
From page 168... ... Shapero x Center for Materials Science and Engineering, MIT x Materials Processing Center, MIT x Microphotonics Center, MIT x NASA Center for Advanced Microgravity Materials Processing, Northeastern University x Electronic Materials Research Institute, Northeastern University x Center for Imaging and Mesoscale Structures, Harvard University x Office of the Dean of Engineering and Applied Science, Harvard University x Office of the Director of the Rowland Institute for Science, Harvard University x Materials Research Science and Engineering Center, Harvard University x Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center, Harvard University Pacific Northwest Team: D Clarke,* Read the entire page →
From page 169... ... AP P E N D I X D 169 APPENDIX D Site Visit Checklist x Purpose, philosophy, brief history and anticipated future of facility x Major equipment inventory (with cost, replacement cost, age, funding source etc.) x Total budget and charging rates x Funding sources (host institution, government, industry, other) Read the entire page →
From page 170... ... The questionnaires will be made available at the town meetings held in the spring; the American Physical Society meeting in March 2004 will draw persons from material, condensed matter, and chemical physics and the Materials Research Society meeting in April 2004 will include persons from materials science and engineering. To help broaden the distribution and questionnaire response rate, the questionnaires have also been sent to specific facilities such as the NSF Materials Research and Engineering Centers and the DOE Nanoscale Science Research Centers. Read the entire page →
From page 171... ... with the support of both the National Science Foundation and Department of Energy to make recommendations about the challenges and opportunities that small and medium-sized multi-user facilities face in materials research. A questionnaire is attached for your response that is designed to gather data on existing smaller facilities. Read the entire page →
From page 172... ... Percentage of this funding derived from each of the following sources: Federal grant: _____________________% Institutional sources: _______________% User fees: ________________________% State funding: ____________________% Gifts: ________________________________________________________________% Other (indicate source) Read the entire page →
From page 173... ... for all instruments in the facility: ________ b. Average annual investment in capital equipment (from all sources of funding) Read the entire page →
From page 174... ... 174 M I D S I Z E F A C I L I T I E S Small and Mid-sized Multi-user Facility User Survey To the best of your knowledge, please answer the following questions for the small to mid-sized multi user facilities that you use periodically. For the purposes of this questionnaire, assume that "smaller facility" refers to a small to mid-sized multi-user facility for materials research. Read the entire page →
From page 175... ... _____ (y/n) Likewise, when preparing budget estimates for a research proposal, to what extent do you include estimates for user fees to take advantage of specific smaller facilities? Read the entire page →
From page 176... ... 176 M I D S I Z EF A C I L I T I E S 6. Comments a. Read the entire page →

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... D Committee's Interim Report The committee's interim report of March 24, 2004, follows. Appendixes A through E of the interim report are reproduced after the letter.