Condensed-Matter and Materials Physics The Science of the World Around Us (2007) / Chapter Skim
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The inherent intertwining of pure and applied research defines and enriches the CMMP enterprise to this day. This report surveys the field of CMMP during the past decade, including the state of federal and private support of CMMP within the United States, and looks ahead to the intellectual and technological challenges of the coming decade.
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• Federal research funding for CMMP has been approximately flat in the United States in inflation-adjusted dollars over the past decade. The consequences of the decline of industrial involvement and nearly flat federal funding for CMMP are serious indeed: • Many of the key technological innovations responsible for U.S.
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, a major supporter of university based CMMP research, the chances of a grant application in CMMP being funded have dropped dramatically in the past 5 years, from 38 percent to 22 percent. These low proposal-success rates greatly amplify the hidden "overhead" of writing and reviewing proposals and disrupt the continuity of scientific research. The corresponding numbers for new investigators show a drop from 28 percent to 12 percent; this lack of access to research funding severely impedes the establishment of viable research programs before tenure evaluation.
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The following three recommenda tions to DOE and NSF (found in Chapter 10) are aimed at ensuring scientific progress toward meeting the challenges identified in this report and ensuring continued technological innovation to benefit the United States: • Strong support should be maintained for individual and small groups of in vestigators, which are historically the primary source of innovation in CMMP.
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The committee also recommends action on the priorities for mid-scale instrumentation identified in a recent National Research Council (NRC) report. Further recommendations on light sources, neutron sources, electron microscopy, magnetic field facilities, and nanocenters are offered in Chapter 11.
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The committee expects that the "consortium" will follow federal rules for providing advice to federal agencies. National Research Council, Opportunities in High Magnetic Field Science, Washington, D.C.: The National Academies Press, 2005.
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