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4 Human Capacity
4 Human Capacity
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(See sections "Site Visits of High Energy Density Science National Laboratories," "Additional Input-Gathering Sessions," and "Requests Sent to National Laboratories" in Appendixes E and F.) Additionally, the committee's leading recommendation on the topic of HED science career pathways is at the core of the message developed throughout this chapter: Leading Recommendation: To enhance career pathways for high energy density science research at NNSA facilities, the NNSA should (1)
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In addition to direct engagement with the national laboratories and through faculty advisors, current outreach efforts could be fruitfully expanded, as HED science is an emerging field of study and offers exciting career prospects. Students entering HED science have different backgrounds and majors -- from aerospace, electrical engineering, and nuclear engineering to astrophysics, chemistry, materials science, and physics (see Box 4-1)
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In turn, achieving the Grand Challenge of robust, reproducible, laboratory-based nuclear fusion will open new vistas in the field of HED science, allowing researchers to create new extremes of densities, temperatures, and radiation fields in controlled and predictable ways. The National Nuclear Security Administration's invest ments in this domain are already yielding important returns as demonstrated, for example, by recent breakthroughs in ICF energy output.
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Recommendation: The NNSA should take steps to enable institutions work ing on high energy density research to (1) assess the workplace climate; (2)
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science undergraduate laboratory internships • NNSA Stockpile Stewardship Academic Alliances Program (centers of excel lence, student fellowships, university grants program) • NNSA Minority Serving Institution Partnership Program • Partnerships and collaborations directly funded by NNSA laboratories • DOE–National Science Foundation (NSF)
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• National Laser User Facilities (NNSA) • HED-related NSF centers (i.e., NSF Physics Frontier Centers)
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NATIONAL LABORATORIES AND HIGH ENERGY DENSITY FACILITIES AT EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS While the NNSA national laboratories and related HED facilities are not all educational institutions by design, their internships, mentorships, outreach, and collaborations with university departments are key components of (1) develop ing career pathways for HED science and (2)
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At SLAC and LLE, the values are good, while there is a need to increase the numbers FIGURE 4-1 Enrollments of undergraduate interns at the National Nuclear Security Administration/ Department of Energy high energy density facilities -- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) , Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE)
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At SNL, the Z Fundamental Science Program provides access to the Z pulsed power facility for academic users. Also, the Sandia Academic Alliances program offers funding opportunities with a select set of universities, and several summer internship programs provide relatively easy entry points for students and men tors.
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While some of these programs are sanctioned and/or supported by the NNSA or laboratory management, many efforts amount to volunteer efforts by laboratory scientists. Coupled with intense programmatic demands and significant barriers to collaboration, this lack of formal support or recognition can lead to burnout and attrition of the most energetic and dedicated scientists, especially at earlycareer stages and among staff reflecting diversity -- both characteristics are in high demand.
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Jupiter Laser Facility (JLF) , groups of students can join teams of more experienced scientists and researchers to explore HED science experi ments (see Figure 4-4-1)
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More than ever, students and early-career scientists, engineers, and technical staff are attuned to these matters, with both recruitment and retention of top talent responsive to and benefitting from an environment that actively promotes diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. Historically, the United States has benefitted enormously from open and rigorous scientific dialogue.
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Finding: Technical staff at NNSA laboratories and experimental facilities have developed a unique set of skills that are learned "on the job," including diag nostic techniques, experimental setups, and detectors specific to the needs of HED science.
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The network includes simulation and diagnostic coordination programs, which are both essential to the success of any HED experiment. FIGURE 4-6-1 Facilities of LaserNetUS, a network of 10 high-power laser facilities enabling access to high energy density science research to researchers from any institution.
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Recommendation: The NNSA should periodically assess and, where pos sible, reduce barriers to university collaborations -- for example, by formally recognizing the importance of, and therefore supporting and rewarding, laboratory staff engaged in effective collaborations. Recommendation: NNSA laboratories should enforce concrete policies for accountability around intolerable, unacceptable behaviors.
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Additionally, the new technologies and science applications in HED-relevant areas have significant industrial applications, including in fusion energy, secondary radiation sources, and compact accelerators. NNSA HED experimental facilities engage with industry in a wide variety of ways. For instance, during the development of the NIF and Omega laser facilities, new large-aperture glasses and crystals with extremely high damage-threshold optical coatings were developed.
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Additionally, greater industrial involvement offers the opportunity to expand the HED science workforce. More visibility of industrial opportunities related to HED science can broaden the community, as a wider range of career options can improve recruitment and retention. More recently, there has also been a rapid increase in the number of com panies that perform work related to HED science, specifically in inertial fusion energy (IFE)
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