Advanced research instrumentation and facilities / Committee on Advanced Research Instrumentation, Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy, National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and Institute of Medicine of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Committee on Advanced Research Instrumentation (U.S.).

Contributor:

Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy (U.S.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scientific apparatus and instruments.

Research--United States.

Research.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (205 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : The National Academies Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In recent years, the instrumentation needs of the nation (TM)s research communities have changed and expanded. The need for particular instruments has become broader, crossing scientific and engineering disciplines. The growth of interdisciplinary research that focuses on problems defined outside the boundaries of individual disciplines demands more instrumentation. Instruments that were once of interest only to specialists are now required by a wide array of scientists to solve critical research problems. The need for entirely new types of instruments "such as distributed networks, cybertools, and sensor arrays "is increasing. Researchers are increasingly dependent on advanced instruments that require highly specialized knowledge and training for their proper operation and use. The National Academies Committee on Science, Engineering, and Public Policy Committee on Advanced Research Instrumentation was asked to describe the current programs and policies of the major federal research agencies for advanced research instrumentation, the current status of advanced mid-sized research instrumentation on university campuses, and the challenges faced by each. The committee was then asked to evaluate the utility of existing federal programs and to determine the need for and, if applicable, the potential components of an interagency program for advanced research instrumentation.

Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Contents""; ""Boxes, Figures, and Tables""; ""Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Introduction to Instrumentation""; ""3 Instrumentation and Universities""; ""4 Federal Agency and Interagency Programs and Activities""; ""5 Overview of Conclusions, Findings, and Recommendations""; ""Appendixes""; ""A Biographic Information on Members and Staff of Committee on Advanced Research Instrumentation""; ""B Charge to the Committee""; ""C Summary of Institutional Survey Results""; ""D Summary of Researcher Survey Results""

""E Summary of Disciplinary Society Survey Results""""F Summary of National Laboratory Survey Results""; ""G Selected Bibliography""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 174-178).

ISBN:

9786610742271

9780309180191

0309180198

9781280742279

1280742275

9780309551960

030955196X

OCLC:

923276290

Publisher Number:

9780309097017