Midsize facilities : the infrastructure for materials research / Committee on Smaller Facilities, Solid State Sciences Committee, Board on Physics and Astronomy, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Smaller Facilities.

National Research Council (U.S.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Materials--Research--United States.

Materials.

Infrastructure (Economics)--United States--Planning.

Infrastructure (Economics).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (251 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, [District of Columbia] : National Academies Press, 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Most of the instruments now used for materials research are too complex and expensive for individual investigators to own, operate, and maintain them. Consequently, they have become increasingly consolidated into multi-user, small to midsized research facilities, located at many sites around the country. The proliferation of these facilities, however, has drawn calls for a careful assessment of best principles for their operation. With support from the Department of Energy and the National Science Foundation, the NRC carried out a study to characterize and discuss ways to optimize investments in materials research facility infrastructure with attention to midsize facilities. This report provides an assessment of the nature and importance of mid-sized facilities, their capabilities, challenges they face, current investment, and optimizing their effectiveness.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780309165020

0309165024

9780309551991

0309551994

OCLC:

70116426