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.
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Table of contents
- FrontMatter
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Acknowledgment of Reviewers
- Contents
- Executive Summary
- 1 The Nature and Importance of Midsize Facilities
- 2 Key Features and Capabilities of Midsize Facilities
- 3 Challenges for Midsize Facilities
- 4 Investment in Midsize Facilities
- 5 Optimizing the Effectiveness of Midsize Facilities
- Appendixes
- A Statement of Task
- B Committee Meeting Agendas
- C Description and Analysis of Questionnaires
- D Committee’s Interim Report
- E Report of a Site Visit Team
- F Selected Federal Programs That Support Midsize Facilities
- G Summary of National Science Foundation Workshop on Chemical Instrumentation
- H Personal Perspectives from Howard K. Birnbaum
- I Committee Member and Staff Biographies
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