An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Center for Neutron Research Fiscal Year 2009 (2009) / Chapter Skim
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The publication record of the NCNR facility attests to the high quality and quantity of research in diverse areas of fundamental neutron science, condensed-matter physics, and engineering. Resurgence in the collaborative partnership of the NCNR with the Polymers Division of the NIST Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory is visible and likely to enhance further the scientific output and impact in the soft-condensed-matter field.
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1. Sustain NCNR operation and reactor maintenance efforts during the NCNR Expansion Project by carrying out the following: Mitigate the potential for a long, unplanned shutdown of the facility by planning for contingencies with respect to safety shim arms; 1 Office of Science and Technology Policy Interagency Working Group on Neutron Science, Report on the Status and Needs of Major Neutron Scattering Facilities and Instruments in the United States, June 2002.
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2. Enhance the soft-condensed-matter efforts of the facility in the following ways: Continue the development of new technical capabilities that will allow the NCNR to maintain leadership in key research areas that complement those of other facilities, such as the Spallation Neutron Source and the High Flux Isotope Reactor; Continue the development of the soft-matter consortium between the NCNR, the Polymers Division in the NIST Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory, and the University of Delaware; Increase network building with bioscientists at other institutions; strengthen NCNR interactions with the Center for Advanced Research in Biotechnology, involving NIST and the University of Maryland, pursuant to this goal; and more actively engage the broad biological community; Make it a clear objective of NCNR management to pursue aggressively the ongoing recruitment effort for a scientific leader in experimental soft-condensed matter; and Broaden the theory effort in the fields of statistical physics and biophysics; include in this effort a strong partnership with the Polymers Division.
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