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5 The Center as a User Facility
Pages 21-23

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... innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of life"8 -- is evident in the breadth of the neutron science program at the NCNR, including both scattering and neutron physics, with U.S.-based and international users. The NCNR is an island of stability in the U.S.
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From page 22...
... Both attested to the general satisfaction of the user community with the process and practices associated with granting beam time, including the roles played by NCNR staff members in obtaining proposal reviews. Both also expressed concern over the increase in the number of proposals anticipated with the upgrade of the facility, which will strain the current system.
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... The continued scientific excellence of the NCNR scientific staff is critical for maintaining the quality and impact of neutronscattering science by the facility and its users and for developing new measurement techniques and applications. The NCNR management should continue to take care that the next generation of senior researchers continues to develop and remain excited about their research and that they are not overly burdened with administrative and other duties that are not characterized as research.
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