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Large-scale international research facilities

A paper for the National Science and Technology Summit

| 8 January 2009

The nature of modern scientific research has been changing due to the increased reliance on large-scale scientific facilities for forefront research. The programmes at our DOE National Laboratories have become focused more and more around large facilities and the programme of Major Research Equipment and Facilities Construction (MREFC) has emerged as a very important part […]

A plug-compatible approach toward a truly efficient international collaboration

| 28 February 2008

Director’s Corner 28 February 2008 Akira Yamamoto A plug-compatible approach toward a truly efficient international collaboration Today’s issue features a Director’s Corner from Akira Yamamoto, Project Manager for the Global Design Effort. It has been eight months since I joined the ILC team as a project manager. I have been learning a lot and am […]

Contemplating large international collaborations

| 21 February 2008

Director’s Corner 21 February 2008 Barry Barish Contemplating large international collaborations The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) annual meeting took place from 14 to 18 February in Boston, US, under the theme "Science and Technology from a Global Perspective." The AAAS is the meeting ground for the broad range of sciences in […]