@BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", title = "Opportunities in High Magnetic Field Science", isbn = "978-0-309-09582-2", abstract = "High-field magnets\u2014those that operate at the limits of the mechanical and\/or electromagnetic properties of their structural materials\u2014are used as research tools in a variety of scientific disciplines. The study of high magnetic fields themselves is also important in many areas such as astrophysics. Because of their importance in scientific research and the possibility of new breakthroughs, the National Science Foundation asked the National Research Council to assess the current state of and future prospects for high-field science and technology in the United States. This report presents the results of that assessment. It focuses on scientific and technological challenges and opportunities, and not on specific program activities. The report provides findings and recommendations about important research directions, the relative strength of U.S. efforts compared to other countries, and ways in which the program can operate more effectively.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11211/opportunities-in-high-magnetic-field-science", year = 2005, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", editor = "Ned D. Heindel and Tina M. Masciangioli and Eva von Schaper", title = "Are Chemical Journals Too Expensive and Inaccessible?: A Workshop Summary to the Chemical Sciences Roundtable", isbn = "978-0-309-09590-7", abstract = "On October 25-26, 2005, the Chemical Sciences Roundtable held a workshop to explore issues involving those who use and contribute to chemical literature, as well as those who publish and disseminate chemical journals. As a follow-up to the workshop, a summary was written to capture the presentations and discussions that occurred during the workshop. As a forum to discuss chemistry journals within the larger context of scientific, technical and medical journal publishing, the workshop covered whether chemists and chemical engineers have unique journal needs and, if so, whether these needs are being met in the current journal publishing environment. Workshop participants also tackled how open access publishing might be applied to the chemical literature, such as to provide authors more freedom to distribute their articles after publication and allowing free access to chemical literature archives. \n", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11288/are-chemical-journals-too-expensive-and-inaccessible-a-workshop-summary", year = 2005, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", title = "Interim Design Assessment for the Blue Grass Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant", isbn = "978-0-309-09698-0", abstract = "Because of concerns about incineration, the Department of Defense plans to use alternative means to destroy the chemical agent stockpiles at the Pueblo and Blue Grass facilities. The DOD contracted with Bechtel Parsons to design and operate pilot plants for this purpose. As part of the NRC efforts to assist the DOD with its chemical demilitarization efforts, the Department requested a review and assessment of the Bechtel designs for both plants. An earlier report presented an assessment of the Pueblo design. This report provides a review of the Blue Grass Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant based on review of data and information about the initial design and some intermediate design data. Among other topics, the report presents technical risk assessment issues, an analysis of delivery and disassembly operations and of agent destruction core processes, and an examination of waste treatment.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11473/interim-design-assessment-for-the-blue-grass-chemical-agent-destruction-pilot-plant", year = 2005, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", editor = "John C. Wooley and Herbert S. Lin", title = "Catalyzing Inquiry at the Interface of Computing and Biology", isbn = "978-0-309-09612-6", abstract = "The remarkable growth of both computer science and biology in recent decades has\ndrawn attention to their areas of intersection. Both fields have much in common;\nthey are among the most rapidly changing fields of science, they both deal with\nvery complex systems, and they both have profound implications for science and\nsociety. To examine the potential for greater interaction between the two fields, the\nNational Research Council undertook a study looking at ways computational science\ncan aid the development and understanding of biology and how the biological sciences\nmight facilitate new and more powerful computational methods.\nThis book presents an analysis of the potential synergies at the interface of the two\nfields and of ways to develop new collaborations between researchers in both areas\nto exploit those synergies. The book provides a large sample of well-documented\nexamples of these interactions. The study concludes that the impact of computing on\nbiology will be deep and profound and span virtually all areas of life science research.\nComputational biology will ultimately become part of the biological sciences. The\nimpact of biology on computing is less certain, but could be substantial and should\nbe pursued.\n", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11480/catalyzing-inquiry-at-the-interface-of-computing-and-biology", year = 2005, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP author = "National Research Council", title = "Mathematics and 21st Century Biology", isbn = "978-0-309-09584-6", abstract = "The exponentially increasing amounts of biological data along with comparable\nadvances in computing power are making possible the construction of quantitative,\npredictive biological systems models. This development could revolutionize those\nbiology-based fields of science. To assist this transformation, the U.S. Department of\nEnergy asked the National Research Council to recommend mathematical research\nactivities to enable more effective use of the large amounts of existing genomic\ninformation and the structural and functional genomic information being created.\nThe resulting study is a broad, scientifically based view of the opportunities lying at\nthe mathematical science and biology interface. The book provides a review of past\nsuccesses, an examination of opportunities at the various levels of biological systems\u2014\nfrom molecules to ecosystems\u2014an analysis of cross-cutting themes, and a\nset of recommendations to advance the mathematics-biology connection that are\napplicable to all agencies funding research in this area.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11315/mathematics-and-21st-century-biology", year = 2005, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" } @BOOK{NAP title = "Designing Nanostructures at the Interface between Biomedical and Physical Systems: Conference Focus Group Summaries", isbn = "978-0-309-09668-3", abstract = "Last November, the National Academies Keck Futures Initiative held the Designing Nanostructures at the Interface Between Biomedical and Physical Systems conference at which researchers from science, engineering and medicine discussed recent developments in nanotechnology, directions for future research, and possible biomedical applications. The centerpiece of the conference was breakout sessions in which ten focus groups of researchers from different fields spent eight hours developing research plans to solve various problems in the field of nanotechnology. Among the challenges were:\n\n Building a nanosystem that can isolate, sequence and identify RNA or DNA\n Developing a system to detect disease in vivo\n Sequencing a single molecule of protein\n Creating a biological system that will create a local hydrogen fuel source, and\n Growing a biological in vivo power source.\n\nRepresentatives from public and private funding organizations, government, industry, and the science media also participated in the focus groups. This book provides a summary of the conference focus groups. For more information about the conference, visit Keck Futures Initiative.\nThe National Academies Keck Futures Initiative was launched in 2003 to stimulate new modes of scientific inquiry and break down the conceptual and institutional barriers to interdisciplinary research. The National Academies and the W.M. Keck Foundation believe considerable scientific progress and social benefit will be achieved by providing a counterbalance to the tendency to isolate research within academic fields. The Futures Initiative is designed to enable researchers from different disciplines to focus on new questions upon which they can base entirely new research, and to encourage better communication between scientists as well as between the scientific community and the public.\nFunded by a $40 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation, the National Academies Keck Futures Initiative is a 15-year effort to catalyze interdisciplinary inquiry and to enhance communication among researchers, funding agencies, universities, and the general public\u2013with the object of stimulating interdisciplinary research at the most exciting frontiers. The Futures Initiative builds on three pillars of vital and sustained research: interdisciplinary encounters that counterbalance specialization and isolation; the identification and exploration of new research topics; and communication that bridges languages, cultures, habits of thought, and institutions. Toward these goals, the National Academies Keck Futures Initiative incorporates three core activities each year: Futures conferences, Futures grants, and National Academies Communication Awards.", url = "https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/11317/designing-nanostructures-at-the-interface-between-biomedical-and-physical-systems", year = 2005, publisher = "The National Academies Press", address = "Washington, DC" }