A Decadal Assessment of Plasma Science

等离子体科学的十年评估

• 批准号: 1801266
• 负责人: James Lancaster
• 金额: $ 15万
• 依托单位: National Academy of Sciences
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2018-04-01 至 2020-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=1801266&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Decadal; Assessment; Plasma; Science

This project will partially support the next decadal survey for plasma science. Conducted by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (the National Academies), the report produced through this project will provide valuable information and guidance on issues that pertain to plasma science to federal policy makers in both Congress and the Administration, the agencies and their programs that support this field, research communities, and the general public. The report will discuss progress that has taken place in plasma science over the past ten years and will identify new opportunities and compelling scientific questions for the field over the next decade. The report will also discuss the benefits of the technological capabilities enabled by advances in plasma science for other fields of research as well as in meeting broader national needs. Portions of the report will be written with the goal to enhance the public understanding of plasma science and the role that it plays in other sciences and society at large.To carry out this project, a panel of approximately 15 members will be assembled by the National Academies. Committee membership will include not only a spectrum of plasma science expertise but also expertise from neighboring research fields with which plasma science is intrinsically and increasingly interconnected. In the process of developing the report, the committee will hold multiple meetings and workshops, including town meetings at professional society meetings, at various locations in the United States so as to engage the plasma science community in the survey process. The committee will then produce a report: 1) assessing the progress and achievements of plasma science over the past decade; 2) identifying the major scientific questions and new opportunities that define plasma science as a discipline, noting connections to and the influence on other disciplines; 3) discussing the nature and importance of the U.S. role in multi-national plasma research activities; 4) discussing how plasma science has contributed and will likely contribute to U.S. national needs both in and beyond plasma science, including economic prosperity and national defense; 5) assessing whether the present plasma science workforce and training opportunities are commensurate with future workforce needs; 6) assessing the present role of, and future opportunities for, universities within large national programs organized around major research instruments or community assets (i.e., user facilities, satellites, telescopes, etc.); and 7) assessing whether the structure, program balance, and level of the current U.S. research effort in plasma science across the federal and private efforts are best positioned to realize the science opportunities.This award reflects NSF's statutory mission and has been deemed worthy of support through evaluation using the Foundation's intellectual merit and broader impacts review criteria.

该项目将部分支持下一步的血浆科学调查。由美国国家科学，工程和医学学院（国家学院）进行的，该项目通过该项目制作的报告将为与等离子体科学有关的问题提供有价值的信息和指导，向国会和政府，机构，机构中的联邦政策制定者提供以及他们支持该领域，研究社区和公众的计划。该报告将讨论过去十年来血浆科学取得的进展，并将在未来十年中确定新的机会并引起该领域的引人注目的科学问题。该报告还将讨论血浆科学进步对其他研究领域以及满足更广泛国家需求的技术能力的好处。 该报告的一部分将以旨在增强公众对等离子体科学的理解及其在其他科学和社会中所扮演的作用的理解。要进行该项目，大约15名成员将由国家组成。学院。 委员会的成员资格将不仅包括一系列等离子体科学专业知识，而且还包括来自邻近研究领域的专业知识，而等离子科学本质上且越来越互连。 在制定报告的过程中，委员会将在美国各个地点举行多个会议和讲习班，包括在专业协会会议上举行的城镇会议，以便与等离子科学界参与调查过程。然后，委员会将提出一份报告：1）评估过去十年中血浆科学的进步和成就； 2）确定将等离子体科学定义为纪律的主要科学问题和新机会，并指出与其他学科的联系以及对其他学科的影响； 3）讨论美国在跨国等离子体研究活动中角色的性质和重要性； 4）讨论血浆科学如何贡献，并可能在血浆科学（包括经济繁荣和国防）中为美国国家需求做出贡献； 5）评估当前的等离子科学劳动力和培训机会是否与未来的劳动力需求相称； 6）评估围绕主要的研究工具或社区资产（即用户设施，卫星，望远镜等）组织的大型国家计划中大学的现有作用和未来机会； 7）评估美国当前在联邦和私人努力的美国等离子体科学研究工作的结构，计划平衡和水平是否能够实现科学机会。该奖项反映了NSF的法定任务，并被认为值得支持通过使用基金会的智力优点和更广泛影响的评论标准进行评估。