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245 00 $aImproving Army basic research :$breport of an expert panel on the future of Army laboratories /$cGilbert Decker ... [et al.].
260 $aSanta Monica, CA :$bRAND,$c2012.
300 $axxvi, 108 p. :$bcol. ill. ;$c26 cm.
490 1 $aRand Corporation monograph series
500 $a"Prepared for the United States Army."
500 $a"Arroyo Center."
500 $a"MG-1176-A"--P. [4] of cover.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 105-108).
536 $aThe research described in this report was sponsored by the U.S. Army under Contract No. W74V8H-06-C-001.
530 $aAlso available online.
505 0 $aIntroduction -- Science and Technology Trends -- The Army Laboratory Enterprise -- Characteristics of a High-Quality Basic Research Laboratory -- Assessment -- Findings -- Recommendations -- Appendix A: Top Discoveries over the Past 25 Years Submitted to the Panel -- Appendix B: Nobel Prize Scientific Research Supported by the Army Research Office (Reference) -- Appendix C: National Medal of Science Recipients Who Have Been Army Research Office Investigators -- Appendix D: Army Research Office Mission Statement (Reference) -- Appendix E: Army Research Laboratory Mission Statement (Reference) -- Appendix F: Army Research, Development and Engineering Command Mission Statement (Reference) -- Appendix G: Panel Members.
520 $aThe U.S. Army is in the midst of an unprecedented technical transformation as it rapidly adopts and adapts to cutting-edge science and technology to remain an effective and relevant fighting force. This report describes the result of an expert panel assembled to consider how current trends in research and development (R&D) might unfold over time and howthose trends could affect the laboratories and R&D centers that support the Army. The panel looked at national trends in basic research and R&D, including trends in Department of Defense research funding; conducted an in-depth examination of the Army research enterprise; and profiled several non-Army laboratories known for their high-quality basic research, to gain insight into how the Army might better structure and fund its own labs. The panel identified several trends, such as an increasing focus on near-term results and tendency toward risk aversion, that are hampering the Army research effort. The report concludes with a list of recommendations for addressing these issues to help the Army get the best long-term value from its investments in basic research.
610 20 $aU.S. Army Research Laboratory$xEvaluation.
650 0 $aMilitary research$zUnited States$xEvaluation.
610 10 $aUnited States.$bArmy Research, Development, and Engineering Command.
650 0 $aLaboratories$zUnited States$xEvaluation.
700 1 $aDecker, Gilbert F.$q(Gilbert Felton),$d1937-
710 1 $aUnited States.$bArmy.
710 2 $aArroyo Center.
710 2 $aRand Corporation.
830 0 $aRand Corporation monograph series.
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