The New Big Science Robert P. Crease Stony Brook University Catherine Westfall Michigan State University
Outline Introduction Old versus New Big Science Dispelling Some Misconceptions NBS is an era, not a research type The Rise of the NBS NBS Funding NBS Research Features NBS Challenges
Old Versus New Big Science Large materials science (not HEP) accelerators Justified the existence of the largest laboratories
Old Versus New Big Science Large materials science (not HEP) accelerators Justified the existence of the largest laboratories Practical applications (not a show esoteric science/technology dominance)
Old Versus New Big Science Large materials science (not HEP) accelerators Justified the existence of the largest laboratories Practical applications (not a show esoteric science/technology dominance) Diverse in content and user base
Old Versus New Big Science Large materials science (not HEP) accelerators Justified the existence of the largest laboratories Practical applications (not a show esoteric science/technology dominance) Diverse in content and user base Government-industrial (not military) partnership
Old Versus New Big Science Large materials science (not HEP) accelerators Justified the existence of the largest laboratories Practical applications (not a show esoteric science/technology dominance) Diverse in content and user base Government-industrial (not military) partnership Flexibly executed
Old Versus New Big Science Large materials science (not HEP) accelerators Justified the existence of the largest laboratories Practical applications (not a show esoteric science/technology dominance) Diverse in content and user base Government-industrial (not military) partnership Flexibly executed Sustainable (slow) growth
Old Versus New Big Science Large materials science (not HEP) accelerators Justified the existence of the largest laboratories Practical applications (not a show esoteric science/technology dominance) Diverse in content and user base Government-industrial (not military) partnership Flexibly executed Sustainable (slow) growth International
Dispelling Misconceptions
New (Like Old) Big Science is an Era
Old Big Science Large Materials Science Tools (e.g. BNL’s HFBR or ORNL’s HFIR)
New (Like Old) Big Science is an Era Old Big Science Large Materials Science Tools (e.g. BNL’s HFBR) New Big Science High Energy Physics (albeit non-U.S.) Nuclear Physics (e.g., BNL’s RHIC)
Rise of Materials Science Not an Epic Battle with HEP
Firm technological/scientific foundation Neutron Scattering Light Sources
Trivelpiece Plan Director, Office of Energy Research
Trivelpiece Plan (to support SSC) LBL gets Advanced Light Source
Trivelpiece Plan (to support SSC) LBL gets Advanced Light Source Argonne gets Advanced Photon Source
Trivelpiece Plan (to support SSC) LBL gets Advanced Light Source Argonne gets Advanced Photon Source Oak Ridge gets project (originally reactor, later SNS)
Trivelpiece Plan (to support SSC) LBL gets Advanced Light Source Argonne gets Advanced Photon Source Oak Ridge gets project (originally reactor, later SNS) Brookhaven gets RHIC
Trivelpiece Plan (to support SSC) LBL gets Advanced Light Source Argonne gets Advanced Photon Source Oak Ridge gets project (originally reactor, later SNS) Brookhaven gets RHIC (And continued support for Jefferson Lab in Virginia and LANSCE at LANL)
The Funding Misconceptions Industry has overtaken funding of basic research
National R&D By Funder,
Basic Research Budget as % of US GDP
Funding Misconception, cont. Big Story is Decline in Military Funding for Large Basic Research Projects
Trends In Basic Research by Agency
Big Funding Change? Increased support for Life Science/Biomedical Research
Trends in Federal Research by Discipline, FY
New Big Science Research Features
1.Integration of industrial presence from beginning
New Big Science Research Features 1.Integration of industrial presence from beginning 2.Scope and complexity of interdisciplinary networks
New Big Science Research Features 1.Integration of industrial presence from beginning 2.Scope and complexity of interdisciplinary networks 3.The octopoidal character of research networks
New Big Science Research Features 1.Integration of industrial presence from beginning 2.Scope and complexity of interdisciplinary networks 3.The octopoidal character of research networks 4.Multistability of techniques
New Big Science Research Features 1.Integration of industrial presence from beginning 2.Scope and complexity of interdisciplinary networks 3.The octopoidal character of research networks 4.Multistability of techniques 5.Proliferation of subfacilities
New Big Science Research Features 1.Integration of industrial presence from beginning 2.Scope and complexity of interdisciplinary networks 3.The octopoidal character of research networks 4.Multistability of techniques 5.Proliferation of subfacilities 6.Krinsky Effect
New Big Science Research Features 1.Integration of industrial presence from beginning 2.Scope and complexity of interdisciplinary networks 3.The octopoidal character of research networks 4.Multistability of techniques 5.Proliferation of subfacilities 6.Krinsky Effect 7.Regulation
New Big Science Research Features 1.Integration of industrial presence from beginning 2.Scope and complexity of interdisciplinary networks 3.The octopoidal character of research networks 4.Multistability of techniques 5.Proliferation of subfacilities 6.Krinsky Effect 7.Regulation 8.Formation of Knowledge
Challenges of the New Big Science For Managers/Researchers Intellectual Property Timely Access Presenting the Political Case Presenting the Scientific Case
Challenges of the New Big Science For Historians What research was carried out at each port, with what instruments, associated with what work at other ports? How long did each research program last? How was it funded? With what industrial/academic/other collaborators? With what applications? Associated prizes, grants, publications, patents, educational programs (high school and summer school programs, undergraduate and graduate theses served, Westinghouse awards), etc.
The New Big Science Robert P. Crease Stony Brook University Catherine Westfall Michigan State University
Biomineral Imaging
COMPUTATION BNL facilities within the structure of science SBMS! ECO/TAP NSLS AGS/RHIC PET MRI STEM LHC/ATLAS 10 8 cm cm 1 cm stars earth nuclei quarks Chromo - world Gravity - world Electro - world cells proteins atoms organisms climate societies behavior materials QGP dna Complexity Scale