• Front Matter R1-R20

• Executive Summary 1-10

• 1. Nature and Importance of Midsize Facilities 11-34

• 2. Key Features and Capabilities of Midsize Facilities 35-60

• 3. Challenges for Midsize Facilities 61-88

• 4. Investment in Midsize Facilities 89-111

• 5. Optimizing the Effectiveness of Midsize Facilities 112-124

• Appendix A: Statement of Task 125-128

• Appendix B: Committee Meeting Agendas 129-132

• Appendix C: Description and Analysis of Questionnaires 133-156

• Appendix D: Committee’s Interim Report 157-176

• Appendix E: Report of a Site Visit Team 177-188

• Appendix F: Selected Federal Programs that Support Midsize Facilities 189-211

• Appendix G: Summary of NSF Workshop on Chemical Instrumentation 212-214

• Appendix H: Personal Perspectives from Howard K. Birnbaum 215-221

• Appendix I: Committee Member and Staff Biographies 222-230

" Appendix B: Committee Meeting Agendas ." Midsize Facilities: Infrastructure for Materials Research . Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2005 .

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