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Rights & Permissions Free Resources Display this book on your site! Related Titles The Mathematical Sciences: A Report Preserving Strength While Meeting Challenges:Summary Report of a Workshop on Actions for the Mathematical Sciences Other Related Titles Beginning a Dialogue on the Changing Environment for the Physical and Mathematical Sciences: Report of a Conference (1994) Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications (CPSMA) Citation Manager Export the bibliographic data for this book in your chosen format Web Search Builder Use this book's key terms to search within this book, across our collection, or across the Web. Skim This Chapter Skim this chapter and use this chapter's key terms to search within this book. Reference Finder Paste in your own text to find books that relate to your topic. Citation Manager . "Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications." Beginning a Dialogue on the Changing Environment for the Physical and Mathematical Sciences: Report of a Conference. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 1994. Please select a format: Page 55   E-mail Share on facebook Facebook Share on delicious Delicious Share on stumbleupon Stumble Share on twitter Twitter More Sharing ServicesMore The following HTML text is provided to enhance online readability. Many aspects of typography translate only awkwardly to HTML. Please use the page image as the authoritative form to ensure accuracy. Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications RICHARD N. ZARE, Stanford University, Chair RICHARD S. NICHOLSON, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Vice Chair STEPHEN L. ADLER, Institute for Advanced Study JOHN A. ARMSTRONG, IBM Corporation (retired) SYLVIA T. CEYER, Massachusetts Institute of Technology AVNER FRIEDMAN, University of Minnesota SUSAN L. GRAHAM, University of California, Berkeley ROBERT J. HERMANN, United Technologies Corporation HANS MARK, University of Texas, Austin CLAIRE E. MAX, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory CHRISTOPHER F. McKEE, University of California, Berkeley JAMES W. MITCHELL, AT& cT Bell Laboratories JEROME SACKS, National Institute of Statistical Sciences A. RICHARD SEEBASS III, University of Colorado, Boulder CHARLES P. SLICHTER, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign ALVIN W. TRIVELPIECE, Oak Ridge National Laboratory NORMAN METZGER, Executive Director DONALD SHAPERO, Director, Board on Physics and Astronomy RUTH E. O'BRIEN, Staff Associate RONALD KONKEL, Consultant Page 55 Front Matter (R1-R6) Contents (R7-R8) Conference Synthesis (1-6) Commissioned Papers (7-8) The Changing World and What It Means (9-14) In Defense of Basic Research (15-21) The Pursuit of Science in the National Interest (22-27) What Society Will Expect from the Future Research Community (28-34) New Advisory Structures for New Times (35-42) Appendices (43-44) Conference Participants (45-47) Conference Agenda (48-51) Instructions to Small Discussion Groups (52-54) Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications (55-55)

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Beginning a Dialogue on the Changing Environment for the Physical and Mathematical Sciences: Report of a Conference Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications RICHARD N. ZARE, Stanford University, Chair RICHARD S. NICHOLSON, American Association for the Advancement of Science, Vice Chair STEPHEN L. ADLER, Institute for Advanced Study JOHN A. ARMSTRONG, IBM Corporation (retired) SYLVIA T. CEYER, Massachusetts Institute of Technology AVNER FRIEDMAN, University of Minnesota SUSAN L. GRAHAM, University of California, Berkeley ROBERT J. HERMANN, United Technologies Corporation HANS MARK, University of Texas, Austin CLAIRE E. MAX, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory CHRISTOPHER F. McKEE, University of California, Berkeley JAMES W. MITCHELL, AT& cT Bell Laboratories JEROME SACKS, National Institute of Statistical Sciences A. RICHARD SEEBASS III, University of Colorado, Boulder CHARLES P. SLICHTER, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign ALVIN W. TRIVELPIECE, Oak Ridge National Laboratory NORMAN METZGER, Executive Director DONALD SHAPERO, Director, Board on Physics and Astronomy RUTH E. O'BRIEN, Staff Associate RONALD KONKEL, Consultant

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