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Appendix A: Charge to the Committee
Pages 7-7

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... These facilities are recognized as a key feature of materials research, yet there is concern that they are not being optimally developed or utilized and that new opportunities for scientific development are not being properly pursued. Although the study will confine its recommendations to university anci national laboratory facilities, it will also examine the operations of materials facilities in the commercial sector and in the international arena.
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