A Space Physics Paradox Why Has Increased Funding Been Accompanied by Decreased Effectiveness in the Conduct of Space Physics Research? (1994) / Chapter Skim
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Although this number may be a less reliable measure of the actual population, it does show similar growth trends. A similar rapid growth during the 1980s is seen in the membership of the American Astronomical Society's Solar Physics Division (AAS/SPD)
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The data on percentage growth for federally funded basic research, for the National Aeronautics and Atmospheric Adminstration's (NASA) Office of Space Science and Applications (OSSA)
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Figure 4.3 also shows the attendance at meetings of two prominent international scientific organizations that include space physics as a major element of their activities-the Committee
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The age distribution of the respondents to the NASA survey is shown in Figure 4.5. The median age falls into the 46- to 50-year bracket, almost the same age as for the academic researchers addressed by the NSB study.
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This of course leads to the question: Are we training a sufficient number of new experimentalists? A partial answer can be gleaned from the results of a separate NASA questionnaire completed by 130 graduate students.
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50 40 .o ~ 30 o ~ 20 v to ~0 o En' Graduate Students <40 40 - 50 >50 Age Group FIGURE 4.7 Age distribution by prime technique in the space physics community. Points on left edge of plot represent present graduate students' prime technique.
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The NASA survey t5] response showing an average of two graduate students supported per faculty member at a given time in space physics appears to be well above this ZPG level, consistent with the growth trends presented earlier in this chapter.
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