Endorses the National Science Foundation’s concept of the National Ecological Observatory Network (NEON) for providing a nationwide network of facilities and infrastructure for ecological and environmental research that is impossible…

Principal-investigator (PI) Earth science missions are projects involving relatively small spacecraft. To help NASA’s Office of Earth Science determine how best to address the challenges related to such missions, the…

It is innately human to comfort and provide care to those suffering from cancer, particularly those close to death. Yet what seems self-evident at an individual, personal level has, by…

From the interior of the Sun, to the upper atmosphere and near-space environment of Earth, and outward to a region far beyond Pluto where the Sun’s influence wanes, advances during…

Focuses on millimeter-wavelength/terahertz imaging and spectroscopy technologies that offer promise in meeting aviation security requirements. This report provides a description of the basic operation of these imaging systems, an assessment…

Addresses the development of long-term strategies for an engineering education system that aims to reflect the needs and realities of the US and the world in the 21st century. This…

Reviewing the health effects of methylmercury, this work discusses the estimation of mercury exposure from measured biomarkers, how differences between individuals affect mercury toxicity, and appropriate statistical methods for analysis…

Microbiologists have become interested in applying a /systems biologya to understand and harness complex biological processes in microbial communities. A systems approach, which attempts to use comparative, high-throughput assays, and…