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LABORATORY RESOURCES |
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Using Unique Federal
Laboratory Facilities and Capabilities |
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Specialized
government facilities often have unique capabilities
that are not otherwise available in the private sector.
In fact, some federal facilities are dedicated to
providing equipment, expertise, information, and other
types of assistance to outside organizations. Industry
access to such facilities is often available on a
cost-reimbursable basis, and the information acquired
generally belongs to the company. When the information
is also of interest to the government or the scientific
community at large, industry may be able to negotiate
different terms under a Cooperative Research and
Development Agreement (CRADA) or other such agreement.
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In addition, some federal
laboratories have provisions for undertaking sponsored
research. This involves industry reimbursing the
laboratory for work done at the facility. In such cases,
the work carried out must require unique capabilities
that are not available in the private sector. |
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The
expertise, facilities and equipment capabilities of
the Federal labs in the Mid-Atlantic Region, is too
vast to easily capture and comprehend. The NIH
alone has about 17 million ft2 of
laboratory and office space filled with equipment
and thousands of personnel working on hundreds of
projects. The following pages reproduce some of the
information supplied by some of the individual labs
regarding their capabilities. It is not a
comprehensive treatment, but may begin to provide a
sense of the assets. Click on each item for
more information. |
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Directories to some of
the Federal Lab facilities include: |
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Available DOD Facilities
http://www.dodtechmatch.com/DOD/Lab/BROWSEFACILITIES.ASPX?TYPE=BROWSE
DOD
laboratory and pilot plant facilities
available for use are identified and sorted
by facility name, lab, category, and
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Major
facility Inventory
http://facility.hq.nasa.gov
There are 94 research centers
participating in this database of
aerospace facilities. The NASA sites
are open for public viewing as are some
others. The remaining sites are
available for authorized users.
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Army Research Labs
http://www.arl.army.mil/main/Main/default.cfm?Action=231
ARL's mission is to … provide innovative science,
technology, and analyses to enable full-spectrum
operations.
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Jefferson Laboratory (DOE)
http://www.jlab.org/FEL/LPC/
Scientists from across the country and around the world
visit the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility
to advance mankind's understanding of the atom's nucleus
— and thus of matter itself.
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Nasa Goddard Space Flight Center
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard/home/index.html
The mission of the Goddard Space Flight Center is to
expand knowledge of the Earth and its environment, the
solar system and the universe through observations from
space.
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Nasa Langley Research Center
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/langley/home/index.html
Building a bridge between NASA Earth science research
and issues of national concern is the goal of the
Science Directorate's Applications Program.
More Info |
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Nasa Wallops Flight Facility
http://www.wff.nasa.gov/about/
Wallops is now NASA`s principal facility for management
and implementation of suborbital research programs.
More Info |
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National Energy
Technology Laboratory (DOE)
http://www.netl.doe.gov/
NETL focuses a wealth of scientific and engineering
talent on creating commercially viable solutions to
national energy and environmental problems.
More Info |
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Research Training &
Scientific Resources at NIH
http://orf.od.nih.gov/
The Office of Research Facilities Development and
Operations (ORF): Setting research facility standards
around the world.
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National Institute of Standards & Technology
http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/guide/facilities_page.htm
NIST has several scientifically unique and valuable R&D
facilities that may be of assistance to U.S.
organizations.
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Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division
http://www.nawcad.navy.mil/
The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division is the
Navy's full spectrum research, development, test and
evaluation (RDT&E), engineering and fleet support
center.
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Naval Research Laboratories
http://www.nrl.navy.mil/content.php?P=FACILITIES
In support of the various research areas, NRL operates a
number of unique facilities which may be accessed by
private companies for special testing.
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Naval
Surface Warfare Center - Carderock Division
http://www.dt.navy.mil/
The Carderock Division addresses the full spectrum of
applied maritime science and technology, from the
theoretical and conceptual beginnings, through design
and acquisition, to implementation and follow-on
engineering.
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Naval Surface Warfare Center - Dahlgren
http://www.nswc.navy.mil/
NSWC Dahlgren's mission is to provide research,
development, test and evaluation, engineering, and fleet
support for: Surface Warfare, Surface Ship Combat
Systems, Ordnance, Strategic Systems, Mines, Amphibious
Warfare Systems, Mine Countermeasures, and Special
Warfare Systems.
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Naval Surface Warfare Center - Indian Head Division
http://www.ih.navy.mil/
As a Department of Defense (DoD) Energetics Center, the
Indian Head Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center (IHDIV/NSWC)
is a leader in the Navy’s Energetics Enterprise—it is
our job to research and provide energetics and energetic
systems for our fighting forces around the globe.
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USDA Agricultural
Research Service (ARS) Beltsville
Institutes and Laboratories
http://www.ars.usda.gov/main/site_main.htm?modecode=12-00-00-00
is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's chief scientific research agency.
Our job is finding solutions to agricultural problems
that affect Americans every day, from field to table.
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USDA Agricultural Research Service Eastern Regional
Center
http://www.ars.usda.gov/AboutUs/AboutUs.htm?modecode=19-35-00-00
The mission of the Eastern Regional Research Center (ERRC)
is to develop fundamental knowledge and technology
beneficial to the producers of agricultural commodities,
handlers and processors of food and industrial products,
Federal action and regulatory agencies and the consumer.
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