tial analyzer. Much of present-day 

 engineering research requires large 

 installations of a semi-industrial na- 

 ture. 



It is, accordingly, suggested that 

 the Goyernment could greatly aid the 

 course of both pure and applied re- 

 search by making ayailable these fa- 

 cilities to uni\ersities, vyith proyisions 

 that they should be used coopera- 

 tiyely by other institutions in the 

 region. A detailed proposal for the 

 management of such facilities will 

 probably need close study; and the 

 needs of each center should be 

 adapted to its peculiar local circum 

 stances. 



This proposal appears to haye a 

 number of inherent ad\'antages: (1) 

 It proyides necessary facilities that 

 would not otherwise be readily ayail- 

 able, and an economical and demo- 

 cratic way of using them, (2) it rec- 

 ognizes the cooperatiye aspects of 

 modern research and proyides facili- 

 ties where workers could come to- 

 gether for a common effort and inter- 

 change of ideas, and (3) care in the 

 placement of such equipment would 

 immediately stimulate and strengthen 

 research efforts in hitherto less fa- 

 yored areas. 



3. Postdoctoral Research 

 Fellowships 



Another committee under the 

 chairmanship of Dr. Moe"* has made 

 a careful analysis of the problem of 

 recruiting and training future re- 

 search workers up to the leyel of the 

 doctorate. The Moe Committee is 

 recommending a substantial program 



* The Moe Committee was appointed by Dr. 

 Bush to assist in answering the President's 

 question "Can an effective program be pro- 

 posed for discovering and developing scientific 

 talent in American youth so that the continu- 

 ing future of scientific research in this country 

 may be assured on a level comparable to what 

 has been done during the war?" (See Presi- 

 dent's letter.) 



of undergraduate and predoctoral sci- 

 ence fellowships. We should like to 

 rcinlorce these recommendations by 

 stating our belief that the need for 

 additional personnel is one of the 

 most pressing which faces uniyersi- 

 ties, industry, and Goyernment. The 

 \'er)' heart of any successful program 

 of research is the existence of a strong 

 body of highly trained men. Ade- 

 quate funds can be of immense yalue 

 in giving a large number of qualified 

 persons the opportunity for the nec- 

 essary training and study. Not only 

 will pro\'isions for undergraduate and 

 predoctoral fellowships help supply 

 future workers, but grants in the lat- 

 ter category will immediately con- 

 tribute to the productive research 

 done in universities. Much of the 

 actual experimental work carried on 

 in these institutions is done by stu- 

 dents pursuing the Ph.D. degree 

 under the direction of mature inves- 

 tigators. Every additional qualified 

 student assistant thus increases the 

 effectiveness of the senior staff mem- 

 bers. 



The Bowman Committee also 

 wishes to recommend a program of 

 post-doctoral fellowships as a direct 

 aid to research. The National Re- 

 search Council, with funds received 

 from the Rockefeller Foundation, has 

 for many years granted a number of 

 fellowships to research workers who 

 have recently received advanced de- 

 grees and wish a year or two more 

 to establish themselves firmly in in- 

 \'estigatiye work before taking up 

 extensive teaching responsibilities. A 

 notably high proportion of the recip- 

 ients have gone on to distinguished 

 careers in science or one of the allied 

 arts, notably in medicine. One of the 

 most important aspects of these fel- 

 lowships is that their holders have in 

 the majority of instances used them 



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