All parties, including end users, participate in the process. Safer products, higher quality, lower costs. Research problems have become more complex and interdisciplinary. Researchers need to find innovative ways to collaborate. Research is conducted in virtual laboratories, interacting, accessing instrumentation, and sharing data and other resources, all regardless of physical location.
All journals are available on-line.
Increasing computing capability by orders of magnitude. Develop improved numerical methods and algorithms, tools for data storage, management, analysis and visualization, software development and testing, and advanced networks for distributed computing. Ecosystem models accurately predict responses to changes in conditions. Fully integrated models facilitate decision making by scientists and policy makers. Develop reliable, secure networks and software to deliver and protect critical data.