It also involved writing and managing external assistance contracts. We received the Organizational Excellence Award twice, and I personally received Superior Performance Proficiency Pay, letters of appreciation, and a cash award for a cost saving suggestion. I have used computers extensively for scientific calculations, data processing and reporting, desktop publishing, database operations, information retrieval, and the sheer fun of harnessing a powerful technology. The last thing we want is to repeat our dissertation work again and again. We are accustomed to working together to solve problems, and we hate to see the project delayed by misunderstandings and hidden agendas.
Physicists like to solve hard problems.
Give us good tools, a supply of worthwhile projects, and tolerable working conditions, and we are yours forever.