Sentences with phrase «scientific operations in»

The United States, despite having substantial scientific operations in Antarctica and seeing ever more activity in its Arctic waters, has been relying on a pair of aging, decades - old heavy icebreakers to maintain mobility in ice - cloaked seas.

Advanced LIGO — a major upgrade to the sensitivity of the instruments compared to the first generation LIGO detectors — began scientific operations in September 2015.

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Metzger points out that there are far more asteroids near Earth than could ever be explored solely through scientific funding, and highlights the role terrestrial mining operations have played in expanding geologic knowledge.

We value innovation, both in scientific research and daily operations, and strive to cultivate a collaborative work environment for more than 6,250 employees worldwide.

The Gaia spacecraft was launched in December of 2013 and began scientific operations the next year.

«God should be detectable by scientific means simply by virtue of the fact that he is supposed to play such a central role in the operation of the universe and the lives of humans.»

That said, the case has been made that if the Christian god exists, then «God should be detectable by scientific means simply by virtue of the fact that he is supposed to play such a central role in the operation of the universe and the lives of humans», with the conclusion that» [e] xisting scientific models contain no place where God is included as an ingredient in order to describe observations.»

«Professional ethics» are not as explicitly defined as in some occupations because they are for the most part inherent in the nature of the enterprise or are enforced by the operations of the scientific community itself.

Such evidence is admissible only under the presupposition that the principle of scientific method, namely that every effect which occurs can be explained in terms of purely immanent relationships within the operation itself, is not only valid methodologically but is true in and of itself.

All laboratories have to follow scientific protocol for food testing and maintain high standards of accuracy, reliability and credibility in the operation of the laboratory and achieving and maintaining the required levels of accreditation and reliability together with high professional standards and discipline.

Provide scientific input and advice for selected Rainforest Alliance programs and initiatives, including the establishment and operation of sustainability standards, design of place - based projects in tropical producing countries, and collaborative initiatives to curtail deforestation and promote sustainable production systems.

Not surprisingly, a scientific approach to farming, focusing heavily on experimentation, documentation and assessment in nearly every aspect of the operation.

In addition to guiding all aspects of NISC Secretariat operations, Jamie is currently providing the leadership necessary to develop an Arctic Invasive Alien Species (ARIAS) Strategy and Action Plan under the Arctic Council's Conservation of Flora and Fauna (CAFF) and Protection of the Marine Environment (PAME) working groups; produce a documentary on invasive species entitled, Protecting What Matters; establish an annual Innovation Summit to advance U.S. scientific and technical capacities to address the most pressing invasive species issues; and raise the capacity of other governments to more effectively institutionalize invasive species programs.

The American Engineers» Council for Professional Development defines Engineering as: «The creative application of scientific principles to design or develop structures, machines, apparatus, or manufacturing processes, or works utilizing them singly or in combination; or to construct or operate the same with full cognizance of their design; or to forecast their behavior under specific operating conditions; all as respects an intended function, economics of operation and safety to life and property.»

In his role, Bill and the publishing team are responsible for content, rights and permissions, licensing, scientific meetings, publishing collaborations, advertising, outreach, Science Careers and all publishing operations.

Researchers from the Scripps Institute of Oceanography in La Jolla, California, and the universities of Southern California and Hawaii, among others, are on the scientific operations team.

Reported in Scientific American, This Week in World War I: January 30, 1915 X-rays were used for medical operations within a couple of months after they were discovered by Wilhelm Roentgen in late 1895.

It is not surprising considering that the small country has a very high concentration of major pharmaceutical companies: Genzyme, Pfizer, Amgen, GlaxoSmithKline, Merck Sharp & Dohme (part of the US company Merck & Co.), Boston Scientific, Wyeth, Johson & Johnson, Abbott, and others have substantial operations in Ireland.

Comparing the operation of plants at various locations that differ in climate and germ contamination is both of technological and scientific interest.

Thanks to a series of refurbishing missions to its post in low Earth orbit, Hubble is approaching its fourth decade of operations, a life span that has helped make it arguably the most productive and revolutionary scientific instrument in human history.

The supply ship arrives at the end of the scientific season, in late January or early February, when there is a minimum of ice, so there is currently plenty of fuel on hand at the station for operations to continue as normal for the 2012 - 13 season.

Proposed in 2001, OIST started operations as a research institute in 2005 with a handful of scientists working in borrowed space, with Brenner serving as president and a board of governors stacked with scientific luminaries, including five Nobel laureates.

To help the organization better address incidents involving weapons of mass destruction (WMD), the FBI created the WMD Directorate, whose mission is to coordinate the FBI's WMD efforts through several programs — including investigative operations, intelligence analysis, policy planning, strategic planning, and outreach to the scientific community — that address a number of issues involved in prevention and response to WMD incidents.

Shoken Miyama, director of the National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, described how researchers and funding agencies in the United States, Japan, and Europe had negotiated «different cultures, different budgetary processes, and different time schedules» to get ALMA heading toward the start of scientific operations «with no major problems.»

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology and the Swiss AVA Biochem BSL AG now achieved a significant scientific - technical breakthrough: In January this year, the facility «Biochem 1» operated by AVA Biochem in Muttenz near Basel started commercial operation for industrial manufacture of 5 - HMIn January this year, the facility «Biochem 1» operated by AVA Biochem in Muttenz near Basel started commercial operation for industrial manufacture of 5 - HMin Muttenz near Basel started commercial operation for industrial manufacture of 5 - HMF.

During its four years of operation, the NCFS made strides in bridging the scientific and legal disciplines.

But the large volumes of data on Arctic sea and land ice that IceBridge has collected during its nine years of operations there have also enabled scientific discoveries ranging from the first map showing what parts of the bottom of the massive Greenland Ice Sheet are thawed to improvements in snowfall accumulation models for all of Greenland.

The 8 % across - the - board reductions, set to take effect in January, are likely to draw heavily from scientific research and spare infrastructure and logistical operations that support experiments in the unforgiving polar environment.

According to an independent expert, Professor Bengt Gerdin (Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden), who evaluated the paper in an investigation into possible scientific misconduct by its senior author Professor Paolo Macchiarini, this is a severe misrepresentation of the hospital records describing the patient's condition after the operation.

RHIC is a world - class scientific research facility that began operation in 2000, following 10 years of development and construction.

In addition to Dr. Chen's continued role as Chief Scientific Officer (CSO), she will also be responsible for managing the day - to - day business operations of the Foundation.

The improvements in K2 operations and science data analysis resulting from 1.5 yr of experience with this new mission concept, and quantified by the metrics in this paper, will support continuation of K2's already high level of scientific productivity in an extended K2 mission.

First - light in January, 1999, was followed by commissioning and a phase - in of scientific operations through 2000.

Her breadth of experience in the academic and commercial scientific arena, coupled with her very strong financial background and leadership skills make her the ideal person to head our financial and operations areas,» J. Craig Venter said.

The plan to carry out detailed scientific investigations under the ocean, would provide unprecedented knowledge of an extraterrestrial sea and expand NASA's existing capabilities in planetary exploration to include nautical operations.

* Please note: the UAH and RSS datasets referenced in this report are versions that have completed a research - to - operations (R2O) transition involving scientific, technical and administrative processes designed to ensure operational reliability.

The ALMA director, Pierre Cox, representing the ALMA partnership, noted «We are relieved that both sides were able to reach an agreement that enables re-starting the operations of the largest radio - telescope in the world to continue delivering spectacular scientific results».

The report includes the results of plenary sessions from the workshop that focused on future scientific opportunities that can be addressed in the next five years, as well as discussion surrounding the relationship of the JR to the National Science Foundation's Sea Change report from 2015, in addition to a list of recommendations and updates for the next five years of JR operations.

The operational logistics, including the management of the Station and its outbuildings, as well as the stocks, with a view to optimal workings of the operations and its use by the scientists in accordance with the scientific programmes approved by the Polar Secretariat and with the international standards in force on the matter;

The VRLRC has expertise in study design, execution and operations, and provides these services through scientific collaboration and consultation.

He was responsible for the management of the Lab's effort to ensure national and global security by maintaining scientific and technical leadership in all aspects of thermonuclear weapon physics design and operation.

In this video, we look back on those five years of scientific research and operations in the extreme environment of Antarctica and look at what lies ahead for the statioIn this video, we look back on those five years of scientific research and operations in the extreme environment of Antarctica and look at what lies ahead for the statioin the extreme environment of Antarctica and look at what lies ahead for the station.

Mizuno: In a conventional method, railroad tracks and wagons were used for antenna transportation in radio interferometers with multiple antennas like ALMA, such as the Nobeyama Millimeter Array (NMA * Ended its scientific operations), and the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA * One of the large radio telescopes operated by the U.S. National Radio Astronomy Observatory) in New MexicIn a conventional method, railroad tracks and wagons were used for antenna transportation in radio interferometers with multiple antennas like ALMA, such as the Nobeyama Millimeter Array (NMA * Ended its scientific operations), and the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA * One of the large radio telescopes operated by the U.S. National Radio Astronomy Observatory) in New Mexicin radio interferometers with multiple antennas like ALMA, such as the Nobeyama Millimeter Array (NMA * Ended its scientific operations), and the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA * One of the large radio telescopes operated by the U.S. National Radio Astronomy Observatory) in New Mexicin New Mexico.

In this role, the research center provides the public and decision makers with relevant scientific information about the status and trends of natural, cultural, and recreational resources found in those portions of Grand Canyon National Park and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area affected by Glen Canyon Dam operationIn this role, the research center provides the public and decision makers with relevant scientific information about the status and trends of natural, cultural, and recreational resources found in those portions of Grand Canyon National Park and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area affected by Glen Canyon Dam operationin those portions of Grand Canyon National Park and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area affected by Glen Canyon Dam operations.

With the encouragement of funders in business and government, this partnership is one of a growing number making remote operation of sophisticated scientific instruments available to K - 12 schools.

The next area of study is very large and very small numbers, where they will solve expressions involving powers of a common base, convert numbers to and from scientific notation, and perform operations on numbers in scientific notation.

BARNES: STEM plays a large role in The Science of Breakable Things, from the structural use of scientific methods to Natalie's mother's work as a botanist to Operation Egg Drop.

We value innovation, both in scientific research and daily operations, and strive to cultivate a collaborative work environment for nearly 7,000 employees worldwide.

In the middle of the crater, an area which looks to be the base of operations for scientific examination of the fallen comet has been erected.

«The American Engineers» Council for Professional Development (ECPD, the predecessor of ABET [1]-RRB- has defined engineering as follows: «The creative application of scientific principles to design or develop structures, machines, apparatus, or manufacturing processes, or works utilizing them singly or in combination; or to construct or operate the same with full cognizance of their design; or to forecast their behavior under specific operating conditions; all as respects an intended function, economics of operation and safety to life and property.