DND-CAT Publications

All publications are to be in the format required by the APS. Please access this page at the APS to connect to the APS Publications Database and submit all publication information there.

Abstracts ~ Acknowledgment Requirements

It is essential that we maintain an up-to-date catalog of our scientific and technical output for a variety of reasons:

• First and foremost (at least as far as our standing within the APS community is concerned), we are reviewed every three years by the APS Scientific Advisory Committee (SAC). This body meets every January and hears presentations from recently reviewed sectors. Their evaluation is then forwarded to the Director of the APS. One bad review puts the CAT on probation. It can lose its tenure if the situation does not improve.
  
• In order to raise operating funds for DND, we periodically write proposals, progress reviews, and are asked to make presentations to various funding agencies. We need to have a record of the CAT's scientific output to draw upon, rather than madly trying to collect information every time it is required. Also, as the volume of research increases, we will need to be able to extract statistical information about our scientific program (number of scientists in a field, collaborative research etc.). For this, fairly comprehensive documentation is obviously required.
  
• Last, but certainly not least, communicating our results to our DND members (as well as to the rest of the world, of course) has important benefits, both for the communicator and for the audience. After all, our CAT was formed because of the common research interests of its members. Creating a repository of CAT publications, which is easily accessible to all, is a very effective way to promote such communication.