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The Committee on Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Sciences (CAMOS) supports scientific progress and assists the federal government in the planning of programs in these fields by providing advice on the implementation of decadal survey recommendations. CAMOS provides an independent, authoritative forum for identifying and discussing issues in atomic, molecular, and optical sciences among the research community, the federal government, and the interested public, thereby serving as a unifying force in this diverse and varied field.
Description
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will appoint the Committee on Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Sciences (CAMOS) to support scientific progress in atomic, molecular, and optical sciences and to assist the federal government in planning programs in these fields by providing advice on the implementation of decadal survey recommendations. CAMOS provides an independent, authoritative forum for identifying and discussing issues in atomic, molecular, and optical sciences among the research community, the federal government, and the interested public, thereby serving as a unifying force in this diverse and varied field.
CAMOS’s scope also includes appropriate cross-disciplinary areas and consideration of budget and programmatic aspects of the implementation of the decadal survey undertaken by federal agencies.
CAMOS will assess progress on the most recent decadal survey of the field, and monitor the progress of its recommended priorities and critical scientific and technical activities.
When requested by a funding agency and as approved by the National Academies in accordance with National Academies procedures, CAMOS may be asked to write reports to address an issue associated with the Decadal report to provide agencies with timely advice on agency progress and implementation. After a new, separate statement of task is approved, CAMOS will gather evidence and produce a consensus report. The report may address key strategies being pursued by the agencies and the status of agency actions that relate to the state of decadal report implementation. Reports may also highlight scientific discoveries and engineering and technical advances relevant to progress on the science objectives identified in the most recent decadal survey. In addition, the reports may focus on one or more of the following types of issues:
• The scientific impact of a change in the technical and engineering design, cost estimate, schedule, or programmatic changes of one or more of the survey-recommended activities;
• The impact of a scientific advance on one or more survey-recommended activities;
• If applicable, the scientific impact of implementing recommendations from a mid-decadal review and other relevant Academies' reports.
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Comment on Provisional Committee Appointments
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Committee Membership Roster Comments
Cheng Chin added 4/9/2025; Holger Mueller added 12/8/25; Wesley Campbell added 12/9/25
Sponsors
Department of Energy
National Science Foundation
U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research
Staff
Christopher Jones
Lead
Linda Walker