Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Measurement and Standards Laboratories : Fiscal Year 1999.

An Assessment of the NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY MEASUREMENT AND STANDARDS LABORATORIES -- Copyright -- Preface -- Acknowledgment of Reviewers -- Contents -- Chapter 1 The State of the Laboratories -- TECHNICAL MERIT -- APPROPRIATENESS OF PROGRAMS -- IMPACT OF PROGRAMS -- DNA Measurements and Standards for Forensic Laboratories -- Cybernetic Building Systems -- RESOURCES -- Chapter 2 Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory -- PANEL MEMBERS -- LABORATORY-LEVEL REVIEW -- Laboratory Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Laboratory Resources -- DIVISIONAL REVIEWS -- Electricity Division -- Division Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Division Resources -- Semiconductor Electronics Division -- Division Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Division Resources -- Radio-Frequency Technology Division -- Division Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Division Resources -- Electromagnetic Technology Division -- Division Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Division Resources -- Optoelectronics Division -- Division Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Industrial Impact -- Division Resources -- Office of Microelectronics Programs -- Office of Law Enforcement Standards -- MAJOR OBSERVATIONS -- Chapter 3 Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory -- PANEL MEMBERS -- LABORATORY-LEVEL REVIEW -- Laboratory Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Laboratory Resources -- DIVISIONAL REVIEWS -- Precision Engineering Division -- Division Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Division Resources -- Automated Production Technology Division.

Division Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Division Resources -- Intelligent Systems Division -- Division Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Division Resources -- Manufacturing Systems Integration Division -- Division Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Division Resources -- MAJOR OBSERVATIONS -- Chapter 4 Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory -- PANEL MEMBERS -- LABORATORY-LEVEL REVIEW -- Laboratory Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Laboratory Resources -- DIVISIONAL REVIEWS -- Biotechnology Division -- Division Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Division Resources -- Process Measurements Division -- Division Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Division Resources -- Surface and Microanalysis Science Division -- Division Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Division Resources -- Physical and Chemical Properties Division -- Division Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Division Resources -- Analytical Chemistry Division -- Division Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Division Resources -- MAJOR OBSERVATIONS -- Chapter 5 Physics Laboratory -- PANEL MEMBERS -- LABORATORY-LEVEL REVIEW -- Laboratory Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Laboratory Resources -- DIVISIONAL REVIEWS -- Electron and Optical Physics Division -- Division Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Division Resources -- Atomic Physics Division -- Division Mission.

Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Division Resources -- Optical Technology Division -- Division Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Division Resources -- Ionizing Radiation Division -- Division Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Division Resources -- Time and Frequency Division -- Division Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Division Resources -- MAJOR OBSERVATIONS -- Chapter 6 Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory -- PANEL MEMBERS -- LABORATORY-LEVEL REVIEW -- Laboratory Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Laboratory Resources -- DIVISIONAL REVIEWS -- Ceramics Division -- Division Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Division Resources -- Materials Reliability Division -- Division Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Division Resources -- Polymers Division -- Division Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Division Resources -- Metallurgy Division -- Division Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Division Resources -- MAJOR OBSERVATIONS -- REVIEW OF THE NIST CENTER FOR NEUTRON RESEARCH -- Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- NCNR Resources -- Major Observations of the Subpanel -- Chapter 7 Building and Fire Research Laboratory -- PANEL MEMBERS -- LABORATORY-LEVEL REVIEW -- Laboratory Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Laboratory Resources -- DIVISIONAL REVIEWS -- Structures Division -- Division Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs.

Division Resources -- Building Materials Division -- Division Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Division Resources -- Building Environment Division -- Division Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Division Resources -- Fire Safety Engineering Division -- Division Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Division Resources -- Fire Science Division -- Division Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Division Resources -- Office of Applied Economics and Standards and Codes Services -- Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Resources -- MAJOR OBSERVATIONS -- Chapter 8 Information Technology Laboratory -- PANEL MEMBERS -- LABORATORY-LEVEL REVIEW -- Laboratory Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Industrial Impact -- Laboratory Resources -- DIVISIONAL REVIEWS -- Mathematical and Computational Sciences Division -- Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Resources -- Advanced Network Technologies Division -- Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Resources -- Computer Security Division -- Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Resources -- Information Access and User Interfaces Division -- Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Resources -- High Performance Systems and Services Division -- Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Resources -- Distributed Computing and Information Services Division -- Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Resources.

Software Diagnostics and Conformance Testing Division -- Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Resources -- Statistical Engineering Division -- Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Resources -- MAJOR OBSERVATIONS -- Appendixes -- Appendix A Functions of NIST -- NIST STATUTORY CHARTER -- MISSION OF NIST -- Appendix B NIST Organization -- National Institute of Standards and Technology -- Appendix C Charge to the Board and Panels -- Appendix D Acronyms and Abbreviations.

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