Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Measurement and Standards Laboratories, Fiscal Year 1998.

An Assessment of the NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY MEASUREMENT AND STANDARDS LABORATORIES Fiscal Year 1998 -- Copyright -- Preface -- Acknowledgment of Reviewers -- Contents -- Chapter 1 The State of the Laboratories -- MISSION -- TECHNICAL MERIT OF PROGRAMS -- IMPACT OF PROGRAMS -- Assessment of Impact -- Measurement of Performance and Impact -- Dissemination of Program Results -- RESOURCES -- Facilities -- Computing Facilities -- Human 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 -- Electromagnetic Fields 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 -- Impact of Programs -- 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 -- Resources -- DIVISIONAL REVIEWS -- Precision Engineering Division -- Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Resources.

Automated Production Technology Division -- Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Resources -- Intelligent Systems Division -- Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Resources -- Manufacturing Systems Integration Division -- Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- 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 -- Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Resources -- Atomic Physics Division -- Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact -- Resources.

Optical Technology Division -- Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Resources -- Ionizing Radiation Division -- Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Resources -- Time and Frequency Division -- Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Resources -- MAJOR OBSERVATIONS -- REVIEW OF JILA -- Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Resources -- Major Observations of the Subpanel -- 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 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 -- High-Performance Materials and Systems for Constructed Facilities -- Mission.

Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Resources -- Mechanical and Environmental Systems -- Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Resources -- Automation and Information -- Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Resources -- Structural Engineering -- Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Division Resources -- Fire Science and Fire Safety Engineering -- Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Resources -- Office of Applied Economics -- 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 -- Impact of Programs -- Laboratory Resources -- DIVISIONAL REVIEWS -- Mathematical and Computational Sciences Division -- Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Resources -- Advanced Network Technologies Division -- 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 -- 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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