Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Programs : Fiscal Year 1993.

An Assessment of the NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS -- Copyright -- Preface -- Contents -- Part I NIST Overview -- 1 NIST-wide Issues--Conclusions and Recommendations -- STRATEGIC PLANNING -- Issues -- Discussion -- Recommendations -- DATA PROGRAMS -- Issues -- Findings and Conclusions -- Recommendations -- RESEARCH BALANCE -- Issue -- Discussion -- Findings and Conclusions -- Recommendations -- IMPACT OF EXTRAMURAL PROGRAMS ON INTRAMURAL PROGRAMS -- Issues -- Discussion -- Findings and Conclusions -- Recommendations -- COLLABORATION WITH INDUSTRY -- Issues -- Discussion -- Findings -- INTERLABORATORY TEAMS -- Issue -- Discussion -- Findings and Conclusions -- Recommendations -- TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT -- Issue -- Findings and Conclusions -- Recommendations -- 2 Comments on Selected Initiatives -- GREEN BUILDINGS INITIATIVE -- Findings and Conclusions -- Recommendations -- MATHEMATICS-BASED MANUFACTURING -- Findings and Conclusions -- Recommendation -- 3 NIST Responses to Board-level Recommendations Made in the Fiscal Year 1992 Assessment -- NIST-WIDE ISSUES--FISCAL YEAR 1992 -- Strategic Planning -- Fiscal Year 1992 Recommendations -- NIST's Responses to Recommendations -- Board's Additional Comments -- Traditional Core Programs -- Fiscal Year 1992 Recommendations -- NIST's Responses to Recommendations -- Collaboration with Industry -- Fiscal Year 1992 Recommendation -- NIST's Response to Recommendation -- Board's Additional Comments -- Critical and Emerging Technologies -- Fiscal Year 1992 Recommendations -- NIST's Responses to Recommendations -- International Standards -- Fiscal Year 1992 Recommendations -- NIST's Response to Recommendations -- Equipment and Facilities -- Fiscal Year 1992 Recommendation -- NIST's Response to Recommendation -- SUGGESTIONS FOR NEW PROGRAMS--FISCAL YEAR 1992.

Specialized Management Training -- Technology Transfer Organization -- Interlaboratory Teams -- Part II Assessment of NIST's Major Laboratories -- 4 Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory -- PANEL MEMBERS -- LABORATORY OVERVIEW -- Mission -- Strategy -- Resources -- Funding -- Staff -- ASSESSMENT OF STRATEGY AND PANEL'S RECOMMENDATIONS--FISCAL YEAR 1993 -- Comments on Strategy -- Recommendations -- ASSESSMENT OF DIVISION PROGRAMS -- Electricity Division -- Mission -- Panel's Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendations--Fiscal Year 1993 -- Recommendations -- Semiconductor Electronics Division -- Mission -- Semiconductor Electronics Division Responses to Fiscal Year 1992 Recommendations -- Status and Progress--Fiscal Year 1993 -- Panel's Findings and Recommendations--Fiscal Year 1993 -- Electromagnetic Fields Division -- Mission -- Resources -- Objectives and Projects -- Electromagnetic Fields Division's Response to Fiscal Year 1992 Recommendations -- Status--Fiscal Year 1993 -- Panel's Findings and Recommendations--Fiscal Year 1993 -- Electromagnetic Technology Division -- Mission -- Strategy -- Resources -- Electromagnetic Technology Division's Response to Fiscal Year 1992 Recommendations -- Panel's Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendations--Fiscal Year 1993 -- 5 Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory -- PANEL MEMBERS -- LABORATORY OVERVIEW -- Mission and Tactics -- Strategy -- Resources -- Organization and Structure -- LABORATORY-WIDE ISSUES--FISCAL YEAR 1993 -- MEL'S RESPONSES TO FISCAL YEAR 1992 RECOMMENDATIONS -- ASSESSMENT OF DIVISION PROGRAMS -- Precision Engineering Division -- Mission, Tactics, and Organization -- Progress and Activities, with Panel Comments -- Automated Production Technology Division -- Mission and Organization -- Activities and Progress, with Panel Comments -- Robot Systems Division -- Mission and Organization.

Activities and Progress, with Panel Comments -- Factory Automation Systems Division -- Mission and Objectives -- Strategy and Tactics -- Organization -- Resources -- Status and Progress of Division programs, with Panel Comments -- Panel's Specific Findings -- Fabrication Technology Division -- Mission -- Activities and Resources -- Panel's Comments -- Automated Manufacturing Research Facility Program Office -- Mission, Status, and Progress -- Panel's Comments -- Office of Industrial Relations -- Mission, Activities, and Resources -- Progress Reported by Office of Industrial Relations -- Panel's Comments -- RECOMMENDATIONS--FISCAL YEAR 1993 -- 6 Chemical Science and Technoloqy Laboratory -- PANEL MEMBERS -- LABORATORY OVERVIEW -- Mission -- Strategy -- Resources -- LABORATORY-WIDE RECOMMENDATIONS--FISCAL YEAR 1993 -- CSTL'S RESPONSES TO FISCAL YEAR 1992 RECOMMENDATIONS -- ASSESSMENT OF DIVISION PROGRAMS -- Biotechnology Division -- Division-level Recommendations--Fiscal Year 1993 -- Group-related Recommendations--Fiscal Year 1993 -- Chemical Kinetics and Thermodynamics Division -- Division-level Assessment -- Group-related Activities -- Division-level Recommendations--Fiscal Year 1993 -- Inorganic Analytical Research Division -- Division-level Recommendations--Fiscal Year 1993 -- Organic Analytical Research Division -- Group-related Activities -- Division-level and Group-related Recommendations--Fiscal Year 1993 -- Process Measurements Division -- Group-related Activities -- Division-level and Group-related Recommendations--Fiscal Year 1993 -- Surface and Microanalysis Science Division -- Group-related Activities and Assessments -- Technical Merit and Relevance -- Recommendations-Fiscal Year 1993 -- Thermophysics Division -- Group-related Activities and Assessment -- Technical Merit and Relevance.

Division-level and Group-related Recommendations--Fiscal Year 1993 -- ATTACHMENT 1 NIST-WIDE ISSUES POSED BY NIST -- Data Programs -- Data Programs, General Comments -- Data Programs, Specific Comments -- Research Balance -- Intramural and Extramural Programs -- ATTACHMENT 2 ISSUES POSED BY CSTL -- ATTACHMENT 3 ISSUES RAISED BY PANEL -- 7 Physics Laboratory -- PANEL MEMBERS -- LABORATORY OVERVIEW -- Functions and Mission -- Resources -- Activities -- ASSESSMENT OF DIVISIONAL PROGRAMS -- Electron and Optical Physics Division -- Far Ultraviolet Physics Group at the Synchrotron Ultraviolet Radiation Facility -- Electron Physics Group -- Photon Physics Group -- Atomic Physics Division -- Atomic Spectroscopy Group -- Atomic Radiation Data Group -- Plasma Radiation Group -- Laser Cooling Group -- Molecular Physics Division -- Molecular Dynamics Group -- High-Resolution Spectroscopy Group -- Molecular Theory Group -- Radiometric Physics Division -- Infrared Radiometry Group -- Thermal Radiometry Group -- Detector Metrology Group -- Division-wide Issues -- Quantum Metrology Division -- Synchrotron Radiation Group -- Precision X-Rays and Gamma-Rays Group -- Ionizing Radiation Division -- Radiation Interactions and Dosimetry Group -- Office of Radiation Measurement -- Radioactivity Group -- Neutron Interactions and Dosimetry Group -- Division-wide Issues -- Time and Frequency Division -- New Cesium Frequency Standard -- NIST-7 Program -- Time Dissemination and Transfer Program -- Diode Lasers Program -- New Initiative in Cryogenic Oscillators (Proposed) -- Assignment for Development of Length Standard -- Opportunities in Nationwide Initiatives in Computers and Information (Panel Comments) -- Fundamental Basic Physics Research (a Panel Comment) -- PANEL RECOMMENDATIONS--FISCAL YEAR 1993 -- Laboratory-wide Recommendations -- Division-level Recommendations.

Electron and Optical Physics Division -- Atomic Physics Division -- Molecular Physics Division -- Radiometric Physics Division -- Quantum Metrology Division -- Ionizing Radiation Division -- Time and Frequency Division -- 8 Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory -- PANEL MEMBERS -- LABORATORY OVERVIEW -- Mission -- Strategies -- Resources -- PROGRESS -- Cold Neutron Research Facility, a National Facility -- Intelligent Processing of Materials -- Federal Advisory Service -- ASSESSMENT OF DIVISION PROGRAMS -- Metallurgy Division -- Activities -- Recommendation for the Metallurgy Division--Fiscal Year 1993 -- Polymers Division -- Overview and Activities -- Resources -- Recommendations for the Polymers Division--Fiscal Year 1993 -- Office of Intelligent Processing of Materials -- Mission -- Strategy -- Resources -- Findings--Fiscal Year 1993 -- Recommendation for the Office of Intelligent Processing of Materials--Fiscal Year 1993 -- Ceramics Division -- Functions and Activities -- Recommendation for the Ceramics Division--Fiscal Year 1993 -- Materials Reliability Division -- Activities -- Recommendations for the Materials Reliability Division--Fiscal Year 1993 -- Reactor Radiation Division -- Mission -- Strategy, Activities, and the Subpanel's Comments -- Resources -- Status and Progress Since Fiscal Year 1992 Subpanel Meeting -- Subpanel's Findings--Fiscal Year 1993 -- Subpanel's Conclusions and Recommendations --Fiscal Year 1993 -- Additional Observations and Recommendations -- 9 Building and Fire Research Laboratory -- PANEL MEMBERS -- LABORATORY OVERVIEW -- Mission -- Strategy -- Resources -- STATUS OF THE LABORATORY -- HIGHLIGHTS OF FISCAL YEAR 1993 ACCOMPLISHMENTS -- ASSESSMENT OF BFRL'S STRATEGIC DIRECTIONS -- Computer-Integrated Construction -- High-Performance Construction Materials -- Strategy and Planning -- Project Management.

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