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Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Physical Measurement Laboratory: Fiscal Year 2015. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/23448.
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AN ASSESSMENT OF THE
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS
AND TECHNOLOGY
PHYSICAL MEASUREMENT LABORATORY

FISCAL YEAR 2015

Panel on Review of the Physical Measurement Laboratory at the
National Institute of Standards and Technology

Committee on NIST Technical Programs

Laboratory Assessments Board

Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences

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Suggested citation: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Physical Measurement Laboratory: Fiscal Year 2015. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi:10.17226/23448.

Suggested Citation:"Front Matter." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Physical Measurement Laboratory: Fiscal Year 2015. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/23448.
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PANEL ON REVIEW OF THE PHYSICAL MEASUREMENT LABORATORY AT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY

ROBERT H. AUSTIN, Princeton University, Chair

SHELLEY L. ANNA, Carnegie Mellon University

GORDON D. CATES, Jr., University of Virginia

DONALD M. ENGELMAN, Yale University

MICHAEL ETTENBERG, Dolce Technologies

STEPHEN R. FORREST, University of Michigan

ROBERT P. FRUEHOLZ, The Aerospace Corporation

JAMES S. HARRIS, Stanford University

ALAN JOHNSTON, Measurement Canada

MLADEN KEZUNOVIC, Texas A&M University

STEVEN M. LARSON, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center

JAMES E. LAWLER, University of Wisconsin, Madison

ATHANASIOS P. (SAKIS) MELIOPOULOS, Georgia Institute of Technology

PIERRE MEYSTRE, University of Arizona

C. KUMAR N. PATEL, Pranalytica, Incorporated

MARK G. RAIZEN, The University of Texas, Austin

R.G. HAMISH ROBERTSON, University of Washington

MARLAN O. SCULLY, Texas A&M University

ROBERT M. SHELBY, IBM Almaden Research Center

RICHARD SHIPMAN, Rice Lake Weighing Systems, Incorporated

JOHN C. SOMMERER, Talitha Ventures

MICHAEL G. SPENCER, Cornell University

DAVID A. THOMPSON, IBM Almaden Research Center

ANDREW M. WEINER, Purdue University

DAVID A. WEITZ, Harvard University

H. KUMAR WICKRAMASINGHE, University of California, Irvine

X. GEORGE XU, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute

Staff

LIZA HAMILTON, Associate Program Officer

EVA LABRE, Administrative Coordinator

JAMES P. MCGEE, Director

ANDREA SHELTON, Administrative Assistant (until December 24, 2015)

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COMMITTEE ON NIST TECHNICAL PROGRAMS

ELSA REICHMANIS, Georgia Institute of Technology, Chair

LEWIS BRANSCOMB, University of California, San Diego

WILLIAM C. GEAR, NEC Research Institute, Inc. (retired)

JENNIE S. HWANG, H-Technologies Group

KANTI JAIN, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign

C. KUMAR PATEL, Pranalytica, Incorporated

ALICE WHITE, Boston University

Staff

LIZA HAMILTON, Associate Program Officer

EVA LABRE, Administrative Coordinator

JAMES P. MCGEE, Director

ANDREA SHELTON, Administrative Assistant (until December 24, 2015)

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LABORATORY ASSESSMENTS BOARD

JOHN W. LYONS, National Defense University, Chair

ROSS B. COROTIS, University of Colorado, Boulder

PAUL A. FLEURY, Yale University

C. WILLIAM GEAR, Princeton University

WESLEY L. HARRIS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

JENNIE S. HWANG, H-Technologies Group

W. CARL LINE BERGER, University of Colorado, Boulder

C. KUMAR N. PATEL, Pranalytica, Incorporated

ELSA REICHMANIS, Georgia Institute of Technology

LYLE H. SCHWARTZ, U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research (retired)

Staff

LIZA HAMILTON, Associate Program Officer

EVA LABRE, Administrative Coordinator

JAMES P. McGEE, Director

ARUL MOZHI, Senior Program Officer

ANDREA SHELTON, Administrative Assistant (until December 24, 2015)

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Acknowledgment of Reviewers

This report has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making its published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process. We wish to thank the following individuals for their review of this report:

Steven M. Girvin, Yale University,

Arthur C. Gossard, University of California, Santa Barbara,

Jerome Hastings, Stanford University,

Max G. Lagally, University of Wisconsin, Madison,

Dan M. Stamper-Kurn, University of California, Berkeley,

Thomas P. Russell, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and

Stephen R. Leone, University of California, Berkeley.

Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the conclusions or recommendations, nor did they see the final draft of the report before its release. The review of this report was overseen by Elsa Reichmanis, Georgia Institute of Technology, who was responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this report was carried out in accordance with institutional procedures and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of this report rests entirely with the authoring board and the institution.

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