An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Measurement and Standards Laboratories Fiscal Year 2003 (2003) / Chapter Skim
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Himpsel, University of Wisconsin at Madison David S Leckrone, Goddard Space Flight Center, NASA Lute Maleki, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Robert T
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· The Physics Laboratory must continue to develop a strategic planning and prioritization process that results in clear laboratory goals and priorities, which can be used to allocate resources, determine program prioritization, and produce enhanced program focus and effectiveness. The panel observed little response to its recommendation from last year' s report that strongly encouraged further development of the laboratory's strategic plan.
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are the division's groups. Technical Merit The NIST Physics Laboratory has long been known among its technical peers for the outstanding level of its scientific research.
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As a member of the Mail Security Task Force of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) , the Ionizing Radiation Division has been working on sanitizing mail contaminated by anthrax during bioterror actions and on associated issues.
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The calorimetry facility, for example, was developed in response to CORM recommendations. Activities of the Ionizing Radiation Division in the area of homeland security have been particularly visible and commendable, resulting in immediate responses to sanitize mail contaminated by anthrax spores through bioterrorist activities that had the potential to stop mail service across wide areas of the country.
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The panel noted that each division is already carrying out strategic program management to at least some degree; these divisional efforts are the basis on which a useful laboratorywide strategy can be built.3 49 The panel reiterates its belief that strategic planning should be a continuous process in the laboratory's research agenda as a means to maintain the relevance and effectiveness of its programs. Laboratory Resources Funding sources for the Physics Laboratory are shown in Table 5.1.
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Oftentimes, some critical technical expertise resides in a single staff member whose departure could have a significant impact on current programs. The Atomic Physics Division has been strongly affected by the redirection of its resources to homeland security efforts.
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The Electron and Optical Physics Division has responded energetically to last year's recommendations. The Far UV Physics Group has acquired and is testing a photoelectron microscope, and it is also working to further exploit the unique capabilities of SURF III for producing spectrally pure and easily tunable photons in the 3- to 5-eV energy interval.
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