An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Measurement and Standards Laboratories Fiscal Year 2003 (2003) / Chapter Skim
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6 Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory
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Johnson, Jr., and its Vice Chair, Katharine G Frase, this assessment of the fiscal year 2003 activities of the Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory is based on site visits by individual panel members, a formal meeting of the panel on March 13-14, 2003, in Boulder, Colorado, and documents provided by the laboratory.
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The panel continues to support judicious use of collaborations, recognizing that many members of the -- -rr -- - a -- -- -- -- -- - -- -- -- - -- -- -- -- -- -- technical staff are at optimum levels of collaborative efforts. Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory Ceramics Division · Electronic and Optoelectronic Materials · Characterization Methods · Nanotribology · Data and Standards Technology · Nanomechanical Properties Materials Reliability Division (Boulder)
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Technical Merit The technical quality of MSEL continues at a very high level, as evidenced by its quality contributions and impact on emerging science and technologies, the significant reliance on and use of its databases, practice guides, and Standard Reference Materials by national and international technical communities, and the recognition of its technical advances through numerous scientific awards and publications. The technical competence of staff members remains very high, and their projects often push the state of the art and its applications.
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The NIST biomaterials effort has the potential to occupy a unique and critically important niche at the interface between materials science and biology, and to be highly relevant in the development of metrology for both commercial and regulatory practices in biotechnology, pharmaccuticals, and medicine. While the effort is still in the early stages, it is well timed for the development of several initiatives, and the group's sensitivity toward maintaining integration with its customers is an important aspect of ensuring success.
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Many important MSEL staff members are approaching retirement eligibility; before these individuals leave, it is crucial to have mentoring and training of new staff in the skills of retiring staff. Junior staff at the laboratory report that the presence of a strong cohort of colleagues is a major reason that they have chosen to work at NIST.
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For example, senior managers have held sessions concerning nanotechnology and nome~anct security to Cent methods for support of the NIST SFAs in these areas, offsite meetings have been held between technical management and selected staff members to improve communication with respect to the laboratory's priorities, and in almost all cases where specific program focus and direction had been questioned by the panel, the laboratory reexamined its programs and either adjusted , AT ~ ~ ~ ~ A · . 2National Research Council, An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Measurement and Standards Laboratories: Fiscal Year 2002, National Academy Press, Washington, D.C., 2002.
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Responsiveness is discussed in the division reports in Chapter 13, but a few examples are as follows: · The Polymers Division has phased out some programs in order to focus on emerging technolo· The Materials Reliability Division has consolidated programs around core competencies and formed centers of excellence. · The Ceramics Division has made recommended strategic hires in nanotribology.
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