2017-2018 Assessment of the Army Research Laboratory (2019) / Chapter Skim
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THE BIENNIAL ASSESSMENT PROCESS The ARLTAB is guided by the following statement of task: An ad hoc committee to be named the Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Board (ARLT AB) , to be overseen by the Laboratory Assessments Board, will be appointed to continue the function of providing biennial assessments of the scientific and technical quality of the Army Research Laboratory (ARL)
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The National Academies appointed the ARLTAB and panel members with an eye to assembling a slate of experts without conflicts of interest and with balanced perspectives. The experts include current and former executives and research staff from industrial R&D laboratories, leading academic researchers, and staff from the Department of Energy (DOE)
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The 2017 and 2018 ARLTAB meetings refined elements of the assessment process focused on ARL's S&T campaigns, including read-ahead materials, review agendas, and expertise required by reviewers. ASSESSMENT CRITERIA During the assessment, the ARLTAB considered the following questions posed by the ARL director: • Is the scientific quality of the research of comparable technical quality to that executed in lead ing federal, university, and industrial laboratories both nationally and internationally?
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The ARLTAB and its panels reviewed selected examples of the scientific and technological research performed by ARL; it was not possible to review all ARL programs and projects exhaustively. Given the necessarily nonexhaustive nature of the review process, the omission of mention of any particular program or project should not be interpreted as a negative reflection on the omitted program or project.
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REPORT CONTENT This chapter has addressed the biennial assessment process used by the ARLTAB and its seven panels. Chapters 2 through 8 provide detailed assessments of each of the ARL S&T campaigns reviewed during the 2017-2018 period.
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