AN ASSESSMENT OF
SELECTED DIVISIONS OF THE
PHYSICAL MEASUREMENT LABORATORY
AT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF
STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY
FISCAL YEAR 2021
Panel on Assessment of Selected Divisions 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
A Consensus Study Report of
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PANEL ON ASSESSMENT OF SELECTED DIVISIONS OF THE PHYSICAL MEASUREMENT LABORATORY AT THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY
DWIGHT C. STREIT, NAE,1 University of California, Los Angeles, Chair
ROBERT H. AUSTIN, NAS,2 Princeton University
DAVID J. BISHOP, NAE, Boston University
JOHN E. BOWERS, NAE, University of California, Santa Barbara
MALCOLM S. CARROLL, Princeton University
ROBERT P. COLWELL, NAE, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
BRIAN L. DEMARCO, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
SHAHEEN AZIM DEWJI, Georgia Institute of Technology
RANDALL H. GOLDSMITH, University of Wisconsin, Madison
JEFFERY C. GUST, Fluke Corporation
RICHARD A HAIGHT, IBM Thomas J. Watson Research Center
CAROL A. HANDWERKER, Purdue University
MARY CYNTHIA HIPWELL, NAE, Texas A&M University
IGOR JOVANOVIC, University of Michigan
STEVEN M. LARSON, NAM,3 Sloan Kettering Institute
CHEN-YU LIU, Indiana University
CHRIS ALAN MACK, Fractilia
PIERRE MEYSTRE, University of Arizona
JOHN DAVID ROBERTSON, University of Missouri
SUSAN J. SEESTROM, Sandia National Laboratories
NATHAN SHATTUCK, SpaceX
MICHAEL G. SPENCER, Morgan State University
KERRY J. VAHALA, NAE, California Institute of Technology
VLADAN VULETIC, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Staff
AZEB GETACHEW, Senior Program Assistant
EVA LABRE, Administrative Coordinator
JAMES MCGEE, Director
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1 Member, National Academy of Engineering.
2 Member, National Academy of Sciences.
3 Member, National Academy of Medicine.
COMMITTEE ON NIST TECHNICAL PROGRAMS
ELSA REICHMANIS, NAE, Lehigh University, Chair
MICHAEL I. BASKES, NAE, Mississippi State University
LEWIS BRANSCOMB, NAS/NAE/NAM, University of California, San Diego
MARTIN E. GLICKSMAN, NAE, Florida Institute of Technology
JENNIE S. HWANG, NAE, H-Technologies Group
CHRISTOPHER W. MACOSKO, NAE, University of Minnesota
C. KUMAR PATEL, NAS/NAE, Pranalytica, Inc.
BHAKTA B. RATH, NAE, Naval Research Laboratory
ALICE WHITE, Boston University
Staff
AZEB GETACHEW, Senior Program Assistant
EVA LABRE, Administrative Coordinator
JAMES MCGEE, Director
LABORATORY ASSESSMENTS BOARD
JENNIE S. HWANG, NAE, H-Technologies Group, Chair
MICHAEL I. BASKES, NAE, Los Alamos National Laboratory
KEVIN MACK GATES II, Strategic Analysis, Inc.
WESLEY L. HARRIS, NAE, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
W. CARL LINEBERGER, NAS, University of Colorado, Boulder
AJAY P. MALSHE, NAE, Purdue University
C. KUMAR N. PATEL, NAS/NAE, Pranalytica, Inc.
ELSA REICHMANIS. NAE, Lehigh University
FRANCISCO F. ROBERTO, NAE, Newmont Corporation
Staff
AZEB GETACHEW, Senior Program Assistant
EVA LABRE, Administrative Coordinator
JAMES MCGEE, Director
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Acknowledgment of Reviewers
This Consensus Study Report was reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in making each published report as sound as possible and to ensure that it meets the institutional standards for quality, 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 thank the following individuals for their review of this report:
Carlos D. Bustamante, Stanford University,
Jordan J. Green, Johns Hopkins University,
Max G. Lagally, NAE,1 University of Wisconsin, Madison,
Nadya Mason, NAS,2 University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, and
Robert Schoelkopf, NAS, Yale University.
Although the reviewers listed above provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the conclusions or recommendations of this report nor did they see the final draft before its release. The review of this report was overseen by David W. Johnson, Jr., NAE, Bell Laboratories, Lucent Technologies (retired). He was responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this report was carried out in accordance with the standards of the National Academies and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content rests entirely with the authoring committee and the National Academies.
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1 Member, National Academy of Engineering.
2 Member, National Academy of Sciences.
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