An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology Fiscal Year 2009 (2009) / Chapter Skim
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The CNST has two components with complementary purposes the research program and the Nanofab facility. The current research program consists of leading-edge nanoscale research directed toward exploring phenomena that may provide the basis for future nanoscale metrology techniques.
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the adequacy of the laboratory budget, facilities, equipment, and human resources, as they affect the quality of the laboratory's technical programs; and (3) the degree to which the laboratory programs in measurement science and standards achieve their stated objectives and desired impact.
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The description of the group's dual role in improving measurements in the energy area and particularly in addressing nanometer-dimensional problems in energy is insufficiently focused. The plan to focus on nanometer aspects of energy research does not suggest disciplinary activities characteristic of a well-considered program driven by the investigation of physical principles through good measurements.
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Few women or underrepresented minorities were part of any of the groups with which the panel met, although the panel understands that a few women have recently departed and that a female staff member will be starting soon. The CNST must continue to work hard to attract and retain a diverse workforce that more closely represents the available pool of talent.
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The center should also consider forming an advisory committee composed of nanoscience/nanotechnology experts. Such a committee would provide the CNST with more access to current industrial technology trends, for example in information technology.
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