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1 The Charge to the Panel and the Assessment Process
Pages 11-12

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... The NIST laboratories conduct research to anticipate future metrology and standard's needs, to enable scientific and technological advances, and to improve and refine existing measurement methods and services. At the request of the acting director of NIST, in 2017 the National Academies formed the Panel on Review of the Material Measurement Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and established the following statement of task for the panel: The Panel on Review of the Material Measurement Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology will assess the scientific and technical work performed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
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... staff.2 On May 9-11, 2017, the panel assembled at the NIST facilities in Gaithersburg, Maryland, and, concurrently, in Boulder, Colorado, for a two and a half day assessment, during which it received welcoming remarks from the MML director, heard overview presentations by MML management and presentations by researchers at the MML, toured portions of the MML facilities, and attended an interactive session with MML management. The panel also met in a closed session to deliberate on its findings and to define the contents of this assessment report.3 The panel's approach to the assessment relied on the experience, technical knowledge, and expertise of its members.
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