An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Measurement and Standards Laboratories Fiscal Year 1999 (1999) / Chapter Skim
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Chapter 1 The State of the Laboratories
Chapter 1 The State of the Laboratories
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Chapter I The State of the Laboratories
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The Board on Assessment of NIST Programs provides NIST with its only independent external review of the Measurement and Standards Laboratories by technical experts and focuses on the technical quality and relevance of the ongoing programs at the laboratories. The process used by the Board and its panels involves review of a significant sample of the ongoing technical programs in the Measurement and Standards Laboratories.
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Quantitative measures, such as the number of papers published in peer-reviewed journals, the number of invited talks given by staff members, and the number of awards received, continue to demonstrate that NIST staff and their work are respected and valued by the global technical community. Of particular note is the award of a 1998 National Medal of Science, the nation's highest scientific honor, to John W
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In determining industry need for a measurement, standard, service, or measurement technology, the laboratories make use of technology roadmaps produced by various sectors, such as the Semiconductor Industry Association's (SIA's) National Technology Roadmap for Semiconductors (NTRS)
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To illustrate the impact possible from NIST programs, the Board has chosen to highlight two examples, DNA Measurements and Standards for Forensic and Clinical Laboratories, and Cybernetic Building Systems. Many other high-quality programs with solid impact could be used as examples.
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Commercial DNA testing laboratories could now have their testing procedures certified according to an accepted scientific standard, greatly enhancing the reliability of such evidence and its acceptance in the courts. Since that first SRM, CSTE, in cooperation with KEEL's Office of Law Enforcement Standards, has continued to provide standards for new DNA profiling techniques and other new methods of forensic analysis.
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In addition to carrying out its own technology development, BFRL facilitated interaction between the various equipment manufacturers. This is illustrated by BFRL's development of a "virtual test shell" for the emerging control standard, which allowed BFRL to work one-on-one with equipment manufacturers to test their ideas about the communication protocol and assure its technical soundness before implementation.
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Since the previous assessment, NTST leadership has established a management training program, the Leadership and Management Development Pilot project. This pilot training program features three training series: Performance Management, Effective Communications, and Strategic Leadership at NIST.
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