An assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology measurement and standards laboratories : fiscal years 2004-2005 /

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Measurements and Standards Laboratories (MSL) provide technical leadership for the nation & rsquo;s measurement and standards infrastructure and assure the availability of essential reference data and measurement capabilities. At NIST &am...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor Corporativo: National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Assessment of NIST Programs
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2005.
Temas:
National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S.) > Evaluation.
National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S.)
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING > Research.
Evaluation
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgment of Reviewers
  • Table of Contents
  • Synopsis of the 2004-2005 Assessment
  • 1 Institutional Assessment
  • Introduction
  • Strategic Focus Areas
  • Interinstitutional Collaborations
  • NIST at Boulder
  • Balancing New Strategic Foci, New Science, and Traditional Roles
  • Effective Dissemination Strategies
  • Adequacy of Staff Resources
  • Conclusions and Recommendations
  • 2 Building and Fire Research Laboratory
  • Introduction
  • Major Observations
  • Technical Quality and Merit
  • Relevance
  • Effectiveness
  • Resources
  • 3 Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory
  • Introduction
  • Major Observations
  • Technical Quality and Merit
  • Relevance and Effectiveness
  • Resources
  • 4 Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory
  • Introduction
  • Major Observations
  • Technical Quality and Merit
  • Relevance
  • Effectiveness
  • Resources
  • 5 Information Technology Laboratory
  • Introduction
  • Major Observations
  • Technical Quality and Merit
  • Relevance
  • Effectiveness
  • Resources
  • 6 Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory
  • Introduction
  • Major Observations
  • Technical Quality and Merit
  • Relevance
  • Effectiveness
  • Resources
  • 7 Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory
  • Introduction
  • Major Observations
  • Technical Quality and Merit
  • Relevance and Effectiveness
  • Resources
  • NIST Center for Neutron Research
  • 8 Physics Laboratory
  • Introduction
  • Major Observations
  • Technical Quality and Merit
  • Relevance
  • Effectiveness
  • Resources
  • References
  • Appendixes
  • A NIST Organizational Structure and Staffing Trends
  • B Biographical Sketches of Board and Staff Members and Panel Rosters.

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