An assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology measurement and standards laboratories : fiscal year 1993 / Board on Assessment of NIST Programs, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications, National Research Council.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Assessment of NIST Programs.

National Research Council (U.S.). Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Measurement--Standards--United States.

Measurement.

National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S.)--Evaluation.

National Institute of Standards and Technology (U.S.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (270 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : National Academy Press, 1993.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

""An Assessment of the NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS""; ""Copyright""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Part I NIST Overview ""; ""1 NIST-wide Issues

Conclusions and Recommendations""; ""STRATEGIC PLANNING""; ""Issues""; ""Discussion""; ""Recommendations""; ""DATA PROGRAMS""; ""Issues""; ""Findings and Conclusions""; ""Recommendations""; ""RESEARCH BALANCE""; ""Issue""; ""Discussion""; ""Findings and Conclusions""; ""Recommendations""; ""IMPACT OF EXTRAMURAL PROGRAMS ON INTRAMURAL PROGRAMS""; ""Issues""; ""Discussion""; ""Findings and Conclusions""; ""Recommendations""

""COLLABORATION WITH INDUSTRY""""Issues""; ""Discussion""; ""Findings""; ""INTERLABORATORY TEAMS""; ""Issue""; ""Discussion""; ""Findings and Conclusions""; ""Recommendations""; ""TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT""; ""Issue""; ""Findings and Conclusions""; ""Recommendations""; ""2 Comments on Selected Initiatives""; ""GREEN BUILDINGS INITIATIVE""; ""Findings and Conclusions""; ""Recommendations""; ""MATHEMATICS-BASED MANUFACTURING""; ""Findings and Conclusions""; ""Recommendation""; ""3 NIST Responses to Board-level Recommendations Made in the Fiscal Year 1992 Assessment""

""NIST-WIDE ISSUES

FISCAL YEAR 1992""""Strategic Planning""; ""Fiscal Year 1992 Recommendations""; ""NIST's Responses to Recommendations""; ""Board's Additional Comments""; ""Traditional Core Programs""; ""Fiscal Year 1992 Recommendations""; ""NIST's Responses to Recommendations""; ""Collaboration with Industry""; ""Fiscal Year 1992 Recommendation""; ""NIST's Response to Recommendation""; ""Board's Additional Comments""; ""Critical and Emerging Technologies""; ""Fiscal Year 1992 Recommendations""; ""NIST's Responses to Recommendations""; ""International Standards""

""Fiscal Year 1992 Recommendations""""NIST's Response to Recommendations""; ""Equipment and Facilities""; ""Fiscal Year 1992 Recommendation""; ""NIST's Response to Recommendation""; ""SUGGESTIONS FOR NEW PROGRAMS

FISCAL YEAR 1992""; ""Specialized Management Training""; ""Technology Transfer Organization""; ""Interlaboratory Teams""; ""Part II Assessment of NIST's Major Laboratories""; ""4 Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory ""; ""PANEL MEMBERS""; ""LABORATORY OVERVIEW""; ""Mission""; ""Strategy""; ""Resources""; ""Funding""; ""Staff""

""ASSESSMENT OF STRATEGY AND PANEL'S RECOMMENDATIONS

FISCAL YEAR 1993""""Comments on Strategy""; ""Recommendations""; ""ASSESSMENT OF DIVISION PROGRAMS""; ""Electricity Division""; ""Mission""; ""Panel's Findings, Conclusions, and Recommendations

Fiscal Year 1993""; ""Recommendations""; ""Semiconductor Electronics Division""; ""Mission""; ""Semiconductor Electronics Division Responses to Fiscal Year 1992 Recommendations""; ""Status and Progress

Fiscal Year 1993""; ""Panel's Findings and Recommendations

Fiscal Year 1993""; ""Electromagnetic Fields Division""; ""Mission""; ""Resources""

""Objectives and Projects""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

OCLC:

726823352