Assessment of the national institute of standards and technology material measurement laboratory : fiscal year 2014 / Panel on Review of the Material Measurement Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology ; Committee on NIST Technical Programs ; Laboratory Assessments Board ; Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences ; National Research Council of the National Academies.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Panel on Review of the Material Measurement Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Committee on NIST Technical Programs.

Laboratory Assessments Board.

Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences.

National Research Council of the National Academies.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Materials science--Research--United States.

Materials science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (84 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : The National Academies Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST's) Material Measurement Laboratory (MML) is our nation's reference laboratory for measurements in the chemical, biological, and materials sciences and engineering. Staff of the MML develop state-of-the-art measurement techniques and conduct fundamental research related to measuring the composition, structure, and properties of substances. Tools that include reference materials, data, and measurement services are developed to support industries that range from transportation to biotechnology and to address problems such as climate change, environmental sciences, renewable energy, health care, infrastructure, food safety and nutrition, and forensics. This report assesses the scientific and technical work performed by NIST's Material Measurement Laboratory. In particular, the report assesses the organization's technical programs, the portfolio of scientific expertise within the organization, the adequacy of the organization's facilities, equipment, and human resources, and the effectiveness by which the organization disseminates its program outputs.

Contents:

""Frontmatter ""; ""Acknowledgment of Reviewers""; ""Contents""; ""Summary""; ""1 The Charge to the Panel and the Assessment Process""; ""2 Applied Chemicals and Materials Division""; ""3 Biomolecular Measurement Division""; ""4 Biosystems and Biomaterials Division""; ""5 Chemical Sciences Division""; ""6 Materials Measurement Science Division""; ""7 Materials Science and Engineering Division""; ""8 Key Findings and Recommendations""; ""Acronyms""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF cover (ebrary, viewed February 13, 2015).

ISBN:

9780309367431

0309367433

9780309367417

0309367417