An Assessment of the NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY MEASUREMENT AND STANDARDS LABORATORIES Fiscal Year 1998 -- Copyright -- Preface -- Acknowledgment of Reviewers -- Contents -- Chapter 1 The State of the Laboratories -- MISSION -- TECHNICAL MERIT OF PROGRAMS -- IMPACT OF PROGRAMS -- Assessment of Impact -- Measurement of Performance and Impact -- Dissemination of Program Results -- RESOURCES -- Facilities -- Computing Facilities -- Human Resources -- Chapter 2 Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory -- PANEL MEMBERS -- LABORATORY-LEVEL REVIEW -- Laboratory Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Laboratory Resources -- DIVISIONAL REVIEWS -- Electricity Division -- Division Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Division Resources -- Semiconductor Electronics Division -- Division Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Division Resources -- Electromagnetic Fields Division -- Division Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Division Resources -- Electromagnetic Technology Division -- Division Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Division Resources -- Optoelectronics Division -- Division Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Division Resources -- Office of Microelectronics Programs -- Office of Law Enforcement Standards -- MAJOR OBSERVATIONS -- Chapter 3 Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory -- PANEL MEMBERS -- LABORATORY-LEVEL REVIEW -- Laboratory Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Resources -- DIVISIONAL REVIEWS -- Precision Engineering Division -- Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Resources.

Automated Production Technology Division -- Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Resources -- Intelligent Systems Division -- Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Resources -- Manufacturing Systems Integration Division -- Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Resources -- MAJOR OBSERVATIONS -- Chapter 4 Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory -- PANEL MEMBERS -- LABORATORY-LEVEL REVIEW -- Laboratory Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Laboratory Resources -- DIVISIONAL REVIEWS -- Biotechnology Division -- Division Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Division Resources -- Process Measurements Division -- Division Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Division Resources -- Surface and Microanalysis Science Division -- Division Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Division Resources -- Physical and Chemical Properties Division -- Division Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Division Resources -- Analytical Chemistry Division -- Division Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Division Resources -- MAJOR OBSERVATIONS -- Chapter 5 Physics Laboratory -- PANEL MEMBERS -- LABORATORY-LEVEL REVIEW -- Laboratory Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Laboratory Resources -- DIVISIONAL REVIEWS -- Electron and Optical Physics Division -- Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Resources -- Atomic Physics Division -- Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact -- Resources.

Optical Technology Division -- Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Resources -- Ionizing Radiation Division -- Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Resources -- Time and Frequency Division -- Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Resources -- MAJOR OBSERVATIONS -- REVIEW OF JILA -- Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Resources -- Major Observations of the Subpanel -- Chapter 6 Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory -- PANEL MEMBERS -- LABORATORY-LEVEL REVIEW -- Laboratory Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Laboratory Resources -- DIVISIONAL REVIEWS -- Ceramics Division -- Division Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Division Resources -- Materials Reliability Division -- Division Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Division Resources -- Polymers Division -- Division Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Division Resources -- Metallurgy Division -- Division Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Division Resources -- MAJOR OBSERVATIONS -- REVIEW OF NIST CENTER FOR NEUTRON RESEARCH -- Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- NCNR Resources -- Major Observations of the Subpanel -- Chapter 7 Building and Fire Research Laboratory -- PANEL MEMBERS -- LABORATORY-LEVEL REVIEW -- Laboratory Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Laboratory Resources -- DIVISIONAL REVIEWS -- High-Performance Materials and Systems for Constructed Facilities -- Mission.

Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Resources -- Mechanical and Environmental Systems -- Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Resources -- Automation and Information -- Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Resources -- Structural Engineering -- Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Division Resources -- Fire Science and Fire Safety Engineering -- Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Resources -- Office of Applied Economics -- Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Resources -- MAJOR OBSERVATIONS -- Chapter 8 Information Technology Laboratory -- PANEL MEMBERS -- LABORATORY-LEVEL REVIEW -- Laboratory Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Laboratory Resources -- DIVISIONAL REVIEWS -- Mathematical and Computational Sciences Division -- Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Resources -- Advanced Network Technologies Division -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Resources -- Computer Security Division -- Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Resources -- Information Access and User Interfaces Division -- Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Resources -- High Performance Systems and Services Division -- Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Resources -- Distributed Computing and Information Services Division -- Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Resources -- Software Diagnostics and Conformance Testing Division -- Mission.

Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Resources -- Statistical Engineering Division -- Mission -- Technical Merit and Appropriateness of Work -- Impact of Programs -- Resources -- MAJOR OBSERVATIONS -- Appendixes -- Appendix A -- FUNCTIONS OF NIST -- NIST STATUTORY CHARTER -- MISSION OF NIST -- Appendix B -- NIST ORGANIZATION -- National Institute of Standards and Technology -- Appendix C -- CHARGE TO THE BOARD AND PANELS -- Appendix D -- Acronyms and Abbreviations.