Existing and Potential Standoff Explosives Detection Techniques (2004)
Chapter: Front Matter
EXISTING AND POTENTIAL STANDOFF EXPLOSIVES DETECTION TECHNIQUES
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COMMITTEE ON THE REVIEW OF EXISTING AND POTENTIAL STANDOFF EXPLOSIVES DETECTION TECHNIQUES
JOHN L. ANDERSON,
Carnegie Mellon University,
Chair
ANTONIO A. CANTU,
United States Secret Service
ANDREA W. CHOW,
Caliper Technologies Corporation
PAUL S. FUSSELL,
Boeing PhAntom Works
RALPH G. NUZZO,
University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana
JOHN E. PARMETER,
Sandia National Laboratories
GARY S. SAYLER,
University of Tennessee
JEAN’NE M. SHREEVE,
University of Idaho
RICHART E. SLUSHER,
Lucent Technologies, Bell Laboratories
MICHAEL STORY,
MS Consulting
WILLIAM TROGLER,
University of California, San Diego
VENNKAT VENKATASUBRAMANIAN,
Purdue University
LANCE A. WALLER,
Emory University
JONATHAN YOUNG,
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory
CHARLES F. ZUKOSKI,
University of Illinois, Urbana
Staff
CHRISTOPHER K. MURPHY, Program Officer
DAVID C. RASMUSSEN, Program Assistant
DOROTHY ZOLANDZ, Director,
Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology
BOARD ON CHEMICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY
WILLIAM KLEMPERER,
Harvard University,
Co-chair
ARNOLD F. STANCELL,
Georgia Institute of Technology,
Co-chair
DENISE M. BARNES,
Amalan Networks
A. WELFORD CASTLEMAN, JR.,
The Pennsylvania State University
ANDREA W. CHOW,
Caliper Technologies Corp.
THOMAS M. CONNELLY, JR.,
E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company
MARK E. DAVIS,
California Institute of Technology
JEAN DE GRAEVE,
Institut de Pathologie, Liège, Belgium
JOSEPH M. DESIMONE,
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and North Carolina State University
CATHERINE FENSELAU,
University of Maryland
MAURICIO FUTRAN,
Bristol Myers Squibb Company
LOU ANN HEIMBROOK,
Merck & Co.
NANCY B. JACKSON,
Sandia National Laboratories
MARTHA A. KREBS,
Science Strategies
WILLIAM A. LESTER, JR.,
University of California, Berkeley
GREGORY O. NELSON,
Eastman Chemical Company
ROBERT M. SUSSMAN,
Latham & Watkins
Staff
TINA MASCIANGIOLI, Program Officer
CHRISTOPHER K. MURPHY, Program Officer
SYBIL A. PAIGE, Administrative Associate
DAVID C. RASMUSSEN, Program Assistant
DOROTHY ZOLANDZ, Director
Acknowledgment of Reviewers
This report has been reviewed in draft form by individuals chosen for their diverse perspectives and technical expertise, in accordance with procedures approved by the National Research Council’s Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making the published report as sound as possible and to ensure that the report meets institutional standards for objectivity, evidence, and responsiveness to the study charge. The review comments and draft manuscript remain confidential to protect the integrity of the deliberative process. We wish to thank the following individuals for their review of this report:
Jose Almirall, Florida International University
Robert J. Budnitz, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, operated by the University of California
Colin G. Drury, State University of New York
Allen N. Garroway, Naval Research Laboratory
David M. Golden, SRI International
Richard C. Lanza, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Lyle O. Malotky, Transportation Security Administration
Jimmie C. Oxley, University of Rhode Island
Lynne F. Schneemyer, National Science Foundation
Although the reviewers listed above have provided many constructive comments and suggestions, they were not asked to endorse the conclusions or recommendations nor did they see the final draft of the report
before its release. The review of this report was overseen by Hyla S. Napadensky, Napadensky Energetics Inc. (retired). Appointed by the National Research Council, she was responsible for making certain that an independent examination of this report was carried out in accordance with institutional procedures and that all review comments were carefully considered. Responsibility for the final content of this report rests entirely with the authoring committee and the institution.
