An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Center for Neutron Research: Fiscal Year 2015 (2015)
Chapter: Front Matter
AN ASSESSMENT OF THE
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS
AND TECHNOLOGY
CENTER FOR NEUTRON RESEARCH
FISCAL YEAR 2015
Panel on Review of the Center for Neutron Research at the
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Committee on NIST Technical Programs
Laboratory Assessments Board
Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences
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This study was supported by Contract No. SB1341-12-CQ-0036/15-034 between the National Academy of Sciences and the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect the views of any organization or agency that provided support for the project.
International Standard Book Number-13: 978-0-309-38911-2
International Standard Book Number-10: 0-309-38911-9
DOI: 10.17226/21878
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Suggested Citation: National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2015. An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Center for Neutron Research: Fiscal Year 2015. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
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PANEL ON REVIEW OF THE CENTER FOR NEUTRON RESEARCH AT THE NATIONAL
INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY
PETER F. GREEN, University of Michigan, Chair
FRANK S. BATES, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
BRUCE D. GAULIN, McMaster University
JANOS KIRZ, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
V. ADRIAN PARSEGIAN, University of Massachusetts, Amherst
SUNIL K. SINHA, University of California, San Diego
Staff
LIZA HAMILTON, Associate Program Officer
EVA LABRE, Administrative Coordinator
JAMES P. McGEE, Director
ANDREA SHELTON, Administrative Assistant
COMMITTEE ON NIST TECHNICAL PROGRAMS
ELSA REICHMANIS, Georgia Institute of Technology, Chair
LEWIS BRANSCOMB, Harvard University
WILLIAM C. GEAR, NEC Research Institute, Inc. (retired)
JENNIE S. HWANG, H-Technologies Group
KANTI JAIN, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
C. KUMAR N. PATEL, Pranalytica, Inc.
ALICE WHITE, Boston University
Staff
LIZA HAMILTON, Associate Program Officer
EVA LABRE, Administrative Coordinator
JAMES P. McGEE, Director
ANDREA SHELTON, Administrative Assistant
LABORATORY ASSESSMENTS BOARD
JOHN W. LYONS, National Defense University, Chair
ROSS B. COROTIS, University of Colorado at Boulder
PAUL A. FLEURY, Yale University
C. WILLIAM GEAR, Princeton University
WESLEY L. HARRIS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
JENNIE S. HWANG, H-Technologies Group
W. CARL LINEBERGER, University of Colorado, Boulder
C. KUMAR N. PATEL, Pranalytica, Inc.
ELSA REICHMANIS, Georgia Institute of Technology
LYLE H. SCHWARTZ, U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research (retired)
Staff
LIZA HAMILTON, Associate Program Officer
EVA LABRE, Administrative Coordinator
JAMES P. McGEE, Director
ARUL MOZHI, Senior Program Officer
ANDREA SHELTON, Administrative Assistant
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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 Report Review Committee. The purpose of this independent review is to provide candid and critical comments that will assist the institution in making its 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:
Robert J. Cava, Princeton University,
Paul A. Fleury, Yale University,
Tonya L. Kuhl, University of California, Davis,
E. Ward Plummer, Louisiana State University,
John Root, University of Saskatchewan,
Thomas P. Russell, University of Massachusetts, Amherst,
Ram Seshadri, University of California, Santa Barbara, and
David A. Weitz. Harvard University.
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 Steven J. Zinkle, Knoxville, Tennessee, who 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 panel and the institution.
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