Laboratory Assessments Board (LAB)

Meeting

Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Physical Measurement Laboratory (PML)

September 9 - 11, 2025

Past

Agenda

About

This panel will conduct 2.5 day assessment of the research done at the National Institutes of Standards and Technology's Physical Measurement Laboratory located in Gaithersburg, MD. The panel will produce a report that addresses the study's statement of task (available on the committee's website).

This meeting will consist of plenary sessions and sub-panel meetings.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Kate Kirby
Young-Kai Chen
Daniel Schmidt
Lydia Sohn
Thomas Folland
Raymond (Benton) Pahlka
Christopher Martel
David Medich
Guohan Hu
Brij Singh
Jun Jiao
Nathalie de Leon
John Nichol
Igor Golovkin
Shanying Cui
Edward O’Brien
Balakumar Balachandran
Benj FitzRysler
Nathan Gemelke
Steven Stahley
Carl Bloomfield
George Burba
Frank Liebmann
Cheryl Xu

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

In the meeting's closed sessions, the panel conducted necessary committee business, deliberated on the information they learned over the course of the meeting, and broke into sub-panels to begin the process of drafting their report.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

N/A

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

October 03, 2025

Organizing Project

Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Physical Measurement Laboratory (PML)

Contact

Elizabeth Zeitler

(202) 334-1926
ezeitler@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Center for Neutron Research (CNR)

May 13 - 15, 2025

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Agenda

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About

This panel will conduct an assessment of the research done at the National Institutes of Standards and Technology's Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) located in Gaithersburg, MD. The panel will produce a report that addresses the study's statement of task (attached).

This meeting will consist of both plenary sessions.

Access information for the open sessions will be provided upon registration.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Aaron P. Eberle
John C. Barbour
Maria M. Castellanos
Skyler Degenkolb
Victoria Garcia Sakai
Andrew Jackson
Marc A. Kastner
Megumi Kawasaki
Despina Louca
Florencia Malamud
Andrew G. Stephen
Kenan Ünlü

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

In the meeting's closed sessions, the panel conducted necessary committee business, deliberated on the information they learned over the course of the meeting, and broke into sub-panels to begin the process of drafting their report.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

None

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

April 30, 2025

Organizing Project

Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Center for Neutron Research (CNR)

Contact

Katie Bratlie

(202) 334-2468
kbratlie@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Symposium

Technology Transfer Symposium: Approaches to Advance Commercial Applications

April 22, 2024

10:00 AM - 5:00 PM (ET)

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About

Join the National Academies for a symposium on advancing technology transfer. This one-day hybrid event will highlight technology transfer efforts from several federal agencies, explore promising metrics and mechanisms, and discuss promising opportunities to share best practices.

This event has been rescheduled from January 25 to April 22.

Contact

Michelle Schwalbe

mschwalbe@nas.edu

Location

Keck Center

500 5th St NW

Washington DC 20001, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Panel on Assessment of Energy Sciences Meeting with the Army Research Laboratory

September 12 - 14, 2023

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Agenda

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Meeting between the Panel on Assessment of Energy Sciences and the Army Research Laboratory.

Note: The data gathering sessions of this meeting are to be held September 12, 2023, from 11:15 am to 4:00 pm, ED and 4:30-4:45 pm, EDT; September 13, 2023, from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm, EDT, and 5:00 pm-5:15 pm, EDT; and September 14, 2023, from 8:00 am – 9:00 am, EDT, and 1:00 pm -2:30 pm, EDT, will not be open to the public under Subsection 15(b)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. The Academy has determined that to open these sessions to the public would disclose information described in 5 U.S.C. 552(b).

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Levi Thompson
Hector D. Abruna
Darren Bleuel
Ruyan Gao
Bruce Gnade
Herbert Hess
Yongjie Hu
Kumar Patel
Shad Roundy
Christine Wang

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Statement of Task
Assessment Criteria
Agenda

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

Statement of Task
Assessment Criteria
Agenda

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

October 16, 2023

Organizing Project

Panel on Assessment of Energy Sciences

Contact

Liza Hamilton

(202) 334-2159
lhamilton@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Panel on Assessment of Military Information Sciences Meeting with the Army Research Laboratory

September 6 - 8, 2023

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Agenda

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Meeting between the Panel on Assessment of Military Information Sciences and the Army Research Laboratory.

Note: The data gathering sessions of this meeting to be held on 06 September 2023 from 0845-1045, 1300-1400 and 1730-1750; on 07 September 2023 from 0845-0915 and 1245-1300; and on 08 September 2023 from 1300-1430, will not be open to the public under Subsection 15(b)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. The Academy has determined that to open these sessions to the public would disclose information described in 5 U.S.C. 552(b).

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Charles Thorpe
Ella Atkins
Jaydev Desai
James Hendler
Matt Johnson-Roberson
Sven Koenig
Snehasis Mukhopadhyay
Lynne Parker
Karen Panetta
C. Raymond (Ray) Perrault

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Statement of Task
Assessment Criteria
Agenda

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

Statement of Task
Assessment Criteria
Agenda

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

October 16, 2023

Organizing Project

Panel on Assessment of Military Information Sciences

Contact

Liza Hamilton

(202) 263-9844
lhamilton@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Closed

Panel on Assessment of Mechanical Sciences Meeting

July 25 - 27, 2023

Past

About

Meeting between the Panel on Assessment of Mechanical Sciences and the Army Research Laboratory.

Note: The data gathering sessions of this meeting to be held on July 25, 2023, from 9:15 am – 4:55 pm, EDT; July 26, 2023, from 8:30 am – 9:20 pm; EDT, 10:35 am – 12:15 pm, EDT, 1:10 pm – 1:30 pm, EDT, 2:20 pm – 4:55 pm, EDT, and 5:35 pm – 5:55 pm, EDT; and July 27, 2023, from 12:30 pm – 2:20 pm, EDT,, will not be open to the public under Subsection 15(b)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. The Academy has determined that to open these sessions to the public would disclose information described in 5 U.S.C. 552(b).

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Paul Bevilaqua
Meredith B. Colket, III
Ahmet Kahraman
John J. Koszewnik
Rick Lind
Joaquim R.R.A. Martins
Robert Shepherd
Mehari Tekeste
Valerie Wiesner

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Assessment Criteria
Statement of Task

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

Assessment Criteria
Statement of Task

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

August 03, 2023

Organizing Project

Panel on Assessment of Mechanical Sciences

Contact

Liza Hamilton

lhamilton@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting of the Panel on Assessment of Electromagnetic Spectrum Sciences

July 18 - 20, 2023

Past

Agenda

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About

This is a meeting between the Panel on Assessment of Electromagnetic Spectrum Sciences and the Army Research Laboratory.

Note: The data gathering sessions of this meeting are to be held on July 18, 2023, from 9:50 am – 11:45 am EDT and 1:30 pm – 3:30 pm, EDT; July 19, 2023, from 8:00 am – 9:40 am, EDT, 10:40 am – 11:20, EDT, 12:20 pm-4:30 pm, EDT, and 4:50 pm – 5:10 pm, EDT; and July 20, 2023, from 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm, EDT, will not be open to the public under Subsection 15(b)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. The Academy has determined that to open this session to the public would disclose information described in 5 U.S.C. 552(b).

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Mahta Moggaddam
Srabanti Chowdhury
Bruce E. Gnade
Sarath Gunapala
Ali Cafer Gurbuz
Alan J. Michaels
Eric Louis Mokole
Nai Phuan Ong
Rod Waterhouse
Prabhat Hajela (ARLTAB chair)

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Statement of Task
Assessment criteria
Report format

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

Statement of Task
Assessment criteria
Report format

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

July 26, 2023

Organizing Project

Panel on Assessment of Electromagnetic Spectrum Sciences

Contact

Liza Hamilton

(202) 334-2159
lhamilton@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

2023 Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Center for Neutron Research

June 21 - 23, 2023

Past

Agenda

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About

This panel will conduct a 2.5-day assessment of the scientific and technical work performed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Center for Neutron Research (CNR) in Gaithersburg, MD.

NIST has requested that the laboratories be assessed against the following broad criteria:

The technical merit of the current laboratory program relative to current state-of-the-art programs worldwide
The portfolio of scientific expertise as it supports the ability of the organization to achieve its stated objectives
The adequacy of the laboratory budget, facilities, equipment, and human resources, as they affect the quality of the laboratory's technical programs
The effectiveness by which the laboratory disseminates its program outputs.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Peter Green, chair
Ken Andersen
Pengcheng Dai
Aaron P. R. Eberle
Christopher R. Gould
Rosario A. Gerhardt
Andrew Harrison
Andrew J Jackson
Megumi Kawasaki
Thomas K. Kroc
Andrew T. Smolinski

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The panel conducted a composition and balance discussion, engaged in deliberations, and began to plan and draft the report.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

None

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

December 15, 2023

Organizing Project

Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Center for Neutron Research

Contact

Jim Myska

(202) 334-2632
jmyska@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Physical Measurement Laboratory

May 23 - 25, 2023

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Agenda

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About

This panel will conduct an assessment of the research done at the National Institutes of Standards and Technology's Physical Measurement Laboratory (PML) located in Boulder, CO. The panel will produce a report that addresses the study's statement of task (attached).

For this meeting will consist of both plenary sessions and individual sub-panel sessions. After the opening plenary session, the panel will split into sub-panels, each sub-panel assessing a particular division of PML that is being assessed. PML will be providing detailed sub-panel agendas and we will post them here as we receive them.

Access information for the open sessions will be provided upon registration.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Robert Austin, chair
Ryan Baumbach
Harish Bhandari
Rainer Blatt
Gilles Buchs
Young-Kai Chen
Daphna Enzer
Rachel Godun
Richard Gottscho
Richard Haight
Linda Katehi-Tseregounis
Kate Kirby
Kevin Knabe
Shimon Kolkowitz
John Lowell
Lute Maleki
Pierre Meystre
Julio Navarro
Karen O'Donoghue
Kumar Patel
Matt Reagor
Kathy-Anne Brickman Soderberg
James Stevens
Rudolf Tromp

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

There were several closed working sessions over the meeting days. The panel conducted its composition and balance discussion. It engaged in deliberations and sub-panel report-outs to the whole panel and began the task of drafting the report.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

The panel had access to report drafting guidance and various presentation slides and materials provided by Physical Measurement Laboratory personnel over the course of the meeting.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

June 01, 2023

Organizing Project

Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Physical Measurement Laboratory

Contact

Jim Myska

(202) 334-2632
jmyska@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting

Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Material Measurement Laboratory

May 16 - 18, 2023

Past

Agenda

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About

This panel will conduct an assessment of the research done at the National Institutes of Standards and Technology's Material Measurement Laboratory (MML). The panel will produce a report that addresses the study's statement of task (attached).

For this meeting, the panel will be split between the Gaithersburg, MD, and Boulder, CO campuses. After the opening plenary session, the panel will split into sub-panels, each sub-panel assessing a particular division or office of MML.

Access information for the open sessions will be provided upon registration.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Elsa Reichmanis, chair
Robert Bever
August Bosse
Kenneth Calderone
Iuliana Cernatescu
Steven Freilich
Gary Groenewold
Minki Hong
Mohammad Khaleel
Richard LeSar
Frances Ligler
Qinghuang Lin
David Mellor
Nicola Pohl
Jayakanth Ravichandran
James Ringer
George Rodriguez
James Saal
Marc Salit
Isaac Sanchez
Alix Schmidt
Jesse Seegmiller
Johnna Temenoff
Cristina Thomas

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

There were several closed working sessions over the meeting days. The panel conducted its composition and balance discussion. It engaged in deliberations and sub-panel report-outs to the whole panel and began the task of drafting the report.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

The panel had access to report drafting guidance and various presentation slides and materials provided by Material Measurement Laboratory personnel over the course of the meeting.

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

June 01, 2023

Organizing Project

Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Material Measurement Laboratory

Contact

Jim Myska

(202) 334-2632
jmyska@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Panel on Assessment of Terminal Effects Meeting.

November 14 - 17, 2022

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Agenda

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The meeting of the Panel on Assessment of Terminal Effects will take place on November 14-17, 2022 at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Aberdeen, MD.

Note: The data gathering sessions of this meeting to be held on November 14, 2022, from 09:30 am to 12:50 pm EST, 1:20pm to 2:20 pm, EST, and 2:50 pm to 3:05 pm, EST, 5:15 pm to 4:50 pm, EST; on November 15, 2022, from 9:25 am to 11:30 am, EST, and 1:45 pm to 2:45 pm, EST, 3:15 pm to 5:00 pm, EST; November 16, 2022, from 8:30 am to 11:30 am, EST, 11:30 am to 1:15 pm, EST, and 2:10 pm to 3:15 pm, EST; and November 17, 2022, from 12:30 pm to 2:30 pm, EST, and 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm, EST, will not be open to the public under Subsection 15(b)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. The Academy has determined that to open these sessions to the public would disclose information described in 5 U.S.C. 552(b).

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Dr. George (Rusty) T. Gray, III
Dr. Ellen M. Arruda
Dr. Sarah Bentil
Dr. Justin L. Brown
Dr. Namas Chandra
Dr. B. Reeja Jayan
Dr. Mukul Kumar
Dr. Vikas Prakash
Dr. Paul Yarrington
Dr. Prabhat Hajela (Chair of the Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessments Board)

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Statement of Task
Chapter Format
Panel assignments
Work plan

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

Statement of Task
Chapter Format document
Table of Panel assignments
Work plan document

Organizing Project

Panel on Assessment of Terminal Effects

Contact

Liza Hamilton

(202) 334-2159
lhamilton@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Panel on Assessment of Humans in Complex Systems meeting

November 2 - 4, 2022

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Agenda

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The Panel on Assessment of Humans in Complex Systems meeting will review the research within the ARL's Humans in Complex Systems core competency over the course of a 2 and 1/2 meeting.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Dr. William Rouse
Dr. Dennis K. McBride
Dr. Amy L. Orsborn
Dr. Manish Saggar
Dr. Nita Lewis Shattuck
Dr. Robert F. Shepherd
Dr. Gillian Smith
Dr. Erin Solovey
Dr. Lap-Fai (Craig) Yu
Dr. Prabhat Hajela, Chair of the Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessments Board

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Statement of Task
Chapter Format
Panel assignments
Work plan

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

Statement of Task
Chapter Format document
Table of Panel assignments
Work plan document

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

November 22, 2022

Organizing Project

Panel on Assessment of Humans in Complex Systems

Contact

Liza Hamilton

(202) 334-2159
lhamilton@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Panel on Assessment of Weapons Sciences Meeting

October 25 - 28, 2022

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Agenda

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The meeting of the Panel on Assessment of Weapons Sciences will take place at the Aberdeen Proving Ground in Aberdeen MD on October, 25-28, 2022.

Note: The data gathering sessions of this meeting to be held on October 25, 2022, from 9:30 am, EDT – 4:40 pm, EDT; on October 26, 2022, from 8:30 am, EDT – 10:30 am, EDT, and 10:45 am, EDT – 4:40 pm, EDT; on October 27, 2022, from 8:30 am, EDT - 11:05 am, EDT, 11:20 am – 3:25 pm, EDT, and 3:40 pm – 4:40 pm, EDT; and on October 28, 2022, from 1:00 pm, EDT – 2:30 pm, EDT, will not be open to the public under Subsection 15(b)(3) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act, 5 U.S.C. App. The Academy has determined that to open these sessions to the public would disclose information described in 5 U.S.C. 552(b).

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Partially Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

William A. Sirignano
Penina Axelrad
Elizabeth Donley
Scott I Jackson
Anthony Jameson
Solmaz Kia
Richard Bryant Miles
Marco Panesi
Jill Smith
Prabhat Hajela (Chair of the Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessments Board)

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

Statement of Task
Chapter format
Work plan
Panel assignments

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

Statement of Task
Chapter format
Work plan
Guidance memo
Table of panel assignments

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

November 22, 2022

Organizing Project

Panel on Assessment of Weapons Sciences

Contact

Liza Hamilton

(202) 334-2159
lhamilton@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Meeting Closed

2022 Panel on Review of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Communications Technology Laboratory Meeting 3

August 10, 2022

12:00 AM - 12:00 AM (ET)

Past

About

The panel will deliberate on the report draft and identify necessary actions to complete the report and attain concurrence.

Additional Information

Is it a Closed Session event?

Institution Closed

The following committee members were present at the closed sessions of the event

Cynthia Hood, chair
Nathan Brooks
L. Jean Camp
Andrew Clegg
Rhonda Franklin
Monisha Gosh
David Oran
Morris Repeta
Bishal Thapa
Daniela Tuninetti

The following topics were discussed in the closed sessions:

The panel reviewed and concurred on the report's recommendations.

The following materials (written documents) were made available to the committee in the closed sessions:

None

Date of posting of Closed Session Summary:

August 10, 2022

Organizing Project

2022 Panel on Review of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Communications Technology Laboratory

Contact

Jim Myska

jmyska@nas.edu

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

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Laboratory Assessments Board (LAB)

Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Physical Measurement Laboratory (PML)

Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Center for Neutron Research (CNR)

Technology Transfer Symposium: Approaches to Advance Commercial Applications

Panel on Assessment of Energy Sciences Meeting with the Army Research Laboratory

Panel on Assessment of Military Information Sciences Meeting with the Army Research Laboratory

Workplace Safety in Hybrid Federal Laboratories: A Workshop

Panel on Assessment of Mechanical Sciences Meeting

Meeting of the Panel on Assessment of Electromagnetic Spectrum Sciences

2023 Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Center for Neutron Research

Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Physical Measurement Laboratory

Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Material Measurement Laboratory

Panel on Assessment of Terminal Effects Meeting.

Panel on Assessment of Humans in Complex Systems meeting

Panel on Assessment of Weapons Sciences Meeting

2022 Panel on Review of the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Communications Technology Laboratory Meeting 3