An Assessment Of The National Institute Of Standards And Technology Chemical Science And Technology Laboratory

Download or read book An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2009-11-08 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory examines the operations of the Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory (CSTL) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). This book assesses the CSTL, based on the following criteria: (1) the technical merit of the current laboratory programs relative to current state-of-the-art programs worldwide; (2) the adequacy of the laboratory budget, facilities, equipment, and human resources, as they affect the quality of the laboratory's technical programs; and (3) the degree to which laboratory programs in measurement science and standards achieve their stated objectives and desired impact."