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Appendix J Assessment at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Army Research Laboratory, and Sandia National Laboratories
Appendix J Assessment at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Army Research Laboratory, and Sandia National Laboratories
Pages 69-72
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Recognizing the broader mission of NIST, however, and in order to provide actionable feedback to management, the review panels have almost always received a multifaceted statement of task that typically has included adequacy of the facilities and/or budget and alignment with mission and/or desired impact. The review process has been approached on a peer-to-peer basis, with the panel for each laboratory consisting of about 15 to 20 individuals, from academia, industry, and other scientific and engineering environments, divided into thematic subgroups of approximately 3 individuals aligned with laboratory divisions (generally about five or six divisions)
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In addition to the panel's addressing of the items listed above, the NRC selects from the panel membership individuals who form ad hoc groups to respond to specific issues identified by the Director of the ARL. The assessments are conducted by annual panel visits to the ARL facilities and review of supporting documentation describing technical projects and programs, equipment and facilities, and staff backgrounds and characteristics.
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The following is taken from the summary of his presentation, titled "Assessing Sandia Research," provided in the NRC workshop summary.1 Jordan and coauthors also provide a detailed description of the assessment methods employed at Sandia.2 Sandia National Laboratories has undergone a continuous evolution in the assessment of quality, relevance, and impact, with quantitative assessment evolving into qualitative assessment that is informed by data. Organizations are complex systems, composed of interconnected parts.
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The program includes five or six grand challenges projects; each of these larger projects has an assigned external advisory board. Historically, these larger projects have transitioned successfully to have impact within the laboratories or have achieved follow-on external funding -- these impacts have been achieved with the help of the external advisory boards.
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