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5 Portfolio of Scientific Expertise
Pages 22-25

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... The panel was provided with the results of that survey and the NCNR's response to it, which was deemed satisfactory by this review panel. The chairperson of the User Group, Associate Professor Megan Robertson of the University of Houston's Department of Chemical Engineering, described the User Program, the proposal submission and review process, and the interactions between the User Group and the NCNR management, and she provided very positive feedback on the overall operation of the NCNR and the User Program.1 1 M
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... It also has a significant impact on the scientific output of the NCNR by providing and supporting sample environments and by providing user support before, during, and after experiments. Finally, it supports the NSF missions of education and outreach, which increases the nation's expertise and enhances the NCNR education and outreach activities, particularly through the Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF)
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... Proposals for nSoft research projects that are to be performed on nSoft's beamlines do not pass through the normal user proposal review process; instead they are approved by the member companies and NIST personnel. This procedure overcomes significant impediments to industrial use of national facilities by reducing the time required to get beam time and perform experiments and by implementing less stringent guidelines for scientific originality.
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... Accomplishments The NCNR maintains a robust safety management program that addresses radiological, occupational, and industrial hazards. Key elements of the program include management commitment and employee involvement, worksite inspections, management observations, hazard prevention and control (including planning for work involving radiological hazards)
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