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An Assessment of the Material Measurement Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology Fiscal Year 2020 (2021) / Chapter Skim
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5 Materials Science and Engineering
Pages 25-31

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... MSED made six presentations to the panel, including the following: Thermodynamics and Kinetics Group, the Mechanical Performance Group, Polymers and Complex Fluids Group, Functional Polymers Group, Polymers Processing Group, and the Functional Nanostructured Materials Group. In MSED, there are a total of 151 staff members, which includes permanent staff, postdoctoral fellows, associates, and administrative support.
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From page 26...
... using both speckle and patterning provides empirical data to validate computational forming models. The program is to be commended for the 2020 Numisheet benchmarking study3 and its structured links to industry that 3 NIST, 2020, "2020 Numisheet Benchmark Study Uniaxial Tensile Tests Summary," April 29, https://www.nist.gov/publications/2020-numisheet-benchmark-study-uniaxial-tensile-tests-summary.
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From page 27...
... The MML is also to be commended for their efforts in AM Bench and One NIST, which unites the technical community and starts solid data stewardship in the field of additive manufacturing. The Functional Polymers Group works in three areas -- Polymer Transport, Polymer Matrix Composites, and Polymer Mechanics.
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From page 28...
... The Functional Nanostructured Materials Group gave three presentations on specific projects, namely Electrochemical Processes, Metrology of Magnetic Materials, and Low Dimensional Electronic Materials. The Electrochemical Processes project team continued work on understanding the electrochemistry of the filling of recessed surface features for building complex structures, which was impressive particularly as it fills a well-defined industrial need.
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From page 29...
... These need to be carefully evaluated in a comprehensive strategic plan, together with a prioritization of equipment needs. These processes will need to emphasize "unique" equipment needed to further measurement science, standards and technology, even in areas such as electron microscopy to differentiate NIST from other federal laboratories.
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... This could be accomplished using forms of media such as YouTube. In addition, a review of the effectiveness of the NIST website in communicating specific examples of unique and transformative contributions to the nation likewise could be beneficial.
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... This could be accomplished using forms of media such as YouTube and improving the effectiveness of the NIST website by adding specific examples of unique and transformative contributions.
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