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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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6 Materials Measurement Science Division
Pages 32-40

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... MMSD projects and programs are well aligned with the mission of the NIST Material Measurement Laboratory (MML) .1 MMSD has five major technical program areas.
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... Property measurements include elastic modulus, plastic yield stress and fracture toughness, strength measurement, and strain and stress measurements. This group develops reference materials and measurement protocols for a number of both static and dynamic nanoproperty techniques, including high-resolution electron backscatter diffraction and scanning probe microscopy.
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... develops, improves, and standardizes analytical techniques used for the elemental, molecular, isotopic, radiological, and morphological characterization of surfaces, thin films, and particles. The group also develops novel methods of chemical analysis based on optical microscopy, mass spectrometry, chromatography, ion mobility spectrometry, optical spectroscopy, autoradiography, and nuclear counting techniques.
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... Techniques include scanning probe microscopy, nanoscale force spectroscopy, colloidal probe force spectroscopy for strength measurements, high (angular) resolution electron back-scattered diffraction, contact resonance AFM (atomic force microscopy)
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... A debriefing interview includes feedback on how the postdoctoral program might be improved. A NIST postdoctoral fellowship can be a valuable career enhancing experience for the postdoc.
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... Technical society activities also provide opportunities for student engagement. Employees need opportunities to maintain and grow technical expertise, to interact with the external technical community through participation in technical meetings and workshops, and to be recognized as experts in their field.
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... This disadvantages equipment purchases for the purposes of budgeting, because the trade-off -- versus funding an additional staff position or other expenditures -- becomes more acute. Further, the NIST working capital fund model for purchase of new equipment requires payback for any purchase from annual operating funds.
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... Examples include "A Standard test Method for Estimating Limits of Detection in Trace Detectors for Explosives and Drugs of Interest" and "Standard Practice for Soft Armor Conditioning by Tumbling." MMSD scientists serve on standards development committees in a technical capacity both as leaders and as technical content contributors. Members of MMSD also serve in external leadership roles as journal editors, society directorships, and as members and chairs of steering committees.
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... An example is the recent visualization of mask effectiveness in limiting the spread of COVID-19. The division might profitably expand collaboration with the NIST public affairs office.
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Key Terms

  • materials measurement
  • science division
  • soft materials
  • national user
  • materials data

  • chemical analysis
  • nanomaterials research
  • atom probe
  • scientific staff
  • morphological characterization

  • user facilities
  • security technologies
  • artificial intelligence
  • mechanical properties
  • material measurement

  • reference materials
  • advanced materials
  • disseminates measurement
  • measurement laboratory
  • nist material

  • nist policies
  • technical programs
  • mmsd conducts
  • nanoscale soft
  • mmsd staff

  • physical chemical
  • measurements include
  • absorption fine
  • stress measurements
  • standard reference


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