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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9 Chemical Sciences Division
9 Chemical Sciences Division
Pages 56-62
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ranges from inorganic and organic chemical metrology to biochemical and exposure science. There are eight groups, including Inorganic Chemical Metrology, Organic Chemical Metrology, Gas Sensing Metrology, Chemical Informatics, Chemical Process and Nuclear Measurements, Biospecimen Science, Optical Measurements, and Biochemical and Exposure Science.
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The biorepository provides national and international importance not only as a place to store and track long-term and new contaminants, but also in establishing proper cradle-to-grave procedures for biospecimens and associated data. Staff are in South Carolina at the Hollings Marine Laboratory and have extensive collaborations with nearby institutions, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources The Optical Measurements Group is a spin-off of the gas metrology group with a focus on developing optical sensing technologies -- from the ultraviolet (UV)
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PORTFOLIO OF SCIENTIFIC EXPERTISE Accomplishments There was scientific excellence in every area presented to the panel, and in some cases, this expertise was truly exceptional (e.g., spICP-MS [single-particle inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry] , gas metrology, and the preparation and maintenance of reference standards)
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Staff at CSD are top experts in what they do, and they manage legacy collections and work to improve performance of established measurement techniques while also developing new standards, sampling methods, and analytical techniques. Models in which scientists work at CSD while employed by other agencies, such as the Intergovernmental Personnel Act, provide an excellent means for expanding capabilities and research directions without incurring personnel costs.
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The Chemical Informatics Group noted a shortage of computational power available to it. Any infrastructure planning at higher levels of the organization might weigh the cost and merits of significant expansion of computational facilities against other approaches involving accessing existing computational resources through partner organizations.
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Formation of an alumni network that includes prior NRC postdocs who took different paths and were successful would provide a means for postdocs to explore the opportunity space, expand their network and find mentors. By the same token, since NRC postdocs are admitted based on an original research project, there is a perception that they are there to do "research" while permanent staff run the laboratories and perform core functions.
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Going forward, an increasing number of shorter virtual workshops that address key areas of emerging concern linked to the CSD mission may be warranted. While no data were presented relating to CSD employees presenting their work at major scientific conferences, opportunities nonetheless exist for increasing the output of NIST by showcasing a select group of cutting-edge research results along with attending and presenting at major conferences (MRS, ACS, etc.)
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