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An Assessment of Selected Divisions of the Physical Measurement Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology Fiscal Year 2021 (2021) / Chapter Skim
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7 Crosscutting Conclusions
Pages 36-38

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... The gender and minority employment gaps that are still strongly and broadly plaguing STEM fields remain an acknowledged significant challenge at NIST as well. The PML has implemented a plan to improve equity, diversity, and inclusion that involves the following features: monitoring promotion and salary data to ensure an equitable process; publishing promotion criteria so that staff know what is expected; mentoring by supervisors on how to advance; reviewing the pay level of all staff members with more than 8 years of service; participating in the APS-IDEA in partnership with Howard University; sponsoring of and participating in conferences to increase women and minority participation in physics and other STEM fields; and supporting the PML Inclusivity Council, an internal grassroots organization working to identify barriers to inclusion and propose remedies.
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... EFFECTIVENESS OF DISSEMINATION OF OUTPUTS PML staff are effectively disseminating the results of their work through appropriate means that include publication of research results; delivery of standard reference materials and standard reference data; performance of calibrations for industrial, academic, and government customers; participation on standards committees; sponsorship of workshops; and educational programs. Some customers, however, have complained about the time taken and cost associated with purchased calibration services and about the inadequate information provided by the web-based NIST Storefront interface for purchasing measurement services, and about the lack of information about which services are currently available.
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