An Assessment of the Material Measurement Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology Fiscal Year 2023 (2023) / Chapter Skim
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7 Materials Measurement Science Division
7 Materials Measurement Science Division
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The nine groups are the Materials Measurement Science Division headquarters, the Microscopy and Microanalysis Research Group, the Nano Materials Research Group, the Data and Artificial Intelligence-Driven Materials Science Group, the Surface and Trace Chemical Analysis Group, the Synchrotron Science Group, the Materials Structure and Data Group, the Nanomechanical Properties Group, and the Security Technologies Group. Collaboration between groups is common and often required to fulfill the division's mission, reach program milestones, and address stakeholder needs.
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The work in this focus area leverages a range of Materials Measurement Science Division core competencies and capabilities including multiscale measurements of physical, mechanical, and transport properties for engineered materials and atomic and nanoscale metrology for structure, chemistry, and composition. Research is focused on a range of challenges including trace contraband detection, through-barrier imaging, threat detection, riot gear evaluation and standards, ballistic and stab-resistant body armor, blunt trauma and concussion prevention, nanomedicine, micro- and nano-plastics and microfibers, mask efficiency measurements, and the Rapid Drug Analysis and Research program.
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. Ceramic Additive Manufacturing The Materials Measurement Science Division found a lack of standards and metrology focused on ceramic additive manufacturing and established this focus area to address that lack.
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In this special topic, the Synchrotron Science Group per se was not the primary focus; rather, the presentation highlighted the vast MML capabilities at Brookhaven National Laboratory, such as X-ray absorption spectroscopy, X-Ray diffraction, hard X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, resonant soft X-ray scattering, microcalorimetry, near edge X-ray absorption fine structure spectroscopy, vector potential photoelectron microscopy, and the Large Area Rapid Imaging Analytical Tool. It was clear that this facility provides foundational support across the Materials Measurement Science Division focus areas and NIST more broadly.
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While a required expertise might not be part of the Materials Measurement Science Division's core competencies and capabilities, at a minimum, leveraging it, perhaps from other parts of NIST or with partners outside of NIST, could ensure the technical success of the associated programs. For example, in the Climate Mitigation Focus Area, significant weight is given to motivating factors such as energy intensity and CO2 accounting, yet it appears as if a life-cycle assessment or a techno-economic analysis has not been completed, likely owing to a lack of expertise on the research team.
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Materials Measurement Science Division staff mentioned that some equipment, while functional and locally modified in order to maintain relevance, is dated and in need of replacement. Notable examples are associated with the Safety and Security Focus Area (e.g., large geometry secondary ion mass spectrometer)
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, and provide broader access to data for ad hoc use across program teams, NIST divisions, and external users. Recommendation 7-5: The Materials Measurement Science Division should consider, perhaps in collaboration with other divisions in the Material Measurement Laboratory, establishing a managed data repository, or at least a common data management plan, to aggregate the division's data; facilitate sharing across program teams, National Institute of Standards and Technology divisions, and external users; and facilitate data analysis.
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Working to develop measurements and standards that are successfully implemented by measurement equipment manufacturers and vendors could increase the impact of the Materials Measurement Science Division's work in a clear and quantitative way. Finding 7-2: There is a lack of direct interaction with measurement equipment manufacturers and vendors.
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