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      Panel on Information Technology,National Research Council

      The report on the ITL presents a general assessment of the laboratory including a look at its research strategies, opportunities, planning for growth, research culture, and computing infrastructure; and provides…

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      Panel on Information Technology,National Research Council

      An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Information Technology Laboratory evaluates The Information Technology Laboratory (ITL) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Six divisions…

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      Panel on Information Technology,National Research Council

      Since 1959, the National Research Council (NRC), at the request of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has annually assembled panels of experts to assess the quality and…

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      A Reassessment of the Marine Salvage Posture of the United States

      Committee on Marine Salvage Issues,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Evaluates the changes, and assesses the adequacy of marine salvage in the United States. Among the issues addressed in this book are conditions in the salvage industry; emergency response-time; national…

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      The Future of Supercomputing: An Interim Report

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Committee on the Future of Supercomputing

      The Committee on the Future of Supercomputing was tasked to assess prospects for supercomputing technology research and development in support of US needs, to examine key elements of context and…

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      Best Practices in Assessment of Research and Development Organizations: Summary of a Workshop

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Laboratory Assessments Board

      The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)-recognizing that information and insights gained through continual examination of practices for organizational assessment are useful for decision makers at organizations across the…

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      Summary of the Sensing and Positioning Technology Workshop of the Committee on Nanotechnology for the Intelligence Community: Interim Report

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Materials Advisory Board

      The emergence of nanotechnology as a major science and technology research topic has sparked substantial interest by the intelligence community. In particular the community is interested both in the potential…

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      Mathematical Research in Materials Science: Opportunities and Perspectives

      Committee on Mathematical Sciences Applied to Materials Science,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Describes fruitful past collaborations between the mathematical and materials sciences and indicates future challenges. This book is written for both mathematical and materials science researchers interested in advancing research at…

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      An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory: Fiscal Year 2007

      Panel on Electronics and Electrical Engineering,National Research Council

      The report on the EEEL presents an assessment of the Lab’s four divisions. The assessment is based on four criteria: alignment with national priorities, motivation of its programs, technical merit…

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      An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory: Fiscal Year 2009

      Panel on Electronics and Electrical Engineering,National Research Council

      The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), an agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce, carries out its mission of promoting U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by developing and…

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      Science Management in the Human Exploration of Space

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications,Committee on Human Exploration

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      Motion, Control, and Geometry: Proceedings of a Symposium

      Board on Mathematical Sciences,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Some of the modem developments described in Motion, Control, and Geometry include the geometric control of robot motion and craft orientation, how high-power precision micromotors are engineered for less invasive…

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      An Agenda for Improved Evaluation of Supercomputer Performance

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Energy Engineering Board,Committee on Supercomputer Performance and Development

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      Issues in the Integration of Research and Operational Satellite Systems for Climate Research

      Committee on Earth Studies,Space Studies Board,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

      NASA’s Earth Observing System (EOS), and potentially other NASA programs, were included in the converged program to provide new remote sensing and spacecraft technologies that could improve the operational capabilities…

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      An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Building and Fire Research Laboratory: Fiscal Year 2008

      Panel on Building and Fire Research,National Research Council

      Assesses the scientific and technical work of the Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). This book finds that, overall the technical…

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      An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Building and Fire Research Laboratory: Fiscal Year 2010

      Panel on Building and Fire Research,National Research Council

      A panel of experts appointed by the National Research Council assessed the scientific and technical work of the Building and Fire Research Laboratory (BFRL) of the National Institute of Standards…

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      Advanced Technology for Human Support in Space

      Committee on Advanced Technology for Human Support in Space,National Research Council

      Written in response to a request from NASA to evaluate its Advanced Human Support Technology Program. This report reviews advanced life support, environmental monitoring and control, extravehicular activities, and space…

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      Technology-Based Pilot Programs: Improving Future U.S. Military Reserve Forces

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Committee on Reserve Forces for 2010 and Beyond

      As the twenty-first century approaches, the number of full-time, active duty personnel in the U.S. military (excluding the Reserves and National Guard) is about 1.4 million, the lowest level since…

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      Review of the Draft Plan for the Modernization and Associated Restructuring Demonstration

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Weather Service Modernization Committee,National Academy of Sciences

      The public law that authorized the National Weather Service (NWS) to modernize its technical systems and restructure its field office organization set the requirements for what has become known as…

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      An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory: Fiscal Year 2007

      Panel on Chemical Science and Technology,National Research Council

      The report on the CSTL presents an assessment of the Lab’s five divisions, covering–where appropriate–how well each division addresses national priorities, its impact and level of innovation, its technical merit…

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      An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology: Fiscal Year 2009

      Panel on Nanoscale Science and Technology,National Research Council

      The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST’s) Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) was founded on May 1, 2007, and remains in development with respect to projects and…

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      An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory: Fiscal Year 2009

      Panel on Chemical Science and Technology,National Research Council

      An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory examines the operations of the Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory (CSTL) of the National Institute…

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      An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology: Fiscal Year 2011

      Panel on Nanoscale Science and Technology,National Research Council

      Since 1959, the National Research Council (NRC), at the request of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has annually assembled panels of experts to assess the quality and…

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      Preserving Strength While Meeting Challenges: Summary Report of a Workshop on Actions for the Mathematical Sciences

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications,Board on Mathematical Sciences

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      Interim Report on 21st Century Cyber-Physical Systems Education

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Committee on 21st Century Cyber-Physical Systems Education

      Cyber-physical systems (CPS) are increasingly relied on to provide the functionality and value to products, systems, and infrastructure in sectors including transportation, health care, manufacturing, and electrical power generation and…

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      Estimating Losses from Future Earthquakes

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Committee on Earthquake Engineering,Panel on Earthquake Loss Estimation Methodology

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      Big Data: A Workshop Report

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Committee for Science and Technology Challenges to U.S. National Security Interests

      In 2012, the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) approached the National Research Council’s TIGER standing committee and asked it to develop a list of workshop topics to explore the impact of…

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      U.S. Nuclear Engineering Education: Status and Prospects

      Committee on Nuclear Engineering Education,National Research Council,C. Gelijns Annetine,National Academy of Sciences

      Characterizes the status of nuclear engineering education in the United States and estimates the supply and demand for nuclear engineers - both graduate and undergraduate. This book also addresses the…

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      Toward a New Era in U.S. Manufacturing: The Need for a National Vision

      Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Board on Manufacturing and Engineering Design,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

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      The Effects on the Atmosphere of a Major Nuclear Exchange

      Committee on the Atmospheric Effects of Nuclear Explosions,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

      Considers the effects of fine dust from ground-level detonations, of smoke from widespread fires, and of chemicals released into the atmosphere. The authors use mathematical models of atmospheric processes and…

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      Connecting Quarks with the Cosmos: Eleven Science Questions for the New Century

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Physics and Astronomy,Committee on the Physics of the Universe

      We are at a special moment in our journey to understand the universe and the physical laws that govern it. In this text, the Committee on the Physics of the…

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      Intermetallic Alloy Development: A Program Evaluation

      Panel on Intermetallic Alloy Development,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Materials Advisory Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

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      Exploration of Near Earth Objects

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications,Committee on Planetary and Lunar Exploration

      Comets and asteroids are in some sense the fossils of the solar system. They have avoided most of the drastic physical processing that shaped the planets and thus represent more…

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      Vision and Voyages for Planetary Science in the Decade 2013-2022

      Committee on the Planetary Science Decadal Survey,National Research Council

      ‘In recent years, planetary science has seen a tremendous growth in new knowledge. Deposits of water ice exist at the Moon’s poles. Discoveries on the surface of Mars point to…

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      U.S. Research Institutes in the Mathematical Sciences: Assessment and Perspectives

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications,Committee on U.S. Mathematical Sciences Research Institutes,National Academy of Sciences

      This report is the result of a fast-track study of U.S. mathematical sciences research institutes done in response to a request from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The task of…

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      Using Oil Spill Dispersants on the Sea

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Marine Board,Committee on Effectiveness of Oil Spill Dispersants

      While major oil spills are rare, oil slicks can have disastrous environmental and economic consequences. This book summarizes research on the use of chemical dispersants: their effectiveness and limitations and…

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      Continental Tectonics

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications,Geophysics Research Board,Assembly of Mathematical and Physical Sciences

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      Steps to Facilitate Principal-Investigator-Led Earth Science Missions

      Committee on Earth Studies,Space Studies Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Principal-investigator (PI) Earth science missions are projects involving relatively small spacecraft. To help NASA’s Office of Earth Science determine how best to address the challenges related to such missions, the…

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      Looking Over the Fence at Networks: A Neighbor’s View of Networking Research

      Computer Science and Telecommunications Board,Committee on Research Horizons in Networking,National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences

      A remarkable creation, the Internet encompasses a diversity of networks, technologies, and organizations. The enormous volume and great variety of data carried over it give it a rich complexity and…

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      Ozone Depletion, Greenhouse Gases, and Climate Change

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications,Board on Atmospheric Sciences and Climate,Committee on Global Change

      Ozone depletion in the stratosphere and increases in greenhouse gases in the troposphere are both subjects of growing concern. This volume presents the data and theories available on ozone depletion…

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      Modern Interdisciplinary University Statistics Education: Proceedings of a Symposium

      Committee on Applied and Theoretical Statistics,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Examines how the discipline of statistics should respond to the changing environment in which statisticians work. This book examines what the academic, industry, and government customer need and how the…

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      Liquid Crystalline Polymers

      Committee on Liquid Crystalline Polymers,National Materials Advisory Board,National Research Council

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      An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Measurement and Standards Laboratories: Fiscal Years 2004-2005

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Assessment of NIST Programs,National Academy of Sciences

      At the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s request, the National Research Council (NRC) carries out a biennial assessment of the seven Measurements and Standards Laboratories (MSL). This report presents…

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      Status and Applications of Diamond and Diamond-Like Materials: An Emerging Technology

      Committee on Superhard Materials,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,National Research Council

      Discoveries enabling the growth of crystalline diamond by chemical vapor deposition offer the potential for a wide variety of applications. This book examines the state of the technology arising from…

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      Review of the Research and Development Plan for the Office of Advanced Automotive Technologies

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Committee on Advanced Automotive Technologies Plan,National Academy of Sciences

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      Global Tropospheric Chemistry: A Plan for Action

      Global Tropospheric Chemistry Panel,Commission on Physical Sciences,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Resources,Mathematics and Resources,National Research Council

      Aiming to manage pollution problems more effectively, this report lays out a framework to coordinate an interdisciplinary and international investigation of the chemical composition and cycles of the troposphere. The…

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      Science in NASA’s Vision for Space Exploration

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Space Studies Board,Committee on the Scientific Context for Space Exploration

      In June 2004, the President’s Commission issued a report recommending that NASA ask the National Research Council (NRC) to reevaluate space science priorities. The Congress also directed the NRC to…

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      Electricity in Economic Growth

      Committee on Electricity in Economic Growth,Energy Engineering Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Surveys the relationship between economic activity and electricity use, showing how trends in the growth of electricity demand may be affected by changes in the economy, and examines the connection…

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