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      Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,Naval Studies Board

      Vive la Revolution! was the theme of the Twenty-Third Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics held in Val de Reuil, France, from September 17-22, 2000 as more than 140 experts in ship…

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      University Research Centers of Excellence for Homeland Security: A Summary Report of a Workshop

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Alan Shaw

      In establishing the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Administration and Congress determined that science and technology should play a key role in the nation’s efforts to counter terrorism. To…

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      Modeling the Economics of Greenhouse Gas Mitigation: Summary of a Workshop

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      Models are fundamental for estimating the possible costs and effectiveness of different policies for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. There is a wide array of models to perform such analysis…

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      Eighteenth Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics

      National Research Council,Office of Naval Research,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications

      Contains technical papers and discussions covering ship motions, ship hydrodynamics, experimental techniques, free-surface aspects, wave/wake dynamics, propeller/hull/appendage interactions, and viscous effects.

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      Persistent Forecasting of Disruptive Technologies

      Committee on Forecasting Future Disruptive Technologies,National Research Council

      Accompanying CD-ROM contains figures from chapter 2 and appendix F and transcripts from appendixes D and E.

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      FORCEnet Implementation Strategy

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Naval Studies Board,Committee on the FORCEnet Implementation Strategy

      FORCEnet is currently defined as the operational construct and architectural framework for naval warfare in the information age that integrates warriors, sensors, networks, command and control, platforms, and weapons into…

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      Instrumentation for a Better Tomorrow: Proceedings of a Symposium in Honor of Arnold Beckman

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Board on Physics and Astronomy,Board on Physics and Astronomy

      On November 15, 2004, the National Academies sponsored a symposium at the Beckman Center in honor of Arnold O Beckman. This report begins with two presentations: a remembrance by Arnold…

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      Assessment of Department of Defense Basic Research

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Committee on Department of Defense Basic Research,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      The Department of Defense (DOD) supports basic research to advance fundamental knowledge in fields important to national defense. To explore the concerns of several groups on the changing nature of…

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      Twenty-First Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics

      Naval Studies Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

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      Tooele Chemical Agent Disposal Facility: Update on National Research Council Recommendations

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Commission on Engineering and Technical Systems,Committee on Review and Evaluation of the Army Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program,National Academy of Sciences

      This report reviews the status of the U.S. Army Chemical Stockpile Disposal Program (CSDP) operations at Tooele, Utah, with respect to previous recommendations and observations made by the National Research…

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      Directions in Engineering Research: An Assessment of Opportunities and Needs

      Engineering Research Board,National Research Council

      Surveying the field of engineering research, this book presents an overview of the status of engineering research. It examines research and needs in a variety of areas. Innovative ways to…

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      Antarctic Treaty System: An Assessment: Proceedings of a Workshop Held at Beardmore South Field Camp, Antarctica, January 7-13, 1985

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Polar Research Board

      Examines the structure, meaning, and international repercussions of the Antarctic Treaty, focusing on the ways it benefits both the scientific and political communities. This study includes chapters that cover the…

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      An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Center for Neutron Research: Fiscal Year 2007

      Panel on Neutron Research,National Research Council

      Presents a general assessment of the Lab, followed by assessments of its facilities and personnel, its role as a user facility, and its science and technology. This book notes that…

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      An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Center for Neutron Research: Fiscal Year 2008

      Panel on Neutron Research,National Research Council

      The National Institute of Standards and Technology [NIST] Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) is a national user facility whose mission is to ensure the availability of neutron measurement capabilities in…

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      An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Center for Neutron Research: Fiscal Year 2009

      Panel on Neutron Research,National Research Council

      The National Institute of Standards and Technology [NIST] Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) is a national user facility whose mission is to ensure the availability of neutron measurement capabilities in…

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      An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Center for Neutron Research: Fiscal Year 2010

      Panel on Neutron Research,National Research Council

      The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) is a national user facility whose mission is to ensure the availability of neutron measurement capabilities in…

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      An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Center for Neutron Research: Fiscal Year 2011

      Panel on Neutron Research,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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      C4ISR for Future Naval Strike Groups

      Committee on C4ISR for Future Naval Strike Groups,Naval Studies Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council

      The Navy has put forth a construct for its strike forces. A key aspect of this construct is the need for flexible, adaptive command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and…

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      Post-Cold War Conflict Deterrence

      Naval Studies Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Examines the meaning of deterrence and identifies key elements of a post-Cold War deterrence strategy and the critical issues in devising such a strategy. This book identifies the quantitative and…

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      Assessment of Directions in Microgravity and Physical Sciences Research at NASA

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

      For many years, the NASA microgravity program has used space as a tool to study fundamental flow phenomena that are important to fields ranging from combustion science to biotechnology. This…

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      An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Physics Laboratory: Fiscal Year 2008

      Panel on Physics,National Research Council

      The mission of the NIST Physics Laboratory is to support US industry, government, and the scientific community by providing measurement services and research for electronic, optical, and radiation technology. This…

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      An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Physics Laboratory: Fiscal Year 2010

      Panel on Physics,National Research Council

      The mission of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Physics Laboratory is to support U.S. industry, government, and the scientific community by providing measurement services and research for…

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      Proceedings of a Workshop on Materials State Awareness

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      The National Research Council convened a workshop at which speakers gave their personal perspectives on technological approaches to understanding materials state and described potential challenges and advances in technology. This…

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      Stepping-Stones to the Future of Space Exploration: A Workshop Report

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Aeronautics and Space Engineering Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      NASAaEURO ™s Human Exploration and Development of Space (HEDS) program within the Office of Space Flight has proposed a new framework for space technology and systems developmentaEURO Advanced Systems, Technology…

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      An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory: Fiscal Year 2008

      Panel on Manufacturing Engineering,National Research Council

      The Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory is organized in five divisions - Intelligent Systems, Manufacturing Metrology, Manufacturing Systems Integration, Precision Engineering, and Fabrication Technology. This book assesses the first four divisions.

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      An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory: Fiscal Year 2010

      Panel on Manufacturing Engineering,National Research Council

      The mission of the Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory (MEL) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is to promote innovation and the competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing through measurement science…

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      Assessment of Corrosion Education

      Committee on Assessing Corrosion Education,National Research Council

      The threat from the degradation of materials in the engineered products that drive our economy, keep our citizenry healthy, and keep us safe from terrorism and belligerent threats has been…

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      Experimentation and Rapid Prototyping in Support of Counterterrorism

      Committee on Experimentation and Rapid Prototyping in Support of Counterterrorism,National Research Council

      The U.S. military forces currently face a nontraditional threat from insurgents and terrorists who primarily employ improvised explosive devices, and have shown a cycle of adaptation of less than 12…

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      Making the Nation Safer: The Role of Science and Technology in Countering Terrorism

      Committee on Science and Technology for Countering Terrorism,National Research Council

      This text discusses technical approaches to mitigate vulnerabilities in US society. Topics include: nuclear and radiological threats; bioterrorism; toxic chemicals and explosive materials; transportation systems; the response of people to…

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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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      Small Wonders, Endless Frontiers: A Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative

      Committee for the Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative,National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences

      This material is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. CTS-0096624.

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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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      Assessment of Mars Science and Mission Priorities

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

      Within the Office of Space Science of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) special importance is attached to exploration of the planet Mars, because it is the most like…

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      An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory: Fiscal Year 2008

      Panel on Materials Science and Engineering,National Research Council

      The Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory (MSEL) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology works with industry and other government laboratories to improve the nation’s measurements and standards infrastructure…

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      An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory: Fiscal Year 2010

      Panel on Materials Science and Engineering,National Research Council

      The Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory (MSEL) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) works with industry, standards bodies, universities, and other government laboratories to improve the nation’s…

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      Twenty-Fourth Symposium on Naval Hydrodynamics

      National Research Council,Office of Naval Research, West Japan Society of Naval Architects,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Naval Studies Board

      Discusses research developments in ship design, construction, and operation in a forum that encouraged both formal and informal discussion of presented papers.

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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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      Information Assurance for Network-Centric Naval Forces

      Committee on Information Assurance for Network-Centric Naval Forces,National Research Council

      Owing to the expansion of network-centric operating concepts across the Department of Defense (DOD) and the growing threat to information and cybersecurity from lone actors, groups of like-minded actors, nation-states…

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      A Performance Assessment of NASA’s Heliophysics Program

      Committee on Heliophysics Performance Assessment,National Research Council

      Since the 1990s, the pace of discovery in the field of solar and space physics has accelerated, largely owing to NASA investments in its Heliophysics Great Observatory fleet of spacecraft…

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      The Mathematical Sciences’ Role in Homeland Security: Proceedings of a Workshop

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

      Mathematical sciences play a key role in many important areas of Homeland Security. This report presents the results of a workshop focusing on mathematical methods and techniques for addressing these…

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      Responding to Capability Surprise: A Strategy for U.S. Naval Forces

      National Research Council,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,Naval Studies Board,Committee on Capability Surprise on U.S. Naval Forces

      From a military operational standpoint, surprise is an event or capability that could affect the outcome of a mission or campaign for which preparations are not in place. This book…

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      Autonomous Vehicles in Support of Naval Operations

      Committee on Autonomous Vehicles in Support of Naval Operations,Naval Studies Board,Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Autonomous vehicles (AVs) have been used in military operations for more than 60 years, with torpedoes, cruise missiles, satellites, and target drones being early examples. This title considers the potential…

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      2007-2008 Assessment of the Army Research Laboratory

      Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Board,National Research Council

      This volume is the latest in a series of biennial assessments of the scientific and technical quality of the Army Research Laboratory (ARL). The current report summarizes findings for the…

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      2009-2010 Assessment of the Army Research Laboratory

      Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Board,National Research Council

      Issues for 2013/2014- cataloged as a serial in LC

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      2011-2012 Assessment of the Army Research Laboratory

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

      The charge of the Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Board (ARLTAB) is to provide biennial assessments of the scientific and technical quality of the research, development, and analysis programs at…

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      2013-2014 Assessment of the Army Research Laboratory

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

      The National Research Council’s Army Research Laboratory Technical Assessment Board (ARLTAB) provides biennial assessments of the scientific and technical quality of the research, development, and analysis programs at the Army…

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      Practical Lessons from the Loma Prieta Earthquake

      Geotechnical Board,National Research Council,National Academy of Sciences

      Reviews research on the Loma Prieta quake and draws from it’s practical lessons that can be applied to other earthquake-prone areas of the country. This work contains papers presented at…

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