%0 Book %A National Research Council %T An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Measurement and Standards Laboratories: Fiscal Year 2001 %D 2001 %U https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10204/an-assessment-of-the-national-institute-of-standards-and-technology-measurement-and-standards-laboratories %> https://nap.nationalacademies.org/catalog/10204/an-assessment-of-the-national-institute-of-standards-and-technology-measurement-and-standards-laboratories %I The National Academies Press %C Washington, DC %G English %P 322 %R doi:10.17226/10204 %X This volume represents the 42nd annual assessment by the National Research Council (NRC) of the technical quality and relevance of the programs of the Measurement and Standards Laboratories of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). This report provides judgments regarding the overall state of the NIST Measurement and Standards Laboratories (MSL),and offers findings to further increase the merit and impact of NIST MSL programs. It also offers in-depth reviews of each of the seven laboratories of the MSL, with findings aimed at their specific programmatic areas.