An Assessment of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Measurement and Standards Laboratories Fiscal Years 2004-2005 (2005) / Chapter Skim
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3 Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory
3 Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory
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, · Surface and Microanalysis Science Division (SMSD) , · Physical and Chemical Properties Division (PCPD)
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A few outstanding examples of both intra- and interlaboratory collaborations include the following: the Tissue Engineering Competence Program, a collaboration between the Biotechnology Division of CSTL and the Polymers Division of the Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory (MSEL) ; extensive collaborations between the Physical and Chemical Properties Division and the Analytical Chemistry Division on new biological (including weapons)
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TECHNICAL QUALITY AND MERIT Overall, the quality of the technical work done in the Biotechnology Division is very high and in most cases outstanding. The work reviewed is highly effective and relevant, driven by a clear strategy, with stakeholders identified and often participating in the application of the technology or measurement techniques as soon as they are developed.
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, which is the single worldwide repository for the acquisition, evaluation, and dissemination of three-dimensional protein and nucleic acid structural data. The Biotechnology Division of CSTL played a significant role in developing the current PDB, and the Board encourages CSTL (and NIST)
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The Physical and Chemical Properties Division is responsible for providing measurements, standards, data, and models for the following: the thermochemical, thermophysical, and interfacial properties of gases, liquids, and solids, both as pure materials and as mixtures; the rates and mechanisms of chemical reactions in the gas and liquid phases and at surfaces; and fluid-based physical processes and systems, including separations and low-temperature refrigeration, heat transfer, and flow. Many capabilities of the PCPD are unique when compared with the state of the art in physical and chemical properties science.
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The group has demonstrated sophistication as well as the wisdom it has shown in selecting problems for their distinctiveness and relevance. The Analytical Chemistry Division maintains outstanding metrology based on core competencies in the following: analytical mass spectrometry, analytical separation science, atomic and molecular spectroscopy, chemical sensing technology, classical and electroanalytical methods, gas metrology, nuclear analytical methods, and microanalytical technologies.
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As technical relevance and high commercial importance increasingly drive the work of Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory, ACD and CSTL management should consider realignment of the division's present group structure to better reflect areas of technical synergism and customer service operations. Finally, both the Analytical Chemistry Division and the Process Measurements Division could provide great service to the pharmaceutical industry by engaging in the process analytical technology (PAT)
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Of particular relevance and promise is the group's work to develop measurement standards and to provide data and reference materials for the detection of biothreat agents and for the safe, reliable testing of detection devices, as well as its work on remediation technologies, and in personnel training. The Biomolecular Materials Group working on cell and tissue measurements has developed wellfocused projects that include the following: development of quality-assurance and quality-control evaluation of collagen reference surfaces; fluorescence measurements for characterizing cytosolic green fluorescent protein (GFP)
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, marine health and bioscience applications (with the Hollings Marine Laboratory) , forensic and homeland security measurements and standards, clinical standards (in support of the need of U.S.
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The Analytical Chemistry Division has increased the relative number of postdoctoral fellows in an attempt to partially compensate for this loss of staff; however, this strategy is unhealthy for the long term. The Biotechnology Division continues to operate using a model in which individual principal investigators conduct their research independently, with very little staff support.
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