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Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory Advanced Manufacturing Methods Interface of Materials with Biology Materials for Micro- and Optoelectronics Materials Property Measurements |
Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory The Materials Science and Engineering Laboratory (MSEL) exists primarily to serve American industry. Its programs respond to industry's needs for materials—related measurements and standards—the infrastructure that enables companies to use valuable new materials and processing methods, reduce costs and time-to-market, and increase product quality. This assistance is more vital now than ever, given the rapid pace of technological change. The entire spectrum of American industry is represented by MSEL's customers. MSEL supports both materials producers and materials users, often serving as a link between them. MSEL scientists work with companies and consortia, which contain organizations ranging from small startups to large corporations, helping to solve specific materials measurement or reliability problems. Many of MSEL's unique research facilities and equipment are available to guest researchers from industry and academia who collaborate on activities of mutual interest. The MSEL staff work closely with industry to ensure attention to the most critical needs and wide dissemination of the resulting measurements, data, and tools. Companies have many opportunities to communicate and work with MSEL scientists. Relationships are built through hundreds of cooperative research and development agreements and other collaborations designed to address particular materials or processing needs. MSEL also interacts with companies in consortia and with various industry associations in an effort to encourage the development and adoption of standards, which promote trade and economic growth. The results of MSEL
research often are disseminated by customers, such as manufacturers, instrument
makers, and software providers, which apply new tools and data in their
own laboratories and factories and introduce them to the wider industrial
community. MSEL scientists publish their research in scientific journals
and on the Internet, make presentations at technical conferences, and
host and participate in focused workshops. Contact: Richard Kayser, Director Ceramics
Division Materials
Reliability Division Metallurgy
Division Polymers
Division NIST
Center for Neutron Research Date
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Jan. 15, 2003 |