Advisory Panel to Inorganic Materials Division Dr. J. H. Crawford, University of North Carolina, Chairman Dr. Joseph E. Burke, General Electric Company Dr. Harris M. Burte, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base Prof. Alan M. Portis, University of California Advisory Panel to Physical Chemistry Division Dr. Norman D. Coggeshall, Gulf Research & Development Company, Chairman Prof. Kyle D. Bayes, University of California Dr. Hartwell F. Calcote, AeroChem Research Laboratories, Inc. Institute for Applied Technology Advisory Panel to Institute for Applied Technology Prof. C. West Churchman, University of California, Chairman Dr. Robert A. Hechtman, McLean, Virginia Dr. Leon Podolsky, Pittsfield, Massachusetts Prof. Philip Morse, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Dr. William W. Eaton, Washington, D.C. Dr. W. J. Harris, Jr., Battelle Memorial Institute Dr. Carl H. Madden, U.S. Chamber of Commerce Dean Joseph R. Passonneau, Skidmore, Owens & Merrith Mr. Paul Strassman, National Dairy Products Corp. Advisory Panel to Building Research Division Dr. Robert A. Hechtman, McLean, Virginia, Chairman Prof. Hoyt C. Hottel, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Mr. William H. Lindsay, Jr., Department of Licenses & Inspections, Philadelphia Mr. Joseph H. Newman, Tishman Research Corporation Mr. Alwin B. Newton, Borg-Warner Corporation Mr. Raymond C. Reese, Toledo, Ohio Dean Charles E. Schaffner, Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn Dr. J. A. Stavrolakis, American Standards, Inc. Mr. Herbert H. Swinburne, Nolan, Swinburne and Associates Mr. Charles H. Topping, E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Co. Mr. T. E. Werkema, The Dow Chemical Company Advisory Panel to Electronic Instrumentation Division Dr. Leon Podolsky, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, Chairman Mr. Ivan G. Easton, General Radio Company Mr. Peter R. Perino, Statham Instruments, Inc. Dr. Robert Pritchard, Stanford Electronics Laboratories Mr. Samuel H. Watson, Radio Corporation of America Dr. Richard C. Webb, Colorado Instruments, Inc. Advisory Panel to Technical Analysis Division Prof. Philip Morse, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Chairman Prof. George B. Dantzig, Stanford University Mr. Leslie C. Edie, Port of New York Authority Mr. Martin L. Ernst, Arthur D. Little, Inc. Dr. Hugh J. Miser, The Travelers Research Center, Inc. Mr. David Novick, The Rand Corporation Prof. Thornton L. Page, Wesleyan University Dr. George Pettee, Research Analysis Corporation Prof. R. F. Rinehart, U.S. Naval Postgraduate School Advisory Panel to Center for Computer Sciences and Technology Mr. John Diebold, The Diebold Group, Inc. Mr. Robert B. Forest, DATAMATION Magazine Prof. Walter F. Frese, Harvard University Dr. Cuthbert C. Hurd, Computer Usage Company, Inc. Mr. James D. Gallagher, McCall Corporation Dr. Adrian McDonough, University of Pennsylvania Dr. Jack Moshman, EBS Management Consultants, Inc. Dr. Charles A. Phillips, Business Equipment Manufacturers Association Prof. Alan J. Rowe, University of Southern California Prof. John Tukey, Princeton University Dr. Willis H. Ware, The Rand Corporation Center for Radiation Research Advisory Panel to Center for Radiation Research Dr. Peter T. Demos, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Chairman Dr. John S. Blair, University of Washington Mr. Casimer J. Borkowski, Oak Ridge National Laboratory Dr. Marshall R. Cleland, Radiation Dynamics, Inc. Dr. Charles J. Mullin, University of Notre Dame Dr. George F. Pieper, National Aeronautics and Space Administration Dr. W. C. Roesch, Pacific Northwest Laboratory Prof. Erwin F. Shrader, Case Institute of Technology AWARDS AND HONORS Recognition of the Bureau's contributions to science and technology often takes the form of awards and honors from Government, academic, professional, and industrial groups. The following list reflects such recognition bestowed on Bureau staff members during fiscal year 19681: Recipient Alexander, S. N. Astin, A. V. Brenner, F. Cecil Cutkosky, Robert D. Harris, Forrest K. Marsden, Charles P., Jr. Meinke, W. Wayne Meyerson, Melvin R. Stiehler, Robert D. Williams, Morgan L. Award Harry Good Memorial Award, American Fed- Distinguished Alumni Award, University of Notable Services Award, Apparel Research Scientific Achievement Award, Washington Edward Bennett Rosa Award Samuel Wesley Stratton Award Commendation Plaque, National Conference on Hands of Cooperation Award, National Forest Award of Merit, American Society for Testing American Nuclear Society 1968 Special Award George Kimball Burgess Award, Washington Bissell Award, Washington Section of the EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND UNIVERSITY LIAISON A broad employee development program, ranging from broad surveys to very detailed treatment of a new or specialized area of research, is available to all staff members. Courses and seminars are implemented primarily through the NBS Graduate School and non-Government educational and training facilities. The programs cover education through postdoctoral research, and are offered at both the Boulder and Gaithersburg Laboratories. The primary objectives are to increase employee knowledge, skills and efficiency in assigned duties and to prepare Bureau staff members to respond to the rapidly changing technology at all levels. Programs also include emphasis on maintaining liaison with the public, industry, commerce and science. 1 Commerce Department Medal Awards, previously distributed in February of each year, will now be distributed in October. The 1968 listing of award recipients will appear in the 1969 Technical Highlights. In addition, the Bureau is becoming more and more involved with projects in the community interest. The Hood College Program for Women at the National Bureau of Standards, supported by the National Science Foundation, has made expert instruction and facilities available to five participating small liberal arts colleges. A course in science of metals for high school teachers using Bureau expertise and facilities, in cooperation with the American Society for Metals was given in the Fall Semester. In addition to numerous seminars offered at the division and institute level, there is a weekly Scientific Staff Meeting at which current topics of broad interest to the Bureau are presented. These are open to the public and are attended by members of the universities, industry and Government community, as well as by NBS personnel. Speakers are drawn from the outside community as well as from within the Bureau. Monthly colloquia under the joint sponsorship of the National Institutes of Health and the National Bureau of Standards are also offered, with each institution alternating as host. NBS Graduate School The NBS Graduate School curriculum includes graduate and undergraduate courses in the physical sciences, mathematics and specialized branches of engineering. A series of scientific colloquia and seminars designed to update and continue the education of the postdoctoral scientist are led by research leaders from the Bureau and from other research centers and universities. In addition, general staff development courses are offered, such as Scientific Russian, Supervision and Management, Reading Improvement, Technical Report Writing, and administrative and clerical conferences and workshops. Two special programs, designed for technicians and subprofessional laboratory personnel, offer courses both in-house and in cooperation with the Montgomery Junior College leading to two NBS Technician Certificates and/or the A. A. degree at the Montgomery Junior College. Surveys periodically redetermine course offerings and keep the program in step with the changes and variations in educational requirements and the changing technology. Graduate degrees based partly on credit obtained for courses or thesis research carried on under the NBS Graduate School Program have been earned by 4 Bureau employees this year, bringing the total to 346 graduate degrees earned at 45 different universities since the establishment of the educational program in 1908. The Graduate School at Boulder is associated with the University of Colorado in a Joint-Course program and Adjunct Professor Plan. Various graduate departments of the NBS Graduate School at Boulder and the University offer courses which mutually benefit the Government and the University. Postdoctoral Research Associateships The National Bureau of Standards, in cooperation with the National Research Council, National Academy of Sciences-National Academy of Engineering, offers a number of awards for postdoctoral research. These awards provide young scientists of unusual ability and promise an opportunity for fundamental research in various branches of the physical, engineering, and mathematical sciences. Applications are evaluated by a Board of Selection appointed by the National Research Council. The NRC-NBS Postdoctoral Research Associateship program has been in existence since 1954. There have been 173 awards made during these years; currently there are 26 in residence. Postdoctoral Research Associates on Duty During Fiscal Year 1968 NAME Anderson, Robert Cooper, Martin Davis, Douglas DeLancey, George Duerst, Richard Ensign, Thomas Fickett, Frederick Fong, Jeffrey Golub, Stephen Gould, Harvey Greenhouse, Jeffrey Hadley, Steven Hartl, Werner Hettche, Leroy Hoegy, Walter Kelly, Robert L. Latanision, Ronald McAlister, Archie Miller, Kenneth Manson, Steven Negas, Taki Osgood, Charles Parke, William Pechukas, Philip Plummer, Earl Pong, William Ponzini, Robert Pringle, Wallace Radebaugh, Ray Raveche, Harold Retajczyk, Theodore Robertson, Baldwin Shirk, James Stemmler, Rosemarie Sullivan, Donald Sullivan, Peter Veillon, Claude Weisman, Irwin Williams, Harry Zalewski, Edward UNIVERSITY U. of Calif. (Berkeley) Harvard Harvard Brandeis University U. of Florida U. of Pittsburgh U. of Calif. (Berkeley) U. of Michigan U. of Calif. (Berkeley) George Washington University U. of Chicago Cornell University Michigan State University Purdue University U. of California (LaJolla) Washington University Vanderbilt University Rensselaer Polytechnic Inst. U. of Florida U. of California (Berkeley) U. of Virginia U. of Chicago Non-Government Education NBS ADVISER T. Carrington R. C. Mockler S. Meshkov M. S. Green H. K. Okabe H. Oser G. F. Kokoszka T. Chang R. Powell M. S. Green R. S. Roth M. Newman R. W. Hayward R. D. Young J. Taylor R. A. Kamper M. Margoshes Non-Government education falls into three categories . . . full-time (3 to 12 months) graduate study and research assignments at universities and research centers; full-time (less than 3 months) attendance at institutes, seminars, short concentrated courses and workshops; and part-time, job related academic courses at universities and in industry. In the last year 452 staff members at Washington and Boulder were trained through non-Government facilities, and |