Measurement Capabilities

Calibration and Related Measurement Services of the National Bureau of Standards (SP 250), B. C. Belanger, Editor. Supt. Docs. S/N003-003-01916-0, $3.00.

NBS Standard Reference Materials Catalog, 1979-80 Edition, Office of Standard Reference Materials, National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC 20234, free. From Sundials to Atomic Clocks: Understanding Time and Frequency (MN 155), James Jespersen and Jane FitzRandolph. Supt. Docs. S/N003-003-016501, $4.00.

National Standard Reference Data System Publication List (L.P. 81), Office of Standard Reference Data, National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC 20234, free.

Public Health and Safety

Fire Research Publications (NBSIR 781504), 1977, Nora H. Jason, Editor. NTIS #PB284462, $3.50.

Reliability Basis of Load and Resistance Factors for Reinforced Concrete Design (BSS 110), Bruce Ellingwood. Supt. Docs. S/N003-003-01888-1, $2.75.

Properties and Interactions of Oral Structures and Restorative Materials (NBSIR 78-1573), James M. Cassel. NTIS #PB289913, $6.00.

Energy Resources

Energy-Related Publications (L.P. 78), JoAnne R. Debelius, Editor, Center for Building Technology, National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC 20234, free. Life-Cycle Costing: A Guide for Selecting Energy Conservation Projects for Public Buildings (BSS 113), Rosalie T. Ruegg, John S. McConnaughey, G. Thomas Sav, and Kimberly A. Hockenberry. Supt. Docs. S/N003-003-01980-1, $2.75.

Plan for the Development and Implementation of Standards for Solar Heating and Cooling Applications (NBSIR 78-1143A), David Waksman, James H. Pielert, Robert D. Dikkers, Elmer R. Streed, and William J. Niessing. NTIS #PB283237, $5.25.

Energy Management for Furnaces, Kilns, and Ovens (HB 124), Lawrence A. Wood, John F. Ward, and Kenneth G. Kreider. Supt. Docs. S/N003-003-01811-2, $1.60.

Better Materials Use

NDE Publications: 1972-1977 (NBSIR 781557), Leonard Mordfin, Editor. NTIS #PB289755, $4.50.

Corrosion Facts for the Consumer (CIS 9), Consumer Information Series, Jerome Kruger. Supt. Docs. S/N003-003-01947-0, 80 cents.

Economic Effects of Metallic Corrosion in the United States (SP 511-1), Lawrence H. Bennett, Jerome Kruger, et al. Supt. Docs. S/N003-003-01926-7, $2.30.

Materials for Fuel Cells (NBSIR 78-1472), Lawrence H. Bennett, Martin I. Cohen, et al. NTIS #PB285360, $7.25.

Solar Energy Systems-Survey of Materials Performance (NBSIR 77-1314), Leopold F. Skoda and Larry W. Masters. NTIS #PB273305, $6.50.

Industrial Productivity

Semiconductor Measurement Technology Publications List (L.P. 72) and Semiconductor Technology Program Progress Briefs, Electron Devices Division, National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC 20234, free.

An Architecture for a Robot Hierarchical Control System (SP 500-23), Anthony Barbera. Supt. Docs. S/N003-003-01874-1, $4.25.

Subsidies, Capital Formation, and Technological Change: Summary and Conclusions (NBS GCR-ETIP 78-47), Charles River Associates, Inc. NTIS #PB285295, $6.50.

Environmental Quality

Reaction Rate and Photochemical Data for Atmospheric Chemistry-1977 (SP 513), Robert F. Hampson, Jr. and David Garvin, Editors. Supt. Docs. S/N003-003-01924-1, $2.75.

Workshop on Asbestos: Definitions and Measurement Methods (SP 506), C.C. Gravatt, Philip D. LaFleur, and Kurt F. J. Heinrich, Editors. Supt. Docs. S/N003-00301993-3, $6.75.

Thermodynamic Data for Waste Incineration (NBSIR 78-1479), Eugene S. Domalski, William H. Evans, and Thomas L. Jobe, Jr. NTIS #PB284659, $8.00.

Computer Science

Automation in the Marketplace (CIS 10), Consumer Information Series, Shirley M. Radack and Grace G. Burns. Supt. Docs. S/N003-003-01969-1, 90 cents.

The Computer Science and Technology Series (L.P. 88) and Computer Science and Technology Publications (L.P. 84), Institute for Computer Sciences and Technology, National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC 20234, free.

Performance Assurance and Data Integrity Practices (SP 500-24), Robert L. Patrick and Robert L. Blanc, Editors. Supt. Docs. S/N003-003-01879-1, $2.20.

Database Administration: Concepts, Tools, Experiences, and Problems (SP 500-28), Belkis Leong-Hong and Beatrice Marron. Supt. Docs. S/N003-003-01900-3, $2.20. COBOL Instrumentation and Debugging: A Case Study (SP 500-26), Gordon Lyon. Supt. Docs. S/N003-003-01875-2, $1.40. Miscellaneous

List of Voluntary Product Standards, Commercial Standards, and Simplified Practice Recommendations (L.P. 53), Standards Information Service, National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC 20234, free. List of NBS Handbooks (L.P. 56) and NBS List of Monographs (L.P. 48), Technical Information and Publications Division, National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC 20234, free.

Publications and Services of the Cryogenics Division (TN 1005), National Bureau of Standards 1953-1977, D. J. Frizen and J. R. Mendenhall, Editors. Supt. Docs. S/N003003-01920-8, $2.75.

Some References on Metric Information (L.C. 1070), Technical Information and Publications Division, National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC 20234, free. Consumer Product Technology Publications (L.P. 85), Center for Consumer Product Technology, National Bureau of Standards, Washington, DC 20234, free.

from nuclear theory to analysis of food contaminants. An electron accelerator capable of producing well-focused electron beams of 140 million volts is used to produce high energy electrons, positrons, photons, and neutrons for nuclear research by NBS scientists and in cooperative studies with a number of university groups.

Another facility, the Synchrotron Ultraviolet Radiation Facility (SURF), is one of the few of its kind in North America. Having been converted into a storage ring, SURF is now capable of producing intense short wavelength ultraviolet radiation, which is especially useful for radiometry in studies of controlled nuclear fusion energy sources and atmospheric and space science programs.

Among other NBS facilities are a fire research laboratory, an experimental computer facility, and several environmental chambers. In addition, an extensive instrument shops division answers specialized research needs. Shop capabilities include glass blowing, optics, and metalworking.

Many of the Bureau's facilities are available for use by the scientific and engineering communities. These facilities are described more fully in Special Technical Facilities at the National Bureau of Standards. This 50-page booklet is available from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402, and may be ordered by Stock No. 003-003-01601-2/1976 Ed., for $1.35.

The Bureau's budget for FY 1978 was $133.3 million. Direct Congressional appropriations accounted for about 53 percent of NBS funds, with an additional 41 percent resulting from work performed by NBS for other government agencies. The sale of NBS goods and services, such as Standard Reference Materials and calibrations, provided the final 6 percent. Support for Bureau programs from other agencies reflects NBS' role as a major physical sciences research laboratory for the entire Federal Government.

Guided by the NBS Executive Board and the Visiting Committee, the Bureau staff works to increase measurement competence and share its expertise with the scientific and technical community, industry, and the public.

The NBS Executive Board oversees the efforts of the entire Bureau staff. A series of evaluation panels appointed by the National Academy of Sciences (National Research Council) provides the Executive Board with valuable aid in these oversight functions. At the top of these evaluation and advisory functions is the NBS Visiting Committee, created by the NBS Organic Act and responsible for reporting annually to the Secretary of Commerce "upon the efficiency of its (NBS) scientific work and the condition of its equipment."

The staff has grown from its original team of 11 in 1901 to about 3,150 fulltime employees. Approximately 2,750 are located in Gaithersburg, Maryland, with the remainder in Boulder, Colorado. The 1,225 Bureau physical scientists and engineers are complemented by 275 economists, architects, and other professionals. More than 44 percent of the research and scientific staff have earned doctorates. The research and scientific staff, the largest percentage of the NBS staff, is supported by almost 300 technicians, and by administrative, clerical, housekeeping, and groundskeeping personnel.

The contributions of NBS employees to the advancement of science and technology are often recognized by outside organizations. During the fiscal year, those staff members honored by independent and professional organizations included:

The Bureau's staff of 3,150 includes a large contingent of scientists and engineers in every specialization, along with professionals in a variety of other disciplines. Above, Ruth Bussie explains career opportunities at NBS to a group of university students in Washington, D.C.

Michael Baum of the Public Information Division received an award from the Washington, D.C. chapter of the Society for Technical Communication and an award from the Mid-Atlantic Chapter of the American Medical Writers Association for authoring outstanding periodical articles on NBS research.

John W. Cahn of the Center for Materials Science received the Acta Metallurgica Gold Medal, presented by the International Metallurgical Society for demonstrated ability and leadership in materials research. William C. Cullen of the Office of Engineering Standards received the American Society of Testing and Materials 1978 Walter C. Voss Award for distinguished contributions to knowledge in the field of building technology.

Churchill Eisenhart of the Applied Mathematics Division was awarded the Samuel S. Wilks Memorial Medal for 1977 by the U.S. Army and the American Statistical Association for his contributions to the field of statistics.

Charles M. Eisenhauer of the Nuclear Radiation Division was elected a Fellow of the American Nuclear Society.

Ken Evenson of the Time and Frequency Division received the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Distinguished Authorship Award for coauthoring "Kinetics of the Reaction of HO2 with

NO."

Judson C. French, director of the Center for Electronics and Electrical Engineering, was elected a Fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.

Geoffrey Frohnsdorff, James Clifton, and Paul Brown of the Structures and Materials Division received the P. H. Bates Award given by the C-1 Committee of the American Society for Testing and Materials for the most outstanding paper in cement research developed in the previous 2 years.

J. William Gadzuk of the Surface Science Division was awarded a guest professorship by the Nordic Institute for Theoretical Atomic Physics to work at the Institute for Theoretical Physics, Chalmers University in Sweden.

Sandra C. Greer of the Thermophysics Division received the Annual Award for Scientific Achievement in the physical sciences for 1977 from the Washington Academy of Physical Sciences for her outstanding achievement as a research scientist in helping to produce a better understanding of the behavior of systems near critical points.

Kurt F. J. Heinrich of the Gas and Particulate Science Division received the 1978 Presidential Award from the Microbeam Analysis Society for his outstanding contributions to the theory and practice of microbeam analysis.

Robert J. Hocken of the Mechanical Processes Division was awarded the F. W. Taylor Medal of the International Institution of Production Engineering Research for a paper on a unique NBS three dimensional metrology machine.

Madeleine Jacobs of the Public Information Division received a total of six awards from the Washington, D.C. chapter of the Society for Technical Communication (STC), the International STC, and the National Association of Government Communicators for outstanding writing of news releases, periodical articles, and NBS' annual report.

Seymour Jeffery, chief of the Systems and Software Division, received a Certificate of Appreciation from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Computer Society for distinguished service as Chairman of the Software Engineering Technical Committee.

David M. Kerns of the Electromagnetic Fields Division received the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Harry Diamond Memorial Award for outstanding technical contributions to microwave theory basic to power, impedance, and antenna standards and measurements.

F. Ralph Kotter of the Electrosystems Division received the IEEE Power Engineers Society Power System Instrumentation and Measurement Committee Distinguished Service Award.

Richard Kropschot, chief of the Thermophysical Properties Division, was elected a Fellow of the American Physical Society. Howard P. Layer of the Length and Mass Measurements and Standards Division received one of Industrial Research/Development magazine's IR-100 awards for inventing a mini-stepping motor driver which increases the accuracy of the stepping motors commonly used in scientific equipment.