Crystallography at NBS/NIST. (Preface).Special Issues of the Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology National Institute of Standards and Technology, governmental agency within the U.S. Dept. of Commerce with the mission of "working with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards" in the national interest. are devoted to papers in a particular field of measurement science. The papers herein have been written by research scientists in the field and focus on the past accomplishments, present status, and future potential of crystallography at NBS/NIST. These papers, some of which were presented at the 2001 Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Meeting of the American Crystallographic crys·tal·log·ra·phy n. The science of crystal structure and phenomena. crys  tal·log Association, clearly show that crystallography at NBS/NIST has had, and will continue to have, a major impact on the advancement of science and technology. Over the years, many crystallographers at NBS/NIST, in addition to the authors, have participated in this research effort as demonstrated by the list following this Preface pref·ace n. 1. a. A preliminary statement or essay introducing a book that explains its scope, intention, or background and is usually written by the author. b. An introductory section, as of a speech. 2. . The Special Issue Editors thank the authors for their sustained enthusiasm in recreating past events and in preparing this issue. Furthermore, the editors are very grateful to Julian M. Ives, Ronald Munro, Theodore V. Vorburger, and the NIST (National Institute of Standards & Technology, Washington, DC, www.nist.gov) The standards-defining agency of the U.S. government, formerly the National Bureau of Standards. It is one of three agencies that fall under the Technology Administration (www.technology. Publications Production Program for their dedicated work in producing this volume. Alan D. Mighell Winnie Wong-Ng Special Issue Editors |
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