Message From Past Chief Editor.Dear Reader, With this issue (Volume 106, No. 2, March-April 2001), Theodore Vorburger succeeds me as Chief Editor 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. . It has been my pleasure to serve as Chief Editor of the Journal, the flagship periodic publication of the national metrology metrology Science of measurement. Measuring a quantity means establishing its ratio to another fixed quantity of the same kind, known as the unit of that kind of quantity. institute of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , for a little over 12 years. (My first issue was Volume 94, No. 1, January-February, 1989.) During this time, I, together with the other members of the Board of Editors of the Journal, attempted to bring to the Journal's readers outstanding papers that reflected the diverse scientific and technical programs of 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. , as well as succinct suc·cinct adj. suc·cinct·er, suc·cinct·est 1. Characterized by clear, precise expression in few words; concise and terse: a succinct reply; a succinct style. 2. descriptions via the News Briefs of the most exciting current work of the NIST staff. I am pleased to be able to assure you that Ted plans to continue to the utmost of his outstanding abilities this long tradition of the Journal and its predecessors and, as a result, that you will continue to find each issue worthy of your attention. Barry N. Taylor |
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