TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES 1998 -
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MISSION
ORGANIZATION
CURRENT DIRECTIONS
TECHNICAL HIGHLIGHTS
FUTURE DIRECTIONS
ORGANIZATION
The 21 permanent senior scientists ("Fellows") of JILA form a governing body
that sets policy, subject to review by the Director of NIST and the President
of CU. A biennially elected Chair, assisted by an executive committee, is
responsible for operating the Institute within the policies set out by the
Fellows. Of the present 21 active Fellows, four are tenured, State of Colorado
faculty members in the Department of Physics, two in Chemistry, and eight in
Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences. Seven are NIST employees, six in the
Quantum Physics Division and one in the Time and Frequency Division. Currently,
one additional CU scientist and two NIST scientists are "Associate Fellows."
All of these scientists work side by side, sharing facilities and
responsibility for the success of the Institute, yet each remains officially
responsible to the respective employer, NIST and the Physics Laboratory
Director in one case, CU and the pertinent academic department in the other. At
the present time, approximately 60 graduate students and postdoctorals are
being supervised by NIST scientists and approximately 35 staff are
associated with NIST activities.
A direct outgrowth of the national space program in the early 1960's, JILA was
formed in response to perceived serious gaps in our basic understanding and
training in the physics of gaseous atmospheres (terrestrial, planetary, solar
and stellar). JILA has evolved, responding to changing national needs and to
the requirements of its parent organizations. It has become a world leader not
only in atomic and molecular science, but also in precision measurement
(including gravity, frequency standards, and geophysics), laser and optical
physics, chemical physics, and astrophysics. Most recently it has expanded into
programs involving surfaces and materials. As NIST's mission has changed to
emphasize support for industry, so has the criteria with which division
scientists have chosen to direct their research programs, as is indicated in
the technical activities below.
Mission |
Organization |
Current Directions |
Technical Highlights |
Future Directions
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