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Supporting National User Communities at NERSC and NCAR

Description: The National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center(NERSC) and the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) are twocomputing centers that have traditionally supported large national usercommunities. Both centers have developed responsive approaches to supportthese user communities and their changing needs, providing end-to-endcomputing solutions. In this report we provide a short overview of thestrategies used at our centers in supporting our scientific users, withan emphasis on som… more
Date: May 16, 2006
Creator: Killeen, Timothy L. & Simon, Horst D.
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First Annual Meeting of the Institute of Multifluid Science and Technology (IMUST)

Description: This report consists of summaries of the 6 Action Items from the first annual meeting. The 6 Action Items are: (1) to aggressively pursue ''Education'' in multiphase flow; (2) to pursue the work on dispersed flows presented in the last meeting to conclusions; (3) to focus the next meeting on flow regimes; (4) to pursue cooperative efforts toward identifying and settling key flow regime issues; (5) to pursue cooperative efforts towards the understanding and development of design tools, for multi… more
Date: February 28, 1998
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Project materials [Commercial High Performance Buildings Project]

Description: The Consortium for High Performance Buildings (ChiPB) is an outgrowth of DOE'S Commercial Whole Buildings Roadmapping initiatives. It is a team-driven public/private partnership that seeks to enable and demonstrate the benefit of buildings that are designed, built and operated to be energy efficient, environmentally sustainable, superior quality, and cost effective.
Date: January 1, 2001
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[National Academies' Board on Mathematical Sciences and their Application] Final technical report

Description: The National Academies' Board on Mathematical Sciences and their Applications (BMSA) is a primary interface between the research enterprise and federal agencies that rely on the mathematical sciences. The Board provides objective and authoritative advice on how best to apply the tools of mathematics, statistics, operations research, financial engineering, computational modeling, computational science, information analysis, and decision analysis to practical problems of national importance. In s… more
Date: January 11, 2005
Creator: Weidman, Scott T.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Materials Sciences Programs

Description: A compilation and index of the ERDA materials sciences program is presented. This compilation is intended for use by administrators, managers, and scientists to help coordinate research and as an aid in selecting new programs. (GHT)
Date: January 1, 1977
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Equal employment opportunity plan development guidance

Description: The purpose of this publication is to provide instructions for the development of EEO Plans for Fiscal Year 1979. It supplements the National EEO Plan for the Department of Energy issued in August 1978 (DOE/S-0002). The material included should be used immediately as guidance to develop, document, and implement subordinate echelon commitments to EEO. A schedule for the development and submission of EEO Plans is included. Most of the continuing requirements will be published at a later date as p… more
Date: September 1, 1978
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DOE technical standards list: Directory of DOE and contractor personnel involved in non-government standards activities

Description: The body of this document contains a listing of DOE employees and DOE contractors who have submitted form DOE F 1300.2, Record of Non-Government Standards Activity, which is attached to the end of this document and to DOE Order 1300.2A. Additional names were added from rosters supplied by non-Government standards bodies. The committees or governing bodies in which the person participates is listed after each name. An asterisk preceding the committee notation indicates that the person has identi… more
Date: August 1, 1996
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Determining the structure of an optimal personnel profile for a transformed commission

Description: In the classic sociological sense, an organization such as a public utility commission is a social unit consisting of specific groupings constructed and reconstructed deliberately and with forethought to achieve specific goals. These organizational groupings determined on the basis of rational divisions of labor, power, and communication are designed with the objective of placing individuals into positions where they are expected to make the largest contribution towards achieving the organizati… more
Date: June 1, 1998
Creator: Graniere, R.J.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Geotechnical Board National Research Council. [Annual] activities report, March 1, 1991--June 30, 1992

Description: This report covers the activities of the Geotechnical Board and its two national committees, the US National Committee for Rock Mechanics (USNC/RM) and the US National Committee on Tunneling Technology (USNC/TT), for the period from March 1, 1991 to June 30, 1992. The report covers a 16-month period, through June of this year, to bring the reporting period in line with the National Research Council`s (NRC) fiscal year. Subsequent reports will cover the 12-month period July 1--June 30, unless in… more
Date: August 11, 1993
Creator: Smeallie, P. H.
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National Test Facility civilian agency use of supercomputers not feasible

Description: Based on interviews with civilian agencies cited in the House report (DOE, DoEd, HHS, FEMA, NOAA), none would be able to make effective use of NTF`s excess supercomputing capabilities. These agencies stated they could not use the resources primarily because (1) NTF`s supercomputers are older machines whose performance and costs cannot match those of more advanced computers available from other sources and (2) some agencies have not yet developed applications requiring supercomputer capabilities… more
Date: December 1, 1994
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The standards forum: Volume 6, Number 3 -- December 1998

Description: This issue contains the following articles: NIST--A call for a national standards strategy; Fourth integrated safety management lessons learned workshop; TSP [Technical Standards Program] publications support moves to headquarters; Comments on the role of the federal government in environmental technology development; Technical standards manager spotlight; Topical committee developments: Quality assurance topical committee plays an active role in the TSP, New DOE accreditation committee targets… more
Date: December 1, 1998
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The AMTEX Partnership{trademark}: Policy and procedures

Description: The AMTEX Partnership is a path-finding research and development collaboration among the US Department of Energy, the contract operators of its national laboratories, and research, education, technology transfer (RETT) consortia representing the integrated textile industry. The goal of AMTEX is to strengthen the competitiveness of the US textile industry. The complex nature of the collaboration requires consistent and reliable policy direction. The policies, stated in the form of a Mission, Vis… more
Date: August 1, 1995
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Board on Earth Sciences and Resources and its activities

Description: This 1999 annual report of the activities of the National Research Council's (NRC) Board on Earth Sciences and Resources (BESR) begins with an introduction to the Board. This report (1) lists activities of the Board sustained by Department of Energy support, (2) presents accomplishments of the Board, (3) describes current and proposed studies of the Board, and (4) provides a brief review of the Board's future plans.
Date: February 23, 2000
Creator: de Souza, Dr. Anthony R.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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1998 federal technical standards workshop: Proceedings

Description: The theme for the 1998 workshop was Standards Management -- A World of Change and Opportunities. The workshop`s goal was to further the implementation of the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-113) through the sharing of standards management success stories, lessons learned, and emerging initiatives within the Executive Branch of the Federal Government. The target audience for this workshop included agency/department and contractor personnel and representat… more
Date: October 1998
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Establishment of a Formal Midwest Renewable Energy Tracking System (M-RETS) Organization

Description: The objectives identified in requesting and utilizing this funding has been met. The goal was to establish a formal, multi-jurisdictional organization to: (1) ensure the policy objectives of the participating jurisdictions are addressed through increased tradability of the Renewable Energy Credits (RECs) from M-RETS and to eliminate the possibility that a single jurisdiction will be the sole arbiter of the operation of the system; (2) facilitate the establishment of REC standards including the … more
Date: June 30, 2010
Creator: Redmond, Maria & O'Connor, Chela Bordas
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Inventory of U.S.-led International Activities on Building Energy Efficiency Initial Findings

Description: Several U.S. Government agencies promote energy efficiency in buildings internationally. The types and scope of activities vary by agency. Those with the largest role include the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), the U.S. Department of State and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Both USAID and the Department of State have a substantial presence overseas, which may present some complementarities with the Department of Energy’s efforts to reach out to other countries. Ge… more
Date: April 1, 2010
Creator: Delgado, Alison & Evans, Meredydd
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Reengineering business processes in government: A framework for performance improvement interventions

Description: The world is changing quickly, and government agencies have difficulty adapting. One reason is that they are based on a bureaucratic model derived from the industrial mass production era. While this model provides organizational benefits, such as stability and clear lines of authority, it also minimizes flexibility and diversity in service delivery. While the private sector has moved away from this model, the public sector remains wedded to a top-down, standardized service delivery system. Diss… more
Date: February 1, 1995
Creator: Montgomery, J. C.; Levine, L. O. & Carson, M. L.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Personal observations on interdisciplinarity

Description: The author's assignment was to report on how I{sup 3} relates to professional societies and journals he has known, a not unreasonable request given past associations with the Materials Research Society (MRS) and its journal, JMR, particularly in their more formative years. Some recollections and some comments on current postures of MRS and JMR will be found in the section following. There are manifold anecdotes one might relate about overcoming (or not) barriers raised by disciplinary preconcep… more
Date: October 11, 1999
Creator: Kaufmann, E. N.
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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