EMSL Update: Reviews, Action Plan

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EMSL Update Reviews, Action Plan Progress

• BER Advisory Committee
• Fall 2005

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Outline

• Routine review of BER facilities to ensure proper
  and effective operation
• BERAC SC Office of Project Assessment conducted
  reviews of EMSL
• Outcomes
• Responses
• Accomplishments
• Paths forward

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Two-headed reviewMay 2005

• BERAC (Michelle Broido, Chair)
• Relationship, Science, Structure, User Model,
  Prioritization, Capital Equipment, non-BER
  funding
• SC Office of Project Assessment (Daniel Lehman)
• Management, Oversight, Resources, non-BER
  funding, Self assessment

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Results

• BERAC review of EMSL science found
• The science conducted in the EMSL is of very
  high quality, and a significant amount is,
  indeed, cutting edge. It is appropriate for BER
  to support this Laboratory that is a national
  resource.
• Need for reinvigorated User Scientific advisory
  committees
• BERAC and OPA found
• Lack of a shared vision for EMSL
• Need for prioritization/decision making plan
• Need for standardized user access protocol
• OPA found
• Need for enhanced managerial resources
• Need for improved communications among all
  parties
• Need for improved financial reporting systems
• Need to understand the impact of non-BER funding
  within EMSL
• Need for extensive benchmarking

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Responses

• Charged by Ray Orbach with resolving identified
  issues within six months (i.e., by close of 2005)
• EMSL brought on additional administrative and
  managerial staff
• EMSL developed a formal Action Plan
• Implemented project management process
• Approved and monitored by PNSO BER

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Responses (continued)

• BER, PNSO, PNNL and EMSL became much better
  acquainted
• Weekly conference calls, monthly visits
• November 2005 BER/PNSO Progress Assessment visit
• EMSL quarterly visits to Germantown
• EMSL Action Plan was added to Dr. Deckers
  Watch List
• Monthly briefings by PNSO/BER on progress

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Path forward

• Shared vision/mission is in place
• EMSL valued as a National Scientific User
  Facility
• BER, PNSO, PNNL EMSL are well connected and
  aligned
• Numerous plans documents revised, updated
  and/or created
• Action Plan will be complete on time (12/31/2005)
• Next step is implementation
• BER will revisit EMSL this spring to evaluate
  implementation