[NHCOLL-L:997] Fw: Smithsonian's termination of lab

[Elizabeth A. Moore]

>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Skip Williams" <SWilliams at WLU.EDU>
>To: <ARCH-METALS at JISCMAIL.AC.UK>
>Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2001 12:26 AM
>Subject: Smithsonian's termination of lab
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>| >From: Jim Blackman <blackman at email.nist.gov>
>| >Subject: Smithsonian's termination of lab
>| >
>| >Dear Marchers,
>| >
>| >>I thought some of you would like to know that the Smithsonian
>| >>administration announced to us yesterday that SCMRE (Smithsonian
>| Center
>| >>for Materials Research and Education - formerly the Conservation
>| >>Analytical Laboratory) will be terminated December 31st 2001, pending
>|
>| >>Congressional approval.  The staff is scheduled to be RIFed and our
>| >>research programs will cease to exist.   There is a slight
>| possibility
>| >>that some of the archaeologically oriented research, including
>| chemical
>| >>characterization by INAA could be shifted to another Smithsonian
>| >>Division.  Your support would be appriciated.
>| >
>| >
>| >Jim Blackman
>| >
>|
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