Letter Grade. Definition A+ In addition to satisfying the conditions for B+, the following conditions hold for ALL Laboratory staff: • Laboratory staff members have leadership positions in professional organizations AND in National Academy or equivalent panels to discuss and determine further research directions; • Laboratory staff members have leadership positions in DOE sponsored workshops and strategic planning activities, for example, Laboratory staff members chair or co-chair DOE-sponsored workshops and strategic planning activities. • The Laboratory program consistently produces and submits competitive proposals that challenge convention and open significant new fields for research that are well aligned with DOE mission needs and the Laboratory has a strong recognized role in setting priorities and driving the direction in key research areas and are internationally recognized leaders in the field. • Laboratory staff holds leadership positions in multi-institutional research collaborations. Letter Grade Definition A In addition to satisfying the conditions for B+ • Laboratory staff members have leadership positions in professional organizations AND staff has contributing role in National Academy or equivalent panels to discuss further research directions; • Laboratory staff members have leadership positions in DOE sponsored workshops and strategic planning activities. • The Laboratory program consistently produces and submits competitive proposals that challenge convention and open significant new fields for research that are well aligned with DOE mission needs and the Laboratory has a strong recognized role in setting priorities and driving the direction in key research areas. • Laboratory staff holds leadership positions in multi-institutional research collaborations. A- In addition to satisfying the conditions for B+ • Laboratory staff members have leadership positions in professional organizations OR staff has contributing role in National Academy or equivalent panels to discuss further research directions; • Laboratory staff members have leadership positions in DOE sponsored workshops and strategic planning activities. • The Laboratory program consistently submits competitive proposals that challenge convention and open significant new avenues for research that are well aligned with DOE mission needs. • Laboratory staff holds leadership positions in multi-institutional research collaborations. B+ The Laboratory has achieved each of the following objectives: • ...
Letter Grade. Definition A In addition to satisfying all conditions for B+; all of the following conditions are also met • Performance of the facility exceeds expectations as defined before the start of the year in most of these categories: cost of operations, users served, availability, and capability; • The schedule and the costs associated with the ramp-up to steady state operations are less than planned and are acknowledged to be ‘leadership caliber’ by reviews; • Data on environment, safety, and health continues to be exemplary and widely regarded as among the ‘best in class’. A- In addition to satisfying all conditions for B+, one of the following conditions is met: • Performance of the facility exceeds expectations as defined before the start of the year in any of these categories: cost of operations, users served, availability, and capability; • The schedule and the costs associated with the ramp-up to steady state operations are less than planned and are acknowledged to be among the best by reviews; B+ The Laboratory has achieved each of the following objectives: • Performance of the facility meets expectations as defined before the start of the year in all of these categories: cost of operations, users served, availability, capability (for example, beam delivery, luminosity, peak performance, etc), • The schedule and the costs associated with the ramp-up to steady state operations occur as planned; • Data on environment, safety, and health continues to be very good as compared with other projects in the DOE. • User surveys meet program expectations and reflect that the Laboratory is responsive to user needs. B The project fails to meet expectations in one of the areas listed under B+.
