▁and ▁Sur rey ▁chosen ▁as ▁preferred ▁partners . ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁fund ing ▁for ▁a ▁new ▁£ 2 5 m ▁Advanced ▁Metro log y ▁Labor atory ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁will ▁be ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁foot print ▁of ▁an ▁existing ▁un used ▁building . ▁ ▁The ▁operation ▁of ▁the ▁labor atory ▁transferred ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁Department ▁for ▁Business , ▁In nov ation ▁and ▁Sk ills ▁( now ▁the ▁Department ▁for ▁Business , ▁Energy ▁and ▁Indust rial ▁Str ategy ) ▁ownership ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 5 . ▁ ▁Research ers ▁ ▁Research ers ▁who ▁have ▁worked ▁at ▁N PL ▁include : ▁D . ▁W . ▁D ye ▁who ▁did ▁important ▁work ▁in ▁developing ▁the ▁technology ▁of ▁quart z ▁clock s . ▁The ▁invent or ▁Sir ▁Bar nes ▁Wall is ▁did ▁early ▁development ▁work ▁there ▁on ▁the ▁" B oun cing ▁Bomb " ▁used ▁in ▁the ▁" D am ▁B ust ers " ▁w art ime ▁ra ids . ▁H . J . ▁G ough , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁pione ers ▁of ▁research ▁into ▁metal ▁fat igue , ▁worked ▁at ▁N PL ▁for ▁ 1 9 ▁years ▁from ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁Sydney ▁Gold stein ▁and ▁Sir ▁James ▁L ighth ill ▁worked ▁in ▁N PL ' s ▁aer od ynam ics ▁division ▁during ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁research ing ▁boundary ▁layer ▁theory ▁and ▁su person ic ▁aer od ynam ics ▁respectively . ▁Alan ▁T uring , ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁work