Agenda 2007 ComSci Fellowship Program

National Institute of Standards and Technology
April 11, 2007

9:15 a.m.         Pick up at Shady Grove Metro by NIST shuttle bus.  To meet NIST bus, turn right after taking the escalator down from the metro platform and walk through the tunnel.  To the right, NIST bus will be in the second roadway, the “Kiss and Ride” area. 

(Barbara Cuddington will be on the NIST bus to check identification cards and issue visitor’s pass.)

 

9:30 a.m.                     Arrive at the Administration Building (101)

 

Walk to Lecture Room D

 

9:35 a.m.-                    Welcome

10:15 a.m.                   NIST Overview

NIST’s Role in Science and Technology Policy

Bill Jeffrey, NIST Director

 

The Fellows will be divided into two groups.  Everyone will see the same lab stops but in a rotating order.

 

Measurements and Standards for Detecting Trace Explosives    

Jennifer Verkouteren, Surface and Microanalysis Science Division, Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory

 

In the last several years there has been an unprecedented deployment of systems for detection of trace explosives to support homeland security in the United States and around the world.  Working with the Department of Homeland Security and other organizations, NIST is developing a measurement science and standards infrastructure to support this effort to help ensure that the devices that are deployed in airports, embassies, and other buildings work as expected.

 

NIST’s Role in Ensuring Accurate Climate Measurements

Gerald Fraser, Group Leader, Optical Technology Division, Physics Laboratory

 

Accurate climate-change predictions require assimilating readings from a large number of optical sensors deployed in space and on the ground by various nations.  NIST develops and disseminates optical standards to ensure that these sensors have the necessary accuracy and stability to detect the exceedingly small environmental changes associated with climate change.  Without reliable measurements, the actual data from studies that are used to make key decisions about climate change may or may not be reliable.  NIST’s work on light measurements and standards also has applications across a variety of industrial and research sectors.

 

Lab on a Chip:  Miniaturized Systems for Chemical and Biochemical Detection
Wyatt Vreeland, Biochemical Science Division, Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory

Miniaturized lab-on-a-chip technologies are predicted to revolutionize the biotechnology industry in the same way that electronic miniaturization has revolutionized the computer industry.  Lab-on-a-chip devices are miniaturized handheld devices used for chemical and biochemical detection, and are developed for a wide range of applications that include forensic analysis, chemical and biological agent detection, environmental analysis, and clinical diagnostics (at home or at bedside).  NIST plays a key role in development of these technologies by providing much-needed measurement expertise.

 

Group 1

 

10:15 a.m.                    Walk to the ACSL (227), Room A338

10:25 a.m.                   Lab on a Chip:  Miniaturized Systems for Chemical and Biochemical Detection, Wyatt Vreeland

10:50 a.m.                    Travel by bus to the AML (217), Room C118

10:55 a.m.                   Measurements and Standards for Detecting Trace Explosives, Jennifer Verkouteren

11:20 a.m.                    Walk to the AML (216), Room C106

11:25 a.m.                   NIST’s Role in Ensuring Accurate Climate Measurements, Gerald Fraser

11:50 a.m.                    Travel by bus to the Administration Building (101)

 

Group 2

 

10:15 a.m.                    Travel by bus to the AML (217), Room C118

10:25 a.m.                   Measurements and Standards for Detecting Trace Explosives, Jennifer Verkouteren

10:50 a.m.                    Walk to the AML (216), Room C106

10:55 a.m.                   NIST’s Role in Ensuring Accurate Climate Measurements, Gerald Fraser

11:20 a.m.                    Travel by bus to the ACSL (227), Room A338

11:30 a.m.                   Lab on a Chip:  Miniaturized Systems for Chemical and Biochemical Detection, Wyatt Vreeland

11:55 a.m.                    Walk to the Administration Building (101)

 

Groups 1 and 2

 

Noon –                        Lunch in Dining Rooms A/B, with

1:30 p.m.                     Discussions:

 

                                    ATP and Science and Technology Policy, Marc Stanley, Director, Advanced Technology Program

                                   

                                    Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST), Bob Celotta, Director, CNST

 

                                    Baldrige National Quality Program (BNQP), Harry Hertz, Director, Jamie Ambrosi, Deputy Director, BNQP

 

                                    NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR) User Facility,

Pat Gallagher, Director, NCNR

 

                                    Depart NIST