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10:30 AM - Rebuilding the Iraqi Fire Service
10:30 AM - Charge Transport in Regioregular Polythiophene and Relationship to Molecular Weight

10:30 AM - Polymer/MWNTs Nanocomposite Yarns and Fabrics: Processing, Characterization, Problems and Solutions
10:30 AM - Better Science Through Benchmarking: Lessons from Software Engineering

10:30 AM - European Union Green Directives: Challenges for Industry and Analytical Chemistry
3:00 PM - Matrix Decompositions and Quantum Circuit Design
3:30 PM - 3D Atom Probe - Materials Characterisation on the Atomic Scale

10:45 AM - Cost-Effective Responses to Terrorist Risks in Constructed Facilities
10:45 AM - The Paradox of Late-Time Nonexponential Decay

10:00 AM - The GSR Particle Standard - A Useful Tool for Validation and Proficieny Testing

9/13 -- MONDAY

10:30 AM - SIGMA XI LECTURE: Rebuilding the Iraqi Fire Service
Monte Fitch retired from the Montgomery County Fire Department after 40 years in the fire and rescue service, which included fighting wildfires in the western USA and serving on FEMA's Urban Search and Rescue Team at disaster sites such as Oklahoma City and the Atlanta Olympics. Then, in October 2003, the grandfather of three was called by the White House to help rebuild the fire service infrastructure in Iraq. Mr. Fitch will discuss the rebuilding effort, Iraqi building construction, and the fire problem in Iraq.
Monte Fitch , Assistant Fire and Rescue Chief, Montomergy County, Maryland (retired).
Administration Bldg, Green Auditorium. (NIST Contact: Magdalena Navarro, 301-975-2130, mnavarro@nist.gov)

10:30 AM - POLYMERS DIVISION SEMINAR: Charge Transport in Regioregular Polythiophene and Relationship to Molecular Weight
Regioregular poly (3-hexylthiophene) (P3HT) is one of the leading candidates to replace amorphous silicon as the active layer of low-cost thin-film transistors. P3HT is also being investigated for use in bulk heterojunction photovoltaic cells. The charge carrier mobility is the key materials property for both devices. We have studied the effect of molecular weight on charge carrier mobility and film morphology in thin film polymer transistors and space charge limited diodes made from P3HT. We have observed a substantial increase in mobility with increasing molecular weight in both structures. We have also observed relationships between mobility and annealing, casting solvent, and casting method. We have used atomic force microscopy and grazing incidence x-ray scattering to identify the dominant changes in morphology and relate them to these changes in charge transport.
R. Kline , Stanford University.
224 (Polymers) Bldg, Rm. A312. (NIST Contact: Wen-li Wu, 301-975-6839, wenli@nist.gov)


9/14 -- TUESDAY

10:30 AM - FIRE RESEARCH DIVISION SEMINAR: Polymer/MWNTs Nanocomposite Yarns and Fabrics: Processing, Characterization, Problems and Solutions
Severine Bellayer , Guest Researcher/Fire Research Division.
Polymer (B224) Bldg, Rm. B245. (NIST Contact: Marc Nyden, 301-975-6692, marc.nyden@nist.gov)

10:30 AM - ITL SEMINAR SERIES: Better Science Through Benchmarking: Lessons from Software Engineering
Benchmarking has been used to compare performance in areas of information technology including computer systems, information retrieval systems, and database management systems. In such areas, benchmarking has caused the underlying science to leap forward, but the disciplines have enjoyed the benefits without a good understanding of how they were achieved. This talk presents a process model and a theory of benchmarking to account for the benefits, developed by examining case histories of existing benchmarks and experience with community-wide tool evaluations in software reverse engineering. According to the theory, the tight relationship between a benchmark and the scientific paradigm of a discipline is responsible for the leap forward. Benchmarking can help to “operationalize” abstract models in a science, turning them into guides for research. Application of this theory will be illustrated using an example from reverse engineering -- the C++ Extractor Test Suite, a benchmark for comparing fact extractors for the C++ programming language -- and concludes with discussions of how insights from studying benchmarking can improve the science underlying software engineering and more generally, collaboration in scientific communities. Susan Elliott Sim, Assistant Professor of Informatics at UC Irvine, has research interests in program comprehension, reverse engineering, software process, and research methodology. In reverse engineering, she has published widely and organized a series of workshops on comparative evaluation and benchmarking. She has developed two benchmarks that are now widely used, the xfig structured demonstration for program comprehension tools, and CppETS for C++ fact extractors. Previously, Susan has been a researcher with IBM Canada Ltd., Ontario Telepresence Project, and the National Research Council (Canada).
Dr. Susan Sim , Assistant Professor of Informatics at UC Irvine.
Administration Bldg, Lecture Rm. A. (NIST Contact: Larry Reeker, 301-975-5147, larry.reeker@nist.gov)


9/15 -- WEDNESDAY

10:30 AM - ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY DIVISION SEMINAR: European Union Green Directives: Challenges for Industry and Analytical Chemistry
Timothy McGrady , IMR Test Labs, Lansing, NY.
Building 227, Room A202. (NIST Contact: John R. Sieber, 301 975-3920, john.sieber@nist.gov)

3:00 PM - MATHEMATICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCES DIVISION SEMINAR: Matrix Decompositions and Quantum Circuit Design
Stephen Bullock , Mathematical and Computational Sciences Div..
820 (NIST North) Bldg, Rm. 145. (NIST Contact: Peter Ketcham, 301-975-5456, peter.ketcham@nist.gov) http://math.nist.gov/mcsd/Seminars/2004/2004-09-15-bullock.html

3:30 PM - METALLURGY DIVISION SEMINAR: 3D Atom Probe - Materials Characterisation on the Atomic Scale
Developed by Professors George Smith, FRS & Alfred Cerezo at Oxford University, the Three Dimensional Atom Probe (3DAP) is capable of mapping the chemical identity and 3-dimensional position of individual atoms within a conductive sample with single atom depth resolution and sub-nanometer lateral resolution. The 3DAP evaporates and identifies each atom individually and is therefore capable of very high sensitivity. The 3DAP is a powerful tool for nanoscale materials analysis and has been successfully used in a wide variety of application areas. Initial customers are alloy and steel developers and materials researchers worldwide. The outline of the talk includes: company overview, principles and operation of 3DAP, 3DAP system details (detector, sample stage, software), sample preparation, results and data, catalysis cell option, and scanning atom probe results.
Carl Hatton , Oxford nanoScience Ltd., UK.
223 Bldg, Rm. B307. (NIST Contact: John Bonevich, 301-975-5428, bonevich@nist.gov)


9/16 -- THURSDAY

10:45 AM - MATERIALS AND CONSTRUCTION RESEARCH DIVISION (861) SEMINAR : Cost-Effective Responses to Terrorist Risks in Constructed Facilities
As a result of the tragic events of September11th, the owners and managers of constructed facilities are faced with the daunting task of responding to the potential for future terrorist attacks in a financially responsible manner. Economic tools are needed to direct limited resources to investments in mitigation strategies that will provide the most cost-effective reduction in personal injuries, financial losses, and damages to buildings, industrial facilities, and infrastructure. The Office of Applied Economics (OAE) is addressing this need through the development of economic tools which include evaluation methods, standards that support and guide the application of those methods, and user-friendly, decision-support software for implementing the evaluation methods. These tools help key decision makers produce a cost-effective risk mitigation plan. OAE has produced a three-step protocol for developing a risk mitigation plan that supports investment-related decisions for mitigating the risks of natural and man-made hazards, as well as terrorist threats. The protocol, described in NISTIR 7073, helps decision makers assess the risk of their facility to damages from low-probability, high-consequence events; identify engineering, management, and financial strategies for abating the risk of damages; and use standardized economic evaluation methods to select the most cost-effective combination of risk mitigation strategies to protect their facility. The plan benefits users by helping reduce their exposure to low-probability, high-consequence events. The presentation will give a general overview of the three-step protocol and an in-depth description of the integrated set of economic tools.
Robert Chapman , Economist, Office of Applied Economics, BFRL Headquarters.
Polymer (224) Bldg, Rm. B245. (NIST Contact: Li-Piin Sung, 301-975-6737, lipiin@nist.gov)

10:45 AM - IONIZING RADIATION DIVISION SEMINAR: The Paradox of Late-Time Nonexponential Decay
Jay Lawrence , Professor of Physics Dartmouth College.
235 Bldg, Rm. E100. (NIST Contact: David Jacobson, 301-975-6207, david.jacobson@nist.gov)


9/17 -- FRIDAY

10:00 AM - SURFACE AND MICROANALYSIS SCIENCE DIVISION SEMINAR: The GSR Particle Standard - A Useful Tool for Validation and Proficieny Testing
L. Niewohner , Ph.D, Hahnstattan, Germany.
221 Bldg, Rm. B145. (NIST Contact: Cynthia Zeissler, 301-975-3910, cynthia.zeissler@nist.gov)


ADVANCE NOTICE

9/22/04 9:00 AM - POLYMERS DIVISION SEMINAR: NIST-Wide Mass Spectrometry Meeting
****Wednesday, September 22, 2004, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon****** Each project leader working in mass spectrometry is invited to give a 15-20 minute presentation focusing on not just the technical aspects of what they do but also the NIST rationale for why they do it. The goal is to strengthen the MS community at NIST. The first step to see who we are, what we do, and why we do it.
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Administration Building, Lecture Room A. (NIST Contact: William E. Wallace, 301-975-5886, william.wallace@nist.gov)

9/24/04 10:30 AM - PHYSICS LABORATORY SEMINAR: Women Engineers: The Past is Always Present
By the turn of the millennium, American professional women had made astonishing advances in medicine, in the law, and in the natural sciences--but only 10% of the engineering workforce was female. An historical examination of the lives of two remarkable women engineers, Ellen Swallow Richards and Nora Blatch Barney, helps to explain this phenomenon and suggests the various social factors that make engineering different from other professions.
Ruth Schwartz-Cowan , Department of History and Sociology of Science, University of Pennsylvania.
Administration Bldg, Green Auditorium. (NIST Contact: Flo Parkhill, 301-975-4203, florence.parkhill@nist.gov)
Special Assistance Available

10/1/04 10:30 AM - PHYSICS LABORATORY SEMINAR: Beauty in a Dark Universe
In 1998, two groups of astronomers presented evidence that the expansion of our universe is accelerating. These findings have enormous implications for cosmology. Perhaps even more importantly, the discovery of accelerated expansion challenges the centuries-old belief that the fundamental theory of the universe must be "beautiful." Is our universe truly accelerating? How do you define "beauty" in a physical theory? In what appears now to be a hopelessly complex universe is there still room for a “Cosmological Aesthetic Principle?"
Mario Livio , Senior Astronomer, Space Telescope Science Institute.
Administration Bldg, Green Auditorium. (NIST Contact: Flo Parkhill, 301-975-4203, florence.parkhill@nist.gov)
Special Assistance Available

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MEETINGS ELSEWHERE


9/13 -- MONDAY

No Scheduled Events

9/14 -- TUESDAY

8:30 AM - CMVP SYMPOSIUM 2004 - FIPS 140-2: WHERE SECURITY STARTS ...
The NIST Cryptographic Module Validation Program (CMVP) and the Communications Security Establishment (CSE) of the Government of Canada co-host this symposium. This event is a great opportunity to get the most up-to-date information on the CMVP, FIPS 140-2 and the algorithmic FIPS. Focus points: navigating throught the testing and validation progam, new guidance issued by the CMVP, success stories from Federal department and vendors, expectation management: what's included in the validation and what is not, FIPS 140-3: looking over the horizon. Meet key persons from the program management and the testing laboratories, and vendors of validated cryptographic modules.
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Bldg, Rm. .
DoubleTree Hotel and Executive Meeting Center 1750 Rockville Pike Rockville, MD Plaza Ballroom. (NIST Contact: Randall J. Easter, 301-975-4641, randall.easter@nist.gov) www.nist.gov/cmvp2004
Special Assistance Available



9/15 -- WEDNESDAY

No Scheduled Events

9/16 -- THURSDAY

No Scheduled Events

9/17 -- FRIDAY

11:00 AM - CARNGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON/GEOPHYSICAL LAB. SEMINAR: TBA
B. Krapez , Univ. of Western Australia.
Bldg, Rm. .
Abelson Bldg., GL-DTM Grounds, Carnegie Institution of Washington, DC. (NIST Contact: S. Scmidt, 202-478-8900, schmidt@gl.ciw.edu)



ADVANCE NOTICE

9/20/04 8:30 AM - BIOMETRIC CONSORTIUM 2004 CONFERENCE
NIST co-sponsors this conference which will feature sessions focused on key biometric programs in the Departments of Defense, Justice, and Homeland Security. Over 100 experts from government, industry, and academia will provide presentations that will highlight commercial uses of biometrics, issues with identity theft, international programs, standards and interoperability issues, recent adoption of biometric standards, and new technical approaches such as multi-modal biometrics. A technology exhibit hall will include over 75 technology displays presenting demonstrations of fingerprint, iris, 2D & 3D face and other recognition technologies. Registration, program and general information can be found at http://www.nist.gov/bc2004
Asa Hutchinson , Under Secretary for Border & Transportation Security, Department of Homeland Security. Dave Wennergren , Chief Information Officer, Department of the Navy . Jim Woolsey Former Director, Central Intelligence Agency
Bldg, Rm. .
Hyatt Regency Crystal City Arlington, VA. (NIST Contact: Fernando Podio, 301-975-2947, fernando.podio@nist.gov)

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TALKS BY NIST PERSONNEL

SOLES, C. : MATERIALS SCIENCE FUNDAMENTALS FOR NANOIMPRINT LITHOGRAPHY.
University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA, 9/13.

NGUYEN, T. (Co-Authors: X.Gu M.Fasolka ) Hwang, J., Briggman, K., Karim, A., and Martin, J. : CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF SELF-ASSEMBLED MONOLAYERS AND POLYMERIC MATERIALS AT NANSOSCALE SPATIAL RESOLUTION WITH FUNCTIONALIZED AFM TIPS AT AMBIENT CONDITIONS.
The DOW Chemicals Company, Midland, Michigan, 9/15.

WANG, L. : FLUORESCENCE RESONANCE ENERGY TRANSFER BETWEEN A DONOR-ACCEPTOR PAIR ON TWO OLIGONUCLEOTIDES HYBRIDIZED ADJACENTLY TO A DNA TEMPLATE.
CSTL Colloquium Series, 101/Lecture Room A, 9/16.

MARTIN, J. : MAKING THE LINKAGE BETWEEN FIELD AND LABORATORY EXPOSURE RESULTS FOR POLYMERIC MATERIALS VIA A RELIABILITY-BASED SERVICE LIFE PREDICTION METHODOLOGY.
General Motors Corporation, Warren, Michigan, 9/16.

MAY, W. : NEW REQUIREMENTS FOR QUALITY AND TRACEABILITY IN LABORATORY MEDICINE: ACTIVITIES OF THE JCTLM WORKING GROUP ON REFERENCE MATERIALS AND REFERENCE LABORATORY PROCEDURES.
III Congress on Quality in Clinical Laboratories, Buenos, Argentina, 9/17.

MAY, W. : NIST ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF NEW STANDARDIZATION AND TRACEABILITY REQUIREMENTS IN LABORATORY MEDICINE.
III Congress on Quality in Clinical Laboratories, Buenos Aires, Argentina, 9/17.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

MISSING: CHANGEABLE LETTERS FOR DIRECTORIES
If anyone is (or knows who is) in possession of the changeable letters used to update the directory boards on campus, please return them to the Visual Arts Department (Building 101 / Room B08). They are needed to make additional changes around campus.
NIST Contact: Michael Fancher, 301-975-2641, mfancher@nist.gov

KOSEF POST-DOCTORAL FELLOWSHIPS FOR 2005
The Korean Science and Engineering Foundation (KOSEF) is offering funded post-doctoral fellowships for 2005 in natural science and engineering. Information on the fellowships can be obtained through a link on the OIAA webpage http://www.nist.gov/oiaa/oiaa1.htm. Please note that applicants need to go through a nomination process, as well as making contact with the proposed Korean host researcher(s) prior to submission of the application. The deadline for application submission is September 30, 2004.
NIST Contact: Susan Heller-Zeisler, 301-975-3111, szeisler@nist.gov

WI-FI LAPTOPS IN THE LIBRARY
Come to the Circulation Desk Monday through Friday, 8:45 a.m. - 4:45 p.m., to check out one of our wireless laptops and get on the network!
NIST Contact: . ., 301-975-3052, library@nist.gov

NIST 114 AND NIST 266
As the interim manuscript submission procedures are being implemented, forms NIST-114 and NIST-266 will no longer be available through eApproval after August 31, 2004. The forms to use can be found on http://nike.nist.gov. If you have any questions about the interim submission procedures, or if you would like to schedule a training session, please contact Jo Ann Remshard via e-mail at joann.remshard@nist.gov.
NIST Contact: Jo Ann Remshard, 301-975-8054, Joann.Remshard@nist.gov

ADVANCE NOTICE: ASTM INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE E01 MEETING
11/08/04-ASTM International Committee E01 on Analytical Chemistry of Metals, Ores, and Related Materials will hold their semiannual meeting at NIST on November 8 from 08:30AM to 05:00PM. Committee E01 will convene their commodity subcommittees to discuss standard methods of test, related technical issues, and organizational issues. NIST staff are welcome to attend. Administration Building, Employees Lounge (NIST Contact: John R. Sieber, 301-975-3920, john.sieber@nist.gov
NIST Contact: John R. Sieber, 301-975-3920, john.sieber@nist.gov

GRANT PROGRAM FOR COOPERATION WITH EGYPT
The guidelines for the next round of the U.S.- Egypt Joint Science and Technology Fund grant proposals have now been updated. The grant program supports cooperative scientific and technological activities between researchers in the U.S. and Egypt. The objectives of the program are to help the U.S. and Egypt utilize science and apply technology by providing opportunities to exchange ideas, information, skills, and techniques and to collaborate on research of mutual interest. The grants support the add-on costs of establishing bilateral cooperative linkages with researchers in Egypt, and the funding may not be used as the primary source of funds for domestic activities in either country. The deadline for submitting proposals for the Joint Research Grants is November 8, 2004, with the selection of proposals in May 2005. In addition to the research grant program, there is a program for Junior Scientist Development Visit grants, which provide opportunities for young U.S. scientists to gain international experience and practical training with Egyptian universities and institutions. The applications for these grants are due October 25, 2004. Information about the program and the applications can be found at: http://www.usembassy.egnet.net/usegypt/joint-st.htm
NIST Contact: Susan Heller-Zeisler, 301-975-3111, szeisler@nist.gov

ADVANCE NOTICE: ASTM INTERNATIONAL/NIST WORKSHOP
11/09/04 & 11/10/04 9:00AM - ASTM International/NIST Workshop: "A Business Plan for Quality Results" Tuesday, November 9 from 9:00AM to 5:30PM and Wednesday, November 10 from 9:00AM to 12:00PM. ASTM International Committee E01 and the NIST Analytical Chemistry Division will hold a workshop to discuss the requirements of the US metals industry for Certified Reference Materials (CRMs). Special attention will be given to ISO 17025 General requirements for the competence of testing and calibration laboratories and its consequences for industry laboratories and developers of standard test methods who need CRMs to support their activities. Workshop speakers and attendees will look for opportunities to improve collaboration and communication among NIST, ASTM International, quality assessors, and commercial producers of reference materials. NIST staff are encouraged to participate. Administration Building, Employees Lounge (NIST Contact: John R. Sieber, 301-975-3920, john.sieber@nist.gov.
NIST Contact: John R. Sieber, 301-975-3920, john.sieber@nist.gov

VISITOR REGISTRATION FOR NIST EVENTS
Because of heightened security at the NIST Gaithersburg site, members of the public who wish to attend meetings, seminars, lectures, etc. must first register in advance. For more information please call or e-mail the "NIST contact" for the particular event you would like to attend.
NIST Contact: . ., ., .

MISSING BOOKS
A few weeks ago, several books were inadvertently placed on the Library’s Expendable Books shelf, and these books were given away. The owner of the books would like them returned as soon as possible. The books (see titles below) can be returned either to the Library’s Circulation Desk or Reference Desk. Thank you very much for your cooperation in this matter.***** Titles:***** Statistical Thermodynamics (Fowler & Guggenheim 1952)***** Principles of Statistical Mechanics (Tolman 1938 [1950 Edition] )***** Statistical Physics (Landau & Lifshitz 1958)***** Elements of Statistical Mechanics (Ter Haar 1954)***** Statistical Mechanics (Rushbrooke 1949)***** Electronic Processes in Ionic Crystals (Mott & Gurney 1948)***** Electrons & Phonons (Ziman 1960 [1962 Edition] ) *****
NIST Contact: R. Hudson, 301-975-2486, .

NIST INSTITUTIONAL REVIEW BOARD (IRB) RESEARCH INVOLVING HUMAN SUBJECTS.
Research Involving Human Subjects Individuals at NIST who wish to do, or wish to sponsor any research involving human subjects, including human cells or tissue, are required by Federal regulations to obtain approval before embarking on the research. This includes: § Research conducted here at NIST by NIST employees or guest workers § Collaborative research with others outside of NIST, including CRADAs and other agreements § Research funded by NIST through grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements The current procedures for approving projects involving human subjects can be found in the NIST Administrative Manual Subchapter 14.01, Protection of Human Subjects (www-i.nist.gov/admin/mo/adman/1401.htm). These procedures ensure that the proposed research is in compliance with the applicable DOC Regulations, 15 CFR 27 (www.doc.gov/oebam/gforms.htm, click on 15CFR27 to download). NIST's Institutional Review Board (IRB) reviews and approves those research proposals that require review except in cases where an outside IRB has jurisdiction. The NIST IRB is described in Administrative Manual Subchapter 3.01, Appendix A (www-i.nist.gov/admin/mo/adman/301irb.htm). These regulations are broader than many people realize, and involve more than, for example, just invasive medical procedures. They can also cover volunteers participating in questionnaires and surveys and people testing computer software. All research involving human subjects and being conducted at an institution outside of NIST that has not been determined to be exempt from the Federal policy by the appropriate NIST OU Director needs to have an approval from that institution's Institutional Review Board (IRB) or from an IRB that has a current Federal-wide Assurance (FWA) or a Multiple Project Assurance (MPA) from the Office for Human Research Protections, DHHS. In addition, the institution conducting the research involving human subjects must have a current FWA. The outside IRB's approval will be subject to concurrence by NIST. The NIST IRB Chair reviews the documentation from the outside researchers and IRB and recommends approval or disapproval to the NIST Deputy Director, with the concurrence of the NIST Counsel. Research being conducted at NIST by NIST employees that has not been determined to be exempt by the appropriate NIST OU Director must be reviewed by the NIST IRB (formerly called The NIST Human Research Ethics Committee). The use of human subjects in the project may not begin until the Counsel for NIST has concurred with the IRB's recommendation to approve the project and the Deputy Director of NIST has approved it. Signatures required before the proposal is sent to the NIST IRB include that of the Group Leader and Division Chief (who approve the scientific merit of the research), and the Laboratory Director (who determines whether it is exempt). An OU Director's exemption determination must receive concurrence from the Counsel for NIST and then be forwarded to the NIST IRB Chair, Dr. Alan H. Cookson for noting and filing. For more information, contact the NIST IRB Secretary, Brenda L. Thomasson, (301) 975-3190 or (301) 975-3084, email: blthomas@nist.gov or visit our website at: http://www-i.nist.gov/director/IRB/ (For best viewing of all pages associated with this website, your monitor should have a display setting of 800 by 600 and in Microsoft Internet Explorer). All correspondence should be mailed to Mail Stop 2200.
NIST Contact: Brenda Thomasson, 301-975-3190, blthomas@nist.gov

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NIST WEB SITE ANNOUNCEMENTS

THE NIST VIRTUAL LIBRARY WEB SITE
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NEW MSAG WEBSITE
The Measurement Services Advisory Group (MSAG) addresses NIST-wide issues related to NIST measurement services, including, but not limited to calibration services, Standard Reference Materials (SRMs), and Standard Reference Data (SRD). The following website has been established to consolidate and communicate to NIST staff the issues addressed by the MSAG: http://www-i.nist.gov/ts/tsintranet/msag/ This site contains links to the MSAG charter, policies regarding CIPM MRA activities, NIST representation on external committees, and documents related to calibrations, SRMs, and SRD. Recent additions to this list are links to the recently adopted procedures regarding individual SRM Laboratory accounts and the method of assessing the SRM replacement surcharge.
NIST Contact: Robert Watters, 301-975-4122, robert.watters@nist.gov

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