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9:00 AM - Ceramic Coatings Metrology Workshop

8:30 AM - FY99 Intramural Project Review

2:00 PM - "Reference Measurement Systems in Laboratory Medicine: Impact of EU IVD MD Directive and of CEN/ISO Standards"

10:30 AM - Advanced Information Technology and Space Exploration: Where No Machine Has Gone Before

10:30 AM - spin dependent tunneling devices and magnetic recording
11:00 AM - ABC-Miktoarm Star Terpolymers
11:00 AM - Self-Assemblies in Block Copolymer Blends

8/23 -- MONDAY

9:00 AM - CERAMICS DIVISION SEMINAR: Ceramic Coatings Metrology Workshop
A workshop has been organized to identify measurement needs for ceramic coating applications. The workshop is jointly sponsored by NIST, the Thermal Spray Society of ASM International, the Engineering Ceramics Division of the American Ceramic Society and the National Institute of Ceramics Engineers. The goals of the workshop are to identify the coating property measurement and characterization methods that need to be developed to make a noticeable impact on the reliability and value of ceramic coatings and coating-substrate systems, through codified standards or other means; and, to identify the scientific understanding that should be developed to ensure that the measurement methods are well founded as well as methods of implementing that scientific understanding. The workshop is intended to include oxide, carbide or nitride coatings of about 1 micrometer to several millimeters in thickness or greater, deposited for wear, thermal and corrosion protection and biological purposes. Speakers have been invited to address the needs of end users, coating vendors, materials developers and coated system designers.
S Dapkunas , NIST.
Administration Bldg, Lecture Rm. A. (NIST Contact: S. J. Dapkunas, 301-975-6119, stanley.dapkunas@nist.gov)


8/24 -- TUESDAY

8:30 AM - ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM SEMINAR: FY99 Intramural Project Review
A review of over 50 intramural projects funded by ATP's Electronics and Photonics Technology Office (EPTO) will be held on August 24 - August 26, 1999, at NIST Gaithersburg. The purpose of the review is to: present the status of intramural projects; report on the industry projects funded by EPTO and the technical problems identified by industry; stimulate new project ideas; foster collaboration between OUs and strengthen synergy among NIST programs; and enable researchers to network with EPTO Project Managers to hear plans for FY00. The review is open to all of NIST and will be video linked to NIST Boulder. An agenda is available at: http://atp-i.nist.gov/www/ept_intra/ept_off.htm
NIST Researchers , From Multiple NIST Divisions.
Administration Building, Green Auditorium. (NIST Contact: Elissa Sobolewski, 301-975-3620, elissa.sobolewski@nist.gov)


8/25 -- WEDNESDAY

2:00 PM - ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY DIVISION SEMINAR: "Reference Measurement Systems in Laboratory Medicine: Impact of EU IVD MD Directive and of CEN/ISO Standards"
Dr. Rudolf Lequin , Diagnostics Consultancy, CD Eindhoven, Netherlands.
ACSL Building (227), Conference Room A202. (NIST Contact: donna sirk, 301-975-3108, donna.sirk@nist.gov)


8/26 -- THURSDAY

10:30 AM - INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY SEMINAR: Advanced Information Technology and Space Exploration: Where No Machine Has Gone Before
Humans are quintessentially explorers and makers of things. The challenge to NASA's Center of Excellence for Information Technology is particularly exciting, therefore, because it involves the need for work at the crossroads of these two human traits. That means research in a variety of enabling software technologies. This talk will concentrate on a topic that crosscuts several such enabling technologies, the challenge of making computational machines that will carry our curiosity and intelligence with them as they extend human exploration of the universe. It will describe briefly the current and future research directions of NASA's expanding information technology effort but emphasize the need for intelligent systems. Biographical Sketch: Dr. Kenneth Ford, who is a Professor of Computer Science and Director of the Institute for Human & Machine Cognition at the University of West Florida has just spent two years at NASA Ames Research Center as Associate Center Director for Information Technology and director of NASA's Center of Excellence in Information Technology. Dr. Ford, who has an interdisciplinary interest in human cognition and artificial intelligence, is the author of over a hundred scientific papers and the author or editor of five books. He received a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Tulane University. Among many professional activities, he is a Councilor for the AAAI (American Association for Artificial Intelligence) and is Editor-in-Chief of AAAI/MIT Press. He has received local and national teaching awards, a University Research and Creative Activities Award; and recently, he was awarded the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal.
Dr. Kenneth Ford , Director, Institute for Human & Machine Cognition, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL.
Administration Bldg, Lecture Rm. A. (NIST Contact: Dolores Wallace, 301-975-3340, dolores.wallace@nist.gov)


8/27 -- FRIDAY

10:30 AM - MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING LABORATORY SEMINAR: spin dependent tunneling devices and magnetic recording
This talk will present data on Seagate's spin dependent tunneling devices for magnetic recording applications. The materials science issues that are of importance to device performance include the effect of barrier metal thickness, oxidation, electrode material, and annealing. It has been found that current-voltage characteristics help diagnosis the performance of the junctions. The talk will conclude with a brief overview other R&D projects at Seagate.
Dr. Dian Song , Seagate Technology, Minneapolis, MN.
Physics Bldg., Rm. B145. (NIST Contact: William Egelhoff, 301-975-2542, egelhoff@nist.gov)

11:00 AM - POLYMERS DIVISION SEMINAR: ABC-Miktoarm Star Terpolymers
Hanno Huechstaedt , Dept. of Marcomolecular Chemistry, Univ. of Bayreuth, Germany.
Bldg 224, Rm. B245. (NIST Contact: Charles Han, 301-975-6772, charles.han@nist.gov)

11:00 AM - POLYMERS DIVISION SEMINAR: Self-Assemblies in Block Copolymer Blends
Volker Abetz , Dept. of Macromolecular Chemistry, Univ. of Bayreuth, Germany.
Bldg 224, Rm. B245. (NIST Contact: Charles Han, 301-975-6772, charles.han@nist.gov)


ADVANCE NOTICE

9/1/99 9:00 AM - OFFICE OF STANDARDS SERVICES SEMINAR: The NIST Office Standards Services (OSS): What Does It Do? What Can It Do For You?
The Office of Standard Services, Technology Services, conducts a broad range of activities related to standards, conformity assessment, trade, and to NIST research programs. Come learn about and discuss: · The importance of product standards and conformity assessment for trade; · NIST's technical impact on standards and conformity assessment infrastructures around the world; · the role of NIST staff under the National Technology Transfer and Advancement Act; · the contribution of accredited testing and calibration labs to the U.S. system of measurement; · the NIST National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) and its international recognition activities - Guide 58 & Quality; · the National Cooperation for Laboratory Accreditation (NACLA); · the NIST role in the International Organization for Legal Metrology (OIML); · the DOC Voluntary Product Standards Program; and · the NIST "standards library" and Standards Information Program.
Dr. Belinda Collins , Director, Office of Standards Services.
Administration Building, Green Auditorium. (NIST Contact: Krista Johnsen Leuteritz, 301-975-5104, KJL@nist.gov) http://ts.nist.gov/oss

9/2/99 3:00 PM - OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, NIST SEMINAR: Developing Measurements and Standards for Secure Cryptographic Systems
Miles Smid , Computer Security Division. Chris Monroe , Time and Frequency Division.
Administration Bldg, Green Auditorium. (NIST Contact: Walter Jones, 301-975-6766, walter.jones@nist.gov) Boulder Time: 1:00 p.m., Location: Room 4550

9/10/99 10:30 AM - DIRECTOR'S OFFICE, NIST SEMINAR: Unsolved Problems in Astrophysics
John Bahcall is a recipient of the 1998 National Medal of Science. Both he and his wife, Neta, are members of the National Academy of Sciences, a rare combination. They will give separate talks about two of the principal unsolved problems in astrophysics: the mystery of the missing solar neutrinos and the amount and nature of dark matter in the large scale universe. The talks will address fundamental questions. How does the sun shine? What have we learned from huge neutrino observatories deep underground in Canada, Italy, Japan, Russia, and the United States? What can NIST contribute to this subject? How much matter is there in the universe? Where is it located? Is the expansion rate slowing down or speeding up? Is the universe flat? What is the cosmic triangle?
John Bahcall , Professor, Institute for Advanced Study. Neta Bahcall , Professor, Princeton University.
Administration Bldg, Green Auditorium. (NIST Contact: Barbara Coalmon, 301-975-4203, coalmon@nist.gov)
Special Assistance Available

9/21/99 8:30 AM - HIGH PERFORMANCE SYSTEMS AND SERVICES DIVISION SEMINAR: Electronic Book '99 "The Next Chapter"
The Information Technology Laboratory has announced the second annual workshop on technical innovation and standards for the emerging electronic book (e-book) industry. This workshop will examine factors affecting the nascent e-book industry. Topics will range from technologies that allow readers to download text from World Wide Web sites directly into their e-books to legal issues involving digital rights management. Participants will include e-book manufactures, authors, computer hardware and software executives, traditional publishers, educators, literary agents and others with an interest in the industry. The workshop will feature topics including, handheld, paperless electronic books, web-based electronic books, new technologies, progress on the Open Electronic Book Standards Committee, electronic rights management issues, and novel applications for electronics books. Speakers will include publishers, display manufacturers, storage developers, authors, end-users, software tool developers, and educators. There will be an evening reception and numerous exhibits. Included in these exhibits are several commercial products from companies such as Everybook, Inc., IBM… as well as technology demonstrations developed by the Information Technology Lab at NIST. Noted speakers include award winning author Harlan Ellison, Dick Brass (Vice President for Technology, Microsoft Corp.), Rocky Laroia (Manager of Strategy and Planning, IBM Mobile Storage), and keynote speaker John Warnock (Chief Executive Officer & Chairman of the Board, Adobe Systems Incorporated). Along with a representative from Japan’s E-Book Consortium.
Victor McCrary , Project Leader, Information Technology Laboratory, victory.mccrary@nist.gov.
Administration Bldg, Red Auditorium. (NIST Contact: Victor McCrary, 301-975-4321, victory.mccrary@nist.gov) http://www.nist.gov/ebook99

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MEETINGS ELSEWHERE


8/23 -- MONDAY

No Scheduled Events

8/24 -- TUESDAY

No Scheduled Events

8/25 -- WEDNESDAY

No Scheduled Events

8/26 -- THURSDAY

No Scheduled Events

8/27 -- FRIDAY

No Scheduled Events

ADVANCE NOTICE

No Scheduled Events

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TALKS BY NIST PERSONNEL

POIRIER, G. : STRUCTURAL PHASES OF ALKANETHIOL MONOLAYERS.
1999 Fall Mtg. of the American Chemical Society, Morial Convention Ctr., New Orleans, LA, 8/23.

DOUGLAS, J. : ON THE ROLE OF EXCLUDED VOLUME INTERACTIONS ON THE SWELLING AND FORMATION OF GRAFTED POLYMER LAYERS.
1999 American Chemical Society Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 8/23.

MARGOLIS, S. : SOURCE OF THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN VOLUMETRIC AND COULOMETRIC MEASUREMENT OF WATER IN OILS.
National Physic Laboratory, Jerusalem, Israel, 8/23.

SEMANCIK, S. : MICROARRAYS AS PLATFORMS FOR GAS MICROSENSOR DEVELOPMENT AND EFFICIENT MATERIALS RESEARCH.
218th National Mtg. of the ACS, New Orleans, LA, 8/24.

SNYDER, C. : TIME-DOMAIN DIELECTRIC SPECTROSCOPY ANALYSIS OF THE AMORPHOUS PHASE IN SEMICRYSTALLINE POLYCARBONATE.
American Chemical Society, New Orleans, LA, 8/24.

CURRIE, L. : INTERLABORATORY DATA ON ELEMENTAL AND ISOTOPIC CARBON IN THE CARBONACEOUS PARTICLE REFERENCE MATERIAL, NIST SRM 1649A.
Ninth Annual V.M. Goldschmidt Conference, Cambridge, MA, 8/24.

CURRIE, L. : THERMAL OPTICAL ISOTOPIC ANALYSIS OF ELEMENTAL CARBON IN CARBONACEOUS PARTICLES.
Ninth Annual V.M. Goldschmidt Conference, Cambridge, MA, 8/24.

FRASER, G. (Co-Author: R. D.Suenram ) : EXPERIMENTAL MODEL STUDIES OF THE PEPTIDE BOND.
American Chemical Society, New Orleans, LA, 8/25.

WALKER, M. : ALKANETHIOL MULTILAYER FORMATION ON OXIDIZED GOLD SUBSTRATES.
American Chemical Society, New Orleans, LA, 8/25.

KLASSEN, J. : EVALUATION OF THE NIST/EPA/NIH MASS SPECTRAL LIBRARY.
American Chemical Society (ACS) National Meeting, New Orleans, LA, 8/25.

LINHOLM, L. : MICROELECTRONIC LINEWIDTH STANDARDS TRACEABLE TO ATOMIC LATTICE PLANES.
Third International Workshop on Future Information Processing Technologies, Harrison Hot Spring, British Columbia, Canada, 8/25.

BARNES, J. : MICROSTRUCTURE ANALYSIS USING TEMPERATURE INDUCED CONTRAST VARIATION IN SMALL-ANGLE SCATTERING.
American Chemical Society, New Orleans, LA, 8/26.

BARKER, P. : MOLECULAR GENETICS STANDARDS FOR DIAGNOSTICS AND TISSUE ENGINEERING.
Medical College of Virginia (MCV), Richmond, VA, 8/27.

VANLANDINGHAM, M. (Co-Authors: J. S.Villarrubia , NIST, MEL, Precision Engineering Division, Gaithersburg, MD, john.villarrubia@nist.gov G. F.Meyers , Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI, gfmeyers@dow.com) : RECENT PROGRESS IN THE NANOSCALE INDENTATION OF POLYMERS USING THE AFM.
1st International Conference on Scanning Probe Microscopy of Polymers, Santa Barbara, CA, 8/28.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

CENTRAL COMPUTING FACILITY UPGRADE -- ANNOUNCEMENT OF AVAILABILITY OF A NEW 32 CPU SGI ORIGIN 2000
A new 32 CPU SGI Origin 2000, named neva, is now available for production runs. This machine is configured with thirty-two 300 MHZ R 12000 Processors, and 32 GB of memory. This machine is in addition to NIST Central Computing Facility's 32 CPU R10000 Origin, Amur, and the 8 CPU R10000 Origin, Arno. With the addition of neva the Central Facility now has 72 Origin CPUs available. Further details on neva can be found at: http://www-i.nist.gov/itl/div895/895.02/origin2000/neva.html For an account, send e-mail to acctnew@nist.gov. For answers to questions, please contact the consultants. They can be reached in multiple ways. E-mail: consult@nist.gov Phone: 301-975-2968 Desk: 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. ET, Building 225, Room A148, Gaithersburg
NIST Contact: Judith Devaney, 301-975-2882, judith.devaney@nist.gov

SCIFINDER. A NEW DESKTOP TOOL.
SciFinder is an easy-to-use desktop tool that allows one to access Chemical Abstracts, the world's largest source of scientific information (20 million substances, 14 million articles). SciFinder could be available at NIST if a sufficient number of users (20) were to come together with the requisite amount of funds (approximately $3000 per user). If you are interested in pursuing this matter, contact either Robert Goldberg (robert.goldberg@nist.gov or ext. 2584), Donna Klinedinst (donna.klinedinst@nist.gov or ext. 3927), or Don Burgess (donald.burgess@nist.gov or ext. 2614).
NIST Contact: Robert Goldberg, 301-975-2584, robert.goldberg@nist.gov

ANNOUNCEMENT OF AVAILABILITY OF UPGRADED IBM CLUSTER
The four node IBM Workstation Cluster, named sci-apps, is now availble for production runs. Each of the four machines is configured with a single 64-bit Power3 200MHz processor, 512MB of memory, and 4GB of work space. Further details on the machine can be found at: http://www-i.nist.gov/itl/div895/895.02/ibm_rs6000.html For an account, send email to acctnew@nist.gov. For answers to questions, please contact the consultants. They can be reached in multiple ways: Email : consult@nist.gov Phone : (301) 975-2968 Desk : 1:00 - 4:00 pm ET, Bldg 225, Rm A148, Gaithersburg
NIST Contact: Judith Devaney, 301-975-2882, judith.devaney@nist.gov

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NIST WEB SITE ANNOUNCEMENTS

NEW VALUES OF THE FUNDAMENTAL CONSTANTS
The 1998 CODATA self-consistent set of recommended values of the constants is now available at the Web site of the Physics Laboratory’s Fundamental Constants Data Center, physics.nist.gov/cuu, or directly at physics.nist.gov/constants. The new set results from the 1998 CODATA least-squares adjustment of the values of the constants, which takes into account all of the data available through 31 December 1998, carried out by Peter J. Mohr and Barry N. Taylor of the Physics Laboratory under the auspices of the CODATA Task Group on Fundamental Constants and with the partial support of the Standard Reference Data Program.
NIST Contact: Peter J. Mohr or Barry N. Taylor, 975-3217, 975-4220, mohr@nist.gov, barry.taylor@nist.gov

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Requests for copies of this calendar should be sent to Ms. Sharon Mingo, Editor, Building 820, Room 125, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001, (Telephone: 301-975-3570; FAX: 301-926-4431; or E-mail: sharon.mingo@nist.gov). All lectures and meetings are open unless otherwise stated.

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