Alan Heckert

Alan Heckert joined SED in 1996. He came to NIST in 1985 as member of the consulting group for the NIST supercomputer center. He previously worked for 4½ years for the Statistical Research Division of the Census Bureau. His primary area of interest is statistical computing and statistical graphics.

Alan is currently the lead developer for the e-FITS and e-Metrology web projects. He provides computing support for various radiation detection test campaigns conducted by the Department of Homeland Security, and for an MEL scatterfield microscopy project.

Current Projects/Duties:

• NIST/SEMATECH Engineering Statistics Handbook
• e-FITS/e-Metrology
• Dataplot consulting and support

Technical Areas of Research and Consulting:

• Statistical graphics
• Statistical computing

Professional Activities and Societies and Standards Activities

• Publications
• American Statistical Association, Member

Awards:

• Department of Commerce (DoC) Silver Medal, 2003