AGENDA
Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Boulder, CO
October 16-17, 2012
Building 81, Room 1A116
ALL VISITORS MUST PRE-REGISTER TO BE ADMITTED
Contact stephanie.shaw [at] nist.gov (Stephanie Shaw) by October 9, 2012
Tuesday, October 16, 2012 Mountain Time | |
Session I - NIST Update | |
9:00 a.m. | Call to Order, Announcements, VCAT Business Vinton Cerf, VCAT Chair |
9:15 a.m. | Agenda Review and NIST Update Patrick Gallagher, Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director |
10:00 a.m. | Discussion on NIST Update |
10:20 a.m. | Break |
10:30 a.m. | Visit by David Wineland 2012 Nobel Laureate in Physics |
Session II – Safety Subcommittee | |
10:45 a.m. | Review Activities of the VCAT Subcommittee on Safety Tony Haymet, Chair, VCAT Subcommittee on Safety |
11:00 a.m. | Discussion |
Session III – The Next Generation of Measurement Services at NIST | |
11:15 a.m. | NIST on a Chip: Revolution in Measurement Services Thomas O'Brian, Chief, Time and Frequency Division and Quantum Physics Division, Physical Measurement Laboratory (PML), NIST |
11:30 a.m. | Discussion |
11:40 a.m. | NIST Chip-Scale Atomic Sensors Thomas O'Brian, Chief, Time and Frequency Division and Quantum Physics Division, PML, NIST |
11:50 a.m. | Tour of Quantum Voltage Laboratory Samuel Benz, NIST Fellow, Quantum Electronic and Photonics Division, PML, NIST |
12:15 p.m. | Lunch |
Session IV – Public Safety Communications Research | |
1:15 p.m. | Tour of the Public Safety Communications Research Demonstration Network Dereck Orr, Program Manager, Public Safety Communications Research, Law Enforcement Standards Office, NIST |
Session V – Centers of Excellence and Technology Transfer Policy | |
2:10 p.m. | Update on the NIST Centers of Excellence Program Jason Boehm, Director, Program Coordination Office, NIST |
2:25 p.m. | Discussion |
2:35 p.m. | Update on Technology Transfer Phillip Singerman, Associate Director for Industry and Innovation Services, NIST |
2:50 p.m. | Discussion |
3:00 p.m. | Break |
Session VI - Facilities Tour | |
3:10 p.m. | Tour of NIST Precision Measurement Laboratory
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4:40 p.m. | Reconvene |
4:45 p.m. | Adjourn Day 1 |
Wednesday, October 17, 2012** Mountain Time | |
Session VII - Manufacturing | |
8:30 a.m. | Convene Meeting |
8:35 a.m. | Overview of NIST Portfolio of Manufacturing Programs Patrick Gallagher, Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director |
8:50 a.m. | Summary of National Research Council's (NRC) Report on A Review of the Manufacturing-Related Programs at NIST Kanti Jain, Chair, NRC Panel on Review of the Manufacturing-Related Programs at NIST |
9:10 a.m. | Discussion |
9:20 a.m. | Update on the Administration's Advanced Manufacturing Initiatives Phillip Singerman, Associate Director for Industry and Innovation Services, NIST |
9:35 a.m. | Discussion |
9:45 a.m. | Discussion of White Paper and Potential Recommendations Patrick Gallagher, Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director Alan Taub, VCAT Vice Chair and Chair, VCAT Subcommittee on Manufacturing |
10:30 a.m. | Break |
Session VIII - Wrap Up and Report Preparation | |
10:45 a.m. | Wrap Up and Discussion of Recommendations and Path Forward for the 2012 Annual Report Vinton Cerf, VCAT Chair |
11:30 a.m. | Adjourn |
**Public comments will be inserted in the morning of October 17 if needed. |