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10:30 AM - The International System of Units, the SI: Future Changes Planned for the Definitions
3:30 PM - Numerical Methods for Large-Scale Ill-Posed Inverse Problems

10:30 AM - Functional Nanomaterials for Renewable Energy Applications

10:30 AM - From Biomolecules to Engineered Nanoparticles: How to Characterize the Measurement Standards?
10:30 AM - LIDAR for Atmospheric Monitoring
10:30 AM - Chirality Control and Vortex Manipulation in Artificially Structured Nanomagnets

1:30 PM - MANIPULATION OF ULTRA COLD ION BUNCHES WITH TIME DEPENDENT FIELDS

9/14 -- MONDAY

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9/15 -- TUESDAY

10:30 AM - MSAG SEMINAR: The International System of Units, the SI: Future Changes Planned for the Definitions
Metrology is the science of measurement. Our ability to make reliable measurements of all kinds is essential to science and technology, and to much of our every-day life. It is the responsibility of the National Metrology Institutes (NMIs, such as NIST, NPL, PTB, NMIJ, CSIRO etc.) and particularly the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (the BIPM) to provide and maintain the International System of Units (the SI) for the world. It is easy to think of this as a trivial operation, but it is not: It is fundamental for the life we wish to lead, as the speaker shall show with examples. The history of the SI will be described, from its inception in 1790 when Louis 16th established a commission to choose units for the world, to the many changes of the last 50 years. The successive definitions of the seven base units, the metre, the second, the kilogram, the ampere, the kelvin, the mole, and the candela, will be described. The metre has been revised four times, from its definition as one ten millionth of a quadrant of the earth (1793), to the distance between the defining scratches on the prototype metre bar (1895), to a multiple of the wavelength of the red krypton atomic line (1960), to the distance light travels in vacuum in a specified time interval (1983, and still the current definition). The second was originally defined astronomically in terms of the period of rotation of the earth, but is now defined as a multiple of the period of the microwave hyperfine transition in the caesium atom. The kilogram was originally defined as the mass of a decilitre of water, but since 1895 it has been – and still is – defined as the mass of the international prototype of the kilogram, made of platinum-iridium, kept at the BIPM. But we know that the prototype kilogram is itself changing in mass. Of the seven base units, at least five will be given new definitions within the next few years.
Ian Mills , Pressident of the CIPM's CCU, University of Reading.
Administration Bldg, Green Auditorium. (NIST Contact: William Anderson, 301-975-8280, william.anderson@nist.gov)

3:30 PM - MATHEMATICAL AND COMPUTATIONAL SCIENCES DIVISION SEMINAR: Numerical Methods for Large-Scale Ill-Posed Inverse Problems
Julianne Chung , University of Maryland.
Administration Bldg, Lecture Rm. A. (NIST Contact: Bert Rust, 301-975-3811, bwr@nist.gov) http://math.nist.gov/mcsd/Seminars/2009/2009-09-15-Chung.html


9/16 -- WEDNESDAY

10:30 AM - CNST ENERGY RESEARCH GROUP SEMINAR: Functional Nanomaterials for Renewable Energy Applications
Recently, the major concern in the United States (U.S.) is the ever rising fuel price, unemployment and global warming. Extensive research is going on to find alternative green fuel sources so that U.S. dependence on imported oil can be reduced. The major hopes to satisfy our day-to-day fuel demand come from hydrogen, biofuel, photovoltaic and fuel cell research. Water is a renewable resource and covers almost 75% of planet earth and each molecule of water yields one molecule of hydrogen. It is demonstrated that hydrogen can replace our fossil fuel needs. This is also only one energy source which is sustainable and non-carbon fuel. The other promising quick solutions are to get biofuel from waste materials, biomass, converting sugars into liquid fuels and algal biofuel. In addition to direct production of fuel we also can save fuels by using photovoltaic and advanced battery. As the fuel demand is too high not a single technology can solve the energy problem. We need to bring breakthrough researches in each and every streams of renewable energy. In the mean time we also have to make sure that our environment is not affected by the introduction of these new technologies. So, there is an urgent need to develop new environmentally friendly energy sources and improving energy efficiency in many technologies and processes. This talk targets the development of Energy Materials four major promising areas within energy science: (i) Photoelectrochemical and catalytic hydrogen production, (ii) hydrogen storage materials, (iii) Li-ion battery and (iv) Biofuel production from CO2 and non-food sources. Fabrication and study of functional nanoscale materials, with an emphasis on atomic-level tailoring using electrochemical methods to achieve desired properties and functions will be discussed. The flexibility in electrochemical methods for manipulation and structuring of desired materials at the nanoscale level opens up new possibility for revolutionary energy materials. References: S.K. Mohapatra, M. Misra, V.K. Mahajan, K.S. Raja J. Catal. 246 (2007) 362; S.K. Mohapatra, K.S. Raja, M. Misra, V.K. Mahajan, M. Ahmadian, Electrochimica Acta 53 (2007) 590; S.K. Mohapatra, M. Misra J. Phys. Chem. C 111 (2007) 11506; A. Mishra, S. Banerjee, S.K. Mohapatra, M. Misra, Nanotechnology 19 (2008) 445607; S.K. Mohapatra, K.S. Raja, V.K. Mahajan, M. Misra J. Phys. Chem. C 112 (2008) 11007 ; S.K. Mohapatra, S.E. John, S. Banerjee, M. Misra, Chem. Mater. 21 (2009) 3048; N. Kondamudi, J. Strull, M. Misra S.K. Mohapatra Journal of Agriculture & Food Chemistry, 57 (2009) 6163.
Susanta Mohapatra , Postdoctoral Fellow, Chemical and Materials Engineering, University of Nevada Reno, NV.
Bldg. 217, Rm. H107. (NIST Contact: Alec Talin, 301-975-4724, albert.talin@nist.gov)


9/17 -- THURSDAY

10:30 AM - CHEMICAL SCIENCE AND TECHNICAL LABORATORY SEMINAR: From Biomolecules to Engineered Nanoparticles: How to Characterize the Measurement Standards?
Modern measurements are performed on test samples which show an increasing level of structural and/or functional complexity on the one hand side and often a decreasing amount of the component-of-interest on the other hand side. Moreover, the relevant property to be characterized is in many cases still not sufficiently known or clearly enough defined for performing unambiguous measurements. On top of that almost all measurements require adequate measurement standards, i.e. reference materials, in particular for calibration and internal as well as external quality control. The characterization of such reference materials has to provide traceable property values which can be used as anchor points for measurements on real-world samples. Consequently, emerging fields such as (molecular) biosciences and a range of the so-called nanotechnologies create challenging demands for reference material development and production, including the establishment of sustainable traceability chains. A personal view on several of those demands will be presented, ranging from fundamental scientific issues such as the identification and 'ultimate' characterisation of relevant measurands up to technical challenges such as the proper homogenization and stabilization of biological and nano-sized materials. Moreover, needs and approaches for transforming operationally defined measurands into sustainable measurement parameters and the international acceptance of related measurement standards will be discussed.
Hendrik Emons , Head of Reference Materials Unit, European Commission, Joint Research Centre, IRMM.
227 Bldg, Rm. A202. (NIST Contact: Steve Wise, 301-975-3112, stephen.wise@nist.gov)

10:30 AM - OPTICAL TECHNOLOGY DIVISION SEMINAR: LIDAR for Atmospheric Monitoring
Gary Gimmestad , Electro-Optical Systems Laboratory, Georgia Tech.
217 Bldg, Rm. H107. (NIST Contact: John Woodward, 301-975-5495, john.woodward@nist.gov)

10:30 AM - MAGNETIC MATERIALS SEMINAR: Chirality Control and Vortex Manipulation in Artificially Structured Nanomagnets
Kai Liu , Physics Department, University of California, Davis, CA, kailiu@ucdavis.edu.
Materials Bldg. (223), Rm. B307. (NIST Contact: Robert Shull, 301-975-6035, robert.shull@nist.gov)


9/18 -- FRIDAY

1:30 PM - CNST ELECTRON PHYSICS GROUP SEMINAR: MANIPULATION OF ULTRA COLD ION BUNCHES WITH TIME DEPENDENT FIELDS
Many state-of-the art applications that use ion sources, like focused ion beam systems designed to drill and mill on the nanometer level, are limited by the energy spread of existing ion sources. We are working on a new source concept[1][2], based on near-threshold ionization of laser cooled atoms inside a magneto optical trap (MOT), to improve this. We have achieved much lower longitudinal energy spreads (0.02 eV) compared the current industry standard Gallium liquid-metal ion sources [3]. Due to the very low initial temperature, extracting at voltages down to several volts is possible. This makes it feasible to manipulate the ions bunches with time dependent electric fields while they are still in the accelerator. We will present measurements done with different kinds of time dependent electric fields that show they can be used to reduce the energy spread even more. Additionally we show they can be used to create a focusing lens. [1] J.L. Hanssen et al, Phys. Rev. A 74, 063416 (2006). [2] S. B. van der Geer et al, J. Appl. Phys. 102, 094312 (2007) [3] M. P. Reijnders et al, PRL 102, 034802 (2009)
Merijn Reijnders , Doctoral candidate/ Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands.
Bldg.217, Rm.H107. (NIST Contact: Jabez McClelland, 301-975-3721, jabez.mcclelland@nist.gov)


ADVANCE NOTICE

9/21/09 8:00 AM - ,DARPA, ACM, IEEE, NSF SEMINAR: Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems
The Performance Metrics for Intelligent Systems workshop is the only one of its kind dedicated to defining measures and methodologies of evaluating performance of intelligent systems. Started in 2000, the PerMIS series focuses on applications of performance measures to practical problems in commercial, industrial, homeland security, and military applications. It has proved to be an excellent forum for discussions and partnerships, dissemination of ideas, and future collaborations between researchers, graduate students, and practitioners from industry, academia, and government agencies.
Tom Mitchell , Carnegie Mellon University. Benjamin Kuipers , University of Michigan. Paul Cohen, University of Arizona; David Bruemmer, 5D Robotics (formerly with Idaho National Laboratory); Lora Weiss, Georgia Institute of Technology; Raffaello D'Andrea, ETH
Administration Bldg, Green Aud & Lecture Rooms. (NIST Contact: Elena Messina, 301-975-3510, elena.messina@nist.gov) http://www.isd.mel.nist.gov/PerMIS_2009/

9/21/09 10:30 AM - CNST ENERGY RESEARCH GROUP SEMINAR: Electrochemical Studies on Pt-modified Metal (M) Bimetallic Electrocatalysts
Electrocatalytic activities of Pt-modified M (M = Ru, Au) bimetallic catalysts were prepared in terms of a surface modification strategy were investigated towards methanol (MeOH) electro-oxidation, carbon monoxide (CO) oxidation and oxygen reduction reaction (ORR). By experimentally controlling the Pt coverage on the metal substrates via a spontaneous deposition method, the resulting Pt-modified Ru or Au substrates indicated Pt coverage-dependent electrochemistry. Most importantly, it was observed that the inactivity of Pt towards MeOH oxidation with very low coverage and, the emerging and increasing activity with increasing coverage coincided with the phenomena predicted by the ensemble effect, a hypothesis that has not yet supported directly by experimental evidence. Later a one-pot wet chemistry method was developed to prepare Pt-decorated Ru nanoparticles with a submonolayer of Pt. The electrochemical characterization of the whole series of samples provided experimental evidence that strongly supported a bifunctional mechanism, rather than an electronic effect as the dominant factor contributing to the enhanced CO tolerance. Finally, using a core(Au)/shell(Pt) model, a detailed investigation of electrocatalytic properties of Au@Pt nanoparticles was performed as a function of the Pt shell packing density and Au core size. It was observed that the electrochemical behavior of Pt quite much deviated from its bulk counterpart especially at low coverage. The data obtained so far indicated that the future of PtAu as an anode electrocatalyst for MOR is questionable.
Bingchen Du , Postdoctoral Fellow, Georgetown University.
Bldg. 217, Rm. H107. (NIST Contact: Alec Talin, 301-975-4724, albert.talin@nist.gov)

9/22/09 10:30 AM - CNST ELECTRON PHYSICS GROUP SEMINAR: Engineered Nanostructures of Antigen Provide Alternative and Superior Means for Investigating and Activating Mast Cells
The high-resolution imaging and nanofabrication capabilities of AFM were exploited to unravel the signaling processes involved in the activation of mast cells, a key cell type of the immune system. AFM imaging in buffer revealed rich membrane structures associated with the activation of mast cells with remarkable details. These high-resolution surface characteristics were further correlated with cytoskeletal arrangement and intracellular organelles using a combined atomic force and laser scanning confocal microscope, which enabled the disclosure of detailed degranulation mechanisms for mast cells. Ligand nanostructures that mimic multivalent antigens in vivo were fabricated on surfaces using AFM-based nanografting, and served as cell-stimulating platforms. Upon changing geometrical parameters these engineered nanostructures exhibited regulatory effects on both cell adhesion and activation. These investigations demonstrate the revealing and regulatory power of AFM on the hypersensitive reactions of mast cells, and pave the way for the development of new therapies for treating allergic diseases.
Zhao Deng , Graduate Student.
Bldg. 217, Rm. H107. (NIST Contact: Rachel Cannara, 301-975-4258, rachel.cannara@nist.gov)

9/25/09 10:30 AM - NIST COLLOQUIUM SERIES: From Nature and Back Again - Giving New Life to Materials for Energy, Electronics, Medicine and the Environment
This talk will describe conditions under which organisms first evolved to generate materials and then discuss how one might move beyond naturally evolved materials to genetically imprint advanced technologies. Organisms have been making exquisite materials for over 500 million years, but the types of materials that organisms have evolved to work with are limited. However, there are many properties of living systems that could be harnessed to make advanced technologies that are smarter, more adaptable, and more compatible with the environment. One approach is to evolve organisms to work with a more diverse set of building blocks and design them to address electronic, military, medicine, and energy applications. Examples include a virus-enabled lithium ion rechargeable battery and materials for solar and display technologies.
Angela Belcher , Departments of Materials Science and Engineering and Biological Engineering, MIT.
Administration Building, Green Auditorium. (NIST Contact: Kum Ham, 301-975-4203, kham@nist.gov)
Special Assistance Available

10/9/09 10:30 AM - ,STANDARDS ALUMNI ASSOCIATION PORTRAIT CEREMONY SEMINAR: Standards Alumni Association Portrait Ceremony
Adding 9 portraits to the NIST Portrait Gallery of Distinguished Scientists, Engineers and Administrators. Staff is invited to honor their colleagues: James Albus (MEL); Richard Durst (CSTL/OD); Keith Eberhardt (ITL); Richard Fields (MSEL) William Gadzuk (PL); Leo Hollberg (PL Boulder); Frances Lloyd (EEEL Boulder); H. Steffen Peiser (PL/OD); Tawfik Raby (MSEL); John Stephenson (PL)
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Administration Building, Red Auditorium. (NIST Contact: Hans Oser, 301-975-2486, hans.oser@nist.gov)

10/23/09 10:30 AM - ATOMIC PHYSICS DIVISION SEMINAR: Material and Electrical Characterization for Qubit Devices
Silicon Quantum Dot fabrication for Qubits requires a minimum of defects to produce clean quantum dots and barriers. Identifying sources of defects in the process flow is critical for this goal. We can both i) characterize oxide quality with C-V and mobility measurements to improve fabrication processes, and ii) provide quantitative estimates of the defects, which provides guidance to design and modeling efforts. In this presentation, we report on the impact of several critical process steps, including poly-Si etch, top gate metallization, atomic layer deposition of dielectrics, and various anneals.
Greg Ten Eyck , Sandia National Labs.
Physics Building, Room B145. (NIST Contact: Neil Zimmerman, 301-975-5887, neil.zimmerman@nist.gov)

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MEETINGS ELSEWHERE


9/14 -- MONDAY

11:00 AM - CARNEGIE INSTITUTION OF WASHINGTON/GEOPHYSICAL LAB. SEMINAR: SPECIFIC VOLUME CHANGES OF GLOBULAR PROTEINS UPON UNFOLDING IMPLICATIONS FOR THE P-T DIAGRAM OF PROTEIN STABILITY
G. Makhtadze , Rensselaer Polytevhniv Institute.
Bldg, Rm..
Greenewalt Bldg., GL-DTM Grounds, Carnegie Institution of Washington, DC. (NIST Contact: R. Hemley, 202-478-8900, seminar@lists.ciw.edu)

1:30 PM - INFORMATION MEETING
Eric Shirley , Physicist, NIST, Optical Technology Division.
Bldg, Rm..
Boulder, CO. (NIST Contact: Eric Shirley, 301-975-2349, eric.shirley@nist.gov)



9/15 -- TUESDAY

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9/16 -- WEDNESDAY

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9/17 -- THURSDAY

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9/18 -- FRIDAY

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ADVANCE NOTICE

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TALKS BY NIST PERSONNEL

HENDRICKS, J. (Co-Author: D.A.Olson ) : NIST EXPERIENCE WITH NON-ROTATING FORCE-BALANCED PISTON GAUGES FOR LOW PRESSURE METROLOGY.
XIX IMEKO World Congress Fundamental and Applied Metrology, Lisbon, Portugal, 9/10.

KACKER, R. : METROLOGICAL CONSISTENCY AND DETERMINATION OF CONSENSUS VALUE.
National Physical Laboratories (NPL), London, UK, 9/14.

WU, W. : NEUTRON SCATTERING FOR POLYMER HYDROGELS.
SAS 2009, Oxford, UK, 9/15.

GILLEN, G. : USEFUL YIELDS OF ORGANIC MOLECULES UNDER CLUSTER BOMBARDMENT.
17th International Conference on Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry, Toronto, Canada, 9/15.

SZAKAL, C. : APPROACHES FOR IMPROVED SITE SPECIFIC CHEMICAL IMAGING OF CELLS.
17th International Conference on Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry, Toronto, Canada, 9/15.

SEMANCIK, S. : INTEGRATING NANOMATERIALS WITH NANO/MICRO PLATFORMS TO ACHIEVE ENHANCED CHEMICAL SENSING PERFORMANCE.
European Materials Research Society Fall Meeting, Warsaw University of Technology, Warsaw, Poland, 9/15.

MANION, J. : DIRECT MEASUREMENTS OF BINARY GAS PHASE DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS FOR COMBUSTION APPLICATIONS.
MACCCR Fuels Research Review/University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, 9/16.

SIMONS, D. : SEMICONDUCTOR APPLICATIONS OF A LARGE GEOMETRY SIMS INSTRUMENT.
17th International Conference on Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry, Toronto, Canada, 9/17.

FAHEY, A. : TOF-SIMS SURFACE ANALYSIS OF POST EXPOSURE RU-MLM EUV MIRRORS.
17th International Conference on Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry, Toronto, Canada, 9/17.

MAHONEY, C. : DYNAMIC SIMS OF POLYMERS.
17th International Conference on Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry, Toronto, Canada, 9/17.

BREWER, T. : LIQUID CLUSTER SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY: SIGNAL ENHANCEMENT THROUGH GLYCEROL DROP ADDITION.
17th International Conference on Secondary Ion Mass Spectrometry, Toronto, Canada, 9/18.

FONG, J. : RISK-INFORMED AGING PLANT IN-SERVICE INSPECTION (RI-ISI) METHODS AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOOLS FOR PROBABILISTIC RISK ASSESSMENT.
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNL), Richland, WA, 9/18.

SEMANCIK, S. : ASPECTS OF CHEMICAL MICROSENSOR RESEARCH AT NIST.
Department of Physics and Measurements, Institute of Chemical Technology, Prague, Czech Republic, 9/18.

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

SBIR CALL FOR SUBTOPICS
The Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Program is intended to stimulate technological innovation by utilizing American small businesses to meet federal R&D needs, and transfer of Government technology to the private sector for commercialization. The NIST SBIR Program Office has initiated the FY 2010 cycle by calling for technical subtopics. Detailed guidelines for procedures to follow in submitting subtopics are available from your OU. The OU coordinators are: Jim Olthoff (810), Howard Harary (820), Richard Cavanagh (830), William Ott (840), Michael Fasolka (850), Bill Grosshandler (860), and Larry Reeker (890). The subtopics must address the objective of seeking innovative solutions with strong commercial potential that are aligned with your research initiatives. All subtopics must be submitted through the OU coordinator, with each establishing the due date for submission of subtopics within their respective Laboratory. The subtopics selected will be published in the SBIR Solicitation in early November 2009 with proposals due January 2010. Contracts will be awarded in July 2010, with the period of performance from July 2010 to February 2011. Phase 1 contracts for a six-month feasibility study will be awarded up to $90,000. Successful Phase 1 projects will compete for follow-on Phase 2 awards of up to $300,000 for two years of R&D. For further information, contact Clara Asmail (asmail@nist.gov), x2339 or go to: www-i.nist.gov/sbir
NIST Contact: Clara Asmail, 301-975-2339, asmail@nist.gov

RESEARCH INVOLVING HUMAN SUBJECTS
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NIST Contact: Janet Brumby, 301-975-3189, janet.brumby@nist.gov

THINK SAFETY! THINK STANDARDS!
Safety standards are now available on the NIST Intranet. Standards are an important part of the safety literature and are vital elements in framing and defining safety policies and procedures. Consult this page for a variety of core safety standards relevant to NIST's operations and interests. NIST's NCSCI (National Center for Standards and Certification Information, TS, Standards Services Division) can send you any other safety standards you need and guide you to other relevant standards. Call NCSCI on ext. 4040 or email ncsci@nist.gov with your safety standards needs.
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