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Pink and Gold Bohemian Vase
No full textThis pink and gold vase was a gift to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) from Slovakian scientists Matej Bily, Dusan Podhorsky, and Peter Kneppo, in honor of NIST�s centennial in 2001. The vase is decorated with white flowers and sits in a shell-shaped wooden stand.35 x 34 x 24 c
Robert Schaffer
No full textROBERT SCHAFFER
NBS/NIST: 1950 - 1988
B: March 8, 1920, New York, New York
D: May 8, 2007
EDUCATION:
Brooklyn College, BA, 1943
Washington University, PhD (chemistry), 1950
PRINCIPAL FIELDS:
Organic and analytical chemistry; bio-organic standards
POSITIONS HELD AT NBS/NIST:
Chief, Organic Chemistry Section
Chief, Bio-organic Standards Section
Supervisory Research Chemist, Center for Analytical Chemistry
Post-retirement: Consultant
HONORS:
U.S. Department of Commerce Silver Medal, 1969
American Association for Clinical Chemistry Award for Outstanding Contributions to Standardization in Clinical Chemistry, 1979
Capitol Section of the AACC Joseph H. Roe Award, 1981
NBS Rosa Award, 1985
National Committee for Clinical Laboratory Standards Russell J. Eilers Memorial Award, 1990
MEMBERSHIPS:
Alpha Chi Sigma
American Association for the Advancement of Science
American Association for Clinical Chemistry
American Chemical Society
Sigma Xi
PUBLICATIONS:
Twenty initially on carbohydrates, i.e., syntheses of and isotope-dilution analyses with C-14-labeled sugars, and syntheses and chemistry of rare and novel sugars. Then over forty on clinical chemical standards. Contributed selections to four books on carbohydrate chemistry
Henry J. Kostkowski
No full textHENRY J. KOSTKOWSKI
NBS: 1954 - 1981
B: May 16, 1926, Garwood, New Jersey
EDUCATION:
Johns Hopkins University, PhD (physics), 1954
PRINCIPAL FIELD:
Spectroradiometry
POSITIONS HELD AT NBS:
Chief, Radiation Thermometry Section
Chief, Optical Radiation Section
HONORS:
U.S. Department of Commerce Gold Medal, 1968
NBS Rosa Award, 1973
MEMBERSHIPS:
Optical Society of America (Fellow)
PUBLICATIONS:
Thirty-nine publications, among them work on optical pyrometry, calibration of tungsten-strip lamps, a self-study manual on optical radiation measurements, and high-precision atmospheric ozone measurements
James E. Zimmerman
No full textJAMES E. ZIMMERMAN
NBS: 1970 1985
B: February 19, 1923, Lantry, South Dakota
D: August 4, 1999, Boulder, Colorado
EDUCATION:
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, BS (electrical engineering), 1943
Carnegie Institute of Technology, PhD (Physics), 1951
PRINCIPAL FIELD:
Superconducting electronics and cryogenics
POSITIONS HELD AT NBS (BOULDER):
NBS Fellow (1983)
HONORS:
U.S. Department of Commerce Gold Medal, 1975
NBS Samuel Wesley Stratton Award, 1979
PUBLICATIONS:
Numerous technical papers; principal author (with A.H. Silver) of “Macroscopic Quantum Interference Effects through Superconducting Point Contacts," Phys. Rev., vol. 141, 367–375, 1966; principal author (with N.V. Frederick) of "Miniature Ultrasensitive Superconducting Magnetic Gradiometer and its Use in Cardiography and Other Applications," Appl. Phys. Lett., vol. 19, 16–19, 1971; "Sensitivity Enhancement of Superconducting Quantum Interference Devices Through the Use of Fractional Turn Loops," J. Appl. Phys., vol. 42, 4483– 4487, 1971
NIST 2001 Centennial Gala - film strip 7
No full textColor, includes photos of Karen Brown (Acting Director, NIST) presenting awards. NIST hosted a number of celebratory events to mark the 100th anniversary of its founding. The NIST Centennial Gala was held on March 6, 2001. The evening's program included remarks by US Secretary of Commerce Donald Evans. This image is part of the NIST 2001 Centennial collection. The NIST 2001 Centennial collection includes images of various celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), previously known as the National Bureau of Standards