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Harold E. Nelson
No full textHAROLD E. NELSON
Inducted: 2001
Citation:
For pioneering performance based fire safety design of buildings through improved understanding and applications of fire science
Tenure: 1975-1992
Birth: 1929, Evanston, Illinois
Death: 2011
Education:
Illinois Institute of Technology, BS, 1951
Positions held:
Senior Research Engineer
Leader, Design Concepts Research Group, National Engineering Laboratory
Honors:
U.S. Department of Commerce: Silver Medal, 1982; Gold Medal, 1989
Society of Fire Protection Engineers, Harold E. Nelson Professional Service Award (Inaugural Awardee), 1987
Federal Research Laboratory Consortium Special Award for Technology Transfer, 1987
National Fire Protection Association Standards Medal, 1990
Memberships:
Society of Fire Protection Engineers (President, Fellow)
National Fire Protection Association (Chairmen of many NFPA committees; life member)
Underwriters Laboratories Fire Council
International Committee on Tall Buildings
Publications:
Many technical publications on fire protection engineering and fire safety in buildings
David M. Kerns
No full textDAVID M. KERNS
NBS: 1946 - 1980
B: October 7, 1913, Minneapolis, Minnesota
D: June 3, 2004
EDUCATION:
University of Minnesota, BEE, 1935
Catholic University, PhD (Physics), 1951
PRINCIPAL FIELD:
Electromagnetic waveguide and antenna theory
POSITIONS HELD AT NBS (BOULDER)
Assistant Chief, Radio Standards Laboratory and Electromagnetic Fields Division.
Senior Research Scientist, Electromagnetic Fields Division
HONORS:
U.S. Department of Commerce: Silver Medal, 1960; Gold Medal, 1973
IEEE Harry Diamond Memorial Award, 1978
NBS Stratton Award, 1981
PUBLICATIONS:
Many technical papers; principal author (with R.W. Beatty) of Basic Theory of Waveguide Junctions and Introductory Microwave Network Analysis, Pergamon, 1967; NBS Monograph 162, Plane Wave Scattering Matrix Theory of Antennas and Antenna Antenna Interaction
Three dinner guests at NIST 2001 Centennial Gala
No full textNIST 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
Rep. Mark Udall, Rep. Connie Morella, Karen Brown, Rep. Gil Gutknecht, Rep. Sherwood Boehlert attending the NIST Policy Day
No full text(L to R): Rep. Mark Udall (CO), Rep. Connie Morella (MD), Karen Brown (Acting NIST Director), Rep. Gil Gutknecht (MN), and Rep. Sherwood Boehlert (NY) in the lobby of the Administration Building (Bldg. 101) on the NIST Gaithersburg campus during the NIST Policy Day VIP tour held on May 15, 2001
NIST 2001 Centennial Gala - film strip 5
No full textColor, includes photos of Secretary of Commerce Donald Evans; Acting NIST Director, Karen Brown; Harry Hertz, Director Emeritus, Baldrige Performance Excellence Program; Ray Kammer, NIST Director 1997-2000. 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
Contents of time capsule with John Mayo-Wells, William 'Bill' Phillips, and Hans Oser during the NIST 2001 Centennial
No full text(L to R): John Mayo-Wells, William 'Bill' Phillips, and Hans Oser with the centennial time capsule in the NIST Gaithersburg Red Auditorium.
NIST celebrated its March 2001 Centennial Celebration. Attendees at the opening included Acting NIST Director Karen Brown, NIST staff, alumni, and guests. 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
Jim Schooley delivering address at the grand opening of the Lobby and Information Center during the NIST 2001 Centennial
No full textNIST celebrated the grand opening of its Lobby and Information Center during its March 2001 Centennial Celebration. Attendees at the opening included Acting NIST Director Karen Brown, NIST staff, alumni, and guests. 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
John Lyons speaking at at the grand opening of the Lobby and Information Center during the NIST 2001 Centennial
No full textJohn W. Lyons, NIST Director 1990-1993. NIST celebrated the grand opening of its Lobby and Information Center during its March 2001 Centennial Celebration. Attendees at the opening included Acting NIST Director Karen Brown, NIST staff, alumni, and guests. 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