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A fast method of transforming relaxation functions into the frequency domain
No full textThe limits to the error due to truncation of the numeric integration of the one-sided Laplace transform of a relaxation function in the time domain into its equivalent frequency domain are established. Separate results are given for large and small omega. These results show that, for a given omega, only a restricted range of time samples is needed to perform the computation to a given accuracy. These results are then combined with a known error estimate for integration by cubic splines to give a good estimate for the number of points needed to perform the computation to a given accuracy. For a given data window between t(1) and t(2), the computation time is shown to be proportional to In(t(1)/t(2))
A Unique Institution: The National Bureau of Standards, 1950-1969 (Preface)
No full textA Unique Institution: The National Bureau of Standards, 1950-1969 (SP925) by Elio Passaglia chronicles the expansion of National Bureau of Standards (NBS) to Boulder, Colo., and the relocation of the main site from downtown Washington, DC to Gaithersburg, Md. The NBS encountered tremendous challenges during this period. When faced with extreme outside pressure, its technical integrity remained intact
CURT W. REIMANN
No full textCURT W. REIMANN
Inducted: 1999
Citation: For leadership of NIST services in chemical measurements and as founding director of the Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award program
Tenure: 1962-1995
Birth: 1932, New York, New York
Education:
Drew College, AB, 1955
University of Michigan: MS, 1957; PhD (Chemistry), 1961
Positions held:
Research Chemist, Inorganic Materials Division
Acting Program Manager, Office of Standard Reference Data
Scientific Assistant to the Director, Institute for Materials Research
Deputy Director and Director, Center for Analytical Chemistry
Deputy Director, National Measurement Laboratory
Director, Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
Honors:
U.S. Department of Commerce: Silver Medal, 1977; Gold Medal, 1988
Quality Review: One of Ten Most Influential Figures in Quality for 1988
Distinguished Rank Award
Quality and Productivity Management Association Leadership Award
Tennessee Governor's Quality Award
Honored by University of Michigan Business School Curt Reimann Scholarship
Memberships:
American Chemical Society
American Society for Quality Control
Instrument Society of America
World Academy of Productivity Science (Fellow)
Supply America Corporation (Board of Directors)
National Alliance for Business (Education Advisory Board)
Publications:
Many technical papers, articles, book chapters in chemistry and quality management
ALEXANDER F. ROBERTSON
No full textALEXANDER F. ROBERTSON
Inducted: 1999
Citation: For fire safety research including development of the Radiant Panel Flame Test Method and the test method for Measuring Smoke Generation from Materials
Tenure: 1950 1981
Birth: 1912, Vancouver BC, Canada
Death: 2000
Education:
University of Wisconsin Degrees in Mechanical Engineering: BS, 1935; MS, 1938; PhD, 1940
Positions held:
Chief, Fire Resistance, Fire Research Section
Technical Assistant to Director of Institute for Applied Technology
Senior Scientist, Center for Fire Research
Honors:
U.S. Department of Commerce Gold Medal, 1976
American Society for Testing and Materials: Templin Award, 1957; Ingberg Award, 1973; Award of Merit, 1981; Dudley Award, 1986
NBS Rosa Award, 1978
U.S. Coast Guard Special Award, 1980
Memberships:
American Society for Testing and Materials (Fellow; Honorary Member, Committee E 5)
American Institute of Physics
Combustion Institute
National Fire Protection Association
Washington Academy of Sciences (Fellow)
Publications:
Over 50 technical papers, including the 1957 ASTM Templin Award winning paper on the development of the Radiant Panel Flame Test Method and the test method for Measuring Smoke Generation from Materials; patents for a Six Channel Oscillograph Recorder and an Electronic Decelerometer
Robert J. Carpenter
No full textROBERT J. CARPENTER
NBS/NIST: 1955 ‑ 1992
Birth: July 31, 1930, Washington, DC
Principal field:
Electronic engineering
Positions held at NBS/NIST:
Electronic Engineer, VHF Research Section, Radio Propagation Physics Division, Washington and Boulder
Chief, Electronic Instrumentation, Measurement Engineering Division
Electronic Engineer, Systems Components Division
Manager, Parallel Processing Group, Advanced Systems Division
Post‑retirement: Contractor, Scalable Parallel Systems and Applications Group, Distributed Systems and Services Division
Honors:
U.S. Department of Commerce: Silver Medal, 1979; Gold Medal, 1988
Research & Development Magazine R&D 100 Award, 1988
NBS Astin Award, 1990
Publications:
Technical papers and book chapters on radio propagation research, laboratory instrumentation, data networking, and measurement of computers; three patents on electronic circuits
A Unique Institution: The National Bureau of Standards, 1950-1969 (Title Page)
No full textA Unique Institution: The National Bureau of Standards, 1950-1969 (SP925) by Elio Passaglia chronicles the expansion of National Bureau of Standards (NBS) to Boulder, Colo., and the relocation of the main site from downtown Washington, DC to Gaithersburg, Md. The NBS encountered tremendous challenges during this period. When faced with extreme outside pressure, its technical integrity remained intact
ESTHER C. CASSIDY
No full textESTHER C. CASSIDY
Inducted: 1999
Citation: Science policy, physics, electrical engineering For leadership of NBS/NIST Congressional relations in turbulent years when existing NBS programs were proposed for elimination (and defended successfully) and major new programs including the Baldrige Awards, Manufacturing Extension Program and Advanced Technology Program were defined, established and implemented.
Tenure: 1955-1997
Birth: 1933, Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Education:
Manhattanville College, BA (Physics), 1955
Positions held:
Physical Scientist, Research and Development
Scientific Adviser to U.S. Representative Teno Roncalio (D-WY)
U.S. Department of Commerce Federal Women's Committee Representative
Director of Congressional and Legislative Affairs
Honors:
U.S. Department of Commerce: Silver Medal, 1970; Science and Technology Fellowship, 1973?74;
U.S. Department of Commerce and U.S. Energy Research and Development Administration Special Achievement and Incentive Awards
Memberships:
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (Senior Member)
American Physical Society
Electrostatics Society of America
Publications:
Author of many articles in science and engineering journals and several patents
James H. Burrows
No full textJames H. Burrows
Inducted: 1999
Citation: For leadership of the Institute for Computer Sciences and Technology as NBS/NIST responded to national needs for measurements and standards for information technologies.
Tenure: 1979 - 1995
Birth: 1926, Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Death: 1998, Alexandria, Virginia
Education:
Massachusetts Institute of Technology, BS (Engineering) 1949
University of Chicago, MS (Mathematics) 1951
Position held:
Director, Institute of Computer Sciences and Technology
Honors:
U.S. Department of Commerce Silver Medal, 1984
Distinguished Presidential Rank Award, 1989
Annual Award of Excellence, Government Computer News, 1988
IRM (Information Resources Management) Hall of Fame Award, 1989
Federal IRM Awards, Federal Computer Week, 1990 and 1991
IRM Leadership Award, Association for Federal IRM, 1991
Federal Office Systems Exposition Award, 1991
Memberships:
Association for Computing Machinery
Institute for Electrical and Electronic Engineers
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Data Processing Managers Associatio
Chris E. Kuyatt
No full textCHRIS E. KUYATT
NBS/NIST: 1960 ‑ 1998
Birth: November 30,1930, Grand Island, Nebraska
Death: September 12,1998, Washington, DC
Education:
University of Nebraska degrees in physics: BS, 1952; MS, 1953; PhD, 1960
Principal field:
Basic research and measurement programs in electron physics, surface science, optics and spectrophotometry
Positions held at NBS/NIST:
Physicist, Electron Physics Section
Chief, Radiation Physics Division
Director for Radiation Research
Acting Director, NIST Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology
NBS/NIST Technical consulting services:
Chairman, Atomic and Molecular Physics Division Editorial Committee
Committee on Computer Utilization
Patent Committee
Chairman, Radiation Safety Committee
Chairman, Washington Editorial Review Board
Board of Editors, Journal of Research
Calibrations Advisory Group
Metric Board
Ad Hoc Committee on Uncertainty Statements
Ad Hoc Committee on International Standardization
Honors:
U.S. Department of Commerce Silver Medal, 1964
Elected to Phi Beta Kappa and Sigma Xi
Memberships:
American Physical Society (Fellow)
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Philosophical Society of Washington
National Conference of Standards Laboratories
Council for Optical Radiation Measurements
Publications:
Author or co‑author of more than 80 technical publications