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Michael L. Martin
No full textMICHAEL L. MARTIN
NBS/NIST: 1995–2018
INDUCTED: 2023
B: 1958, Washington, DC
D: 2022, Olney, Maryland
EDUCATION:
University of Maryland, Certification (Vocational Technical Occupational Teacher), 1992
Columbia Union College, BS (Organizational Management), 1997
American University, MS (Organization Development), 2003
CITATION: For exceptional service to NIST in creating and implementing a highly successful leadership development program for new and future NIST leaders and spearheading a NIST-wide mentoring/coaching program
POSITIONS HELD AT NBS/NIST:
Management and Program Analyst, Office of the Director of Administration (DA), 1995-1996
Management Analyst/Supervisory Management Analyst, Management Analysis Group, Management and Organization Division, DA/Director for Administration and Chief Financial Officer (DACFO), 1996-2002
Resource Specialist, Office of the Director for Administration and Chief Financial Officer, DACFO, 2002-2004
Resource Specialist/Supervisory Executive Development Resource Specialist, Leadership and Employee Development Group, Chief Human Capital Officer/Office of Workforce Management (OWM), 2004-2011
Resources Specialist/Supervisory HR Specialist, Compensation, Recognition, and Effectiveness Division (CRED), OWM/Office of Human Resources Management (OHRM), 2011-2018
Human Resources Specialist, CRED, OHRM (reemployed annuitant), 2019-2020
SIGNIFICANCE OF WORK:
Michael Martin was a main architect responsible for the creation and implementation of the highly successful leadership development programs for NIST: The New Leader Program; The Foundations of Leadership Program; and the Project Management Leadership Program. His work in leadership and organizational development had a significant impact on NIST, producing over 800 alumni from these programs prior to his retirement in 2018, many of whom are today's NIST leaders. Through these programs he succeeded in developing and sustaining a solution to succession planning within NIST by establishing a pipeline of leaders and giving them the necessary tools to succeed. He assigned coaches and mentors to the program participants to assist them in their acclimation to their leadership roles and to ensure their success. His length and breadth of service ensured that NIST is at the forefront of leadership techniques by translating theory into practice. His expertise was sought throughout NIST and by external partners. His creativity and vision resulted in a pre-eminent corporate leadership program at NIST.
HONORS:
NIST Bronze Medal (2012)
NIST Distinguished Career Award (2018)
MEMBERSHIPS:
International Coaching Federation
Organization Development Network
Certifications including: Myers-Briggs Type Indicator; Georgetown University, Leadership Coaching; Harvard Kennedy School, The Art & Practice of Leadership Development; Situational Leadership, Center for Leadership Studie
Oral History interview of Tom Lucatorto, July 13, 2023
No full textThomas B. Lucatorto, an associate guest researcher in the Surface and Interface Metrology group of the Sensor Science division, NIST Physical Measurement Laboratory, reflects on his 51 ½ year career at NIST including his decision to join the National Bureau of Standards, his work with the Synchrotron Ultraviolet Radiation Facility (SURF), the Laser Interferometric Gravity-wave Observatory (LIGO), and with EUV lithography. A written postscript from Thomas Lucatorto, dated September 14, 2023, is included at the end of the transcript.
Thomas Lucatorto received a Ph.D. in physics from Columbia University in 1968. He was a postdoctoral research associate at Columbia University from 1968 to 1970, conducting research involving radiofrequency spectroscopy of atoms and ions. He joined the National Bureau of Standards in 1970 to investigate atomic structure using laser and synchrotron techniques. From 1985 to 2011 he was group leader of the Photon Physics group, and from 2011 to 2021 he was group leader of the Ultraviolet Radiation group. He has been an associate guest researcher since his retirement in 2021
Kirk D. Rice
No full textKIRK D. RICE
NBS/NIST: 1998–2019
INDUCTED: 2023
B: 1962, Hagerstown, Maryland
EDUCATION:
University of Maryland, BS (Chemical Engineering), 1984
George Washington University, MS (Engineering Administration), 1989
CITATION: For outstanding research and leadership resulting in new, improved test methods and standards for life-saving equipment, including body armor and helmets worn by law enforcement, corrections, and military personnel
POSITIONS HELD AT NBS/NIST:
Program Manager, Weapons and Protective Systems Program, Office of Law Enforcement Standards, Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory, 1998-2010
Program Manager, Protective Materials Program, Security Technologies Group, Materials Measurement Science Division, Material Measurement Laboratory, 2010-2019
HONORS:
National Institute of Justice Commendation Award (2001)
NIST Bronze Medals (2002 and 2011)
U.S. Department of Commerce Gold Medal (2010)
MEMBERSHIPS:
ASTM International
NVLAP assessor
PUBLICATIONS:
More than 55 publications including:
Holmes, G.A., Rice, K., and Snyder, C.R., “Ballistic Fibers: A Review of the Thermal, Ultraviolet, and Hydrolytic Stability of the Benzoxazole Ring Structure”, Journal of Materials Science, 41: 4105-4116 (2006)
Chin, J., Petit, S., Forster, A., Riley, M., and Rice, K., “Effect of Artificial Perspiration and Cleaning Chemicals on Mechanical and Chemical Properties of Ballistic Materials”, Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 113 (1): 567-584 (2009)
Holmes, G.A., Kim, J.H., McDonough, W.G., Riley, M.A., and Rice, K.D., “A Detailed Investigation of the Mechanical Properties of Polybenzoxazole Fibers Within Soft Body Armor”, Journal of Materials Science, 44: 3619-3625 (2009)
Forster, A.L., Rice, K.D., Riley, M.A., Messin, G.H.R., Petit, S., Clerici, C., Vigoroux, M., Pintus, P., Holmes, G., and Chin, J., Development of Soft Armor Conditioning Protocols for NIJ Standard-0101.06: Analytical Results, NISTIR 7627 (2009)
Rice, K.D., Riley, M.A., Forster, A.L., Phillips, S.D., Shakarji, C.M., Sawyer, D.S., Blackburn, C.J., Borchardt, B.R., and Filliben, J.J., Dimensional Metrology Issues of Army Body Armor Testing, NIST (2010)
Rice, K.D., Forster, A.L., Riley, M. A., and Paulter, N.G., Jr., Investigations of Near-Edge Ballistic Impacts on Law Enforcement Body Armor, NISTIR 8026 (2014
Edward Embree
No full textEDWARD EMBREE
NBS/NIST: 1970–2005
INDUCTED: 2023
B: 1947, Silver Spring, Maryland
EDUCATION:
University of Maryland, BS (Information Systems Management), 1994
CITATION:
For creative design and implementation of novel hardware and electromechanical systems that facilitated world-class materials research, including accelerated weathering of organic coatings, roofing membranes, and electrical wiring
POSITIONS HELD AT NBS/NIST:
Radiation Technician, Health Physics Section, Center for Radiation Research, Institute for Basic Standards, 1970-1973
Engineering Technician, Center for Building Technology, Institute for Applied Technology/National Engineering Laboratory, 1974-1990
Engineering Technician, Building Materials and Construction Research Division, Building and Fire Research Laboratory, 1991-2005
SIGNIFICANCE OF WORK:
Over a 36-year career Ned Embree consistently produced equipment, devices, and test protocols that enabled NBS/NIST to produce ground-breaking results greatly needed by the construction industry to ensure safety and performance. Researchers who worked with him reported that Ned rapidly produced functional prototypes followed by robust and professional final products, and he exemplified an unquenchable curiosity, a quest for perfection, and an ability to work closely with a diverse group of scientists, engineers, technicians, and students to achieve tangible results, which were sorely needed and duly recognized for their significance to the construction industry.
HONORS:
NIST Bronze Medals (1977 and 2002)
Industrial Research R&D 100 Award (1987)
PUBLICATIONS:
More than 20 publications and a patent including:
Clark, E.J., Roberts, W.E., Grimes, J.W., and Embree, E., Solar Energy Systems—Standards for Cover Plates for Flat Plate Solar Collectors, NBS Technical Note 1132 (1980)
Martin, J.W., Embree, E., and Tsao, W., “Non-osmotic, Defect-controlled Cathodic Disbondment of a Coating from a Steel Substrate”, Journal of Coatings Technology, 62 (790), 25-33 (1990)
Rossiter, W.J., Jr., Vangel, M.G., Embree, E., Kraft, K.M., and Seiler J.F., Jr., Performance of Tape-Bonded Seams of EPDM Membranes: Comparison of the Peel Creep-Rupture Response of Tape-Bonded and Liquid-Adhesive-Bonded Seams, NIST Building Science Series 175 (1996)
Martin, J.W., Chin, J.W., Byrd, W.E., Embree, E., and Kraft, K.M., “An Integrating Sphere-Based Ultraviolet Exposure Chamber Design for the Photodegradation of Polymeric Materials”, Polymer Degradation and Stability, 63 (2), 297-304 (1999)
Martin, J.W., Embree, E., and Van Landingham, M.R., Humidity Chamber for Scanning Stylus Atomic Force Microscope with Cantilever Tracking, U.S. Patent 6490913 (December 10, 2002)
White, C.C., Embree, E., Byrd, W.E., and Patel, A.R., “Development of A High Throughput Method Incorporating Traditional Analytical Devices”, J. of Res. of NIST, 109, 5, 465-477 (2004
William A. MacCrehan
No full textWILLIAM A. MACCREHAN
NBS/NIST: 1977–2022
INDUCTED: 2023
B: 1951, Lodi, New Jersey
EDUCATION:
Towson University, BS (Chemistry and Education), 1973 University of Maryland, PhD (Analytical Chemistry), 1978
CITATION: For the research, development, and application of innovative analytical measurement approaches addressing a wide range of important national challenges, including those in the environmental, clinical/medical, oceanographic, water processing, forensic and homeland security domains
POSITIONS HELD AT NBS/NIST:
Research Chemist, Center for Analytical Chemistry (CAC), National Measurement Laboratory, 1977-1990
Acting Leader, Electrochemistry Group, Organic Analytical Research Division, CAC, NML, 1985-6 and 1988
Leader, Analytical Sensors and Automation Group, Organic Analytical Research Division, Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory (CSTL), 1990-1993
Scientific Advisor to CSTL Director, 1994-1995
Research Chemist, Analytical Chemistry Division, CSTL/Organic Chemical Metrology Group, Chemical Sciences Division, Material Measurement Laboratory (MML), 1995-2022
Guest Researcher, Organic Chemical Metrology Group, Chemical Sciences Division, MML, 2022-
HONORS:
NIST Bronze Medal (1995); ASTM Distinguished Service Award (2007); Gordon Research Conference
NIST Representative for the NAS Report “Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward”
MML Accolade for Strategic Partnerships in Biomimicry (2017)
Adjunct Professor - Forensic Science, George Washington University (1996-2003) and Chemistry, University of Maryland (2000-2001), and Affiliate Professor - Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, Auburn University
MEMBERSHIPS:
ASTM International, American Chemical Society
American Academy of Forensic Sciences, Academy Standards Board/ANSI
Scientific Working Group for Dogs and Orthogonal Detector Guidelines (SWGDOG)
NIST Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Sciences, Dogs and Sensors Subcommittee
PUBLICATIONS:
More than 160 publications including:
MacCrehan, W.A. and Durst, R.A., “Measurement of Organomercury Species in Biological Samples by Liquid Chromatography with Differential Pulse Electrochemical Detection”, Anal. Chem. 50 (14), 2108-2112 (1978)
MacCrehan, W.A., May, W.E., Yang, S.D., and Benner, B.A., Jr., “Determination of Nitro Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Air and Diesel Particulate Matter Using Liquid Chromatography with Electrochemical and Fluorescence Detection”, Anal. Chem. 60, 194-199 (1988)
MacCrehan, W.A. and Shea, D., “Temporal Relationship of Thiols to Inorganic Sulfur Compounds in Anoxic Chesapeake Bay Sediment Porewater,” Geochemical Transformations of Sedimentary Sulfur, ACS Symposium Series 612, Vairavamurthy, M.A., et al., (Eds.), American Chemical Society, 294-310 (1995)
MacCrehan W.A., Bedner M., and Helz, G.R., “Making Chlorine Greener: Performance of Alternative Dechlorination Agents in Wastewater”, Chemosphere 60 (3), 381-388 (2005)
MacCrehan, W., “A NIST Standard Reference Material (SRM) to Support the Detection of Trace Explosives”, Anal. Chem., 81 (17), 7189-7196 (2009)
MacCrehan, W., Young, M., and Schantz, M.M., “Measurements of Vapor Capture-and-Release Behavior of PDMS-based Canine Training Aids for Explosive Odorants”, Forensic Chemistry 11, 58-64 (2018
Oral history interview of Joe Reader, Nov. 28, 2023
No full textOral history interview of Joe Reader conducted on November 28, 2023, by the NIST Research Library and the NIST Standards Alumni Association. Joe Reader is a spectroscopist who worked at NIST from 1963 until his retirement in 2014. He has been a guest researcher in the Atomic Spectroscopy Group of the Quantum Measurement Division, NIST Physical Measurement Laboratory, since 2014. Joe discusses his early research at Purdue University; projects for the Hubble Space Telescope; constructing spectrographs for the then-new NBS Gaithersburg labs; research at Los Alamos; a scientist-exchange trip to the Soviet Union and trips to France and Sweden; his ownership of the company Opthos; projects for the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and at the University of Rochester; work on the NIST Atomic Spectra Database and the Electron Beam Ion Trap (EBIT); helping to build the gym at NIST Gaithersburg; and his participation in an experimental immunotherapy program to treat his leukemia. Joe also shares remembrances of individuals he had worked with at NBS/NIST and their personalities; relates a story about a weapon found in a staff office; and shares stories about the uses of the 12th floor of the NIST Gaithersburg Administration building. Interviewers were Keith Martin, Bert Coursey, Bill Ott, Charles Clark, Tom Lucatorto, and Craig Sansonetti
Charles W. Clark
No full textCHARLES W. CLARK
NBS/NIST: 1981–1983 and 1984–2022
INDUCTED: 2023
B: 1952, Minneapolis, Minnesota
EDUCATION:
Western Washington State College, B.A. (Mathematics and Physics), 1974
University of Chicago, S.M. (Physics), 1976
University of Chicago, Ph.D. (Physics), 1979
CITATION: For providing the theoretical basis for understanding many of the most important aspects of modern atomic, molecular, and optical physics, especially ultracold atoms, Bose-Einstein condensates, and quantum technology
POSITIONS HELD AT NBS/NIST:
NAS/NRC Postdoctoral Research Associate, Atomic and Plasma Radiation Division, Center for Radiation Research (CRR), National Measurement Laboratory (NML), 1981-1983
Physicist, Radiation Physics Division, CRR, NML, 1984-1989
Chief, Electron and Optical Physics Division, Physics Laboratory, 1990-2010
Program Manager, Atomic, Molecular and Quantum Physics, Office of Naval Research, United States Navy (part-time detail 2003-2014)
NIST Fellow, Quantum Measurement Division, Physical Measurement Laboratory, 2010-2022
NIST Co-Director of the Joint Quantum Institute (Joint with University of MD), 2011-2016
HONORS:
Visiting Fellow, Australian National University (1986 and 1992); Dr. Lee Visiting Fellow, Christ Church, University of Oxford (1999); Visiting Scholar, National University of Singapore (2007-2023); Distinguished Visiting Professor of Quantum Physics, University of Malaya (2013-2015); Visiting Scholar, Merton College, University of Oxford (2017-2023)
Excellence in Research Award, NBS Chapter of Sigma Xi (1987)
NIST Equal Employment Opportunity Award (1991); Safety Award (2002); Edward Uhler Condon Award (2002 and 2013)
Fellow: American Physical Society (1992); Optical Society of America (1994); Institute of Physics (UK) (1999); American Association for the Advancement of Science (2001); Washington Academy of Sciences (and Physical Sciences Award) (2003); Joint Quantum Institute (2007-2023)
U.S. Department of Commerce Silver Medal (1994); Gold Medals (2004 and 2011); NIST Bronze Medal (2009)
Archie Mahan Prize, Optical Society of America (2002)
Distinguished Presidential Rank Award (2007)
R&D 100 Award, R&D Magazine (2008)
Award for Information Technology Achievement, Government Computer News (2011)
Honorary Fellow, Bangladesh Physical Society (2021)
MEMBERSHIPS:
American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Physical Society, Bangladesh Physical Society, Cosmos Club, National Society of Black Physicists, Optica
PUBLICATIONS:
Four patents and 250 publications, including:
Olver, F.W.J., Lozier, D.W., Boisvert, R.F., and Clark, C.W., (Eds.), NIST Handbook of Mathematical Functions, Cambridge University Press (2010
NIST Oral History Interview with Harry Hertz, October 30, 2023
No full textOral history of Harry Hertz conducted by the NIST Research Library and the NIST Standards Alumni Association on October 30, 2023. Harry Hertz worked at NBS/NIST from 1973-2013 as a research chemist; laboratory administrator; and director of the Baldrige National Quality Award Program. Hertz shares stories about his research trips to Alaska to measure baseline pollution levels; relates a near-death experience while collecting environmental samples in the Bahamas; discusses the NIST environmental specimen bank, the Love Canal controversy, and testing the White House water supply; and details his move from bench scientist to administrator and his role as director of the Baldrige National Quality Award Program including the development, challenges, and evolution of that program. Interviewers were Keith Martin, Curt Reimann, Willie May, Barry Diamondstone, Bert Coursey, and Jackie Calhoun
Oral history interview of Joe Reader, Nov. 28, 2023 (Photo)
No full textOral history interview of Joe Reader conducted on November 28, 2023, by the NIST Research Library and the NIST Standards Alumni Association. Joe Reader is a spectroscopist who worked at NIST from 1963 until his retirement in 2014. He has been a guest researcher in the Atomic Spectroscopy Group of the Quantum Measurement Division, NIST Physical Measurement Laboratory, since 2014. Joe discusses his early research at Purdue University; projects for the Hubble Space Telescope; constructing spectrographs for the then-new NBS Gaithersburg labs; research at Los Alamos; a scientist-exchange trip to the Soviet Union and trips to France and Sweden; his ownership of the company Opthos; projects for the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) and at the University of Rochester; work on the NIST Atomic Spectra Database and the Electron Beam Ion Trap (EBIT); helping to build the gym at NIST Gaithersburg; and his participation in an experimental immunotherapy program to treat his leukemia. Joe also shares remembrances of individuals he had worked with at NBS/NIST and their personalities; relates a story about a weapon found in a staff office; and shares stories about the uses of the 12th floor of the NIST Gaithersburg Administration building. Interviewers were Keith Martin, Bert Coursey, Bill Ott, Charles Clark, Tom Lucatorto, and Craig Sansonetti
James J. Filliben
No full textJAMES J. FILLIBEN
NBS/NIST: 1969–2022
INDUCTED: 2023
B: 1943, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
D: 2022, Derwood, Maryland
EDUCATION:
La Salle College, BS (Mathematics), 1965
Princeton University, PhD (Statistics), 1969
CITATION:
For outstanding technical leadership in the application of statistical experiment design, analysis, and computing in numerous high-profile collaborative efforts spanning more than 50 years
POSITIONS HELD AT NBS/NIST:
Mathematical Statistician, Applied Mathematics Division, Institute for Basic Standards/Statistical Engineering Division, National Engineering Laboratory/Computing and Applied Mathematics Laboratory/Information Technology Laboratory, 1969-2022
HONORS:
NIST Bronze Medals (1981, 2011, 2011, and 2018)
U.S. Department of Commerce Gold Medals (1984, 2005, 2010, and 2020)
U.S. Department of Commerce Silver Medal (2003)
Fellow, American Statistical Association and W. J. Youden Award (2003)
Fellow, Washington Academy of Sciences and Distinguished Career in Science Award (2017)
NIST Dean of Staff, (2021-2022)
MEMBERSHIPS:
American Statistical Association
Teacher and Parent’s Day Moderator for Adventure in Science (1997-2017)
PUBLICATIONS:
More than 140 publications including:
Filliben, J.J., “The Probability Plot Correlation Coefficient Test for Normality”, Technometrics, 17 (1) (1975)
Heckert, N.A. and Filliben, J.J., NIST Handbook 148: DATAPLOT Reference Manual, Volumes I & 11, NIST Handbook Series (2003)
Heckert, N.A., Filliben, J.J., Croarkin, C.M., Hembree, B., Guthrie, W.F., Tobias, P., and Prinz, J., NIST Handbook 151: NIST/SEMATECH e-Handbook of Statistical Methods, NIST Interagency/Internal Report (NISTIR) (2002)
Ohlemiller, T.J., Mulholland, G.W., Maranghides, A., Filliben, J.J., and Gann, R.G., Fire Tests of Single Office Workstations, Federal Building and Fire Safety Investigation of the World Trade Center Disaster, NIST NCSTAR 1-5C (2005)
Nour, S., Inn, K., and Filliben, J., “Development of the NIST Rocky Flats Soil Standard”, Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry, 277 (2008)
Lee, Y., Filliben, J.J., Micheals, R.J., and Phillips, P.J., “Sensitivity Analysis for Biometric Systems: A Methodology Based on Orthogonal Experiment Designs”, Computer Vision and Image Understanding, 117 (5) (2013