Update and Priorities Update and Priorities

Visiting Committee On Advanced Visiting Committee On Advanced Technology (VCAT) June 9 Technology (VCAT) June 9

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Patrick D. Gallagher Patrick D. GallagherDeputy Director Deputy Director
Overview

 News Update on priorities Update on budget Update on planning Thoughts on our agenda
Awards and External Recognition of NIST 

Awards and External Recognition of NIST 

Physicist Deborah S. Jin will receive Sigma Xi's 2009 William ProcScientific Achievement, for Jin's technical innovations in the field of Fermionic (atomic) gases. Her work has been described as the crucin developing superconductors that work at room temperature.

Physicist James C. Bergquist, whose research helped 

atomic clocks, has been elected a member of the Natio

Daniel Madrzykowski was named George D. Post Instructor of the 2009 by the International Society of Fire Service Instructors and FirEngineering. 

Jun Ye, a NIST Fellow at JILA in Boulder, has receiFrequency and Time Award for his pioneering work atom optical lattice clock, narrow linewidth lasers, fe

and phase-coherent transmission of frequencies via optical fibers. Leo Hollberg, a physicist and group leader who recently retired froreceive the 2009 William F. Meggers Award from the Optical Societaward recognizes outstanding work in spectroscopy. 
Awards and External Recognition of NIST 

Awards and External Recognition of NIST 

2008 Arthur S. Flemming Award Winners

Research Physicist Sae Woo Nam reArthur S. Flemming Award for Applied Engineering and Mathematics for his gbreaking work with single photon detesystems 

Scientist Stephan J. Stranick received the Arthur S. Flemming Award for Basic Science for his innovations in chemical imaging microscopy techniques below the diffraction limit of light
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Gary F. Locke 

Secretary of Commerce

Department of Commerce Department of Commerce

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NIST Management Priorities NIST Management Priorities

1) Leadership Leadership -To improve our management s

To improve our management s

operations, and leadership to allow the orga

operations, and leadership to allow the orga

effective and efficient as possible. effective and efficient as possible.

2) Safety-To strengthen our safety program an

To strengthen our safety program an

foster a culture where safety is expected to b

foster a culture where safety is expected to b

part of our work. part of our work.

3) Positioning NIST Positioning NIST -To ensure that NIST is o

To ensure that NIST is o

makers’radar screens in discussions about 

radar screens in discussions about 

address the nation address the nation’s innovation and competi

s innovation and competi
NIST Organization NIST Organization

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Safety at NIST Safety at NIST

 Path forward: Path forward:

•Build a world class safety program Build a world class safety program•Integrate safety into our work Integrate safety into our work•Phased approach Phased approach

 Actions: Actions:

•Rich Kayseris Special Assistant for ESH is Special Assistant for ESH

•Completed Boulder cleanup project Completed Boulder cleanup project •Completed all required actions under NR

Completed all required actions under NR

•Responded to Notice of Violation from Ci

Responded to Notice of Violation from Ci

•Made management and organizational ch

Made management and organizational ch

strengthen safety at NIST strengthen safety at NIST

•Developed & implementing NIST Safety A

Developed & implementing NIST Safety A
President’s Science and Innova

President Barack Obama gives a speech at the National Academy of Sciences on April 27, 2009. 

Photos by Patrici

Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and Harvey V. Fineberg President of the Institute of Medicine., NAS.

The President’s budget recogcapable partner that is strategthe Nation improve its innovatrespond effectively and efficie• Double NIST laboratory/cons• Growth of Hollings MEP Pro• Growth of Technology Innov• NIST programs and Preside

• Smart Grid• Health IT• Cyber-security• Manufacturing • Innovation and compet
FY 2008 FY 2009 

Enacted Enacted ARR

STRS $440.5 $472.0 $220

National Measurement and Standards Labs 415.2 442.6 21Baldrige National Quality Program 7.9 9.4 Corporate Services (CIO and Business Systems) 16.5 16.5 Congressionally Designated Projects 0.9 3.5 ITS 154.8 175.0 0Technology Innovation Program 65.2 65.0 Hollings Manufacturing Extension Parthership 89.6 110.0 CRF 160.5 172.0 360NIST Construction & Major Renovations 79.2 98.0 18Competitive Construction Grant Program 30.0 30.0 18Congressionally Designated Projects 51.3 44.0 Total NIST 755.8 819.0 580

NIST Budget FY 2008 NIST Budget FY 2008 –FY 2

FY 

* Excludes $10M from DoE for Smart Grid and $20M from HHS for Health IT.

Dollars in 
NIST 2009 Budget: Another Look
NIST Recovery Act Funds NIST Recovery Act Funds --STRS

$220 Million for NIST STRS ProgramsFunds Program$119 Million To procure high-value research and measurement equ$35 Million To fund competitive research grants in measurement s

universities and other research institutions

$22 Million To expanded NRC/NIST Postdoctoral Research Fellow$20 Million To fund the creation of fellowship program to provide fe

and engineers to work at NIST

$15 Million To fund competitive research contracts ($5 million for S

Smart grid and cyber security related work)

$9 Million To fund contracts to Improve NIST’s IT infrastructure
NIST Recovery Act Funds NIST Recovery Act Funds --CRF

$360Million for NIST CRF ProgramsInternal NIST Construction$43.5 million To complete the NIST Boulder Building 1 Extension (B1E) c

Colorado.

$39 million For Safety, Capacity, Maintenance and Major Repairs (SCM

maintenance and repair backlog

$25 million For enhancing performance of NIST Boulder Building 1 Ext$16 million For high-efficiency pumps and other support infrastructure 

Neutron Research (NCNR)

$7.5 million To fund the construction of Liquid Helium Recovery System

Gaithersburg and Boulder

$2 million To fund a Net-Zero-Energy Residential Test Facility at NIST $16 million To fund the design and construction of the National Structu

Laboratory at NIST Gaithersburg

$7 million To fund the design and construction of an Emergency Serv

NIST Fire and Police services

$15 million To fund the design and construction of new time-code radio $9 million For relocation and consolidation of the advanced robotics aExtramural Construction$180 million To support competitive grants to fund the construction of re

universities and research institutions
FY2010 STRS Initiative Requests

Scientific and Technical Research Services: Focused National Priorities (+$60.5 million)Energy

 Powering up America: Accelerating Powering up America: Accelerating an Interoperable Smart Grid (

 an Interoperable Smart Grid (

 Advanced Energy Tec Advanced Energy Technologies: Solar Ener hnologies: Solar Energy and Storage ($7.5M

gy and Storage ($7.5

 Measurement Science for Net Measurement Science for Net-Zero Energy, High Zero Energy, High-Performance G

Performance G

Environment

 Measurements and Standards Measurements and Standards Underpinning an Economy Underpinning an Economy-Wide C

Wide C

Program ($7M) Program ($7M)

 Environment, Health Environment, Health and Safety Measurement and Safety Measurements and Standards fo

s and Standards fo

Healthcare

 Health IT – Towards a Nationwide Healthcare Information Infrastr Measurements Standards and Measurement Technology to Supp

Healthcare ($9M)

Physical Infrastructure

 Rebuilding the Physical Rebuilding the Physical Infrastructure: Tool Infrastructure: Tools to Prioritize Infr s to Prioritize Infrastru

astru

($4.5M) ($4.5M)

Information Technology Security

 Cyber Security: Leap-Ahead Security Technologies for Interconn Enabling Innovation through Quantum Information Science ($1.5M

Pushing the Frontiers of Measurement Science

 Quantum-based Measurements ($5.4 M)
Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnersh

Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnersh

Increased funding will help MEP expand center programs directed at:

 Accelerating technology adoption and 

innovation

 Promoting green and sustainable 

manufacturing technologies

Technology Innovation Program (+$4.9 M) Technology Innovation Program (+$4.9 M)

FY2010 funding will bring TIP funding to $69.9 MFY2010 funding provides for a total of 8 new awards: 

 Address a broader range of 

critical national needs

 Allow funding of new

competition areas
NIST FY 2010 CRF Requests NIST FY 2010 CRF Requests

Construction of Research Facilities: Strengthen NIST’s corto assure U.S. leadership in measurement science ($48.4 

 NIST Center for Neutron Research Expansion ($8 

Final year of 4-year $39 M project

 Boulder Building 1 Renovation ($26 M)

Year one of a 4-year $70.2 M project

 Gaithersburg General Purpose Lab 

Renovation Planning and Design ($14.4 M)

Year one of a $500 M project

* New construction initiatives in addition to Safety, Capacity, Maintenance, and Major Repair (SCMMR) base.
Planning Planning

•Three year plan as the formal planning docum

Three year plan as the formal planning docum

•Focus is on the Focus is on the “moving parts moving parts”of the plannin

of the plannin

•External drivers External drivers•Administration priorities Administration priorities•Role definition Role definition•Strategic investments Strategic investments•Routine planning cycle Routine planning cycle•Program metrics Program metrics

•Improved implementation Improved implementation 

(It’s not just about budgets s not just about budgets...)
Planning: actions Planning: actions

•Re-chartered and re chartered and re-focused NLB on strateg

focused NLB on strateg

agency

•Increased strategic funding to establish prog

Increased strategic funding to establish prog

•Increased interagency participation Increased interagency participation•Improving tracking of program measures for 

Improving tracking of program measures for 

•Developing new workshop program to define 

Developing new workshop program to define 

for key program areas for key program areas

•Developing a planning cycle for NLB (FY201

Developing a planning cycle for NLB (FY201
Thoughts on today Thoughts on today’s agenda s agenda

The purpose of this meeting is The purpose of this meeting is to examine the int

to examine the int

the NIST role in documentary standards and th

the NIST role in documentary standards and t

laboratory programs for several high laboratory programs for several high-impact c

impact c

•What aspects of What aspects of NIST’sfederal coordination role 

federal coordination role 

technical capabilities of technical capabilities of the NIST laboratories? the NIST laboratories?

•How could NIST enhance its support How could NIST enhance its support of other Fed

of other Fed

meeting U.S. Government needs for voluntary co

meeting U.S. Government needs for voluntary co

standards? standards? 

•What would be the potential im What would be the potential impacts on the NIST 

pacts on the NIST 

programs of NIST elevating t programs of NIST elevating the priority of its stand

he priority of its stan

coordination role? coordination role?
What you will see today What you will see today

 Laboratory Tour; Laboratory Tour; Phasor Measurement Units (Adv

Measurement Units (Adv

Measurement Laboratory, Bldg 218) Measurement Laboratory, Bldg 218) 

Jerry Stenbakken Stenbakken, Quantum Electrical Metrology , Quantum Electrical Metrology Division, Ele

Division, Ele

Engineering Laboratory Engineering Laboratory 

 Enabling Clinical Information Sh Enabling Clinical Information Sharing: Standards 

aring: Standards 

Dr. Bill Dr. Bill Majurski Majurski, Project Lead, and Ms. Lisa Ca , Project Lead, and Ms. Lisa Carnahan, Leade

rnahan, Leade

Software and Systems Division, Software and Systems Division, Information Technology Labo

Information Technology Labo
Discussion