Welcome

Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology

February 5-6, 2014

Dr. Patrick Gallagher

Under Secretary for Standards and Technology and NIST Director 
Safety Update

Recordable case (RC)

• To a first approximation, an injury that 

required medical treatment beyond first aid

DART case

• An OSHA recordable that resulted in 

employee Days Away, Restricted duty, or job 

Transfer

Goal = Zero
Welcome to New VCAT Member

Career Highlights: 

• 11th NSF Director, 1990-2004, and Co-chair of the NSTC Committee on 

Science

• Winner of 2006 National Medal of Science

• Former President of the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute

• Has held leadership positions at many scientific organizations, including 

Chairman of the Board of Governors of the American Academy of 

Microbiology and President of the American Association for the 

Advancement of Science

• Member of US and International Science Academies

• Authored or co-authored 17 books and more than 800 scientific pubs

Rita R. Colwell 

Distinguished University Professor, University of Maryland College Park 

and Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health

Senior Advisor and Chairman Emeritus, Canon U.S. Life Sciences

Chairman and President, CosmosID, Inc.

Credit: University of 

Maryland 
THANK YOU to Departing VCAT Members

Pradeep Khosla

Term: June 6, 2008–June, 1, 2014

• Member of the VCAT Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, 2013

• Member of the VCAT Subcommittee on Public Safety Networks, 2011

Alan Taub

Term: May 9, 2008–May 8, 2014

• VCAT Chair: April 1, 2013–March 31, 2014

• VCAT Vice Chair: March 5, 2010–March 31, 2013

• Member of the VCAT Subcommittee on Manufacturing, 2013-2014

• Member of the VCAT Subcommittee on Safety, 2012–2013

• Chair of the VCAT Subcommittee on Manufacturing, 2011

Credit: NIST

Credit: NIST

Congratulations

Ana Maria Rey (NIST/JILA) has 

been named a 2013 

MacArthur Foundation Fellow

“Atomic physicist advancing our 

ability to simulate, manipulate, 

and control novel states of matter 

through fundamental conceptual 

research on ultra-cold atoms”

Dan Madrzykowski won the 

2013 Service to America 

Citizen Services Award

“Dramatically improved 

firefighting practices by conducting 

and sharing sophisticated research 

that has saved firefighters’ lives 

and protected property across the 

nation.”

Courtesy of the John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur FoundationCourtesy of theSamuel J. Heyman

Service to America Medals

Deborah Jin to receive 2014 

Comstock Price in Physics

“Demonstrating quantum 

degeneracy and the formation of a 

molecular Bose-Einstein 

condensate in ultra-cold fermionic

atomic gases, and for pioneering 

work in polar molecular quantum 

chemistry”

Credit: Glenn Asakawa/University of Colorado
Congratulations

Gretchen Campbell nominated for 

“pioneering research in the new 

field of atomtronics, proving the 

feasibility of this technology by 

demonstrating the first 

controllable atom circuit, and for 

mentoring young scientists through 

coursework, laboratory research, 

and sponsorship of a women-inphysics group.”

R. Joseph Kline, nominated for 

“pioneering the use of grazing 

incidence X-ray diffraction for the 

characterization of molecular 

factors critical to the performance 

of organic electronics, and for 

building collaborations across NIST 

and with industry, and mentoring 

the next generation of scientists in 

this area.”

Ana Maria Rey (NIST/JILA), 

nominated for 

“world-class accomplishments in 

the theory of complex interactions 

between atoms and light, guiding 

and explaining experiments in such 

areas as ultracold atoms and 

molecules, quantum information 

processing, atomic clocks, and 

quantum magnetism, and for 

outstanding mentoring of future 

generations of scientists.”

Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers 
Budget Update

• $850 M, increase of $81 M over FY13 enacted

• $651M for STRS, including +$30M for 

advanced manufacturing, +$5M for 

cybersecurity research, and +$1 for disaster 

resilience 

• $143M for ITS, including $128M for MEP and 

$15M for AMTech

• $56M for Construction of Research Facilities

FY 2014 Enacted

• NIST Request submitted to OMB in 

September FY 2015 Request

FY 2016 Request • Planning has started 
NIST FY 2014 Omnibus Appropriations Bill

(Dollars in millions)

FY 2014 FY 2014 

FY 2013 President's Congressional

Enacted Request Budget

STRS $579.8 $693.7 $651.0

Laboratory Programs 517.1 616.8 TBD

Corporate Services 17.3 18.7 TBD

Stds Coord. and Spec. Prgs. 45.4 58.2 TBD

ITS $133.6 $174.5 $143.0

Advanced Manu. Tech. Consort. 10.6 21.4 15.0

Hollings Manuf. Ext. Prg. 123.0 153.1 128.0

CRF $55.9 $60.0 $56.0

 Const. & Major Renovations 11.8 11.8 TBD

Saf. Cap., Maint., Maj. Repairs 44.1 48.2 TBD

Total Discretionary $769.3 $928.2 $850.0

NNMI (Mandatory) $0.0 $1,000.0 $0.0

WIN (Mandatory) *

Total NIST $769.3 $1,928.2 $850.0

* The Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act of 2012 authorized $300M in funds; the first $100M is provided to NIST after successful spectrum 

auction of $7.2B or more; an additional $200M is allocated to NIST if spectrum auctions net more than $27.6B; CBO scored the first $100M coming to NIST 

in FY 2017; these spectrum auctions could take up to 7 years. 
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DOC Strategic Plan
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State of the Union

We know that the nation that goes all-in on innovation today will own the global economy 

tomorrow. This is an edge America cannot surrender. Federally-funded research helped lead 

to the ideas and inventions behind Google and smartphones. And that's why Congress should 

undo the damage done by last year's cuts to basic research so we can unleash the next great 

American discovery.

President Obama

2014 State of the Union Address

Themes relevant to 

NIST:

- Manufacturing

- Innovation

- Skills

- Education

- Trade

- Energy & Environment

Official White House Photo by Pete Souza
Associate Director for Management 

Resources

Mary Saunders

Staff Offices

Civil Rights and Diversity

Research Support Services

Associate Director for Laboratory 

Programs/Principal Deputy

Willie E. May

Staff Offices

Reimbursable Agreements 

Coordination Office

Standards Coordination

Special Programs

NIST Organization

Executive Officer for Administration

Management and Organization 

Administrative Support

Director 

Under Secretary of Commerce for 

Standards and Technology 

Patrick Gallagher

Chief of Staff

Program Coordination

Public and Business Affairs

Congressional and Legislative Affairs

International and Academic Affairs

Associate Director for Innovation 

and Industry Services

Phillip Singerman

Staff Offices

Technology Partnerships

Economic Analysis

Advanced Manufacturing

Material Measurement Laboratory

Laurie Locascio

Physical Measurement Laboratory

Joseph Dehmer

Engineering Laboratory

Howard Harary, Acting

Information Technology Laboratory

Chuck Romine

Center for Nanoscale Science and 

Technology

Robert Celotta

NIST Center for Neutron Research

Robert Dimeo

Communications Technology 

Laboratory

Baldrige Performance Excellence 

Program

Robert Fangmeyer

Hollings Manufacturing Extension 

Partnership

Phil Singerman, Acting

Office of Acquisition and Agreements 

Management

Cecelia Royster, Acting

Office of Facilities and Property 

Management

Steve Salber

Office of Financial Resource 

Management

George Jenkins

Office of Workforce Management

Susanne Porch

Office of Information Systems 

Management

Del Brockett

Office of Safety, Health and 

Environment

Richard Kayser
• RFP published June 27th, closed August 12th. NIST received 

many strong proposals

• Awarded to new Center for Hierarchical Materials Design 

(CHiMaD) Consortium lead by Northwestern

• University of Chicago

• Northwestern-Argonne Institute of Science and Engineering 

(partnership between Northwestern and DoE’s Argonne 

National Lab)

• The Computation Institute (partnership between University of 

Chicago and Argonne National Lab)

• $5 million NIST award with $4.65 million consortium 

contribution

• CHiMaD will focus on the discovery of novel hierarchical 

materials. Hierarchical materials exploit distinct structural 

details at various scales from the atomic on up to achieve 

special, enhanced properties. 

Program Update: Center of Excellence on Advanced Materials

Credit: Douglas/NIST
Program Update: Forensic Science

• National Commission on Forensic 

Science

• Co-chaired by DOJ Deputy Attorney 

General and NIST Director

• Includes forensic science service 

providers, researchers, law enforcement, 

prosecutors, defense attorneys, and 

judges

• First meeting Feb 3-4, 2014

• Two additional roles for NIST:

• Validation of forensic measurement;

• Coordination of guidance to support 

forensic laboratories

• Guidance Groups

• NIST has collected public comments and 

developed a plan for what we term the 

“Organization of Scientific Area 

Committees (OSAC)”

Credit: DHS

Credit: Adam Barowy/NIST

Credit: Theodore Vorbuger/NIST

Credit: Michael Indovina/NIST
Program Updates -- National Strategy for Trusted Identities in 

Cyberspace (NSTIC)

• National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (April 2011)

• National Program Office (interagency)

• Identity Ecosystem Steering Group (private sector)

Second round of pilots awarded on September 17th: 

over $7M in awards to 5 organizations

• Exponent (Calif.), $1,589,400;

• Georgia Tech Research Corporation (GTRC) (Ga.), $1,720,723;

• Privacy Vaults Online, Inc. (PRIVO) (Va.), $1,611,349;

• Troop ID (Va.), $1,204,957; and

• Transglobal Secure Collaboration Participation, Inc. (TSCP) (Va.), 

$1,264,074.

FFO for third round of pilots released January 16, 2014
Program Update: Cybersecurity for Critical Infrastructure 

Framework

• Draft framework outline published July 1, 2013

• Third Cybersecurity Framework Workshop held July 

10-12, 2013 in San Diego, CA

• Preliminary Framework published August 28, 2013

• Fourth Cybersecurity Framework Workshop held 

September 11-13, 2013 in Dallas, TX

• Preliminary Framework published on October 10, 

2013, formal comments requested by December 13, 

2013

• Fifth Cybersecurity Framework Workshop held 

November 14-15, 2013 in Raleigh, NC

• Final Framework to be released February 12, 2014

Courtesy of UTDallas

Erik Jepsen/UC San Diego Publications

Courtesy NCState
Program Update: Advanced Manufacturing Technology Consortia 

Program

Teaming and partnerships strongly encouraged 

 With participation by the full value chain, including small-and 

mid-sized firms.

Planning projects sought that include:

 Facilitating development, diffusion, technology transfer, and 

knowledge adoption

 Identifying critical gaps in manufacturing common to an 

industry or sector. 

 Creating roadmaps that guide new research and 

development to address industry problems. 

AMTech

AMTech program funded in 2013 appropriations

Grants will support new or existing industry-driven consortia to develop 

research plans

FFO published July 24th; proposals due October 21st. Received a strong 

response.
Program Update: Measurement Science for Advanced 

Manufacturing

NIST awarded $7.4 Million in grants for Additive 

Manufacturing Research

• FFO published March 20

• Awarded September 17

Grants will go to two awardees

• Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Ill ($2.4 million) 

Development and validation of physics-based additive 

manufacturing models for process control and quality 

assurance 

• National Additive Manufacturing Innovation Institute, 

Youngstown, Ohio ($5 million) 

Holistic approach to solving measurement science 

challenges in additive manufacturing

Young/NIST
AMP 1.0 – 16 Recommendations

Pillar I: Enabling Innovation

Pillar II: Securing the Supply Chain 

Pillar III: Improving Business Climate

AMP 2.0 Working Teams

• Transformative manufacturing technologies

• Demand-driven workforce solutions 

• Supporting implementation of NNMI

• Manufacturing policy 

• Manufacturing image

President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology

Advanced Manufacturing Partnership 2.0

Rafael Reif Andrew Liveris

Steering Committee Co-Chairs

AMP Mission: Encourage approaches that sustain and grow U.S. leadership in 

advanced manufacturing

AMP Coordinating Group

DOW, MIT, WH, AMNPO

19 Senior Leaders

industry, academia & labor

AMP 2.0 focused on Implementation

kickoff Sept 30, 2013

• Regional engagement and outreach 

• Implementation on national initiatives

• Active Working Teams to issue “letterreports” 
NNMI: National Network for Manufacturing Innovation

NNMI Bipartisan/Bicameral Legislation

• Revitalize American Manufacturing & Innovation (“RAMI”) Act, Aug. 1, 2013

• Senate Commerce Committee Hearing, Nov. 13, 2013

• House Science Committee, Subc. on Research & Technology Hearing, Dec. 12, 2013

NNMI Mission: Advance U.S. Manufacturing and strengthen workforce skills by 

“scaling-up” new innovative technologies from labs to production

Administrative Action

• Pilot institute on Additive Manufacturing, Youngstown 

OH established Oct. 2012 

• “Next Generation Power Electronics Innovation Institute,” 

Raleigh, NC, DOE, announced Jan. 15

• DOD Lightweight Metals and Digital Manufacturing 

Institutes, to be announced shortly.

 SOTU – announcement of new Institutes 

(in addition to Youngstown and Raleigh, total of 8)

 NIST leading effort to coordinate network of Institutes

“Tonight, I'm announcing we'll 

launch six more this year.” 

SOTU, January 28, 2014

Official White House Photo by Amanda Lucidon
Manufacturing Subcommittee

Charge

- Assess approach to meeting 

needs of changing technology 

landscape in advanced 

manufacturing

- Identify emerging trends

- Mechanisms to develop technical 

capabilities

- Recommendations on approach 

to research, collaboration, tech 

transfer, and outreach across 

multiple programs

Agenda

State of Advanced Manufacturing 

Technologies

Stephanie Shipp, Deputy Director and 

Research Professor, Virginia Bioinformatics 

Institute at Virginia Tech

Stephen Ezell, Senior Analyst, Information 

Technology and Innovation Foundation

Rob Gorham, Deputy Director, Technology 

Development, America Makes

Coordination Among NIST Programs

Roger Kilmer, Chief Manufacturing Officer

Developing the Next Generation of Technical 

Thought-leaders in Manufacturing

Bob Celotta, Director, CNST

Joe Dehmer, Director, PML

Howard Harary, Acting Director, EL

Laurie Locascio, Director, MML
Cybersecurity Subcommittee

Charge

- Recommendations to position NIST to 

best respond to cybersecurity needs

- How to ensure balance between short-term 

priorities and long-term technical expertise

- How to confirm that methods of partnership, 

collaboration, and communication are 

sufficient?

- Comment on tools organizations need to 

address cybersecurity risk

NIST Initiating Review of Cryptographic 

Standards Development Process 11/1/13

“Trust is crucial to the adoption of strong 

cryptographic algorithms. To ensure that our 

guidance has been developed according the highest 

standard of inclusiveness, transparency and security, 

NIST has initiated a formal review of our standards 

development efforts. (...) We also will bring in an 

independent organization to conduct a formal review 

of our standards development approach and to 

suggest improvements.” 

Agenda

Addressing Cybersecurity Risk, a focus of the 

Cybersecurity Framework for Critical 

Infrastructure

NIST Cybersecurity Leadership

Optimum Balance – Cultivating Long-Term 

Expertise to Support Short-Term Priorities

NIST Subject Matter Experts

NIST Response to the Nation’s Cybersecurity 

Needs

Information Security and Privacy Advisory 

Board (ISPAB) Members

Review of Cryptography Standards 

Development Processes

Pat Gallagher
VCAT Meeting Agenda Review Day 1 

Session I: Overview 

Call to Order

Alan Taub, VCAT Chair

Welcome and Agenda Review

Pat Gallagher, Director and Under Secretary for Standards and Technology

NIST Safety Update 

Richard Kayser, Chief Safety Officer

Session II: NIST’s User Facilities and Other Examples of Ways in Which NIST Partners with Others

Context Setting

Willie May, Associate Director for Laboratory Programs and Principal Deputy

NIST Center for Neutron Research (NCNR)

Rob Dimeo, Director, NCNR

Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology

Bob Celotta, Director, CNST

Other Examples of NIST’s Unique Capabilities

Willie May

Break for Parallel Sessions for VCAT Subcommittee Business

Subcommittee on Manufacturing

Sujeet Chand (chair), Uma Chowdhry, Tony Haymet, Karen Kerr, Darlene Solomon, Alan Taub, John Tracy

Subcommittee on Cybersecurity

Roberto Padovani (chair), Rita Colwell, Tony Haymet, Bill Holt, Pradeep Khosla, Al Romig
VCAT Meeting Agenda Review Day 2

Session III: Disaster Resilience

Overview of NIST’s Responsibilities in Disaster Resilience

Steve Cauffman, Research Engineer, Materials and Structural Systems Division, Engineering Laboratory

Wrap up VCAT Business and Adjourn

VCAT Subcommittee on Manufacturing Recommendations and Discussion

Sujeet Chand, Chair, VCAT Subcommittee on Manufacturing

VCAT Subcommittee on Cybersecurity Recommendations and Discussion

Roberto Padovani, Chair, VCAT Subcommittee on Cybersecurity

Working Lunch – VCAT Elections and Deliberations and Presentation on Initial Observations, Findings, and 

Recommendations of 2013 Annual Report

Alan Taub, Chair, VCAT