Walter G. Copan

Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology, 

and NIST Director

NIST Update

Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology

June 5, 2018
Meeting Agenda

June 5, 2018

Session I: NIST Update

Session II: NIST and Quantum Science

Session III: NIST and Artificial Intelligence

Session IV: Update and Overview of Renovation Projects

Session V: Update on Baldrige Performance Excellence Program

June 6, 2018

Session VI: Advanced Manufacturing across NIST
Welcome New Members

George Fischer

Senior Vice President and 

Group President

Verizon Enterprise Solutions

Katharine Ku

Executive Director, Office of 

Technology Licensing

Stanford University

Jay Alexander

Senior Vice President and 

Chief Technology Officer

Keysight Technologies

Dana “Keoki” 

Jackson

Chief Technology Officer

Lockheed Martin
• Data includes Federal Employees and Associates

• STS cases* excluded in data for FY15 (5), FY16 (8), FY17 (3), and FY18 (5)

NIST Safety and Security: Our People = Our Priority

Data shown to June 1, 2018

Recordable case (RC)

• To a first approximation, a workrelated injury or illness that 

results in any of the following: 

death, days away from work, 

restricted duty, transfer to 

another job, medical treatment 

beyond first aid, loss of 

consciousness. 

DART case

• A work-related injury or illness 

that results in any of the 

following: Days Away from work, 

Restricted duty, Transfer to 

another job. Our Goal = Zero

* STS cases are hearing loss incidents – standard threshold shift (STS)

Projected number 

of cases for FY18

Everyone Home Safe, 

Every Day
NIST Mission

To promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing 

measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that 

enhance economic security and improve our quality of life

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©Nick MacIntosh
Walter G. Copan

Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology, 

and NIST Director

2 CAMPUSES

GAITHERSBURG, MD [HQ] 

BOULDER, CO

3,500+ 

ASSOCIATES

10 

COLLABORATIVE 

INSTITUTES

5 

NOBEL PRIZES

400+ 

BUSINESSES USING 

NIST FACILITIES

3,400+ 

FEDERAL

EMPLOYEES

NIST AT A GLANCE

Industry’s National Lab
NIST and Joint Institute Locations

7

NIST Main Campuses

• Gaithersburg, MD

• Boulder, CO

Joint Institutes and Centers

• National Cybersecurity 

Center of Excellence

• Institute for Bioscience &

Biotechnology Research

• Joint Quantum Institute

• Joint Center for Quantum 

information & Computer Science

• JILA

• Hollings Marine Lab

• Brookhaven National Lab

• Joint Initiative for Metrology 

in Biology

Atomic Clock Signal Stations 

• NIST Ft. Collins CO WWV

• NIST Kauai HI WWVH

7

NIST Centers of Excellence

• Forensic Science

• Disaster Resilience

• Advanced Materials NIST Collaborative Research Centers
NIST Laboratory Programs

NIST Center 

for Neutron 

Research

Center for 

Nanoscale 

Science and 

Technology

Communication

Technology

Laboratory

Information

Technology

Laboratory

Engineering 

Laboratory

Physical 

Measurement 

Laboratory

Material 

Measurement 

Laboratory
NIST Extramural Programs

Hollings 

Manufacturing 

Extension 

Partnership

Manufacturing 

USA

Baldridge 

Performance 

Excellence 

Program

Public-private 

partnerships 

improving U.S. 

economic 

competitiveness
Manufacturing Extension Partnership

51 MEP Centers

In 2017:

Connected to 26,000+ 

manufacturers

$12.6 B in sales

$1.7 B in cost savings

$3.5 B in new client 

investments

100,000+ jobs created and 

retained
Manufacturing USA Network

Flexible Hybrid 

Electronics

San Jose, CA

Smart Sensors 

and Digital Process Control

Los Angeles, CA

Modular 

Chemical 

Process 

Intensification

New York, NY

Bio- pharmaceutical 

Manufacturing

Newark, DE

Digital Manufacturing & Design

Chicago, IL

Integrated 

Photonics

Albany, NY

Rochester, NY

Regenerative 

Manufacturing

Manchester, NH

Advanced 

Fibers and 

Textiles

Rochester, NY Cambridge, MA

Sustainable 

Manufacturing

Wide Bandgap 

Semiconductors

Raleigh, NC

Advanced 

Composites 

Knoxville, TN

Detroit MI

Lightweight Metals

Detroit, MI

Advanced 

Robotics

Pittsburgh, PA

Additive

Manufacturing

Youngstown, OH

El Paso, TX
Programmatic Priorities

Advanced 

Manufacturing Cybersecurity Disaster Resilience

Documentary 

Standards

Technology 

Transfer

Engineering 

Biology

Internet of 

Things

Quantum 

Science

Artificial 

Intelligence

© Matt DeLorme

Measurement 

Dissemination
NIST and Advanced Manufacturing

Construction (CRF)

$319 Million

A partner to the nation’s 

manufacturers for over a century, 

NIST helps them invent, innovate, 

and create through:

Precision measurements – manufacturers 

use NIST test methods, tools, and scientific 

data every day

Advanced materials – NIST is building a 

materials infrastructure to accelerate the 

design and deployment of new materials

Partnerships – collaborations with industry 

and academia help advance research and 

support US manufacturers

© Earl Zubkoff
NIST and Cybersecurity

NIST cultivates trust in technology through cybersecurity through: R&D 

and transition to practice, standards & best practices, outreach, and 

interagency coordination.

©Nick ©Nicholas McIntosh Photography MacIntosh
NIST and Disaster Resilience

Infrastructure Resilience

5/22/2011 6/23/2012

WTC Towers Collapse 

40+ NIST-led investigations of disaster and failure events since 1969

Resulting in >40 significant changes to building codes and design guidelines

Joplin Tornado Waldo Canyon Wildfire Hurricane Maria

9/11/2001 Now
Windstorm Preparedness and Response

Strategic Plan for the National Windstorm 

Impact Reduction Program (NWIRP) 

submitted to Congress by the Interagency 

Coordinating Committee: NIST (Chair), OSTP, 

OMB, NSF, NOAA, DHS / FEMA

2017 Hurricane Disasters: MEP Assisting Manufacturers (Hurricanes Harvey, Irma, Maria)

Five Awards to MEP Centers

(September 2017-January 2018)

• Texas 

• Louisiana 

• Florida

• Puerto Rico

• Georgia 

– $6.2 million total funding

– Over 800 planned assessments

FEMA Disaster Declared Counties:

# of Manufacturers >41,000

# of Employees >340,000 employees 

Totaling > $221 billion in manufacturing GDP
NIST and Documentary Standards

Important Role

• 400+ NIST technical staff in 

100+ standard committees

• Leadership in international 

standards bodies 

NIST’s technical expertise results in 

improved standards and U.S. 

competitiveness
NIST and Technology Transfer

• Policy coordination and promulgation of technology 

transfer regulation

• Lead for Interagency Workgroup for Technology 

Transfer (11 agencies) and Interagency Workgroup 

for Bayh-Dole

• Annual reports for the President, the Congress, and 

OMB on technology transfer across federal agencies

• Support Lab-to-Market NSTC Subcommittee 

• Host Agency for the Federal Laboratory Consortium 

for Technology Transfer

NIST has a unique role in promoting and reporting on the overall 

strength of federal technology transfer efforts

Credit: Peter Cutts

Unleashing American Innovation Symposium
NIST and Measurement Dissemination

Leveraging quantum science expertise, redefinition of the SI, and device 

engineering and fabrication capabilities to fundamentally change how 

measurements are made.
NIST and Quantum Science

Leveraging NIST’s global 

leadership in basic and applied 

quantum science research to 

transform the foundational 

blocks of commerce: 

Credit: von Dauster/NIST

Measurement and engineering of 

quantum systems to understand 

and harness quantum-based 

technology to transform 

computing and communications

Disruptive new class of reference 

standards re-thinking traceability 

through “self-calibrating” sensors
NIST and Bioscience

Building the foundations of trust in 

bioscience:

Measurements, calibrations, and standards 

ensuring accuracy and efficacy of medical 

treatments and test procedures. 

Data and measurement infrastructure to 

support industry’s development and 

manufacture of new biopharmaceuticals

Measurement science research efforts to 

support advances in synthetic biology, 

personalized medicine, and the microbiome

NIST tools bridge the gap 

between proof-of-concept and 

market realization

© Matt DeLorme
NIST and the Internet of Things

Cybersecurity

Applying Cybersecurity Framework principles for IoT 

systems including advanced manufacturing, connected 

vehicles, and medical devices. 

Reliable Connectivity 

Supporting advanced communications technologies like 

spectrum sharing, wireless co-existence, next- gen 

communication systems

Interoperability 

Ensuring interoperability through test beds, standards and 

conformance suites

IoT economic impact predicted to reach 

more than $4 trillion per year by 2025
NIST and Artificial 

Intelligence

New insights in data science 

needed for confidence in 

Artificial Intelligence and 

Machine Learning (AI/ML)
NIST Strategic Plan

Phase II: Broad Input to 

Identify Answers

Answers Refined 

into Plan

Data

Staff 

input

Focus 

Groups

Landscape 

Scan

Thought 

Leader Input

Strategic 

Initiatives

Phase I: Broad Input to 

Develop Questions

Refined by Senior 

Leadership

Refined by NIST 

Leadership Board

Organizational 

Profile
NIST Budget

NIST is operating under, 

planning for, and developing 

budgets for three fiscal years

Enacted March 23, 2018

President’s Request in 

Committee

In Development

FY18

FY19

FY20
NIST BUDGET

FY 2017 

Enacted

FY 2018 

Enacted

FY 2019 

President’s 

Request

% Over FY 

2018 

Enacted

FY 2019 

House Mark

% Over FY 

2018 

Enacted

Laboratory 

Programs $690.0 $724.5 $573.4 -20.9% $720.0 -0.6%

Hollings Mfg Ext 

Partnership $128.0 $140.0 $0.0 -100.0% $140.0 0%

Manufacturing USA $25.0 $15.0 $15.1 0.7% $5.0 -66.9%

Construction & 

Renovation $109.0 $319.0 $40.5 -87.3% $120.0M -62.4%

Total $952.0 $1,198.5 $629.0 -47.5% $985.0M -17.8%
FY 2018 

Laboratory 

Programs

+$22.2M in targeted 

investments

+$11.3M for NIST 

strategic priorities

© Earl Zubkoff
FY 2018 Industry 

and Technology 

Services

$140M for Manufacturing 

Extension Partnership

$15M for ManufacturingUSA

$2.2M for Baldrige 

Performance Excellence 

Program
FY 2018 

Construction of 

Research Facilities

Fully fund Building 245

Accelerate progress in 

Boulder

Invest in aging utility 

infrastructure
NIST Engagements

Unleashing American Innovation 

Symposium

Maryland Technology Transfer 

Summit

Artificial Intelligence for American 

Industry Summit

April 19, 2018 April 20, 2018 May 10, 2018

Photo by White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Erik Jacobs photographer
Engaging 

Congress on NIST 

Priorities

Hearings

Briefings

Tours
Maryland Technology 

Transfer Summit

U.S. Senator Ben 

Cardin (D-MD)

U.S. Senator Chris 

Van Hollen (D-MD)

Governor Larry Hogan
Boulder Building 3 Ribbon Cutting

U.S. Senator Corey Gardner (R-CO)

May 4, 2018
National Science & Technology Council

Committee on 

Environment

Committee on 

STEM Education

Food and Agriculture

Open Science

Quantum 

Information Science

Physical Sciences

Opioid FTAC

Committee on S&T 

Enterprise

Committee on 

Science

Committee on 

Technology

Committee on 

Homeland and 

National Security

Advanced 

Manufacturing

Material Genome 

Initiative

Machine Learning/AI

Advanced 

Transportation

Nanotechnology

Bio Defense R&D

Space Weather

Critical Minerals

Cybersecurity

Nuclear Defense 

R&D

Disaster Reduction

DAMIEN

Critical Infrastructure

Polar Research

Global Change

Water Availability 

and Quality

Earth Observations

Ocean Science

FC-STEM Lab 2 Market

Networking IT R&D

Research Business 

Models

Scientific Collections

R&D Infrastructure

Open Data

International S&T 

Coordination
Artificial 

Intelligence for 

American Industry 

Summit

NIST is member of Select 

Committee on Artificial 

Intelligence

Photo by White House Office of Science and Technology Policy, Erik Jacobs photographer
Return on Investment (ROI) Initiative

As part of the President’s 

Management Agenda, NIST 

seeks to enable greater return 

on the Federal government’s 

investment in R&D

Federal R&D Investment

$150B/year

Technology Transfer System

New IP, licensing, products, 

processes, services and companies 

return value via economic growth 

and enhanced national security
ROI Initiative - Outreach

ROI Public Meetings

May 17 – San Jose, CA

May 21 – Denver, CO

May 31 – Chicago, IL

June 14 – Gaithersburg, MD

Unleashing American 

Innovation Symposium 

April 19, Washington, DC

Request for Information 

May 1 – July 30
• Difficulty negotiating IP terms and 

indemnification provisions

• Inconsistent practices and interpretation of 

authorities across USG

• Inability to copyright software and digital 

products developed by USG-operated labs

• Challenges in protecting trade secrets when 

collaborating with Federal laboratories

• Concern about march-in rights

• Requiring Feds to leave government service to 

be entrepreneurs

• Conflict of interest provisions that make it 

difficult for Feds access resources needed to 

commercialize technology

Examples of Systemic Challenges

©Robert Rathe
Which core Federal technology transfer 

principles and practices should be protected, 

and which should be adapted or changed?

What are the systemic challenges to effective 

transfer of technology, knowledge, and 

capabilities resulting from Federal R&D, and 

what are the solutions? 

What are other ways to significantly improve 

transfer of technology, knowledge, and 

capabilities resulting from Federal R&D, and 

what changes to practices, policies, 

regulations, and legislation are required?
VCAT Subcommittee on Tech Transfer

Subcommittee Charge

1. Review NIST’s current technology 

transfer policies and practices and 

provide feedback on the principles 

that should drive these efforts and 

the processes for effectively engaging 

the business community and 

communicating with stakeholders. 

2. Assess NIST performance in the 

development and dissemination of 

work products and knowledge and 

note areas for improvement. Specific 

areas include the development and 

use intellectual property and 

collaborative research. 
NIST Leadership Changes

Director 

Under Secretary of Commerce for 

Standards and Technology 

Chief of Staff

Associate Director for 

Laboratory Programs / 

Principal Deputy

Associate Director for 

Innovation and Industry 

Services

Material Measurement 

Laboratory

Communications Technology 

Laboratory

Physical Measurement 

Laboratory

Engineering Laboratory

Information Technology 

Laboratory

Center for Nanoscale Science 

and Technology

NIST Center for Neutron 

Research

Associate Director for 

Management Resources

Office of Advanced 

Manufacturing

Baldrige Performance 

Excellence Program

Hollings Manufacturing 

Extension Partnership

Office of Acquisition and 

Agreements Management

Office of Safety, Health and 

Environment

Office of Financial Resource 

Management

Office of Human Resources 

Management

Office of Information Systems 

Management

Office of Facilities and 

Property Management

Kent Rochford became 

CEO of SPIE

Jim Olthoff, Director of 

Physical Measurement 

Laboratory, acting ADLP

Associate Director for 

Laboratory Programs
NIST Leadership Changes

Director 

Under Secretary of Commerce for 

Standards and Technology 

Chief of Staff

Associate Director for 

Laboratory Programs / 

Principal Deputy

Associate Director for 

Innovation and Industry 

Services

Material Measurement 

Laboratory

Communications Technology 

Laboratory

Physical Measurement 

Laboratory

Engineering Laboratory

Information Technology 

Laboratory

Center for Nanoscale Science 

and Technology

NIST Center for Neutron 

Research

Associate Director for 

Management Resources

Office of Advanced 

Manufacturing

Baldrige Performance 

Excellence Program

Hollings Manufacturing 

Extension Partnership

Office of Acquisition and 

Agreements Management

Office of Safety, Health and 

Environment

Office of Financial Resource 

Management

Office of Human Resources 

Management

Office of Information Systems 

Management

Office of Facilities and 

Property Management

Richard Kayser 

retired from 

Government service

Stephen Banovic, 

Deputy Director of 

OSHE is acting CSO

Chief Safety Officer
NIST Leadership Changes

Director 

Under Secretary of Commerce for 

Standards and Technology 

Chief of Staff

Associate Director for 

Laboratory Programs / 

Principal Deputy

Associate Director for 

Innovation and Industry 

Services

Material Measurement 

Laboratory

Communications Technology 

Laboratory

Physical Measurement 

Laboratory

Engineering Laboratory

Information Technology 

Laboratory

Center for Nanoscale Science 

and Technology

NIST Center for Neutron 

Research

Associate Director for 

Management Resources

Office of Advanced 

Manufacturing

Baldrige Performance 

Excellence Program

Hollings Manufacturing 

Extension Partnership

Office of Acquisition and 

Agreements Management

Office of Safety, Health and 

Environment

Office of Financial Resource 

Management

Office of Human Resources 

Management

Office of Information Systems 

Management

Office of Facilities and 

Property Management

Director, Office of Acquisition 

and Agreements Management

Cecelia Royster 

retired from 

Government service

George Jenkins, CFO, is 

acting Director of OAAM
Meeting Agenda

June 5, 2018

Session I: NIST Update

Session II: NIST and Quantum Science

Session III: NIST and Artificial Intelligence

Session IV: Update and Overview of Renovation Projects

Session V: Update on Baldrige Performance Excellence Program

June 6, 2018

Session VI: Advanced Manufacturing across NIST