Update and Priorities Update and Priorities

Patrick D. Gallagher Patrick D. GallagherDeputy Director Deputy Director
National Picture

 President’s agenda. Transition team. OSTP. Department of Commerce.

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NIST Addresses National Priorities

Priorities in President Obama’s Agenda

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Investment 

Priority Areas

Economy Technology Energy and Environment Homeland Security 

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Manufacturing

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Health Care

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Infrastructure

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More to come on planning....
NIST Annual Awards Ceremony NIST Annual Awards Ceremony

• NIST Awards 

awards.

• December 3, 

• Senator 

• December 11
Construction Grants Awarded Construction Grants Awarded

FY2008 Appropriation: $30 million for cost-shared support for new research facilities.UC – Berkeley: Center for Integrated Precision and Quantum Measurement, $10.9 million.

UC – San Diego, ScrOceanography: MarinSensing, ObservationLaboratory, $12.0 mil

University of Florida: Aquatic Animal Health Facility, $1.3 Expansion of planned Aquatic Pathobiology Laboratory. 
2008 Malcolm Baldrige National Quali

2008 Malcolm Baldrige National Quali

Cargill Corn MillingWayzata, MinnesotaManufacturing

Poudre Valley Health System

Ft. Collins, Colorado

Health Care

Iredell-Statesville SchoolsStatesville, North CarolinaEducation
Technology Innovation Program Technology Innovation Program

• Promote innovation through high-risk, high-reward resea

critical national need.

• Awards from first competition to develop monitoring and 

technologies for roads, highways, bridges, water systems

• More than 1/3 of nation’s 600,000 bridges rated defic

• $54 billion annual cost to motorists in repairs due to 

conditions.

• Nine awards.

• 7 joint ventures.

• 4 joint ventures led by universities.

• 2 single applicants.• 35 total participating organizations. • Total TIP funding (up to 5 years): $42.5M• Total cost-share: $45.6M

• Award size: $1.25M to $9M

• Novel optical, acoustic, radar, and other sensing systems
Ultracold Molecules Ultracold Molecules – 

– Top Ten Physic

Top Ten Physic

World’s first produpolar molecules. Relies on frequencNIST Nobel Prize Positively charged negatively charged manipulated by ele

Top Ten Physics Institute of PhysicJILA in Boulder, CContinuing NIST ultracold matter fomeasurements.
Tours: What You Will See Today Tours: What You Will See Today

 Center for Nanoscale Sc Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology NanoFab ience and Technology NanoFab

Dr. Bob Celotta and Mr. Vince Luciani Dr. Bob Celotta and Mr. Vince LucianiNIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST)

•National facility for National facility for nanoscale fabricatio nanoscale fabrication and measurement. n and measurement.

 NIST’s Roles in Ensuring Accurate Climate Measurements s Roles in Ensuring Accurate Climate Measurements

Dr. Gerald Fraser Dr. Gerald FraserOptical Technology Division, Physics Laboratory Optical Technology Division, Physics Laboratory

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• NIST measurements to ensure th NIST measurements to ensure the accuracy and reliability of e accuracy and reliability of 

remote sensing data for climate monitoring remote sensing data for climate monitoring

 Measurements and Standards fo Measurements and Standards for Det

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Dr. Greg Gillen

Surface and Microanalysis Science Surface and Microanalysis Science Division, Chem

ision, Chem

Laboratory Laboratory

•NIST measurements to ensure per NIST measurements to ensure perform

form

for security in airport for security in airports and public build

s and public build
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
Director (Vacant)

Deputy Director

Pat Gallagher

Chief

Scientist

Rich Kayser

CFO (Chief of

Operations)

Todd Grams

Staff Offices:•Program Office•Congressional & Legislative Affairs•Public & Business Affairs•Executive Officer

Laboratory OU 

Directors (10)

CNST, NCNR, TS, 

EEEL, MEL, CSTL, PL, 

MSEL, BFRL, ITL

External Program 

OU Directors (3)

TIP, MEP, BNQP
Leadership Leadership

 Moved EEEL OU Director position to Boulder

Moved EEEL OU Director position to Boulde

 Assigned Kent Assigned Kent Rochford Rochford (EEEL) as acting EE

(EEEL) as acting EE

 Recruitment underway for new Boulder Site M

Recruitment underway for new Boulder Site M

position. position.

 Development of a management agenda. Development of a management agenda.
SafetyFoundations: Leadership. Participation. Professional safety 

support.

Phased approach...Boulder update....

Activities: Safety foundBenchmarkiSafety priori

 Training Hazard I

Defining saf

management 

Key safety h
Positioning NIST Positioning NIST

 Improvements to planning and execution. Improvements to planning and execution.  Clarifying agency roles. Clarifying agency roles. Transition team. Transition team. Administration. Administration. Congress. Congress. Key stakeholders. Key stakeholders.
Positioning NIST Positioning NIST

 Improvements to planning and execution. Improvements to planning and execution.  Clarifying agency roles. Clarifying agency roles. Transition team. Transition team. Administration. Administration. Congress. Congress. Key stakeholders. Key stakeholders.

...VCAT role is critical. VCAT role is critical.
Budget Outlook

Unusually complex and fluid budget situation:

• Still do not have a current budget: FY2009 C

Resolution. 

• Transition to new Administration, establishin• Four budgets under active development.

• FY2009 American Recovery and Reinve• FY2009 Omnibus Appropriations.• New FY2010 budget.• FY2011 budget.

• No Department of Commerce political leade
Proposed Charge to VCAT for 2009 Proposed Charge to VCAT for 2009

 Explore several programs with a major docum

Explore several programs with a major docum

standards component and provide input on k

standards component and provide input on k

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• Health Care. Health Care.

•Smart Grid. Smart Grid.•Other. 

 What is the role of NIST in fostering and deve

What is the role of NIST in fostering and dev

documentary standards? documentary standards?

 What is NIST What is NIST’s role relative to other Federal 

s role relative to other Federal 

 What is the optimal relationship with program

What is the optimal relationship with program

Laboratories? Laboratories?
Discussion