Project Biggest in the World of Small Position Director, Center for Precision Metrology Norvin Kennedy Dickerson Jr. Dr. Hocken is developing. When it comes to determining how small is small, Dr. Bob Hocken is the big man. The director of the Center for Precision Metrology within the Cameron Center, Hocken has built and is leading the finest metrology lab in the world. .
Metrology is the science of measurement.
The Center for Precision Metrology specializes in the measurement of physical dimensions, achieving resolution on the order of a billionth of a meter. I work with researchers around the world, and Hocken and the group here are certainly one of the top. The value they provide to our company is outstanding. The Center for Precision Metrology consists of 16 faculty members, from departments including Mechanical Engineering, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Physics, Chemistry, and Business Administration. In addition to metrology, the group also performs precision research in the areas of high-speed machining, manufacturing, optics and standards.