Preliminary Agenda
NIST Workshop on Non-contact Thermometry
October 16 - 17, 2000

Monday October 16

A. Introduction (0830 to 0900)

Carol Johnson, NIST:  Opening Remarks

Marc Stanley, NIST:  Welcome to NIST

Dave DeWitt, NIST:  Purpose of Workshop


B.  Metrology (0900 to 1100): Chairs, Carol Johnson, NIST and Pete King, Raytek

Carol Johnson, NIST:  Overview of Radiation Thermometry

Pete King, Raytek:  Absolute Temperature Measurement and Traceability for Industrial Applications

Ray Peacock, LTV Steel:  Future Activities for NIST in Non-contact Thermometry  (presented by David DeWitt)

Break (1000 to 1020)

Dialogue (1020 to 1100):  Panel: Schmidt, Irani, Kirby, Larrick.  A U.S. Measurement Assurance Program?  Assessment of NIST training programs.  And other topics.


C.  Primary Production (1100 to 1400): Chairs, Ken Kreider, NIST and K. Irani, Mikron

Ralph Rudolph, Bethlehem Steel:  Non-Contact Temperature Measurement Needs in the US Steel Industry

Gerry Dail, Alcoa:  NCT-Aluminum Alloy Processing; Industrial Application Considerations

Bruce Noel, FluoreScience:  Applications of Non-contact Phosphor Thermometry to Industrial Processes

Lunch (1200 to 1300)

Mark Brayden, Dow Chemicals:  Non-contact Temperature Measurement Needs in the CPI

Dialogue (1320 to 1400):  Panel:  Blevins, Larrick, Questions:


D.  NIST Posters (1400 to 1530, serve refreshments at 1445): Chair Howard Harary, NIST
 

E.  IR Imaging (1530 to 1730): Chair Howard Yoon, NIST and Gary Orlove, FLIR Systems

John Snell, Snell Infrared:   Infrared Thermal Imaging for Maintenance, Manufacturing, and Design

Terry Clausing, Drysdale & Assoc.:  Temperature Measurements for Induction Heating

George Psaros, Daimler Chrysler:   IR Temperature Measurements in Automobile Development

Kerry Gordon, Cairns Adv. Tech's.:   Firefighter Application of Non-contact Thermometry

Dialogue (1650 to 1730):  Panel:  Saunders, Hamins, Questions:


Banquet Golden Bull, Gaithersburg

1830:  Cash Bar
1930:  Dinner
2030:  Jonathan Hardis, NIST, The Beginnings of Modern Radiation Thermometry

Tuesday, October 17

F.  Process Measurements and Modeling (0815 to 1100): Chairs, Matt Davies and Erich Grossman, NIST
Michael Bjorkman, Boeing:  How Would Machining Research at the Boeing Company Benefit from Non-contact Temperature Measurements?

Thomas Bergstresser, Sandia:  Dynamic Temperature Measurements with IR Pyrometry

Radislav Potyrailo, General Electric:  Hyphenated Non-contact Measurement Techniques for Rapid Screening of Combinatorial Libraries of Materials

James Craig, Stratonics:  Applications of Two-wavelength Imaging Pyrometry to Temperature Measurements of Surfaces and Particles

Dialogue (0935 to 0955):  Panel:  Burns, Ripple, Questions:

Break (0955 to 1015)

Alex Gurary, EMCORE:  Application of Pyrometry to Large-scale Compound Semiconductor Manufacturing

Dialogue (1035 to 1100):  Panel:  Kreider, Irani, What are the needs of the semiconductor industry?


G.  Medical, Health and Safety (1100 to 1200): Chairs Bob Saunders, NIST

Jacob Fraden, Advanced Monitors Corp.:  Calibration and Verification of Medical Infrared Thermometers

FDA CDRH:  Food Safety or Medical Thermography

John Murphy, John Hopkins:   Issues of Tissue and Tumor Characterization Using IR Methods


H.  Summary and Documentation of the Workshop Results (1200 to 1245): Chair: Carol Johnson

Session Chairs and Participants:  Outline and Draft Workshop Conclusions

Lunch      Is Included in Registration Fee