AGENDA

VISITING COMMITTEE ON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY (VCAT)
National Institute of Standards and Technology

Gaithersburg, MD

March 6 and 7, 2007

Employees Lounge

 

Tuesday, March 6

 

 8:00 am          Coffee and Pastry

 

 8:15 am          VCAT Meeting Begins; Welcome

Dr. David Spong, Chair

 

 8:30 am          NIST Update and VCAT Agenda Review

Dr. William Jeffrey, NIST Director

 

 9:30 am          Discussion on NIST update

 

 9:45 am          Break

 

10:00 am         Nanotechnology At NIST:  Present and Future

Dr. Robert Celotta, Director Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST)

 

10:20 am         New Opportunities for NIST in Bioscience and Health: Defining the Sweet

                        Spots

Dr. Willie May, Director, Chemical Science and Technology Lab (CSTL)

 

10:40 am         Laboratory Tours

                       

Environmental, Health and Safety Measurement Science & Standards Research for Nanotechnology

Dr. Laurie Locascio, Chief, Biochemical Science Division, CSTL

Dr. John Small, Group Leader, Surface and Microanalysis Science Division, CSTL

Dr. Dianne Poster, Research Scientist, Analytical Chemistry Division, CSTL

Dr. Dave Holbrook, Research Scientist, Surface and Microanalysis Science Division, CSTL

Dr. Peter Barker, Research Scientist, Biochemical Science Division, CSTL

                       

Designer Ion Beams for Next-generation Custom Nanofabrication

Dr. Jabez McClelland, Group Leader, Electron Physics Group, CNST

 

12:15 pm         Lunch

           

 

 1:05 pm          Reassemble in Employee Lounge for Subcommittee Break-Out Sessions

 

 1:15 pm          Break-Out Sessions with VCAT Subcommittees

 

VCAT Subcommittee on Nanotechnology (Employee Lounge)

• Nanotechnology Subcommittee Breakout Agenda
• A Matter of Size, Triennial Review of the National Nanotechnology Initiative - Summary
• National Nanotechnology Initative (NNI) for NIST - Paul Fleury
• A bit more about the NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology - Robert Celotta
• The Relationship between NIST and the NNI - Michael Postek
  

 

VCAT Subcommittee on Biosciences/Health Care (Building 101/A324)

 

 5:00 pm          Adjourn

 

 

Wednesday, March 7, 2007

 

 8:45 am          Coffee Available

 

 9:00 am          Roundtable Discussion:  Subcommittee Thematic Overview Briefs

                        VCAT and NIST Senior Managers

 

·         Introductory Remarks

Dr. David Spong, VCAT Chair

 

·         VCAT Subcommittee on Nanotechnology Feedback

Dr. Paul Fleury, Chair of VCAT Subcommittee on Nanotechnology

 

·         VCAT Subcommittee on Biosciences/Health Care Feedback

Dr. Thomas Baer, Chair of VCAT Subcommittee on Biosciences/Health Care

 

·         Discussion

Led by Dr. David Spong, VCAT Chair

 

·         Draft Recommendations

Led by Dr. David Spong, VCAT Chair

 

11:00 am         Adjourn

 

 

Future Meeting Dates to be Discussed