John R. Sieber

John Sieber returned to NIST in 1997 as a Research Chemist responsible for X-ray fluorescence spectrometry methods. John is also responsible for development and maintenance of Standard Reference Materials for ferrous alloys, nonferrous alloys and cement and related materials. From 1988 to 1997, he was employed in the petroleum industry developing and implementing elemental analysis methods in support of product development and manufacturing quality control for fuels and lubricants. John's research interests include test method development for XRF, borate fusion, fundamental parameters, spectroscopy tools, and novel XRF instrumentation. Currently, John is the leader of the Spectrochemical Methods team within the Inorganic Chemical Metrology Group.

Awards:

• Bronze Medal, United States Department of Commerce, 2005
• B. F. Scribner Award, ASTM International, 2005
• Rector’s Award for Achievement in Research Activities, University of Mining and Metallurgy, Krakow, Poland, 2001
• Award of Appreciation from Committee D02 on Petroleum Products and Lubricants, ASTM International, 2000
• Best Poster Award, 44th Annual Conference on Applications of X-Ray Analysis, 1995
• Individual Outstanding Contributor Award, Texaco Research & Development Dept., 1993 

Membership and Professional Activities:

• Member, American Chemical Society, 1978 - present
• Member, International X-Ray Analysis Society, 2000 - present
• Member, ASTM International Committees
  - E01 Analytical Chemistry of Metals, Ores and Related Materials, 1999 – present
  - F40 Declarable Substances in Materials, 2005 - Present
• U.S. Technical Advisory Group to ISO Technical Committee 28 on Petroleum Products, 1998 – present
• Additional interactions include test method development and reference material development in collaboration with
  - Committee B10 Refractive and Refractory Metals and Alloys 
  - Committee C01.23 Compositional Analysis of Cement and Concrete
  - Committee C14.91 Reference Materials for Glass and Glass Products
  - Committee D02 Petroleum Products and Lubricants
  - Committee D20.70 Analytical Methods for Plastics
  - Member, U.S. Technical Advisory Group to International Electrotechnical Congress Technical Committee 111 Environmental standardization for electrical and electronic products and systems, 2005 – present
  - U.S. Technical Expert Member of IEC TC 111 Working Group 3 Test methods for electrotechnical products
• Member, Editorial Review Board, X-Ray Spectrometry, 1998 – present
• Executive Member, Texaco Committee on Methods of Test, 1991 – 1997