Howard W. Yoon

Advancing spectroradiometry for improvements in fundamental and disseminated standards of spectral radiance, spectral irradiance, and radiance temperature.

Activities:

US Representative to the Consultative Committee on Thermometry

Member of IEC TC65/SC65B/WG5

Awards:

2004 Allen V. Astin Award

2005 Allen V. Astin Award

2008 DOC Silver Award

Research projects:

Radiation thermometry
Spectroradiometry of sources
Photovoltaic calibrations

Selected Publications

The Realization and the Dissemination of Thermodynamic Temperature Scales
Methods to Reduce the Size-of-Source Effect in Radiation Thermometers
The realization of the NIST Detector-based Spectral Irradiance Scale

Latest Publications

Validation of the dissemination of spectral irradiance values using FEL lamps
A versatile light-emitting-diode-based spectral response measurement system for photovoltaic device characterization
Hyperspectral Image Projector Applications

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Position:

Physicist
Sensor Science Division
Optical Radiation Group

Employment History:

1997-present, NIST, Gaithersburg, MD

1994-1997, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

1985-1987, Bell Communications Research, Murray Hill, NJ

Education:

Ph.D. Physics, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

M.S. Physics, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL

B.S. Physics and Chemistry, Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, PA

Contact

Phone: 301-975-2482
Email: howard.yoon@nist.gov
Fax: 301-869-5700