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Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT)

June 2021 VCAT Agenda

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VISITING COMMITTEE ON ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY
National Institute of Standards and Technology
Webinar – 10:00 am – 5:00 pm ET

June 8, 2021

Session I:  NIST Update – Programmatic Updates, Safety, and Telework/Remote Work Policy
Session II:  Assessment of NIST’s Laboratories by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM)
Session III:  The Evolving Priority Landscape for NIST – New Opportunities and Responsibilities
Session IV:  NIST Efforts in Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)
Session V:  NIST Strategic Plan Update
Meeting Wrap-up
10:00 amCall to Order and Roll Call
Dr. Allen Adler - Chair, VCAT
10:05 amNIST Update and Agenda Review
Dr. James Olthoff – Associate Director performing the nonexclusive duties of the NIST Director
10:20 amDiscussion
10:25 amSafety Update – Keeping NIST Staff Safe During COVID
Dr. Elizabeth Mackey – Chief Safety Officer and Director of the Office of Safety, Health and Environment
10:40 amDiscussion
10:45 amNCNR Situation Update
Dr. Robert Dimeo – Director, NIST Center for Neutron Research
11:05 amDiscussion
11:15 amUpdate on NIST Plans for Telework Post Pandemic: Philosophy and Process
Mr. Essex Brown – Director, Office of Human Resources Management and
Dr. Jason Boehm – Director, NIST Program Coordination Office
11:30 amDiscussion
11:40 amBreak
11:50 amReport out from NASEM Assessment of the Material Measurement Laboratory and the Engineering Laboratory
Chair of Material Measurement Laboratory Panel of Assessment - Dr. Elsa Reichmanis, Professor and Carl Robert Anderson Chair in Chemical Engineering at Lehigh University
Chair of Engineering Laboratory Panel of Assessment - Dr. E. Sarah Slaughter, Founder and President of the Built Environment Coalition
12:10 pmDiscussion
12:20 pmBudget Overview 
Dr. Jason Boehm – Director, NIST Program Coordination Office
12:45 pmDiscussion
12:55 pmFuture Plans for Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) and Manufacturing USA 
Dr. Robert Ivester – Acting Director, MEP 
Mr. Michael Molnar – Director, Office of Advanced Manufacturing
1:15 pmDiscussion
1:25 pmNIST and Emerging Technology Standards Development 
Mr. Gordon Gillerman – Director, Standards Coordination Office
1:40 pmDiscussion
1:50 pmExtended Break (Brunch or Lunch)
2:40 pmOpening Remarks and Introductions 
Dr. James Olthoff – Associate Director performing the nonexclusive duties of the NIST Director
2:45 pmFireside Chat with NIST’s new Director of DEI 
Dr. Sesha Moon – Director, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion and
Dr. James Olthoff – Associate Director performing the nonexclusive duties of the NIST Director
3:00 pmDiscussion
3:10 pmFindings and Recommendations from Data-Driven Studies: COACh Study of STEM Promotion 
Dr. Celeste Rohlfing - Chief Operating Officer, American Association for the Advancement of Science (retired)
Dr. Jean Stockard - Professor Emerita, University of Oregon
3:30 pmDiscussion
3:40 pm

Findings and Recommendations from Data-Driven Studies: ADLP Rotational Assignments 

4:00 pmDiscussion
4:10 pmUpdate on the New Initiatives 
Dr. Jason Boehm – Director, NIST Program Coordination Office 
4:25 pmDiscussion
4:35 pmPublic Comment
4:40 pmDiscussion with VCAT
5:00 pmAdjourn
Created May 27, 2021, Updated March 14, 2025
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