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The NIST Photometry Short Course is a 4-day course held at NIST Gaithersburg, Maryland. The course consists of lectures given by NIST scientists and hands-on laboratory experience measuring illuminance, total luminous flux, colorimetry, and luminous intensity sources using photometers and spectroradiometers. Participants will also receive advice and assistance on photometric measurement and calibration issues, including traceability, NIST measurement equations, and measurement uncertainty.
Agenda
| Tuesday, November 3 | |
| Time | Session |
| 8:00 – 8:30am | Registration / Coffee and snacks/Welcome & Introduction - Maria Nadal |
| 8:30 – 9:00am | 01: Photometric fundamentals - Cameron Miller |
| 9:00 – 9:30am | 02: Geometrical calculations - Thomas Germer |
| 9:30 – 10:15am | 03: Fundamentals of colorimetry - Yoshi Ohno |
| 10:15 – 10:30am | Coffee Break |
| 10:30 – 11:15am | 04: Luminous intensity and illuminance I - Cameron Miller |
| 11:15 – 12:00pm | 05: Luminous and spectral radiant flux I - Yuqin Zong |
| 12:00 – 1:15pm | Lunch – group photo |
| 1:15 – 2:15pm | 06: Spectroradiometers - Yuqin Zong |
| 2:15 – 3:00pm | 07: Luminous intensity and illuminance II - Cameron Miller |
| 3:00 – 3:15pm | Coffee Break |
| 3:15 – 4:00pm | Laboratory introduction (Field trip) |
| 4:00 – 4:30pm | 08: Color quality of light sources - Yoshi Ohno |
| 4:30 – 5:30pm | 09: Intro measurement uncertainty - Eric Shirley |
| 5:30pm | Adjourn – meet at Mayan Monkey - 227 E Diamond Ave, Gaithersburg, MD 20877 |
| Wednesday, November 4 | |
| Time | Session |
| 8:30 – 9:00am | 10: Photometry history - Cameron Miller |
| 9:00 – 9:45am | 11: Luminous and spectral radiant flux II - Yuqin Zong |
| 9:45 – 10:00am | Coffee Break |
| 10:00 – 11:00am | 12: Goniophotometry - Cameron Miller |
| 11:00 – 11:45am | 13: Luminance measurements - Yuqin Zong |
| 11:00 – 12:00pm | 14: Practical measurement uncertainty - Cameron Miller |
| 12:00 – 1:15pm | Lunch |
| 1:00 – 4:30pm | Laboratory sessions (Cameron Miller, Yuqin Zong, Michael Braine) |
| Thursday, November 5 | |
| Time | Session |
| 8:00 – 8:30am | Review of homework |
| 8:30 – 9:15am | 15: Measurement of SSL products - Cameron Miller |
| 9:15 – 9:45am | 16: CCT calculation - Yuqin Zong |
| 9:45 – 10:00am | Coffee Break |
| 10:00 – 10:30am | 17: Broadband filtered detectors - Cameron Miller |
| 10:30am – 12:00pm | 18: Spectral irradiance interpolation - Cameron Miller |
| 12:00 – 1:15pm | Lunch |
| 1:00 – 4:30pm | Laboratory sessions (Cameron Miller, Yuqin Zong, Michael Braine) |
| Friday, November 6 | |
| Time | Session |
| 8:00 – 11:30am | Laboratory sessions (Cameron Miller, Yuqin Zong, Michael Braine) |
| 11:30am – 12:30pm | Lunch - Examination |
| 12:30 – 1:00pm | Presentation of certificates - Maria Nadal |
| 1:00 - 2:30pm | Tour of NIST Sensor Science Division facilities |
| 2:30pm | Adjourn |
Lodging Information
DoubleTree by Hilton Washington DC North/Gaithersburg
620 Perry Parkway, Gaithersburg, MD 20877
Book before: October 27, 2026
$129.00/night - 1 King Bed
Event dates: November 2, 2026 - November 6, 2026
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