Albert J. Wavering (Fed)

Albert J. Wavering is a part-time rehired retiree in the Engineering Laboratory (EL) Headquarters Office at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Prior to retirement he was the EL Deputy Director for Planning and Operations. In this position he advised and supported the EL Director regarding Laboratory-wide operations, strategic planning, program planning and assessment, budgets and resources, and facilities development supporting the Laboratory’s research programs in Disaster-Resilient Buildings, Infrastructure, and Communities, Advanced Manufacturing, and Sustainable and Energy-Efficient Manufacturing, Materials, and Infrastructure. Mr. Wavering previously served as Chief of the NIST Intelligent Systems Division. In this role he directed measurement science and standards research programs to drive innovation and reduce risks of adoption of additive manufacturing, robotics, cybersecurity and other advanced manufacturing technologies to advance U.S. industrial competitiveness. Mr. Wavering also served as the Acting Deputy Director of the NIST Manufacturing Engineering Laboratory from 2008-2010. He joined NIST in 1985 as a mechanical engineer with a research background in robotics and automation. Mr. Wavering is a recipient of the Department of Commerce Gold Medal and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers' Philip R. Marsilius Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award, and he is a Fellow of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers.