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David R Black

Research Interests

  • The development, manufacture and certification of Standard Reference Materials for the x-ray diffraction community.

 

X-ray Powder Diffractometer
Figure 1: The divergent beam x-ray powder diffractometer used to certify Standard Reference Materials.

Awards and Honors

  • U.S Department of Commerce Bronze Medal, 1998

Publications

Certification of Standard Reference Material 1878b Respirable Alpha Quartz

Author(s)
David R. Black, Marcus H. Mendenhall, Pamela S. Whitfield, Donald A. Windover, Albert Henins, James J. Filliben, James P. Cline
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) certifies a suite of Standard Reference Materials (SRMs) to address specific aspects of the
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Created October 9, 2019, Updated November 14, 2019