Volume Metrology

At the end of this seminar, using Standard Operating Procedures 2, 14, 17, 18, 19, 21, 29 and 30 and Good Measurement Practices 3, 11, and 13, participants will be able to:

• Accurately CALIBRATE volumetric glassware, field standard test measures and provers, LPG provers;
• EVALUATE compliance of volumetric standards to NIST Handbook 105-2 and other documentary standards;
• IMPLEMENT measurement assurance practices to monitor the measurement standards and processes;
• CALCULATE and REPORT correct measurement results and uncertainties; and
• PREPARE calibration certificates for volumetric calibrations that are ISO/IEC 17025 compliant.

State weights and measures officials and industry metrologists.

Successful completion of the Fundamentals of Metrology Seminar AND the Mass Metrology Seminar are required. The Volume Metrology seminar is built on the concepts learned during the Fundamentals of Metrology Seminar, applying units, measurement uncertainty, measurement assurance, traceability and Quality Management System concepts as well as the buoyancy concepts and precision mass calibrations that are required for successful completion of gravimetric volume calibrations.

Several notebooks and files (spreadsheets and documents) are provided.

The current registration fee for this seminar is $3,100 and confirmed participants will be sent payment instructions. This fee does not cover travel, lodging, or meal expenses.  Registration fees for State weights and measures regulatory officials and metrologists are funded by NIST OWM.

All requests for course attendance should be submitted via the OWM Contacts System. The OWM Training and Events calendar lists currently scheduled classes.  Please see the Training FAQs or OWM Contacts System Help. For more information, email your questions to owm [at] nist.gov (owm[at]nist[dot]gov).

All in-person seminars will meet in the NIST Administration Building 101 (Room B11) located at 100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899 on the Gaithersburg, MD campus. Please see the NIST Campus Access, Security and Visitor Information page regarding visitor identification requirements, local transportation options, and other information regarding the NIST Gaithersburg, MD campus.

Metrology seminar attendees are required to provide safety-toed footwear complying with at least the I/C-75 rating of ANSI Z41.1 while working in the training laboratory.

To receive a Certificate for this course, successful completion requires participants to attend 100 % of the course, actively participate (e.g., take notes, engage in discussions, ask questions), complete all classroom, homework*, and application exercise assignments, submit assigned calibration certificates, and receive at least 70 % on the final written exam. A written final exam will contribute 50 percent of the grade and the class and laboratory exercises will be 50 percent of the grade. A passing grade (70 % minimum) on both portions is required to obtain a training certificate that indicates “successful completion”.
*Homework note: students generally report taking one to two hours for homework each night.

You will need to bring a 10-digit scientific calculator to use during this seminar. Participants MUST be familiar with the use of the hand-held scientific calculator. Additionally, use of a laptop or tablet PC is essential to success in the seminar. Participants must have access to Microsoft Excel (versions 2010 to present are acceptable) and be able to open and use template Excel workbooks that will be provided on either CD-ROM or USB media. You must also be able to save/store files to USB media devices to facilitate printing. Participants must be able to save/store files to USB media devices or CD-RW to facilitate printing and turning in homework assignments; if not able to use USB media, participants must be able to connect their laptop to a printing device by cable or BlueTooth and be able to upload files to a NIST Box file-sharing service and download files from a secure Google Drive.