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Conferences

Multicast Delayed Authentication For Streaming Synchrophasor Data in the Smart Grid

May 30, 2016

Author(s)

Sergio Camara, Dhananjay Anand, Victoria Yan Pillitteri, Luiz F. Carmo

Multicast authentication of synchrophasor data is challenging due to the design requirements of Smart Grid monitoring systems such as low security overhead...

Developing Models for Type N Coaxial VNA Calibration Kits within the NIST Microwave Uncertainty Framework

May 26, 2016

Author(s)

Jeffrey Jargon, Dylan Williams, Paul D. Hale

We developed models for Type N coaxial vector network analyzer (VNA) calibration kits within the NIST Microwave Uncertainty Framework. First, we created...

Comparison of Timebase Interpolation Methods for Traceable, Wideband mm-Wave Communication Signals

May 26, 2016

Author(s)

Diogo Ribeiro, Kate Remley, Paul D. Hale, Chih-Ming Wang, Dylan Williams

An integral part of processing a signal from a calibrated, equivalent-time sampling oscilloscope is accurately determining sampling times and then interpolating...

Verification of a Foundry-Developed Transistor Model with Measurement Uncertainty

May 26, 2016

Author(s)

Dylan Williams, Richard Chamberlin, Wei Zhao, Jerome Cheron, Urteaga Miguel

We verify a foundry model for state-of-the-art 250 nm heterojunction bipolar transistors with large-signal measurements. We demonstrate the propagation of...

DNA Damage and Repair in Cancer

May 26, 2016

Author(s)

M Miral Dizdar

Oxygen- and nitrogen-derived reactive species are constantly generated in living organisms by endogenous and exogenous sources. Reactions of reactive species...

Three-Phase Statistically Equivalent Periodic Unit Cells for Protein-Bound Soils

May 25, 2016

Author(s)

Edward Garboczi, Isamar Rosa, Michael Lepech, Henning Roedel, David Loftus

This work focuses on a novel class of composites that can be produced extraterrestrially, or in situ, by desiccating a mixture of soil, water, and protein...

STANDARD REFERENCE MATERIALS FOR THE POLYMERS INDUSTRY

May 24, 2016

Author(s)

Walter G. McDonough, Sara Orski, Charles M. Guttman, Kalman Migler, Kathryn L. Beers

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) provides science, industry, and government with a central source of well-characterized materials...

Understanding sustainability data through unit manufacturing process representations: a case study on stone production

May 24, 2016

Author(s)

Bjoern J. Johansson, Mahesh Mani, William Z. Bernstein, Kevin W. Lyons, KC Morris, Laurie Rebouillat, Ilaria Barletta

Efficiency of natural stone production processes in quarries directly affects the economic output and environmental performances, such as production lead times...

Time Dependent Dielectric Breakdown in high quality SiC MOS capacitors

May 23, 2016

Author(s)

Zakariae Chbili, Kin Cheung, Jason Campbell, Jaafar Chbili, Mhamed Lahbabi, D. E. Ioannou, Kevin Matocha

Towards Estimating the Uncertainty Associated with 3D Geometry Reconstructions from Medical Image Data

May 23, 2016

Author(s)

Zachary H. Levine, Karim O. Genc, Stephen M. Luke, Todd Pietiela, Ross T. Cotton, Benjamin Ache, Phillipe G. Young, Marc Horner, Kevin C. Townsand

3D image based modeling for visualization, physics-based simulation or additive manufacturing, is becoming more common within R&D labs in academia, government...

Thermography and Weld Strength Characterization of Thermoplastic Extrusion 3D Printing

May 23, 2016

Author(s)

Jonathan E. Seppala, Kaitlyn E. Hillgartner, Chelsea S. Davis, Kalman D. Migler

In fused filament fabrication (FFF), a material extrusion additive manufacturing (AM) method, thermoplastic filament is extruded though a rastering nozzle on...

Near-field microwave microscopy of one-dimensional nanostructures

May 23, 2016

Author(s)

Samuel Berweger, Paul T. Blanchard, Rebecca C. Quardokus, Frank W. DelRio, Thomas Mitchell (Mitch) Wallis, Pavel Kabos, Sergiy Krylyuk, Albert Davydov

With the ability to measure sample conductivity with nanometer spatial resolution, scanning microwave microscopy (SMM) is a powerful tool to study nanoscale...

Response of water systems under extreme events: a comprehensive approach to modeling water system resilience

May 22, 2016

Author(s)

Hana T. Chmielewski, Roberto Guidotti, Therese P. McAllister, Paolo Gardoni

Water systems (e.g. potable water, wastewater, and storm water systems) are regarded as "lifeline" infrastructure. They play a key role in supporting the...

Optofluidic Temperature and Pressure Measurements with Fiber Bragg Gratings Embedded in Microfluidic Devices

May 21, 2016

Author(s)

Gregory A. Cooksey, Zeeshan Ahmed

The integration of photonic sensors into microfluidic devices provides opportunities for dynamic measurement of chemical and physical properties of fluids in...

Towards Annotations and Product Definitions for Additive Manufacturing

May 20, 2016

Author(s)

Paul W. Witherell, Gaurav Ameta, Jennifer Herron

As AM is viewed more and more as a production-capable technology, the costs of complexity have become increasingly apparent in the form of information...

Multiple Sensor Detection of Process Phenomena in Laser Powder Bed Fusion

May 20, 2016

Author(s)

Brandon M. Lane, Eric P. Whitenton, Shawn P. Moylan

Laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) is an additive manufacturing (AM) process in which a high power laser melts metal powder layers into complex, three-dimensional...

Theory and algorithm for planar datum establishment using constrained total least-squares

May 19, 2016

Author(s)

Craig M. Shakarji, Vijay Srinivasan

First, we present an efficient algorithm for establishing planar datums that is based on a constrained minimization search based on the L2 norm after forming a...

Inductive Micro-Flash Desorption for a Molecular-Level Understanding of Fuel Lubricity

May 19, 2016

Author(s)

Kimberly N. Urness, Thomas J. Bruno

Liquid fuels aboard high-performance aircraft currently fulfill the role of both the propellant and the heat sink for regenerative cooling. The fuels themselves...

Modeling of Suspension Flow in a Pipe Geometry and Rheometers

May 18, 2016

Author(s)

Nicos Martys, Chiara F. Ferraris, William L. George

Abstract Measurement and prediction of the flow of suspensions like cement based materials represents a significant challenge for both the experimentalist and...

Hardware Security to Mitigate Threats to Networked More-Than-Moore Sensors

May 18, 2016

Author(s)

Yaw S. Obeng

Networked sensors (a. k. a., Internet of Things (IoT)) represents a new era in the evolution of telecommunications made possible by the reduced cost of...

The New SURF Beamline 3

May 18, 2016

Author(s)

Robert E. Vest

A new beamline is being commissioned at the Synchrotron Ultraviolet Radiation Facility (SURF III) on the Gaithersburg, MD campus of the National Institute of...

Testing of Cementitious Materials Using a Dynamic MEMS Micro Rheometer

May 17, 2016

Author(s)

Yong Sik Kim, Nicholas G. Dagalakis, Chiara C. Ferraris, Nicos Martys

Incompatibility of cementitious materials with admixtures often requires time consuming testing. Usually, several mixtures need to be prepared either using...

INVESTIGATING TILE ROOFING ASSEMBLY PERFORMANCE EXPOSED TO CONTINUOUS FIREBRAND EXPOSURE

May 16, 2016

Author(s)

Samuel Manzello, Sayaka Suzuki

Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) fires have become a problem of great concern worldwide. Japan does not have a specific problem of fires spreading from the...

Antenna Metrology 100-500 GHz: A New Approach

May 16, 2016

Author(s)

Perry F. Wilson, Joshua A. Gordon, David R. Novotny, Jeffrey R. Guerrieri

A typical near-field scanning range for antenna measurements is based on simple translation stages (planar) or stacked rotators (spherical), or both...

EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON THE VULNERABILITIES OF DECKING ASSEMBLIES ATTACKED BY FIREBRAND SHOWERS

May 16, 2016

Author(s)

Samuel Manzello, Sayaka Suzuki, Ichiro Hagiwara

In WUI fires, decking assemblies have been observed to be an ignition vulnerability based on post-fire damage surveys conducted by NIST and elsewhere. Recently...

Acoustic and Electromagnetic Reverberation Chambers: Similarities and Differences

May 16, 2016

Author(s)

Perry F. Wilson

Acoustic reverberation chambers predate electromagnetic (EM) reverberation chambers. EM reverberation chamber researchers occasionally make reference to...

Characterization of Monoclonal Antibody Drug Products Using High Resolution NMR

May 15, 2016

Author(s)

Luke Arbogast, Robert Brinson, John Marino

Time-domain analysis of resonant acoustic nonlinearity arising from cracks in multilayer ceramic capacitors

May 13, 2016

Author(s)

Ward L. Johnson, Sudook A. Kim, Grady S. White, Jaemi Herzberger, Kirsten L. Peterson, Paul R. Heyliger

Acoustic nonlinearity of cracked and uncracked multilayer ceramic capacitors (MLCCs) was characterized through time-domain analysis of resonant waveforms...

Electrical Units in the New SI: Saying Goodbye to the 1990 Values

May 12, 2016

Author(s)

Nick Fletcher, Gert Rietveld, James K. Olthoff, Ilya F. Budovsky

The proposed redefinition of several SI base units is a topic that has been on the metrology agenda for the last decade. The general principles and the...

Combinatorial Coverage Analysis of Subsets of the TLS Cipher Suite Registry

May 11, 2016

Author(s)

Dimitris Simos, Kristoffer Kleine, D. Richard Kuhn, Raghu N. Kacker

We present a combinatorial coverage measurement for (subsets) of the TLS cipher suite registries by analyzing the specified ciphers of IANA, ENISA, BSI, Mozilla...

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