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NIST Speeches and Testimony

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African-American Technological Contributions: Past, Present, and Future

February 20, 2008

Thank you for the invitation to speak to you today. It's important to pause and reflect on how African Americans and our ancestors have helped to further...

The New Madrid Seismic Zone: Whose Fault Is It Anyway?

December 4, 2007

Introduction Chairman Pryor, Ranking Member Sununu and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for conducting this hearing on the impact that a major...

First Arab Conference on Calibration and Measurement

November 6, 2007

Presentation Slides that accompanied this talk [pdf] I'm excited to be here for this First Arab Conference on Calibrations and Measurements. It is fitting that...

Department of Commerce Colloquium for the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers

November 1, 2007

Thank you, Richard. Good morning everyone! I'm thrilled to be here today. There are a lot of things I get to do in my job that are rewarding, but this...

Sponsors Reception for the American Chemical Society National Awards

October 30, 2007

Innovation, Chemistry, and Partnerships It is a pleasure and an honor to be here with you tonight to pay tribute to the sponsors of the American Chemical...

The U.S. Fire Administration Reauthorization: Addressing the Priorities of the Nation's Fire Service

October 2, 2007

Chairman Wu, Dr. Gingrey, and members of the Subcommittee, I appreciate the opportunity to appear before you today to discuss the fire research program at the...

Making Manufacturing a National Priority

June 28, 2007

Thank you for the opportunity to address NACFAM. In the next few minutes I'd like to discuss: How the American Competitiveness Initiative (ACI) provides...

Access to STEM Talent

June 27, 2007

On behalf of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, I would like to extend a warm welcome to our postdocs and cosponsors of this event. This event...

Sprinkler Research

June 20, 2007

Good morning. My name is Daniel Madrzykowski. I am a fire protection engineer with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Building and Fire...

Building the Innovation Infrastructure

June 12, 2007

Good morning and welcome to the session on Supporting National and Regional Innovation for Economic Prosperity. It is my great honor to help set the stage for...

Hot Fuels—The Impact on Commercial Transactions of the Thermal Expansion of Gasoline

June 8, 2007

Introduction Chairman Kucinich, Ranking Member Issa, and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on "Hot Fuels—The Impact on...

National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Role in Voluntary Voting System Guidelines and Testing

May 7, 2007

Introduction Chairman Clay, Ranking Member Turner, and members of the subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to testify today on “NIST’s Role in...

U.S. Competitiveness Through Basic Research

April 19, 2007

Chairman Kerry, Ranking Member Ensign and Members of the Subcommittee, I am pleased to appear before you today to present the President’s FY 2008 Budget request...

Roundtable on Nanotechnology Commercialization

April 3, 2007

Remarks as prepared. Welcome, everyone, to the roundtable on "Nanotechnology Commercialization: Where Are We Now? I would like to begin with a few notes...

President's FY 2008 Budget request for NIST, House

March 8, 2007

Chairman Mollohan, Ranking Member Frelinghuysen and Members of the Subcommittee, I am pleased to appear before you today to present the President’s FY 2008...

President's FY 2008 Budget request for NIST, Senate

March 1, 2007

Madam Chair Mikulski, Ranking Member Shelby and Members of the Subcommittee, I am pleased to appear before you today to present the President’s FY 2008 Budget...

The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Role in Supporting Economic Competitiveness in the 21st Century: The FY08 Budget Request

February 15, 2007

Chairman Wu, Ranking Member Gingrey and Members of the Subcommittee, I am pleased to appear before you today to present the President’s FY 2008 Budget request...

Opening Statement FY 2008 NIST Budget Press Briefing Teleconference

February 5, 2007

Good afternoon. This is a great day for NIST. The President's 2008 budget request calls for an 11 percent increase in funding for the NIST core (which consists...

Voting Machines: Will the New Standards and Guidelines Help Prevent Future Problems?

July 19, 2006

Introduction Chairmen Ehlers and Boehlert, Ranking Members Millender-McDonald and Gordon, and members of the committees, thank you for the opportunity to...

National Conference on Weights and Measures

July 11, 2006

Determining the accurate weight or volume of an object is fundamental to ensuring fair commerce. We all know this—everyone in this room lives this everyday. But...

Dr. Eric Cornell: Views on Science Policy of the Nobel Laureates from the National Institute of Standards and Technology

May 24, 2006

Referenced Speaker

Eric A. Cornell

Chairman Ehlers and members of the Subcommittee, please allow me to briefly introduce myself and my research. My name is Eric Cornell and I was hired by the...

Dr. John Hall: Views of Science Policy of the Nobel Laureates from the National Institute of Standards and Technology

May 24, 2006

Mr Chairman, Honorable Congressmen, other Colleagues engaged in the Public's Service, Ladies and Gentlemen. I believe I have been invited briefly to discuss...

Dr. William D. Phillips: Views on Science Policy of the Nobel Laureates from the National Institute of Standards and Technology

May 24, 2006

Referenced Speaker

William D. Phillips

Mr. Chairman and members of the committee: As a Federal Employee and, like each of you, a public servant, it is a great pleasure for me to appear before you...

Strengthening the Infrastructure for 21st Century Innovation: The Critical Role of Measurements and Standards

May 3, 2006

The interstate highways, air traffic management system, and the electrical grid are ubiquitous, yet one rarely thinks about this infrastructure until a problem...

The State of Interoperability: Perspectives on Federal Coordination of Grants, Standards, and Technology

April 25, 2006

Referenced Speaker

Dereck Orr

Thank you Chairman Reichert and Members of the Committee, I serve as the Program Manager for Public Safety Communications Systems in the Office of Law...