NCSLI Newsletter Vol 43 No4 October 2003

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TABLE OF CONrENTS

THE 2003 WILDHACK AWARD WINNER-PETER UNGER 3

BEST PAPER AWARDS 5

SCENES FROM THE 2003 CONFERENCE 7

METROLOGY CALENDAR 14

TRAINING INFORMATION 15

REPORTS FROM THE BOARD 16

REMEMBER1NG LAURIE BAKER 19

REPORTS FROM THE REGIONS 20

COMMITTEE NEWS 22

NEWS FROM THE NMls (Previously NIST NEWS) 27

)NCSLl NEWSNOTES bullbullbullJ_

LIAISON NEWS 33

WELCOME TO OUR NEW NCSLI MEMBERS 36

NCSLf MANAGEMENT ROSTER 37

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EDITORS MESSAGE--

Downsiziug the News(letter)

We all know tbis is a period of iudu$triLlI downsizing Ve see some or our friends getting laid off for economic reasons Even the membership roster of this organization has dropped a bit quite undermiddotstandably So

John Minck although the mood of the just-completed Tampa Conference was NCSLl Editor

upbeat it seems prudent to consider reducing the bum rate of the newsletter expenses In case you members didnt know it the cost of a typical 64-page issue ruusjust about $12000 The Newslelter remains our primary means ofcomrnunieation with members so I dout plan page curs wldeh hurt our communicatious

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-2003 WILDHAC AWARD WIN -E P TE- NG

Peter Unger A2LA 2003 Wildhack Award Winner

Peter S Unger President of the American Association of Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) in Frederick MD has received the 2003 William Wildhack Award from NCSL Infel11ational The award was presented August 18 2003 at the organizations annual Workshop and Symposium in Tampa Florida by Past Prcsident Charles Motzko who chaired the selection corrunittee

Wildhack Award Chairman Charlie J-fotzko (t) presents the 2003 award to Peter Unger oIA2LA

T E VilLPH C 1110 en lION Charlie Motzko

The Wildhack Award is presented annually to recognize outstanding contributions to the fieid of metrology and measurement science consistent with the goals of NCSL International

The award was established in 1970 in honor and recognition of William Wildhack a long-time employee of the US National Bureau of Standards now the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Mr Wildhack was not only very instmmental in the founding of the NCSL but also through his wisdom his leadership his dedication and foresight he helped shape the organi~

zation during its early formative years

The award carries an honorarium and includes a bronze and silver medallion bealing the likeness of Mr Wildhack This years recipishyent is the 28th individual to be so honored

This years Wildhack Award winner has been involved in Metrology for over 26 years His formal education is equally diverse as he obtained a BS degree in systems engineering from Princeton University and a Masters in Environmental M311agement from George Washington University

On graduation from Princeton in 1972 he obtained a position with the General Services Administration Federal Supply Service There he prepared specifications and test protocols for a variety of prodshyucts 3l1d conceived the first life-cycle cost procurement by GSAlFSS

In 1977 he moved over to the National Bureau of St311d31ds (now the National Institute of Standards and Technology) where he served as Deputy Chief Procurement Policy and Experimental Teclmology Incentives Program In 1978 be was in on the start-up ofthe National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program where he was primarily responsible for new program development

In 1986 there was a move to the industry side when he became the Amelican Association for Laboratory Accreditation (AlLA) Vice President and Quality Manager During this tenure he developed and maintained all accreditation certification and registration program documentation trained assessors served as major spokesman and negotiated mutual recognition agreements with cOlUlterparls overshyseas

In 1996 he became A2LAs President and Chief Executive In this position he was involved in successfully negotiating recognition agreements for the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation (A2LA) in the national regional and intemational arena

During the last slgtven years he has kd AlLA to a ten-fold increase of accreditation activities He has also authored a number of publishycations and standards on laboratory accreditation including the Guidelines on Assessor Quali11cation and Competcnce the mutual recognition alTangement procedures of the International Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (lLAC) and the guide for surveillance activities of accredited laboratories for ASTMs Committee E36

He currently holds several leadership positions in international coorshydinating organizations including the chair of the Asia Pacific Laboratory Accreditation Cooperation (APLAC) and chair of the ILAC Arrangement Management Committee As chair he led the cxpansion ofASTM E36 to address all types of confonnit) assessshyment standards developed assessor training courses and evaluated several foreign accreditation programs for mutual recoguition agreeshyments

Honored Guest Member-Delegates Ladies and Gentlemen I would like to present 1Lr Peter S Unger as NCSL Internationals 2003 Wildhack Award Winncr (end of citation)

Ungers award was based on his long and tireless effOliS 011 behalf of international laboratory accreditation He has not only been involved in the organizational details of establishing accreditation celiification and program documentation but he is recognized as a visible cheerleader and spokesman for the need and results of proshygrams worldwide

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2003 Wildhack Award Winner

A2LA is a nonprofit membership organization administering lhe second-largest comprehensive laboratory accreditation system in the world with over 1600 laboratories currently accredited Mr Unger ctll1ently serves as ANSI expert to ISO CASCO working groups 18 - 17011 Accreditation body requirements and 25 - 17025 Laboratory competence critena He also serves as ILAC tiaisou to the lAF MLA Management Committee and ISO CASCO WG 19 on Peer Assessment

Ungers wife Patti works as a QA director for a company making experimental vaccines for biological agents His daughter Rachel 15 is a high school junior playing field hockey and running track while son Asa 8 is in 3rd grade One little-used hobby is golf when not traveling or chauffeuring kids Another hobby involves endless home and yard maintenance projects on a small patch of country property

Peter Unger addresses the affendees He admits that his wife told him in the morning to 1-vear a suicoat

Since the Wildhack Award was redefincd in 1976 previous winners have included Dr Ernest Ambler Director of the US National Bureau of Standards Doug Strain ESI Inc Frank McGinnis (deceased) Sperry Corp Jmy Hayes US Navy Metrology Engineering Ctr Dave Mitchell Rockwell Corp Dr Forest HatTis (deceased) US NBS Dr Churchill Eisenhalt (deceased) US NBS John M Fluke (deceased) Fluke Corporation Dr Andrew Dunn (deceased) National Research Council of Canada Dr Bruno Wcinschel Weinschel Engineering Co Dean Brungart Teledyne Systems Co John Minck Hewlett-PackaJd Co Dr David W Braudaway Sandia Corp Peter MClifford City University London David Packard (deceased) Hewlett-Packard Co Ed Nemeroff Datronl Wavetek Dr Joe Simmons (deceased) NIST Graham Canleron Canadian Dept of Defence Hemy Sostman (deceased) Thermometry Consultant 1 Michael Suraci LockheedshyMartin Gary Davidson Strand Davidson and Stata Robert Weber Lockheed-Martin Dr Klaus Jaeger Lockheed-Martin Norm Belecki NIST Ernest Gamer NIST Dr Clark Hamilton NIST and Dr Howard Castrup Integrated Sciences Group

Previous Wildhack winners gather to remember their SZlprise at winning their own awards

A D NOW A WORD FROM OUR SPONSORS

NCSLI would like to recognize and thank these seven compashynies who stepped up to support a special sponsorshipor this conference This got their logo embossed on the confershyence carrying bags and also a farge banner over the exhibit arena

Sponsors

Agienf Technologies Edison ivudcats DHI Calibration Solutions San Sue B SofMare Guifdline Cafibration Services Ind-v Soft Industrial Strength Software GE RlIska

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BEST PAP RAWARD

Inviled Paper and Allen V stin Awa d for Best Overall Paper

Dr Hector Laiz (r) receives his uward from Paper Evaluation Chair leiGust

Session 4E

Dr Hector Laiz [NT Argentina

AC-DC Voltage Transfer Standuds witb Thin-Film 1 Itijuncti II Thermal Converts and Planar Resistors

12150 points (Hector is currently a guest researcher at NIST and Quality and Management they sponsored him to travel to the conference) Also note that the best paper award margin of victory was 009 points Mr Laiz was also awarded thc Allen V Astin award for best paper at the 2003 NCSU conference

Theoretica e ro O9Y

Dr George Rodrigues Ariel

Session 8C

Dr George Rodrigues Artel

Bias Uncertainty and Transferability in Standard Methods of Pipette Calibration

11955 points

Roxannl Robinson A2LA

Session 2D

Roxanne Robinson A2LA

Anatomy of an International Peer Evaluation

Dr Henrik Nielsen HN Metrology Consulting Inc 10064 points

Session 7B

Dr Henrik Nielsen HN Metrology Consulting Inc

Determining Consensus Values in Interlaboratory Comparisons and Proficiency Testing

121AI points

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Keynote speake Dr Arden Bement Dirz-ctor ofNIST oveniews a world ofmeasurement technologiesor the 2003 conference

ADO ESS AVAILABLE 0 VIDEOKEYNO

We werent able to get a transcript of Director Bements Keynote address At the Foreji-ont ofAdvanced Technology A Spectrum afMetrology

However the address is available on the NCSLI website as a download video file See the website or contact the NCSLI Business Office for further infonnation on video availability

EDITORS MESSAGE (Continued from page 2)

In spite of that I have undertaken a few steps to reduce the page count of the publication and wanted to outline what my plans are so hat you members could evaluate such decisions and give me a little feedback

I Im going to cut the number of pages devoted to technical stories from NIST from 8-9 to about 4 Choosing the sll~iects ofthose pages is my call and since I have a wide-ranging interest in nonshyeleClTOnic things I lave tellded to include subjects which were sometimes slightly-off metrology interests One way] will supshyplement the loss of some text is to give yotl the website URLs of the two NIST Public Affairs Dept archives Tbese arc the publicshyity releases which I usc to browse their voluminous tecllllicaI output Their PR Dept does a superb job of keeping the global technical community well informed

2 Im going to reduee the number of pages assigned to the organishyzation roster and maps in the rear ofthe newsletter by alternating publication of certain pages While the board members and myself lInd the roster contact illfonnation very useful I suspeet that you members dont need it much For example wOllld anyshyone object to only seeing the picture roster (10 pages) every other issue While a few of the 120 people change occasionally we probably only change about 3-4 pictures or addresses per lssue

3 Regional reports 1 decided to continue publishing the attendance lists of the regional meetings because the local names are imporshytant to others who need a reference to a speaker or a fellow attendee

4 For certain committee reports I will edit tougher and I have gotshyten pennission from some chairmen like Jim Wheeler that for his MCP contact matrix I can just alternate it every other issue In many cases such infonnation is available cmrently on the NCSLI website pages We will be more specific with the URLs on those committee pages

5 I plan to edit tougher on the files submitted In a good way this just puts a little more discipline on the writers to be more conshycise waste less of your time and paper

The main costs at the printing company are directly proportional to page count and the postage cost is directly related to the weight of the boxes from the printer So if I can cut out 10+ pages from 64 well save money without sacrificing quality

However the tinal arbiter is you the reader If you find that I have gone too far I hope you wont be shy about letting me knOw Just use my email address on the masthead

News fr m the NilIs

One remarkable change in the last few years of NCSLl is the terrific increase in the cross-nation cooperation for our metrology members Some of you more recent members werent here for the founding of NCSL in 1961 At that time the US National Bureau of Standards became our organizational sponsor For several decades they proshyvided the office facility for our Secret31iat at Gaithersburg and Boulder

Because of the close cooperation with NBS now NIST we have always carried considerable news about metrology-related projects by way of the newsletter section NIST NEWS Now that we have many more members who are the National Metrology Institutes (NMIs) from many more nations I have deeided to widen the scope of the NIST NEWS to include technology news items from other NMIs Thereby I have ehanged the name of that newsletter section to NEWS ~rom the Is

First to contribute several stories for this issue is South Afhea and our new Liaison Wynand Louw Before this some of the Canada stoshyries had their own masthead But we now invite all the other NMIs to contribute short summaries of their activities

John Minck Editor

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1 SLI President Ste~euro Stahley kicks offthe l003 Annual Conference wUh a welcome 10 all the allendees and some opening remarks

The Tampa Bay Convemion emer HGS an e~celferrl

venue in a tntly beautijill city by the bay The only downshysideor a Calijornian Florida humidity Ive been 10 Tampa in the summer

Conference Director Bill Wightman adds his welcome reviews some conference plans and introduces the Keynote Speaker

The welcoming reception on Sunday night is a chancefor af arriving people to get together and renew old friendshyships in a casual venue Subtlely the tables are set up among exhibitors booths just in case the arcendees brought along some unfilled measurement requirements

NCSLl President Steve Stahley presents Keynote Speaker Dr Arden Bement with a plaque aappreciation

This year as usual there were a number oftutorial semishynars in the days before and after Ihe the conference It is a good opportunity to combine training and seminars in the same travel plan

Photo credits Georgia Harris organized a veritable army of volunteers to be evelwhere and shoot digital pix ofeverything that happened in Tampa Which just made II harderor me to pick from the huge number ofdigitafiles she sent She reports that the photographers -- like all involved NCSlJ volunteers and conference commilteefolks -- spent a lot oftime wandering around and getling photos during the week and less time jus I enjoying the confer-enee She tried to encourage them to take time 10 attend the sessions ofinterest jor their work

Here are the names Mike Suraci (ilsed the door prize camera) Dave Agy (always gets some great shots) Bill Hinton (receives the prize for profeSSionalism and enthusiasm) Charlie Mays (our friendliest photographer) Don York (received and used last years door prize camera) and ofcourse Georgia

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Scenes from the 2003 Conference

Imagine that you just got about 400 photographs alLd needed to write a captionor this one It turns out to be the luncheon entertainmeilt and motiPational speaker Tim Gard who revealed that he clamps Ihe rubber chicken legs into the closure ofhis suitcase which assures that NO ONE picks up his bag by mistake

This year the eor(terence organizers decided to allocate some booth space to NCSLI committees 50 they could disshyplay their activities j(JI the attendees

Trade show logistics is where the rubber meets the road one or KilO days before the show opens Truck loads of stuffappear and magically get to the right booth or in this case the NCSLI registration deskor conference 110ndbag handout

Im intrigued by this company name lvildeats It might be Oil acronym 01 more likely il mighl real~y have someshything to do wilh metrology Mudcats is another Sponsor company

Indy Sofhvare Company is one of our sponsoring compashynies at this years conference We appreciate their extra support

And we now see more Inlernationaf organizations wilh informational booths in the exhibit area such as Ihis Euramel stand

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Scenes from the 2003 Conference

Is this a time-walp or what The Beatles Band plays forth 01 the formal banquet

I thought all metrologists were glued to fheir books alld computer consoles in engineering schoo

So our own ~ice-President Carol Hackert 110W has a new diversion band groupie

IOU mean the Bealles plays line-dancing music

The Elder Ones past presidents gather to celebrate and talk about the Good Old Days

II is 1I0t reported by the metrology chronicIesjllst when President Steve Stahley was coronated or how and by whom So 1-e in the metrology media are 110t sureus what this does to his normal term which should expire Dec 31 2003

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Scenes from the 2003 Conference

At the regular member delegates meeting this year held after lunch as called out in our by-laws the delegates get a sort ofstate-othe-organization report

This ones for you says photographer Georgia Harris who reported that these metrologistsrom New Mexico mentioned to her that year after year they smile for the camera and never get published Its Jeff and Brad Bennewilzfrom nllnder Scientijic in Albuquerque

The member delegate meeting is also used as a good highshyly visible venue to recognize our volunteer members for notable accomplishments Jyfany award~ are made and well deserved (above) Committee and regional volunteershying are the essence ofollr association During this meetshying Education Chairman Terrelle Wilson presented 4 schofarship awards to deserving metrology students (not picHa-ed)

Just one lable ofour Japanese delegation at the dinner I am afways impressed with the vey large turnoUl for the annual Japan Country meeting which is announced for November 21 at the Tolyo Metropolitan

This years International deLegate dinner took the format ofan evening cruise out in scenic Tampa Bay

One has to assume thallhe cruise was on calm water for the evening Keeping your balance on a rolling dance floor would be quite an experience

Scenes from the 2003 Conference

Tichnical Program Chairman Dick Pettit treats all the speakers for thr2 day LO a hearty breakfast and uses the occasion to cheerlead and thank all those volunteers What a huge job thanks Dick

Quite a number ofNCSLI committees used the conference gathering to bring their groups togetheror focal work on their activities This meeting was tbe Measurement Requirements Committee

The Utilities Committee which is one ofour most active committees with regard to meetingfreqilency made it a point to find a room and get some work done

Carol Hockr2rt and Mike Sllmci preside over one of the iVCSLfs most popular events the next-to-fast activity at the conference the drawingjor the doorprizes

This year the Measurement Requirements Committee used the handout conference bag to include a requirements surshyveyf(Jr the attendees Chairman Jeff Walden (l) prevailed on Mike to offer a special door prize selected only Fom the people who turned in thEir survey We all congratulate winner Harold Glickfor his survev support

So at the end of it all NCSLlBusiness Manager Craig Gulko Carol and Bill surveyfor the lasl time what they have wrought a successi1 and impressive 2003 annual conference

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PRESIDENTS MESSAGE (continued from cover)

Seven sponsors signed np and their company logos were prominentshyly displayed thoughout the conference I also had the opportunity to attend several committee meetings which seemed well attended and provided the opportunity for networking and committee work

An JDlpm In vision on education

During my opening remarks at this years conference I emphasized the NCSLI vision statement and how it has recently changed

Promote competihveness and success ofNCSL Internalional memshyber by improving Ihe qualily ofproducts and services through excelshylence in calibration testing and metrology education and training

One of the best opportunities for NCSLI to realize this vision and one of the greatest valnes provided the conference attendees is the opportunity to learn I as many have seen the quality of the technishycal sessions improve ever year and this year was no exception The sessions covered a wide variety of topics from laboratOly accreditashytion to mcasnrement techniques to new physical and documentary standards The tutorials offered before and after the conference have also been steadily growing in attendance and quality There were 14

tutorials at this years conference attended by 284 st1ldents each providing leaming opportunity for several subjects related to metrolshyogy from the measnremcnts of physical properties to fundamental discussions on measurement uncertainty

More and more organizations see the NCSLI conference as an opportuniLy like no other to train their measurement professionals and provide professional grov1h To help support these organizashytions NCSLI has applied as an edncational organization to be an accredited provider of CEUs Future tutorials will carry the NCSU LCET (International Association for Continuing Education and Training) Credit

In addition to our focus on teclmical sessions and tutorials NCSLI continues to promote more traditional education programs provided by colleges and universities To show NCSLIs continued support scholarships were awarded to eight schools this year to support stushydents in measurement related fields of study

Bringing together Idle best of the best

Our aIDual conference provides a unique opportunity to network and kam from some of the top professionals in the measurement rclated fields I want to extend my personal congratulation to this years best paper winners

In the Quality amp Management categOIY Roxanne Robinson of A2LA AnaloI1lY ofan International Peer Evaluation in Applied Metrology Dr George Rodrigues ARTEL [nc Bias Uncertainl) and Transferability in Standard Methods ofPipette Calibration in Theorctical Mehology Hell1k S Nielsen HN Metrology Consulting Inc Determining Consensus Vitlues in Interlaboratory Comparisons and Proficiency Testing And in the Invited track Allen V Astin Best Paper Award Dr Hector Laiz INTI Argentina lAC-DC Voltage Transfer Standwds with Thin-Film lvlulti-junction Thermal Converters and Planar Resistors

It is important to note that all of (he papers given at this year co fershyence were excellent and the best paper award in one case was decidshyed only by a 009 point margin

I also want to congratulate Peter Unger of A2LA as this years winshyner of the WiUia A Wildhack award an honor well deserved

This year we also recognized Coordinators for their outstanding work witt1in their section or region Awards were presented to Kevin Ahercrombie Mid-Atlantic Region Keith Scoggins Sonth Texas Section Keith Cable Northwest US Region and Charlie Mays Southem OhiolKentucky Section

Grtrl ill~ nIl I in h t(roo iOllll

lfthere is any doubt that NCSLI is indeed becoming an internationshyal organization one only needed to look around lhe conference at the international al1endance This year saw an unprecedented number of attendees representing academia NMls regional metroicgy organishyzations and industly from around tbe world The NCSLl conference is rapidly becoming an at lUal milestone event where measurement professionals from around the globe come to meet and exehange ideas 24+ cotUltrics were represented showing that the I in NCSLI is steadily growing This can also be seen not only by the confershyence attendees but the organizations that chose to set up their own meetings in conjunction with our conference

Organizations such as NACC SIM and NORAJv1ET each met at dIe conference (0 discuss issues related 10 their own organizations furshytber strengtbening the intemational visibility of NCSLl In addition tbe intemational session track saw representatives from BIPM EUROMET and APLAC These provided our conference flttendees insight into what is happening in much of Europc Asia and other parts of the world The international dinner even showed a record attendance at 284 attendees providing a social opportunity to meet our intemational representatives

FII lire Dflp01rwni les to learn IId nehvork

Planning for next years conference in Salt Lake City July 11-15 has already begun and promises to be another milestone intemational event Some 144 booth spaces have already been committed and interest in providing technical sessions and tutorials for next years conference has been shown I strongly encourage anyone interested in presenting displaying or attending next years conference to conshytact NCSLI tnrough our web site

While the aruwal conference provides a truly unique oppotmnity to network and learn with and from other measurement professionals only a moderate percentage of our member organizations have the chance to attend In many cases it is a financial decision Qr slmpy a lack of resources which prevents attendance at our annual event Having said this however this does not mean member organizations that do not attend the conference cannot gain from other opportunishyties to meet and discuis issues and learn new ideas Throughout the year there are section meetings that often have technical papers thai were presented at previous conferences There arc also commitree meetings in some instances on the web that provide a way to netshywork and learn

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I-JIIW we COI1UDU~ ill realLte our LOIlg Range Pill II

As noted in past messages our LRP is a road map of how NCSLI proceeds thoughout the year Much of the LRP can be realized durshying the conference either directly or through awards and recognishytions [n addition to what I have already said in my highlights from the conference 1wanted to provide some highlights from the recent board of directors meeting to show how well we are following our plan for success

Operational Objectives for 2003

Pa 1I1~r hip~

NIST will soon be doing customer surveys using NCSLI members to better undersLand these customers needs It is critical to NIST that they better understand their customer needs so they can continue to improve their service offerings Watch the newsletter for ftmher details

Fi~Cl1 anilgement~

The NCSLI busineamps oflice will soon be moving into a new building acquired and is planned to relocate in early October 2003 This uot only will provide better facilities for the NCSLf staff bUL it will be more cost effective then the current location One of the most important aspects of this new facility is it includes a classroom area This classroom will be available for a nominal fee to organizations that wish to present training in measurement-related areas Several organizations have already shown interest so please check the NCSLI website for future training schedules There will be a fom1al dedication of the new facility in April 2004

Breakthrough Objectives for 2003

Value to the Membership

To better understand and support the needs of smaller organizations a Small Business Initiative Forum under the leadership of Malcolm Smith has been formed This forum will focus on understanding and developing services documents lTainillg etc to support small busishyness involved in the calibration and testing community

Membership Membership will see an increased focus next year To aid in membership gro1h each section andor region will be seekshying volunteers to serve as a membership chainnen for their area If you have any interest in this please contact your section or regional coordinator for fUlther details

Intemational Strategy With the iucreasing international growth and exposure of NCSLl the board of directors is looking at better ways to support intemational members while assuring the needs of the US members are met This intemational exposure can be seen by the international representation on the board though organization such as BIPM Eurolab CENAM OlML and SIM This is further strengthened by the decision to have tbe Fall 2003 Board of Directors meeting al CENAM in Queretaro Mexico

PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

Over the past several years much of NCSLIs international growth and exposure has come though the diligent efforts of our International YP Ed Nemeroff Ed will however be sun-setting his role as International YP for NCSLI at the end of this year to pursue his professional interest in Central Asia While we will miss Eds energy and guidance this will provide the board the opportunity to put together a long telm strategy involving and building upon the network of contacts Ed has fostered over the years which can only improve communications

An Ad Hoc Committee bas been assigned to develop our intemashytional strategy Klaus Jaeger past NCSLI President will act as an interim International YP providing a temporary blidge Lo support international activities as Ed Nemcroffleaves

Deveillp Strategk Partnerships

To further strengthen connections to industry NCSLI has estabshylished a slTategic relationship with the AIAG (Automotive Industry Action Group) Bill Kock an executive on loan to AIAG from the Dana Corporation provided a presentatiou to the board highlightshying some of the opportunities NCSLI and AIAG have to work together Based on Bills presentation there will not only be future opportunities to share infonnation between NCSLI and AIAG but there aTe several areas were joint projects and committee work may take place

A final note

As this presidents message is being published 1 will be ending my term as NCSL Internationals 2003 President I have mixed emoshytions as this has been a challenging year for me but yet a very rewarding one and a role that was my privilege to perform I have had the opportunity to work with measurement professionals from all over the world many of whom are the leaders of our profession I have never been exposed to a volunteer organization that sees as much energy and declication from its members

I want to personally thank the Board of Directors for their patience support and guidance I also thank all the member organizations that makc NCSLl what it is a world class professional organization

Steven Stahley President NCSL International

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International Dimensional Workshop May 10-14 2004 Airport Marriott Nashville TN

Contact Ed Pritchard Oak Ridge Metrology Center Phone 865-574-4261

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NtsT Short Coursemiddot Microwave Measurements and Instrumentation December 2-3 2003 NIST Boulder CO CONTACT David Walker (303) 497-5490

Fax (303) 497-3970 e-mail ltdwalkerbouldernistgovgt web ltwww_arftgorggt

62n _AR TG Microwave Measurements Conference December 4-5 2003 NIST Boulder CO CONTACT David Walker (303) 497-5490

Fax (303) 497-3970 e-mail ltdwal kerbouldernistgovgt web ltwww_arftgorggt

2nd Internationall Conference on Metrology November 4-6 2003 Queen of Sheba Hilton Hotel Eilal Israel CONTACT Conference Secretariat

ISAS International Seminars PO Box 34001 Jerusalem 91340 Israel 972-2-652-0574 Fax 972-2-652-0558 e-mail ltconferisascoilgt

R ONI E liON E TINGS JAPAN AREA

Japan 12th Annual Meeting November 21 2003 Tokyo Metropolitan Ohta-ku Industrial Plaza Tokyo Japan CONTACT Kazumi Hayakawa 81-3-3434-0181

Fax 81-3-3434-0170 e-mail ltkazhayakawaflukecomgt

Please send Metrology Calendar additions and corrections tmiddoto the NGSL International Business Office (303) 440-3339 FAX(303) 440-3384 or E-mail to ltinfoncsliorggt

14

2003 Wildhack Award Winner

A2LA is a nonprofit membership organization administering lhe second-largest comprehensive laboratory accreditation system in the world with over 1600 laboratories currently accredited Mr Unger ctll1ently serves as ANSI expert to ISO CASCO working groups 18 - 17011 Accreditation body requirements and 25 - 17025 Laboratory competence critena He also serves as ILAC tiaisou to the lAF MLA Management Committee and ISO CASCO WG 19 on Peer Assessment

Ungers wife Patti works as a QA director for a company making experimental vaccines for biological agents His daughter Rachel 15 is a high school junior playing field hockey and running track while son Asa 8 is in 3rd grade One little-used hobby is golf when not traveling or chauffeuring kids Another hobby involves endless home and yard maintenance projects on a small patch of country property

Peter Unger addresses the affendees He admits that his wife told him in the morning to 1-vear a suicoat

Since the Wildhack Award was redefincd in 1976 previous winners have included Dr Ernest Ambler Director of the US National Bureau of Standards Doug Strain ESI Inc Frank McGinnis (deceased) Sperry Corp Jmy Hayes US Navy Metrology Engineering Ctr Dave Mitchell Rockwell Corp Dr Forest HatTis (deceased) US NBS Dr Churchill Eisenhalt (deceased) US NBS John M Fluke (deceased) Fluke Corporation Dr Andrew Dunn (deceased) National Research Council of Canada Dr Bruno Wcinschel Weinschel Engineering Co Dean Brungart Teledyne Systems Co John Minck Hewlett-PackaJd Co Dr David W Braudaway Sandia Corp Peter MClifford City University London David Packard (deceased) Hewlett-Packard Co Ed Nemeroff Datronl Wavetek Dr Joe Simmons (deceased) NIST Graham Canleron Canadian Dept of Defence Hemy Sostman (deceased) Thermometry Consultant 1 Michael Suraci LockheedshyMartin Gary Davidson Strand Davidson and Stata Robert Weber Lockheed-Martin Dr Klaus Jaeger Lockheed-Martin Norm Belecki NIST Ernest Gamer NIST Dr Clark Hamilton NIST and Dr Howard Castrup Integrated Sciences Group

Previous Wildhack winners gather to remember their SZlprise at winning their own awards

A D NOW A WORD FROM OUR SPONSORS

NCSLI would like to recognize and thank these seven compashynies who stepped up to support a special sponsorshipor this conference This got their logo embossed on the confershyence carrying bags and also a farge banner over the exhibit arena

Sponsors

Agienf Technologies Edison ivudcats DHI Calibration Solutions San Sue B SofMare Guifdline Cafibration Services Ind-v Soft Industrial Strength Software GE RlIska

4

BEST PAP RAWARD

Inviled Paper and Allen V stin Awa d for Best Overall Paper

Dr Hector Laiz (r) receives his uward from Paper Evaluation Chair leiGust

Session 4E

Dr Hector Laiz [NT Argentina

AC-DC Voltage Transfer Standuds witb Thin-Film 1 Itijuncti II Thermal Converts and Planar Resistors

12150 points (Hector is currently a guest researcher at NIST and Quality and Management they sponsored him to travel to the conference) Also note that the best paper award margin of victory was 009 points Mr Laiz was also awarded thc Allen V Astin award for best paper at the 2003 NCSU conference

Theoretica e ro O9Y

Dr George Rodrigues Ariel

Session 8C

Dr George Rodrigues Artel

Bias Uncertainty and Transferability in Standard Methods of Pipette Calibration

11955 points

Roxannl Robinson A2LA

Session 2D

Roxanne Robinson A2LA

Anatomy of an International Peer Evaluation

Dr Henrik Nielsen HN Metrology Consulting Inc 10064 points

Session 7B

Dr Henrik Nielsen HN Metrology Consulting Inc

Determining Consensus Values in Interlaboratory Comparisons and Proficiency Testing

121AI points

5

Keynote speake Dr Arden Bement Dirz-ctor ofNIST oveniews a world ofmeasurement technologiesor the 2003 conference

ADO ESS AVAILABLE 0 VIDEOKEYNO

We werent able to get a transcript of Director Bements Keynote address At the Foreji-ont ofAdvanced Technology A Spectrum afMetrology

However the address is available on the NCSLI website as a download video file See the website or contact the NCSLI Business Office for further infonnation on video availability

EDITORS MESSAGE (Continued from page 2)

In spite of that I have undertaken a few steps to reduce the page count of the publication and wanted to outline what my plans are so hat you members could evaluate such decisions and give me a little feedback

I Im going to cut the number of pages devoted to technical stories from NIST from 8-9 to about 4 Choosing the sll~iects ofthose pages is my call and since I have a wide-ranging interest in nonshyeleClTOnic things I lave tellded to include subjects which were sometimes slightly-off metrology interests One way] will supshyplement the loss of some text is to give yotl the website URLs of the two NIST Public Affairs Dept archives Tbese arc the publicshyity releases which I usc to browse their voluminous tecllllicaI output Their PR Dept does a superb job of keeping the global technical community well informed

2 Im going to reduee the number of pages assigned to the organishyzation roster and maps in the rear ofthe newsletter by alternating publication of certain pages While the board members and myself lInd the roster contact illfonnation very useful I suspeet that you members dont need it much For example wOllld anyshyone object to only seeing the picture roster (10 pages) every other issue While a few of the 120 people change occasionally we probably only change about 3-4 pictures or addresses per lssue

3 Regional reports 1 decided to continue publishing the attendance lists of the regional meetings because the local names are imporshytant to others who need a reference to a speaker or a fellow attendee

4 For certain committee reports I will edit tougher and I have gotshyten pennission from some chairmen like Jim Wheeler that for his MCP contact matrix I can just alternate it every other issue In many cases such infonnation is available cmrently on the NCSLI website pages We will be more specific with the URLs on those committee pages

5 I plan to edit tougher on the files submitted In a good way this just puts a little more discipline on the writers to be more conshycise waste less of your time and paper

The main costs at the printing company are directly proportional to page count and the postage cost is directly related to the weight of the boxes from the printer So if I can cut out 10+ pages from 64 well save money without sacrificing quality

However the tinal arbiter is you the reader If you find that I have gone too far I hope you wont be shy about letting me knOw Just use my email address on the masthead

News fr m the NilIs

One remarkable change in the last few years of NCSLl is the terrific increase in the cross-nation cooperation for our metrology members Some of you more recent members werent here for the founding of NCSL in 1961 At that time the US National Bureau of Standards became our organizational sponsor For several decades they proshyvided the office facility for our Secret31iat at Gaithersburg and Boulder

Because of the close cooperation with NBS now NIST we have always carried considerable news about metrology-related projects by way of the newsletter section NIST NEWS Now that we have many more members who are the National Metrology Institutes (NMIs) from many more nations I have deeided to widen the scope of the NIST NEWS to include technology news items from other NMIs Thereby I have ehanged the name of that newsletter section to NEWS ~rom the Is

First to contribute several stories for this issue is South Afhea and our new Liaison Wynand Louw Before this some of the Canada stoshyries had their own masthead But we now invite all the other NMIs to contribute short summaries of their activities

John Minck Editor

6

sc 2003 CO

1 SLI President Ste~euro Stahley kicks offthe l003 Annual Conference wUh a welcome 10 all the allendees and some opening remarks

The Tampa Bay Convemion emer HGS an e~celferrl

venue in a tntly beautijill city by the bay The only downshysideor a Calijornian Florida humidity Ive been 10 Tampa in the summer

Conference Director Bill Wightman adds his welcome reviews some conference plans and introduces the Keynote Speaker

The welcoming reception on Sunday night is a chancefor af arriving people to get together and renew old friendshyships in a casual venue Subtlely the tables are set up among exhibitors booths just in case the arcendees brought along some unfilled measurement requirements

NCSLl President Steve Stahley presents Keynote Speaker Dr Arden Bement with a plaque aappreciation

This year as usual there were a number oftutorial semishynars in the days before and after Ihe the conference It is a good opportunity to combine training and seminars in the same travel plan

Photo credits Georgia Harris organized a veritable army of volunteers to be evelwhere and shoot digital pix ofeverything that happened in Tampa Which just made II harderor me to pick from the huge number ofdigitafiles she sent She reports that the photographers -- like all involved NCSlJ volunteers and conference commilteefolks -- spent a lot oftime wandering around and getling photos during the week and less time jus I enjoying the confer-enee She tried to encourage them to take time 10 attend the sessions ofinterest jor their work

Here are the names Mike Suraci (ilsed the door prize camera) Dave Agy (always gets some great shots) Bill Hinton (receives the prize for profeSSionalism and enthusiasm) Charlie Mays (our friendliest photographer) Don York (received and used last years door prize camera) and ofcourse Georgia

7

Scenes from the 2003 Conference

Imagine that you just got about 400 photographs alLd needed to write a captionor this one It turns out to be the luncheon entertainmeilt and motiPational speaker Tim Gard who revealed that he clamps Ihe rubber chicken legs into the closure ofhis suitcase which assures that NO ONE picks up his bag by mistake

This year the eor(terence organizers decided to allocate some booth space to NCSLI committees 50 they could disshyplay their activities j(JI the attendees

Trade show logistics is where the rubber meets the road one or KilO days before the show opens Truck loads of stuffappear and magically get to the right booth or in this case the NCSLI registration deskor conference 110ndbag handout

Im intrigued by this company name lvildeats It might be Oil acronym 01 more likely il mighl real~y have someshything to do wilh metrology Mudcats is another Sponsor company

Indy Sofhvare Company is one of our sponsoring compashynies at this years conference We appreciate their extra support

And we now see more Inlernationaf organizations wilh informational booths in the exhibit area such as Ihis Euramel stand

8

Scenes from the 2003 Conference

Is this a time-walp or what The Beatles Band plays forth 01 the formal banquet

I thought all metrologists were glued to fheir books alld computer consoles in engineering schoo

So our own ~ice-President Carol Hackert 110W has a new diversion band groupie

IOU mean the Bealles plays line-dancing music

The Elder Ones past presidents gather to celebrate and talk about the Good Old Days

II is 1I0t reported by the metrology chronicIesjllst when President Steve Stahley was coronated or how and by whom So 1-e in the metrology media are 110t sureus what this does to his normal term which should expire Dec 31 2003

9

Scenes from the 2003 Conference

At the regular member delegates meeting this year held after lunch as called out in our by-laws the delegates get a sort ofstate-othe-organization report

This ones for you says photographer Georgia Harris who reported that these metrologistsrom New Mexico mentioned to her that year after year they smile for the camera and never get published Its Jeff and Brad Bennewilzfrom nllnder Scientijic in Albuquerque

The member delegate meeting is also used as a good highshyly visible venue to recognize our volunteer members for notable accomplishments Jyfany award~ are made and well deserved (above) Committee and regional volunteershying are the essence ofollr association During this meetshying Education Chairman Terrelle Wilson presented 4 schofarship awards to deserving metrology students (not picHa-ed)

Just one lable ofour Japanese delegation at the dinner I am afways impressed with the vey large turnoUl for the annual Japan Country meeting which is announced for November 21 at the Tolyo Metropolitan

This years International deLegate dinner took the format ofan evening cruise out in scenic Tampa Bay

One has to assume thallhe cruise was on calm water for the evening Keeping your balance on a rolling dance floor would be quite an experience

Scenes from the 2003 Conference

Tichnical Program Chairman Dick Pettit treats all the speakers for thr2 day LO a hearty breakfast and uses the occasion to cheerlead and thank all those volunteers What a huge job thanks Dick

Quite a number ofNCSLI committees used the conference gathering to bring their groups togetheror focal work on their activities This meeting was tbe Measurement Requirements Committee

The Utilities Committee which is one ofour most active committees with regard to meetingfreqilency made it a point to find a room and get some work done

Carol Hockr2rt and Mike Sllmci preside over one of the iVCSLfs most popular events the next-to-fast activity at the conference the drawingjor the doorprizes

This year the Measurement Requirements Committee used the handout conference bag to include a requirements surshyveyf(Jr the attendees Chairman Jeff Walden (l) prevailed on Mike to offer a special door prize selected only Fom the people who turned in thEir survey We all congratulate winner Harold Glickfor his survev support

So at the end of it all NCSLlBusiness Manager Craig Gulko Carol and Bill surveyfor the lasl time what they have wrought a successi1 and impressive 2003 annual conference

11

PRESIDENTS MESSAGE (continued from cover)

Seven sponsors signed np and their company logos were prominentshyly displayed thoughout the conference I also had the opportunity to attend several committee meetings which seemed well attended and provided the opportunity for networking and committee work

An JDlpm In vision on education

During my opening remarks at this years conference I emphasized the NCSLI vision statement and how it has recently changed

Promote competihveness and success ofNCSL Internalional memshyber by improving Ihe qualily ofproducts and services through excelshylence in calibration testing and metrology education and training

One of the best opportunities for NCSLI to realize this vision and one of the greatest valnes provided the conference attendees is the opportunity to learn I as many have seen the quality of the technishycal sessions improve ever year and this year was no exception The sessions covered a wide variety of topics from laboratOly accreditashytion to mcasnrement techniques to new physical and documentary standards The tutorials offered before and after the conference have also been steadily growing in attendance and quality There were 14

tutorials at this years conference attended by 284 st1ldents each providing leaming opportunity for several subjects related to metrolshyogy from the measnremcnts of physical properties to fundamental discussions on measurement uncertainty

More and more organizations see the NCSLI conference as an opportuniLy like no other to train their measurement professionals and provide professional grov1h To help support these organizashytions NCSLI has applied as an edncational organization to be an accredited provider of CEUs Future tutorials will carry the NCSU LCET (International Association for Continuing Education and Training) Credit

In addition to our focus on teclmical sessions and tutorials NCSLI continues to promote more traditional education programs provided by colleges and universities To show NCSLIs continued support scholarships were awarded to eight schools this year to support stushydents in measurement related fields of study

Bringing together Idle best of the best

Our aIDual conference provides a unique opportunity to network and kam from some of the top professionals in the measurement rclated fields I want to extend my personal congratulation to this years best paper winners

In the Quality amp Management categOIY Roxanne Robinson of A2LA AnaloI1lY ofan International Peer Evaluation in Applied Metrology Dr George Rodrigues ARTEL [nc Bias Uncertainl) and Transferability in Standard Methods ofPipette Calibration in Theorctical Mehology Hell1k S Nielsen HN Metrology Consulting Inc Determining Consensus Vitlues in Interlaboratory Comparisons and Proficiency Testing And in the Invited track Allen V Astin Best Paper Award Dr Hector Laiz INTI Argentina lAC-DC Voltage Transfer Standwds with Thin-Film lvlulti-junction Thermal Converters and Planar Resistors

It is important to note that all of (he papers given at this year co fershyence were excellent and the best paper award in one case was decidshyed only by a 009 point margin

I also want to congratulate Peter Unger of A2LA as this years winshyner of the WiUia A Wildhack award an honor well deserved

This year we also recognized Coordinators for their outstanding work witt1in their section or region Awards were presented to Kevin Ahercrombie Mid-Atlantic Region Keith Scoggins Sonth Texas Section Keith Cable Northwest US Region and Charlie Mays Southem OhiolKentucky Section

Grtrl ill~ nIl I in h t(roo iOllll

lfthere is any doubt that NCSLI is indeed becoming an internationshyal organization one only needed to look around lhe conference at the international al1endance This year saw an unprecedented number of attendees representing academia NMls regional metroicgy organishyzations and industly from around tbe world The NCSLl conference is rapidly becoming an at lUal milestone event where measurement professionals from around the globe come to meet and exehange ideas 24+ cotUltrics were represented showing that the I in NCSLI is steadily growing This can also be seen not only by the confershyence attendees but the organizations that chose to set up their own meetings in conjunction with our conference

Organizations such as NACC SIM and NORAJv1ET each met at dIe conference (0 discuss issues related 10 their own organizations furshytber strengtbening the intemational visibility of NCSLl In addition tbe intemational session track saw representatives from BIPM EUROMET and APLAC These provided our conference flttendees insight into what is happening in much of Europc Asia and other parts of the world The international dinner even showed a record attendance at 284 attendees providing a social opportunity to meet our intemational representatives

FII lire Dflp01rwni les to learn IId nehvork

Planning for next years conference in Salt Lake City July 11-15 has already begun and promises to be another milestone intemational event Some 144 booth spaces have already been committed and interest in providing technical sessions and tutorials for next years conference has been shown I strongly encourage anyone interested in presenting displaying or attending next years conference to conshytact NCSLI tnrough our web site

While the aruwal conference provides a truly unique oppotmnity to network and learn with and from other measurement professionals only a moderate percentage of our member organizations have the chance to attend In many cases it is a financial decision Qr slmpy a lack of resources which prevents attendance at our annual event Having said this however this does not mean member organizations that do not attend the conference cannot gain from other opportunishyties to meet and discuis issues and learn new ideas Throughout the year there are section meetings that often have technical papers thai were presented at previous conferences There arc also commitree meetings in some instances on the web that provide a way to netshywork and learn

12

I-JIIW we COI1UDU~ ill realLte our LOIlg Range Pill II

As noted in past messages our LRP is a road map of how NCSLI proceeds thoughout the year Much of the LRP can be realized durshying the conference either directly or through awards and recognishytions [n addition to what I have already said in my highlights from the conference 1wanted to provide some highlights from the recent board of directors meeting to show how well we are following our plan for success

Operational Objectives for 2003

Pa 1I1~r hip~

NIST will soon be doing customer surveys using NCSLI members to better undersLand these customers needs It is critical to NIST that they better understand their customer needs so they can continue to improve their service offerings Watch the newsletter for ftmher details

Fi~Cl1 anilgement~

The NCSLI busineamps oflice will soon be moving into a new building acquired and is planned to relocate in early October 2003 This uot only will provide better facilities for the NCSLf staff bUL it will be more cost effective then the current location One of the most important aspects of this new facility is it includes a classroom area This classroom will be available for a nominal fee to organizations that wish to present training in measurement-related areas Several organizations have already shown interest so please check the NCSLI website for future training schedules There will be a fom1al dedication of the new facility in April 2004

Breakthrough Objectives for 2003

Value to the Membership

To better understand and support the needs of smaller organizations a Small Business Initiative Forum under the leadership of Malcolm Smith has been formed This forum will focus on understanding and developing services documents lTainillg etc to support small busishyness involved in the calibration and testing community

Membership Membership will see an increased focus next year To aid in membership gro1h each section andor region will be seekshying volunteers to serve as a membership chainnen for their area If you have any interest in this please contact your section or regional coordinator for fUlther details

Intemational Strategy With the iucreasing international growth and exposure of NCSLl the board of directors is looking at better ways to support intemational members while assuring the needs of the US members are met This intemational exposure can be seen by the international representation on the board though organization such as BIPM Eurolab CENAM OlML and SIM This is further strengthened by the decision to have tbe Fall 2003 Board of Directors meeting al CENAM in Queretaro Mexico

PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

Over the past several years much of NCSLIs international growth and exposure has come though the diligent efforts of our International YP Ed Nemeroff Ed will however be sun-setting his role as International YP for NCSLI at the end of this year to pursue his professional interest in Central Asia While we will miss Eds energy and guidance this will provide the board the opportunity to put together a long telm strategy involving and building upon the network of contacts Ed has fostered over the years which can only improve communications

An Ad Hoc Committee bas been assigned to develop our intemashytional strategy Klaus Jaeger past NCSLI President will act as an interim International YP providing a temporary blidge Lo support international activities as Ed Nemcroffleaves

Deveillp Strategk Partnerships

To further strengthen connections to industry NCSLI has estabshylished a slTategic relationship with the AIAG (Automotive Industry Action Group) Bill Kock an executive on loan to AIAG from the Dana Corporation provided a presentatiou to the board highlightshying some of the opportunities NCSLI and AIAG have to work together Based on Bills presentation there will not only be future opportunities to share infonnation between NCSLI and AIAG but there aTe several areas were joint projects and committee work may take place

A final note

As this presidents message is being published 1 will be ending my term as NCSL Internationals 2003 President I have mixed emoshytions as this has been a challenging year for me but yet a very rewarding one and a role that was my privilege to perform I have had the opportunity to work with measurement professionals from all over the world many of whom are the leaders of our profession I have never been exposed to a volunteer organization that sees as much energy and declication from its members

I want to personally thank the Board of Directors for their patience support and guidance I also thank all the member organizations that makc NCSLl what it is a world class professional organization

Steven Stahley President NCSL International

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0403

M AR

NeSl MEETINGS

International Dimensional Workshop May 10-14 2004 Airport Marriott Nashville TN

Contact Ed Pritchard Oak Ridge Metrology Center Phone 865-574-4261

Fax 865-574-2802 lt pritchardewy12doegov gt lthttpwwwy12doegovindex_htmlgt

NCSL Workshop amp Symposium July 11-15 2004 Salt Palace Salt Lake City UT CONTACT NCSL Business Office (303) 440-3339

Fax (303) 440-3384 e-mail ltinfoncsiiorggt website ltwwwncsliorgconferencegt

I DU TRYGOVmiddot R NT

NtsT Short Coursemiddot Microwave Measurements and Instrumentation December 2-3 2003 NIST Boulder CO CONTACT David Walker (303) 497-5490

Fax (303) 497-3970 e-mail ltdwalkerbouldernistgovgt web ltwww_arftgorggt

62n _AR TG Microwave Measurements Conference December 4-5 2003 NIST Boulder CO CONTACT David Walker (303) 497-5490

Fax (303) 497-3970 e-mail ltdwal kerbouldernistgovgt web ltwww_arftgorggt

2nd Internationall Conference on Metrology November 4-6 2003 Queen of Sheba Hilton Hotel Eilal Israel CONTACT Conference Secretariat

ISAS International Seminars PO Box 34001 Jerusalem 91340 Israel 972-2-652-0574 Fax 972-2-652-0558 e-mail ltconferisascoilgt

R ONI E liON E TINGS JAPAN AREA

Japan 12th Annual Meeting November 21 2003 Tokyo Metropolitan Ohta-ku Industrial Plaza Tokyo Japan CONTACT Kazumi Hayakawa 81-3-3434-0181

Fax 81-3-3434-0170 e-mail ltkazhayakawaflukecomgt

Please send Metrology Calendar additions and corrections tmiddoto the NGSL International Business Office (303) 440-3339 FAX(303) 440-3384 or E-mail to ltinfoncsliorggt

14

BEST PAP RAWARD

Inviled Paper and Allen V stin Awa d for Best Overall Paper

Dr Hector Laiz (r) receives his uward from Paper Evaluation Chair leiGust

Session 4E

Dr Hector Laiz [NT Argentina

AC-DC Voltage Transfer Standuds witb Thin-Film 1 Itijuncti II Thermal Converts and Planar Resistors

12150 points (Hector is currently a guest researcher at NIST and Quality and Management they sponsored him to travel to the conference) Also note that the best paper award margin of victory was 009 points Mr Laiz was also awarded thc Allen V Astin award for best paper at the 2003 NCSU conference

Theoretica e ro O9Y

Dr George Rodrigues Ariel

Session 8C

Dr George Rodrigues Artel

Bias Uncertainty and Transferability in Standard Methods of Pipette Calibration

11955 points

Roxannl Robinson A2LA

Session 2D

Roxanne Robinson A2LA

Anatomy of an International Peer Evaluation

Dr Henrik Nielsen HN Metrology Consulting Inc 10064 points

Session 7B

Dr Henrik Nielsen HN Metrology Consulting Inc

Determining Consensus Values in Interlaboratory Comparisons and Proficiency Testing

121AI points

5

Keynote speake Dr Arden Bement Dirz-ctor ofNIST oveniews a world ofmeasurement technologiesor the 2003 conference

ADO ESS AVAILABLE 0 VIDEOKEYNO

We werent able to get a transcript of Director Bements Keynote address At the Foreji-ont ofAdvanced Technology A Spectrum afMetrology

However the address is available on the NCSLI website as a download video file See the website or contact the NCSLI Business Office for further infonnation on video availability

EDITORS MESSAGE (Continued from page 2)

In spite of that I have undertaken a few steps to reduce the page count of the publication and wanted to outline what my plans are so hat you members could evaluate such decisions and give me a little feedback

I Im going to cut the number of pages devoted to technical stories from NIST from 8-9 to about 4 Choosing the sll~iects ofthose pages is my call and since I have a wide-ranging interest in nonshyeleClTOnic things I lave tellded to include subjects which were sometimes slightly-off metrology interests One way] will supshyplement the loss of some text is to give yotl the website URLs of the two NIST Public Affairs Dept archives Tbese arc the publicshyity releases which I usc to browse their voluminous tecllllicaI output Their PR Dept does a superb job of keeping the global technical community well informed

2 Im going to reduee the number of pages assigned to the organishyzation roster and maps in the rear ofthe newsletter by alternating publication of certain pages While the board members and myself lInd the roster contact illfonnation very useful I suspeet that you members dont need it much For example wOllld anyshyone object to only seeing the picture roster (10 pages) every other issue While a few of the 120 people change occasionally we probably only change about 3-4 pictures or addresses per lssue

3 Regional reports 1 decided to continue publishing the attendance lists of the regional meetings because the local names are imporshytant to others who need a reference to a speaker or a fellow attendee

4 For certain committee reports I will edit tougher and I have gotshyten pennission from some chairmen like Jim Wheeler that for his MCP contact matrix I can just alternate it every other issue In many cases such infonnation is available cmrently on the NCSLI website pages We will be more specific with the URLs on those committee pages

5 I plan to edit tougher on the files submitted In a good way this just puts a little more discipline on the writers to be more conshycise waste less of your time and paper

The main costs at the printing company are directly proportional to page count and the postage cost is directly related to the weight of the boxes from the printer So if I can cut out 10+ pages from 64 well save money without sacrificing quality

However the tinal arbiter is you the reader If you find that I have gone too far I hope you wont be shy about letting me knOw Just use my email address on the masthead

News fr m the NilIs

One remarkable change in the last few years of NCSLl is the terrific increase in the cross-nation cooperation for our metrology members Some of you more recent members werent here for the founding of NCSL in 1961 At that time the US National Bureau of Standards became our organizational sponsor For several decades they proshyvided the office facility for our Secret31iat at Gaithersburg and Boulder

Because of the close cooperation with NBS now NIST we have always carried considerable news about metrology-related projects by way of the newsletter section NIST NEWS Now that we have many more members who are the National Metrology Institutes (NMIs) from many more nations I have deeided to widen the scope of the NIST NEWS to include technology news items from other NMIs Thereby I have ehanged the name of that newsletter section to NEWS ~rom the Is

First to contribute several stories for this issue is South Afhea and our new Liaison Wynand Louw Before this some of the Canada stoshyries had their own masthead But we now invite all the other NMIs to contribute short summaries of their activities

John Minck Editor

6

sc 2003 CO

1 SLI President Ste~euro Stahley kicks offthe l003 Annual Conference wUh a welcome 10 all the allendees and some opening remarks

The Tampa Bay Convemion emer HGS an e~celferrl

venue in a tntly beautijill city by the bay The only downshysideor a Calijornian Florida humidity Ive been 10 Tampa in the summer

Conference Director Bill Wightman adds his welcome reviews some conference plans and introduces the Keynote Speaker

The welcoming reception on Sunday night is a chancefor af arriving people to get together and renew old friendshyships in a casual venue Subtlely the tables are set up among exhibitors booths just in case the arcendees brought along some unfilled measurement requirements

NCSLl President Steve Stahley presents Keynote Speaker Dr Arden Bement with a plaque aappreciation

This year as usual there were a number oftutorial semishynars in the days before and after Ihe the conference It is a good opportunity to combine training and seminars in the same travel plan

Photo credits Georgia Harris organized a veritable army of volunteers to be evelwhere and shoot digital pix ofeverything that happened in Tampa Which just made II harderor me to pick from the huge number ofdigitafiles she sent She reports that the photographers -- like all involved NCSlJ volunteers and conference commilteefolks -- spent a lot oftime wandering around and getling photos during the week and less time jus I enjoying the confer-enee She tried to encourage them to take time 10 attend the sessions ofinterest jor their work

Here are the names Mike Suraci (ilsed the door prize camera) Dave Agy (always gets some great shots) Bill Hinton (receives the prize for profeSSionalism and enthusiasm) Charlie Mays (our friendliest photographer) Don York (received and used last years door prize camera) and ofcourse Georgia

7

Scenes from the 2003 Conference

Imagine that you just got about 400 photographs alLd needed to write a captionor this one It turns out to be the luncheon entertainmeilt and motiPational speaker Tim Gard who revealed that he clamps Ihe rubber chicken legs into the closure ofhis suitcase which assures that NO ONE picks up his bag by mistake

This year the eor(terence organizers decided to allocate some booth space to NCSLI committees 50 they could disshyplay their activities j(JI the attendees

Trade show logistics is where the rubber meets the road one or KilO days before the show opens Truck loads of stuffappear and magically get to the right booth or in this case the NCSLI registration deskor conference 110ndbag handout

Im intrigued by this company name lvildeats It might be Oil acronym 01 more likely il mighl real~y have someshything to do wilh metrology Mudcats is another Sponsor company

Indy Sofhvare Company is one of our sponsoring compashynies at this years conference We appreciate their extra support

And we now see more Inlernationaf organizations wilh informational booths in the exhibit area such as Ihis Euramel stand

8

Scenes from the 2003 Conference

Is this a time-walp or what The Beatles Band plays forth 01 the formal banquet

I thought all metrologists were glued to fheir books alld computer consoles in engineering schoo

So our own ~ice-President Carol Hackert 110W has a new diversion band groupie

IOU mean the Bealles plays line-dancing music

The Elder Ones past presidents gather to celebrate and talk about the Good Old Days

II is 1I0t reported by the metrology chronicIesjllst when President Steve Stahley was coronated or how and by whom So 1-e in the metrology media are 110t sureus what this does to his normal term which should expire Dec 31 2003

9

Scenes from the 2003 Conference

At the regular member delegates meeting this year held after lunch as called out in our by-laws the delegates get a sort ofstate-othe-organization report

This ones for you says photographer Georgia Harris who reported that these metrologistsrom New Mexico mentioned to her that year after year they smile for the camera and never get published Its Jeff and Brad Bennewilzfrom nllnder Scientijic in Albuquerque

The member delegate meeting is also used as a good highshyly visible venue to recognize our volunteer members for notable accomplishments Jyfany award~ are made and well deserved (above) Committee and regional volunteershying are the essence ofollr association During this meetshying Education Chairman Terrelle Wilson presented 4 schofarship awards to deserving metrology students (not picHa-ed)

Just one lable ofour Japanese delegation at the dinner I am afways impressed with the vey large turnoUl for the annual Japan Country meeting which is announced for November 21 at the Tolyo Metropolitan

This years International deLegate dinner took the format ofan evening cruise out in scenic Tampa Bay

One has to assume thallhe cruise was on calm water for the evening Keeping your balance on a rolling dance floor would be quite an experience

Scenes from the 2003 Conference

Tichnical Program Chairman Dick Pettit treats all the speakers for thr2 day LO a hearty breakfast and uses the occasion to cheerlead and thank all those volunteers What a huge job thanks Dick

Quite a number ofNCSLI committees used the conference gathering to bring their groups togetheror focal work on their activities This meeting was tbe Measurement Requirements Committee

The Utilities Committee which is one ofour most active committees with regard to meetingfreqilency made it a point to find a room and get some work done

Carol Hockr2rt and Mike Sllmci preside over one of the iVCSLfs most popular events the next-to-fast activity at the conference the drawingjor the doorprizes

This year the Measurement Requirements Committee used the handout conference bag to include a requirements surshyveyf(Jr the attendees Chairman Jeff Walden (l) prevailed on Mike to offer a special door prize selected only Fom the people who turned in thEir survey We all congratulate winner Harold Glickfor his survev support

So at the end of it all NCSLlBusiness Manager Craig Gulko Carol and Bill surveyfor the lasl time what they have wrought a successi1 and impressive 2003 annual conference

11

PRESIDENTS MESSAGE (continued from cover)

Seven sponsors signed np and their company logos were prominentshyly displayed thoughout the conference I also had the opportunity to attend several committee meetings which seemed well attended and provided the opportunity for networking and committee work

An JDlpm In vision on education

During my opening remarks at this years conference I emphasized the NCSLI vision statement and how it has recently changed

Promote competihveness and success ofNCSL Internalional memshyber by improving Ihe qualily ofproducts and services through excelshylence in calibration testing and metrology education and training

One of the best opportunities for NCSLI to realize this vision and one of the greatest valnes provided the conference attendees is the opportunity to learn I as many have seen the quality of the technishycal sessions improve ever year and this year was no exception The sessions covered a wide variety of topics from laboratOly accreditashytion to mcasnrement techniques to new physical and documentary standards The tutorials offered before and after the conference have also been steadily growing in attendance and quality There were 14

tutorials at this years conference attended by 284 st1ldents each providing leaming opportunity for several subjects related to metrolshyogy from the measnremcnts of physical properties to fundamental discussions on measurement uncertainty

More and more organizations see the NCSLI conference as an opportuniLy like no other to train their measurement professionals and provide professional grov1h To help support these organizashytions NCSLI has applied as an edncational organization to be an accredited provider of CEUs Future tutorials will carry the NCSU LCET (International Association for Continuing Education and Training) Credit

In addition to our focus on teclmical sessions and tutorials NCSLI continues to promote more traditional education programs provided by colleges and universities To show NCSLIs continued support scholarships were awarded to eight schools this year to support stushydents in measurement related fields of study

Bringing together Idle best of the best

Our aIDual conference provides a unique opportunity to network and kam from some of the top professionals in the measurement rclated fields I want to extend my personal congratulation to this years best paper winners

In the Quality amp Management categOIY Roxanne Robinson of A2LA AnaloI1lY ofan International Peer Evaluation in Applied Metrology Dr George Rodrigues ARTEL [nc Bias Uncertainl) and Transferability in Standard Methods ofPipette Calibration in Theorctical Mehology Hell1k S Nielsen HN Metrology Consulting Inc Determining Consensus Vitlues in Interlaboratory Comparisons and Proficiency Testing And in the Invited track Allen V Astin Best Paper Award Dr Hector Laiz INTI Argentina lAC-DC Voltage Transfer Standwds with Thin-Film lvlulti-junction Thermal Converters and Planar Resistors

It is important to note that all of (he papers given at this year co fershyence were excellent and the best paper award in one case was decidshyed only by a 009 point margin

I also want to congratulate Peter Unger of A2LA as this years winshyner of the WiUia A Wildhack award an honor well deserved

This year we also recognized Coordinators for their outstanding work witt1in their section or region Awards were presented to Kevin Ahercrombie Mid-Atlantic Region Keith Scoggins Sonth Texas Section Keith Cable Northwest US Region and Charlie Mays Southem OhiolKentucky Section

Grtrl ill~ nIl I in h t(roo iOllll

lfthere is any doubt that NCSLI is indeed becoming an internationshyal organization one only needed to look around lhe conference at the international al1endance This year saw an unprecedented number of attendees representing academia NMls regional metroicgy organishyzations and industly from around tbe world The NCSLl conference is rapidly becoming an at lUal milestone event where measurement professionals from around the globe come to meet and exehange ideas 24+ cotUltrics were represented showing that the I in NCSLI is steadily growing This can also be seen not only by the confershyence attendees but the organizations that chose to set up their own meetings in conjunction with our conference

Organizations such as NACC SIM and NORAJv1ET each met at dIe conference (0 discuss issues related 10 their own organizations furshytber strengtbening the intemational visibility of NCSLl In addition tbe intemational session track saw representatives from BIPM EUROMET and APLAC These provided our conference flttendees insight into what is happening in much of Europc Asia and other parts of the world The international dinner even showed a record attendance at 284 attendees providing a social opportunity to meet our intemational representatives

FII lire Dflp01rwni les to learn IId nehvork

Planning for next years conference in Salt Lake City July 11-15 has already begun and promises to be another milestone intemational event Some 144 booth spaces have already been committed and interest in providing technical sessions and tutorials for next years conference has been shown I strongly encourage anyone interested in presenting displaying or attending next years conference to conshytact NCSLI tnrough our web site

While the aruwal conference provides a truly unique oppotmnity to network and learn with and from other measurement professionals only a moderate percentage of our member organizations have the chance to attend In many cases it is a financial decision Qr slmpy a lack of resources which prevents attendance at our annual event Having said this however this does not mean member organizations that do not attend the conference cannot gain from other opportunishyties to meet and discuis issues and learn new ideas Throughout the year there are section meetings that often have technical papers thai were presented at previous conferences There arc also commitree meetings in some instances on the web that provide a way to netshywork and learn

12

I-JIIW we COI1UDU~ ill realLte our LOIlg Range Pill II

As noted in past messages our LRP is a road map of how NCSLI proceeds thoughout the year Much of the LRP can be realized durshying the conference either directly or through awards and recognishytions [n addition to what I have already said in my highlights from the conference 1wanted to provide some highlights from the recent board of directors meeting to show how well we are following our plan for success

Operational Objectives for 2003

Pa 1I1~r hip~

NIST will soon be doing customer surveys using NCSLI members to better undersLand these customers needs It is critical to NIST that they better understand their customer needs so they can continue to improve their service offerings Watch the newsletter for ftmher details

Fi~Cl1 anilgement~

The NCSLI busineamps oflice will soon be moving into a new building acquired and is planned to relocate in early October 2003 This uot only will provide better facilities for the NCSLf staff bUL it will be more cost effective then the current location One of the most important aspects of this new facility is it includes a classroom area This classroom will be available for a nominal fee to organizations that wish to present training in measurement-related areas Several organizations have already shown interest so please check the NCSLI website for future training schedules There will be a fom1al dedication of the new facility in April 2004

Breakthrough Objectives for 2003

Value to the Membership

To better understand and support the needs of smaller organizations a Small Business Initiative Forum under the leadership of Malcolm Smith has been formed This forum will focus on understanding and developing services documents lTainillg etc to support small busishyness involved in the calibration and testing community

Membership Membership will see an increased focus next year To aid in membership gro1h each section andor region will be seekshying volunteers to serve as a membership chainnen for their area If you have any interest in this please contact your section or regional coordinator for fUlther details

Intemational Strategy With the iucreasing international growth and exposure of NCSLl the board of directors is looking at better ways to support intemational members while assuring the needs of the US members are met This intemational exposure can be seen by the international representation on the board though organization such as BIPM Eurolab CENAM OlML and SIM This is further strengthened by the decision to have tbe Fall 2003 Board of Directors meeting al CENAM in Queretaro Mexico

PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

Over the past several years much of NCSLIs international growth and exposure has come though the diligent efforts of our International YP Ed Nemeroff Ed will however be sun-setting his role as International YP for NCSLI at the end of this year to pursue his professional interest in Central Asia While we will miss Eds energy and guidance this will provide the board the opportunity to put together a long telm strategy involving and building upon the network of contacts Ed has fostered over the years which can only improve communications

An Ad Hoc Committee bas been assigned to develop our intemashytional strategy Klaus Jaeger past NCSLI President will act as an interim International YP providing a temporary blidge Lo support international activities as Ed Nemcroffleaves

Deveillp Strategk Partnerships

To further strengthen connections to industry NCSLI has estabshylished a slTategic relationship with the AIAG (Automotive Industry Action Group) Bill Kock an executive on loan to AIAG from the Dana Corporation provided a presentatiou to the board highlightshying some of the opportunities NCSLI and AIAG have to work together Based on Bills presentation there will not only be future opportunities to share infonnation between NCSLI and AIAG but there aTe several areas were joint projects and committee work may take place

A final note

As this presidents message is being published 1 will be ending my term as NCSL Internationals 2003 President I have mixed emoshytions as this has been a challenging year for me but yet a very rewarding one and a role that was my privilege to perform I have had the opportunity to work with measurement professionals from all over the world many of whom are the leaders of our profession I have never been exposed to a volunteer organization that sees as much energy and declication from its members

I want to personally thank the Board of Directors for their patience support and guidance I also thank all the member organizations that makc NCSLl what it is a world class professional organization

Steven Stahley President NCSL International

13

0403

M AR

NeSl MEETINGS

International Dimensional Workshop May 10-14 2004 Airport Marriott Nashville TN

Contact Ed Pritchard Oak Ridge Metrology Center Phone 865-574-4261

Fax 865-574-2802 lt pritchardewy12doegov gt lthttpwwwy12doegovindex_htmlgt

NCSL Workshop amp Symposium July 11-15 2004 Salt Palace Salt Lake City UT CONTACT NCSL Business Office (303) 440-3339

Fax (303) 440-3384 e-mail ltinfoncsiiorggt website ltwwwncsliorgconferencegt

I DU TRYGOVmiddot R NT

NtsT Short Coursemiddot Microwave Measurements and Instrumentation December 2-3 2003 NIST Boulder CO CONTACT David Walker (303) 497-5490

Fax (303) 497-3970 e-mail ltdwalkerbouldernistgovgt web ltwww_arftgorggt

62n _AR TG Microwave Measurements Conference December 4-5 2003 NIST Boulder CO CONTACT David Walker (303) 497-5490

Fax (303) 497-3970 e-mail ltdwal kerbouldernistgovgt web ltwww_arftgorggt

2nd Internationall Conference on Metrology November 4-6 2003 Queen of Sheba Hilton Hotel Eilal Israel CONTACT Conference Secretariat

ISAS International Seminars PO Box 34001 Jerusalem 91340 Israel 972-2-652-0574 Fax 972-2-652-0558 e-mail ltconferisascoilgt

R ONI E liON E TINGS JAPAN AREA

Japan 12th Annual Meeting November 21 2003 Tokyo Metropolitan Ohta-ku Industrial Plaza Tokyo Japan CONTACT Kazumi Hayakawa 81-3-3434-0181

Fax 81-3-3434-0170 e-mail ltkazhayakawaflukecomgt

Please send Metrology Calendar additions and corrections tmiddoto the NGSL International Business Office (303) 440-3339 FAX(303) 440-3384 or E-mail to ltinfoncsliorggt

14

Keynote speake Dr Arden Bement Dirz-ctor ofNIST oveniews a world ofmeasurement technologiesor the 2003 conference

ADO ESS AVAILABLE 0 VIDEOKEYNO

We werent able to get a transcript of Director Bements Keynote address At the Foreji-ont ofAdvanced Technology A Spectrum afMetrology

However the address is available on the NCSLI website as a download video file See the website or contact the NCSLI Business Office for further infonnation on video availability

EDITORS MESSAGE (Continued from page 2)

In spite of that I have undertaken a few steps to reduce the page count of the publication and wanted to outline what my plans are so hat you members could evaluate such decisions and give me a little feedback

I Im going to cut the number of pages devoted to technical stories from NIST from 8-9 to about 4 Choosing the sll~iects ofthose pages is my call and since I have a wide-ranging interest in nonshyeleClTOnic things I lave tellded to include subjects which were sometimes slightly-off metrology interests One way] will supshyplement the loss of some text is to give yotl the website URLs of the two NIST Public Affairs Dept archives Tbese arc the publicshyity releases which I usc to browse their voluminous tecllllicaI output Their PR Dept does a superb job of keeping the global technical community well informed

2 Im going to reduee the number of pages assigned to the organishyzation roster and maps in the rear ofthe newsletter by alternating publication of certain pages While the board members and myself lInd the roster contact illfonnation very useful I suspeet that you members dont need it much For example wOllld anyshyone object to only seeing the picture roster (10 pages) every other issue While a few of the 120 people change occasionally we probably only change about 3-4 pictures or addresses per lssue

3 Regional reports 1 decided to continue publishing the attendance lists of the regional meetings because the local names are imporshytant to others who need a reference to a speaker or a fellow attendee

4 For certain committee reports I will edit tougher and I have gotshyten pennission from some chairmen like Jim Wheeler that for his MCP contact matrix I can just alternate it every other issue In many cases such infonnation is available cmrently on the NCSLI website pages We will be more specific with the URLs on those committee pages

5 I plan to edit tougher on the files submitted In a good way this just puts a little more discipline on the writers to be more conshycise waste less of your time and paper

The main costs at the printing company are directly proportional to page count and the postage cost is directly related to the weight of the boxes from the printer So if I can cut out 10+ pages from 64 well save money without sacrificing quality

However the tinal arbiter is you the reader If you find that I have gone too far I hope you wont be shy about letting me knOw Just use my email address on the masthead

News fr m the NilIs

One remarkable change in the last few years of NCSLl is the terrific increase in the cross-nation cooperation for our metrology members Some of you more recent members werent here for the founding of NCSL in 1961 At that time the US National Bureau of Standards became our organizational sponsor For several decades they proshyvided the office facility for our Secret31iat at Gaithersburg and Boulder

Because of the close cooperation with NBS now NIST we have always carried considerable news about metrology-related projects by way of the newsletter section NIST NEWS Now that we have many more members who are the National Metrology Institutes (NMIs) from many more nations I have deeided to widen the scope of the NIST NEWS to include technology news items from other NMIs Thereby I have ehanged the name of that newsletter section to NEWS ~rom the Is

First to contribute several stories for this issue is South Afhea and our new Liaison Wynand Louw Before this some of the Canada stoshyries had their own masthead But we now invite all the other NMIs to contribute short summaries of their activities

John Minck Editor

6

sc 2003 CO

1 SLI President Ste~euro Stahley kicks offthe l003 Annual Conference wUh a welcome 10 all the allendees and some opening remarks

The Tampa Bay Convemion emer HGS an e~celferrl

venue in a tntly beautijill city by the bay The only downshysideor a Calijornian Florida humidity Ive been 10 Tampa in the summer

Conference Director Bill Wightman adds his welcome reviews some conference plans and introduces the Keynote Speaker

The welcoming reception on Sunday night is a chancefor af arriving people to get together and renew old friendshyships in a casual venue Subtlely the tables are set up among exhibitors booths just in case the arcendees brought along some unfilled measurement requirements

NCSLl President Steve Stahley presents Keynote Speaker Dr Arden Bement with a plaque aappreciation

This year as usual there were a number oftutorial semishynars in the days before and after Ihe the conference It is a good opportunity to combine training and seminars in the same travel plan

Photo credits Georgia Harris organized a veritable army of volunteers to be evelwhere and shoot digital pix ofeverything that happened in Tampa Which just made II harderor me to pick from the huge number ofdigitafiles she sent She reports that the photographers -- like all involved NCSlJ volunteers and conference commilteefolks -- spent a lot oftime wandering around and getling photos during the week and less time jus I enjoying the confer-enee She tried to encourage them to take time 10 attend the sessions ofinterest jor their work

Here are the names Mike Suraci (ilsed the door prize camera) Dave Agy (always gets some great shots) Bill Hinton (receives the prize for profeSSionalism and enthusiasm) Charlie Mays (our friendliest photographer) Don York (received and used last years door prize camera) and ofcourse Georgia

7

Scenes from the 2003 Conference

Imagine that you just got about 400 photographs alLd needed to write a captionor this one It turns out to be the luncheon entertainmeilt and motiPational speaker Tim Gard who revealed that he clamps Ihe rubber chicken legs into the closure ofhis suitcase which assures that NO ONE picks up his bag by mistake

This year the eor(terence organizers decided to allocate some booth space to NCSLI committees 50 they could disshyplay their activities j(JI the attendees

Trade show logistics is where the rubber meets the road one or KilO days before the show opens Truck loads of stuffappear and magically get to the right booth or in this case the NCSLI registration deskor conference 110ndbag handout

Im intrigued by this company name lvildeats It might be Oil acronym 01 more likely il mighl real~y have someshything to do wilh metrology Mudcats is another Sponsor company

Indy Sofhvare Company is one of our sponsoring compashynies at this years conference We appreciate their extra support

And we now see more Inlernationaf organizations wilh informational booths in the exhibit area such as Ihis Euramel stand

8

Scenes from the 2003 Conference

Is this a time-walp or what The Beatles Band plays forth 01 the formal banquet

I thought all metrologists were glued to fheir books alld computer consoles in engineering schoo

So our own ~ice-President Carol Hackert 110W has a new diversion band groupie

IOU mean the Bealles plays line-dancing music

The Elder Ones past presidents gather to celebrate and talk about the Good Old Days

II is 1I0t reported by the metrology chronicIesjllst when President Steve Stahley was coronated or how and by whom So 1-e in the metrology media are 110t sureus what this does to his normal term which should expire Dec 31 2003

9

Scenes from the 2003 Conference

At the regular member delegates meeting this year held after lunch as called out in our by-laws the delegates get a sort ofstate-othe-organization report

This ones for you says photographer Georgia Harris who reported that these metrologistsrom New Mexico mentioned to her that year after year they smile for the camera and never get published Its Jeff and Brad Bennewilzfrom nllnder Scientijic in Albuquerque

The member delegate meeting is also used as a good highshyly visible venue to recognize our volunteer members for notable accomplishments Jyfany award~ are made and well deserved (above) Committee and regional volunteershying are the essence ofollr association During this meetshying Education Chairman Terrelle Wilson presented 4 schofarship awards to deserving metrology students (not picHa-ed)

Just one lable ofour Japanese delegation at the dinner I am afways impressed with the vey large turnoUl for the annual Japan Country meeting which is announced for November 21 at the Tolyo Metropolitan

This years International deLegate dinner took the format ofan evening cruise out in scenic Tampa Bay

One has to assume thallhe cruise was on calm water for the evening Keeping your balance on a rolling dance floor would be quite an experience

Scenes from the 2003 Conference

Tichnical Program Chairman Dick Pettit treats all the speakers for thr2 day LO a hearty breakfast and uses the occasion to cheerlead and thank all those volunteers What a huge job thanks Dick

Quite a number ofNCSLI committees used the conference gathering to bring their groups togetheror focal work on their activities This meeting was tbe Measurement Requirements Committee

The Utilities Committee which is one ofour most active committees with regard to meetingfreqilency made it a point to find a room and get some work done

Carol Hockr2rt and Mike Sllmci preside over one of the iVCSLfs most popular events the next-to-fast activity at the conference the drawingjor the doorprizes

This year the Measurement Requirements Committee used the handout conference bag to include a requirements surshyveyf(Jr the attendees Chairman Jeff Walden (l) prevailed on Mike to offer a special door prize selected only Fom the people who turned in thEir survey We all congratulate winner Harold Glickfor his survev support

So at the end of it all NCSLlBusiness Manager Craig Gulko Carol and Bill surveyfor the lasl time what they have wrought a successi1 and impressive 2003 annual conference

11

PRESIDENTS MESSAGE (continued from cover)

Seven sponsors signed np and their company logos were prominentshyly displayed thoughout the conference I also had the opportunity to attend several committee meetings which seemed well attended and provided the opportunity for networking and committee work

An JDlpm In vision on education

During my opening remarks at this years conference I emphasized the NCSLI vision statement and how it has recently changed

Promote competihveness and success ofNCSL Internalional memshyber by improving Ihe qualily ofproducts and services through excelshylence in calibration testing and metrology education and training

One of the best opportunities for NCSLI to realize this vision and one of the greatest valnes provided the conference attendees is the opportunity to learn I as many have seen the quality of the technishycal sessions improve ever year and this year was no exception The sessions covered a wide variety of topics from laboratOly accreditashytion to mcasnrement techniques to new physical and documentary standards The tutorials offered before and after the conference have also been steadily growing in attendance and quality There were 14

tutorials at this years conference attended by 284 st1ldents each providing leaming opportunity for several subjects related to metrolshyogy from the measnremcnts of physical properties to fundamental discussions on measurement uncertainty

More and more organizations see the NCSLI conference as an opportuniLy like no other to train their measurement professionals and provide professional grov1h To help support these organizashytions NCSLI has applied as an edncational organization to be an accredited provider of CEUs Future tutorials will carry the NCSU LCET (International Association for Continuing Education and Training) Credit

In addition to our focus on teclmical sessions and tutorials NCSLI continues to promote more traditional education programs provided by colleges and universities To show NCSLIs continued support scholarships were awarded to eight schools this year to support stushydents in measurement related fields of study

Bringing together Idle best of the best

Our aIDual conference provides a unique opportunity to network and kam from some of the top professionals in the measurement rclated fields I want to extend my personal congratulation to this years best paper winners

In the Quality amp Management categOIY Roxanne Robinson of A2LA AnaloI1lY ofan International Peer Evaluation in Applied Metrology Dr George Rodrigues ARTEL [nc Bias Uncertainl) and Transferability in Standard Methods ofPipette Calibration in Theorctical Mehology Hell1k S Nielsen HN Metrology Consulting Inc Determining Consensus Vitlues in Interlaboratory Comparisons and Proficiency Testing And in the Invited track Allen V Astin Best Paper Award Dr Hector Laiz INTI Argentina lAC-DC Voltage Transfer Standwds with Thin-Film lvlulti-junction Thermal Converters and Planar Resistors

It is important to note that all of (he papers given at this year co fershyence were excellent and the best paper award in one case was decidshyed only by a 009 point margin

I also want to congratulate Peter Unger of A2LA as this years winshyner of the WiUia A Wildhack award an honor well deserved

This year we also recognized Coordinators for their outstanding work witt1in their section or region Awards were presented to Kevin Ahercrombie Mid-Atlantic Region Keith Scoggins Sonth Texas Section Keith Cable Northwest US Region and Charlie Mays Southem OhiolKentucky Section

Grtrl ill~ nIl I in h t(roo iOllll

lfthere is any doubt that NCSLI is indeed becoming an internationshyal organization one only needed to look around lhe conference at the international al1endance This year saw an unprecedented number of attendees representing academia NMls regional metroicgy organishyzations and industly from around tbe world The NCSLl conference is rapidly becoming an at lUal milestone event where measurement professionals from around the globe come to meet and exehange ideas 24+ cotUltrics were represented showing that the I in NCSLI is steadily growing This can also be seen not only by the confershyence attendees but the organizations that chose to set up their own meetings in conjunction with our conference

Organizations such as NACC SIM and NORAJv1ET each met at dIe conference (0 discuss issues related 10 their own organizations furshytber strengtbening the intemational visibility of NCSLl In addition tbe intemational session track saw representatives from BIPM EUROMET and APLAC These provided our conference flttendees insight into what is happening in much of Europc Asia and other parts of the world The international dinner even showed a record attendance at 284 attendees providing a social opportunity to meet our intemational representatives

FII lire Dflp01rwni les to learn IId nehvork

Planning for next years conference in Salt Lake City July 11-15 has already begun and promises to be another milestone intemational event Some 144 booth spaces have already been committed and interest in providing technical sessions and tutorials for next years conference has been shown I strongly encourage anyone interested in presenting displaying or attending next years conference to conshytact NCSLI tnrough our web site

While the aruwal conference provides a truly unique oppotmnity to network and learn with and from other measurement professionals only a moderate percentage of our member organizations have the chance to attend In many cases it is a financial decision Qr slmpy a lack of resources which prevents attendance at our annual event Having said this however this does not mean member organizations that do not attend the conference cannot gain from other opportunishyties to meet and discuis issues and learn new ideas Throughout the year there are section meetings that often have technical papers thai were presented at previous conferences There arc also commitree meetings in some instances on the web that provide a way to netshywork and learn

12

I-JIIW we COI1UDU~ ill realLte our LOIlg Range Pill II

As noted in past messages our LRP is a road map of how NCSLI proceeds thoughout the year Much of the LRP can be realized durshying the conference either directly or through awards and recognishytions [n addition to what I have already said in my highlights from the conference 1wanted to provide some highlights from the recent board of directors meeting to show how well we are following our plan for success

Operational Objectives for 2003

Pa 1I1~r hip~

NIST will soon be doing customer surveys using NCSLI members to better undersLand these customers needs It is critical to NIST that they better understand their customer needs so they can continue to improve their service offerings Watch the newsletter for ftmher details

Fi~Cl1 anilgement~

The NCSLI busineamps oflice will soon be moving into a new building acquired and is planned to relocate in early October 2003 This uot only will provide better facilities for the NCSLf staff bUL it will be more cost effective then the current location One of the most important aspects of this new facility is it includes a classroom area This classroom will be available for a nominal fee to organizations that wish to present training in measurement-related areas Several organizations have already shown interest so please check the NCSLI website for future training schedules There will be a fom1al dedication of the new facility in April 2004

Breakthrough Objectives for 2003

Value to the Membership

To better understand and support the needs of smaller organizations a Small Business Initiative Forum under the leadership of Malcolm Smith has been formed This forum will focus on understanding and developing services documents lTainillg etc to support small busishyness involved in the calibration and testing community

Membership Membership will see an increased focus next year To aid in membership gro1h each section andor region will be seekshying volunteers to serve as a membership chainnen for their area If you have any interest in this please contact your section or regional coordinator for fUlther details

Intemational Strategy With the iucreasing international growth and exposure of NCSLl the board of directors is looking at better ways to support intemational members while assuring the needs of the US members are met This intemational exposure can be seen by the international representation on the board though organization such as BIPM Eurolab CENAM OlML and SIM This is further strengthened by the decision to have tbe Fall 2003 Board of Directors meeting al CENAM in Queretaro Mexico

PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

Over the past several years much of NCSLIs international growth and exposure has come though the diligent efforts of our International YP Ed Nemeroff Ed will however be sun-setting his role as International YP for NCSLI at the end of this year to pursue his professional interest in Central Asia While we will miss Eds energy and guidance this will provide the board the opportunity to put together a long telm strategy involving and building upon the network of contacts Ed has fostered over the years which can only improve communications

An Ad Hoc Committee bas been assigned to develop our intemashytional strategy Klaus Jaeger past NCSLI President will act as an interim International YP providing a temporary blidge Lo support international activities as Ed Nemcroffleaves

Deveillp Strategk Partnerships

To further strengthen connections to industry NCSLI has estabshylished a slTategic relationship with the AIAG (Automotive Industry Action Group) Bill Kock an executive on loan to AIAG from the Dana Corporation provided a presentatiou to the board highlightshying some of the opportunities NCSLI and AIAG have to work together Based on Bills presentation there will not only be future opportunities to share infonnation between NCSLI and AIAG but there aTe several areas were joint projects and committee work may take place

A final note

As this presidents message is being published 1 will be ending my term as NCSL Internationals 2003 President I have mixed emoshytions as this has been a challenging year for me but yet a very rewarding one and a role that was my privilege to perform I have had the opportunity to work with measurement professionals from all over the world many of whom are the leaders of our profession I have never been exposed to a volunteer organization that sees as much energy and declication from its members

I want to personally thank the Board of Directors for their patience support and guidance I also thank all the member organizations that makc NCSLl what it is a world class professional organization

Steven Stahley President NCSL International

13

0403

M AR

NeSl MEETINGS

International Dimensional Workshop May 10-14 2004 Airport Marriott Nashville TN

Contact Ed Pritchard Oak Ridge Metrology Center Phone 865-574-4261

Fax 865-574-2802 lt pritchardewy12doegov gt lthttpwwwy12doegovindex_htmlgt

NCSL Workshop amp Symposium July 11-15 2004 Salt Palace Salt Lake City UT CONTACT NCSL Business Office (303) 440-3339

Fax (303) 440-3384 e-mail ltinfoncsiiorggt website ltwwwncsliorgconferencegt

I DU TRYGOVmiddot R NT

NtsT Short Coursemiddot Microwave Measurements and Instrumentation December 2-3 2003 NIST Boulder CO CONTACT David Walker (303) 497-5490

Fax (303) 497-3970 e-mail ltdwalkerbouldernistgovgt web ltwww_arftgorggt

62n _AR TG Microwave Measurements Conference December 4-5 2003 NIST Boulder CO CONTACT David Walker (303) 497-5490

Fax (303) 497-3970 e-mail ltdwal kerbouldernistgovgt web ltwww_arftgorggt

2nd Internationall Conference on Metrology November 4-6 2003 Queen of Sheba Hilton Hotel Eilal Israel CONTACT Conference Secretariat

ISAS International Seminars PO Box 34001 Jerusalem 91340 Israel 972-2-652-0574 Fax 972-2-652-0558 e-mail ltconferisascoilgt

R ONI E liON E TINGS JAPAN AREA

Japan 12th Annual Meeting November 21 2003 Tokyo Metropolitan Ohta-ku Industrial Plaza Tokyo Japan CONTACT Kazumi Hayakawa 81-3-3434-0181

Fax 81-3-3434-0170 e-mail ltkazhayakawaflukecomgt

Please send Metrology Calendar additions and corrections tmiddoto the NGSL International Business Office (303) 440-3339 FAX(303) 440-3384 or E-mail to ltinfoncsliorggt

14

sc 2003 CO

1 SLI President Ste~euro Stahley kicks offthe l003 Annual Conference wUh a welcome 10 all the allendees and some opening remarks

The Tampa Bay Convemion emer HGS an e~celferrl

venue in a tntly beautijill city by the bay The only downshysideor a Calijornian Florida humidity Ive been 10 Tampa in the summer

Conference Director Bill Wightman adds his welcome reviews some conference plans and introduces the Keynote Speaker

The welcoming reception on Sunday night is a chancefor af arriving people to get together and renew old friendshyships in a casual venue Subtlely the tables are set up among exhibitors booths just in case the arcendees brought along some unfilled measurement requirements

NCSLl President Steve Stahley presents Keynote Speaker Dr Arden Bement with a plaque aappreciation

This year as usual there were a number oftutorial semishynars in the days before and after Ihe the conference It is a good opportunity to combine training and seminars in the same travel plan

Photo credits Georgia Harris organized a veritable army of volunteers to be evelwhere and shoot digital pix ofeverything that happened in Tampa Which just made II harderor me to pick from the huge number ofdigitafiles she sent She reports that the photographers -- like all involved NCSlJ volunteers and conference commilteefolks -- spent a lot oftime wandering around and getling photos during the week and less time jus I enjoying the confer-enee She tried to encourage them to take time 10 attend the sessions ofinterest jor their work

Here are the names Mike Suraci (ilsed the door prize camera) Dave Agy (always gets some great shots) Bill Hinton (receives the prize for profeSSionalism and enthusiasm) Charlie Mays (our friendliest photographer) Don York (received and used last years door prize camera) and ofcourse Georgia

7

Scenes from the 2003 Conference

Imagine that you just got about 400 photographs alLd needed to write a captionor this one It turns out to be the luncheon entertainmeilt and motiPational speaker Tim Gard who revealed that he clamps Ihe rubber chicken legs into the closure ofhis suitcase which assures that NO ONE picks up his bag by mistake

This year the eor(terence organizers decided to allocate some booth space to NCSLI committees 50 they could disshyplay their activities j(JI the attendees

Trade show logistics is where the rubber meets the road one or KilO days before the show opens Truck loads of stuffappear and magically get to the right booth or in this case the NCSLI registration deskor conference 110ndbag handout

Im intrigued by this company name lvildeats It might be Oil acronym 01 more likely il mighl real~y have someshything to do wilh metrology Mudcats is another Sponsor company

Indy Sofhvare Company is one of our sponsoring compashynies at this years conference We appreciate their extra support

And we now see more Inlernationaf organizations wilh informational booths in the exhibit area such as Ihis Euramel stand

8

Scenes from the 2003 Conference

Is this a time-walp or what The Beatles Band plays forth 01 the formal banquet

I thought all metrologists were glued to fheir books alld computer consoles in engineering schoo

So our own ~ice-President Carol Hackert 110W has a new diversion band groupie

IOU mean the Bealles plays line-dancing music

The Elder Ones past presidents gather to celebrate and talk about the Good Old Days

II is 1I0t reported by the metrology chronicIesjllst when President Steve Stahley was coronated or how and by whom So 1-e in the metrology media are 110t sureus what this does to his normal term which should expire Dec 31 2003

9

Scenes from the 2003 Conference

At the regular member delegates meeting this year held after lunch as called out in our by-laws the delegates get a sort ofstate-othe-organization report

This ones for you says photographer Georgia Harris who reported that these metrologistsrom New Mexico mentioned to her that year after year they smile for the camera and never get published Its Jeff and Brad Bennewilzfrom nllnder Scientijic in Albuquerque

The member delegate meeting is also used as a good highshyly visible venue to recognize our volunteer members for notable accomplishments Jyfany award~ are made and well deserved (above) Committee and regional volunteershying are the essence ofollr association During this meetshying Education Chairman Terrelle Wilson presented 4 schofarship awards to deserving metrology students (not picHa-ed)

Just one lable ofour Japanese delegation at the dinner I am afways impressed with the vey large turnoUl for the annual Japan Country meeting which is announced for November 21 at the Tolyo Metropolitan

This years International deLegate dinner took the format ofan evening cruise out in scenic Tampa Bay

One has to assume thallhe cruise was on calm water for the evening Keeping your balance on a rolling dance floor would be quite an experience

Scenes from the 2003 Conference

Tichnical Program Chairman Dick Pettit treats all the speakers for thr2 day LO a hearty breakfast and uses the occasion to cheerlead and thank all those volunteers What a huge job thanks Dick

Quite a number ofNCSLI committees used the conference gathering to bring their groups togetheror focal work on their activities This meeting was tbe Measurement Requirements Committee

The Utilities Committee which is one ofour most active committees with regard to meetingfreqilency made it a point to find a room and get some work done

Carol Hockr2rt and Mike Sllmci preside over one of the iVCSLfs most popular events the next-to-fast activity at the conference the drawingjor the doorprizes

This year the Measurement Requirements Committee used the handout conference bag to include a requirements surshyveyf(Jr the attendees Chairman Jeff Walden (l) prevailed on Mike to offer a special door prize selected only Fom the people who turned in thEir survey We all congratulate winner Harold Glickfor his survev support

So at the end of it all NCSLlBusiness Manager Craig Gulko Carol and Bill surveyfor the lasl time what they have wrought a successi1 and impressive 2003 annual conference

11

PRESIDENTS MESSAGE (continued from cover)

Seven sponsors signed np and their company logos were prominentshyly displayed thoughout the conference I also had the opportunity to attend several committee meetings which seemed well attended and provided the opportunity for networking and committee work

An JDlpm In vision on education

During my opening remarks at this years conference I emphasized the NCSLI vision statement and how it has recently changed

Promote competihveness and success ofNCSL Internalional memshyber by improving Ihe qualily ofproducts and services through excelshylence in calibration testing and metrology education and training

One of the best opportunities for NCSLI to realize this vision and one of the greatest valnes provided the conference attendees is the opportunity to learn I as many have seen the quality of the technishycal sessions improve ever year and this year was no exception The sessions covered a wide variety of topics from laboratOly accreditashytion to mcasnrement techniques to new physical and documentary standards The tutorials offered before and after the conference have also been steadily growing in attendance and quality There were 14

tutorials at this years conference attended by 284 st1ldents each providing leaming opportunity for several subjects related to metrolshyogy from the measnremcnts of physical properties to fundamental discussions on measurement uncertainty

More and more organizations see the NCSLI conference as an opportuniLy like no other to train their measurement professionals and provide professional grov1h To help support these organizashytions NCSLI has applied as an edncational organization to be an accredited provider of CEUs Future tutorials will carry the NCSU LCET (International Association for Continuing Education and Training) Credit

In addition to our focus on teclmical sessions and tutorials NCSLI continues to promote more traditional education programs provided by colleges and universities To show NCSLIs continued support scholarships were awarded to eight schools this year to support stushydents in measurement related fields of study

Bringing together Idle best of the best

Our aIDual conference provides a unique opportunity to network and kam from some of the top professionals in the measurement rclated fields I want to extend my personal congratulation to this years best paper winners

In the Quality amp Management categOIY Roxanne Robinson of A2LA AnaloI1lY ofan International Peer Evaluation in Applied Metrology Dr George Rodrigues ARTEL [nc Bias Uncertainl) and Transferability in Standard Methods ofPipette Calibration in Theorctical Mehology Hell1k S Nielsen HN Metrology Consulting Inc Determining Consensus Vitlues in Interlaboratory Comparisons and Proficiency Testing And in the Invited track Allen V Astin Best Paper Award Dr Hector Laiz INTI Argentina lAC-DC Voltage Transfer Standwds with Thin-Film lvlulti-junction Thermal Converters and Planar Resistors

It is important to note that all of (he papers given at this year co fershyence were excellent and the best paper award in one case was decidshyed only by a 009 point margin

I also want to congratulate Peter Unger of A2LA as this years winshyner of the WiUia A Wildhack award an honor well deserved

This year we also recognized Coordinators for their outstanding work witt1in their section or region Awards were presented to Kevin Ahercrombie Mid-Atlantic Region Keith Scoggins Sonth Texas Section Keith Cable Northwest US Region and Charlie Mays Southem OhiolKentucky Section

Grtrl ill~ nIl I in h t(roo iOllll

lfthere is any doubt that NCSLI is indeed becoming an internationshyal organization one only needed to look around lhe conference at the international al1endance This year saw an unprecedented number of attendees representing academia NMls regional metroicgy organishyzations and industly from around tbe world The NCSLl conference is rapidly becoming an at lUal milestone event where measurement professionals from around the globe come to meet and exehange ideas 24+ cotUltrics were represented showing that the I in NCSLI is steadily growing This can also be seen not only by the confershyence attendees but the organizations that chose to set up their own meetings in conjunction with our conference

Organizations such as NACC SIM and NORAJv1ET each met at dIe conference (0 discuss issues related 10 their own organizations furshytber strengtbening the intemational visibility of NCSLl In addition tbe intemational session track saw representatives from BIPM EUROMET and APLAC These provided our conference flttendees insight into what is happening in much of Europc Asia and other parts of the world The international dinner even showed a record attendance at 284 attendees providing a social opportunity to meet our intemational representatives

FII lire Dflp01rwni les to learn IId nehvork

Planning for next years conference in Salt Lake City July 11-15 has already begun and promises to be another milestone intemational event Some 144 booth spaces have already been committed and interest in providing technical sessions and tutorials for next years conference has been shown I strongly encourage anyone interested in presenting displaying or attending next years conference to conshytact NCSLI tnrough our web site

While the aruwal conference provides a truly unique oppotmnity to network and learn with and from other measurement professionals only a moderate percentage of our member organizations have the chance to attend In many cases it is a financial decision Qr slmpy a lack of resources which prevents attendance at our annual event Having said this however this does not mean member organizations that do not attend the conference cannot gain from other opportunishyties to meet and discuis issues and learn new ideas Throughout the year there are section meetings that often have technical papers thai were presented at previous conferences There arc also commitree meetings in some instances on the web that provide a way to netshywork and learn

12

I-JIIW we COI1UDU~ ill realLte our LOIlg Range Pill II

As noted in past messages our LRP is a road map of how NCSLI proceeds thoughout the year Much of the LRP can be realized durshying the conference either directly or through awards and recognishytions [n addition to what I have already said in my highlights from the conference 1wanted to provide some highlights from the recent board of directors meeting to show how well we are following our plan for success

Operational Objectives for 2003

Pa 1I1~r hip~

NIST will soon be doing customer surveys using NCSLI members to better undersLand these customers needs It is critical to NIST that they better understand their customer needs so they can continue to improve their service offerings Watch the newsletter for ftmher details

Fi~Cl1 anilgement~

The NCSLI busineamps oflice will soon be moving into a new building acquired and is planned to relocate in early October 2003 This uot only will provide better facilities for the NCSLf staff bUL it will be more cost effective then the current location One of the most important aspects of this new facility is it includes a classroom area This classroom will be available for a nominal fee to organizations that wish to present training in measurement-related areas Several organizations have already shown interest so please check the NCSLI website for future training schedules There will be a fom1al dedication of the new facility in April 2004

Breakthrough Objectives for 2003

Value to the Membership

To better understand and support the needs of smaller organizations a Small Business Initiative Forum under the leadership of Malcolm Smith has been formed This forum will focus on understanding and developing services documents lTainillg etc to support small busishyness involved in the calibration and testing community

Membership Membership will see an increased focus next year To aid in membership gro1h each section andor region will be seekshying volunteers to serve as a membership chainnen for their area If you have any interest in this please contact your section or regional coordinator for fUlther details

Intemational Strategy With the iucreasing international growth and exposure of NCSLl the board of directors is looking at better ways to support intemational members while assuring the needs of the US members are met This intemational exposure can be seen by the international representation on the board though organization such as BIPM Eurolab CENAM OlML and SIM This is further strengthened by the decision to have tbe Fall 2003 Board of Directors meeting al CENAM in Queretaro Mexico

PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

Over the past several years much of NCSLIs international growth and exposure has come though the diligent efforts of our International YP Ed Nemeroff Ed will however be sun-setting his role as International YP for NCSLI at the end of this year to pursue his professional interest in Central Asia While we will miss Eds energy and guidance this will provide the board the opportunity to put together a long telm strategy involving and building upon the network of contacts Ed has fostered over the years which can only improve communications

An Ad Hoc Committee bas been assigned to develop our intemashytional strategy Klaus Jaeger past NCSLI President will act as an interim International YP providing a temporary blidge Lo support international activities as Ed Nemcroffleaves

Deveillp Strategk Partnerships

To further strengthen connections to industry NCSLI has estabshylished a slTategic relationship with the AIAG (Automotive Industry Action Group) Bill Kock an executive on loan to AIAG from the Dana Corporation provided a presentatiou to the board highlightshying some of the opportunities NCSLI and AIAG have to work together Based on Bills presentation there will not only be future opportunities to share infonnation between NCSLI and AIAG but there aTe several areas were joint projects and committee work may take place

A final note

As this presidents message is being published 1 will be ending my term as NCSL Internationals 2003 President I have mixed emoshytions as this has been a challenging year for me but yet a very rewarding one and a role that was my privilege to perform I have had the opportunity to work with measurement professionals from all over the world many of whom are the leaders of our profession I have never been exposed to a volunteer organization that sees as much energy and declication from its members

I want to personally thank the Board of Directors for their patience support and guidance I also thank all the member organizations that makc NCSLl what it is a world class professional organization

Steven Stahley President NCSL International

13

0403

M AR

NeSl MEETINGS

International Dimensional Workshop May 10-14 2004 Airport Marriott Nashville TN

Contact Ed Pritchard Oak Ridge Metrology Center Phone 865-574-4261

Fax 865-574-2802 lt pritchardewy12doegov gt lthttpwwwy12doegovindex_htmlgt

NCSL Workshop amp Symposium July 11-15 2004 Salt Palace Salt Lake City UT CONTACT NCSL Business Office (303) 440-3339

Fax (303) 440-3384 e-mail ltinfoncsiiorggt website ltwwwncsliorgconferencegt

I DU TRYGOVmiddot R NT

NtsT Short Coursemiddot Microwave Measurements and Instrumentation December 2-3 2003 NIST Boulder CO CONTACT David Walker (303) 497-5490

Fax (303) 497-3970 e-mail ltdwalkerbouldernistgovgt web ltwww_arftgorggt

62n _AR TG Microwave Measurements Conference December 4-5 2003 NIST Boulder CO CONTACT David Walker (303) 497-5490

Fax (303) 497-3970 e-mail ltdwal kerbouldernistgovgt web ltwww_arftgorggt

2nd Internationall Conference on Metrology November 4-6 2003 Queen of Sheba Hilton Hotel Eilal Israel CONTACT Conference Secretariat

ISAS International Seminars PO Box 34001 Jerusalem 91340 Israel 972-2-652-0574 Fax 972-2-652-0558 e-mail ltconferisascoilgt

R ONI E liON E TINGS JAPAN AREA

Japan 12th Annual Meeting November 21 2003 Tokyo Metropolitan Ohta-ku Industrial Plaza Tokyo Japan CONTACT Kazumi Hayakawa 81-3-3434-0181

Fax 81-3-3434-0170 e-mail ltkazhayakawaflukecomgt

Please send Metrology Calendar additions and corrections tmiddoto the NGSL International Business Office (303) 440-3339 FAX(303) 440-3384 or E-mail to ltinfoncsliorggt

14

Scenes from the 2003 Conference

Imagine that you just got about 400 photographs alLd needed to write a captionor this one It turns out to be the luncheon entertainmeilt and motiPational speaker Tim Gard who revealed that he clamps Ihe rubber chicken legs into the closure ofhis suitcase which assures that NO ONE picks up his bag by mistake

This year the eor(terence organizers decided to allocate some booth space to NCSLI committees 50 they could disshyplay their activities j(JI the attendees

Trade show logistics is where the rubber meets the road one or KilO days before the show opens Truck loads of stuffappear and magically get to the right booth or in this case the NCSLI registration deskor conference 110ndbag handout

Im intrigued by this company name lvildeats It might be Oil acronym 01 more likely il mighl real~y have someshything to do wilh metrology Mudcats is another Sponsor company

Indy Sofhvare Company is one of our sponsoring compashynies at this years conference We appreciate their extra support

And we now see more Inlernationaf organizations wilh informational booths in the exhibit area such as Ihis Euramel stand

8

Scenes from the 2003 Conference

Is this a time-walp or what The Beatles Band plays forth 01 the formal banquet

I thought all metrologists were glued to fheir books alld computer consoles in engineering schoo

So our own ~ice-President Carol Hackert 110W has a new diversion band groupie

IOU mean the Bealles plays line-dancing music

The Elder Ones past presidents gather to celebrate and talk about the Good Old Days

II is 1I0t reported by the metrology chronicIesjllst when President Steve Stahley was coronated or how and by whom So 1-e in the metrology media are 110t sureus what this does to his normal term which should expire Dec 31 2003

9

Scenes from the 2003 Conference

At the regular member delegates meeting this year held after lunch as called out in our by-laws the delegates get a sort ofstate-othe-organization report

This ones for you says photographer Georgia Harris who reported that these metrologistsrom New Mexico mentioned to her that year after year they smile for the camera and never get published Its Jeff and Brad Bennewilzfrom nllnder Scientijic in Albuquerque

The member delegate meeting is also used as a good highshyly visible venue to recognize our volunteer members for notable accomplishments Jyfany award~ are made and well deserved (above) Committee and regional volunteershying are the essence ofollr association During this meetshying Education Chairman Terrelle Wilson presented 4 schofarship awards to deserving metrology students (not picHa-ed)

Just one lable ofour Japanese delegation at the dinner I am afways impressed with the vey large turnoUl for the annual Japan Country meeting which is announced for November 21 at the Tolyo Metropolitan

This years International deLegate dinner took the format ofan evening cruise out in scenic Tampa Bay

One has to assume thallhe cruise was on calm water for the evening Keeping your balance on a rolling dance floor would be quite an experience

Scenes from the 2003 Conference

Tichnical Program Chairman Dick Pettit treats all the speakers for thr2 day LO a hearty breakfast and uses the occasion to cheerlead and thank all those volunteers What a huge job thanks Dick

Quite a number ofNCSLI committees used the conference gathering to bring their groups togetheror focal work on their activities This meeting was tbe Measurement Requirements Committee

The Utilities Committee which is one ofour most active committees with regard to meetingfreqilency made it a point to find a room and get some work done

Carol Hockr2rt and Mike Sllmci preside over one of the iVCSLfs most popular events the next-to-fast activity at the conference the drawingjor the doorprizes

This year the Measurement Requirements Committee used the handout conference bag to include a requirements surshyveyf(Jr the attendees Chairman Jeff Walden (l) prevailed on Mike to offer a special door prize selected only Fom the people who turned in thEir survey We all congratulate winner Harold Glickfor his survev support

So at the end of it all NCSLlBusiness Manager Craig Gulko Carol and Bill surveyfor the lasl time what they have wrought a successi1 and impressive 2003 annual conference

11

PRESIDENTS MESSAGE (continued from cover)

Seven sponsors signed np and their company logos were prominentshyly displayed thoughout the conference I also had the opportunity to attend several committee meetings which seemed well attended and provided the opportunity for networking and committee work

An JDlpm In vision on education

During my opening remarks at this years conference I emphasized the NCSLI vision statement and how it has recently changed

Promote competihveness and success ofNCSL Internalional memshyber by improving Ihe qualily ofproducts and services through excelshylence in calibration testing and metrology education and training

One of the best opportunities for NCSLI to realize this vision and one of the greatest valnes provided the conference attendees is the opportunity to learn I as many have seen the quality of the technishycal sessions improve ever year and this year was no exception The sessions covered a wide variety of topics from laboratOly accreditashytion to mcasnrement techniques to new physical and documentary standards The tutorials offered before and after the conference have also been steadily growing in attendance and quality There were 14

tutorials at this years conference attended by 284 st1ldents each providing leaming opportunity for several subjects related to metrolshyogy from the measnremcnts of physical properties to fundamental discussions on measurement uncertainty

More and more organizations see the NCSLI conference as an opportuniLy like no other to train their measurement professionals and provide professional grov1h To help support these organizashytions NCSLI has applied as an edncational organization to be an accredited provider of CEUs Future tutorials will carry the NCSU LCET (International Association for Continuing Education and Training) Credit

In addition to our focus on teclmical sessions and tutorials NCSLI continues to promote more traditional education programs provided by colleges and universities To show NCSLIs continued support scholarships were awarded to eight schools this year to support stushydents in measurement related fields of study

Bringing together Idle best of the best

Our aIDual conference provides a unique opportunity to network and kam from some of the top professionals in the measurement rclated fields I want to extend my personal congratulation to this years best paper winners

In the Quality amp Management categOIY Roxanne Robinson of A2LA AnaloI1lY ofan International Peer Evaluation in Applied Metrology Dr George Rodrigues ARTEL [nc Bias Uncertainl) and Transferability in Standard Methods ofPipette Calibration in Theorctical Mehology Hell1k S Nielsen HN Metrology Consulting Inc Determining Consensus Vitlues in Interlaboratory Comparisons and Proficiency Testing And in the Invited track Allen V Astin Best Paper Award Dr Hector Laiz INTI Argentina lAC-DC Voltage Transfer Standwds with Thin-Film lvlulti-junction Thermal Converters and Planar Resistors

It is important to note that all of (he papers given at this year co fershyence were excellent and the best paper award in one case was decidshyed only by a 009 point margin

I also want to congratulate Peter Unger of A2LA as this years winshyner of the WiUia A Wildhack award an honor well deserved

This year we also recognized Coordinators for their outstanding work witt1in their section or region Awards were presented to Kevin Ahercrombie Mid-Atlantic Region Keith Scoggins Sonth Texas Section Keith Cable Northwest US Region and Charlie Mays Southem OhiolKentucky Section

Grtrl ill~ nIl I in h t(roo iOllll

lfthere is any doubt that NCSLI is indeed becoming an internationshyal organization one only needed to look around lhe conference at the international al1endance This year saw an unprecedented number of attendees representing academia NMls regional metroicgy organishyzations and industly from around tbe world The NCSLl conference is rapidly becoming an at lUal milestone event where measurement professionals from around the globe come to meet and exehange ideas 24+ cotUltrics were represented showing that the I in NCSLI is steadily growing This can also be seen not only by the confershyence attendees but the organizations that chose to set up their own meetings in conjunction with our conference

Organizations such as NACC SIM and NORAJv1ET each met at dIe conference (0 discuss issues related 10 their own organizations furshytber strengtbening the intemational visibility of NCSLl In addition tbe intemational session track saw representatives from BIPM EUROMET and APLAC These provided our conference flttendees insight into what is happening in much of Europc Asia and other parts of the world The international dinner even showed a record attendance at 284 attendees providing a social opportunity to meet our intemational representatives

FII lire Dflp01rwni les to learn IId nehvork

Planning for next years conference in Salt Lake City July 11-15 has already begun and promises to be another milestone intemational event Some 144 booth spaces have already been committed and interest in providing technical sessions and tutorials for next years conference has been shown I strongly encourage anyone interested in presenting displaying or attending next years conference to conshytact NCSLI tnrough our web site

While the aruwal conference provides a truly unique oppotmnity to network and learn with and from other measurement professionals only a moderate percentage of our member organizations have the chance to attend In many cases it is a financial decision Qr slmpy a lack of resources which prevents attendance at our annual event Having said this however this does not mean member organizations that do not attend the conference cannot gain from other opportunishyties to meet and discuis issues and learn new ideas Throughout the year there are section meetings that often have technical papers thai were presented at previous conferences There arc also commitree meetings in some instances on the web that provide a way to netshywork and learn

12

I-JIIW we COI1UDU~ ill realLte our LOIlg Range Pill II

As noted in past messages our LRP is a road map of how NCSLI proceeds thoughout the year Much of the LRP can be realized durshying the conference either directly or through awards and recognishytions [n addition to what I have already said in my highlights from the conference 1wanted to provide some highlights from the recent board of directors meeting to show how well we are following our plan for success

Operational Objectives for 2003

Pa 1I1~r hip~

NIST will soon be doing customer surveys using NCSLI members to better undersLand these customers needs It is critical to NIST that they better understand their customer needs so they can continue to improve their service offerings Watch the newsletter for ftmher details

Fi~Cl1 anilgement~

The NCSLI busineamps oflice will soon be moving into a new building acquired and is planned to relocate in early October 2003 This uot only will provide better facilities for the NCSLf staff bUL it will be more cost effective then the current location One of the most important aspects of this new facility is it includes a classroom area This classroom will be available for a nominal fee to organizations that wish to present training in measurement-related areas Several organizations have already shown interest so please check the NCSLI website for future training schedules There will be a fom1al dedication of the new facility in April 2004

Breakthrough Objectives for 2003

Value to the Membership

To better understand and support the needs of smaller organizations a Small Business Initiative Forum under the leadership of Malcolm Smith has been formed This forum will focus on understanding and developing services documents lTainillg etc to support small busishyness involved in the calibration and testing community

Membership Membership will see an increased focus next year To aid in membership gro1h each section andor region will be seekshying volunteers to serve as a membership chainnen for their area If you have any interest in this please contact your section or regional coordinator for fUlther details

Intemational Strategy With the iucreasing international growth and exposure of NCSLl the board of directors is looking at better ways to support intemational members while assuring the needs of the US members are met This intemational exposure can be seen by the international representation on the board though organization such as BIPM Eurolab CENAM OlML and SIM This is further strengthened by the decision to have tbe Fall 2003 Board of Directors meeting al CENAM in Queretaro Mexico

PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

Over the past several years much of NCSLIs international growth and exposure has come though the diligent efforts of our International YP Ed Nemeroff Ed will however be sun-setting his role as International YP for NCSLI at the end of this year to pursue his professional interest in Central Asia While we will miss Eds energy and guidance this will provide the board the opportunity to put together a long telm strategy involving and building upon the network of contacts Ed has fostered over the years which can only improve communications

An Ad Hoc Committee bas been assigned to develop our intemashytional strategy Klaus Jaeger past NCSLI President will act as an interim International YP providing a temporary blidge Lo support international activities as Ed Nemcroffleaves

Deveillp Strategk Partnerships

To further strengthen connections to industry NCSLI has estabshylished a slTategic relationship with the AIAG (Automotive Industry Action Group) Bill Kock an executive on loan to AIAG from the Dana Corporation provided a presentatiou to the board highlightshying some of the opportunities NCSLI and AIAG have to work together Based on Bills presentation there will not only be future opportunities to share infonnation between NCSLI and AIAG but there aTe several areas were joint projects and committee work may take place

A final note

As this presidents message is being published 1 will be ending my term as NCSL Internationals 2003 President I have mixed emoshytions as this has been a challenging year for me but yet a very rewarding one and a role that was my privilege to perform I have had the opportunity to work with measurement professionals from all over the world many of whom are the leaders of our profession I have never been exposed to a volunteer organization that sees as much energy and declication from its members

I want to personally thank the Board of Directors for their patience support and guidance I also thank all the member organizations that makc NCSLl what it is a world class professional organization

Steven Stahley President NCSL International

13

0403

M AR

NeSl MEETINGS

International Dimensional Workshop May 10-14 2004 Airport Marriott Nashville TN

Contact Ed Pritchard Oak Ridge Metrology Center Phone 865-574-4261

Fax 865-574-2802 lt pritchardewy12doegov gt lthttpwwwy12doegovindex_htmlgt

NCSL Workshop amp Symposium July 11-15 2004 Salt Palace Salt Lake City UT CONTACT NCSL Business Office (303) 440-3339

Fax (303) 440-3384 e-mail ltinfoncsiiorggt website ltwwwncsliorgconferencegt

I DU TRYGOVmiddot R NT

NtsT Short Coursemiddot Microwave Measurements and Instrumentation December 2-3 2003 NIST Boulder CO CONTACT David Walker (303) 497-5490

Fax (303) 497-3970 e-mail ltdwalkerbouldernistgovgt web ltwww_arftgorggt

62n _AR TG Microwave Measurements Conference December 4-5 2003 NIST Boulder CO CONTACT David Walker (303) 497-5490

Fax (303) 497-3970 e-mail ltdwal kerbouldernistgovgt web ltwww_arftgorggt

2nd Internationall Conference on Metrology November 4-6 2003 Queen of Sheba Hilton Hotel Eilal Israel CONTACT Conference Secretariat

ISAS International Seminars PO Box 34001 Jerusalem 91340 Israel 972-2-652-0574 Fax 972-2-652-0558 e-mail ltconferisascoilgt

R ONI E liON E TINGS JAPAN AREA

Japan 12th Annual Meeting November 21 2003 Tokyo Metropolitan Ohta-ku Industrial Plaza Tokyo Japan CONTACT Kazumi Hayakawa 81-3-3434-0181

Fax 81-3-3434-0170 e-mail ltkazhayakawaflukecomgt

Please send Metrology Calendar additions and corrections tmiddoto the NGSL International Business Office (303) 440-3339 FAX(303) 440-3384 or E-mail to ltinfoncsliorggt

14

Scenes from the 2003 Conference

Is this a time-walp or what The Beatles Band plays forth 01 the formal banquet

I thought all metrologists were glued to fheir books alld computer consoles in engineering schoo

So our own ~ice-President Carol Hackert 110W has a new diversion band groupie

IOU mean the Bealles plays line-dancing music

The Elder Ones past presidents gather to celebrate and talk about the Good Old Days

II is 1I0t reported by the metrology chronicIesjllst when President Steve Stahley was coronated or how and by whom So 1-e in the metrology media are 110t sureus what this does to his normal term which should expire Dec 31 2003

9

Scenes from the 2003 Conference

At the regular member delegates meeting this year held after lunch as called out in our by-laws the delegates get a sort ofstate-othe-organization report

This ones for you says photographer Georgia Harris who reported that these metrologistsrom New Mexico mentioned to her that year after year they smile for the camera and never get published Its Jeff and Brad Bennewilzfrom nllnder Scientijic in Albuquerque

The member delegate meeting is also used as a good highshyly visible venue to recognize our volunteer members for notable accomplishments Jyfany award~ are made and well deserved (above) Committee and regional volunteershying are the essence ofollr association During this meetshying Education Chairman Terrelle Wilson presented 4 schofarship awards to deserving metrology students (not picHa-ed)

Just one lable ofour Japanese delegation at the dinner I am afways impressed with the vey large turnoUl for the annual Japan Country meeting which is announced for November 21 at the Tolyo Metropolitan

This years International deLegate dinner took the format ofan evening cruise out in scenic Tampa Bay

One has to assume thallhe cruise was on calm water for the evening Keeping your balance on a rolling dance floor would be quite an experience

Scenes from the 2003 Conference

Tichnical Program Chairman Dick Pettit treats all the speakers for thr2 day LO a hearty breakfast and uses the occasion to cheerlead and thank all those volunteers What a huge job thanks Dick

Quite a number ofNCSLI committees used the conference gathering to bring their groups togetheror focal work on their activities This meeting was tbe Measurement Requirements Committee

The Utilities Committee which is one ofour most active committees with regard to meetingfreqilency made it a point to find a room and get some work done

Carol Hockr2rt and Mike Sllmci preside over one of the iVCSLfs most popular events the next-to-fast activity at the conference the drawingjor the doorprizes

This year the Measurement Requirements Committee used the handout conference bag to include a requirements surshyveyf(Jr the attendees Chairman Jeff Walden (l) prevailed on Mike to offer a special door prize selected only Fom the people who turned in thEir survey We all congratulate winner Harold Glickfor his survev support

So at the end of it all NCSLlBusiness Manager Craig Gulko Carol and Bill surveyfor the lasl time what they have wrought a successi1 and impressive 2003 annual conference

11

PRESIDENTS MESSAGE (continued from cover)

Seven sponsors signed np and their company logos were prominentshyly displayed thoughout the conference I also had the opportunity to attend several committee meetings which seemed well attended and provided the opportunity for networking and committee work

An JDlpm In vision on education

During my opening remarks at this years conference I emphasized the NCSLI vision statement and how it has recently changed

Promote competihveness and success ofNCSL Internalional memshyber by improving Ihe qualily ofproducts and services through excelshylence in calibration testing and metrology education and training

One of the best opportunities for NCSLI to realize this vision and one of the greatest valnes provided the conference attendees is the opportunity to learn I as many have seen the quality of the technishycal sessions improve ever year and this year was no exception The sessions covered a wide variety of topics from laboratOly accreditashytion to mcasnrement techniques to new physical and documentary standards The tutorials offered before and after the conference have also been steadily growing in attendance and quality There were 14

tutorials at this years conference attended by 284 st1ldents each providing leaming opportunity for several subjects related to metrolshyogy from the measnremcnts of physical properties to fundamental discussions on measurement uncertainty

More and more organizations see the NCSLI conference as an opportuniLy like no other to train their measurement professionals and provide professional grov1h To help support these organizashytions NCSLI has applied as an edncational organization to be an accredited provider of CEUs Future tutorials will carry the NCSU LCET (International Association for Continuing Education and Training) Credit

In addition to our focus on teclmical sessions and tutorials NCSLI continues to promote more traditional education programs provided by colleges and universities To show NCSLIs continued support scholarships were awarded to eight schools this year to support stushydents in measurement related fields of study

Bringing together Idle best of the best

Our aIDual conference provides a unique opportunity to network and kam from some of the top professionals in the measurement rclated fields I want to extend my personal congratulation to this years best paper winners

In the Quality amp Management categOIY Roxanne Robinson of A2LA AnaloI1lY ofan International Peer Evaluation in Applied Metrology Dr George Rodrigues ARTEL [nc Bias Uncertainl) and Transferability in Standard Methods ofPipette Calibration in Theorctical Mehology Hell1k S Nielsen HN Metrology Consulting Inc Determining Consensus Vitlues in Interlaboratory Comparisons and Proficiency Testing And in the Invited track Allen V Astin Best Paper Award Dr Hector Laiz INTI Argentina lAC-DC Voltage Transfer Standwds with Thin-Film lvlulti-junction Thermal Converters and Planar Resistors

It is important to note that all of (he papers given at this year co fershyence were excellent and the best paper award in one case was decidshyed only by a 009 point margin

I also want to congratulate Peter Unger of A2LA as this years winshyner of the WiUia A Wildhack award an honor well deserved

This year we also recognized Coordinators for their outstanding work witt1in their section or region Awards were presented to Kevin Ahercrombie Mid-Atlantic Region Keith Scoggins Sonth Texas Section Keith Cable Northwest US Region and Charlie Mays Southem OhiolKentucky Section

Grtrl ill~ nIl I in h t(roo iOllll

lfthere is any doubt that NCSLI is indeed becoming an internationshyal organization one only needed to look around lhe conference at the international al1endance This year saw an unprecedented number of attendees representing academia NMls regional metroicgy organishyzations and industly from around tbe world The NCSLl conference is rapidly becoming an at lUal milestone event where measurement professionals from around the globe come to meet and exehange ideas 24+ cotUltrics were represented showing that the I in NCSLI is steadily growing This can also be seen not only by the confershyence attendees but the organizations that chose to set up their own meetings in conjunction with our conference

Organizations such as NACC SIM and NORAJv1ET each met at dIe conference (0 discuss issues related 10 their own organizations furshytber strengtbening the intemational visibility of NCSLl In addition tbe intemational session track saw representatives from BIPM EUROMET and APLAC These provided our conference flttendees insight into what is happening in much of Europc Asia and other parts of the world The international dinner even showed a record attendance at 284 attendees providing a social opportunity to meet our intemational representatives

FII lire Dflp01rwni les to learn IId nehvork

Planning for next years conference in Salt Lake City July 11-15 has already begun and promises to be another milestone intemational event Some 144 booth spaces have already been committed and interest in providing technical sessions and tutorials for next years conference has been shown I strongly encourage anyone interested in presenting displaying or attending next years conference to conshytact NCSLI tnrough our web site

While the aruwal conference provides a truly unique oppotmnity to network and learn with and from other measurement professionals only a moderate percentage of our member organizations have the chance to attend In many cases it is a financial decision Qr slmpy a lack of resources which prevents attendance at our annual event Having said this however this does not mean member organizations that do not attend the conference cannot gain from other opportunishyties to meet and discuis issues and learn new ideas Throughout the year there are section meetings that often have technical papers thai were presented at previous conferences There arc also commitree meetings in some instances on the web that provide a way to netshywork and learn

12

I-JIIW we COI1UDU~ ill realLte our LOIlg Range Pill II

As noted in past messages our LRP is a road map of how NCSLI proceeds thoughout the year Much of the LRP can be realized durshying the conference either directly or through awards and recognishytions [n addition to what I have already said in my highlights from the conference 1wanted to provide some highlights from the recent board of directors meeting to show how well we are following our plan for success

Operational Objectives for 2003

Pa 1I1~r hip~

NIST will soon be doing customer surveys using NCSLI members to better undersLand these customers needs It is critical to NIST that they better understand their customer needs so they can continue to improve their service offerings Watch the newsletter for ftmher details

Fi~Cl1 anilgement~

The NCSLI busineamps oflice will soon be moving into a new building acquired and is planned to relocate in early October 2003 This uot only will provide better facilities for the NCSLf staff bUL it will be more cost effective then the current location One of the most important aspects of this new facility is it includes a classroom area This classroom will be available for a nominal fee to organizations that wish to present training in measurement-related areas Several organizations have already shown interest so please check the NCSLI website for future training schedules There will be a fom1al dedication of the new facility in April 2004

Breakthrough Objectives for 2003

Value to the Membership

To better understand and support the needs of smaller organizations a Small Business Initiative Forum under the leadership of Malcolm Smith has been formed This forum will focus on understanding and developing services documents lTainillg etc to support small busishyness involved in the calibration and testing community

Membership Membership will see an increased focus next year To aid in membership gro1h each section andor region will be seekshying volunteers to serve as a membership chainnen for their area If you have any interest in this please contact your section or regional coordinator for fUlther details

Intemational Strategy With the iucreasing international growth and exposure of NCSLl the board of directors is looking at better ways to support intemational members while assuring the needs of the US members are met This intemational exposure can be seen by the international representation on the board though organization such as BIPM Eurolab CENAM OlML and SIM This is further strengthened by the decision to have tbe Fall 2003 Board of Directors meeting al CENAM in Queretaro Mexico

PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

Over the past several years much of NCSLIs international growth and exposure has come though the diligent efforts of our International YP Ed Nemeroff Ed will however be sun-setting his role as International YP for NCSLI at the end of this year to pursue his professional interest in Central Asia While we will miss Eds energy and guidance this will provide the board the opportunity to put together a long telm strategy involving and building upon the network of contacts Ed has fostered over the years which can only improve communications

An Ad Hoc Committee bas been assigned to develop our intemashytional strategy Klaus Jaeger past NCSLI President will act as an interim International YP providing a temporary blidge Lo support international activities as Ed Nemcroffleaves

Deveillp Strategk Partnerships

To further strengthen connections to industry NCSLI has estabshylished a slTategic relationship with the AIAG (Automotive Industry Action Group) Bill Kock an executive on loan to AIAG from the Dana Corporation provided a presentatiou to the board highlightshying some of the opportunities NCSLI and AIAG have to work together Based on Bills presentation there will not only be future opportunities to share infonnation between NCSLI and AIAG but there aTe several areas were joint projects and committee work may take place

A final note

As this presidents message is being published 1 will be ending my term as NCSL Internationals 2003 President I have mixed emoshytions as this has been a challenging year for me but yet a very rewarding one and a role that was my privilege to perform I have had the opportunity to work with measurement professionals from all over the world many of whom are the leaders of our profession I have never been exposed to a volunteer organization that sees as much energy and declication from its members

I want to personally thank the Board of Directors for their patience support and guidance I also thank all the member organizations that makc NCSLl what it is a world class professional organization

Steven Stahley President NCSL International

13

0403

M AR

NeSl MEETINGS

International Dimensional Workshop May 10-14 2004 Airport Marriott Nashville TN

Contact Ed Pritchard Oak Ridge Metrology Center Phone 865-574-4261

Fax 865-574-2802 lt pritchardewy12doegov gt lthttpwwwy12doegovindex_htmlgt

NCSL Workshop amp Symposium July 11-15 2004 Salt Palace Salt Lake City UT CONTACT NCSL Business Office (303) 440-3339

Fax (303) 440-3384 e-mail ltinfoncsiiorggt website ltwwwncsliorgconferencegt

I DU TRYGOVmiddot R NT

NtsT Short Coursemiddot Microwave Measurements and Instrumentation December 2-3 2003 NIST Boulder CO CONTACT David Walker (303) 497-5490

Fax (303) 497-3970 e-mail ltdwalkerbouldernistgovgt web ltwww_arftgorggt

62n _AR TG Microwave Measurements Conference December 4-5 2003 NIST Boulder CO CONTACT David Walker (303) 497-5490

Fax (303) 497-3970 e-mail ltdwal kerbouldernistgovgt web ltwww_arftgorggt

2nd Internationall Conference on Metrology November 4-6 2003 Queen of Sheba Hilton Hotel Eilal Israel CONTACT Conference Secretariat

ISAS International Seminars PO Box 34001 Jerusalem 91340 Israel 972-2-652-0574 Fax 972-2-652-0558 e-mail ltconferisascoilgt

R ONI E liON E TINGS JAPAN AREA

Japan 12th Annual Meeting November 21 2003 Tokyo Metropolitan Ohta-ku Industrial Plaza Tokyo Japan CONTACT Kazumi Hayakawa 81-3-3434-0181

Fax 81-3-3434-0170 e-mail ltkazhayakawaflukecomgt

Please send Metrology Calendar additions and corrections tmiddoto the NGSL International Business Office (303) 440-3339 FAX(303) 440-3384 or E-mail to ltinfoncsliorggt

14

Scenes from the 2003 Conference

At the regular member delegates meeting this year held after lunch as called out in our by-laws the delegates get a sort ofstate-othe-organization report

This ones for you says photographer Georgia Harris who reported that these metrologistsrom New Mexico mentioned to her that year after year they smile for the camera and never get published Its Jeff and Brad Bennewilzfrom nllnder Scientijic in Albuquerque

The member delegate meeting is also used as a good highshyly visible venue to recognize our volunteer members for notable accomplishments Jyfany award~ are made and well deserved (above) Committee and regional volunteershying are the essence ofollr association During this meetshying Education Chairman Terrelle Wilson presented 4 schofarship awards to deserving metrology students (not picHa-ed)

Just one lable ofour Japanese delegation at the dinner I am afways impressed with the vey large turnoUl for the annual Japan Country meeting which is announced for November 21 at the Tolyo Metropolitan

This years International deLegate dinner took the format ofan evening cruise out in scenic Tampa Bay

One has to assume thallhe cruise was on calm water for the evening Keeping your balance on a rolling dance floor would be quite an experience

Scenes from the 2003 Conference

Tichnical Program Chairman Dick Pettit treats all the speakers for thr2 day LO a hearty breakfast and uses the occasion to cheerlead and thank all those volunteers What a huge job thanks Dick

Quite a number ofNCSLI committees used the conference gathering to bring their groups togetheror focal work on their activities This meeting was tbe Measurement Requirements Committee

The Utilities Committee which is one ofour most active committees with regard to meetingfreqilency made it a point to find a room and get some work done

Carol Hockr2rt and Mike Sllmci preside over one of the iVCSLfs most popular events the next-to-fast activity at the conference the drawingjor the doorprizes

This year the Measurement Requirements Committee used the handout conference bag to include a requirements surshyveyf(Jr the attendees Chairman Jeff Walden (l) prevailed on Mike to offer a special door prize selected only Fom the people who turned in thEir survey We all congratulate winner Harold Glickfor his survev support

So at the end of it all NCSLlBusiness Manager Craig Gulko Carol and Bill surveyfor the lasl time what they have wrought a successi1 and impressive 2003 annual conference

11

PRESIDENTS MESSAGE (continued from cover)

Seven sponsors signed np and their company logos were prominentshyly displayed thoughout the conference I also had the opportunity to attend several committee meetings which seemed well attended and provided the opportunity for networking and committee work

An JDlpm In vision on education

During my opening remarks at this years conference I emphasized the NCSLI vision statement and how it has recently changed

Promote competihveness and success ofNCSL Internalional memshyber by improving Ihe qualily ofproducts and services through excelshylence in calibration testing and metrology education and training

One of the best opportunities for NCSLI to realize this vision and one of the greatest valnes provided the conference attendees is the opportunity to learn I as many have seen the quality of the technishycal sessions improve ever year and this year was no exception The sessions covered a wide variety of topics from laboratOly accreditashytion to mcasnrement techniques to new physical and documentary standards The tutorials offered before and after the conference have also been steadily growing in attendance and quality There were 14

tutorials at this years conference attended by 284 st1ldents each providing leaming opportunity for several subjects related to metrolshyogy from the measnremcnts of physical properties to fundamental discussions on measurement uncertainty

More and more organizations see the NCSLI conference as an opportuniLy like no other to train their measurement professionals and provide professional grov1h To help support these organizashytions NCSLI has applied as an edncational organization to be an accredited provider of CEUs Future tutorials will carry the NCSU LCET (International Association for Continuing Education and Training) Credit

In addition to our focus on teclmical sessions and tutorials NCSLI continues to promote more traditional education programs provided by colleges and universities To show NCSLIs continued support scholarships were awarded to eight schools this year to support stushydents in measurement related fields of study

Bringing together Idle best of the best

Our aIDual conference provides a unique opportunity to network and kam from some of the top professionals in the measurement rclated fields I want to extend my personal congratulation to this years best paper winners

In the Quality amp Management categOIY Roxanne Robinson of A2LA AnaloI1lY ofan International Peer Evaluation in Applied Metrology Dr George Rodrigues ARTEL [nc Bias Uncertainl) and Transferability in Standard Methods ofPipette Calibration in Theorctical Mehology Hell1k S Nielsen HN Metrology Consulting Inc Determining Consensus Vitlues in Interlaboratory Comparisons and Proficiency Testing And in the Invited track Allen V Astin Best Paper Award Dr Hector Laiz INTI Argentina lAC-DC Voltage Transfer Standwds with Thin-Film lvlulti-junction Thermal Converters and Planar Resistors

It is important to note that all of (he papers given at this year co fershyence were excellent and the best paper award in one case was decidshyed only by a 009 point margin

I also want to congratulate Peter Unger of A2LA as this years winshyner of the WiUia A Wildhack award an honor well deserved

This year we also recognized Coordinators for their outstanding work witt1in their section or region Awards were presented to Kevin Ahercrombie Mid-Atlantic Region Keith Scoggins Sonth Texas Section Keith Cable Northwest US Region and Charlie Mays Southem OhiolKentucky Section

Grtrl ill~ nIl I in h t(roo iOllll

lfthere is any doubt that NCSLI is indeed becoming an internationshyal organization one only needed to look around lhe conference at the international al1endance This year saw an unprecedented number of attendees representing academia NMls regional metroicgy organishyzations and industly from around tbe world The NCSLl conference is rapidly becoming an at lUal milestone event where measurement professionals from around the globe come to meet and exehange ideas 24+ cotUltrics were represented showing that the I in NCSLI is steadily growing This can also be seen not only by the confershyence attendees but the organizations that chose to set up their own meetings in conjunction with our conference

Organizations such as NACC SIM and NORAJv1ET each met at dIe conference (0 discuss issues related 10 their own organizations furshytber strengtbening the intemational visibility of NCSLl In addition tbe intemational session track saw representatives from BIPM EUROMET and APLAC These provided our conference flttendees insight into what is happening in much of Europc Asia and other parts of the world The international dinner even showed a record attendance at 284 attendees providing a social opportunity to meet our intemational representatives

FII lire Dflp01rwni les to learn IId nehvork

Planning for next years conference in Salt Lake City July 11-15 has already begun and promises to be another milestone intemational event Some 144 booth spaces have already been committed and interest in providing technical sessions and tutorials for next years conference has been shown I strongly encourage anyone interested in presenting displaying or attending next years conference to conshytact NCSLI tnrough our web site

While the aruwal conference provides a truly unique oppotmnity to network and learn with and from other measurement professionals only a moderate percentage of our member organizations have the chance to attend In many cases it is a financial decision Qr slmpy a lack of resources which prevents attendance at our annual event Having said this however this does not mean member organizations that do not attend the conference cannot gain from other opportunishyties to meet and discuis issues and learn new ideas Throughout the year there are section meetings that often have technical papers thai were presented at previous conferences There arc also commitree meetings in some instances on the web that provide a way to netshywork and learn

12

I-JIIW we COI1UDU~ ill realLte our LOIlg Range Pill II

As noted in past messages our LRP is a road map of how NCSLI proceeds thoughout the year Much of the LRP can be realized durshying the conference either directly or through awards and recognishytions [n addition to what I have already said in my highlights from the conference 1wanted to provide some highlights from the recent board of directors meeting to show how well we are following our plan for success

Operational Objectives for 2003

Pa 1I1~r hip~

NIST will soon be doing customer surveys using NCSLI members to better undersLand these customers needs It is critical to NIST that they better understand their customer needs so they can continue to improve their service offerings Watch the newsletter for ftmher details

Fi~Cl1 anilgement~

The NCSLI busineamps oflice will soon be moving into a new building acquired and is planned to relocate in early October 2003 This uot only will provide better facilities for the NCSLf staff bUL it will be more cost effective then the current location One of the most important aspects of this new facility is it includes a classroom area This classroom will be available for a nominal fee to organizations that wish to present training in measurement-related areas Several organizations have already shown interest so please check the NCSLI website for future training schedules There will be a fom1al dedication of the new facility in April 2004

Breakthrough Objectives for 2003

Value to the Membership

To better understand and support the needs of smaller organizations a Small Business Initiative Forum under the leadership of Malcolm Smith has been formed This forum will focus on understanding and developing services documents lTainillg etc to support small busishyness involved in the calibration and testing community

Membership Membership will see an increased focus next year To aid in membership gro1h each section andor region will be seekshying volunteers to serve as a membership chainnen for their area If you have any interest in this please contact your section or regional coordinator for fUlther details

Intemational Strategy With the iucreasing international growth and exposure of NCSLl the board of directors is looking at better ways to support intemational members while assuring the needs of the US members are met This intemational exposure can be seen by the international representation on the board though organization such as BIPM Eurolab CENAM OlML and SIM This is further strengthened by the decision to have tbe Fall 2003 Board of Directors meeting al CENAM in Queretaro Mexico

PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

Over the past several years much of NCSLIs international growth and exposure has come though the diligent efforts of our International YP Ed Nemeroff Ed will however be sun-setting his role as International YP for NCSLI at the end of this year to pursue his professional interest in Central Asia While we will miss Eds energy and guidance this will provide the board the opportunity to put together a long telm strategy involving and building upon the network of contacts Ed has fostered over the years which can only improve communications

An Ad Hoc Committee bas been assigned to develop our intemashytional strategy Klaus Jaeger past NCSLI President will act as an interim International YP providing a temporary blidge Lo support international activities as Ed Nemcroffleaves

Deveillp Strategk Partnerships

To further strengthen connections to industry NCSLI has estabshylished a slTategic relationship with the AIAG (Automotive Industry Action Group) Bill Kock an executive on loan to AIAG from the Dana Corporation provided a presentatiou to the board highlightshying some of the opportunities NCSLI and AIAG have to work together Based on Bills presentation there will not only be future opportunities to share infonnation between NCSLI and AIAG but there aTe several areas were joint projects and committee work may take place

A final note

As this presidents message is being published 1 will be ending my term as NCSL Internationals 2003 President I have mixed emoshytions as this has been a challenging year for me but yet a very rewarding one and a role that was my privilege to perform I have had the opportunity to work with measurement professionals from all over the world many of whom are the leaders of our profession I have never been exposed to a volunteer organization that sees as much energy and declication from its members

I want to personally thank the Board of Directors for their patience support and guidance I also thank all the member organizations that makc NCSLl what it is a world class professional organization

Steven Stahley President NCSL International

13

0403

M AR

NeSl MEETINGS

International Dimensional Workshop May 10-14 2004 Airport Marriott Nashville TN

Contact Ed Pritchard Oak Ridge Metrology Center Phone 865-574-4261

Fax 865-574-2802 lt pritchardewy12doegov gt lthttpwwwy12doegovindex_htmlgt

NCSL Workshop amp Symposium July 11-15 2004 Salt Palace Salt Lake City UT CONTACT NCSL Business Office (303) 440-3339

Fax (303) 440-3384 e-mail ltinfoncsiiorggt website ltwwwncsliorgconferencegt

I DU TRYGOVmiddot R NT

NtsT Short Coursemiddot Microwave Measurements and Instrumentation December 2-3 2003 NIST Boulder CO CONTACT David Walker (303) 497-5490

Fax (303) 497-3970 e-mail ltdwalkerbouldernistgovgt web ltwww_arftgorggt

62n _AR TG Microwave Measurements Conference December 4-5 2003 NIST Boulder CO CONTACT David Walker (303) 497-5490

Fax (303) 497-3970 e-mail ltdwal kerbouldernistgovgt web ltwww_arftgorggt

2nd Internationall Conference on Metrology November 4-6 2003 Queen of Sheba Hilton Hotel Eilal Israel CONTACT Conference Secretariat

ISAS International Seminars PO Box 34001 Jerusalem 91340 Israel 972-2-652-0574 Fax 972-2-652-0558 e-mail ltconferisascoilgt

R ONI E liON E TINGS JAPAN AREA

Japan 12th Annual Meeting November 21 2003 Tokyo Metropolitan Ohta-ku Industrial Plaza Tokyo Japan CONTACT Kazumi Hayakawa 81-3-3434-0181

Fax 81-3-3434-0170 e-mail ltkazhayakawaflukecomgt

Please send Metrology Calendar additions and corrections tmiddoto the NGSL International Business Office (303) 440-3339 FAX(303) 440-3384 or E-mail to ltinfoncsliorggt

14

Scenes from the 2003 Conference

Tichnical Program Chairman Dick Pettit treats all the speakers for thr2 day LO a hearty breakfast and uses the occasion to cheerlead and thank all those volunteers What a huge job thanks Dick

Quite a number ofNCSLI committees used the conference gathering to bring their groups togetheror focal work on their activities This meeting was tbe Measurement Requirements Committee

The Utilities Committee which is one ofour most active committees with regard to meetingfreqilency made it a point to find a room and get some work done

Carol Hockr2rt and Mike Sllmci preside over one of the iVCSLfs most popular events the next-to-fast activity at the conference the drawingjor the doorprizes

This year the Measurement Requirements Committee used the handout conference bag to include a requirements surshyveyf(Jr the attendees Chairman Jeff Walden (l) prevailed on Mike to offer a special door prize selected only Fom the people who turned in thEir survey We all congratulate winner Harold Glickfor his survev support

So at the end of it all NCSLlBusiness Manager Craig Gulko Carol and Bill surveyfor the lasl time what they have wrought a successi1 and impressive 2003 annual conference

11

PRESIDENTS MESSAGE (continued from cover)

Seven sponsors signed np and their company logos were prominentshyly displayed thoughout the conference I also had the opportunity to attend several committee meetings which seemed well attended and provided the opportunity for networking and committee work

An JDlpm In vision on education

During my opening remarks at this years conference I emphasized the NCSLI vision statement and how it has recently changed

Promote competihveness and success ofNCSL Internalional memshyber by improving Ihe qualily ofproducts and services through excelshylence in calibration testing and metrology education and training

One of the best opportunities for NCSLI to realize this vision and one of the greatest valnes provided the conference attendees is the opportunity to learn I as many have seen the quality of the technishycal sessions improve ever year and this year was no exception The sessions covered a wide variety of topics from laboratOly accreditashytion to mcasnrement techniques to new physical and documentary standards The tutorials offered before and after the conference have also been steadily growing in attendance and quality There were 14

tutorials at this years conference attended by 284 st1ldents each providing leaming opportunity for several subjects related to metrolshyogy from the measnremcnts of physical properties to fundamental discussions on measurement uncertainty

More and more organizations see the NCSLI conference as an opportuniLy like no other to train their measurement professionals and provide professional grov1h To help support these organizashytions NCSLI has applied as an edncational organization to be an accredited provider of CEUs Future tutorials will carry the NCSU LCET (International Association for Continuing Education and Training) Credit

In addition to our focus on teclmical sessions and tutorials NCSLI continues to promote more traditional education programs provided by colleges and universities To show NCSLIs continued support scholarships were awarded to eight schools this year to support stushydents in measurement related fields of study

Bringing together Idle best of the best

Our aIDual conference provides a unique opportunity to network and kam from some of the top professionals in the measurement rclated fields I want to extend my personal congratulation to this years best paper winners

In the Quality amp Management categOIY Roxanne Robinson of A2LA AnaloI1lY ofan International Peer Evaluation in Applied Metrology Dr George Rodrigues ARTEL [nc Bias Uncertainl) and Transferability in Standard Methods ofPipette Calibration in Theorctical Mehology Hell1k S Nielsen HN Metrology Consulting Inc Determining Consensus Vitlues in Interlaboratory Comparisons and Proficiency Testing And in the Invited track Allen V Astin Best Paper Award Dr Hector Laiz INTI Argentina lAC-DC Voltage Transfer Standwds with Thin-Film lvlulti-junction Thermal Converters and Planar Resistors

It is important to note that all of (he papers given at this year co fershyence were excellent and the best paper award in one case was decidshyed only by a 009 point margin

I also want to congratulate Peter Unger of A2LA as this years winshyner of the WiUia A Wildhack award an honor well deserved

This year we also recognized Coordinators for their outstanding work witt1in their section or region Awards were presented to Kevin Ahercrombie Mid-Atlantic Region Keith Scoggins Sonth Texas Section Keith Cable Northwest US Region and Charlie Mays Southem OhiolKentucky Section

Grtrl ill~ nIl I in h t(roo iOllll

lfthere is any doubt that NCSLI is indeed becoming an internationshyal organization one only needed to look around lhe conference at the international al1endance This year saw an unprecedented number of attendees representing academia NMls regional metroicgy organishyzations and industly from around tbe world The NCSLl conference is rapidly becoming an at lUal milestone event where measurement professionals from around the globe come to meet and exehange ideas 24+ cotUltrics were represented showing that the I in NCSLI is steadily growing This can also be seen not only by the confershyence attendees but the organizations that chose to set up their own meetings in conjunction with our conference

Organizations such as NACC SIM and NORAJv1ET each met at dIe conference (0 discuss issues related 10 their own organizations furshytber strengtbening the intemational visibility of NCSLl In addition tbe intemational session track saw representatives from BIPM EUROMET and APLAC These provided our conference flttendees insight into what is happening in much of Europc Asia and other parts of the world The international dinner even showed a record attendance at 284 attendees providing a social opportunity to meet our intemational representatives

FII lire Dflp01rwni les to learn IId nehvork

Planning for next years conference in Salt Lake City July 11-15 has already begun and promises to be another milestone intemational event Some 144 booth spaces have already been committed and interest in providing technical sessions and tutorials for next years conference has been shown I strongly encourage anyone interested in presenting displaying or attending next years conference to conshytact NCSLI tnrough our web site

While the aruwal conference provides a truly unique oppotmnity to network and learn with and from other measurement professionals only a moderate percentage of our member organizations have the chance to attend In many cases it is a financial decision Qr slmpy a lack of resources which prevents attendance at our annual event Having said this however this does not mean member organizations that do not attend the conference cannot gain from other opportunishyties to meet and discuis issues and learn new ideas Throughout the year there are section meetings that often have technical papers thai were presented at previous conferences There arc also commitree meetings in some instances on the web that provide a way to netshywork and learn

12

I-JIIW we COI1UDU~ ill realLte our LOIlg Range Pill II

As noted in past messages our LRP is a road map of how NCSLI proceeds thoughout the year Much of the LRP can be realized durshying the conference either directly or through awards and recognishytions [n addition to what I have already said in my highlights from the conference 1wanted to provide some highlights from the recent board of directors meeting to show how well we are following our plan for success

Operational Objectives for 2003

Pa 1I1~r hip~

NIST will soon be doing customer surveys using NCSLI members to better undersLand these customers needs It is critical to NIST that they better understand their customer needs so they can continue to improve their service offerings Watch the newsletter for ftmher details

Fi~Cl1 anilgement~

The NCSLI busineamps oflice will soon be moving into a new building acquired and is planned to relocate in early October 2003 This uot only will provide better facilities for the NCSLf staff bUL it will be more cost effective then the current location One of the most important aspects of this new facility is it includes a classroom area This classroom will be available for a nominal fee to organizations that wish to present training in measurement-related areas Several organizations have already shown interest so please check the NCSLI website for future training schedules There will be a fom1al dedication of the new facility in April 2004

Breakthrough Objectives for 2003

Value to the Membership

To better understand and support the needs of smaller organizations a Small Business Initiative Forum under the leadership of Malcolm Smith has been formed This forum will focus on understanding and developing services documents lTainillg etc to support small busishyness involved in the calibration and testing community

Membership Membership will see an increased focus next year To aid in membership gro1h each section andor region will be seekshying volunteers to serve as a membership chainnen for their area If you have any interest in this please contact your section or regional coordinator for fUlther details

Intemational Strategy With the iucreasing international growth and exposure of NCSLl the board of directors is looking at better ways to support intemational members while assuring the needs of the US members are met This intemational exposure can be seen by the international representation on the board though organization such as BIPM Eurolab CENAM OlML and SIM This is further strengthened by the decision to have tbe Fall 2003 Board of Directors meeting al CENAM in Queretaro Mexico

PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

Over the past several years much of NCSLIs international growth and exposure has come though the diligent efforts of our International YP Ed Nemeroff Ed will however be sun-setting his role as International YP for NCSLI at the end of this year to pursue his professional interest in Central Asia While we will miss Eds energy and guidance this will provide the board the opportunity to put together a long telm strategy involving and building upon the network of contacts Ed has fostered over the years which can only improve communications

An Ad Hoc Committee bas been assigned to develop our intemashytional strategy Klaus Jaeger past NCSLI President will act as an interim International YP providing a temporary blidge Lo support international activities as Ed Nemcroffleaves

Deveillp Strategk Partnerships

To further strengthen connections to industry NCSLI has estabshylished a slTategic relationship with the AIAG (Automotive Industry Action Group) Bill Kock an executive on loan to AIAG from the Dana Corporation provided a presentatiou to the board highlightshying some of the opportunities NCSLI and AIAG have to work together Based on Bills presentation there will not only be future opportunities to share infonnation between NCSLI and AIAG but there aTe several areas were joint projects and committee work may take place

A final note

As this presidents message is being published 1 will be ending my term as NCSL Internationals 2003 President I have mixed emoshytions as this has been a challenging year for me but yet a very rewarding one and a role that was my privilege to perform I have had the opportunity to work with measurement professionals from all over the world many of whom are the leaders of our profession I have never been exposed to a volunteer organization that sees as much energy and declication from its members

I want to personally thank the Board of Directors for their patience support and guidance I also thank all the member organizations that makc NCSLl what it is a world class professional organization

Steven Stahley President NCSL International

13

0403

M AR

NeSl MEETINGS

International Dimensional Workshop May 10-14 2004 Airport Marriott Nashville TN

Contact Ed Pritchard Oak Ridge Metrology Center Phone 865-574-4261

Fax 865-574-2802 lt pritchardewy12doegov gt lthttpwwwy12doegovindex_htmlgt

NCSL Workshop amp Symposium July 11-15 2004 Salt Palace Salt Lake City UT CONTACT NCSL Business Office (303) 440-3339

Fax (303) 440-3384 e-mail ltinfoncsiiorggt website ltwwwncsliorgconferencegt

I DU TRYGOVmiddot R NT

NtsT Short Coursemiddot Microwave Measurements and Instrumentation December 2-3 2003 NIST Boulder CO CONTACT David Walker (303) 497-5490

Fax (303) 497-3970 e-mail ltdwalkerbouldernistgovgt web ltwww_arftgorggt

62n _AR TG Microwave Measurements Conference December 4-5 2003 NIST Boulder CO CONTACT David Walker (303) 497-5490

Fax (303) 497-3970 e-mail ltdwal kerbouldernistgovgt web ltwww_arftgorggt

2nd Internationall Conference on Metrology November 4-6 2003 Queen of Sheba Hilton Hotel Eilal Israel CONTACT Conference Secretariat

ISAS International Seminars PO Box 34001 Jerusalem 91340 Israel 972-2-652-0574 Fax 972-2-652-0558 e-mail ltconferisascoilgt

R ONI E liON E TINGS JAPAN AREA

Japan 12th Annual Meeting November 21 2003 Tokyo Metropolitan Ohta-ku Industrial Plaza Tokyo Japan CONTACT Kazumi Hayakawa 81-3-3434-0181

Fax 81-3-3434-0170 e-mail ltkazhayakawaflukecomgt

Please send Metrology Calendar additions and corrections tmiddoto the NGSL International Business Office (303) 440-3339 FAX(303) 440-3384 or E-mail to ltinfoncsliorggt

14

PRESIDENTS MESSAGE (continued from cover)

Seven sponsors signed np and their company logos were prominentshyly displayed thoughout the conference I also had the opportunity to attend several committee meetings which seemed well attended and provided the opportunity for networking and committee work

An JDlpm In vision on education

During my opening remarks at this years conference I emphasized the NCSLI vision statement and how it has recently changed

Promote competihveness and success ofNCSL Internalional memshyber by improving Ihe qualily ofproducts and services through excelshylence in calibration testing and metrology education and training

One of the best opportunities for NCSLI to realize this vision and one of the greatest valnes provided the conference attendees is the opportunity to learn I as many have seen the quality of the technishycal sessions improve ever year and this year was no exception The sessions covered a wide variety of topics from laboratOly accreditashytion to mcasnrement techniques to new physical and documentary standards The tutorials offered before and after the conference have also been steadily growing in attendance and quality There were 14

tutorials at this years conference attended by 284 st1ldents each providing leaming opportunity for several subjects related to metrolshyogy from the measnremcnts of physical properties to fundamental discussions on measurement uncertainty

More and more organizations see the NCSLI conference as an opportuniLy like no other to train their measurement professionals and provide professional grov1h To help support these organizashytions NCSLI has applied as an edncational organization to be an accredited provider of CEUs Future tutorials will carry the NCSU LCET (International Association for Continuing Education and Training) Credit

In addition to our focus on teclmical sessions and tutorials NCSLI continues to promote more traditional education programs provided by colleges and universities To show NCSLIs continued support scholarships were awarded to eight schools this year to support stushydents in measurement related fields of study

Bringing together Idle best of the best

Our aIDual conference provides a unique opportunity to network and kam from some of the top professionals in the measurement rclated fields I want to extend my personal congratulation to this years best paper winners

In the Quality amp Management categOIY Roxanne Robinson of A2LA AnaloI1lY ofan International Peer Evaluation in Applied Metrology Dr George Rodrigues ARTEL [nc Bias Uncertainl) and Transferability in Standard Methods ofPipette Calibration in Theorctical Mehology Hell1k S Nielsen HN Metrology Consulting Inc Determining Consensus Vitlues in Interlaboratory Comparisons and Proficiency Testing And in the Invited track Allen V Astin Best Paper Award Dr Hector Laiz INTI Argentina lAC-DC Voltage Transfer Standwds with Thin-Film lvlulti-junction Thermal Converters and Planar Resistors

It is important to note that all of (he papers given at this year co fershyence were excellent and the best paper award in one case was decidshyed only by a 009 point margin

I also want to congratulate Peter Unger of A2LA as this years winshyner of the WiUia A Wildhack award an honor well deserved

This year we also recognized Coordinators for their outstanding work witt1in their section or region Awards were presented to Kevin Ahercrombie Mid-Atlantic Region Keith Scoggins Sonth Texas Section Keith Cable Northwest US Region and Charlie Mays Southem OhiolKentucky Section

Grtrl ill~ nIl I in h t(roo iOllll

lfthere is any doubt that NCSLI is indeed becoming an internationshyal organization one only needed to look around lhe conference at the international al1endance This year saw an unprecedented number of attendees representing academia NMls regional metroicgy organishyzations and industly from around tbe world The NCSLl conference is rapidly becoming an at lUal milestone event where measurement professionals from around the globe come to meet and exehange ideas 24+ cotUltrics were represented showing that the I in NCSLI is steadily growing This can also be seen not only by the confershyence attendees but the organizations that chose to set up their own meetings in conjunction with our conference

Organizations such as NACC SIM and NORAJv1ET each met at dIe conference (0 discuss issues related 10 their own organizations furshytber strengtbening the intemational visibility of NCSLl In addition tbe intemational session track saw representatives from BIPM EUROMET and APLAC These provided our conference flttendees insight into what is happening in much of Europc Asia and other parts of the world The international dinner even showed a record attendance at 284 attendees providing a social opportunity to meet our intemational representatives

FII lire Dflp01rwni les to learn IId nehvork

Planning for next years conference in Salt Lake City July 11-15 has already begun and promises to be another milestone intemational event Some 144 booth spaces have already been committed and interest in providing technical sessions and tutorials for next years conference has been shown I strongly encourage anyone interested in presenting displaying or attending next years conference to conshytact NCSLI tnrough our web site

While the aruwal conference provides a truly unique oppotmnity to network and learn with and from other measurement professionals only a moderate percentage of our member organizations have the chance to attend In many cases it is a financial decision Qr slmpy a lack of resources which prevents attendance at our annual event Having said this however this does not mean member organizations that do not attend the conference cannot gain from other opportunishyties to meet and discuis issues and learn new ideas Throughout the year there are section meetings that often have technical papers thai were presented at previous conferences There arc also commitree meetings in some instances on the web that provide a way to netshywork and learn

12

I-JIIW we COI1UDU~ ill realLte our LOIlg Range Pill II

As noted in past messages our LRP is a road map of how NCSLI proceeds thoughout the year Much of the LRP can be realized durshying the conference either directly or through awards and recognishytions [n addition to what I have already said in my highlights from the conference 1wanted to provide some highlights from the recent board of directors meeting to show how well we are following our plan for success

Operational Objectives for 2003

Pa 1I1~r hip~

NIST will soon be doing customer surveys using NCSLI members to better undersLand these customers needs It is critical to NIST that they better understand their customer needs so they can continue to improve their service offerings Watch the newsletter for ftmher details

Fi~Cl1 anilgement~

The NCSLI busineamps oflice will soon be moving into a new building acquired and is planned to relocate in early October 2003 This uot only will provide better facilities for the NCSLf staff bUL it will be more cost effective then the current location One of the most important aspects of this new facility is it includes a classroom area This classroom will be available for a nominal fee to organizations that wish to present training in measurement-related areas Several organizations have already shown interest so please check the NCSLI website for future training schedules There will be a fom1al dedication of the new facility in April 2004

Breakthrough Objectives for 2003

Value to the Membership

To better understand and support the needs of smaller organizations a Small Business Initiative Forum under the leadership of Malcolm Smith has been formed This forum will focus on understanding and developing services documents lTainillg etc to support small busishyness involved in the calibration and testing community

Membership Membership will see an increased focus next year To aid in membership gro1h each section andor region will be seekshying volunteers to serve as a membership chainnen for their area If you have any interest in this please contact your section or regional coordinator for fUlther details

Intemational Strategy With the iucreasing international growth and exposure of NCSLl the board of directors is looking at better ways to support intemational members while assuring the needs of the US members are met This intemational exposure can be seen by the international representation on the board though organization such as BIPM Eurolab CENAM OlML and SIM This is further strengthened by the decision to have tbe Fall 2003 Board of Directors meeting al CENAM in Queretaro Mexico

PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

Over the past several years much of NCSLIs international growth and exposure has come though the diligent efforts of our International YP Ed Nemeroff Ed will however be sun-setting his role as International YP for NCSLI at the end of this year to pursue his professional interest in Central Asia While we will miss Eds energy and guidance this will provide the board the opportunity to put together a long telm strategy involving and building upon the network of contacts Ed has fostered over the years which can only improve communications

An Ad Hoc Committee bas been assigned to develop our intemashytional strategy Klaus Jaeger past NCSLI President will act as an interim International YP providing a temporary blidge Lo support international activities as Ed Nemcroffleaves

Deveillp Strategk Partnerships

To further strengthen connections to industry NCSLI has estabshylished a slTategic relationship with the AIAG (Automotive Industry Action Group) Bill Kock an executive on loan to AIAG from the Dana Corporation provided a presentatiou to the board highlightshying some of the opportunities NCSLI and AIAG have to work together Based on Bills presentation there will not only be future opportunities to share infonnation between NCSLI and AIAG but there aTe several areas were joint projects and committee work may take place

A final note

As this presidents message is being published 1 will be ending my term as NCSL Internationals 2003 President I have mixed emoshytions as this has been a challenging year for me but yet a very rewarding one and a role that was my privilege to perform I have had the opportunity to work with measurement professionals from all over the world many of whom are the leaders of our profession I have never been exposed to a volunteer organization that sees as much energy and declication from its members

I want to personally thank the Board of Directors for their patience support and guidance I also thank all the member organizations that makc NCSLl what it is a world class professional organization

Steven Stahley President NCSL International

13

0403

M AR

NeSl MEETINGS

International Dimensional Workshop May 10-14 2004 Airport Marriott Nashville TN

Contact Ed Pritchard Oak Ridge Metrology Center Phone 865-574-4261

Fax 865-574-2802 lt pritchardewy12doegov gt lthttpwwwy12doegovindex_htmlgt

NCSL Workshop amp Symposium July 11-15 2004 Salt Palace Salt Lake City UT CONTACT NCSL Business Office (303) 440-3339

Fax (303) 440-3384 e-mail ltinfoncsiiorggt website ltwwwncsliorgconferencegt

I DU TRYGOVmiddot R NT

NtsT Short Coursemiddot Microwave Measurements and Instrumentation December 2-3 2003 NIST Boulder CO CONTACT David Walker (303) 497-5490

Fax (303) 497-3970 e-mail ltdwalkerbouldernistgovgt web ltwww_arftgorggt

62n _AR TG Microwave Measurements Conference December 4-5 2003 NIST Boulder CO CONTACT David Walker (303) 497-5490

Fax (303) 497-3970 e-mail ltdwal kerbouldernistgovgt web ltwww_arftgorggt

2nd Internationall Conference on Metrology November 4-6 2003 Queen of Sheba Hilton Hotel Eilal Israel CONTACT Conference Secretariat

ISAS International Seminars PO Box 34001 Jerusalem 91340 Israel 972-2-652-0574 Fax 972-2-652-0558 e-mail ltconferisascoilgt

R ONI E liON E TINGS JAPAN AREA

Japan 12th Annual Meeting November 21 2003 Tokyo Metropolitan Ohta-ku Industrial Plaza Tokyo Japan CONTACT Kazumi Hayakawa 81-3-3434-0181

Fax 81-3-3434-0170 e-mail ltkazhayakawaflukecomgt

Please send Metrology Calendar additions and corrections tmiddoto the NGSL International Business Office (303) 440-3339 FAX(303) 440-3384 or E-mail to ltinfoncsliorggt

14

I-JIIW we COI1UDU~ ill realLte our LOIlg Range Pill II

As noted in past messages our LRP is a road map of how NCSLI proceeds thoughout the year Much of the LRP can be realized durshying the conference either directly or through awards and recognishytions [n addition to what I have already said in my highlights from the conference 1wanted to provide some highlights from the recent board of directors meeting to show how well we are following our plan for success

Operational Objectives for 2003

Pa 1I1~r hip~

NIST will soon be doing customer surveys using NCSLI members to better undersLand these customers needs It is critical to NIST that they better understand their customer needs so they can continue to improve their service offerings Watch the newsletter for ftmher details

Fi~Cl1 anilgement~

The NCSLI busineamps oflice will soon be moving into a new building acquired and is planned to relocate in early October 2003 This uot only will provide better facilities for the NCSLf staff bUL it will be more cost effective then the current location One of the most important aspects of this new facility is it includes a classroom area This classroom will be available for a nominal fee to organizations that wish to present training in measurement-related areas Several organizations have already shown interest so please check the NCSLI website for future training schedules There will be a fom1al dedication of the new facility in April 2004

Breakthrough Objectives for 2003

Value to the Membership

To better understand and support the needs of smaller organizations a Small Business Initiative Forum under the leadership of Malcolm Smith has been formed This forum will focus on understanding and developing services documents lTainillg etc to support small busishyness involved in the calibration and testing community

Membership Membership will see an increased focus next year To aid in membership gro1h each section andor region will be seekshying volunteers to serve as a membership chainnen for their area If you have any interest in this please contact your section or regional coordinator for fUlther details

Intemational Strategy With the iucreasing international growth and exposure of NCSLl the board of directors is looking at better ways to support intemational members while assuring the needs of the US members are met This intemational exposure can be seen by the international representation on the board though organization such as BIPM Eurolab CENAM OlML and SIM This is further strengthened by the decision to have tbe Fall 2003 Board of Directors meeting al CENAM in Queretaro Mexico

PRESIDENTS MESSAGE

Over the past several years much of NCSLIs international growth and exposure has come though the diligent efforts of our International YP Ed Nemeroff Ed will however be sun-setting his role as International YP for NCSLI at the end of this year to pursue his professional interest in Central Asia While we will miss Eds energy and guidance this will provide the board the opportunity to put together a long telm strategy involving and building upon the network of contacts Ed has fostered over the years which can only improve communications

An Ad Hoc Committee bas been assigned to develop our intemashytional strategy Klaus Jaeger past NCSLI President will act as an interim International YP providing a temporary blidge Lo support international activities as Ed Nemcroffleaves

Deveillp Strategk Partnerships

To further strengthen connections to industry NCSLI has estabshylished a slTategic relationship with the AIAG (Automotive Industry Action Group) Bill Kock an executive on loan to AIAG from the Dana Corporation provided a presentatiou to the board highlightshying some of the opportunities NCSLI and AIAG have to work together Based on Bills presentation there will not only be future opportunities to share infonnation between NCSLI and AIAG but there aTe several areas were joint projects and committee work may take place

A final note

As this presidents message is being published 1 will be ending my term as NCSL Internationals 2003 President I have mixed emoshytions as this has been a challenging year for me but yet a very rewarding one and a role that was my privilege to perform I have had the opportunity to work with measurement professionals from all over the world many of whom are the leaders of our profession I have never been exposed to a volunteer organization that sees as much energy and declication from its members

I want to personally thank the Board of Directors for their patience support and guidance I also thank all the member organizations that makc NCSLl what it is a world class professional organization

Steven Stahley President NCSL International

13

0403

M AR

NeSl MEETINGS

International Dimensional Workshop May 10-14 2004 Airport Marriott Nashville TN

Contact Ed Pritchard Oak Ridge Metrology Center Phone 865-574-4261

Fax 865-574-2802 lt pritchardewy12doegov gt lthttpwwwy12doegovindex_htmlgt

NCSL Workshop amp Symposium July 11-15 2004 Salt Palace Salt Lake City UT CONTACT NCSL Business Office (303) 440-3339

Fax (303) 440-3384 e-mail ltinfoncsiiorggt website ltwwwncsliorgconferencegt

I DU TRYGOVmiddot R NT

NtsT Short Coursemiddot Microwave Measurements and Instrumentation December 2-3 2003 NIST Boulder CO CONTACT David Walker (303) 497-5490

Fax (303) 497-3970 e-mail ltdwalkerbouldernistgovgt web ltwww_arftgorggt

62n _AR TG Microwave Measurements Conference December 4-5 2003 NIST Boulder CO CONTACT David Walker (303) 497-5490

Fax (303) 497-3970 e-mail ltdwal kerbouldernistgovgt web ltwww_arftgorggt

2nd Internationall Conference on Metrology November 4-6 2003 Queen of Sheba Hilton Hotel Eilal Israel CONTACT Conference Secretariat

ISAS International Seminars PO Box 34001 Jerusalem 91340 Israel 972-2-652-0574 Fax 972-2-652-0558 e-mail ltconferisascoilgt

R ONI E liON E TINGS JAPAN AREA

Japan 12th Annual Meeting November 21 2003 Tokyo Metropolitan Ohta-ku Industrial Plaza Tokyo Japan CONTACT Kazumi Hayakawa 81-3-3434-0181

Fax 81-3-3434-0170 e-mail ltkazhayakawaflukecomgt

Please send Metrology Calendar additions and corrections tmiddoto the NGSL International Business Office (303) 440-3339 FAX(303) 440-3384 or E-mail to ltinfoncsliorggt

14

0403

M AR

NeSl MEETINGS

International Dimensional Workshop May 10-14 2004 Airport Marriott Nashville TN

Contact Ed Pritchard Oak Ridge Metrology Center Phone 865-574-4261

Fax 865-574-2802 lt pritchardewy12doegov gt lthttpwwwy12doegovindex_htmlgt

NCSL Workshop amp Symposium July 11-15 2004 Salt Palace Salt Lake City UT CONTACT NCSL Business Office (303) 440-3339

Fax (303) 440-3384 e-mail ltinfoncsiiorggt website ltwwwncsliorgconferencegt

I DU TRYGOVmiddot R NT

NtsT Short Coursemiddot Microwave Measurements and Instrumentation December 2-3 2003 NIST Boulder CO CONTACT David Walker (303) 497-5490

Fax (303) 497-3970 e-mail ltdwalkerbouldernistgovgt web ltwww_arftgorggt

62n _AR TG Microwave Measurements Conference December 4-5 2003 NIST Boulder CO CONTACT David Walker (303) 497-5490

Fax (303) 497-3970 e-mail ltdwal kerbouldernistgovgt web ltwww_arftgorggt

2nd Internationall Conference on Metrology November 4-6 2003 Queen of Sheba Hilton Hotel Eilal Israel CONTACT Conference Secretariat

ISAS International Seminars PO Box 34001 Jerusalem 91340 Israel 972-2-652-0574 Fax 972-2-652-0558 e-mail ltconferisascoilgt

R ONI E liON E TINGS JAPAN AREA

Japan 12th Annual Meeting November 21 2003 Tokyo Metropolitan Ohta-ku Industrial Plaza Tokyo Japan CONTACT Kazumi Hayakawa 81-3-3434-0181

Fax 81-3-3434-0170 e-mail ltkazhayakawaflukecomgt

Please send Metrology Calendar additions and corrections tmiddoto the NGSL International Business Office (303) 440-3339 FAX(303) 440-3384 or E-mail to ltinfoncsliorggt

14

RAIINI

Be sure 10 visit the NCSLJ website for current Training Courses

MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS USING PMAP

JTI Systems Inc October 22-24 2003 Alhuquerque NM

bull Understanding the Measurement Process bull Quality Mcasurements bull Measurement System Approach aud Requirements bull PMAP Approach and Requirements bull Basic Statistical Tools

PMAP Installation and Control Charts bull Role of Calibratiou Standards and Traceability bull Determine Measurement Uncertainties bull PMAP Sofuvare Lab

JTI Systems Inc 4020 Vassar Dr Suite B Albuquerque NM 87107 (505) 710-4999 ltwwwjtipmapcomgt ltsalesjtipmapcomgt

MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY CLASS QUAMETEC offers 2004 schedules for measurement courses

January 19-212004 in Westminster CA (Hosted by Southern California Edison)

March 8-10 2004 in Detroit MJ (in conjunction with LAB Annual Meeting)

March 22-24 2004 in Charleston SC

April 26-28 2004 in Harrisburg PA

May 17-192004 in Mississauga ON Canada

$1195 per student Includes a licensed copy of the sofuvare and a copy of Measurement Uncertainty Analysis Fundamentals handshybook Uses the new Uncertainty Toolbox for MSExcel

Auditing To ISO 17025

January 22-23 2004 in Westminster CA (Hosted by Southern California Edison)

March 11-122004 in Detroit MI (in conjunction with LAB Annual Meeting)

$675 per student Become qualified to be an Internal Auditor for ISO 17025 compliance by taking the same course that we teach to Laboratory Accreditation Assessors This 2-day course covers the full standard and provides tools and guidance on how to perform and docwnent your Internal Audits Includes a CD loaded with tools and forms to simplify the required documentation of your internal audit

If you intend to become an Assessor for LAB a test will be adminshyistered at the end of each class and forwarded to the accreditation body as part of your requircments for becoming an assessor

Managing Your Uncertainties

March 25-26 2004 in Charleston SC

Aplil 29-30 2004 in Harrisburg PA

May 20-21 2004 Mississauga Ontalio Canada

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OM THE

UI OPEAN COOPERATIO MET OLOGY (EUROME ) Seton Bennett

Backgrouod to E OMET

I provided some background information about EUROMET in my report for the April Board meeting The membcrship ofEUROMET includes all the EU and EFTA NMls as well as the EU Accession States and the European Commission Other European stares may apply for membership based on certain published criteria

The organisation cun-enlly has 27 full participating members and a number of conesponding applicants and other conesponding NMls Our cunent Chairman of EUROMET is Paul Hetherington Director oflrelands National Metrology Laboratory and I shall succeed Dr Hetherington as Chairman following the next General Assembly in June 2004 All the members connibute financially to the associated costs of operating the secretariat and managing the website ltwvrweurometiegt

The objective of EUROMET is to promote the coordination of metrological activities and services with thc pUIJlose of achieving higher effieiency Its work is coordinated by eleven Technical Committees including an Interdisciplinary Metrology committee which considers cross-cutting issues and oversees the review of NMI quality systems

In the course of last year EUROMET adopted a revised strategy in respons to the changing national European and world mctrology scenes The new strategy envisages increased collaboration covershying a range of activities from more open planning of filture work and investments through integrated and complementary research activities to increased mutual dependence in lerms of service provishysion

CllHlJlat flU and Mea Ufemcllt Capabilities (CMCs)

The CIPM lvfRA has been the principal preoccupation of EUROlYlET over the last few years The MRA requires each particishypating Mf to declare its CMCs the best calibration capabilitics rouri ely available in cach field and to make the details of its qnalishyty system available for assessment by the other participants The CMCs drc underpinned by evidence from intercomparison exercises With more than 12 000 lines of data submitted by EUROM[T NMls (of which more rhan 8 000 have been approved ant pubshylished) preparation of the EUROMET CMCs table has involved a huge amount of work on the part of the Teclmical Conmittces i ) preparation for the completion of the frilrsitional period at the end of 2003 In addition there are 94 EUROMET iutercomparisons regshyistered on the BJPM Key Comparisons Database

ElJRQ Gelleral Assmbt OO3

The plenary meeting ofEUROMET is its General Assembly which meets annually in Mayor June This years Assembly was heid in Budajest from 26 to 28 May Apart from routine housekceping

matters (elections budgets) the bulk oCthe time was taken up with reports from the Technical Committees reviewing progress with the MRA and discussing relations with other regional and intemational organisations

The mail strategic discussion centred on the MERA project As well as reviewing the progress made the General Assembly endorsed a recorrmlendation thiiwe should bid for funding under the European Commissions Framework 6 programme to support the development of real collaboration begimling in 2004 This should include conshycrete progress in a number of areas particularly research partnershyships and increased sharing of major facilities

ME - 1~trology fo the EuropeaD Resech rea

jfERA ]Jorojeit des ription

The MERA project involves developing the plans to optimise and inccase significantly the Impact of European metrology research and exploitation by strengthening the cohcrence of national and EU funded activities T e project commenced in September 2002 and will run for 15 mouths The seven project partnlrs are the NMls

bull UK NPL (the cooninator) The Netherlands NMi-YSL

bull Germany PTB

bull Ireland NML-EI

bull Swcden SP bull Czech Republic CMr bull Switzerland METAS

The NMls in France Denmark rtaly and Norway are also particishypating as sub-contractors and the NMI laboratories in all ELROlVIET countries and applicant cOll1tries are able to participate in the project bratgh the workshops and the analysis of national metrological priorities

Thl pff) ct dhldts the wor-k IlUll tim DIdo pa~]ilges

bull State-of-the-art review of relevant collaborative activity bull Identification of future trends for metrology research bull Mctrology infrasnllcture scenarios and dccision tool developshy

ment bull National Metrology lnsliiure Workshop - involving the Nlv1ls

from across Europe audressing issues elaboraring scenarios and presenting models and rescarch trends

bull National review 0 stlllctures and priorities for collaboration takshying due account of national industrial needs and issnes that hinshyder greater collaboration

bull A stakeholdcr consultation at Europeai~ level to ascertain the end user perspective on potential structural changes in the metrology irdbstlUcture

bull A consultation to a certain thc Newly Associa cd States (Accession Countries) pcrspective on potential struclural ch3nges in the metrology infrastmcturc

bull A summary of the findings from the national stakeholder and Newly Associated Sta s consulrlllions

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bull European Research Area Workshop - proposi1g metrology infrashystTllcture options and research priorities identifying actions to overcome hurdles

bull Foresight Report and dissemination - summarising and justifying the conclusions of the project and providing recommendations and roadmap for selected scenarios

IthJoptinl for Eumpsin RaSIJraecl

Arrn III McrtTollSY

The initial evaluations have been completed as have the various consultation exercises The MERA foresight study bas identified a number of key metrological researc 1 trends for Ole future tile ti t step to enable cooperatiOi to be phmned morc effectively One ey difficulty idenlified is the diffa-e (time scales and approaChes to RampD priority setting and funding i EURO fET 0 lli~s There are instances where particular NMls would like to cnlla orate hut differences in rhe funding cycles are such that it has not been practishycal to do so Clearly greater coordination in rhe RampD planning process would help overcome this obstacle

The changes illlplied may impact most dramatically 00 tne larger NMIs Smaller Nl Ts in E rope bave always focnsed thcir resources on the most pressing priorities in their countly relying on the larger NMI capabilities for the balance In many larger countries the N ls have historically by and large provided a comprehensive range services and research The prcssure on resources means that this assumption that all capability must be provided from within t 1lt

country is being questioned even in the larger European countries

~n [he I rger countries the complexity of the current range of activishyties is such that the NMIs either have or are undertaking excrcises to identify theuroir options in some cases using methodologies such as Mulli Critffia Decision Analysis -MCDAl ada led to thc Issues within he project

It was apparent from (h first workshop thallhere is a clear consenshysus amongst the NMls that collaboration must be increased though a single instil11te for Europe is not considered the most appropriate option for the hlture MERA is laying the foundation~ for greaf~r

collaboration in research the shared use of facilities md increased mobility of researchers as well as more effective exploitation of research The project is identifying le rology trends and res arch priorities and has developed decision-making aids to help idrntify research anmiddot services within Europe thrrt wOl1ld be optimiSed throngh greater collaboration ScenilllOS for Illcreased coil bo ation have been studied and are being tcsted with the stakeholders The final reporl will include a road map roposing a co-ordimlcd panshyEuropean approa h to mcctiug high ievel metrological needs The re~1 challenge stJlllies ahead that is implementing the output of the project

ILACNACLA REPORT Anthony Anderson

ntelnlltioDlIl LablJlrlltory Aeciffditation Coop lion (ILiC) abotgtatory Commi ee (LC)

I attended the ILAC E~cntive Meeting in Pretoria South Africa in Mayas the Chai of the LC A major item on the agenda was further work on the busllloss pi which has been under development for nearly two years The discussion followed the ideas laid out in a disshycussion pape~ Achjeving a stTategic focus for IlAC presented by Mike Peel the ILAC Chair This paper ontlines the work to date of a Task Group appointed by the Executive to create a suitable Strategic and Business Plan for [LAC The aims of the plan are to

ocus the limited resources on activities that are important for fLAC members at the global level

bull Provide transparency to the membership of what is planned to provide answers (0 amongst others the question What does I C provide for my membership fee

bull Allow all members to nnderstand and contribute to the activities lha suit their particular abilities and interests

The Executive agreed that the fLAC arrangement with its focus on intemalional demonstration of equivalence should snppOlt enhance and expand on the domestic and regional confidence created hy members ILACs role should also include the aspect of appropriate outreach to the wider global community It was also agreed that the activities of rr C fell into the following major areas

bull To provide a global solution to nationallregionallintemarional demonstration of eqnivalence of testing measurement and inspection outcomes

bull Be a consultative forum (a) for internal issues and a focal pointlobbyist (b) for external issues regarding Laboratory Accreditation

bull To act as an educational (a) and informationknowledge (b) transshyfer resource regarding laboratory Accreditation at the global level

The Executive have agreed that the work on thc Business Plan now needs to be presented to the IlAC membcrship to obtain agreement huy-in and allocated responsibility for those activities within the three key processes that were identified as priorities

An issue that needs further deliberation and IS of particular interest to the lC is the role of stakeholders and their co mi lTIen to tbe identified aimsobjectives of ILAC The Business Plan task group was strongly of the opinion that stakeholders should be encouraged to actively contribute their knowledge and experience to the various r AC Working Groups (from 2lS wide a perspective as possible ratber than from a specific constituency) They also agreed that decisions regarding mcmbcrship of Ie (llAC) AITaJlgemenl cun only be made by accreditation bodies Nothing in the current ILAC bylaws prevents this proposed greater involvement A further issue was lhal of appropriat membership tees if the voting rights were extended to Slil ~holders

At ne LC meetmg in Marcb whicll for the moment represents all Stakeh Iders there was C011SenSU5 lhltl voting rigbts for Stakeholder j lctnber ill the GA was not an issue More importantly Stakeholders should havc repres-enlation rather than observer status on ILAC committees and by that representation have llljJutvote on

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Reports from the Board

those committees To a large extent this is now happening all ILAC committees have at least one Stakeholder member and in some cases 1wo

One useful purpose of polling Stakeholders for a GA vote would be where the GA is almost equally divided as was the case in the recent vote regarding the Mark Input from Stakeholders could play some role in directing the organization to make the best decishySIOn

A bigger issue for the LC is that it does not become a pennanent repository for all Stakeholders but eventually be for Laboratory Stakeholders only At the moment there are only rhree nonshyLaboratory Stakeholders out of 19 so for the moment there is no need for another committee However the proposed reorganization chart of ILAC renects the ability to add new Stakeholder commitshytees in addition to a LaboratOlY Stakeholder Conunittee the LC

The reorganization and Strategic and Business Plan for ILAC will be presented and fully discussed at the ILAC General Assembly in Bratislava with the goal offOlmalising changes to coincide with the elections for new positious at the following General Assembly in Cape Town 2004

Another agenda item in Pretoria discussed the application of certain bodies which have affiliate organizations involved in other areas of confonnity assessment other than accreditation The long-standing problem of confusion in the market place between certificatiou (regshyistration) and accreditation is still of coucem regarding membership in ILAC To try and alleviate these problems new membership application fOlms were developed in Pretoria to which in addition to previous obligations committed to by prospective members the following language has been added

To work actively to ensure there is uo market coufusion between our accreditation activities and activities of any related bodies and to clearly distinguish accreditation from certification by avoiding any impression that our organization is working at the certification level and

To not make any references which may infer that our organization has full ILAC Member stalus or is otherwise recognized by lLAC under its Arrangement

I will be attending the next meeting of the ILAC Executive Conunitlee and the LC which will be held plior to the ILAC genershyal Assembly in Bratislava Republic of Slovakia

Natiollal Cooperation [or Lab-Drawrs A~creditation ( CLA)

I have participated in three NACLA Executive Committee Conference Calls since the last Board meeting Relocation of the NACLA Business office has become a very high pliority with the approaching deadline of December 312003 when thc cunent arrangement with NIST ends A proposal is currently out for ballot and the final decision will be made at the next Board of Directors meeting in Tampa

At the end of June NACLA representatives participated in a meetshying with NIST and GM to hear GMs position on accreditation and keep the door opeu for future cooperation between NACLA and GM One of the outcomes oftlle meeting was support for a NACLA Users Advisory Council for representatives of industry and Govemrnent specifiers Invitations are now being issued for an inishytial meeting on September 8 at NJST

NIST has requested that a member ofNISTs Standard Coordination and Confonnity Group participate in all initial evaluashytions of candidate ABs The Executive Committee supported this idea and directed that it be addressed at the July Recognition Committee meeting

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Remembering Laurie Baker

Laurie Baker 1930 - 2003

A long-time friend colleague author metrology leader father husband Laurie Baker 73 died on June 1 2003 after suffering from lung cancer

Laurie was educated in Califomia at the City College of Long Beach as well as UC Berkeley He spent most of his professional carrier as a metrologist and mechanical engineer with Aerospace companies such as McDonnell-Douglas Autonetics (Rockwell) and later Boeing

Laurie was inducted into the Anny in 1951 and served in the Korean War rising to the rank of Sergeant He was awarded the Purple Heart Bronze Star Medal United Nations Service Medal 2 Bronze Service Stars and the Korean Service Medal

While pursuing his career as metrologist at Autonetics Laurie developed a unique leak measuring system as well as a technicalshyly-advanced and high-accuracy vacuum measuring system In his spare time he also became a member of the American Vacuum Society and co-authored with the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) handbooks on vacuwn technologies During this time Laurie also got deeply involved with the activities of the NCSLI and the Measurement Science Conference (MSC)

It was at the NCSLI and MSC where Laurie exhibited his outstanding interpersonal abilities by presenting papers organizing technical sessions and paJiicipating in panel sessions For many years he participated in and chaired the committee on thennodyshynamics for the National Measurement Requirements report His efforts in this regard were endless and recommendations made in the yearly summary reports gained key recognition by the entire metrology community including NIST and the US Congress He was co-chair of the RlSP for Deadweight Pressure Gauges a document that is now widely used in US metrology facilities

Laurie was married in 1956 to Sharon Burke and fathered two children Brian and Erin He remarried in 1982 to Mary Bryan Sawyer taking on the responsibilities as stepfather for Cindy Susie and Irma Kay Since 1986 Laurie and Mmy raised their grandson Cimls

Laurie is fondly remembered for his wit humor calm demeanor inquisitive nature attention to details correctness and warmth He was a perfectionist in his work and in the interactions with his colleagues and friends His skill for calming the waters for finding compromises and above all for bis ability to stay on friendly telms with all of us will be greatly missed He was a true metrologist with a heart made out of gold We shall never forget his image of this gentleman with the ever-smoking pipe in his hand

Klaus Jaeger

Editors Note In this story Klaus referenced an interesting website which was a personal pictorial histoJ) ofLaurie Iound it interesting as (I testament even though most ofus never mel hisfami~y lt wWVicnani-mo-naicomlhbaker gt

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REPO 15 F THE s lull 15 2003 Boeing IDS Huntington Beach CA lim Smith Miguel Cerezo and Rob Parchinski Section Co-Coordinators

NCSLIs Southem CA regions held a combined meeting on 15 lull 2003 at the Boeing IDS Huntington Beach facility

Coordinated by Miguel Cerezo of Amgen Ine Rob Parchinski amp Jim Smith of Boeing IDS the meeting lured approximately 50 attendees [Tom across the region with some attendees traveling from Puget SOlmd to see how its done in CA (less rain was obvious) The new Boeing Conferenee Center loeated adjacent to the Space amp Defense complex allowed some fine tWling of the facility and opened options for future large scale meetings (100 +) attendees

After registration and an ongoing continental breakfast the meeting was opened with introductions and a welcome from Kevin Ruhl of Boeing Past President of NCSU and Senior Manager of the IMRC (Instrument Measurement Resource Center) which includes Metrology Test Equipment Management and Measurement System Integrity

John Bowman of Fluke representing the Measurement Science Conference (MSC) provided a brief overview ofthe upcoming conshyference in January 2004 along with some give away items

NCSLI Board minutes were forwarded by LatTY Nielsen of SCE ESI and reviewed with the attendees

The section attempted to provide a first ever Webinar featuring the Sente Group which was broadcast to the attendees and numershyous people logging in from across thc country The topic was Management of Test Equipment for Business Unfortunately due to technical difficulties the off-site pick-up was interrupted yet quite a few lessons were learned so this spreading teclUlology can be offered at later meetings to those interested parties who cannot attend We thank Paul McNamara amp Tony Rushin for their flying in attempts and follow up with the interested off~site parties

Paul Nelson of Raytheon in El Segundo CA presented an update to the ANSI NCSLI Z540 Wliting committee sparking a lively disshycussion of the features as they compare to ISO 17025 amp 100l2 Paul was asked to present at our next meeting to keep local industry abreast of the direction of the various metrology-related quality standards

leffWalden amp Chet Franklin of the Navys Corona center presented the NCLSI US Measurement Requirement Committee and the groups current tasks and direction The topic was very eye-opening for many They got a behind-the-scenes perspective of just how involved these committees can be and more importantly the impact on industry and our everyday lives

With many attendees not available to attend the Tampa Symposium Wade Keith of Boeing NCSLIs industry survey guru was invited back again and presented some baekground and brief overview of the survey and general results While details could not be provided (full presentation at Tampa) keen interest in future data (available to member organizations) was apparently unanimous

As many have seen the ASQ recent rolling-out of the very sueeessshyfut CCT program was a popular issue and Hershel Brewer of lAS was able to provide some key insights aud results from the June testing period He also presented an in-depth overview of what went into the design and testing of the program prior to the test

After another feeding of the crowd an Italian buffet lunch and the ever-popular corralling of all attendees for a group pieture the meeting eontinued with an afternoon schedule

With Automated Calibration Interval Adjustment becoming a popushylar and active topic Greg Cenker of SCE IESI Metrology in Westminster was invited to present He reviewed some of the softshyware program enhancements that have allowed their metrology lab amp customers to become more cost- effective and competitive Again lively discussion based on the variety of eurrent cultures relating to the topic arose and war stories provided quite a bit of amusement among the audience

Bob Sill of Black Star Measurement Technology provided the last technical presentation of the day covering a wide variety of accelerometer advaneed measurement techniques upcoming sensor breakthroughs and general overview Bobs intimate knowledge and decades of expelience in these topics provided a very interesting presentation while covering a lot of ground in a short time Bob has been invited back to provide papers on specific topics of interest

The meeting was wrapped up with a tour of the Boeing Launch Review Center The tour was treated to a Launch simulation of Boeings Delta Rockct platfoTIn For thosc of you not familiar this is a full functioning yet smaller facility similar to what you see at Cape Canaveral or Houston for monitoring the launch of a variety of Space programs The Delta Rocket platform is the premier and most successful satellite launch family 11 recently placed its 300t11 successful launch with management and design based out of Southern CA

Survey results from the attendees noted that all went well and there were no unsatisfactory occurrences (except the traffic which is a Southclll CA pastime) Our Next Meeting is scheduled for Oct 30 2003 hcre at the Boeing facility in Huntington Beach Speakers presenters and attendees are being actively recruited Please rememshyber if you or any of your Measmement Team are in the area to contact the Southem CA representatives to volunteer for a technical presentation or for mecting information and any related measureshyment question you may have While we probably dont have evcry answer we do have quite a cross-section of local professionals and contacts with experts in a number of fields

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Reports from the Regions

A multi-LA-Secfiol1 meeting creates more critical mass for an effishycient meeting for presenters and extra expertise for cross-fertilizashytion oj ideas Nice job folks

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~tl Hubln Ch~1eT FnmkJin Chns Campbell CraIg Scarl Dale Sorenson Dennis Olsen Don Fell Don Sisk Doug Tognuzmi Gregory ThIel HtrslJd Br~IPer

rmlla Trtnwirh Jane Clunas JdrWlden Jenellc Taylor JlSU6 JlEHnez

JIm Smih joe Skowroilskl Lmm R~imer

Mlrgery GJeJ1and MaJk Mason ~hckli COu1i

Mlguel Ctf~lQ

Mike DU~lInS

Plul Cas~cl P~llJ McNamara Paul Nelson Paul Ramseyer Rey Chesman Richard Brema Rob Parclltnk Roben S~vcr

Robm Varner Sleve Coales Stevlt ~1ell

S1 Gjbn Thu Ngo Tony Ricotta Tony Rushm Wade Kellh Wayne JllcCloskey

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BotlllllshyNWAD PMS Systems Corp NSWC Alaris Mcd Sys Teklofl]x Boeing Sypri~ Test amp Mea5 Endcvco Alaris Meil Sys lAS TranstaL MKro Quality Calib

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A AL MEETING C6U-Japan

Our annual meeting this year will be held in cooperation with the National Metrology Institute of Japan

Tokyo Metropolitan Ohta-kU Industrial Plaza Ohta-ku Tok-yo Friday November 21 2003

Activities

AM NCSLI-Japan and NMU General Session PM Paper Sessions Demo Sessions Social Sessions

Contaet Kazumi Hayakawa ltkazhayakawaflukecomgt NCSLI-Japan Chailman Tel 03-3434-0181 lun Ode NCSLI-lapan Vice Chailman Tel 03-3909-2151 ex 493 or 494

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STANDARDS POLICY Jack Ferris

ARCHIVAL Jim Allred

Jim Allred of Bechtel has taken over as chair for the Archive comshymittee He has been in contact with the business office as well as Chris Grachenen Chris as noted in the July newsletter has proshyposed creating an archive capability on the NCSL website Jim hopes to consolidate his efforts with Chriss as well as other comshymittees to bring NCSLI members a complete comprehensive searchshyable NCSLI database Jim would also like to thank Lewis Fong for his contributions as the past Archive committee chair

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US MEASUREMENT REQUIREMENTS Jeff Walden

The US Measurement Requirelnents Committee (USMRC) was busy during the 2003 Symposium amp Workshop in Tampa We want to thank the board for the generous offer extended to committees to have booths at the Symposium amp Workshop this year This was an exceptional opportunity to showcase the work of NCSLI commitshytees On Sunday we set up our booth and were ready for the Reception and Exhibit Viewing that evening From then on people actually stopped at our booth and asked questions

Georgia Harris kicked off things for us on Monday with a wellshyattended session titled Magnetism in Mass Measurement Success of Tuesdays Session 3A was assured when you consider that we had a panel composed of Sally Bruce (CORM Representative) Lany Yates (IDW Representative) Andrew WallaId (BIPM) Salvadore Echeverria-Villagomez (CENAM) Charles Ehrlich (NIST) and Georgia Harris (NIST) Add to that an active audience of well over fifty and you have a combination thats hard to beat Our thanks to Dick Pettit for alTanging the program so that the NIST sponsored Session 4A on Measurement Strategy followed immediately and in the same room

On Wednesday the committee reviewed the weeks sessions and the survey responses and decided on some actions for the coming months all aimed at continuing to promote the value of the USMRC to the NCSLI membership

1 Promote the use of our on-linc survey This can be found at lt wwwncsliorgcommitteesl310n-Linc Surveygt

2 Promote thc USMRC with other NCSLI committees 3 Prepare a 3-minute PowerPoint presentation put it on a CD and

send copies to Rcgion and Section Coordinators Encourage coordinators to show the CD at local meetings

4 Plan another panel for the Measurement Science Conference in January 04

Our final event was the door prize drawing for participants in the survey conducted during the Workshop amp Symposium A one-page survey was included in each attendees registration package Out of the more than 1000 surveys distributed 6 were submitted however one was not signed which left 5 for door prize consideration

CANADIAN MEASUREMENiT REQUIREMENTS Lorraine Yeomans DOJid Stevens

Les Peer has resigned as Co-Chair of the committee David Stevens president of Pulse Engineering in Winnepeg Manitoba has agreed to serve as Co-Chair with Lorraine

GLOSSARY Emil Hazarian

Emil Hazarian of the Navy Corona is our new chairman Welcome Emil many thanks to Bob Hardy for his dedicated efforts

MEASUREME T SCIENCE AND TE HNOLOGY Richard B Pettit VP

AUTOMATIC TEST amp CALIBRATION SYSTEMS SCOff Sowerby

The Committee is working 011 the following items

Paul Marciniak has developed an outline for a new Recommended Practice titled Validation aDd Verification of Metrology Software The document will also include informashytion on using electronic recordssignatures meeting the software requirements specified in ISOIlEC 17025 and meeting HcalthcarelFDA requirements (21 CFR Part 11)

bull Open Data Specificalion This involves providing a rag for portshying data from software that identifies the specific measurement (eg 1000 volt DC) that is independcnt of the software used to acquire the mea$urement Dave Martson will determine Flukes position and CUITent options Larry Newbeny will contact other metrology software suppliers 10 document their export options

bull LaDy Newberry is developing a survey of the NCSLl membershyship to find out information about the software being used to supshyport automated testing and calibration

MEASURI - NT COMPARISON PROGRAMS Jim Wheeler and At Teruel

Editors Note Jim FVheeler has graciousl volunteered to be one of the first committees to agree with me editing a litIe harder on his submitted material I have thereby removed some of the i~fonnation

which is contained in the previous Juty issue page 34 Please refer fo fhat newsletterfor ongoing contacts etc

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Committee News

Ongoing ILCs

The Mass ILC final report was disseminated by Jim Ross (Quality Control Services) email

lt Labqc-servicescom gt NIST software was used to generate the final report Two I-kg artifacts were used in the ILC Quality Control Resources did the analysis Jim reports that Quality Control Services is the pivot lab for the WRAP 100 g to I mg round robin Jim is interested in starting another ILC in Jan 2004 Contact him if you are interested

Proposed New ILCs

Tom Larason NIST lt thomaslarasonnistgov gt announced the need for a new UV ILC Tom coordinated a UV ILC in the early 1990s A UV planning meeting is scheduled from 415 to 6 PM in Room 10 ofthc Marriott Waterside

Toe Petersen Metrology Engineer at Abbott Laboratories would like to start an ElectTolytic Conductivity (Resistivity) ILC The range is 0056 ItSem to 147 IlScm The artifact is a conductivity meter(s) with flow-through and dip cclls Toe would like to havc 6 to 10 paliicipants The anticipated start date would be fa112003 Joes phone number is (847) 938-9109 and FAX is (847) 937-4634 email isltjoepetersenabbottcom gt

David Krukar Sandia National Laboratories is interested in coordishynating a Chillcd Mirror Hydrometer ILC for Humidity Dave can be contactcd at (505) 844-5944 or email

lt dckrukasandiagov gt David is also interested in participating in ILCs in shock and accelerationvibration

There will be a new Mass lLC and Temperature ILC starting this ycar according to Mark Ruefenacht of Heusser ltheusserncwcighaolcomgt 925-798-8900 The mass artifacts will be in a set and those interested will be able to choose which stanshydards they wish to measure in the sei There will be 10 labs in thc dataset to start off There is also a Temperature ILC starting too Mark is coordinating both of these efforts along with the NIST Office of Weights and Measures Tim Ross is also assisting in this new Mass lLC

The Guide for Interlaborat01Y Comparisons RP-15 is being updated and will include information on the new ILC certificate of participation National ILC database SRM topics data from ILAC 13 and ISO Guide 43 information on the NIST Dataplot program and an updated Bibliography The RP-15 will now be titled a Recommended Practiceor InterlaboratOIY Comparisons vs a Guideor Interlaboratory Comparisons Dr Bob Watters has volshyunteered to help get the RP together Bob also volunteered to write a section about the database for the revised RP Thanks Bob

Our meeting minutes are posted on the NCSLI MCP Committee website The roster ofILC activities and contact personnel will also be posted there

Jason Tang is no longer with Boeing and has tumed over the Resistance ILCs to Philip Johnson of Boeing ltPhilipkJohnsonboeingcomgt Phillip chaired the meeting with Jeff Gust in attendanee The ILC is wrapped up There were 19 active participants in the I-Mohm ILC Thanks to Tason Tang for his hard work

Jim Ross received a plaque of appreciation at the NCSLI in Tampa for his efforts with the Mass ILC Thanks to Tim for his work

Bart Schrijver Agilent Technologies is coordinating a new RF Power ILC There are approximately 16 participants Dilip A Shah E = mc3 Solutions has volunteered as the data processor The artishyfact has just left the Navy Primary Standards Laboratory

John Cable Honeywell FMampT lt jcablekcpcom gt coordinates the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques - Automatic RF Techniques Group (ARFTG) round robins in support of automatic network analyzers The following connector types are supported in the round robin effort Thanks to John Cable for providing this information Note the new 7-16 connector John received a plaque from NCSLI for his long term efforts in support of the ARFTG round robins

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INTRINSIC amp DERIVED STANDARDS John Ball

The Intrinsic and Derived Standards Committee continues to be very active and the committee met at the 2003 NCSLI Couference A summary of committee activities include

I The Catalogue ofIntrinsic and Derived Standards is being updated

2 A few editorial changes to the hwnidity RlSP-5 were updated by Bob Hardy

3 Stan Pond volunteered to re-start the Triple Point ofArgon Working Group

4 Ruben Salazar and the Pressure WG are updating the Pressure RISP They will also develop an uncertainty analysis for presshysure cross-float calibrations This working group will hold a meeting at the Conference

5 Therc was a discussion of derived standard meaning a primary standard that was not intrinsic This definition needs to be updatshyed for the Catalogue rcvision

6 Chuck Ehrlich reported that the defmition of an Intrinsic Standard by the committee remains in the VIM but the committee has issues with the notes

7 Josephson Junction Interlaboratory Comparison results for 2002 were presented at the 2003 NCSLI Conference

COlmmttee News

CHEM AL IETROLOG COM ITIEE Tom Ouimet

The Chemical Metrology Committee (CMe) held a meeting at the 2003 NCSLI Conference

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INDUSTRIAL PROGRAMS WoodyTramel VP

AIRLINE ETROLOGY Victor Cleland

The meeting was held at the NCSLI Conference in Tampa Representatives from United Finnair and Delta Airlines members of the NIST and NCSLI and a few suppliers and vendors attended

David Baker and Ron Cressman dropped in to present plaques to Delta Airlines Departments 338 and 589 and manager Doug Reynolds to acknowledge the Air Forces appreciation for a recent tour of the calibration labs at the Atlanta Technical Operations Center

Vic Cleland chaired the meeting Woody Tramel the NCSLl VP for our corrunittee attended to introduce himself and meet our membershyship and to offer his support Representatives from NIST were present to offer support in our efforts to comply with FAA requireshyments for our calibration programs Bob Walters and MalY Saunders expressed concerns about some of the wording in AC 145shy9 such as traceahle to a standard acceptable to the FAA They suggested our committee might request NIST to help perfonn a gap analysis between the FAA requirements for airline cahbration proshygrams and ISO 17025

Barbara Belzer gave some suggestions about NVLAP accreditation

It was suggested that we personally invite other airlines to join our committee to increase active membership The state of the industry has affected the ability of many of our members to rcgularly attend meetings

Rick Ohlendorf of Schwien would like to assist running an interlabshyoratory comparison of Schwien manometers for our committee

Representatives from King Nutronics Boeing Testronics Northwest Calibration and the Pi Group attended to listen to conshycerns and issues of our committee and to offer their services

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D -CATION amp TAING Dave Nebel VP

I have continued with development of a program to be presented at High School Career Day Fairs Tplan completion for September I have not yet been provided with the names of any volunteers to make presentations in their sections areas

We have submitted the reconunended PersOlmel Training Requirements Guide for board review and comments

111is period my committees have no activity reports

DOCU E TARY STANDARDS ampAPPlICAmiddot TIONS Larry E Nielsen VP

LABORATORY EVALUATION RESOURCES Vacant

This committee will be reactivated as projects are identified that fit its charter eg to develop or maintain handbooks or other materials related to documentary standards applications

LABORATORY FAC UTIES Dr David Braudaway

Work continues on an update of RP-l4 Recommended Practice for Selecting Standards LaboratOly Envirorunents

TROL - GY PRACTICES Dr Howard Castrup

Editors Note Somc of this committees structural information is published in the April 2003 Newsletter page 36

Calibl1ltion Intervals

Dennis Jackson of the US Navy NSWC has been developing and sharing new techniques [or fitting certain types of reliability models to calibration service histmy data These techniques are fairly simshyple 10 implement and are planned for inclusion in the next edition of RP-l

Measureme middott eels on Ris ADa~jsis

Subcommittee chair Karl Haynes and I are continuing to develop material for prescntation in a draft RP I have been talking with NCSLI members who have access to data management systems that are potential candidates for experimenting with the implementation of real-time risk management algorithms

SPC Methods

The new Gage RampR model is still under development The SPCshybased (average and range) methods seem fairly Veil established but work is needed on extending current ANOVA methods 10 cover part variation equipment variation reproducibility repeatability and uncertainty growth The challenge is to develop a three-way design that can work within the constraints of the kind of data maintained by calibration orgauizations

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Committee News

Decision Support

The subcommittee chair Derek Porter of Boeing Commercial Airplane Group has submitted a draft RP titled Metrology Practices Decision Support Topics r have reviewed this draft and will offer my comments during the August 20 Committee meeting

Uncerta~illty Analysis

We have begun reviewing RP-12 and have identified a need to include additional material from the GUM as well as methods and techniques tbat have emerged since the GUMs last publication We also have begun work on additional examples involving mulrivariate and systems analysis methods and examples that explore sourccs of error that are either not addressed in tbe current RP or are given only peripheral mention

As currently conceived we plan to stnlcture the RP in such a way thaI the degree of required analytical rigor can be matched to risk and other needs Tbe topics that will be proposed to the Committee are bull Analysis examples from different measuremenl disciplines (mass

dimensional electricalelectronic CMM analytical chemishy etc)

bull Uncertainty analysis as a tool for measurement design and equipshyment selection

Analysis methods

bull Expansionupdate of GUM methods bull Type A Estimation bull Type B Estimation bull Normality testing bull Selecting and applying error distributions bull Montc Carlo simulation

Multivmiate measurements bull Uncertainty propagation in calibration support bierarchies

Using uncertainty estimates bull Tolerancing bull Risk analysis bull Bayesian analysis

Interval analysis bull Capability statemcnts

WRITING CO MITTEE Jesse l110rse

This has been a quiet qum1er for consensus body activity Howevcr it has becn a VERY active quarter for Working Group OTIC that was established last Janumy at MSC Del Caldwell (WG-I Cbaimlan) has made major achievements in getting the conunittee together and down to work

War Ihg Grolll Olle

Our initial activity was to rcview rSOIlEC 17025 and ISO 10012 which currently form the basis for our revised srandard and identify tecbnical issues we need to address with the two ISO standards to meet National requirements Sixty-two comments were received by tbe end of May Thesc werc distributed to the committee for review

and as of Ihis date a total of about 160 comments have been received These comments are significant and reflect a wide range of interests and excellent knowledge of the contributors In general the comments fall into the following categOlies

bull General considerations - form scope and value added bull ISOIIEC 17025 issues and bull ISO 10012 issues

After our assessment of the technical issues the Group will address the foml of the end product ie the revised Z5401 Should it be a supplement to the existing ISO standards or should it be a standshyalone dOCllment Should it be a digital product paper or both Should the digital product provide a view of the sL1l1dard as a supshyplement yet provide a view with the incorporated changes I think that fonn should follow nll1ction and it appears that using a digital fQImat we should be able to satisfY all interests

ACCREDITATION RESOURCES James Jenkins

Work conljnucs on an update of RP-9 Calibration Laboratory Capability Documentation Guideline Major changes have been incorporated in a new draft to reflect a level of standardization emerging between US accreditation bodies in stating scopes of accrcditation

CAUBRATION 13 OCEDURES Dale Varner

Work continues on development of a calibration procedure database for publication in an appropriate NCSLI media

CONFERENCE SITE SE EellON Anthony Anderson

Inunediately following the April Board meeting Tom Huttennan and 1made a site visit to Kansas City and Overland Park This could be a possible site for 2007 or 2009 and proposals have been solicited

At the end of June Carol Hockert Tom HuttemaIl and I visited St Paul Minnesota The new Riverside Convention Center is an excelshylent facility and could adequately host our conference Proposals from convcnient hotels for 2007 have been requested

A contract bas been signed with the Renaissance Hotel in Nashville for 2006 and a final contract revision from thc Nashville Convention Cenler is expected imminently for submission to the contract review committee

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Conference Meeting Report Ad Hoc Focus Group

Magnetism in Mass Measurements

September 122003

Background

A number of issues surrounding the measurement of magnetism in mass measurements have created frustration for mass calibration laboratories and for accreditation bodies A meeting at the Tampa NCSLI Workshop and Symposium brought together interested parshyties to discuss the issues with the intent on coming to some resolushytions for how to handle the various issues Dr Richard Davis BIPM was invited and attended the meeting to provide background technishycal information aud guidance In addition Dr Davis submitted a reserve paper on this issue that was presented in session 8A (the paper was published on the Conference Proceedings CD) A number of resolutions were developed that are noted later in this sununary

Discussion Topics

1 Scientific basis for magnetism measurements and handling magshynetism effects in the uncertainty analysis for calibration of mass standards

2 Cost factors for routine magnetism surveillance (cost of doing tests cost of not doing tests and the impact)

3 Impact of magnetism testing onfor laboratory accreditation 4 Possible round robin experiments 5 Agreementsresolutions on issues

Resolutions

1 Laboratories should not include an uncertainty component for magnetism measurements in mass calibrations

2 NVLAPs position is that for Echelon I and II measurements (corresponding to OIML R 111 classes E I E2 F I F2) laboratoshyries should 1) state on their reports whether or not they are screening for magnetism and 2) state that no component is included in their uncertainty statement for magnetism effects and 3) include a discussionwritten agreement as to the laboratorys practice regarding magnetism screening (or lack of screening) as a part of normal contract review with laboratory customers

3 Some experimentation needs to be done to evaluate (confirmmodify) the reproducibility of the proeedures in RIll to gain experience in the procedures and better understand the limitations

4 We all agreed that we dont mow how best to quantify magnetic effects of masses and the uncertainties associated with calibrashytion

5 We dont know the level (qualitycost) of gaussmeter that is needshyed yet

Discussion Highlights

Permanent magnetization and magnetic susceptibility are sepashyrate quantities Although each quantity may be problematic for mass calibrations permanent magnetization is often the more troublesome of the two

bull Permanent magnetization is easier to test (with a gaussmeter) than magnetic susceptibility (magnetic susceptometer) However the susceptometer can also provide a measure of the permanent

magnetization as a byproduct of the susceptibility measurement bull What needs to be considered is the force reaction between a

weight and another field (eg a balance a table with steel rebar a force machine with other weights)

bull Options to limit the problems include shield the balances better manufacture weights with limited magnetic susceptibility and negligible permanent magnetization

bull Late model mass comparators with increased resolution can see more of the problems due to magnetized weights Not all balshyancesscales have adequate rcsolution to note any effects due to magnetized weights

bull Recent work was done by the PTE to map a number ofbalshyances to consider the impact of magnetized weights This work allowed increases in the allowable magnetie susceptibility to maintain errors at less than 110 of the maximum permissible erTors (tolerances)

bull We can recognize problematic weights through testing but we cant adequately quantify the effect or correct for the errors

bull Some labs routinely screen others screen when asked to add this service or when problems are observed others do not screen Estimates are that fewer than I of the weights in the system have a problem

bull Old weights are generally rejected or taken out of service if problems are observed (which is causing some frustration among laboratory customers who have used their weights for years with no apparent problems)

bull Testing should result in passfail qualitative result rather than quantifying a measurement

bull The type and cost of gaussmeters vary from $600 models to $5000 models The question of recalibration came up and the fact that the probes degrade over time

bull ASTM E 617-97 will need to be updated as soon as OIML RIll becomes final because magnetism limits were included before the latest revisions E 617-97 is currently more stringent than the latest RIll draft

bull NOAr (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency) ill the Department of Commerce has online information about the earths magnetic fields

bull Degaussing is not easy especially for hard magnetic materials like stainless steel Some laboratories have experimented with this and found that if the material is susceptible - it remagnetizes quickly and to a greater extent than it was prior to the degaussing attempt

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NEWSF THE

NIST NEWS

Make Your Own Connection for NIST News

As I mentioned in the editorial Im cutting some pages oUl of our nsual NIST News to save printed pages and some costs However you can still make your own connection for NIST program and technology press releases The regular NIST webshysite is a wonderfully informative resource and these two speshycialized locations are summary archives of the NIST Public Affairs infonnational releases that are published regularly once or twice a month to the global media

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ULTRACOLD EXPERM S PAVE WAY FOR SUPER MOLECULE

A team of researchers at ITLA a joint institute of the National Institllte of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Boulder report in the July 3 edition of Nature an important step toward creating an ultracold super molecule a blend of thousands of molecules acting in unison Such a blend of molecules would provide physicists with an excellent tool for studyshying molecular quantum mechanics and superconductivity

At a temperature of only 150 nanoKelvins above absolute zero the team used lasers and a carefuJIy tuned magnetic field Lo pair potassishyum aloms belonging to a class of particles called fennions into loosely joined molecules belonging to a class of particles called bosons Surprisingly tbe researchers report the number of molecules prodnced is very large wilh about a quarter million lSO percent) of the atoms within the original cloud pairing up

Our experiments notes NIST Physicist Deborah Jin produced the lowest molecular binding energy that has been measured specshytroscopically Tn other words the atom pairs fQlming each molecule are hanging onto one another by their proverbial fingertips The researchers measured the energy holding the molecules together by breaking the molecular bond with a relatively low-energy radio wave

This work Jin continues could help us understand the basic physics behind superconductivity and especially high-temperature superconduetivity Superconductivity is a property in which elecshytrons (a fennion paliicle) move throngh a metal with no resistauce The experiments may lead to creation of felmion superfluids made from gases that would be much easier to study than solid superconshyductors Creation of a super atom (known as a Bose-Einstein conshydensate) eamed another research team at JILA the 2001 Nobel Prize in physics

Contact Fred McGchan (Boulder) (303) 497-3246

SYSTEM HELPS ENSUft REUA6 L1TY OF MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS

The AmlY Navy and Air Force use thousands of miles of optical fibers on ships planes and land-based installations to transmit voice and data They needed a simple effective and highly accurate way to measure the amount of light delivered by these glass wires at key points in the transmission system Power degradation along the nelwork can cause communication failllte

Working with ILX Lightwave Corp of Bozeman Mont the NIST came up with a system capable of world-class optical measurements with push-button conveniencc The system consists of an NISTshydesigned optical detector and an optical multimeter [designed by ILX Lightwave] that measures light emitted from a liber over a wide range of wavelengths

There are two versions of the novel delector one using siliconshybased sensors and the other nsing gennanium-based sensors The sensors connect directly to an optical fiber without any additional optics and with barely measurable light loss Measurement uncershytainty is half that of previous optical fiber power detectors The sysshytem is described in an upcoming issue of the joumal Metrologia

According to NIST engineer John Lehman independent measureshyments of the detectors performance by NIST and its Gennan counshyterpart PTB (Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt) are in excelshylent agreement Another comparison will be made this summer with NISIs British counterpart the National Physical Laboratory

The new systems are now being shipped to military calibration censhyters where they will be used to annually check the accuracy of optishycal fiber power systems utilized in the field

Contact Fred McGehan (Boulder) (303) 497-3246

TfNY BUBBLES EW TOOL IN C E IICAl SESI G

As the old Hawaiian love song says tiny bubbles realJy do make some people feel fine Chemists that is But there is no wine involved this time just water

NIST chemists reported in the June 24 online edition of Langmuir that a process called microboiling shows promise for quick simple and inexpensive chemical sensing The process involves the fonnashytion of tiny vapor bubhles on a 200-nanometer-thick film of preshycious metal immersed in water and heated rapidly By coating the metal microheater with a single layer of waler-repelling molecules the scientists dramatically alrered thc microboiling behavior Bubbles fanned more obviously and at lower temperatures and the water in immediate contact with the metal got much hotter

Its astounding to me that we changed one functional group on the surface of that microhcatcr and saw a dramatic change in the boiling behavior says Michael Tarlov a co-author of the paper

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News from the NMIs

The finding means that changes in boiling behavior should be useful for detecting specifIc substances The water surrounding a microshyheater designed to bond with DNA or proteins for example might boil at a different temperature if the target molecules were attached to the coating A change can be measured in just 5 microseconds much faster than typical lab techniques NlST scientists have found that the technique can detect sUIfactants such as those used in detergents and are studying its use in microfluidic (or lab-on-ashychip) devices The research also has other potential spin-offs such as the use of designer coatings to improve efficiency in boilers and heat excbangers and the use of microheaters to simplify chemical manufacturing

Contact Laura Ost (301) 975-4034

GRANTS TO FUND DEVEL PMENT OF NOVEL ~CHNOLOGIES

New blade technology tbat could make energy generation by wind turbines more efficient vims-resistant tissues for skin grafts a method for operating a cars devices through conversational speech and an automated Web-searehing and data organizing software sysshytem are among the novel technologies to be developed by the prishyvate sector with support from 16 awards announced by the NlST Advanced Technology Program (ATP)

A list of the latest ATP awards with links to project fact sheets may be found at ltwwwnistgovnewsgt For more detail on individual projects contact the recipient company or joint venture paltnership as listed at the bottom of the project fact sheet

For background information on the ATP including history statistics progJQm evaluations success stories and descriptions of previous awards go to ltwwwatpnistgovgt

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CRACKENG THE NANONEWTON FORCE BARRIER

How do you weigh a dust mite Or delermine the force required to pull a molecule apart Such tasks require a device that measures nanonewtons-forces I billion times smaller than the force required to hold an apple against Earths gravity Nanonewton forces are estishymated with atomic force microscopes and inslluments that measnre the properties of ultrathin coatings like those used on computer hard drives or turbiue blades But the accuracy of such estimates is unknown because they havent been calibrated with force standards based on the kilogram the intemationally accepted unit of mass

Luckily there is hope on the hOlizon In a paper presented June 4 at the annual conferencc of the Society of Experimental Mechanics in Charlotte NC NlST engineers describe a prototype instrument that reliably measnres forces as small as tens of nanonewtons and simultaueously ties those measurements to forces a tbousand times larger based on the kilogram The device works by COllllecting a weIl-calibrated spring-loaded scale with a set of electrodes that genshyerates an electrostatic force

The insuument balances the downward force produced by a oneshymilligram mass artifact by keeping the distance between the elecshytrodes constant but varying the amount of voltage between them The result is a force detenninahon accurate to a few parts in 10000 that is measured with voltage electrical capacitance and distance (the location of the electrodes as measured in wavelengths of laser light) It is much easier to make small changes in voltages than to make small mass standards explains NIST mechanical engineer Jon Pratl

The NIST researchers hope to extend the instruments resolution to tens of piconewtons (trillionths of a newton)

Contact Laura Osl (301) 975-4034

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MI IIATURE MIX-UPS 0 SPEED MATERIA S RESEARCH

A new NIST projeet aims to stir up materials research by adapting lab-on-a-chip teehnology to mix and evaluate experimental conshycoctions at a rapid clip hastening improvements in products ranging from paints to shampoos to plastics

Initially researchers at the NIST Combinatorial Methods Center (NCMC) and several of the NCMCs company members plan to rev up the search for new or better emulsions often eomplex fOlmulashytions that are the basis for US product markets totaling more than $50 billion They will start by deciphering interactions at the intershyfaees (inter-facial tension) between the various eomponents that make lip these viscous mixtures and are key to their pelfonnanee

Now efforts to improve paints shampoos and other emulsions tend to be time-consuming trial-and-error exercises But with tiny Iabshyon-chip devices much of the proeess can be automated permitting rapid systematic testing of new material fonnulations

The project will extend the capabilities of so-called microfluidic systems tiny challllel-lined deviees now used regularly for medical testiug In DNA cbips for example droplets of genetic material are routed through networks of tiny wells each one ser up for a particushylar diagnostic test Material fOlmulations however typically contain components from solvents to different-sized particles tbat do not readily mix and circulate through these minute plumbing systems

To accorrunodate these differences NCMC researchers have designed and tested credit-card-sized prototypes tailored for viscous materials research Features include mixers pumps reservoirs and computer conrrol of the flow of sample droplets through a network of millimeter-wide challllels Mixture properties will be charactershyized with real-time image measurement techniques that NIST is developing with an eye on many application areas

Contact Mark Bello (30J) 975-3776

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NOVE speCTROSCOPIC METHOD CAN DE ECT TER 0 1ST THREA S

A novel techniqne that nses far-infrared (terahertz ) radiation to rapshyidly identify bulk or airborne materials inside sealed paper or plastic containers has been demonstrated by scientists at the NIST and SPARTA Inc of Rosslyn Va Described at a recent technical conshyference the technology has potential applications in homeland secushyrity such as detection of explosives in the mail or other non-metallic portable containers

The method involves directing a far-infrared light source at a samshyple in a e10sed container detecting the light transmitted throngh the materials and then analyzing the light that was absorbed by the sample while making adjnstments for the light absorbed by the conshytainer Far-infrared radiation which falls between visible light and radio waves on the electromagnctic spectrum is partially transmitshyted throngh many materials The pattem of light frequencies or spectra absorbed by a material depends specifically on the vibrashytions of the materials atoms and its crystalline structure

This method can readily identify compounds made of molecules containing three to hnndreds of atoms the size of many threat mateshyrials The two instruments employed one nsing a pulsed laser and the other a glowing filament are tabletop-sized and work at room temperature Two years of experiments have demonstrated thol ahe technique detects aerosols (such as those that might contain anthrax spores) pharmaceutical powders most gases sevEral explosives and other common materials The researchers have compiled a datlbase of spectral characteristics for more than 100 materials and devclshyoped an automated software tool for rapidly identifying bulk materishyals based on their absOlvtion spectra Further research aims to increase the sensitivity and throughput speed of the technology

Contact Laura Ost (301) 975-4034

E SURIG TH REL AS L1TY OF TRACE EXPLOSIVE DETECTORS

In an effort to enhance homeland security NIST chemists are develshyoping new ways to see collections of micrometer-sized particles of explosive materials The techniques will help ensure that equipmcnt for screening airport passengers baggage and cargo operates relishyahly

The research is part of a collaboration with the Transportation Security Agency to develop metTOlogy for dcsigning characterizing and calibrating trace explosive detection systems Thousands of cnhanced trace explosive detcction systems already are deployed in airports to collect particles from luggage and other surfaccs and analyze these samples in a tabletop instrument Research also is under way on new systems that will use air showers to hlow partishycles off people as they walk through portals

The dercction of trace explosives involvcs three basic processes particle collection on cloth or mesh filters palticle heating to proshyduce vapors and vapor analysis to identify thc chemicals N1ST is using its mcasurement expertise to devclop methods to better undershystand and optimize particle collection and heating processes

News from the NMIs

One set of NIST experiments focnses on how evenly current tableshytop analytical instruments heat the filters that collect particles Heat control is importlnt because explosive particles need to get hot enough to vaporize within seconds for rapid analysis and uneven heating may lead to variation in analytical results To assist in the testing and design of walk-through portal systems NIST scientists developed a way to visualize a few individual explosive particles sunounded by millions of backgronnd particles collected on filters Additional NIST Experiments focus on the size of particles knocked off a test surface by various air jet designs Snch infOlmation can be nsed to help design next-generation detection systems

Contlc Laura Ost (301) 975-4034

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NEW NIST FAC lITY SOON WILL BE REFL CTrNG ON SAFER SIGNS

Our roadways should get safer in the future now that the NIST has developed a way to accurately and reliably measure how light reflects off stop signs and other road markings Road signs and markings are designed to be visible at night by retroreflectivity that is they reflect some of the light emitted by a vehicles headlights back toward the drivers eyes However measurements of retroreshyflecrivity have varied so much among different devices and laborashytories that federal transportation officials have bcen nnable to define minimum standards for this Congressionally mandated characterisshytic

Recently NIST established a facility funded by the Transportation Research Board of the National Cooperative Research Program that resolves numerous measurement problems and improves accuracy Inside the facility one finds a long black tunnel with a set of tracks on which sits an insnumented platform Signs or materials are mounted on the platfo[l11 which can be moved 3 to 30 metcrs (10 to 100 feet) from a light source at one end of the tunnel Using custom softwarc scientists precisely control all of the components and measure the characteristics of light reflected from the sign to a detector locatcd close to the source

NIST expects that the facility will begin providing calibration servshyices early in 2004

Contlct Laura Ost (30 I) 975-4034

SINGLE PHOTO DETECTOR CONQUERS TH DARK SIDE

Researchers from the NIST and Boston University have demonstratshycd a detector that counts single pulscs of light while simultancously reducing false or dark counts to virtually zero Reported in the July 28 2003 issue of Applied Physics Letters the advance proshyvides a key technology needed for future development of secure quantum corrununications and cryptography

Quantum communications and cryptography is a codemakers Holy Grail The idea is to use a rapid series of light pulses (photons) in onc of two different states to transmit infonnation in an unbreakable codc

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News from the NMIs

The photon detector project is part of a multi-disciplinary NIST effort to develop the sophisticated measllIement methods needed to make quantum communication and cryptography possible Funding was provided by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the NIST Advanced Technology Program (ATP)

Most current photon detectors operate best with visible light cannot reliably detect single photons and suffer from high dark counts due to random electronic noise Thc new device operates with the wavcshylength of near-infrared light used for fiber optic communicatJOns and produces negligible dark eounts Instead of using light-sensitive materials the NIST device uses a tungsten film coupled to a fiber optic communication line The film is chilled to 120 milliKe1vin at its transition temperature between nonnal conductivity and supershyconductivity When the fiber optic line delivers a photon to the tungshysten film thc tempcrature rises and the apparatus detects it as au increase in electrical resistance

Thc device detects about 20000 photons per second and works with an efficiency of about 20 percent With planned improvements the research team hopes to increase efficicncies to greater than 80 pershycent

Contact Fred McGehan (Bouldcr) (303) 497-3246

NIST HE s C IP DUSTRY MEASURE FEATURES BY COUN GATOMS

The quest to develop the nanotechnology equivalent of rulers [length-measurement references based on the spacing of atoms in a peIiectIy ordered crystal] has inspired a burst of innovation at the National Institute of Standards and Teehnology (NIST) Progress to date has yielded a novel device tbat can resolve distances smaller than thc radius of an atom and a reliable method for writing 10shynanometer-sized featmcs on silicon

NIST researchers are packaging the new technology and know-how into a seanning tllnneling microscope (STM) system designed to write patterns with dimensions detennined by counting the atoms that make up the pattems structural features Ultimately aiming for an accuracy of better than 1 nanometer the team intends to supply the semiconductor industry with bcnchmark references to calibrate measurcment tools used in rcsearch and production

To measure excecdingly small distances members of the atomshybased artifacts pr~iect developed a novel diode-Iascr based interfershyomcter The new compact instrument incorporates elements of two types of existing interferometcrs-devices that detetmine the distance betwccn two objects on the basis of light interferencc pattcrns-bnt achicves much higher levels of resolution To datc the team has measured distances in increments smaller than 10 picometers or less than one-hundredth of a nanometer

Efforts to produce durable silicon-bascd measurement references have paid off with a method for reliably writing patterns with 10shynanometer linewidths cquivalent to about 30 silicon atoms across These STM-written pattems arc long-lived even outside of a vacushyum and rCccnt work suggests that reactive ion etching can increasc their three-dimensional relief

Contact Mark Bcllo (301) 975-3776

Potpourri

bull New Members Appointed to Baldrige Board of Overseers Commerce Secretary Don Evans has appointed six promincm industry education and health care leaders to serve on thc 12shymember Board of Overseers for the Baldrige National Quality Program to replace retiring board members The Board of Overseers recommends improvements to the Baldrige perfonnshyance exccllcnce criteria the Baldrige National Quality Program and the Baldrige Award process For details sce ltwwwnistgovpublic_affairsmembershtrngt

bull Cheney and Evans present 2002 Baldrige Awards Vice President Dick Cheney and Commerce Secretary Don Evans preshysented thc 2002 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awards to thTee organizations at a Washington DC ceremony on May 21 2003 The event marked the first time a health care organization has been recognized with a Baldrige Award Read more includshying transcripts of remarks at ltwwwnistgovpublic_affairsreleasesmbnqa052103htmgt

bull Detecting Corked Bats After Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs was ejected June 3 from a major league baseball game for using a corked bat officials had the rest of his 76 bats X-rayed by a radiologist In 1987 NIST researchers conducted a study for Major Lcaguc Baseball and detennined that medical X-ray machines were better than ultrasound for detecting corked bats For details see lt wwwl00nistgovlbattamperinghtrn gt

bull Dig jump in Applications for Nations Top Honor for bull ceUence Sixty-eight organizations have sent NIST their applishy

cation for the 2003 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award the nations Presidential award for excellence Last year 49 busishynesses schools and health care organizations applied Over the next six months teams of specially trained examiners will evalushyate these 68 organizations to detennine wbich will receive the award this fal1 For details see ltwwwnistgovpublic_affairsmbnqa_appshtmgt

bull N1ST Receives Valuable Chemical Data from Dow Dow Chemical Co has donated an extensive collection of more thau 50000 infrared spectra-independently valued at more than $5 million-to NIST for incorporation into its Chemistry WebBook The WebBook is an onlinc resource lt httpwebbooknistgov raquo that 600000 users rely on armually for a wide rangc of research and development applications and cducational purposes

CSIR NEWS FROM SOUTH AFRICA

NEW OPTICAL WAVELENGTH STANDARD BOOSTED BY VISIT FROM NOBEL LAUREATE

A new optical wavelength standard is being developed for South Africa The standard is based on an acetylene-stabilised diode laser wherc the laser is stabilised to the absorption lines of acetylene (C2H2) These lines are the Doppler-broadened lines ofthc v I + v3 rotational - vibrational baud and lie between 1510 nm and 1550 nm While frequcncy modulation is used to generate the error signal for stabilisation an expected accuracy and stability of less than 10 MHz laquoOlppm) will be achieved

Research and development of the standard under the guidance of Dr Dean Veneables is almost completc During their visit to South Afiica Professor Carl Wieman of the University of Colorado at Boulder (2001 Nobel Plizc in physics recipient) and Dr Sara

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Gilbert Group Head of Optical fibre and components at NIST held a meeting with the CSIR-NlVU that included discussions on the refinement of the new wavelength standard

Professor Carl Wieman and Eric Comellled a team of physicists that created the worlds first Bose-Einstein condensate a new fonn of matter on 5 June 1995 The condensate allows scientists to study the strauge and extremely small world of quantum physics as if they are looking through a giant magnifYing glass Its creation estabshylished a new branch of atomic physics that has provided a treasureshytrove of scientific discoveries

Predicted in 1924 by Albert Einstein who built on the work of Satyendra Nath Bose the condensate occurs when the waelengths of individual atoms begin to overlap and behave in identical fashion forming a supectonl The superatom occurs when laboratory apparatus is med to chill a group of atoms to just a few hundred bilshylionths of a degree above absolute zero

Comel1 and Wieman likened a Bose-Einstein condensate to an ice crystal forming in cold water and said it has the same relation to ordinary matter as laser light has to light from a light bulb The atoms within the condensate obey the laws of qUJntum physics and are as close to absolute zero -27315 C as the )Ws of physics allow

NML ASSISTS IN EXPA 0 NG AFRiCAN METROLOGY CAPABIL T ES

Dr Franz Hengstberger Regional Coordinator of SADCMET has just returned from a visit to the National 11lSti lute of Standards (NIS) in Egypt and the Kenya Bureau of Standards Both ofthese institushytions are Associate Members of SADCMET

Acting as a special adviser to Prof Shalaan the President of National Institute of Standards (NIS) in Cairo Egypt he investigatshyed a number of aspects pertinent to the NIS photometry and radiomshyetry laboratories They iucluded a thorough study of the equipment facilities personnel and planned capabilities within the laboratory Franz will prepare recommendations based on tbis information Additionally Franz held discussions with Dr Adel Shehata the NlS manager in charge of intemational relations on the forthcoming SADCMET meeting in Zambia other SADCMET matters and the development of metrology in Africa in general

On his retlan leg Franz advised the head of metrology at the Kenyan Bureau of Standards CKEBS) Ivll Joel Kjoko 011 facilities and activities required to establish a KEBS photometry and radiomshyetry laboratory KEBS is now plamling to establish the necessary laboratory space and manufacture and purchase tlle required equipshyment Franz will remain in close touch with the Kenyan colleagues

News from the NMIs

in this regard and KEBS and NML will continue to cooperate on this issue ill terms of their existing MOU on cooperation in metrology

Franz also paid a courtesy visit to the Managing Director ofKEBS Mrs Margaret Rotich and reports that he was again struck by the overwhelmiug sense of friendship and cooperation existing between the two institutions

NML gratefully acknowledges the continued support from the South African Department of Trade and Industry for its work in Africa through which it is trying to align with and support the objectives of the New Partnership for Africas Development (NEPAD)

HARDNESS LABORATO Y ESTABLISHED

A new capability for hardness measurement has been established in the Force Hardness and Torque laboratory at the National Metrology Laboratory (NML) of the CSIR to provide measurements primarily for rhe automotive aircraft and iron and steel manufactlrrshying industries

Streugthening the existing hardness testing and indentation capabilishyty for materials Benny Burke commenred that the laboratory is capable of determining hardness based on first principles and the new technology willleplace the previous substitution-based methshyods

In addition the requirements ofISO 650 I Metal ic materials shyRockwell hardness tests will be satisfied Furthermore initial acceptance results indicate that the system is well withiu expected control Iimits Simply stated hardness is the resistance of a material to permanent indentation It is important to recognise that harduess is an empirical test and therefore hardness is not a material property This is because there are several different hardness tests tllat will each determine a different hardness value for the same piece of material Therefore hardness is test method dependent and every test result has to have a label identifYing the test method used Hardness is however used extensively to characterise materials and to determine if they are suitable for their intended nse

The most common uses for hardness tests is to verify the heat treatshyment of a part and to detennine if a material has the properties necshyessary for its intended use Establishing a cOlTelatiou between the hardness result and the desired material property allows this makshying hardness tests very useful in industrial and RampD applications The calibration system will be commissioned by June 2003 and the facility demonstrated to industry at the Technical Advisory Forum

EWS s Natio al Measurement Conference and British Electromagnefc Measurement Conference 2003

Angel Hotel Cardiff UK 18-20 November 2003

NMCfBEMC 2003 is the largest UK measshyurement event focusing on industrial applications of measurement technologies

From shop floor to cutting edge NMC amp BEMC have something to offer everyone

NMCBEMC provides a unique opportunity for delegates to netshywork with colleagues involved in the measurement industry Sessions will include both traditional seminars presenting state of the art techniques and more practically-oriented workshops

Workshops

To address the increasing demand for training and applicationsshyfocused information on measurement technology NMC amp BEMC will hold an increased number of workshops Delegates will gain access to experts and training materials focused on measurement best practices

Technical seminars

Seminars will eonsist of both contributed and invited papers Attendance will allow delegates to diseuss ideas and problems wilh other engineers and measuremenl specialists sharing knowledge and stimulating innovation

Social programme and exhibition

A full social prograrrune will complement the technical sessions providing a forum for the exchange and discussion of ideas Alongside the programme there will be an exhibition giving deleshygates the opportunity to meet with measurement providers instrushymentation suppliers and accredited laboratories This is a valuable chance for delegates to find out about new product developments serviees and applications

The Angel Hotel looks like a pretty elegant venue for metrologists Behave yourselves

Registration

To register your interest in attending NMC or BEMC to held at the Angel Hotel Cardiff UK between 18 and 20 November 2003 please complete the pro-fonna on-line at

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ltwwwnational-measurement-conferencecoukgt or contact Hannah Edmunds at the National Physical LaboratOlY E-mail lt hannahedmundsnplcouk gt Tel +44 20 8943 6260

NIS 30 MHz ATTENUATION MEASUREMIENT FACILITY RELOCATED AT THE ARMY PRIMARY STANDARDS LABO TORY

The 30 MHz Attenuation Measurement System fonnerly loeated at the Boulder laboratories of the Nationallnstilltte of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been relocated to the US Almy Primary Standards Laboratory (APSL) at Redstone Arsenal AL Installation of the system at the APSL was completed by NIST personnel in May 2003 Personnel at the APSL received training in the operation of the system at NIST and also at the APSL

The APSL now has the capability to provide incremental attenuation calibration of precision 30 MHz piston attcnuators and similar devices from 0 to 120 dB The expanded uncertainty of these calishybrations is 0003 dBllO dB at an approximate 95 percent level of confidence Traceability of measurements performed by the system will continue to be proportional to dimensional measurements of a standard piston attenuator which is an integral part of the system The attenuator which was designed machined and characterized by NIST in the early 1960s utilizes a laser interferometer to measure piston displacement with a resolution corresponding to an incremenshytal attenuation of approximately 00001 dB

The system itself utilizes an unmodulaled 2-ehannel RF null techshynique and a precision phase shifter to aehieve high sensitivity and a dynamic range of at least 120 dB The successful transfer of this system to the APSL eusures that the US requirements for 30 MHz attenuation calibration support which is traceable to national stanshydards will continue to be met by the APSL As NIST no longer proshyvides this measureillent service inquiries should be directed to the APSL at 256-876-8417

ITER ATIONAL DIMENSIONAL WORKSHOP

Airport Marriott Nashville TN May 10-14 2004

Make your plans now to attend next years International Dimensional Workshop

Details are on the IDW2004 Website

lt httpwwwsmeorglidw gt Contact Ed Pritchard Oak Ridge Mehology Center Phone 865-574-4261 Fax 865-574-2802 lt pritchardewyI2doegov gt Web Page lt httpwwwy12doegovindexhtmli gt

LIAISO NEWS

A ERICA NATIONAL STANDARDS I SmUTe (A 81) John Lalemkerian Liaison Delegate

The following repOlt details some of the latest innovative accreditashylion programs that ANSI is launching that may be of interest to our NCSL Intemational members

ANSI Completes Pilot Accreditation Program for Personnel Certification Budies

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) administers and coordinates the US voluutary standardization and confomlity assesment system ANSI has announced that it has accredited three organizations involved with the certification of personnel in the safety supply management and construction indushies

These accreditations conclude the first phase of the Institutes lannch of a new accreditation program for personnel certification bodies based upon the new international standard ISOIIEC 17024shy2003 General requirements for bodies operating eertification sysshytems of persons

Certification helps to identify qualified individuals to consumers and employers provide mechanisms for systematically monitoriug the performance of certified persons aud encourage individuals to pmticipate in continuing professional development As an impartial assessor ANSI accreditation protects the integrity of a certification process enhances consumer and public coufideuce in a certification program and the personnel who complete it and facilitates the mohility of certified personnel across borders

Initiated in late 2002 the ANSI pilot program included five organishyzations demonstrating the diversity amoug personnel certification bodies ANSIs accreditation process includes the submission of documentation for each of the requirements identitled in ISOlEe 17024 an on-site audit and the correction of auy non-conformities (ie requirements that have not been met)

According to Institute for Supply Managementtrade (ISM) executive direetor Paul Novak ISM considers it an houor to be one of the few organizations selected by ANSI to participate in its premier pilot accreditation program

The American Society for Nondestructive Testing Inc (ASNT) and the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy Inc (NBCOT) completed the ANSI pilot program in JlUle 2003 For additional infonnation about ANSIs Accreditation Program for Personnel Certifiers please contaet Dr Roy Swift at ltrswiftansiorggt

I EKO Chet Franklin Liaison Delegate

This was an active period with IMEKO

Graham Cameron attended their Annual Conference and provided a repolt at the Tampa meeting

Chet Franklin has volunteered to be the new NCSLI Liaison to lMEKO

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ASIA-PACI Ie LABORATOR ACCREOHA ION COOPERATION (APLAC) Peter Ungel Liaison Delegate

APLAC General Assembly

The next meeting of the APLAC General Assembly and associated Committees will be held in Seoul Republic of Korea in the week of 9-14 November 2003 Two of the five positions on the APLAC Board of Management will be up for re-election

APLAC MRA Council

The APLAC MRA Council will next meet in Seoul during the week of9-l4 November 2003

Following the application by five signatories to the APLAC MRA to become inaugural signatories to the MRA for iuspection body accreditation two initial evaluations have been done and a further two will be done in the latter part of August The fifth evaluation will be doue in October 2003 It is hoped that the initial signing of the APLAC MRA for inspection body accreditation can take place at the MRA Council meeting planned for Columbia MD in late April 2004

Administration of APLAC

The members of the APLAC Board of Management are

Mr Peter Unger (Chair) -- A2LA (United States of America)

Dr Llewellyn Richards (Immediate Past Chair) - IANZ (New Zealand)

Mr Anthony Russell (Chair of MRA Council) - NATA (Australia)

Mr Lin Anping - CNAL (Peoples Republic of China)

Mr Terence S S Chan - HKAS (Hong Kong China)

Dr Katuo Setamiddotmiddot IAJapan (Japan)

Ms Chang Kwei Fem - SAC (Singapore)

Mr Nigel Iou - CNLA (Chinese Taipei)

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Liaison News

APLAC Pub jcations

APLAC documents and membership lists are available as pdf files from the APLAC web site lt wvwaplacorg gt Starting this year APLAC News Notes published bi-mouthly is available only by electronic distribution (as a pdf) and via the APLAC web site

APLAC1 MEMBERSHIP

Full Members

Australia National Association of Testing Authorities Australia (NATA)2 3 4

Brunei Damssalam Ministry of Development (Conslruction Planning and Research Unit)

Canada Standards Council of Canada (SCC)2 3 4 Peopks RepUblic of China National Accreditation Board for China Laboratories (CNAL)2 3 4 Hong Kong China Hong Kong Accreditation Scheme

(HKAS)2 34 India National Accreditatiou Board for Testing amp

Calibration Laboratories (NABL)2 3 4 Indonesia Komite Akreditasi Nasional - The

Accreditation Body of Indonesia (KAN)2 3 5

Japan Japan Accreditation Board for Conformity Assessment (lAB)2 3 5 IAJapan2 3 4 Japan Chemical Laboratory Accreditation (lCLA) Voluntary EMC Laboratory Accreditation Center (V LAC)

Republic of Korea Korea Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (KOLAS)2 3 4

Malaysia Department of Standards Malaysia (DSM)2 Mexico Entidad Mexicanade Accreditaci6n ac

(ema)2 New Zealand Intemational Accreditation New Zealand

(lANZ)2 3 4 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Laboratory Accreditation

Scheme (PNGLAS) Philippines Bureau of Product Standards Laboratory

Accreditation Scheme (BPSLAS)2 Singapore Singapore Accreditation Council - Singapore

Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (SAC-SIN GLAS)2 34

Chinese Taipei Chinese National Laboratory Accreditation (CNLA)2 34

Thailand Department of Medical Sciences Ministry of Public Health Thai Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (TLAS)2 34

United States of American Association for Laboratory America Accreditation (A2LA)2 34

International Accreditation Service Inc (lAS)2 3 5 National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP)2 3 4 NQA-Laboratory Services (NQA-LS) Perry Johnson Laboratories

Vietnam Directorate for Standards and Quality (VILAS)2 3 4

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Associate Mer l-cs

Australia National Analytical Reference Laboratory AGAL (NARL)

Republic of Korea Korea Testing and Research Iustitute for Chemical Industry (KOTRIC)

Chinese Taipei National Institute of Environmental Analysis (NIEA)

United States of Assured Calibration and Laboratory America Accreditation Select Services (ACLASS)

lILAC Regional Cooperation Body Member 2 ILAC Full Member 3 Global Arrangement Signatory 4 APLAC Multilateral MRA - Testing and Calibration 5 APLAC Multilateral MRA - Testing only 6 APLAC MultilateralMRA - Calibration only APLAC Multilate~al Mutual Recognition Arrangement

The Jist of signatories to the APLAC MRA is available from the Liaison Delegate

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ISA N ERNA ONAl Mik~ Suraci Liaison Delegate

I have maintained an active liaison with the ISA The significant areas of mutual interest include Conference issues training web site and marketing

The ISA remains willing to assist NCSLI on many areas of mutual benefit

ASQ MEASUREMENT QUA lTV D VSION (ASQ) Chris Grac1UlIlfil1 Liaison Delegate

The 2003 NCSL Intemational Conference in Tampa FL was a very productive time for the American Society for Quality (ASQ) Measurement Quality Division (MQD) and ASQs Celiifled Calibration Technician (CCT) program I want to take this opportushynity to congratulate Dilip A Shah of E = mc3 Solutions on becomshying MQDs new chairperson Dilip brings to the position decades of metrology experience and a genuine enthusiasm for the metrology profession

At the conference Dilip led the bi-monthly MQD meetingconfershyence call Plans for the 2004 Measurement Science Conference (MSC) and ASQs Quality Congress convention were discussed Other topics included CCT program status work currently being done on the MQD sponsored Metrology Handbook updates on the MQD website etc For more information about MQD please visit our website at lt httpwwwmeasurementqualityorg gt

Session JA of the 2003 NCSL International Conference hosted by Jay L Bucher of the Promega Corporation highlighted the CCT program This session was very well attended as indicated by onl~

20 CCT brochures remaining from the 300 avai [bl~ at th~ comershyence hall Following are the sessions presentcN am Lhelr topic~~

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Liaison News

Sally Harthun American Society for Quality The Basics and Benefits olASQ Certification

bull Dilip Shah E = mc3 Solutions Metrology Training and Certification

bull Chris Grachanen Hewlett-Packard Co ASQs Certified Calibration Technician Body ofKnowledge

After the presentations Hershal C Brewer Accreditation Officer for lntemational Accreditation Service Inc (lAS) joined the preshysenters in a lively 20-minute question and answer session about the CCT program

I would like to extend my congratulations to all newly celtified CCTs The CCT pilot exam was administered in June 2003 to approximately 100 exam candidates throughout the US Following the CCT exam ASQ conducted a Cut-Score Study Workshop Readers may remember that the Cut-Score Study Workshop focuses on detennining the raw score needed for passing the CCT exam

The workshop panel was comprised of 11 ASQ calibration practishytioners who did not take the CCT exam in June and would not be eligible to take the CCT exam until June of 2004 The work of the Cut-Score Study Workshop resulted in a 71 pass rate for June 2003 CCT exam candidates A few of the newly certified CCTs were present at the conference

June 2003 CCT Cut-Score Workshop Auendees Larry Lalonde Keith Jennett James Hughes Cori FinellaId Dave Smeeth Bill Newcomb Ray Lewis Dilip Shah Brent Snoddv Daryl Montie Mike Boothe

The next otlering of the CCT exam will be in Dec 2003 For the latest information about CCT exam dates CCT body of knowledge CCT reference publications etc please visit the ASQs CCT webshysite at lt httpwwwasqorgcerttypescct gt

I am very pleased with the very positive acceptance and energizing enthusiasm for the CCT program from scores of conference attenshydees Cunently there are primers and refresher courses being offered to prepare one fOr taking the CCT exam I encourage those consideling the CCT cxam to download the CCT brochure from the ASQ websitc and review its contents Questions about the CCT program may be sent to me at lt CluisGrachanenhpcom gt Dilip Shaw at lt emc3solnaotcom gt or ASQs Mary Rehm at ltMRehmasqorggt

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IME NEW ENG AND REGION

Instron Corporation Canton MA 02021 Member Delegate

Matt Banik (781) 575-5526

Symmetricom Beverly MA 01915 Member Delegate

Jeanne Hopkins (978) 927-8220

NYPANJ REGiON

Calyx Metrology Laboratory Inc State College PA 16803 Member Delegate

John A Walls III (814) 880-6702

MID-WESTE U REG ON

Accu-Chek Inc Georgetown IN 47122 Member Delegate

David G Smith (812) 951-2206

Northrop Grumman-Xetron Cincinnati OH 45246 Member Delegate

Dan Sorge (513) 881-3291

MID-ATLANTIC us ReG ON

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Richmond VA 23261-6609 Member Delegate

Jim Weaver (804) 652-6814

SOUTH RN US REGION

Jimmy Jackson Services Harpersville AL 35078 Member Delegate

Jimmy L Jackson (205) 672-2148

Lockheed Marlin lechnology Services Greenville SC 29605 Member Delegate

Kenneth Crowe (864) 299-7415

NORTI-I CENTRAL US REGION

The Lanese Group Inc Leawood KS 66209 Member Delegate

John G Lanese (913) 491-6498

SOUTH CENTRAL US REGION

Precision Measurements Calibration Lab EI Paso TX 79928 Member Delegate

Frank R Saucedo (915) 731-4406

SOUTHWESTERN US REGION

Biosite Inc San Diego CA 92121 Member Delegate

ilancy Maple (858) 597-4815

Nissan Technical Center Stanfield AZ 85272 Member Delegate

Angelita S Reyes (520) 421-4341

CANADA R G ON

Accu-Calibration Services Inc Barrie ON L4N 8Z6 Canada Member Delegate

Mike J Maus (705) 721-4200

INTERNAIONAL REG~ON

Atlantic Undersea Test amp Eva Ctr FPO AA 34058-0518 Member Delegate

David A Jinks (561) 655-5155

Logistikamt der Bundeswehr Sankt Augustin Germany 53757 Member Delegate

LTC Gerhard P Mihm 49-2241-15-2519

Tek Know Holding Almaty Kazakhstan 480009 Member Delegate

Igor Nefedov 7-3272-583-551

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UI OPEAN COOPERATIO MET OLOGY (EUROME ) Seton Bennett

Backgrouod to E OMET

I provided some background information about EUROMET in my report for the April Board meeting The membcrship ofEUROMET includes all the EU and EFTA NMls as well as the EU Accession States and the European Commission Other European stares may apply for membership based on certain published criteria

The organisation cun-enlly has 27 full participating members and a number of conesponding applicants and other conesponding NMls Our cunent Chairman of EUROMET is Paul Hetherington Director oflrelands National Metrology Laboratory and I shall succeed Dr Hetherington as Chairman following the next General Assembly in June 2004 All the members connibute financially to the associated costs of operating the secretariat and managing the website ltwvrweurometiegt

The objective of EUROMET is to promote the coordination of metrological activities and services with thc pUIJlose of achieving higher effieiency Its work is coordinated by eleven Technical Committees including an Interdisciplinary Metrology committee which considers cross-cutting issues and oversees the review of NMI quality systems

In the course of last year EUROMET adopted a revised strategy in respons to the changing national European and world mctrology scenes The new strategy envisages increased collaboration covershying a range of activities from more open planning of filture work and investments through integrated and complementary research activities to increased mutual dependence in lerms of service provishysion

CllHlJlat flU and Mea Ufemcllt Capabilities (CMCs)

The CIPM lvfRA has been the principal preoccupation of EUROlYlET over the last few years The MRA requires each particishypating Mf to declare its CMCs the best calibration capabilitics rouri ely available in cach field and to make the details of its qnalishyty system available for assessment by the other participants The CMCs drc underpinned by evidence from intercomparison exercises With more than 12 000 lines of data submitted by EUROM[T NMls (of which more rhan 8 000 have been approved ant pubshylished) preparation of the EUROMET CMCs table has involved a huge amount of work on the part of the Teclmical Conmittces i ) preparation for the completion of the frilrsitional period at the end of 2003 In addition there are 94 EUROMET iutercomparisons regshyistered on the BJPM Key Comparisons Database

ElJRQ Gelleral Assmbt OO3

The plenary meeting ofEUROMET is its General Assembly which meets annually in Mayor June This years Assembly was heid in Budajest from 26 to 28 May Apart from routine housekceping

matters (elections budgets) the bulk oCthe time was taken up with reports from the Technical Committees reviewing progress with the MRA and discussing relations with other regional and intemational organisations

The mail strategic discussion centred on the MERA project As well as reviewing the progress made the General Assembly endorsed a recorrmlendation thiiwe should bid for funding under the European Commissions Framework 6 programme to support the development of real collaboration begimling in 2004 This should include conshycrete progress in a number of areas particularly research partnershyships and increased sharing of major facilities

ME - 1~trology fo the EuropeaD Resech rea

jfERA ]Jorojeit des ription

The MERA project involves developing the plans to optimise and inccase significantly the Impact of European metrology research and exploitation by strengthening the cohcrence of national and EU funded activities T e project commenced in September 2002 and will run for 15 mouths The seven project partnlrs are the NMls

bull UK NPL (the cooninator) The Netherlands NMi-YSL

bull Germany PTB

bull Ireland NML-EI

bull Swcden SP bull Czech Republic CMr bull Switzerland METAS

The NMls in France Denmark rtaly and Norway are also particishypating as sub-contractors and the NMI laboratories in all ELROlVIET countries and applicant cOll1tries are able to participate in the project bratgh the workshops and the analysis of national metrological priorities

Thl pff) ct dhldts the wor-k IlUll tim DIdo pa~]ilges

bull State-of-the-art review of relevant collaborative activity bull Identification of future trends for metrology research bull Mctrology infrasnllcture scenarios and dccision tool developshy

ment bull National Metrology lnsliiure Workshop - involving the Nlv1ls

from across Europe audressing issues elaboraring scenarios and presenting models and rescarch trends

bull National review 0 stlllctures and priorities for collaboration takshying due account of national industrial needs and issnes that hinshyder greater collaboration

bull A stakeholdcr consultation at Europeai~ level to ascertain the end user perspective on potential structural changes in the metrology irdbstlUcture

bull A consultation to a certain thc Newly Associa cd States (Accession Countries) pcrspective on potential struclural ch3nges in the metrology infrastmcturc

bull A summary of the findings from the national stakeholder and Newly Associated Sta s consulrlllions

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bull European Research Area Workshop - proposi1g metrology infrashystTllcture options and research priorities identifying actions to overcome hurdles

bull Foresight Report and dissemination - summarising and justifying the conclusions of the project and providing recommendations and roadmap for selected scenarios

IthJoptinl for Eumpsin RaSIJraecl

Arrn III McrtTollSY

The initial evaluations have been completed as have the various consultation exercises The MERA foresight study bas identified a number of key metrological researc 1 trends for Ole future tile ti t step to enable cooperatiOi to be phmned morc effectively One ey difficulty idenlified is the diffa-e (time scales and approaChes to RampD priority setting and funding i EURO fET 0 lli~s There are instances where particular NMls would like to cnlla orate hut differences in rhe funding cycles are such that it has not been practishycal to do so Clearly greater coordination in rhe RampD planning process would help overcome this obstacle

The changes illlplied may impact most dramatically 00 tne larger NMIs Smaller Nl Ts in E rope bave always focnsed thcir resources on the most pressing priorities in their countly relying on the larger NMI capabilities for the balance In many larger countries the N ls have historically by and large provided a comprehensive range services and research The prcssure on resources means that this assumption that all capability must be provided from within t 1lt

country is being questioned even in the larger European countries

~n [he I rger countries the complexity of the current range of activishyties is such that the NMIs either have or are undertaking excrcises to identify theuroir options in some cases using methodologies such as Mulli Critffia Decision Analysis -MCDAl ada led to thc Issues within he project

It was apparent from (h first workshop thallhere is a clear consenshysus amongst the NMls that collaboration must be increased though a single instil11te for Europe is not considered the most appropriate option for the hlture MERA is laying the foundation~ for greaf~r

collaboration in research the shared use of facilities md increased mobility of researchers as well as more effective exploitation of research The project is identifying le rology trends and res arch priorities and has developed decision-making aids to help idrntify research anmiddot services within Europe thrrt wOl1ld be optimiSed throngh greater collaboration ScenilllOS for Illcreased coil bo ation have been studied and are being tcsted with the stakeholders The final reporl will include a road map roposing a co-ordimlcd panshyEuropean approa h to mcctiug high ievel metrological needs The re~1 challenge stJlllies ahead that is implementing the output of the project

ILACNACLA REPORT Anthony Anderson

ntelnlltioDlIl LablJlrlltory Aeciffditation Coop lion (ILiC) abotgtatory Commi ee (LC)

I attended the ILAC E~cntive Meeting in Pretoria South Africa in Mayas the Chai of the LC A major item on the agenda was further work on the busllloss pi which has been under development for nearly two years The discussion followed the ideas laid out in a disshycussion pape~ Achjeving a stTategic focus for IlAC presented by Mike Peel the ILAC Chair This paper ontlines the work to date of a Task Group appointed by the Executive to create a suitable Strategic and Business Plan for [LAC The aims of the plan are to

ocus the limited resources on activities that are important for fLAC members at the global level

bull Provide transparency to the membership of what is planned to provide answers (0 amongst others the question What does I C provide for my membership fee

bull Allow all members to nnderstand and contribute to the activities lha suit their particular abilities and interests

The Executive agreed that the fLAC arrangement with its focus on intemalional demonstration of equivalence should snppOlt enhance and expand on the domestic and regional confidence created hy members ILACs role should also include the aspect of appropriate outreach to the wider global community It was also agreed that the activities of rr C fell into the following major areas

bull To provide a global solution to nationallregionallintemarional demonstration of eqnivalence of testing measurement and inspection outcomes

bull Be a consultative forum (a) for internal issues and a focal pointlobbyist (b) for external issues regarding Laboratory Accreditation

bull To act as an educational (a) and informationknowledge (b) transshyfer resource regarding laboratory Accreditation at the global level

The Executive have agreed that the work on thc Business Plan now needs to be presented to the IlAC membcrship to obtain agreement huy-in and allocated responsibility for those activities within the three key processes that were identified as priorities

An issue that needs further deliberation and IS of particular interest to the lC is the role of stakeholders and their co mi lTIen to tbe identified aimsobjectives of ILAC The Business Plan task group was strongly of the opinion that stakeholders should be encouraged to actively contribute their knowledge and experience to the various r AC Working Groups (from 2lS wide a perspective as possible ratber than from a specific constituency) They also agreed that decisions regarding mcmbcrship of Ie (llAC) AITaJlgemenl cun only be made by accreditation bodies Nothing in the current ILAC bylaws prevents this proposed greater involvement A further issue was lhal of appropriat membership tees if the voting rights were extended to Slil ~holders

At ne LC meetmg in Marcb whicll for the moment represents all Stakeh Iders there was C011SenSU5 lhltl voting rigbts for Stakeholder j lctnber ill the GA was not an issue More importantly Stakeholders should havc repres-enlation rather than observer status on ILAC committees and by that representation have llljJutvote on

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Reports from the Board

those committees To a large extent this is now happening all ILAC committees have at least one Stakeholder member and in some cases 1wo

One useful purpose of polling Stakeholders for a GA vote would be where the GA is almost equally divided as was the case in the recent vote regarding the Mark Input from Stakeholders could play some role in directing the organization to make the best decishySIOn

A bigger issue for the LC is that it does not become a pennanent repository for all Stakeholders but eventually be for Laboratory Stakeholders only At the moment there are only rhree nonshyLaboratory Stakeholders out of 19 so for the moment there is no need for another committee However the proposed reorganization chart of ILAC renects the ability to add new Stakeholder commitshytees in addition to a LaboratOlY Stakeholder Conunittee the LC

The reorganization and Strategic and Business Plan for ILAC will be presented and fully discussed at the ILAC General Assembly in Bratislava with the goal offOlmalising changes to coincide with the elections for new positious at the following General Assembly in Cape Town 2004

Another agenda item in Pretoria discussed the application of certain bodies which have affiliate organizations involved in other areas of confonnity assessment other than accreditation The long-standing problem of confusion in the market place between certificatiou (regshyistration) and accreditation is still of coucem regarding membership in ILAC To try and alleviate these problems new membership application fOlms were developed in Pretoria to which in addition to previous obligations committed to by prospective members the following language has been added

To work actively to ensure there is uo market coufusion between our accreditation activities and activities of any related bodies and to clearly distinguish accreditation from certification by avoiding any impression that our organization is working at the certification level and

To not make any references which may infer that our organization has full ILAC Member stalus or is otherwise recognized by lLAC under its Arrangement

I will be attending the next meeting of the ILAC Executive Conunitlee and the LC which will be held plior to the ILAC genershyal Assembly in Bratislava Republic of Slovakia

Natiollal Cooperation [or Lab-Drawrs A~creditation ( CLA)

I have participated in three NACLA Executive Committee Conference Calls since the last Board meeting Relocation of the NACLA Business office has become a very high pliority with the approaching deadline of December 312003 when thc cunent arrangement with NIST ends A proposal is currently out for ballot and the final decision will be made at the next Board of Directors meeting in Tampa

At the end of June NACLA representatives participated in a meetshying with NIST and GM to hear GMs position on accreditation and keep the door opeu for future cooperation between NACLA and GM One of the outcomes oftlle meeting was support for a NACLA Users Advisory Council for representatives of industry and Govemrnent specifiers Invitations are now being issued for an inishytial meeting on September 8 at NJST

NIST has requested that a member ofNISTs Standard Coordination and Confonnity Group participate in all initial evaluashytions of candidate ABs The Executive Committee supported this idea and directed that it be addressed at the July Recognition Committee meeting

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Remembering Laurie Baker

Laurie Baker 1930 - 2003

A long-time friend colleague author metrology leader father husband Laurie Baker 73 died on June 1 2003 after suffering from lung cancer

Laurie was educated in Califomia at the City College of Long Beach as well as UC Berkeley He spent most of his professional carrier as a metrologist and mechanical engineer with Aerospace companies such as McDonnell-Douglas Autonetics (Rockwell) and later Boeing

Laurie was inducted into the Anny in 1951 and served in the Korean War rising to the rank of Sergeant He was awarded the Purple Heart Bronze Star Medal United Nations Service Medal 2 Bronze Service Stars and the Korean Service Medal

While pursuing his career as metrologist at Autonetics Laurie developed a unique leak measuring system as well as a technicalshyly-advanced and high-accuracy vacuum measuring system In his spare time he also became a member of the American Vacuum Society and co-authored with the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) handbooks on vacuwn technologies During this time Laurie also got deeply involved with the activities of the NCSLI and the Measurement Science Conference (MSC)

It was at the NCSLI and MSC where Laurie exhibited his outstanding interpersonal abilities by presenting papers organizing technical sessions and paJiicipating in panel sessions For many years he participated in and chaired the committee on thennodyshynamics for the National Measurement Requirements report His efforts in this regard were endless and recommendations made in the yearly summary reports gained key recognition by the entire metrology community including NIST and the US Congress He was co-chair of the RlSP for Deadweight Pressure Gauges a document that is now widely used in US metrology facilities

Laurie was married in 1956 to Sharon Burke and fathered two children Brian and Erin He remarried in 1982 to Mary Bryan Sawyer taking on the responsibilities as stepfather for Cindy Susie and Irma Kay Since 1986 Laurie and Mmy raised their grandson Cimls

Laurie is fondly remembered for his wit humor calm demeanor inquisitive nature attention to details correctness and warmth He was a perfectionist in his work and in the interactions with his colleagues and friends His skill for calming the waters for finding compromises and above all for bis ability to stay on friendly telms with all of us will be greatly missed He was a true metrologist with a heart made out of gold We shall never forget his image of this gentleman with the ever-smoking pipe in his hand

Klaus Jaeger

Editors Note In this story Klaus referenced an interesting website which was a personal pictorial histoJ) ofLaurie Iound it interesting as (I testament even though most ofus never mel hisfami~y lt wWVicnani-mo-naicomlhbaker gt

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REPO 15 F THE s lull 15 2003 Boeing IDS Huntington Beach CA lim Smith Miguel Cerezo and Rob Parchinski Section Co-Coordinators

NCSLIs Southem CA regions held a combined meeting on 15 lull 2003 at the Boeing IDS Huntington Beach facility

Coordinated by Miguel Cerezo of Amgen Ine Rob Parchinski amp Jim Smith of Boeing IDS the meeting lured approximately 50 attendees [Tom across the region with some attendees traveling from Puget SOlmd to see how its done in CA (less rain was obvious) The new Boeing Conferenee Center loeated adjacent to the Space amp Defense complex allowed some fine tWling of the facility and opened options for future large scale meetings (100 +) attendees

After registration and an ongoing continental breakfast the meeting was opened with introductions and a welcome from Kevin Ruhl of Boeing Past President of NCSU and Senior Manager of the IMRC (Instrument Measurement Resource Center) which includes Metrology Test Equipment Management and Measurement System Integrity

John Bowman of Fluke representing the Measurement Science Conference (MSC) provided a brief overview ofthe upcoming conshyference in January 2004 along with some give away items

NCSLI Board minutes were forwarded by LatTY Nielsen of SCE ESI and reviewed with the attendees

The section attempted to provide a first ever Webinar featuring the Sente Group which was broadcast to the attendees and numershyous people logging in from across thc country The topic was Management of Test Equipment for Business Unfortunately due to technical difficulties the off-site pick-up was interrupted yet quite a few lessons were learned so this spreading teclUlology can be offered at later meetings to those interested parties who cannot attend We thank Paul McNamara amp Tony Rushin for their flying in attempts and follow up with the interested off~site parties

Paul Nelson of Raytheon in El Segundo CA presented an update to the ANSI NCSLI Z540 Wliting committee sparking a lively disshycussion of the features as they compare to ISO 17025 amp 100l2 Paul was asked to present at our next meeting to keep local industry abreast of the direction of the various metrology-related quality standards

leffWalden amp Chet Franklin of the Navys Corona center presented the NCLSI US Measurement Requirement Committee and the groups current tasks and direction The topic was very eye-opening for many They got a behind-the-scenes perspective of just how involved these committees can be and more importantly the impact on industry and our everyday lives

With many attendees not available to attend the Tampa Symposium Wade Keith of Boeing NCSLIs industry survey guru was invited back again and presented some baekground and brief overview of the survey and general results While details could not be provided (full presentation at Tampa) keen interest in future data (available to member organizations) was apparently unanimous

As many have seen the ASQ recent rolling-out of the very sueeessshyfut CCT program was a popular issue and Hershel Brewer of lAS was able to provide some key insights aud results from the June testing period He also presented an in-depth overview of what went into the design and testing of the program prior to the test

After another feeding of the crowd an Italian buffet lunch and the ever-popular corralling of all attendees for a group pieture the meeting eontinued with an afternoon schedule

With Automated Calibration Interval Adjustment becoming a popushylar and active topic Greg Cenker of SCE IESI Metrology in Westminster was invited to present He reviewed some of the softshyware program enhancements that have allowed their metrology lab amp customers to become more cost- effective and competitive Again lively discussion based on the variety of eurrent cultures relating to the topic arose and war stories provided quite a bit of amusement among the audience

Bob Sill of Black Star Measurement Technology provided the last technical presentation of the day covering a wide variety of accelerometer advaneed measurement techniques upcoming sensor breakthroughs and general overview Bobs intimate knowledge and decades of expelience in these topics provided a very interesting presentation while covering a lot of ground in a short time Bob has been invited back to provide papers on specific topics of interest

The meeting was wrapped up with a tour of the Boeing Launch Review Center The tour was treated to a Launch simulation of Boeings Delta Rockct platfoTIn For thosc of you not familiar this is a full functioning yet smaller facility similar to what you see at Cape Canaveral or Houston for monitoring the launch of a variety of Space programs The Delta Rocket platform is the premier and most successful satellite launch family 11 recently placed its 300t11 successful launch with management and design based out of Southern CA

Survey results from the attendees noted that all went well and there were no unsatisfactory occurrences (except the traffic which is a Southclll CA pastime) Our Next Meeting is scheduled for Oct 30 2003 hcre at the Boeing facility in Huntington Beach Speakers presenters and attendees are being actively recruited Please rememshyber if you or any of your Measmement Team are in the area to contact the Southem CA representatives to volunteer for a technical presentation or for mecting information and any related measureshyment question you may have While we probably dont have evcry answer we do have quite a cross-section of local professionals and contacts with experts in a number of fields

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Reports from the Regions

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A AL MEETING C6U-Japan

Our annual meeting this year will be held in cooperation with the National Metrology Institute of Japan

Tokyo Metropolitan Ohta-kU Industrial Plaza Ohta-ku Tok-yo Friday November 21 2003

Activities

AM NCSLI-Japan and NMU General Session PM Paper Sessions Demo Sessions Social Sessions

Contaet Kazumi Hayakawa ltkazhayakawaflukecomgt NCSLI-Japan Chailman Tel 03-3434-0181 lun Ode NCSLI-lapan Vice Chailman Tel 03-3909-2151 ex 493 or 494

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STANDARDS POLICY Jack Ferris

ARCHIVAL Jim Allred

Jim Allred of Bechtel has taken over as chair for the Archive comshymittee He has been in contact with the business office as well as Chris Grachenen Chris as noted in the July newsletter has proshyposed creating an archive capability on the NCSL website Jim hopes to consolidate his efforts with Chriss as well as other comshymittees to bring NCSLI members a complete comprehensive searchshyable NCSLI database Jim would also like to thank Lewis Fong for his contributions as the past Archive committee chair

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US MEASUREMENT REQUIREMENTS Jeff Walden

The US Measurement Requirelnents Committee (USMRC) was busy during the 2003 Symposium amp Workshop in Tampa We want to thank the board for the generous offer extended to committees to have booths at the Symposium amp Workshop this year This was an exceptional opportunity to showcase the work of NCSLI commitshytees On Sunday we set up our booth and were ready for the Reception and Exhibit Viewing that evening From then on people actually stopped at our booth and asked questions

Georgia Harris kicked off things for us on Monday with a wellshyattended session titled Magnetism in Mass Measurement Success of Tuesdays Session 3A was assured when you consider that we had a panel composed of Sally Bruce (CORM Representative) Lany Yates (IDW Representative) Andrew WallaId (BIPM) Salvadore Echeverria-Villagomez (CENAM) Charles Ehrlich (NIST) and Georgia Harris (NIST) Add to that an active audience of well over fifty and you have a combination thats hard to beat Our thanks to Dick Pettit for alTanging the program so that the NIST sponsored Session 4A on Measurement Strategy followed immediately and in the same room

On Wednesday the committee reviewed the weeks sessions and the survey responses and decided on some actions for the coming months all aimed at continuing to promote the value of the USMRC to the NCSLI membership

1 Promote the use of our on-linc survey This can be found at lt wwwncsliorgcommitteesl310n-Linc Surveygt

2 Promote thc USMRC with other NCSLI committees 3 Prepare a 3-minute PowerPoint presentation put it on a CD and

send copies to Rcgion and Section Coordinators Encourage coordinators to show the CD at local meetings

4 Plan another panel for the Measurement Science Conference in January 04

Our final event was the door prize drawing for participants in the survey conducted during the Workshop amp Symposium A one-page survey was included in each attendees registration package Out of the more than 1000 surveys distributed 6 were submitted however one was not signed which left 5 for door prize consideration

CANADIAN MEASUREMENiT REQUIREMENTS Lorraine Yeomans DOJid Stevens

Les Peer has resigned as Co-Chair of the committee David Stevens president of Pulse Engineering in Winnepeg Manitoba has agreed to serve as Co-Chair with Lorraine

GLOSSARY Emil Hazarian

Emil Hazarian of the Navy Corona is our new chairman Welcome Emil many thanks to Bob Hardy for his dedicated efforts

MEASUREME T SCIENCE AND TE HNOLOGY Richard B Pettit VP

AUTOMATIC TEST amp CALIBRATION SYSTEMS SCOff Sowerby

The Committee is working 011 the following items

Paul Marciniak has developed an outline for a new Recommended Practice titled Validation aDd Verification of Metrology Software The document will also include informashytion on using electronic recordssignatures meeting the software requirements specified in ISOIlEC 17025 and meeting HcalthcarelFDA requirements (21 CFR Part 11)

bull Open Data Specificalion This involves providing a rag for portshying data from software that identifies the specific measurement (eg 1000 volt DC) that is independcnt of the software used to acquire the mea$urement Dave Martson will determine Flukes position and CUITent options Larry Newbeny will contact other metrology software suppliers 10 document their export options

bull LaDy Newberry is developing a survey of the NCSLl membershyship to find out information about the software being used to supshyport automated testing and calibration

MEASURI - NT COMPARISON PROGRAMS Jim Wheeler and At Teruel

Editors Note Jim FVheeler has graciousl volunteered to be one of the first committees to agree with me editing a litIe harder on his submitted material I have thereby removed some of the i~fonnation

which is contained in the previous Juty issue page 34 Please refer fo fhat newsletterfor ongoing contacts etc

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Committee News

Ongoing ILCs

The Mass ILC final report was disseminated by Jim Ross (Quality Control Services) email

lt Labqc-servicescom gt NIST software was used to generate the final report Two I-kg artifacts were used in the ILC Quality Control Resources did the analysis Jim reports that Quality Control Services is the pivot lab for the WRAP 100 g to I mg round robin Jim is interested in starting another ILC in Jan 2004 Contact him if you are interested

Proposed New ILCs

Tom Larason NIST lt thomaslarasonnistgov gt announced the need for a new UV ILC Tom coordinated a UV ILC in the early 1990s A UV planning meeting is scheduled from 415 to 6 PM in Room 10 ofthc Marriott Waterside

Toe Petersen Metrology Engineer at Abbott Laboratories would like to start an ElectTolytic Conductivity (Resistivity) ILC The range is 0056 ItSem to 147 IlScm The artifact is a conductivity meter(s) with flow-through and dip cclls Toe would like to havc 6 to 10 paliicipants The anticipated start date would be fa112003 Joes phone number is (847) 938-9109 and FAX is (847) 937-4634 email isltjoepetersenabbottcom gt

David Krukar Sandia National Laboratories is interested in coordishynating a Chillcd Mirror Hydrometer ILC for Humidity Dave can be contactcd at (505) 844-5944 or email

lt dckrukasandiagov gt David is also interested in participating in ILCs in shock and accelerationvibration

There will be a new Mass lLC and Temperature ILC starting this ycar according to Mark Ruefenacht of Heusser ltheusserncwcighaolcomgt 925-798-8900 The mass artifacts will be in a set and those interested will be able to choose which stanshydards they wish to measure in the sei There will be 10 labs in thc dataset to start off There is also a Temperature ILC starting too Mark is coordinating both of these efforts along with the NIST Office of Weights and Measures Tim Ross is also assisting in this new Mass lLC

The Guide for Interlaborat01Y Comparisons RP-15 is being updated and will include information on the new ILC certificate of participation National ILC database SRM topics data from ILAC 13 and ISO Guide 43 information on the NIST Dataplot program and an updated Bibliography The RP-15 will now be titled a Recommended Practiceor InterlaboratOIY Comparisons vs a Guideor Interlaboratory Comparisons Dr Bob Watters has volshyunteered to help get the RP together Bob also volunteered to write a section about the database for the revised RP Thanks Bob

Our meeting minutes are posted on the NCSLI MCP Committee website The roster ofILC activities and contact personnel will also be posted there

Jason Tang is no longer with Boeing and has tumed over the Resistance ILCs to Philip Johnson of Boeing ltPhilipkJohnsonboeingcomgt Phillip chaired the meeting with Jeff Gust in attendanee The ILC is wrapped up There were 19 active participants in the I-Mohm ILC Thanks to Tason Tang for his hard work

Jim Ross received a plaque of appreciation at the NCSLI in Tampa for his efforts with the Mass ILC Thanks to Tim for his work

Bart Schrijver Agilent Technologies is coordinating a new RF Power ILC There are approximately 16 participants Dilip A Shah E = mc3 Solutions has volunteered as the data processor The artishyfact has just left the Navy Primary Standards Laboratory

John Cable Honeywell FMampT lt jcablekcpcom gt coordinates the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques - Automatic RF Techniques Group (ARFTG) round robins in support of automatic network analyzers The following connector types are supported in the round robin effort Thanks to John Cable for providing this information Note the new 7-16 connector John received a plaque from NCSLI for his long term efforts in support of the ARFTG round robins

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INTRINSIC amp DERIVED STANDARDS John Ball

The Intrinsic and Derived Standards Committee continues to be very active and the committee met at the 2003 NCSLI Couference A summary of committee activities include

I The Catalogue ofIntrinsic and Derived Standards is being updated

2 A few editorial changes to the hwnidity RlSP-5 were updated by Bob Hardy

3 Stan Pond volunteered to re-start the Triple Point ofArgon Working Group

4 Ruben Salazar and the Pressure WG are updating the Pressure RISP They will also develop an uncertainty analysis for presshysure cross-float calibrations This working group will hold a meeting at the Conference

5 Therc was a discussion of derived standard meaning a primary standard that was not intrinsic This definition needs to be updatshyed for the Catalogue rcvision

6 Chuck Ehrlich reported that the defmition of an Intrinsic Standard by the committee remains in the VIM but the committee has issues with the notes

7 Josephson Junction Interlaboratory Comparison results for 2002 were presented at the 2003 NCSLI Conference

COlmmttee News

CHEM AL IETROLOG COM ITIEE Tom Ouimet

The Chemical Metrology Committee (CMe) held a meeting at the 2003 NCSLI Conference

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INDUSTRIAL PROGRAMS WoodyTramel VP

AIRLINE ETROLOGY Victor Cleland

The meeting was held at the NCSLI Conference in Tampa Representatives from United Finnair and Delta Airlines members of the NIST and NCSLI and a few suppliers and vendors attended

David Baker and Ron Cressman dropped in to present plaques to Delta Airlines Departments 338 and 589 and manager Doug Reynolds to acknowledge the Air Forces appreciation for a recent tour of the calibration labs at the Atlanta Technical Operations Center

Vic Cleland chaired the meeting Woody Tramel the NCSLl VP for our corrunittee attended to introduce himself and meet our membershyship and to offer his support Representatives from NIST were present to offer support in our efforts to comply with FAA requireshyments for our calibration programs Bob Walters and MalY Saunders expressed concerns about some of the wording in AC 145shy9 such as traceahle to a standard acceptable to the FAA They suggested our committee might request NIST to help perfonn a gap analysis between the FAA requirements for airline cahbration proshygrams and ISO 17025

Barbara Belzer gave some suggestions about NVLAP accreditation

It was suggested that we personally invite other airlines to join our committee to increase active membership The state of the industry has affected the ability of many of our members to rcgularly attend meetings

Rick Ohlendorf of Schwien would like to assist running an interlabshyoratory comparison of Schwien manometers for our committee

Representatives from King Nutronics Boeing Testronics Northwest Calibration and the Pi Group attended to listen to conshycerns and issues of our committee and to offer their services

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D -CATION amp TAING Dave Nebel VP

I have continued with development of a program to be presented at High School Career Day Fairs Tplan completion for September I have not yet been provided with the names of any volunteers to make presentations in their sections areas

We have submitted the reconunended PersOlmel Training Requirements Guide for board review and comments

111is period my committees have no activity reports

DOCU E TARY STANDARDS ampAPPlICAmiddot TIONS Larry E Nielsen VP

LABORATORY EVALUATION RESOURCES Vacant

This committee will be reactivated as projects are identified that fit its charter eg to develop or maintain handbooks or other materials related to documentary standards applications

LABORATORY FAC UTIES Dr David Braudaway

Work continues on an update of RP-l4 Recommended Practice for Selecting Standards LaboratOly Envirorunents

TROL - GY PRACTICES Dr Howard Castrup

Editors Note Somc of this committees structural information is published in the April 2003 Newsletter page 36

Calibl1ltion Intervals

Dennis Jackson of the US Navy NSWC has been developing and sharing new techniques [or fitting certain types of reliability models to calibration service histmy data These techniques are fairly simshyple 10 implement and are planned for inclusion in the next edition of RP-l

Measureme middott eels on Ris ADa~jsis

Subcommittee chair Karl Haynes and I are continuing to develop material for prescntation in a draft RP I have been talking with NCSLI members who have access to data management systems that are potential candidates for experimenting with the implementation of real-time risk management algorithms

SPC Methods

The new Gage RampR model is still under development The SPCshybased (average and range) methods seem fairly Veil established but work is needed on extending current ANOVA methods 10 cover part variation equipment variation reproducibility repeatability and uncertainty growth The challenge is to develop a three-way design that can work within the constraints of the kind of data maintained by calibration orgauizations

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Committee News

Decision Support

The subcommittee chair Derek Porter of Boeing Commercial Airplane Group has submitted a draft RP titled Metrology Practices Decision Support Topics r have reviewed this draft and will offer my comments during the August 20 Committee meeting

Uncerta~illty Analysis

We have begun reviewing RP-12 and have identified a need to include additional material from the GUM as well as methods and techniques tbat have emerged since the GUMs last publication We also have begun work on additional examples involving mulrivariate and systems analysis methods and examples that explore sourccs of error that are either not addressed in tbe current RP or are given only peripheral mention

As currently conceived we plan to stnlcture the RP in such a way thaI the degree of required analytical rigor can be matched to risk and other needs Tbe topics that will be proposed to the Committee are bull Analysis examples from different measuremenl disciplines (mass

dimensional electricalelectronic CMM analytical chemishy etc)

bull Uncertainty analysis as a tool for measurement design and equipshyment selection

Analysis methods

bull Expansionupdate of GUM methods bull Type A Estimation bull Type B Estimation bull Normality testing bull Selecting and applying error distributions bull Montc Carlo simulation

Multivmiate measurements bull Uncertainty propagation in calibration support bierarchies

Using uncertainty estimates bull Tolerancing bull Risk analysis bull Bayesian analysis

Interval analysis bull Capability statemcnts

WRITING CO MITTEE Jesse l110rse

This has been a quiet qum1er for consensus body activity Howevcr it has becn a VERY active quarter for Working Group OTIC that was established last Janumy at MSC Del Caldwell (WG-I Cbaimlan) has made major achievements in getting the conunittee together and down to work

War Ihg Grolll Olle

Our initial activity was to rcview rSOIlEC 17025 and ISO 10012 which currently form the basis for our revised srandard and identify tecbnical issues we need to address with the two ISO standards to meet National requirements Sixty-two comments were received by tbe end of May Thesc werc distributed to the committee for review

and as of Ihis date a total of about 160 comments have been received These comments are significant and reflect a wide range of interests and excellent knowledge of the contributors In general the comments fall into the following categOlies

bull General considerations - form scope and value added bull ISOIIEC 17025 issues and bull ISO 10012 issues

After our assessment of the technical issues the Group will address the foml of the end product ie the revised Z5401 Should it be a supplement to the existing ISO standards or should it be a standshyalone dOCllment Should it be a digital product paper or both Should the digital product provide a view of the sL1l1dard as a supshyplement yet provide a view with the incorporated changes I think that fonn should follow nll1ction and it appears that using a digital fQImat we should be able to satisfY all interests

ACCREDITATION RESOURCES James Jenkins

Work conljnucs on an update of RP-9 Calibration Laboratory Capability Documentation Guideline Major changes have been incorporated in a new draft to reflect a level of standardization emerging between US accreditation bodies in stating scopes of accrcditation

CAUBRATION 13 OCEDURES Dale Varner

Work continues on development of a calibration procedure database for publication in an appropriate NCSLI media

CONFERENCE SITE SE EellON Anthony Anderson

Inunediately following the April Board meeting Tom Huttennan and 1made a site visit to Kansas City and Overland Park This could be a possible site for 2007 or 2009 and proposals have been solicited

At the end of June Carol Hockert Tom HuttemaIl and I visited St Paul Minnesota The new Riverside Convention Center is an excelshylent facility and could adequately host our conference Proposals from convcnient hotels for 2007 have been requested

A contract bas been signed with the Renaissance Hotel in Nashville for 2006 and a final contract revision from thc Nashville Convention Cenler is expected imminently for submission to the contract review committee

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Conference Meeting Report Ad Hoc Focus Group

Magnetism in Mass Measurements

September 122003

Background

A number of issues surrounding the measurement of magnetism in mass measurements have created frustration for mass calibration laboratories and for accreditation bodies A meeting at the Tampa NCSLI Workshop and Symposium brought together interested parshyties to discuss the issues with the intent on coming to some resolushytions for how to handle the various issues Dr Richard Davis BIPM was invited and attended the meeting to provide background technishycal information aud guidance In addition Dr Davis submitted a reserve paper on this issue that was presented in session 8A (the paper was published on the Conference Proceedings CD) A number of resolutions were developed that are noted later in this sununary

Discussion Topics

1 Scientific basis for magnetism measurements and handling magshynetism effects in the uncertainty analysis for calibration of mass standards

2 Cost factors for routine magnetism surveillance (cost of doing tests cost of not doing tests and the impact)

3 Impact of magnetism testing onfor laboratory accreditation 4 Possible round robin experiments 5 Agreementsresolutions on issues

Resolutions

1 Laboratories should not include an uncertainty component for magnetism measurements in mass calibrations

2 NVLAPs position is that for Echelon I and II measurements (corresponding to OIML R 111 classes E I E2 F I F2) laboratoshyries should 1) state on their reports whether or not they are screening for magnetism and 2) state that no component is included in their uncertainty statement for magnetism effects and 3) include a discussionwritten agreement as to the laboratorys practice regarding magnetism screening (or lack of screening) as a part of normal contract review with laboratory customers

3 Some experimentation needs to be done to evaluate (confirmmodify) the reproducibility of the proeedures in RIll to gain experience in the procedures and better understand the limitations

4 We all agreed that we dont mow how best to quantify magnetic effects of masses and the uncertainties associated with calibrashytion

5 We dont know the level (qualitycost) of gaussmeter that is needshyed yet

Discussion Highlights

Permanent magnetization and magnetic susceptibility are sepashyrate quantities Although each quantity may be problematic for mass calibrations permanent magnetization is often the more troublesome of the two

bull Permanent magnetization is easier to test (with a gaussmeter) than magnetic susceptibility (magnetic susceptometer) However the susceptometer can also provide a measure of the permanent

magnetization as a byproduct of the susceptibility measurement bull What needs to be considered is the force reaction between a

weight and another field (eg a balance a table with steel rebar a force machine with other weights)

bull Options to limit the problems include shield the balances better manufacture weights with limited magnetic susceptibility and negligible permanent magnetization

bull Late model mass comparators with increased resolution can see more of the problems due to magnetized weights Not all balshyancesscales have adequate rcsolution to note any effects due to magnetized weights

bull Recent work was done by the PTE to map a number ofbalshyances to consider the impact of magnetized weights This work allowed increases in the allowable magnetie susceptibility to maintain errors at less than 110 of the maximum permissible erTors (tolerances)

bull We can recognize problematic weights through testing but we cant adequately quantify the effect or correct for the errors

bull Some labs routinely screen others screen when asked to add this service or when problems are observed others do not screen Estimates are that fewer than I of the weights in the system have a problem

bull Old weights are generally rejected or taken out of service if problems are observed (which is causing some frustration among laboratory customers who have used their weights for years with no apparent problems)

bull Testing should result in passfail qualitative result rather than quantifying a measurement

bull The type and cost of gaussmeters vary from $600 models to $5000 models The question of recalibration came up and the fact that the probes degrade over time

bull ASTM E 617-97 will need to be updated as soon as OIML RIll becomes final because magnetism limits were included before the latest revisions E 617-97 is currently more stringent than the latest RIll draft

bull NOAr (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency) ill the Department of Commerce has online information about the earths magnetic fields

bull Degaussing is not easy especially for hard magnetic materials like stainless steel Some laboratories have experimented with this and found that if the material is susceptible - it remagnetizes quickly and to a greater extent than it was prior to the degaussing attempt

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NEWSF THE

NIST NEWS

Make Your Own Connection for NIST News

As I mentioned in the editorial Im cutting some pages oUl of our nsual NIST News to save printed pages and some costs However you can still make your own connection for NIST program and technology press releases The regular NIST webshysite is a wonderfully informative resource and these two speshycialized locations are summary archives of the NIST Public Affairs infonnational releases that are published regularly once or twice a month to the global media

One URL is more technical than the other but I find hoth highly interesting lt wwwnistgovpublic_affairsupdatearchivehtm gt lt viwwnistgovpublic_affiarstechbeatarchivehtm gt

ULTRACOLD EXPERM S PAVE WAY FOR SUPER MOLECULE

A team of researchers at ITLA a joint institute of the National Institllte of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Boulder report in the July 3 edition of Nature an important step toward creating an ultracold super molecule a blend of thousands of molecules acting in unison Such a blend of molecules would provide physicists with an excellent tool for studyshying molecular quantum mechanics and superconductivity

At a temperature of only 150 nanoKelvins above absolute zero the team used lasers and a carefuJIy tuned magnetic field Lo pair potassishyum aloms belonging to a class of particles called fennions into loosely joined molecules belonging to a class of particles called bosons Surprisingly tbe researchers report the number of molecules prodnced is very large wilh about a quarter million lSO percent) of the atoms within the original cloud pairing up

Our experiments notes NIST Physicist Deborah Jin produced the lowest molecular binding energy that has been measured specshytroscopically Tn other words the atom pairs fQlming each molecule are hanging onto one another by their proverbial fingertips The researchers measured the energy holding the molecules together by breaking the molecular bond with a relatively low-energy radio wave

This work Jin continues could help us understand the basic physics behind superconductivity and especially high-temperature superconduetivity Superconductivity is a property in which elecshytrons (a fennion paliicle) move throngh a metal with no resistauce The experiments may lead to creation of felmion superfluids made from gases that would be much easier to study than solid superconshyductors Creation of a super atom (known as a Bose-Einstein conshydensate) eamed another research team at JILA the 2001 Nobel Prize in physics

Contact Fred McGchan (Boulder) (303) 497-3246

SYSTEM HELPS ENSUft REUA6 L1TY OF MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS

The AmlY Navy and Air Force use thousands of miles of optical fibers on ships planes and land-based installations to transmit voice and data They needed a simple effective and highly accurate way to measure the amount of light delivered by these glass wires at key points in the transmission system Power degradation along the nelwork can cause communication failllte

Working with ILX Lightwave Corp of Bozeman Mont the NIST came up with a system capable of world-class optical measurements with push-button conveniencc The system consists of an NISTshydesigned optical detector and an optical multimeter [designed by ILX Lightwave] that measures light emitted from a liber over a wide range of wavelengths

There are two versions of the novel delector one using siliconshybased sensors and the other nsing gennanium-based sensors The sensors connect directly to an optical fiber without any additional optics and with barely measurable light loss Measurement uncershytainty is half that of previous optical fiber power detectors The sysshytem is described in an upcoming issue of the joumal Metrologia

According to NIST engineer John Lehman independent measureshyments of the detectors performance by NIST and its Gennan counshyterpart PTB (Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt) are in excelshylent agreement Another comparison will be made this summer with NISIs British counterpart the National Physical Laboratory

The new systems are now being shipped to military calibration censhyters where they will be used to annually check the accuracy of optishycal fiber power systems utilized in the field

Contact Fred McGehan (Boulder) (303) 497-3246

TfNY BUBBLES EW TOOL IN C E IICAl SESI G

As the old Hawaiian love song says tiny bubbles realJy do make some people feel fine Chemists that is But there is no wine involved this time just water

NIST chemists reported in the June 24 online edition of Langmuir that a process called microboiling shows promise for quick simple and inexpensive chemical sensing The process involves the fonnashytion of tiny vapor bubhles on a 200-nanometer-thick film of preshycious metal immersed in water and heated rapidly By coating the metal microheater with a single layer of waler-repelling molecules the scientists dramatically alrered thc microboiling behavior Bubbles fanned more obviously and at lower temperatures and the water in immediate contact with the metal got much hotter

Its astounding to me that we changed one functional group on the surface of that microhcatcr and saw a dramatic change in the boiling behavior says Michael Tarlov a co-author of the paper

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The finding means that changes in boiling behavior should be useful for detecting specifIc substances The water surrounding a microshyheater designed to bond with DNA or proteins for example might boil at a different temperature if the target molecules were attached to the coating A change can be measured in just 5 microseconds much faster than typical lab techniques NlST scientists have found that the technique can detect sUIfactants such as those used in detergents and are studying its use in microfluidic (or lab-on-ashychip) devices The research also has other potential spin-offs such as the use of designer coatings to improve efficiency in boilers and heat excbangers and the use of microheaters to simplify chemical manufacturing

Contact Laura Ost (301) 975-4034

GRANTS TO FUND DEVEL PMENT OF NOVEL ~CHNOLOGIES

New blade technology tbat could make energy generation by wind turbines more efficient vims-resistant tissues for skin grafts a method for operating a cars devices through conversational speech and an automated Web-searehing and data organizing software sysshytem are among the novel technologies to be developed by the prishyvate sector with support from 16 awards announced by the NlST Advanced Technology Program (ATP)

A list of the latest ATP awards with links to project fact sheets may be found at ltwwwnistgovnewsgt For more detail on individual projects contact the recipient company or joint venture paltnership as listed at the bottom of the project fact sheet

For background information on the ATP including history statistics progJQm evaluations success stories and descriptions of previous awards go to ltwwwatpnistgovgt

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CRACKENG THE NANONEWTON FORCE BARRIER

How do you weigh a dust mite Or delermine the force required to pull a molecule apart Such tasks require a device that measures nanonewtons-forces I billion times smaller than the force required to hold an apple against Earths gravity Nanonewton forces are estishymated with atomic force microscopes and inslluments that measnre the properties of ultrathin coatings like those used on computer hard drives or turbiue blades But the accuracy of such estimates is unknown because they havent been calibrated with force standards based on the kilogram the intemationally accepted unit of mass

Luckily there is hope on the hOlizon In a paper presented June 4 at the annual conferencc of the Society of Experimental Mechanics in Charlotte NC NlST engineers describe a prototype instrument that reliably measnres forces as small as tens of nanonewtons and simultaueously ties those measurements to forces a tbousand times larger based on the kilogram The device works by COllllecting a weIl-calibrated spring-loaded scale with a set of electrodes that genshyerates an electrostatic force

The insuument balances the downward force produced by a oneshymilligram mass artifact by keeping the distance between the elecshytrodes constant but varying the amount of voltage between them The result is a force detenninahon accurate to a few parts in 10000 that is measured with voltage electrical capacitance and distance (the location of the electrodes as measured in wavelengths of laser light) It is much easier to make small changes in voltages than to make small mass standards explains NIST mechanical engineer Jon Pratl

The NIST researchers hope to extend the instruments resolution to tens of piconewtons (trillionths of a newton)

Contact Laura Osl (301) 975-4034

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MI IIATURE MIX-UPS 0 SPEED MATERIA S RESEARCH

A new NIST projeet aims to stir up materials research by adapting lab-on-a-chip teehnology to mix and evaluate experimental conshycoctions at a rapid clip hastening improvements in products ranging from paints to shampoos to plastics

Initially researchers at the NIST Combinatorial Methods Center (NCMC) and several of the NCMCs company members plan to rev up the search for new or better emulsions often eomplex fOlmulashytions that are the basis for US product markets totaling more than $50 billion They will start by deciphering interactions at the intershyfaees (inter-facial tension) between the various eomponents that make lip these viscous mixtures and are key to their pelfonnanee

Now efforts to improve paints shampoos and other emulsions tend to be time-consuming trial-and-error exercises But with tiny Iabshyon-chip devices much of the proeess can be automated permitting rapid systematic testing of new material fonnulations

The project will extend the capabilities of so-called microfluidic systems tiny challllel-lined deviees now used regularly for medical testiug In DNA cbips for example droplets of genetic material are routed through networks of tiny wells each one ser up for a particushylar diagnostic test Material fOlmulations however typically contain components from solvents to different-sized particles tbat do not readily mix and circulate through these minute plumbing systems

To accorrunodate these differences NCMC researchers have designed and tested credit-card-sized prototypes tailored for viscous materials research Features include mixers pumps reservoirs and computer conrrol of the flow of sample droplets through a network of millimeter-wide challllels Mixture properties will be charactershyized with real-time image measurement techniques that NIST is developing with an eye on many application areas

Contact Mark Bello (30J) 975-3776

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NOVE speCTROSCOPIC METHOD CAN DE ECT TER 0 1ST THREA S

A novel techniqne that nses far-infrared (terahertz ) radiation to rapshyidly identify bulk or airborne materials inside sealed paper or plastic containers has been demonstrated by scientists at the NIST and SPARTA Inc of Rosslyn Va Described at a recent technical conshyference the technology has potential applications in homeland secushyrity such as detection of explosives in the mail or other non-metallic portable containers

The method involves directing a far-infrared light source at a samshyple in a e10sed container detecting the light transmitted throngh the materials and then analyzing the light that was absorbed by the sample while making adjnstments for the light absorbed by the conshytainer Far-infrared radiation which falls between visible light and radio waves on the electromagnctic spectrum is partially transmitshyted throngh many materials The pattem of light frequencies or spectra absorbed by a material depends specifically on the vibrashytions of the materials atoms and its crystalline structure

This method can readily identify compounds made of molecules containing three to hnndreds of atoms the size of many threat mateshyrials The two instruments employed one nsing a pulsed laser and the other a glowing filament are tabletop-sized and work at room temperature Two years of experiments have demonstrated thol ahe technique detects aerosols (such as those that might contain anthrax spores) pharmaceutical powders most gases sevEral explosives and other common materials The researchers have compiled a datlbase of spectral characteristics for more than 100 materials and devclshyoped an automated software tool for rapidly identifying bulk materishyals based on their absOlvtion spectra Further research aims to increase the sensitivity and throughput speed of the technology

Contact Laura Ost (301) 975-4034

E SURIG TH REL AS L1TY OF TRACE EXPLOSIVE DETECTORS

In an effort to enhance homeland security NIST chemists are develshyoping new ways to see collections of micrometer-sized particles of explosive materials The techniques will help ensure that equipmcnt for screening airport passengers baggage and cargo operates relishyahly

The research is part of a collaboration with the Transportation Security Agency to develop metTOlogy for dcsigning characterizing and calibrating trace explosive detection systems Thousands of cnhanced trace explosive detcction systems already are deployed in airports to collect particles from luggage and other surfaccs and analyze these samples in a tabletop instrument Research also is under way on new systems that will use air showers to hlow partishycles off people as they walk through portals

The dercction of trace explosives involvcs three basic processes particle collection on cloth or mesh filters palticle heating to proshyduce vapors and vapor analysis to identify thc chemicals N1ST is using its mcasurement expertise to devclop methods to better undershystand and optimize particle collection and heating processes

News from the NMIs

One set of NIST experiments focnses on how evenly current tableshytop analytical instruments heat the filters that collect particles Heat control is importlnt because explosive particles need to get hot enough to vaporize within seconds for rapid analysis and uneven heating may lead to variation in analytical results To assist in the testing and design of walk-through portal systems NIST scientists developed a way to visualize a few individual explosive particles sunounded by millions of backgronnd particles collected on filters Additional NIST Experiments focus on the size of particles knocked off a test surface by various air jet designs Snch infOlmation can be nsed to help design next-generation detection systems

Contlc Laura Ost (301) 975-4034

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NEW NIST FAC lITY SOON WILL BE REFL CTrNG ON SAFER SIGNS

Our roadways should get safer in the future now that the NIST has developed a way to accurately and reliably measure how light reflects off stop signs and other road markings Road signs and markings are designed to be visible at night by retroreflectivity that is they reflect some of the light emitted by a vehicles headlights back toward the drivers eyes However measurements of retroreshyflecrivity have varied so much among different devices and laborashytories that federal transportation officials have bcen nnable to define minimum standards for this Congressionally mandated characterisshytic

Recently NIST established a facility funded by the Transportation Research Board of the National Cooperative Research Program that resolves numerous measurement problems and improves accuracy Inside the facility one finds a long black tunnel with a set of tracks on which sits an insnumented platform Signs or materials are mounted on the platfo[l11 which can be moved 3 to 30 metcrs (10 to 100 feet) from a light source at one end of the tunnel Using custom softwarc scientists precisely control all of the components and measure the characteristics of light reflected from the sign to a detector locatcd close to the source

NIST expects that the facility will begin providing calibration servshyices early in 2004

Contlct Laura Ost (30 I) 975-4034

SINGLE PHOTO DETECTOR CONQUERS TH DARK SIDE

Researchers from the NIST and Boston University have demonstratshycd a detector that counts single pulscs of light while simultancously reducing false or dark counts to virtually zero Reported in the July 28 2003 issue of Applied Physics Letters the advance proshyvides a key technology needed for future development of secure quantum corrununications and cryptography

Quantum communications and cryptography is a codemakers Holy Grail The idea is to use a rapid series of light pulses (photons) in onc of two different states to transmit infonnation in an unbreakable codc

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The photon detector project is part of a multi-disciplinary NIST effort to develop the sophisticated measllIement methods needed to make quantum communication and cryptography possible Funding was provided by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the NIST Advanced Technology Program (ATP)

Most current photon detectors operate best with visible light cannot reliably detect single photons and suffer from high dark counts due to random electronic noise Thc new device operates with the wavcshylength of near-infrared light used for fiber optic communicatJOns and produces negligible dark eounts Instead of using light-sensitive materials the NIST device uses a tungsten film coupled to a fiber optic communication line The film is chilled to 120 milliKe1vin at its transition temperature between nonnal conductivity and supershyconductivity When the fiber optic line delivers a photon to the tungshysten film thc tempcrature rises and the apparatus detects it as au increase in electrical resistance

Thc device detects about 20000 photons per second and works with an efficiency of about 20 percent With planned improvements the research team hopes to increase efficicncies to greater than 80 pershycent

Contact Fred McGehan (Bouldcr) (303) 497-3246

NIST HE s C IP DUSTRY MEASURE FEATURES BY COUN GATOMS

The quest to develop the nanotechnology equivalent of rulers [length-measurement references based on the spacing of atoms in a peIiectIy ordered crystal] has inspired a burst of innovation at the National Institute of Standards and Teehnology (NIST) Progress to date has yielded a novel device tbat can resolve distances smaller than thc radius of an atom and a reliable method for writing 10shynanometer-sized featmcs on silicon

NIST researchers are packaging the new technology and know-how into a seanning tllnneling microscope (STM) system designed to write patterns with dimensions detennined by counting the atoms that make up the pattems structural features Ultimately aiming for an accuracy of better than 1 nanometer the team intends to supply the semiconductor industry with bcnchmark references to calibrate measurcment tools used in rcsearch and production

To measure excecdingly small distances members of the atomshybased artifacts pr~iect developed a novel diode-Iascr based interfershyomcter The new compact instrument incorporates elements of two types of existing interferometcrs-devices that detetmine the distance betwccn two objects on the basis of light interferencc pattcrns-bnt achicves much higher levels of resolution To datc the team has measured distances in increments smaller than 10 picometers or less than one-hundredth of a nanometer

Efforts to produce durable silicon-bascd measurement references have paid off with a method for reliably writing patterns with 10shynanometer linewidths cquivalent to about 30 silicon atoms across These STM-written pattems arc long-lived even outside of a vacushyum and rCccnt work suggests that reactive ion etching can increasc their three-dimensional relief

Contact Mark Bcllo (301) 975-3776

Potpourri

bull New Members Appointed to Baldrige Board of Overseers Commerce Secretary Don Evans has appointed six promincm industry education and health care leaders to serve on thc 12shymember Board of Overseers for the Baldrige National Quality Program to replace retiring board members The Board of Overseers recommends improvements to the Baldrige perfonnshyance exccllcnce criteria the Baldrige National Quality Program and the Baldrige Award process For details sce ltwwwnistgovpublic_affairsmembershtrngt

bull Cheney and Evans present 2002 Baldrige Awards Vice President Dick Cheney and Commerce Secretary Don Evans preshysented thc 2002 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awards to thTee organizations at a Washington DC ceremony on May 21 2003 The event marked the first time a health care organization has been recognized with a Baldrige Award Read more includshying transcripts of remarks at ltwwwnistgovpublic_affairsreleasesmbnqa052103htmgt

bull Detecting Corked Bats After Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs was ejected June 3 from a major league baseball game for using a corked bat officials had the rest of his 76 bats X-rayed by a radiologist In 1987 NIST researchers conducted a study for Major Lcaguc Baseball and detennined that medical X-ray machines were better than ultrasound for detecting corked bats For details see lt wwwl00nistgovlbattamperinghtrn gt

bull Dig jump in Applications for Nations Top Honor for bull ceUence Sixty-eight organizations have sent NIST their applishy

cation for the 2003 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award the nations Presidential award for excellence Last year 49 busishynesses schools and health care organizations applied Over the next six months teams of specially trained examiners will evalushyate these 68 organizations to detennine wbich will receive the award this fal1 For details see ltwwwnistgovpublic_affairsmbnqa_appshtmgt

bull N1ST Receives Valuable Chemical Data from Dow Dow Chemical Co has donated an extensive collection of more thau 50000 infrared spectra-independently valued at more than $5 million-to NIST for incorporation into its Chemistry WebBook The WebBook is an onlinc resource lt httpwebbooknistgov raquo that 600000 users rely on armually for a wide rangc of research and development applications and cducational purposes

CSIR NEWS FROM SOUTH AFRICA

NEW OPTICAL WAVELENGTH STANDARD BOOSTED BY VISIT FROM NOBEL LAUREATE

A new optical wavelength standard is being developed for South Africa The standard is based on an acetylene-stabilised diode laser wherc the laser is stabilised to the absorption lines of acetylene (C2H2) These lines are the Doppler-broadened lines ofthc v I + v3 rotational - vibrational baud and lie between 1510 nm and 1550 nm While frequcncy modulation is used to generate the error signal for stabilisation an expected accuracy and stability of less than 10 MHz laquoOlppm) will be achieved

Research and development of the standard under the guidance of Dr Dean Veneables is almost completc During their visit to South Afiica Professor Carl Wieman of the University of Colorado at Boulder (2001 Nobel Plizc in physics recipient) and Dr Sara

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Gilbert Group Head of Optical fibre and components at NIST held a meeting with the CSIR-NlVU that included discussions on the refinement of the new wavelength standard

Professor Carl Wieman and Eric Comellled a team of physicists that created the worlds first Bose-Einstein condensate a new fonn of matter on 5 June 1995 The condensate allows scientists to study the strauge and extremely small world of quantum physics as if they are looking through a giant magnifYing glass Its creation estabshylished a new branch of atomic physics that has provided a treasureshytrove of scientific discoveries

Predicted in 1924 by Albert Einstein who built on the work of Satyendra Nath Bose the condensate occurs when the waelengths of individual atoms begin to overlap and behave in identical fashion forming a supectonl The superatom occurs when laboratory apparatus is med to chill a group of atoms to just a few hundred bilshylionths of a degree above absolute zero

Comel1 and Wieman likened a Bose-Einstein condensate to an ice crystal forming in cold water and said it has the same relation to ordinary matter as laser light has to light from a light bulb The atoms within the condensate obey the laws of qUJntum physics and are as close to absolute zero -27315 C as the )Ws of physics allow

NML ASSISTS IN EXPA 0 NG AFRiCAN METROLOGY CAPABIL T ES

Dr Franz Hengstberger Regional Coordinator of SADCMET has just returned from a visit to the National 11lSti lute of Standards (NIS) in Egypt and the Kenya Bureau of Standards Both ofthese institushytions are Associate Members of SADCMET

Acting as a special adviser to Prof Shalaan the President of National Institute of Standards (NIS) in Cairo Egypt he investigatshyed a number of aspects pertinent to the NIS photometry and radiomshyetry laboratories They iucluded a thorough study of the equipment facilities personnel and planned capabilities within the laboratory Franz will prepare recommendations based on tbis information Additionally Franz held discussions with Dr Adel Shehata the NlS manager in charge of intemational relations on the forthcoming SADCMET meeting in Zambia other SADCMET matters and the development of metrology in Africa in general

On his retlan leg Franz advised the head of metrology at the Kenyan Bureau of Standards CKEBS) Ivll Joel Kjoko 011 facilities and activities required to establish a KEBS photometry and radiomshyetry laboratory KEBS is now plamling to establish the necessary laboratory space and manufacture and purchase tlle required equipshyment Franz will remain in close touch with the Kenyan colleagues

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in this regard and KEBS and NML will continue to cooperate on this issue ill terms of their existing MOU on cooperation in metrology

Franz also paid a courtesy visit to the Managing Director ofKEBS Mrs Margaret Rotich and reports that he was again struck by the overwhelmiug sense of friendship and cooperation existing between the two institutions

NML gratefully acknowledges the continued support from the South African Department of Trade and Industry for its work in Africa through which it is trying to align with and support the objectives of the New Partnership for Africas Development (NEPAD)

HARDNESS LABORATO Y ESTABLISHED

A new capability for hardness measurement has been established in the Force Hardness and Torque laboratory at the National Metrology Laboratory (NML) of the CSIR to provide measurements primarily for rhe automotive aircraft and iron and steel manufactlrrshying industries

Streugthening the existing hardness testing and indentation capabilishyty for materials Benny Burke commenred that the laboratory is capable of determining hardness based on first principles and the new technology willleplace the previous substitution-based methshyods

In addition the requirements ofISO 650 I Metal ic materials shyRockwell hardness tests will be satisfied Furthermore initial acceptance results indicate that the system is well withiu expected control Iimits Simply stated hardness is the resistance of a material to permanent indentation It is important to recognise that harduess is an empirical test and therefore hardness is not a material property This is because there are several different hardness tests tllat will each determine a different hardness value for the same piece of material Therefore hardness is test method dependent and every test result has to have a label identifYing the test method used Hardness is however used extensively to characterise materials and to determine if they are suitable for their intended nse

The most common uses for hardness tests is to verify the heat treatshyment of a part and to detennine if a material has the properties necshyessary for its intended use Establishing a cOlTelatiou between the hardness result and the desired material property allows this makshying hardness tests very useful in industrial and RampD applications The calibration system will be commissioned by June 2003 and the facility demonstrated to industry at the Technical Advisory Forum

EWS s Natio al Measurement Conference and British Electromagnefc Measurement Conference 2003

Angel Hotel Cardiff UK 18-20 November 2003

NMCfBEMC 2003 is the largest UK measshyurement event focusing on industrial applications of measurement technologies

From shop floor to cutting edge NMC amp BEMC have something to offer everyone

NMCBEMC provides a unique opportunity for delegates to netshywork with colleagues involved in the measurement industry Sessions will include both traditional seminars presenting state of the art techniques and more practically-oriented workshops

Workshops

To address the increasing demand for training and applicationsshyfocused information on measurement technology NMC amp BEMC will hold an increased number of workshops Delegates will gain access to experts and training materials focused on measurement best practices

Technical seminars

Seminars will eonsist of both contributed and invited papers Attendance will allow delegates to diseuss ideas and problems wilh other engineers and measuremenl specialists sharing knowledge and stimulating innovation

Social programme and exhibition

A full social prograrrune will complement the technical sessions providing a forum for the exchange and discussion of ideas Alongside the programme there will be an exhibition giving deleshygates the opportunity to meet with measurement providers instrushymentation suppliers and accredited laboratories This is a valuable chance for delegates to find out about new product developments serviees and applications

The Angel Hotel looks like a pretty elegant venue for metrologists Behave yourselves

Registration

To register your interest in attending NMC or BEMC to held at the Angel Hotel Cardiff UK between 18 and 20 November 2003 please complete the pro-fonna on-line at

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ltwwwnational-measurement-conferencecoukgt or contact Hannah Edmunds at the National Physical LaboratOlY E-mail lt hannahedmundsnplcouk gt Tel +44 20 8943 6260

NIS 30 MHz ATTENUATION MEASUREMIENT FACILITY RELOCATED AT THE ARMY PRIMARY STANDARDS LABO TORY

The 30 MHz Attenuation Measurement System fonnerly loeated at the Boulder laboratories of the Nationallnstilltte of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been relocated to the US Almy Primary Standards Laboratory (APSL) at Redstone Arsenal AL Installation of the system at the APSL was completed by NIST personnel in May 2003 Personnel at the APSL received training in the operation of the system at NIST and also at the APSL

The APSL now has the capability to provide incremental attenuation calibration of precision 30 MHz piston attcnuators and similar devices from 0 to 120 dB The expanded uncertainty of these calishybrations is 0003 dBllO dB at an approximate 95 percent level of confidence Traceability of measurements performed by the system will continue to be proportional to dimensional measurements of a standard piston attenuator which is an integral part of the system The attenuator which was designed machined and characterized by NIST in the early 1960s utilizes a laser interferometer to measure piston displacement with a resolution corresponding to an incremenshytal attenuation of approximately 00001 dB

The system itself utilizes an unmodulaled 2-ehannel RF null techshynique and a precision phase shifter to aehieve high sensitivity and a dynamic range of at least 120 dB The successful transfer of this system to the APSL eusures that the US requirements for 30 MHz attenuation calibration support which is traceable to national stanshydards will continue to be met by the APSL As NIST no longer proshyvides this measureillent service inquiries should be directed to the APSL at 256-876-8417

ITER ATIONAL DIMENSIONAL WORKSHOP

Airport Marriott Nashville TN May 10-14 2004

Make your plans now to attend next years International Dimensional Workshop

Details are on the IDW2004 Website

lt httpwwwsmeorglidw gt Contact Ed Pritchard Oak Ridge Mehology Center Phone 865-574-4261 Fax 865-574-2802 lt pritchardewyI2doegov gt Web Page lt httpwwwy12doegovindexhtmli gt

LIAISO NEWS

A ERICA NATIONAL STANDARDS I SmUTe (A 81) John Lalemkerian Liaison Delegate

The following repOlt details some of the latest innovative accreditashylion programs that ANSI is launching that may be of interest to our NCSL Intemational members

ANSI Completes Pilot Accreditation Program for Personnel Certification Budies

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) administers and coordinates the US voluutary standardization and confomlity assesment system ANSI has announced that it has accredited three organizations involved with the certification of personnel in the safety supply management and construction indushies

These accreditations conclude the first phase of the Institutes lannch of a new accreditation program for personnel certification bodies based upon the new international standard ISOIIEC 17024shy2003 General requirements for bodies operating eertification sysshytems of persons

Certification helps to identify qualified individuals to consumers and employers provide mechanisms for systematically monitoriug the performance of certified persons aud encourage individuals to pmticipate in continuing professional development As an impartial assessor ANSI accreditation protects the integrity of a certification process enhances consumer and public coufideuce in a certification program and the personnel who complete it and facilitates the mohility of certified personnel across borders

Initiated in late 2002 the ANSI pilot program included five organishyzations demonstrating the diversity amoug personnel certification bodies ANSIs accreditation process includes the submission of documentation for each of the requirements identitled in ISOlEe 17024 an on-site audit and the correction of auy non-conformities (ie requirements that have not been met)

According to Institute for Supply Managementtrade (ISM) executive direetor Paul Novak ISM considers it an houor to be one of the few organizations selected by ANSI to participate in its premier pilot accreditation program

The American Society for Nondestructive Testing Inc (ASNT) and the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy Inc (NBCOT) completed the ANSI pilot program in JlUle 2003 For additional infonnation about ANSIs Accreditation Program for Personnel Certifiers please contaet Dr Roy Swift at ltrswiftansiorggt

I EKO Chet Franklin Liaison Delegate

This was an active period with IMEKO

Graham Cameron attended their Annual Conference and provided a repolt at the Tampa meeting

Chet Franklin has volunteered to be the new NCSLI Liaison to lMEKO

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ASIA-PACI Ie LABORATOR ACCREOHA ION COOPERATION (APLAC) Peter Ungel Liaison Delegate

APLAC General Assembly

The next meeting of the APLAC General Assembly and associated Committees will be held in Seoul Republic of Korea in the week of 9-14 November 2003 Two of the five positions on the APLAC Board of Management will be up for re-election

APLAC MRA Council

The APLAC MRA Council will next meet in Seoul during the week of9-l4 November 2003

Following the application by five signatories to the APLAC MRA to become inaugural signatories to the MRA for iuspection body accreditation two initial evaluations have been done and a further two will be done in the latter part of August The fifth evaluation will be doue in October 2003 It is hoped that the initial signing of the APLAC MRA for inspection body accreditation can take place at the MRA Council meeting planned for Columbia MD in late April 2004

Administration of APLAC

The members of the APLAC Board of Management are

Mr Peter Unger (Chair) -- A2LA (United States of America)

Dr Llewellyn Richards (Immediate Past Chair) - IANZ (New Zealand)

Mr Anthony Russell (Chair of MRA Council) - NATA (Australia)

Mr Lin Anping - CNAL (Peoples Republic of China)

Mr Terence S S Chan - HKAS (Hong Kong China)

Dr Katuo Setamiddotmiddot IAJapan (Japan)

Ms Chang Kwei Fem - SAC (Singapore)

Mr Nigel Iou - CNLA (Chinese Taipei)

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APLAC Pub jcations

APLAC documents and membership lists are available as pdf files from the APLAC web site lt wvwaplacorg gt Starting this year APLAC News Notes published bi-mouthly is available only by electronic distribution (as a pdf) and via the APLAC web site

APLAC1 MEMBERSHIP

Full Members

Australia National Association of Testing Authorities Australia (NATA)2 3 4

Brunei Damssalam Ministry of Development (Conslruction Planning and Research Unit)

Canada Standards Council of Canada (SCC)2 3 4 Peopks RepUblic of China National Accreditation Board for China Laboratories (CNAL)2 3 4 Hong Kong China Hong Kong Accreditation Scheme

(HKAS)2 34 India National Accreditatiou Board for Testing amp

Calibration Laboratories (NABL)2 3 4 Indonesia Komite Akreditasi Nasional - The

Accreditation Body of Indonesia (KAN)2 3 5

Japan Japan Accreditation Board for Conformity Assessment (lAB)2 3 5 IAJapan2 3 4 Japan Chemical Laboratory Accreditation (lCLA) Voluntary EMC Laboratory Accreditation Center (V LAC)

Republic of Korea Korea Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (KOLAS)2 3 4

Malaysia Department of Standards Malaysia (DSM)2 Mexico Entidad Mexicanade Accreditaci6n ac

(ema)2 New Zealand Intemational Accreditation New Zealand

(lANZ)2 3 4 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Laboratory Accreditation

Scheme (PNGLAS) Philippines Bureau of Product Standards Laboratory

Accreditation Scheme (BPSLAS)2 Singapore Singapore Accreditation Council - Singapore

Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (SAC-SIN GLAS)2 34

Chinese Taipei Chinese National Laboratory Accreditation (CNLA)2 34

Thailand Department of Medical Sciences Ministry of Public Health Thai Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (TLAS)2 34

United States of American Association for Laboratory America Accreditation (A2LA)2 34

International Accreditation Service Inc (lAS)2 3 5 National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP)2 3 4 NQA-Laboratory Services (NQA-LS) Perry Johnson Laboratories

Vietnam Directorate for Standards and Quality (VILAS)2 3 4

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Associate Mer l-cs

Australia National Analytical Reference Laboratory AGAL (NARL)

Republic of Korea Korea Testing and Research Iustitute for Chemical Industry (KOTRIC)

Chinese Taipei National Institute of Environmental Analysis (NIEA)

United States of Assured Calibration and Laboratory America Accreditation Select Services (ACLASS)

lILAC Regional Cooperation Body Member 2 ILAC Full Member 3 Global Arrangement Signatory 4 APLAC Multilateral MRA - Testing and Calibration 5 APLAC Multilateral MRA - Testing only 6 APLAC MultilateralMRA - Calibration only APLAC Multilate~al Mutual Recognition Arrangement

The Jist of signatories to the APLAC MRA is available from the Liaison Delegate

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ISA N ERNA ONAl Mik~ Suraci Liaison Delegate

I have maintained an active liaison with the ISA The significant areas of mutual interest include Conference issues training web site and marketing

The ISA remains willing to assist NCSLI on many areas of mutual benefit

ASQ MEASUREMENT QUA lTV D VSION (ASQ) Chris Grac1UlIlfil1 Liaison Delegate

The 2003 NCSL Intemational Conference in Tampa FL was a very productive time for the American Society for Quality (ASQ) Measurement Quality Division (MQD) and ASQs Celiifled Calibration Technician (CCT) program I want to take this opportushynity to congratulate Dilip A Shah of E = mc3 Solutions on becomshying MQDs new chairperson Dilip brings to the position decades of metrology experience and a genuine enthusiasm for the metrology profession

At the conference Dilip led the bi-monthly MQD meetingconfershyence call Plans for the 2004 Measurement Science Conference (MSC) and ASQs Quality Congress convention were discussed Other topics included CCT program status work currently being done on the MQD sponsored Metrology Handbook updates on the MQD website etc For more information about MQD please visit our website at lt httpwwwmeasurementqualityorg gt

Session JA of the 2003 NCSL International Conference hosted by Jay L Bucher of the Promega Corporation highlighted the CCT program This session was very well attended as indicated by onl~

20 CCT brochures remaining from the 300 avai [bl~ at th~ comershyence hall Following are the sessions presentcN am Lhelr topic~~

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Sally Harthun American Society for Quality The Basics and Benefits olASQ Certification

bull Dilip Shah E = mc3 Solutions Metrology Training and Certification

bull Chris Grachanen Hewlett-Packard Co ASQs Certified Calibration Technician Body ofKnowledge

After the presentations Hershal C Brewer Accreditation Officer for lntemational Accreditation Service Inc (lAS) joined the preshysenters in a lively 20-minute question and answer session about the CCT program

I would like to extend my congratulations to all newly celtified CCTs The CCT pilot exam was administered in June 2003 to approximately 100 exam candidates throughout the US Following the CCT exam ASQ conducted a Cut-Score Study Workshop Readers may remember that the Cut-Score Study Workshop focuses on detennining the raw score needed for passing the CCT exam

The workshop panel was comprised of 11 ASQ calibration practishytioners who did not take the CCT exam in June and would not be eligible to take the CCT exam until June of 2004 The work of the Cut-Score Study Workshop resulted in a 71 pass rate for June 2003 CCT exam candidates A few of the newly certified CCTs were present at the conference

June 2003 CCT Cut-Score Workshop Auendees Larry Lalonde Keith Jennett James Hughes Cori FinellaId Dave Smeeth Bill Newcomb Ray Lewis Dilip Shah Brent Snoddv Daryl Montie Mike Boothe

The next otlering of the CCT exam will be in Dec 2003 For the latest information about CCT exam dates CCT body of knowledge CCT reference publications etc please visit the ASQs CCT webshysite at lt httpwwwasqorgcerttypescct gt

I am very pleased with the very positive acceptance and energizing enthusiasm for the CCT program from scores of conference attenshydees Cunently there are primers and refresher courses being offered to prepare one fOr taking the CCT exam I encourage those consideling the CCT cxam to download the CCT brochure from the ASQ websitc and review its contents Questions about the CCT program may be sent to me at lt CluisGrachanenhpcom gt Dilip Shaw at lt emc3solnaotcom gt or ASQs Mary Rehm at ltMRehmasqorggt

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IME NEW ENG AND REGION

Instron Corporation Canton MA 02021 Member Delegate

Matt Banik (781) 575-5526

Symmetricom Beverly MA 01915 Member Delegate

Jeanne Hopkins (978) 927-8220

NYPANJ REGiON

Calyx Metrology Laboratory Inc State College PA 16803 Member Delegate

John A Walls III (814) 880-6702

MID-WESTE U REG ON

Accu-Chek Inc Georgetown IN 47122 Member Delegate

David G Smith (812) 951-2206

Northrop Grumman-Xetron Cincinnati OH 45246 Member Delegate

Dan Sorge (513) 881-3291

MID-ATLANTIC us ReG ON

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Richmond VA 23261-6609 Member Delegate

Jim Weaver (804) 652-6814

SOUTH RN US REGION

Jimmy Jackson Services Harpersville AL 35078 Member Delegate

Jimmy L Jackson (205) 672-2148

Lockheed Marlin lechnology Services Greenville SC 29605 Member Delegate

Kenneth Crowe (864) 299-7415

NORTI-I CENTRAL US REGION

The Lanese Group Inc Leawood KS 66209 Member Delegate

John G Lanese (913) 491-6498

SOUTH CENTRAL US REGION

Precision Measurements Calibration Lab EI Paso TX 79928 Member Delegate

Frank R Saucedo (915) 731-4406

SOUTHWESTERN US REGION

Biosite Inc San Diego CA 92121 Member Delegate

ilancy Maple (858) 597-4815

Nissan Technical Center Stanfield AZ 85272 Member Delegate

Angelita S Reyes (520) 421-4341

CANADA R G ON

Accu-Calibration Services Inc Barrie ON L4N 8Z6 Canada Member Delegate

Mike J Maus (705) 721-4200

INTERNAIONAL REG~ON

Atlantic Undersea Test amp Eva Ctr FPO AA 34058-0518 Member Delegate

David A Jinks (561) 655-5155

Logistikamt der Bundeswehr Sankt Augustin Germany 53757 Member Delegate

LTC Gerhard P Mihm 49-2241-15-2519

Tek Know Holding Almaty Kazakhstan 480009 Member Delegate

Igor Nefedov 7-3272-583-551

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bull European Research Area Workshop - proposi1g metrology infrashystTllcture options and research priorities identifying actions to overcome hurdles

bull Foresight Report and dissemination - summarising and justifying the conclusions of the project and providing recommendations and roadmap for selected scenarios

IthJoptinl for Eumpsin RaSIJraecl

Arrn III McrtTollSY

The initial evaluations have been completed as have the various consultation exercises The MERA foresight study bas identified a number of key metrological researc 1 trends for Ole future tile ti t step to enable cooperatiOi to be phmned morc effectively One ey difficulty idenlified is the diffa-e (time scales and approaChes to RampD priority setting and funding i EURO fET 0 lli~s There are instances where particular NMls would like to cnlla orate hut differences in rhe funding cycles are such that it has not been practishycal to do so Clearly greater coordination in rhe RampD planning process would help overcome this obstacle

The changes illlplied may impact most dramatically 00 tne larger NMIs Smaller Nl Ts in E rope bave always focnsed thcir resources on the most pressing priorities in their countly relying on the larger NMI capabilities for the balance In many larger countries the N ls have historically by and large provided a comprehensive range services and research The prcssure on resources means that this assumption that all capability must be provided from within t 1lt

country is being questioned even in the larger European countries

~n [he I rger countries the complexity of the current range of activishyties is such that the NMIs either have or are undertaking excrcises to identify theuroir options in some cases using methodologies such as Mulli Critffia Decision Analysis -MCDAl ada led to thc Issues within he project

It was apparent from (h first workshop thallhere is a clear consenshysus amongst the NMls that collaboration must be increased though a single instil11te for Europe is not considered the most appropriate option for the hlture MERA is laying the foundation~ for greaf~r

collaboration in research the shared use of facilities md increased mobility of researchers as well as more effective exploitation of research The project is identifying le rology trends and res arch priorities and has developed decision-making aids to help idrntify research anmiddot services within Europe thrrt wOl1ld be optimiSed throngh greater collaboration ScenilllOS for Illcreased coil bo ation have been studied and are being tcsted with the stakeholders The final reporl will include a road map roposing a co-ordimlcd panshyEuropean approa h to mcctiug high ievel metrological needs The re~1 challenge stJlllies ahead that is implementing the output of the project

ILACNACLA REPORT Anthony Anderson

ntelnlltioDlIl LablJlrlltory Aeciffditation Coop lion (ILiC) abotgtatory Commi ee (LC)

I attended the ILAC E~cntive Meeting in Pretoria South Africa in Mayas the Chai of the LC A major item on the agenda was further work on the busllloss pi which has been under development for nearly two years The discussion followed the ideas laid out in a disshycussion pape~ Achjeving a stTategic focus for IlAC presented by Mike Peel the ILAC Chair This paper ontlines the work to date of a Task Group appointed by the Executive to create a suitable Strategic and Business Plan for [LAC The aims of the plan are to

ocus the limited resources on activities that are important for fLAC members at the global level

bull Provide transparency to the membership of what is planned to provide answers (0 amongst others the question What does I C provide for my membership fee

bull Allow all members to nnderstand and contribute to the activities lha suit their particular abilities and interests

The Executive agreed that the fLAC arrangement with its focus on intemalional demonstration of equivalence should snppOlt enhance and expand on the domestic and regional confidence created hy members ILACs role should also include the aspect of appropriate outreach to the wider global community It was also agreed that the activities of rr C fell into the following major areas

bull To provide a global solution to nationallregionallintemarional demonstration of eqnivalence of testing measurement and inspection outcomes

bull Be a consultative forum (a) for internal issues and a focal pointlobbyist (b) for external issues regarding Laboratory Accreditation

bull To act as an educational (a) and informationknowledge (b) transshyfer resource regarding laboratory Accreditation at the global level

The Executive have agreed that the work on thc Business Plan now needs to be presented to the IlAC membcrship to obtain agreement huy-in and allocated responsibility for those activities within the three key processes that were identified as priorities

An issue that needs further deliberation and IS of particular interest to the lC is the role of stakeholders and their co mi lTIen to tbe identified aimsobjectives of ILAC The Business Plan task group was strongly of the opinion that stakeholders should be encouraged to actively contribute their knowledge and experience to the various r AC Working Groups (from 2lS wide a perspective as possible ratber than from a specific constituency) They also agreed that decisions regarding mcmbcrship of Ie (llAC) AITaJlgemenl cun only be made by accreditation bodies Nothing in the current ILAC bylaws prevents this proposed greater involvement A further issue was lhal of appropriat membership tees if the voting rights were extended to Slil ~holders

At ne LC meetmg in Marcb whicll for the moment represents all Stakeh Iders there was C011SenSU5 lhltl voting rigbts for Stakeholder j lctnber ill the GA was not an issue More importantly Stakeholders should havc repres-enlation rather than observer status on ILAC committees and by that representation have llljJutvote on

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those committees To a large extent this is now happening all ILAC committees have at least one Stakeholder member and in some cases 1wo

One useful purpose of polling Stakeholders for a GA vote would be where the GA is almost equally divided as was the case in the recent vote regarding the Mark Input from Stakeholders could play some role in directing the organization to make the best decishySIOn

A bigger issue for the LC is that it does not become a pennanent repository for all Stakeholders but eventually be for Laboratory Stakeholders only At the moment there are only rhree nonshyLaboratory Stakeholders out of 19 so for the moment there is no need for another committee However the proposed reorganization chart of ILAC renects the ability to add new Stakeholder commitshytees in addition to a LaboratOlY Stakeholder Conunittee the LC

The reorganization and Strategic and Business Plan for ILAC will be presented and fully discussed at the ILAC General Assembly in Bratislava with the goal offOlmalising changes to coincide with the elections for new positious at the following General Assembly in Cape Town 2004

Another agenda item in Pretoria discussed the application of certain bodies which have affiliate organizations involved in other areas of confonnity assessment other than accreditation The long-standing problem of confusion in the market place between certificatiou (regshyistration) and accreditation is still of coucem regarding membership in ILAC To try and alleviate these problems new membership application fOlms were developed in Pretoria to which in addition to previous obligations committed to by prospective members the following language has been added

To work actively to ensure there is uo market coufusion between our accreditation activities and activities of any related bodies and to clearly distinguish accreditation from certification by avoiding any impression that our organization is working at the certification level and

To not make any references which may infer that our organization has full ILAC Member stalus or is otherwise recognized by lLAC under its Arrangement

I will be attending the next meeting of the ILAC Executive Conunitlee and the LC which will be held plior to the ILAC genershyal Assembly in Bratislava Republic of Slovakia

Natiollal Cooperation [or Lab-Drawrs A~creditation ( CLA)

I have participated in three NACLA Executive Committee Conference Calls since the last Board meeting Relocation of the NACLA Business office has become a very high pliority with the approaching deadline of December 312003 when thc cunent arrangement with NIST ends A proposal is currently out for ballot and the final decision will be made at the next Board of Directors meeting in Tampa

At the end of June NACLA representatives participated in a meetshying with NIST and GM to hear GMs position on accreditation and keep the door opeu for future cooperation between NACLA and GM One of the outcomes oftlle meeting was support for a NACLA Users Advisory Council for representatives of industry and Govemrnent specifiers Invitations are now being issued for an inishytial meeting on September 8 at NJST

NIST has requested that a member ofNISTs Standard Coordination and Confonnity Group participate in all initial evaluashytions of candidate ABs The Executive Committee supported this idea and directed that it be addressed at the July Recognition Committee meeting

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Remembering Laurie Baker

Laurie Baker 1930 - 2003

A long-time friend colleague author metrology leader father husband Laurie Baker 73 died on June 1 2003 after suffering from lung cancer

Laurie was educated in Califomia at the City College of Long Beach as well as UC Berkeley He spent most of his professional carrier as a metrologist and mechanical engineer with Aerospace companies such as McDonnell-Douglas Autonetics (Rockwell) and later Boeing

Laurie was inducted into the Anny in 1951 and served in the Korean War rising to the rank of Sergeant He was awarded the Purple Heart Bronze Star Medal United Nations Service Medal 2 Bronze Service Stars and the Korean Service Medal

While pursuing his career as metrologist at Autonetics Laurie developed a unique leak measuring system as well as a technicalshyly-advanced and high-accuracy vacuum measuring system In his spare time he also became a member of the American Vacuum Society and co-authored with the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) handbooks on vacuwn technologies During this time Laurie also got deeply involved with the activities of the NCSLI and the Measurement Science Conference (MSC)

It was at the NCSLI and MSC where Laurie exhibited his outstanding interpersonal abilities by presenting papers organizing technical sessions and paJiicipating in panel sessions For many years he participated in and chaired the committee on thennodyshynamics for the National Measurement Requirements report His efforts in this regard were endless and recommendations made in the yearly summary reports gained key recognition by the entire metrology community including NIST and the US Congress He was co-chair of the RlSP for Deadweight Pressure Gauges a document that is now widely used in US metrology facilities

Laurie was married in 1956 to Sharon Burke and fathered two children Brian and Erin He remarried in 1982 to Mary Bryan Sawyer taking on the responsibilities as stepfather for Cindy Susie and Irma Kay Since 1986 Laurie and Mmy raised their grandson Cimls

Laurie is fondly remembered for his wit humor calm demeanor inquisitive nature attention to details correctness and warmth He was a perfectionist in his work and in the interactions with his colleagues and friends His skill for calming the waters for finding compromises and above all for bis ability to stay on friendly telms with all of us will be greatly missed He was a true metrologist with a heart made out of gold We shall never forget his image of this gentleman with the ever-smoking pipe in his hand

Klaus Jaeger

Editors Note In this story Klaus referenced an interesting website which was a personal pictorial histoJ) ofLaurie Iound it interesting as (I testament even though most ofus never mel hisfami~y lt wWVicnani-mo-naicomlhbaker gt

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REPO 15 F THE s lull 15 2003 Boeing IDS Huntington Beach CA lim Smith Miguel Cerezo and Rob Parchinski Section Co-Coordinators

NCSLIs Southem CA regions held a combined meeting on 15 lull 2003 at the Boeing IDS Huntington Beach facility

Coordinated by Miguel Cerezo of Amgen Ine Rob Parchinski amp Jim Smith of Boeing IDS the meeting lured approximately 50 attendees [Tom across the region with some attendees traveling from Puget SOlmd to see how its done in CA (less rain was obvious) The new Boeing Conferenee Center loeated adjacent to the Space amp Defense complex allowed some fine tWling of the facility and opened options for future large scale meetings (100 +) attendees

After registration and an ongoing continental breakfast the meeting was opened with introductions and a welcome from Kevin Ruhl of Boeing Past President of NCSU and Senior Manager of the IMRC (Instrument Measurement Resource Center) which includes Metrology Test Equipment Management and Measurement System Integrity

John Bowman of Fluke representing the Measurement Science Conference (MSC) provided a brief overview ofthe upcoming conshyference in January 2004 along with some give away items

NCSLI Board minutes were forwarded by LatTY Nielsen of SCE ESI and reviewed with the attendees

The section attempted to provide a first ever Webinar featuring the Sente Group which was broadcast to the attendees and numershyous people logging in from across thc country The topic was Management of Test Equipment for Business Unfortunately due to technical difficulties the off-site pick-up was interrupted yet quite a few lessons were learned so this spreading teclUlology can be offered at later meetings to those interested parties who cannot attend We thank Paul McNamara amp Tony Rushin for their flying in attempts and follow up with the interested off~site parties

Paul Nelson of Raytheon in El Segundo CA presented an update to the ANSI NCSLI Z540 Wliting committee sparking a lively disshycussion of the features as they compare to ISO 17025 amp 100l2 Paul was asked to present at our next meeting to keep local industry abreast of the direction of the various metrology-related quality standards

leffWalden amp Chet Franklin of the Navys Corona center presented the NCLSI US Measurement Requirement Committee and the groups current tasks and direction The topic was very eye-opening for many They got a behind-the-scenes perspective of just how involved these committees can be and more importantly the impact on industry and our everyday lives

With many attendees not available to attend the Tampa Symposium Wade Keith of Boeing NCSLIs industry survey guru was invited back again and presented some baekground and brief overview of the survey and general results While details could not be provided (full presentation at Tampa) keen interest in future data (available to member organizations) was apparently unanimous

As many have seen the ASQ recent rolling-out of the very sueeessshyfut CCT program was a popular issue and Hershel Brewer of lAS was able to provide some key insights aud results from the June testing period He also presented an in-depth overview of what went into the design and testing of the program prior to the test

After another feeding of the crowd an Italian buffet lunch and the ever-popular corralling of all attendees for a group pieture the meeting eontinued with an afternoon schedule

With Automated Calibration Interval Adjustment becoming a popushylar and active topic Greg Cenker of SCE IESI Metrology in Westminster was invited to present He reviewed some of the softshyware program enhancements that have allowed their metrology lab amp customers to become more cost- effective and competitive Again lively discussion based on the variety of eurrent cultures relating to the topic arose and war stories provided quite a bit of amusement among the audience

Bob Sill of Black Star Measurement Technology provided the last technical presentation of the day covering a wide variety of accelerometer advaneed measurement techniques upcoming sensor breakthroughs and general overview Bobs intimate knowledge and decades of expelience in these topics provided a very interesting presentation while covering a lot of ground in a short time Bob has been invited back to provide papers on specific topics of interest

The meeting was wrapped up with a tour of the Boeing Launch Review Center The tour was treated to a Launch simulation of Boeings Delta Rockct platfoTIn For thosc of you not familiar this is a full functioning yet smaller facility similar to what you see at Cape Canaveral or Houston for monitoring the launch of a variety of Space programs The Delta Rocket platform is the premier and most successful satellite launch family 11 recently placed its 300t11 successful launch with management and design based out of Southern CA

Survey results from the attendees noted that all went well and there were no unsatisfactory occurrences (except the traffic which is a Southclll CA pastime) Our Next Meeting is scheduled for Oct 30 2003 hcre at the Boeing facility in Huntington Beach Speakers presenters and attendees are being actively recruited Please rememshyber if you or any of your Measmement Team are in the area to contact the Southem CA representatives to volunteer for a technical presentation or for mecting information and any related measureshyment question you may have While we probably dont have evcry answer we do have quite a cross-section of local professionals and contacts with experts in a number of fields

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A AL MEETING C6U-Japan

Our annual meeting this year will be held in cooperation with the National Metrology Institute of Japan

Tokyo Metropolitan Ohta-kU Industrial Plaza Ohta-ku Tok-yo Friday November 21 2003

Activities

AM NCSLI-Japan and NMU General Session PM Paper Sessions Demo Sessions Social Sessions

Contaet Kazumi Hayakawa ltkazhayakawaflukecomgt NCSLI-Japan Chailman Tel 03-3434-0181 lun Ode NCSLI-lapan Vice Chailman Tel 03-3909-2151 ex 493 or 494

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STANDARDS POLICY Jack Ferris

ARCHIVAL Jim Allred

Jim Allred of Bechtel has taken over as chair for the Archive comshymittee He has been in contact with the business office as well as Chris Grachenen Chris as noted in the July newsletter has proshyposed creating an archive capability on the NCSL website Jim hopes to consolidate his efforts with Chriss as well as other comshymittees to bring NCSLI members a complete comprehensive searchshyable NCSLI database Jim would also like to thank Lewis Fong for his contributions as the past Archive committee chair

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US MEASUREMENT REQUIREMENTS Jeff Walden

The US Measurement Requirelnents Committee (USMRC) was busy during the 2003 Symposium amp Workshop in Tampa We want to thank the board for the generous offer extended to committees to have booths at the Symposium amp Workshop this year This was an exceptional opportunity to showcase the work of NCSLI commitshytees On Sunday we set up our booth and were ready for the Reception and Exhibit Viewing that evening From then on people actually stopped at our booth and asked questions

Georgia Harris kicked off things for us on Monday with a wellshyattended session titled Magnetism in Mass Measurement Success of Tuesdays Session 3A was assured when you consider that we had a panel composed of Sally Bruce (CORM Representative) Lany Yates (IDW Representative) Andrew WallaId (BIPM) Salvadore Echeverria-Villagomez (CENAM) Charles Ehrlich (NIST) and Georgia Harris (NIST) Add to that an active audience of well over fifty and you have a combination thats hard to beat Our thanks to Dick Pettit for alTanging the program so that the NIST sponsored Session 4A on Measurement Strategy followed immediately and in the same room

On Wednesday the committee reviewed the weeks sessions and the survey responses and decided on some actions for the coming months all aimed at continuing to promote the value of the USMRC to the NCSLI membership

1 Promote the use of our on-linc survey This can be found at lt wwwncsliorgcommitteesl310n-Linc Surveygt

2 Promote thc USMRC with other NCSLI committees 3 Prepare a 3-minute PowerPoint presentation put it on a CD and

send copies to Rcgion and Section Coordinators Encourage coordinators to show the CD at local meetings

4 Plan another panel for the Measurement Science Conference in January 04

Our final event was the door prize drawing for participants in the survey conducted during the Workshop amp Symposium A one-page survey was included in each attendees registration package Out of the more than 1000 surveys distributed 6 were submitted however one was not signed which left 5 for door prize consideration

CANADIAN MEASUREMENiT REQUIREMENTS Lorraine Yeomans DOJid Stevens

Les Peer has resigned as Co-Chair of the committee David Stevens president of Pulse Engineering in Winnepeg Manitoba has agreed to serve as Co-Chair with Lorraine

GLOSSARY Emil Hazarian

Emil Hazarian of the Navy Corona is our new chairman Welcome Emil many thanks to Bob Hardy for his dedicated efforts

MEASUREME T SCIENCE AND TE HNOLOGY Richard B Pettit VP

AUTOMATIC TEST amp CALIBRATION SYSTEMS SCOff Sowerby

The Committee is working 011 the following items

Paul Marciniak has developed an outline for a new Recommended Practice titled Validation aDd Verification of Metrology Software The document will also include informashytion on using electronic recordssignatures meeting the software requirements specified in ISOIlEC 17025 and meeting HcalthcarelFDA requirements (21 CFR Part 11)

bull Open Data Specificalion This involves providing a rag for portshying data from software that identifies the specific measurement (eg 1000 volt DC) that is independcnt of the software used to acquire the mea$urement Dave Martson will determine Flukes position and CUITent options Larry Newbeny will contact other metrology software suppliers 10 document their export options

bull LaDy Newberry is developing a survey of the NCSLl membershyship to find out information about the software being used to supshyport automated testing and calibration

MEASURI - NT COMPARISON PROGRAMS Jim Wheeler and At Teruel

Editors Note Jim FVheeler has graciousl volunteered to be one of the first committees to agree with me editing a litIe harder on his submitted material I have thereby removed some of the i~fonnation

which is contained in the previous Juty issue page 34 Please refer fo fhat newsletterfor ongoing contacts etc

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Committee News

Ongoing ILCs

The Mass ILC final report was disseminated by Jim Ross (Quality Control Services) email

lt Labqc-servicescom gt NIST software was used to generate the final report Two I-kg artifacts were used in the ILC Quality Control Resources did the analysis Jim reports that Quality Control Services is the pivot lab for the WRAP 100 g to I mg round robin Jim is interested in starting another ILC in Jan 2004 Contact him if you are interested

Proposed New ILCs

Tom Larason NIST lt thomaslarasonnistgov gt announced the need for a new UV ILC Tom coordinated a UV ILC in the early 1990s A UV planning meeting is scheduled from 415 to 6 PM in Room 10 ofthc Marriott Waterside

Toe Petersen Metrology Engineer at Abbott Laboratories would like to start an ElectTolytic Conductivity (Resistivity) ILC The range is 0056 ItSem to 147 IlScm The artifact is a conductivity meter(s) with flow-through and dip cclls Toe would like to havc 6 to 10 paliicipants The anticipated start date would be fa112003 Joes phone number is (847) 938-9109 and FAX is (847) 937-4634 email isltjoepetersenabbottcom gt

David Krukar Sandia National Laboratories is interested in coordishynating a Chillcd Mirror Hydrometer ILC for Humidity Dave can be contactcd at (505) 844-5944 or email

lt dckrukasandiagov gt David is also interested in participating in ILCs in shock and accelerationvibration

There will be a new Mass lLC and Temperature ILC starting this ycar according to Mark Ruefenacht of Heusser ltheusserncwcighaolcomgt 925-798-8900 The mass artifacts will be in a set and those interested will be able to choose which stanshydards they wish to measure in the sei There will be 10 labs in thc dataset to start off There is also a Temperature ILC starting too Mark is coordinating both of these efforts along with the NIST Office of Weights and Measures Tim Ross is also assisting in this new Mass lLC

The Guide for Interlaborat01Y Comparisons RP-15 is being updated and will include information on the new ILC certificate of participation National ILC database SRM topics data from ILAC 13 and ISO Guide 43 information on the NIST Dataplot program and an updated Bibliography The RP-15 will now be titled a Recommended Practiceor InterlaboratOIY Comparisons vs a Guideor Interlaboratory Comparisons Dr Bob Watters has volshyunteered to help get the RP together Bob also volunteered to write a section about the database for the revised RP Thanks Bob

Our meeting minutes are posted on the NCSLI MCP Committee website The roster ofILC activities and contact personnel will also be posted there

Jason Tang is no longer with Boeing and has tumed over the Resistance ILCs to Philip Johnson of Boeing ltPhilipkJohnsonboeingcomgt Phillip chaired the meeting with Jeff Gust in attendanee The ILC is wrapped up There were 19 active participants in the I-Mohm ILC Thanks to Tason Tang for his hard work

Jim Ross received a plaque of appreciation at the NCSLI in Tampa for his efforts with the Mass ILC Thanks to Tim for his work

Bart Schrijver Agilent Technologies is coordinating a new RF Power ILC There are approximately 16 participants Dilip A Shah E = mc3 Solutions has volunteered as the data processor The artishyfact has just left the Navy Primary Standards Laboratory

John Cable Honeywell FMampT lt jcablekcpcom gt coordinates the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques - Automatic RF Techniques Group (ARFTG) round robins in support of automatic network analyzers The following connector types are supported in the round robin effort Thanks to John Cable for providing this information Note the new 7-16 connector John received a plaque from NCSLI for his long term efforts in support of the ARFTG round robins

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INTRINSIC amp DERIVED STANDARDS John Ball

The Intrinsic and Derived Standards Committee continues to be very active and the committee met at the 2003 NCSLI Couference A summary of committee activities include

I The Catalogue ofIntrinsic and Derived Standards is being updated

2 A few editorial changes to the hwnidity RlSP-5 were updated by Bob Hardy

3 Stan Pond volunteered to re-start the Triple Point ofArgon Working Group

4 Ruben Salazar and the Pressure WG are updating the Pressure RISP They will also develop an uncertainty analysis for presshysure cross-float calibrations This working group will hold a meeting at the Conference

5 Therc was a discussion of derived standard meaning a primary standard that was not intrinsic This definition needs to be updatshyed for the Catalogue rcvision

6 Chuck Ehrlich reported that the defmition of an Intrinsic Standard by the committee remains in the VIM but the committee has issues with the notes

7 Josephson Junction Interlaboratory Comparison results for 2002 were presented at the 2003 NCSLI Conference

COlmmttee News

CHEM AL IETROLOG COM ITIEE Tom Ouimet

The Chemical Metrology Committee (CMe) held a meeting at the 2003 NCSLI Conference

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INDUSTRIAL PROGRAMS WoodyTramel VP

AIRLINE ETROLOGY Victor Cleland

The meeting was held at the NCSLI Conference in Tampa Representatives from United Finnair and Delta Airlines members of the NIST and NCSLI and a few suppliers and vendors attended

David Baker and Ron Cressman dropped in to present plaques to Delta Airlines Departments 338 and 589 and manager Doug Reynolds to acknowledge the Air Forces appreciation for a recent tour of the calibration labs at the Atlanta Technical Operations Center

Vic Cleland chaired the meeting Woody Tramel the NCSLl VP for our corrunittee attended to introduce himself and meet our membershyship and to offer his support Representatives from NIST were present to offer support in our efforts to comply with FAA requireshyments for our calibration programs Bob Walters and MalY Saunders expressed concerns about some of the wording in AC 145shy9 such as traceahle to a standard acceptable to the FAA They suggested our committee might request NIST to help perfonn a gap analysis between the FAA requirements for airline cahbration proshygrams and ISO 17025

Barbara Belzer gave some suggestions about NVLAP accreditation

It was suggested that we personally invite other airlines to join our committee to increase active membership The state of the industry has affected the ability of many of our members to rcgularly attend meetings

Rick Ohlendorf of Schwien would like to assist running an interlabshyoratory comparison of Schwien manometers for our committee

Representatives from King Nutronics Boeing Testronics Northwest Calibration and the Pi Group attended to listen to conshycerns and issues of our committee and to offer their services

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D -CATION amp TAING Dave Nebel VP

I have continued with development of a program to be presented at High School Career Day Fairs Tplan completion for September I have not yet been provided with the names of any volunteers to make presentations in their sections areas

We have submitted the reconunended PersOlmel Training Requirements Guide for board review and comments

111is period my committees have no activity reports

DOCU E TARY STANDARDS ampAPPlICAmiddot TIONS Larry E Nielsen VP

LABORATORY EVALUATION RESOURCES Vacant

This committee will be reactivated as projects are identified that fit its charter eg to develop or maintain handbooks or other materials related to documentary standards applications

LABORATORY FAC UTIES Dr David Braudaway

Work continues on an update of RP-l4 Recommended Practice for Selecting Standards LaboratOly Envirorunents

TROL - GY PRACTICES Dr Howard Castrup

Editors Note Somc of this committees structural information is published in the April 2003 Newsletter page 36

Calibl1ltion Intervals

Dennis Jackson of the US Navy NSWC has been developing and sharing new techniques [or fitting certain types of reliability models to calibration service histmy data These techniques are fairly simshyple 10 implement and are planned for inclusion in the next edition of RP-l

Measureme middott eels on Ris ADa~jsis

Subcommittee chair Karl Haynes and I are continuing to develop material for prescntation in a draft RP I have been talking with NCSLI members who have access to data management systems that are potential candidates for experimenting with the implementation of real-time risk management algorithms

SPC Methods

The new Gage RampR model is still under development The SPCshybased (average and range) methods seem fairly Veil established but work is needed on extending current ANOVA methods 10 cover part variation equipment variation reproducibility repeatability and uncertainty growth The challenge is to develop a three-way design that can work within the constraints of the kind of data maintained by calibration orgauizations

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Committee News

Decision Support

The subcommittee chair Derek Porter of Boeing Commercial Airplane Group has submitted a draft RP titled Metrology Practices Decision Support Topics r have reviewed this draft and will offer my comments during the August 20 Committee meeting

Uncerta~illty Analysis

We have begun reviewing RP-12 and have identified a need to include additional material from the GUM as well as methods and techniques tbat have emerged since the GUMs last publication We also have begun work on additional examples involving mulrivariate and systems analysis methods and examples that explore sourccs of error that are either not addressed in tbe current RP or are given only peripheral mention

As currently conceived we plan to stnlcture the RP in such a way thaI the degree of required analytical rigor can be matched to risk and other needs Tbe topics that will be proposed to the Committee are bull Analysis examples from different measuremenl disciplines (mass

dimensional electricalelectronic CMM analytical chemishy etc)

bull Uncertainty analysis as a tool for measurement design and equipshyment selection

Analysis methods

bull Expansionupdate of GUM methods bull Type A Estimation bull Type B Estimation bull Normality testing bull Selecting and applying error distributions bull Montc Carlo simulation

Multivmiate measurements bull Uncertainty propagation in calibration support bierarchies

Using uncertainty estimates bull Tolerancing bull Risk analysis bull Bayesian analysis

Interval analysis bull Capability statemcnts

WRITING CO MITTEE Jesse l110rse

This has been a quiet qum1er for consensus body activity Howevcr it has becn a VERY active quarter for Working Group OTIC that was established last Janumy at MSC Del Caldwell (WG-I Cbaimlan) has made major achievements in getting the conunittee together and down to work

War Ihg Grolll Olle

Our initial activity was to rcview rSOIlEC 17025 and ISO 10012 which currently form the basis for our revised srandard and identify tecbnical issues we need to address with the two ISO standards to meet National requirements Sixty-two comments were received by tbe end of May Thesc werc distributed to the committee for review

and as of Ihis date a total of about 160 comments have been received These comments are significant and reflect a wide range of interests and excellent knowledge of the contributors In general the comments fall into the following categOlies

bull General considerations - form scope and value added bull ISOIIEC 17025 issues and bull ISO 10012 issues

After our assessment of the technical issues the Group will address the foml of the end product ie the revised Z5401 Should it be a supplement to the existing ISO standards or should it be a standshyalone dOCllment Should it be a digital product paper or both Should the digital product provide a view of the sL1l1dard as a supshyplement yet provide a view with the incorporated changes I think that fonn should follow nll1ction and it appears that using a digital fQImat we should be able to satisfY all interests

ACCREDITATION RESOURCES James Jenkins

Work conljnucs on an update of RP-9 Calibration Laboratory Capability Documentation Guideline Major changes have been incorporated in a new draft to reflect a level of standardization emerging between US accreditation bodies in stating scopes of accrcditation

CAUBRATION 13 OCEDURES Dale Varner

Work continues on development of a calibration procedure database for publication in an appropriate NCSLI media

CONFERENCE SITE SE EellON Anthony Anderson

Inunediately following the April Board meeting Tom Huttennan and 1made a site visit to Kansas City and Overland Park This could be a possible site for 2007 or 2009 and proposals have been solicited

At the end of June Carol Hockert Tom HuttemaIl and I visited St Paul Minnesota The new Riverside Convention Center is an excelshylent facility and could adequately host our conference Proposals from convcnient hotels for 2007 have been requested

A contract bas been signed with the Renaissance Hotel in Nashville for 2006 and a final contract revision from thc Nashville Convention Cenler is expected imminently for submission to the contract review committee

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Conference Meeting Report Ad Hoc Focus Group

Magnetism in Mass Measurements

September 122003

Background

A number of issues surrounding the measurement of magnetism in mass measurements have created frustration for mass calibration laboratories and for accreditation bodies A meeting at the Tampa NCSLI Workshop and Symposium brought together interested parshyties to discuss the issues with the intent on coming to some resolushytions for how to handle the various issues Dr Richard Davis BIPM was invited and attended the meeting to provide background technishycal information aud guidance In addition Dr Davis submitted a reserve paper on this issue that was presented in session 8A (the paper was published on the Conference Proceedings CD) A number of resolutions were developed that are noted later in this sununary

Discussion Topics

1 Scientific basis for magnetism measurements and handling magshynetism effects in the uncertainty analysis for calibration of mass standards

2 Cost factors for routine magnetism surveillance (cost of doing tests cost of not doing tests and the impact)

3 Impact of magnetism testing onfor laboratory accreditation 4 Possible round robin experiments 5 Agreementsresolutions on issues

Resolutions

1 Laboratories should not include an uncertainty component for magnetism measurements in mass calibrations

2 NVLAPs position is that for Echelon I and II measurements (corresponding to OIML R 111 classes E I E2 F I F2) laboratoshyries should 1) state on their reports whether or not they are screening for magnetism and 2) state that no component is included in their uncertainty statement for magnetism effects and 3) include a discussionwritten agreement as to the laboratorys practice regarding magnetism screening (or lack of screening) as a part of normal contract review with laboratory customers

3 Some experimentation needs to be done to evaluate (confirmmodify) the reproducibility of the proeedures in RIll to gain experience in the procedures and better understand the limitations

4 We all agreed that we dont mow how best to quantify magnetic effects of masses and the uncertainties associated with calibrashytion

5 We dont know the level (qualitycost) of gaussmeter that is needshyed yet

Discussion Highlights

Permanent magnetization and magnetic susceptibility are sepashyrate quantities Although each quantity may be problematic for mass calibrations permanent magnetization is often the more troublesome of the two

bull Permanent magnetization is easier to test (with a gaussmeter) than magnetic susceptibility (magnetic susceptometer) However the susceptometer can also provide a measure of the permanent

magnetization as a byproduct of the susceptibility measurement bull What needs to be considered is the force reaction between a

weight and another field (eg a balance a table with steel rebar a force machine with other weights)

bull Options to limit the problems include shield the balances better manufacture weights with limited magnetic susceptibility and negligible permanent magnetization

bull Late model mass comparators with increased resolution can see more of the problems due to magnetized weights Not all balshyancesscales have adequate rcsolution to note any effects due to magnetized weights

bull Recent work was done by the PTE to map a number ofbalshyances to consider the impact of magnetized weights This work allowed increases in the allowable magnetie susceptibility to maintain errors at less than 110 of the maximum permissible erTors (tolerances)

bull We can recognize problematic weights through testing but we cant adequately quantify the effect or correct for the errors

bull Some labs routinely screen others screen when asked to add this service or when problems are observed others do not screen Estimates are that fewer than I of the weights in the system have a problem

bull Old weights are generally rejected or taken out of service if problems are observed (which is causing some frustration among laboratory customers who have used their weights for years with no apparent problems)

bull Testing should result in passfail qualitative result rather than quantifying a measurement

bull The type and cost of gaussmeters vary from $600 models to $5000 models The question of recalibration came up and the fact that the probes degrade over time

bull ASTM E 617-97 will need to be updated as soon as OIML RIll becomes final because magnetism limits were included before the latest revisions E 617-97 is currently more stringent than the latest RIll draft

bull NOAr (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency) ill the Department of Commerce has online information about the earths magnetic fields

bull Degaussing is not easy especially for hard magnetic materials like stainless steel Some laboratories have experimented with this and found that if the material is susceptible - it remagnetizes quickly and to a greater extent than it was prior to the degaussing attempt

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Reinhard Scbwu)d Sartonus ROlmk Eubanks Joe Moran Troemner Bill Young CO Dave Uplon Midwesl Research Institute Anel1 Czysch oKD Mike KTltlmer VA S~CYC Sunmcr NM Emtl HaZllrian NSWCiCoon R1Ck Sci ral1h N1STAPTD Mass amp Force Group VnMiIler NISfWIID labOrJlory Mltrology Group Steve DOly NISTISSo NY LAP Carol Hockert MN Georgia Harris NISTiWMo Labollory MctlOloyeny Group

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NEWSF THE

NIST NEWS

Make Your Own Connection for NIST News

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ULTRACOLD EXPERM S PAVE WAY FOR SUPER MOLECULE

A team of researchers at ITLA a joint institute of the National Institllte of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Boulder report in the July 3 edition of Nature an important step toward creating an ultracold super molecule a blend of thousands of molecules acting in unison Such a blend of molecules would provide physicists with an excellent tool for studyshying molecular quantum mechanics and superconductivity

At a temperature of only 150 nanoKelvins above absolute zero the team used lasers and a carefuJIy tuned magnetic field Lo pair potassishyum aloms belonging to a class of particles called fennions into loosely joined molecules belonging to a class of particles called bosons Surprisingly tbe researchers report the number of molecules prodnced is very large wilh about a quarter million lSO percent) of the atoms within the original cloud pairing up

Our experiments notes NIST Physicist Deborah Jin produced the lowest molecular binding energy that has been measured specshytroscopically Tn other words the atom pairs fQlming each molecule are hanging onto one another by their proverbial fingertips The researchers measured the energy holding the molecules together by breaking the molecular bond with a relatively low-energy radio wave

This work Jin continues could help us understand the basic physics behind superconductivity and especially high-temperature superconduetivity Superconductivity is a property in which elecshytrons (a fennion paliicle) move throngh a metal with no resistauce The experiments may lead to creation of felmion superfluids made from gases that would be much easier to study than solid superconshyductors Creation of a super atom (known as a Bose-Einstein conshydensate) eamed another research team at JILA the 2001 Nobel Prize in physics

Contact Fred McGchan (Boulder) (303) 497-3246

SYSTEM HELPS ENSUft REUA6 L1TY OF MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS

The AmlY Navy and Air Force use thousands of miles of optical fibers on ships planes and land-based installations to transmit voice and data They needed a simple effective and highly accurate way to measure the amount of light delivered by these glass wires at key points in the transmission system Power degradation along the nelwork can cause communication failllte

Working with ILX Lightwave Corp of Bozeman Mont the NIST came up with a system capable of world-class optical measurements with push-button conveniencc The system consists of an NISTshydesigned optical detector and an optical multimeter [designed by ILX Lightwave] that measures light emitted from a liber over a wide range of wavelengths

There are two versions of the novel delector one using siliconshybased sensors and the other nsing gennanium-based sensors The sensors connect directly to an optical fiber without any additional optics and with barely measurable light loss Measurement uncershytainty is half that of previous optical fiber power detectors The sysshytem is described in an upcoming issue of the joumal Metrologia

According to NIST engineer John Lehman independent measureshyments of the detectors performance by NIST and its Gennan counshyterpart PTB (Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt) are in excelshylent agreement Another comparison will be made this summer with NISIs British counterpart the National Physical Laboratory

The new systems are now being shipped to military calibration censhyters where they will be used to annually check the accuracy of optishycal fiber power systems utilized in the field

Contact Fred McGehan (Boulder) (303) 497-3246

TfNY BUBBLES EW TOOL IN C E IICAl SESI G

As the old Hawaiian love song says tiny bubbles realJy do make some people feel fine Chemists that is But there is no wine involved this time just water

NIST chemists reported in the June 24 online edition of Langmuir that a process called microboiling shows promise for quick simple and inexpensive chemical sensing The process involves the fonnashytion of tiny vapor bubhles on a 200-nanometer-thick film of preshycious metal immersed in water and heated rapidly By coating the metal microheater with a single layer of waler-repelling molecules the scientists dramatically alrered thc microboiling behavior Bubbles fanned more obviously and at lower temperatures and the water in immediate contact with the metal got much hotter

Its astounding to me that we changed one functional group on the surface of that microhcatcr and saw a dramatic change in the boiling behavior says Michael Tarlov a co-author of the paper

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The finding means that changes in boiling behavior should be useful for detecting specifIc substances The water surrounding a microshyheater designed to bond with DNA or proteins for example might boil at a different temperature if the target molecules were attached to the coating A change can be measured in just 5 microseconds much faster than typical lab techniques NlST scientists have found that the technique can detect sUIfactants such as those used in detergents and are studying its use in microfluidic (or lab-on-ashychip) devices The research also has other potential spin-offs such as the use of designer coatings to improve efficiency in boilers and heat excbangers and the use of microheaters to simplify chemical manufacturing

Contact Laura Ost (301) 975-4034

GRANTS TO FUND DEVEL PMENT OF NOVEL ~CHNOLOGIES

New blade technology tbat could make energy generation by wind turbines more efficient vims-resistant tissues for skin grafts a method for operating a cars devices through conversational speech and an automated Web-searehing and data organizing software sysshytem are among the novel technologies to be developed by the prishyvate sector with support from 16 awards announced by the NlST Advanced Technology Program (ATP)

A list of the latest ATP awards with links to project fact sheets may be found at ltwwwnistgovnewsgt For more detail on individual projects contact the recipient company or joint venture paltnership as listed at the bottom of the project fact sheet

For background information on the ATP including history statistics progJQm evaluations success stories and descriptions of previous awards go to ltwwwatpnistgovgt

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CRACKENG THE NANONEWTON FORCE BARRIER

How do you weigh a dust mite Or delermine the force required to pull a molecule apart Such tasks require a device that measures nanonewtons-forces I billion times smaller than the force required to hold an apple against Earths gravity Nanonewton forces are estishymated with atomic force microscopes and inslluments that measnre the properties of ultrathin coatings like those used on computer hard drives or turbiue blades But the accuracy of such estimates is unknown because they havent been calibrated with force standards based on the kilogram the intemationally accepted unit of mass

Luckily there is hope on the hOlizon In a paper presented June 4 at the annual conferencc of the Society of Experimental Mechanics in Charlotte NC NlST engineers describe a prototype instrument that reliably measnres forces as small as tens of nanonewtons and simultaueously ties those measurements to forces a tbousand times larger based on the kilogram The device works by COllllecting a weIl-calibrated spring-loaded scale with a set of electrodes that genshyerates an electrostatic force

The insuument balances the downward force produced by a oneshymilligram mass artifact by keeping the distance between the elecshytrodes constant but varying the amount of voltage between them The result is a force detenninahon accurate to a few parts in 10000 that is measured with voltage electrical capacitance and distance (the location of the electrodes as measured in wavelengths of laser light) It is much easier to make small changes in voltages than to make small mass standards explains NIST mechanical engineer Jon Pratl

The NIST researchers hope to extend the instruments resolution to tens of piconewtons (trillionths of a newton)

Contact Laura Osl (301) 975-4034

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MI IIATURE MIX-UPS 0 SPEED MATERIA S RESEARCH

A new NIST projeet aims to stir up materials research by adapting lab-on-a-chip teehnology to mix and evaluate experimental conshycoctions at a rapid clip hastening improvements in products ranging from paints to shampoos to plastics

Initially researchers at the NIST Combinatorial Methods Center (NCMC) and several of the NCMCs company members plan to rev up the search for new or better emulsions often eomplex fOlmulashytions that are the basis for US product markets totaling more than $50 billion They will start by deciphering interactions at the intershyfaees (inter-facial tension) between the various eomponents that make lip these viscous mixtures and are key to their pelfonnanee

Now efforts to improve paints shampoos and other emulsions tend to be time-consuming trial-and-error exercises But with tiny Iabshyon-chip devices much of the proeess can be automated permitting rapid systematic testing of new material fonnulations

The project will extend the capabilities of so-called microfluidic systems tiny challllel-lined deviees now used regularly for medical testiug In DNA cbips for example droplets of genetic material are routed through networks of tiny wells each one ser up for a particushylar diagnostic test Material fOlmulations however typically contain components from solvents to different-sized particles tbat do not readily mix and circulate through these minute plumbing systems

To accorrunodate these differences NCMC researchers have designed and tested credit-card-sized prototypes tailored for viscous materials research Features include mixers pumps reservoirs and computer conrrol of the flow of sample droplets through a network of millimeter-wide challllels Mixture properties will be charactershyized with real-time image measurement techniques that NIST is developing with an eye on many application areas

Contact Mark Bello (30J) 975-3776

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NOVE speCTROSCOPIC METHOD CAN DE ECT TER 0 1ST THREA S

A novel techniqne that nses far-infrared (terahertz ) radiation to rapshyidly identify bulk or airborne materials inside sealed paper or plastic containers has been demonstrated by scientists at the NIST and SPARTA Inc of Rosslyn Va Described at a recent technical conshyference the technology has potential applications in homeland secushyrity such as detection of explosives in the mail or other non-metallic portable containers

The method involves directing a far-infrared light source at a samshyple in a e10sed container detecting the light transmitted throngh the materials and then analyzing the light that was absorbed by the sample while making adjnstments for the light absorbed by the conshytainer Far-infrared radiation which falls between visible light and radio waves on the electromagnctic spectrum is partially transmitshyted throngh many materials The pattem of light frequencies or spectra absorbed by a material depends specifically on the vibrashytions of the materials atoms and its crystalline structure

This method can readily identify compounds made of molecules containing three to hnndreds of atoms the size of many threat mateshyrials The two instruments employed one nsing a pulsed laser and the other a glowing filament are tabletop-sized and work at room temperature Two years of experiments have demonstrated thol ahe technique detects aerosols (such as those that might contain anthrax spores) pharmaceutical powders most gases sevEral explosives and other common materials The researchers have compiled a datlbase of spectral characteristics for more than 100 materials and devclshyoped an automated software tool for rapidly identifying bulk materishyals based on their absOlvtion spectra Further research aims to increase the sensitivity and throughput speed of the technology

Contact Laura Ost (301) 975-4034

E SURIG TH REL AS L1TY OF TRACE EXPLOSIVE DETECTORS

In an effort to enhance homeland security NIST chemists are develshyoping new ways to see collections of micrometer-sized particles of explosive materials The techniques will help ensure that equipmcnt for screening airport passengers baggage and cargo operates relishyahly

The research is part of a collaboration with the Transportation Security Agency to develop metTOlogy for dcsigning characterizing and calibrating trace explosive detection systems Thousands of cnhanced trace explosive detcction systems already are deployed in airports to collect particles from luggage and other surfaccs and analyze these samples in a tabletop instrument Research also is under way on new systems that will use air showers to hlow partishycles off people as they walk through portals

The dercction of trace explosives involvcs three basic processes particle collection on cloth or mesh filters palticle heating to proshyduce vapors and vapor analysis to identify thc chemicals N1ST is using its mcasurement expertise to devclop methods to better undershystand and optimize particle collection and heating processes

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One set of NIST experiments focnses on how evenly current tableshytop analytical instruments heat the filters that collect particles Heat control is importlnt because explosive particles need to get hot enough to vaporize within seconds for rapid analysis and uneven heating may lead to variation in analytical results To assist in the testing and design of walk-through portal systems NIST scientists developed a way to visualize a few individual explosive particles sunounded by millions of backgronnd particles collected on filters Additional NIST Experiments focus on the size of particles knocked off a test surface by various air jet designs Snch infOlmation can be nsed to help design next-generation detection systems

Contlc Laura Ost (301) 975-4034

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NEW NIST FAC lITY SOON WILL BE REFL CTrNG ON SAFER SIGNS

Our roadways should get safer in the future now that the NIST has developed a way to accurately and reliably measure how light reflects off stop signs and other road markings Road signs and markings are designed to be visible at night by retroreflectivity that is they reflect some of the light emitted by a vehicles headlights back toward the drivers eyes However measurements of retroreshyflecrivity have varied so much among different devices and laborashytories that federal transportation officials have bcen nnable to define minimum standards for this Congressionally mandated characterisshytic

Recently NIST established a facility funded by the Transportation Research Board of the National Cooperative Research Program that resolves numerous measurement problems and improves accuracy Inside the facility one finds a long black tunnel with a set of tracks on which sits an insnumented platform Signs or materials are mounted on the platfo[l11 which can be moved 3 to 30 metcrs (10 to 100 feet) from a light source at one end of the tunnel Using custom softwarc scientists precisely control all of the components and measure the characteristics of light reflected from the sign to a detector locatcd close to the source

NIST expects that the facility will begin providing calibration servshyices early in 2004

Contlct Laura Ost (30 I) 975-4034

SINGLE PHOTO DETECTOR CONQUERS TH DARK SIDE

Researchers from the NIST and Boston University have demonstratshycd a detector that counts single pulscs of light while simultancously reducing false or dark counts to virtually zero Reported in the July 28 2003 issue of Applied Physics Letters the advance proshyvides a key technology needed for future development of secure quantum corrununications and cryptography

Quantum communications and cryptography is a codemakers Holy Grail The idea is to use a rapid series of light pulses (photons) in onc of two different states to transmit infonnation in an unbreakable codc

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The photon detector project is part of a multi-disciplinary NIST effort to develop the sophisticated measllIement methods needed to make quantum communication and cryptography possible Funding was provided by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the NIST Advanced Technology Program (ATP)

Most current photon detectors operate best with visible light cannot reliably detect single photons and suffer from high dark counts due to random electronic noise Thc new device operates with the wavcshylength of near-infrared light used for fiber optic communicatJOns and produces negligible dark eounts Instead of using light-sensitive materials the NIST device uses a tungsten film coupled to a fiber optic communication line The film is chilled to 120 milliKe1vin at its transition temperature between nonnal conductivity and supershyconductivity When the fiber optic line delivers a photon to the tungshysten film thc tempcrature rises and the apparatus detects it as au increase in electrical resistance

Thc device detects about 20000 photons per second and works with an efficiency of about 20 percent With planned improvements the research team hopes to increase efficicncies to greater than 80 pershycent

Contact Fred McGehan (Bouldcr) (303) 497-3246

NIST HE s C IP DUSTRY MEASURE FEATURES BY COUN GATOMS

The quest to develop the nanotechnology equivalent of rulers [length-measurement references based on the spacing of atoms in a peIiectIy ordered crystal] has inspired a burst of innovation at the National Institute of Standards and Teehnology (NIST) Progress to date has yielded a novel device tbat can resolve distances smaller than thc radius of an atom and a reliable method for writing 10shynanometer-sized featmcs on silicon

NIST researchers are packaging the new technology and know-how into a seanning tllnneling microscope (STM) system designed to write patterns with dimensions detennined by counting the atoms that make up the pattems structural features Ultimately aiming for an accuracy of better than 1 nanometer the team intends to supply the semiconductor industry with bcnchmark references to calibrate measurcment tools used in rcsearch and production

To measure excecdingly small distances members of the atomshybased artifacts pr~iect developed a novel diode-Iascr based interfershyomcter The new compact instrument incorporates elements of two types of existing interferometcrs-devices that detetmine the distance betwccn two objects on the basis of light interferencc pattcrns-bnt achicves much higher levels of resolution To datc the team has measured distances in increments smaller than 10 picometers or less than one-hundredth of a nanometer

Efforts to produce durable silicon-bascd measurement references have paid off with a method for reliably writing patterns with 10shynanometer linewidths cquivalent to about 30 silicon atoms across These STM-written pattems arc long-lived even outside of a vacushyum and rCccnt work suggests that reactive ion etching can increasc their three-dimensional relief

Contact Mark Bcllo (301) 975-3776

Potpourri

bull New Members Appointed to Baldrige Board of Overseers Commerce Secretary Don Evans has appointed six promincm industry education and health care leaders to serve on thc 12shymember Board of Overseers for the Baldrige National Quality Program to replace retiring board members The Board of Overseers recommends improvements to the Baldrige perfonnshyance exccllcnce criteria the Baldrige National Quality Program and the Baldrige Award process For details sce ltwwwnistgovpublic_affairsmembershtrngt

bull Cheney and Evans present 2002 Baldrige Awards Vice President Dick Cheney and Commerce Secretary Don Evans preshysented thc 2002 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awards to thTee organizations at a Washington DC ceremony on May 21 2003 The event marked the first time a health care organization has been recognized with a Baldrige Award Read more includshying transcripts of remarks at ltwwwnistgovpublic_affairsreleasesmbnqa052103htmgt

bull Detecting Corked Bats After Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs was ejected June 3 from a major league baseball game for using a corked bat officials had the rest of his 76 bats X-rayed by a radiologist In 1987 NIST researchers conducted a study for Major Lcaguc Baseball and detennined that medical X-ray machines were better than ultrasound for detecting corked bats For details see lt wwwl00nistgovlbattamperinghtrn gt

bull Dig jump in Applications for Nations Top Honor for bull ceUence Sixty-eight organizations have sent NIST their applishy

cation for the 2003 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award the nations Presidential award for excellence Last year 49 busishynesses schools and health care organizations applied Over the next six months teams of specially trained examiners will evalushyate these 68 organizations to detennine wbich will receive the award this fal1 For details see ltwwwnistgovpublic_affairsmbnqa_appshtmgt

bull N1ST Receives Valuable Chemical Data from Dow Dow Chemical Co has donated an extensive collection of more thau 50000 infrared spectra-independently valued at more than $5 million-to NIST for incorporation into its Chemistry WebBook The WebBook is an onlinc resource lt httpwebbooknistgov raquo that 600000 users rely on armually for a wide rangc of research and development applications and cducational purposes

CSIR NEWS FROM SOUTH AFRICA

NEW OPTICAL WAVELENGTH STANDARD BOOSTED BY VISIT FROM NOBEL LAUREATE

A new optical wavelength standard is being developed for South Africa The standard is based on an acetylene-stabilised diode laser wherc the laser is stabilised to the absorption lines of acetylene (C2H2) These lines are the Doppler-broadened lines ofthc v I + v3 rotational - vibrational baud and lie between 1510 nm and 1550 nm While frequcncy modulation is used to generate the error signal for stabilisation an expected accuracy and stability of less than 10 MHz laquoOlppm) will be achieved

Research and development of the standard under the guidance of Dr Dean Veneables is almost completc During their visit to South Afiica Professor Carl Wieman of the University of Colorado at Boulder (2001 Nobel Plizc in physics recipient) and Dr Sara

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Gilbert Group Head of Optical fibre and components at NIST held a meeting with the CSIR-NlVU that included discussions on the refinement of the new wavelength standard

Professor Carl Wieman and Eric Comellled a team of physicists that created the worlds first Bose-Einstein condensate a new fonn of matter on 5 June 1995 The condensate allows scientists to study the strauge and extremely small world of quantum physics as if they are looking through a giant magnifYing glass Its creation estabshylished a new branch of atomic physics that has provided a treasureshytrove of scientific discoveries

Predicted in 1924 by Albert Einstein who built on the work of Satyendra Nath Bose the condensate occurs when the waelengths of individual atoms begin to overlap and behave in identical fashion forming a supectonl The superatom occurs when laboratory apparatus is med to chill a group of atoms to just a few hundred bilshylionths of a degree above absolute zero

Comel1 and Wieman likened a Bose-Einstein condensate to an ice crystal forming in cold water and said it has the same relation to ordinary matter as laser light has to light from a light bulb The atoms within the condensate obey the laws of qUJntum physics and are as close to absolute zero -27315 C as the )Ws of physics allow

NML ASSISTS IN EXPA 0 NG AFRiCAN METROLOGY CAPABIL T ES

Dr Franz Hengstberger Regional Coordinator of SADCMET has just returned from a visit to the National 11lSti lute of Standards (NIS) in Egypt and the Kenya Bureau of Standards Both ofthese institushytions are Associate Members of SADCMET

Acting as a special adviser to Prof Shalaan the President of National Institute of Standards (NIS) in Cairo Egypt he investigatshyed a number of aspects pertinent to the NIS photometry and radiomshyetry laboratories They iucluded a thorough study of the equipment facilities personnel and planned capabilities within the laboratory Franz will prepare recommendations based on tbis information Additionally Franz held discussions with Dr Adel Shehata the NlS manager in charge of intemational relations on the forthcoming SADCMET meeting in Zambia other SADCMET matters and the development of metrology in Africa in general

On his retlan leg Franz advised the head of metrology at the Kenyan Bureau of Standards CKEBS) Ivll Joel Kjoko 011 facilities and activities required to establish a KEBS photometry and radiomshyetry laboratory KEBS is now plamling to establish the necessary laboratory space and manufacture and purchase tlle required equipshyment Franz will remain in close touch with the Kenyan colleagues

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in this regard and KEBS and NML will continue to cooperate on this issue ill terms of their existing MOU on cooperation in metrology

Franz also paid a courtesy visit to the Managing Director ofKEBS Mrs Margaret Rotich and reports that he was again struck by the overwhelmiug sense of friendship and cooperation existing between the two institutions

NML gratefully acknowledges the continued support from the South African Department of Trade and Industry for its work in Africa through which it is trying to align with and support the objectives of the New Partnership for Africas Development (NEPAD)

HARDNESS LABORATO Y ESTABLISHED

A new capability for hardness measurement has been established in the Force Hardness and Torque laboratory at the National Metrology Laboratory (NML) of the CSIR to provide measurements primarily for rhe automotive aircraft and iron and steel manufactlrrshying industries

Streugthening the existing hardness testing and indentation capabilishyty for materials Benny Burke commenred that the laboratory is capable of determining hardness based on first principles and the new technology willleplace the previous substitution-based methshyods

In addition the requirements ofISO 650 I Metal ic materials shyRockwell hardness tests will be satisfied Furthermore initial acceptance results indicate that the system is well withiu expected control Iimits Simply stated hardness is the resistance of a material to permanent indentation It is important to recognise that harduess is an empirical test and therefore hardness is not a material property This is because there are several different hardness tests tllat will each determine a different hardness value for the same piece of material Therefore hardness is test method dependent and every test result has to have a label identifYing the test method used Hardness is however used extensively to characterise materials and to determine if they are suitable for their intended nse

The most common uses for hardness tests is to verify the heat treatshyment of a part and to detennine if a material has the properties necshyessary for its intended use Establishing a cOlTelatiou between the hardness result and the desired material property allows this makshying hardness tests very useful in industrial and RampD applications The calibration system will be commissioned by June 2003 and the facility demonstrated to industry at the Technical Advisory Forum

EWS s Natio al Measurement Conference and British Electromagnefc Measurement Conference 2003

Angel Hotel Cardiff UK 18-20 November 2003

NMCfBEMC 2003 is the largest UK measshyurement event focusing on industrial applications of measurement technologies

From shop floor to cutting edge NMC amp BEMC have something to offer everyone

NMCBEMC provides a unique opportunity for delegates to netshywork with colleagues involved in the measurement industry Sessions will include both traditional seminars presenting state of the art techniques and more practically-oriented workshops

Workshops

To address the increasing demand for training and applicationsshyfocused information on measurement technology NMC amp BEMC will hold an increased number of workshops Delegates will gain access to experts and training materials focused on measurement best practices

Technical seminars

Seminars will eonsist of both contributed and invited papers Attendance will allow delegates to diseuss ideas and problems wilh other engineers and measuremenl specialists sharing knowledge and stimulating innovation

Social programme and exhibition

A full social prograrrune will complement the technical sessions providing a forum for the exchange and discussion of ideas Alongside the programme there will be an exhibition giving deleshygates the opportunity to meet with measurement providers instrushymentation suppliers and accredited laboratories This is a valuable chance for delegates to find out about new product developments serviees and applications

The Angel Hotel looks like a pretty elegant venue for metrologists Behave yourselves

Registration

To register your interest in attending NMC or BEMC to held at the Angel Hotel Cardiff UK between 18 and 20 November 2003 please complete the pro-fonna on-line at

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ltwwwnational-measurement-conferencecoukgt or contact Hannah Edmunds at the National Physical LaboratOlY E-mail lt hannahedmundsnplcouk gt Tel +44 20 8943 6260

NIS 30 MHz ATTENUATION MEASUREMIENT FACILITY RELOCATED AT THE ARMY PRIMARY STANDARDS LABO TORY

The 30 MHz Attenuation Measurement System fonnerly loeated at the Boulder laboratories of the Nationallnstilltte of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been relocated to the US Almy Primary Standards Laboratory (APSL) at Redstone Arsenal AL Installation of the system at the APSL was completed by NIST personnel in May 2003 Personnel at the APSL received training in the operation of the system at NIST and also at the APSL

The APSL now has the capability to provide incremental attenuation calibration of precision 30 MHz piston attcnuators and similar devices from 0 to 120 dB The expanded uncertainty of these calishybrations is 0003 dBllO dB at an approximate 95 percent level of confidence Traceability of measurements performed by the system will continue to be proportional to dimensional measurements of a standard piston attenuator which is an integral part of the system The attenuator which was designed machined and characterized by NIST in the early 1960s utilizes a laser interferometer to measure piston displacement with a resolution corresponding to an incremenshytal attenuation of approximately 00001 dB

The system itself utilizes an unmodulaled 2-ehannel RF null techshynique and a precision phase shifter to aehieve high sensitivity and a dynamic range of at least 120 dB The successful transfer of this system to the APSL eusures that the US requirements for 30 MHz attenuation calibration support which is traceable to national stanshydards will continue to be met by the APSL As NIST no longer proshyvides this measureillent service inquiries should be directed to the APSL at 256-876-8417

ITER ATIONAL DIMENSIONAL WORKSHOP

Airport Marriott Nashville TN May 10-14 2004

Make your plans now to attend next years International Dimensional Workshop

Details are on the IDW2004 Website

lt httpwwwsmeorglidw gt Contact Ed Pritchard Oak Ridge Mehology Center Phone 865-574-4261 Fax 865-574-2802 lt pritchardewyI2doegov gt Web Page lt httpwwwy12doegovindexhtmli gt

LIAISO NEWS

A ERICA NATIONAL STANDARDS I SmUTe (A 81) John Lalemkerian Liaison Delegate

The following repOlt details some of the latest innovative accreditashylion programs that ANSI is launching that may be of interest to our NCSL Intemational members

ANSI Completes Pilot Accreditation Program for Personnel Certification Budies

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) administers and coordinates the US voluutary standardization and confomlity assesment system ANSI has announced that it has accredited three organizations involved with the certification of personnel in the safety supply management and construction indushies

These accreditations conclude the first phase of the Institutes lannch of a new accreditation program for personnel certification bodies based upon the new international standard ISOIIEC 17024shy2003 General requirements for bodies operating eertification sysshytems of persons

Certification helps to identify qualified individuals to consumers and employers provide mechanisms for systematically monitoriug the performance of certified persons aud encourage individuals to pmticipate in continuing professional development As an impartial assessor ANSI accreditation protects the integrity of a certification process enhances consumer and public coufideuce in a certification program and the personnel who complete it and facilitates the mohility of certified personnel across borders

Initiated in late 2002 the ANSI pilot program included five organishyzations demonstrating the diversity amoug personnel certification bodies ANSIs accreditation process includes the submission of documentation for each of the requirements identitled in ISOlEe 17024 an on-site audit and the correction of auy non-conformities (ie requirements that have not been met)

According to Institute for Supply Managementtrade (ISM) executive direetor Paul Novak ISM considers it an houor to be one of the few organizations selected by ANSI to participate in its premier pilot accreditation program

The American Society for Nondestructive Testing Inc (ASNT) and the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy Inc (NBCOT) completed the ANSI pilot program in JlUle 2003 For additional infonnation about ANSIs Accreditation Program for Personnel Certifiers please contaet Dr Roy Swift at ltrswiftansiorggt

I EKO Chet Franklin Liaison Delegate

This was an active period with IMEKO

Graham Cameron attended their Annual Conference and provided a repolt at the Tampa meeting

Chet Franklin has volunteered to be the new NCSLI Liaison to lMEKO

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ASIA-PACI Ie LABORATOR ACCREOHA ION COOPERATION (APLAC) Peter Ungel Liaison Delegate

APLAC General Assembly

The next meeting of the APLAC General Assembly and associated Committees will be held in Seoul Republic of Korea in the week of 9-14 November 2003 Two of the five positions on the APLAC Board of Management will be up for re-election

APLAC MRA Council

The APLAC MRA Council will next meet in Seoul during the week of9-l4 November 2003

Following the application by five signatories to the APLAC MRA to become inaugural signatories to the MRA for iuspection body accreditation two initial evaluations have been done and a further two will be done in the latter part of August The fifth evaluation will be doue in October 2003 It is hoped that the initial signing of the APLAC MRA for inspection body accreditation can take place at the MRA Council meeting planned for Columbia MD in late April 2004

Administration of APLAC

The members of the APLAC Board of Management are

Mr Peter Unger (Chair) -- A2LA (United States of America)

Dr Llewellyn Richards (Immediate Past Chair) - IANZ (New Zealand)

Mr Anthony Russell (Chair of MRA Council) - NATA (Australia)

Mr Lin Anping - CNAL (Peoples Republic of China)

Mr Terence S S Chan - HKAS (Hong Kong China)

Dr Katuo Setamiddotmiddot IAJapan (Japan)

Ms Chang Kwei Fem - SAC (Singapore)

Mr Nigel Iou - CNLA (Chinese Taipei)

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Liaison News

APLAC Pub jcations

APLAC documents and membership lists are available as pdf files from the APLAC web site lt wvwaplacorg gt Starting this year APLAC News Notes published bi-mouthly is available only by electronic distribution (as a pdf) and via the APLAC web site

APLAC1 MEMBERSHIP

Full Members

Australia National Association of Testing Authorities Australia (NATA)2 3 4

Brunei Damssalam Ministry of Development (Conslruction Planning and Research Unit)

Canada Standards Council of Canada (SCC)2 3 4 Peopks RepUblic of China National Accreditation Board for China Laboratories (CNAL)2 3 4 Hong Kong China Hong Kong Accreditation Scheme

(HKAS)2 34 India National Accreditatiou Board for Testing amp

Calibration Laboratories (NABL)2 3 4 Indonesia Komite Akreditasi Nasional - The

Accreditation Body of Indonesia (KAN)2 3 5

Japan Japan Accreditation Board for Conformity Assessment (lAB)2 3 5 IAJapan2 3 4 Japan Chemical Laboratory Accreditation (lCLA) Voluntary EMC Laboratory Accreditation Center (V LAC)

Republic of Korea Korea Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (KOLAS)2 3 4

Malaysia Department of Standards Malaysia (DSM)2 Mexico Entidad Mexicanade Accreditaci6n ac

(ema)2 New Zealand Intemational Accreditation New Zealand

(lANZ)2 3 4 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Laboratory Accreditation

Scheme (PNGLAS) Philippines Bureau of Product Standards Laboratory

Accreditation Scheme (BPSLAS)2 Singapore Singapore Accreditation Council - Singapore

Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (SAC-SIN GLAS)2 34

Chinese Taipei Chinese National Laboratory Accreditation (CNLA)2 34

Thailand Department of Medical Sciences Ministry of Public Health Thai Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (TLAS)2 34

United States of American Association for Laboratory America Accreditation (A2LA)2 34

International Accreditation Service Inc (lAS)2 3 5 National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP)2 3 4 NQA-Laboratory Services (NQA-LS) Perry Johnson Laboratories

Vietnam Directorate for Standards and Quality (VILAS)2 3 4

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Australia National Analytical Reference Laboratory AGAL (NARL)

Republic of Korea Korea Testing and Research Iustitute for Chemical Industry (KOTRIC)

Chinese Taipei National Institute of Environmental Analysis (NIEA)

United States of Assured Calibration and Laboratory America Accreditation Select Services (ACLASS)

lILAC Regional Cooperation Body Member 2 ILAC Full Member 3 Global Arrangement Signatory 4 APLAC Multilateral MRA - Testing and Calibration 5 APLAC Multilateral MRA - Testing only 6 APLAC MultilateralMRA - Calibration only APLAC Multilate~al Mutual Recognition Arrangement

The Jist of signatories to the APLAC MRA is available from the Liaison Delegate

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ISA N ERNA ONAl Mik~ Suraci Liaison Delegate

I have maintained an active liaison with the ISA The significant areas of mutual interest include Conference issues training web site and marketing

The ISA remains willing to assist NCSLI on many areas of mutual benefit

ASQ MEASUREMENT QUA lTV D VSION (ASQ) Chris Grac1UlIlfil1 Liaison Delegate

The 2003 NCSL Intemational Conference in Tampa FL was a very productive time for the American Society for Quality (ASQ) Measurement Quality Division (MQD) and ASQs Celiifled Calibration Technician (CCT) program I want to take this opportushynity to congratulate Dilip A Shah of E = mc3 Solutions on becomshying MQDs new chairperson Dilip brings to the position decades of metrology experience and a genuine enthusiasm for the metrology profession

At the conference Dilip led the bi-monthly MQD meetingconfershyence call Plans for the 2004 Measurement Science Conference (MSC) and ASQs Quality Congress convention were discussed Other topics included CCT program status work currently being done on the MQD sponsored Metrology Handbook updates on the MQD website etc For more information about MQD please visit our website at lt httpwwwmeasurementqualityorg gt

Session JA of the 2003 NCSL International Conference hosted by Jay L Bucher of the Promega Corporation highlighted the CCT program This session was very well attended as indicated by onl~

20 CCT brochures remaining from the 300 avai [bl~ at th~ comershyence hall Following are the sessions presentcN am Lhelr topic~~

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Sally Harthun American Society for Quality The Basics and Benefits olASQ Certification

bull Dilip Shah E = mc3 Solutions Metrology Training and Certification

bull Chris Grachanen Hewlett-Packard Co ASQs Certified Calibration Technician Body ofKnowledge

After the presentations Hershal C Brewer Accreditation Officer for lntemational Accreditation Service Inc (lAS) joined the preshysenters in a lively 20-minute question and answer session about the CCT program

I would like to extend my congratulations to all newly celtified CCTs The CCT pilot exam was administered in June 2003 to approximately 100 exam candidates throughout the US Following the CCT exam ASQ conducted a Cut-Score Study Workshop Readers may remember that the Cut-Score Study Workshop focuses on detennining the raw score needed for passing the CCT exam

The workshop panel was comprised of 11 ASQ calibration practishytioners who did not take the CCT exam in June and would not be eligible to take the CCT exam until June of 2004 The work of the Cut-Score Study Workshop resulted in a 71 pass rate for June 2003 CCT exam candidates A few of the newly certified CCTs were present at the conference

June 2003 CCT Cut-Score Workshop Auendees Larry Lalonde Keith Jennett James Hughes Cori FinellaId Dave Smeeth Bill Newcomb Ray Lewis Dilip Shah Brent Snoddv Daryl Montie Mike Boothe

The next otlering of the CCT exam will be in Dec 2003 For the latest information about CCT exam dates CCT body of knowledge CCT reference publications etc please visit the ASQs CCT webshysite at lt httpwwwasqorgcerttypescct gt

I am very pleased with the very positive acceptance and energizing enthusiasm for the CCT program from scores of conference attenshydees Cunently there are primers and refresher courses being offered to prepare one fOr taking the CCT exam I encourage those consideling the CCT cxam to download the CCT brochure from the ASQ websitc and review its contents Questions about the CCT program may be sent to me at lt CluisGrachanenhpcom gt Dilip Shaw at lt emc3solnaotcom gt or ASQs Mary Rehm at ltMRehmasqorggt

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Instron Corporation Canton MA 02021 Member Delegate

Matt Banik (781) 575-5526

Symmetricom Beverly MA 01915 Member Delegate

Jeanne Hopkins (978) 927-8220

NYPANJ REGiON

Calyx Metrology Laboratory Inc State College PA 16803 Member Delegate

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MID-WESTE U REG ON

Accu-Chek Inc Georgetown IN 47122 Member Delegate

David G Smith (812) 951-2206

Northrop Grumman-Xetron Cincinnati OH 45246 Member Delegate

Dan Sorge (513) 881-3291

MID-ATLANTIC us ReG ON

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Richmond VA 23261-6609 Member Delegate

Jim Weaver (804) 652-6814

SOUTH RN US REGION

Jimmy Jackson Services Harpersville AL 35078 Member Delegate

Jimmy L Jackson (205) 672-2148

Lockheed Marlin lechnology Services Greenville SC 29605 Member Delegate

Kenneth Crowe (864) 299-7415

NORTI-I CENTRAL US REGION

The Lanese Group Inc Leawood KS 66209 Member Delegate

John G Lanese (913) 491-6498

SOUTH CENTRAL US REGION

Precision Measurements Calibration Lab EI Paso TX 79928 Member Delegate

Frank R Saucedo (915) 731-4406

SOUTHWESTERN US REGION

Biosite Inc San Diego CA 92121 Member Delegate

ilancy Maple (858) 597-4815

Nissan Technical Center Stanfield AZ 85272 Member Delegate

Angelita S Reyes (520) 421-4341

CANADA R G ON

Accu-Calibration Services Inc Barrie ON L4N 8Z6 Canada Member Delegate

Mike J Maus (705) 721-4200

INTERNAIONAL REG~ON

Atlantic Undersea Test amp Eva Ctr FPO AA 34058-0518 Member Delegate

David A Jinks (561) 655-5155

Logistikamt der Bundeswehr Sankt Augustin Germany 53757 Member Delegate

LTC Gerhard P Mihm 49-2241-15-2519

Tek Know Holding Almaty Kazakhstan 480009 Member Delegate

Igor Nefedov 7-3272-583-551

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those committees To a large extent this is now happening all ILAC committees have at least one Stakeholder member and in some cases 1wo

One useful purpose of polling Stakeholders for a GA vote would be where the GA is almost equally divided as was the case in the recent vote regarding the Mark Input from Stakeholders could play some role in directing the organization to make the best decishySIOn

A bigger issue for the LC is that it does not become a pennanent repository for all Stakeholders but eventually be for Laboratory Stakeholders only At the moment there are only rhree nonshyLaboratory Stakeholders out of 19 so for the moment there is no need for another committee However the proposed reorganization chart of ILAC renects the ability to add new Stakeholder commitshytees in addition to a LaboratOlY Stakeholder Conunittee the LC

The reorganization and Strategic and Business Plan for ILAC will be presented and fully discussed at the ILAC General Assembly in Bratislava with the goal offOlmalising changes to coincide with the elections for new positious at the following General Assembly in Cape Town 2004

Another agenda item in Pretoria discussed the application of certain bodies which have affiliate organizations involved in other areas of confonnity assessment other than accreditation The long-standing problem of confusion in the market place between certificatiou (regshyistration) and accreditation is still of coucem regarding membership in ILAC To try and alleviate these problems new membership application fOlms were developed in Pretoria to which in addition to previous obligations committed to by prospective members the following language has been added

To work actively to ensure there is uo market coufusion between our accreditation activities and activities of any related bodies and to clearly distinguish accreditation from certification by avoiding any impression that our organization is working at the certification level and

To not make any references which may infer that our organization has full ILAC Member stalus or is otherwise recognized by lLAC under its Arrangement

I will be attending the next meeting of the ILAC Executive Conunitlee and the LC which will be held plior to the ILAC genershyal Assembly in Bratislava Republic of Slovakia

Natiollal Cooperation [or Lab-Drawrs A~creditation ( CLA)

I have participated in three NACLA Executive Committee Conference Calls since the last Board meeting Relocation of the NACLA Business office has become a very high pliority with the approaching deadline of December 312003 when thc cunent arrangement with NIST ends A proposal is currently out for ballot and the final decision will be made at the next Board of Directors meeting in Tampa

At the end of June NACLA representatives participated in a meetshying with NIST and GM to hear GMs position on accreditation and keep the door opeu for future cooperation between NACLA and GM One of the outcomes oftlle meeting was support for a NACLA Users Advisory Council for representatives of industry and Govemrnent specifiers Invitations are now being issued for an inishytial meeting on September 8 at NJST

NIST has requested that a member ofNISTs Standard Coordination and Confonnity Group participate in all initial evaluashytions of candidate ABs The Executive Committee supported this idea and directed that it be addressed at the July Recognition Committee meeting

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Remembering Laurie Baker

Laurie Baker 1930 - 2003

A long-time friend colleague author metrology leader father husband Laurie Baker 73 died on June 1 2003 after suffering from lung cancer

Laurie was educated in Califomia at the City College of Long Beach as well as UC Berkeley He spent most of his professional carrier as a metrologist and mechanical engineer with Aerospace companies such as McDonnell-Douglas Autonetics (Rockwell) and later Boeing

Laurie was inducted into the Anny in 1951 and served in the Korean War rising to the rank of Sergeant He was awarded the Purple Heart Bronze Star Medal United Nations Service Medal 2 Bronze Service Stars and the Korean Service Medal

While pursuing his career as metrologist at Autonetics Laurie developed a unique leak measuring system as well as a technicalshyly-advanced and high-accuracy vacuum measuring system In his spare time he also became a member of the American Vacuum Society and co-authored with the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) handbooks on vacuwn technologies During this time Laurie also got deeply involved with the activities of the NCSLI and the Measurement Science Conference (MSC)

It was at the NCSLI and MSC where Laurie exhibited his outstanding interpersonal abilities by presenting papers organizing technical sessions and paJiicipating in panel sessions For many years he participated in and chaired the committee on thennodyshynamics for the National Measurement Requirements report His efforts in this regard were endless and recommendations made in the yearly summary reports gained key recognition by the entire metrology community including NIST and the US Congress He was co-chair of the RlSP for Deadweight Pressure Gauges a document that is now widely used in US metrology facilities

Laurie was married in 1956 to Sharon Burke and fathered two children Brian and Erin He remarried in 1982 to Mary Bryan Sawyer taking on the responsibilities as stepfather for Cindy Susie and Irma Kay Since 1986 Laurie and Mmy raised their grandson Cimls

Laurie is fondly remembered for his wit humor calm demeanor inquisitive nature attention to details correctness and warmth He was a perfectionist in his work and in the interactions with his colleagues and friends His skill for calming the waters for finding compromises and above all for bis ability to stay on friendly telms with all of us will be greatly missed He was a true metrologist with a heart made out of gold We shall never forget his image of this gentleman with the ever-smoking pipe in his hand

Klaus Jaeger

Editors Note In this story Klaus referenced an interesting website which was a personal pictorial histoJ) ofLaurie Iound it interesting as (I testament even though most ofus never mel hisfami~y lt wWVicnani-mo-naicomlhbaker gt

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REPO 15 F THE s lull 15 2003 Boeing IDS Huntington Beach CA lim Smith Miguel Cerezo and Rob Parchinski Section Co-Coordinators

NCSLIs Southem CA regions held a combined meeting on 15 lull 2003 at the Boeing IDS Huntington Beach facility

Coordinated by Miguel Cerezo of Amgen Ine Rob Parchinski amp Jim Smith of Boeing IDS the meeting lured approximately 50 attendees [Tom across the region with some attendees traveling from Puget SOlmd to see how its done in CA (less rain was obvious) The new Boeing Conferenee Center loeated adjacent to the Space amp Defense complex allowed some fine tWling of the facility and opened options for future large scale meetings (100 +) attendees

After registration and an ongoing continental breakfast the meeting was opened with introductions and a welcome from Kevin Ruhl of Boeing Past President of NCSU and Senior Manager of the IMRC (Instrument Measurement Resource Center) which includes Metrology Test Equipment Management and Measurement System Integrity

John Bowman of Fluke representing the Measurement Science Conference (MSC) provided a brief overview ofthe upcoming conshyference in January 2004 along with some give away items

NCSLI Board minutes were forwarded by LatTY Nielsen of SCE ESI and reviewed with the attendees

The section attempted to provide a first ever Webinar featuring the Sente Group which was broadcast to the attendees and numershyous people logging in from across thc country The topic was Management of Test Equipment for Business Unfortunately due to technical difficulties the off-site pick-up was interrupted yet quite a few lessons were learned so this spreading teclUlology can be offered at later meetings to those interested parties who cannot attend We thank Paul McNamara amp Tony Rushin for their flying in attempts and follow up with the interested off~site parties

Paul Nelson of Raytheon in El Segundo CA presented an update to the ANSI NCSLI Z540 Wliting committee sparking a lively disshycussion of the features as they compare to ISO 17025 amp 100l2 Paul was asked to present at our next meeting to keep local industry abreast of the direction of the various metrology-related quality standards

leffWalden amp Chet Franklin of the Navys Corona center presented the NCLSI US Measurement Requirement Committee and the groups current tasks and direction The topic was very eye-opening for many They got a behind-the-scenes perspective of just how involved these committees can be and more importantly the impact on industry and our everyday lives

With many attendees not available to attend the Tampa Symposium Wade Keith of Boeing NCSLIs industry survey guru was invited back again and presented some baekground and brief overview of the survey and general results While details could not be provided (full presentation at Tampa) keen interest in future data (available to member organizations) was apparently unanimous

As many have seen the ASQ recent rolling-out of the very sueeessshyfut CCT program was a popular issue and Hershel Brewer of lAS was able to provide some key insights aud results from the June testing period He also presented an in-depth overview of what went into the design and testing of the program prior to the test

After another feeding of the crowd an Italian buffet lunch and the ever-popular corralling of all attendees for a group pieture the meeting eontinued with an afternoon schedule

With Automated Calibration Interval Adjustment becoming a popushylar and active topic Greg Cenker of SCE IESI Metrology in Westminster was invited to present He reviewed some of the softshyware program enhancements that have allowed their metrology lab amp customers to become more cost- effective and competitive Again lively discussion based on the variety of eurrent cultures relating to the topic arose and war stories provided quite a bit of amusement among the audience

Bob Sill of Black Star Measurement Technology provided the last technical presentation of the day covering a wide variety of accelerometer advaneed measurement techniques upcoming sensor breakthroughs and general overview Bobs intimate knowledge and decades of expelience in these topics provided a very interesting presentation while covering a lot of ground in a short time Bob has been invited back to provide papers on specific topics of interest

The meeting was wrapped up with a tour of the Boeing Launch Review Center The tour was treated to a Launch simulation of Boeings Delta Rockct platfoTIn For thosc of you not familiar this is a full functioning yet smaller facility similar to what you see at Cape Canaveral or Houston for monitoring the launch of a variety of Space programs The Delta Rocket platform is the premier and most successful satellite launch family 11 recently placed its 300t11 successful launch with management and design based out of Southern CA

Survey results from the attendees noted that all went well and there were no unsatisfactory occurrences (except the traffic which is a Southclll CA pastime) Our Next Meeting is scheduled for Oct 30 2003 hcre at the Boeing facility in Huntington Beach Speakers presenters and attendees are being actively recruited Please rememshyber if you or any of your Measmement Team are in the area to contact the Southem CA representatives to volunteer for a technical presentation or for mecting information and any related measureshyment question you may have While we probably dont have evcry answer we do have quite a cross-section of local professionals and contacts with experts in a number of fields

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Reports from the Regions

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A AL MEETING C6U-Japan

Our annual meeting this year will be held in cooperation with the National Metrology Institute of Japan

Tokyo Metropolitan Ohta-kU Industrial Plaza Ohta-ku Tok-yo Friday November 21 2003

Activities

AM NCSLI-Japan and NMU General Session PM Paper Sessions Demo Sessions Social Sessions

Contaet Kazumi Hayakawa ltkazhayakawaflukecomgt NCSLI-Japan Chailman Tel 03-3434-0181 lun Ode NCSLI-lapan Vice Chailman Tel 03-3909-2151 ex 493 or 494

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STANDARDS POLICY Jack Ferris

ARCHIVAL Jim Allred

Jim Allred of Bechtel has taken over as chair for the Archive comshymittee He has been in contact with the business office as well as Chris Grachenen Chris as noted in the July newsletter has proshyposed creating an archive capability on the NCSL website Jim hopes to consolidate his efforts with Chriss as well as other comshymittees to bring NCSLI members a complete comprehensive searchshyable NCSLI database Jim would also like to thank Lewis Fong for his contributions as the past Archive committee chair

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US MEASUREMENT REQUIREMENTS Jeff Walden

The US Measurement Requirelnents Committee (USMRC) was busy during the 2003 Symposium amp Workshop in Tampa We want to thank the board for the generous offer extended to committees to have booths at the Symposium amp Workshop this year This was an exceptional opportunity to showcase the work of NCSLI commitshytees On Sunday we set up our booth and were ready for the Reception and Exhibit Viewing that evening From then on people actually stopped at our booth and asked questions

Georgia Harris kicked off things for us on Monday with a wellshyattended session titled Magnetism in Mass Measurement Success of Tuesdays Session 3A was assured when you consider that we had a panel composed of Sally Bruce (CORM Representative) Lany Yates (IDW Representative) Andrew WallaId (BIPM) Salvadore Echeverria-Villagomez (CENAM) Charles Ehrlich (NIST) and Georgia Harris (NIST) Add to that an active audience of well over fifty and you have a combination thats hard to beat Our thanks to Dick Pettit for alTanging the program so that the NIST sponsored Session 4A on Measurement Strategy followed immediately and in the same room

On Wednesday the committee reviewed the weeks sessions and the survey responses and decided on some actions for the coming months all aimed at continuing to promote the value of the USMRC to the NCSLI membership

1 Promote the use of our on-linc survey This can be found at lt wwwncsliorgcommitteesl310n-Linc Surveygt

2 Promote thc USMRC with other NCSLI committees 3 Prepare a 3-minute PowerPoint presentation put it on a CD and

send copies to Rcgion and Section Coordinators Encourage coordinators to show the CD at local meetings

4 Plan another panel for the Measurement Science Conference in January 04

Our final event was the door prize drawing for participants in the survey conducted during the Workshop amp Symposium A one-page survey was included in each attendees registration package Out of the more than 1000 surveys distributed 6 were submitted however one was not signed which left 5 for door prize consideration

CANADIAN MEASUREMENiT REQUIREMENTS Lorraine Yeomans DOJid Stevens

Les Peer has resigned as Co-Chair of the committee David Stevens president of Pulse Engineering in Winnepeg Manitoba has agreed to serve as Co-Chair with Lorraine

GLOSSARY Emil Hazarian

Emil Hazarian of the Navy Corona is our new chairman Welcome Emil many thanks to Bob Hardy for his dedicated efforts

MEASUREME T SCIENCE AND TE HNOLOGY Richard B Pettit VP

AUTOMATIC TEST amp CALIBRATION SYSTEMS SCOff Sowerby

The Committee is working 011 the following items

Paul Marciniak has developed an outline for a new Recommended Practice titled Validation aDd Verification of Metrology Software The document will also include informashytion on using electronic recordssignatures meeting the software requirements specified in ISOIlEC 17025 and meeting HcalthcarelFDA requirements (21 CFR Part 11)

bull Open Data Specificalion This involves providing a rag for portshying data from software that identifies the specific measurement (eg 1000 volt DC) that is independcnt of the software used to acquire the mea$urement Dave Martson will determine Flukes position and CUITent options Larry Newbeny will contact other metrology software suppliers 10 document their export options

bull LaDy Newberry is developing a survey of the NCSLl membershyship to find out information about the software being used to supshyport automated testing and calibration

MEASURI - NT COMPARISON PROGRAMS Jim Wheeler and At Teruel

Editors Note Jim FVheeler has graciousl volunteered to be one of the first committees to agree with me editing a litIe harder on his submitted material I have thereby removed some of the i~fonnation

which is contained in the previous Juty issue page 34 Please refer fo fhat newsletterfor ongoing contacts etc

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Committee News

Ongoing ILCs

The Mass ILC final report was disseminated by Jim Ross (Quality Control Services) email

lt Labqc-servicescom gt NIST software was used to generate the final report Two I-kg artifacts were used in the ILC Quality Control Resources did the analysis Jim reports that Quality Control Services is the pivot lab for the WRAP 100 g to I mg round robin Jim is interested in starting another ILC in Jan 2004 Contact him if you are interested

Proposed New ILCs

Tom Larason NIST lt thomaslarasonnistgov gt announced the need for a new UV ILC Tom coordinated a UV ILC in the early 1990s A UV planning meeting is scheduled from 415 to 6 PM in Room 10 ofthc Marriott Waterside

Toe Petersen Metrology Engineer at Abbott Laboratories would like to start an ElectTolytic Conductivity (Resistivity) ILC The range is 0056 ItSem to 147 IlScm The artifact is a conductivity meter(s) with flow-through and dip cclls Toe would like to havc 6 to 10 paliicipants The anticipated start date would be fa112003 Joes phone number is (847) 938-9109 and FAX is (847) 937-4634 email isltjoepetersenabbottcom gt

David Krukar Sandia National Laboratories is interested in coordishynating a Chillcd Mirror Hydrometer ILC for Humidity Dave can be contactcd at (505) 844-5944 or email

lt dckrukasandiagov gt David is also interested in participating in ILCs in shock and accelerationvibration

There will be a new Mass lLC and Temperature ILC starting this ycar according to Mark Ruefenacht of Heusser ltheusserncwcighaolcomgt 925-798-8900 The mass artifacts will be in a set and those interested will be able to choose which stanshydards they wish to measure in the sei There will be 10 labs in thc dataset to start off There is also a Temperature ILC starting too Mark is coordinating both of these efforts along with the NIST Office of Weights and Measures Tim Ross is also assisting in this new Mass lLC

The Guide for Interlaborat01Y Comparisons RP-15 is being updated and will include information on the new ILC certificate of participation National ILC database SRM topics data from ILAC 13 and ISO Guide 43 information on the NIST Dataplot program and an updated Bibliography The RP-15 will now be titled a Recommended Practiceor InterlaboratOIY Comparisons vs a Guideor Interlaboratory Comparisons Dr Bob Watters has volshyunteered to help get the RP together Bob also volunteered to write a section about the database for the revised RP Thanks Bob

Our meeting minutes are posted on the NCSLI MCP Committee website The roster ofILC activities and contact personnel will also be posted there

Jason Tang is no longer with Boeing and has tumed over the Resistance ILCs to Philip Johnson of Boeing ltPhilipkJohnsonboeingcomgt Phillip chaired the meeting with Jeff Gust in attendanee The ILC is wrapped up There were 19 active participants in the I-Mohm ILC Thanks to Tason Tang for his hard work

Jim Ross received a plaque of appreciation at the NCSLI in Tampa for his efforts with the Mass ILC Thanks to Tim for his work

Bart Schrijver Agilent Technologies is coordinating a new RF Power ILC There are approximately 16 participants Dilip A Shah E = mc3 Solutions has volunteered as the data processor The artishyfact has just left the Navy Primary Standards Laboratory

John Cable Honeywell FMampT lt jcablekcpcom gt coordinates the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques - Automatic RF Techniques Group (ARFTG) round robins in support of automatic network analyzers The following connector types are supported in the round robin effort Thanks to John Cable for providing this information Note the new 7-16 connector John received a plaque from NCSLI for his long term efforts in support of the ARFTG round robins

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INTRINSIC amp DERIVED STANDARDS John Ball

The Intrinsic and Derived Standards Committee continues to be very active and the committee met at the 2003 NCSLI Couference A summary of committee activities include

I The Catalogue ofIntrinsic and Derived Standards is being updated

2 A few editorial changes to the hwnidity RlSP-5 were updated by Bob Hardy

3 Stan Pond volunteered to re-start the Triple Point ofArgon Working Group

4 Ruben Salazar and the Pressure WG are updating the Pressure RISP They will also develop an uncertainty analysis for presshysure cross-float calibrations This working group will hold a meeting at the Conference

5 Therc was a discussion of derived standard meaning a primary standard that was not intrinsic This definition needs to be updatshyed for the Catalogue rcvision

6 Chuck Ehrlich reported that the defmition of an Intrinsic Standard by the committee remains in the VIM but the committee has issues with the notes

7 Josephson Junction Interlaboratory Comparison results for 2002 were presented at the 2003 NCSLI Conference

COlmmttee News

CHEM AL IETROLOG COM ITIEE Tom Ouimet

The Chemical Metrology Committee (CMe) held a meeting at the 2003 NCSLI Conference

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INDUSTRIAL PROGRAMS WoodyTramel VP

AIRLINE ETROLOGY Victor Cleland

The meeting was held at the NCSLI Conference in Tampa Representatives from United Finnair and Delta Airlines members of the NIST and NCSLI and a few suppliers and vendors attended

David Baker and Ron Cressman dropped in to present plaques to Delta Airlines Departments 338 and 589 and manager Doug Reynolds to acknowledge the Air Forces appreciation for a recent tour of the calibration labs at the Atlanta Technical Operations Center

Vic Cleland chaired the meeting Woody Tramel the NCSLl VP for our corrunittee attended to introduce himself and meet our membershyship and to offer his support Representatives from NIST were present to offer support in our efforts to comply with FAA requireshyments for our calibration programs Bob Walters and MalY Saunders expressed concerns about some of the wording in AC 145shy9 such as traceahle to a standard acceptable to the FAA They suggested our committee might request NIST to help perfonn a gap analysis between the FAA requirements for airline cahbration proshygrams and ISO 17025

Barbara Belzer gave some suggestions about NVLAP accreditation

It was suggested that we personally invite other airlines to join our committee to increase active membership The state of the industry has affected the ability of many of our members to rcgularly attend meetings

Rick Ohlendorf of Schwien would like to assist running an interlabshyoratory comparison of Schwien manometers for our committee

Representatives from King Nutronics Boeing Testronics Northwest Calibration and the Pi Group attended to listen to conshycerns and issues of our committee and to offer their services

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D -CATION amp TAING Dave Nebel VP

I have continued with development of a program to be presented at High School Career Day Fairs Tplan completion for September I have not yet been provided with the names of any volunteers to make presentations in their sections areas

We have submitted the reconunended PersOlmel Training Requirements Guide for board review and comments

111is period my committees have no activity reports

DOCU E TARY STANDARDS ampAPPlICAmiddot TIONS Larry E Nielsen VP

LABORATORY EVALUATION RESOURCES Vacant

This committee will be reactivated as projects are identified that fit its charter eg to develop or maintain handbooks or other materials related to documentary standards applications

LABORATORY FAC UTIES Dr David Braudaway

Work continues on an update of RP-l4 Recommended Practice for Selecting Standards LaboratOly Envirorunents

TROL - GY PRACTICES Dr Howard Castrup

Editors Note Somc of this committees structural information is published in the April 2003 Newsletter page 36

Calibl1ltion Intervals

Dennis Jackson of the US Navy NSWC has been developing and sharing new techniques [or fitting certain types of reliability models to calibration service histmy data These techniques are fairly simshyple 10 implement and are planned for inclusion in the next edition of RP-l

Measureme middott eels on Ris ADa~jsis

Subcommittee chair Karl Haynes and I are continuing to develop material for prescntation in a draft RP I have been talking with NCSLI members who have access to data management systems that are potential candidates for experimenting with the implementation of real-time risk management algorithms

SPC Methods

The new Gage RampR model is still under development The SPCshybased (average and range) methods seem fairly Veil established but work is needed on extending current ANOVA methods 10 cover part variation equipment variation reproducibility repeatability and uncertainty growth The challenge is to develop a three-way design that can work within the constraints of the kind of data maintained by calibration orgauizations

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Committee News

Decision Support

The subcommittee chair Derek Porter of Boeing Commercial Airplane Group has submitted a draft RP titled Metrology Practices Decision Support Topics r have reviewed this draft and will offer my comments during the August 20 Committee meeting

Uncerta~illty Analysis

We have begun reviewing RP-12 and have identified a need to include additional material from the GUM as well as methods and techniques tbat have emerged since the GUMs last publication We also have begun work on additional examples involving mulrivariate and systems analysis methods and examples that explore sourccs of error that are either not addressed in tbe current RP or are given only peripheral mention

As currently conceived we plan to stnlcture the RP in such a way thaI the degree of required analytical rigor can be matched to risk and other needs Tbe topics that will be proposed to the Committee are bull Analysis examples from different measuremenl disciplines (mass

dimensional electricalelectronic CMM analytical chemishy etc)

bull Uncertainty analysis as a tool for measurement design and equipshyment selection

Analysis methods

bull Expansionupdate of GUM methods bull Type A Estimation bull Type B Estimation bull Normality testing bull Selecting and applying error distributions bull Montc Carlo simulation

Multivmiate measurements bull Uncertainty propagation in calibration support bierarchies

Using uncertainty estimates bull Tolerancing bull Risk analysis bull Bayesian analysis

Interval analysis bull Capability statemcnts

WRITING CO MITTEE Jesse l110rse

This has been a quiet qum1er for consensus body activity Howevcr it has becn a VERY active quarter for Working Group OTIC that was established last Janumy at MSC Del Caldwell (WG-I Cbaimlan) has made major achievements in getting the conunittee together and down to work

War Ihg Grolll Olle

Our initial activity was to rcview rSOIlEC 17025 and ISO 10012 which currently form the basis for our revised srandard and identify tecbnical issues we need to address with the two ISO standards to meet National requirements Sixty-two comments were received by tbe end of May Thesc werc distributed to the committee for review

and as of Ihis date a total of about 160 comments have been received These comments are significant and reflect a wide range of interests and excellent knowledge of the contributors In general the comments fall into the following categOlies

bull General considerations - form scope and value added bull ISOIIEC 17025 issues and bull ISO 10012 issues

After our assessment of the technical issues the Group will address the foml of the end product ie the revised Z5401 Should it be a supplement to the existing ISO standards or should it be a standshyalone dOCllment Should it be a digital product paper or both Should the digital product provide a view of the sL1l1dard as a supshyplement yet provide a view with the incorporated changes I think that fonn should follow nll1ction and it appears that using a digital fQImat we should be able to satisfY all interests

ACCREDITATION RESOURCES James Jenkins

Work conljnucs on an update of RP-9 Calibration Laboratory Capability Documentation Guideline Major changes have been incorporated in a new draft to reflect a level of standardization emerging between US accreditation bodies in stating scopes of accrcditation

CAUBRATION 13 OCEDURES Dale Varner

Work continues on development of a calibration procedure database for publication in an appropriate NCSLI media

CONFERENCE SITE SE EellON Anthony Anderson

Inunediately following the April Board meeting Tom Huttennan and 1made a site visit to Kansas City and Overland Park This could be a possible site for 2007 or 2009 and proposals have been solicited

At the end of June Carol Hockert Tom HuttemaIl and I visited St Paul Minnesota The new Riverside Convention Center is an excelshylent facility and could adequately host our conference Proposals from convcnient hotels for 2007 have been requested

A contract bas been signed with the Renaissance Hotel in Nashville for 2006 and a final contract revision from thc Nashville Convention Cenler is expected imminently for submission to the contract review committee

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Conference Meeting Report Ad Hoc Focus Group

Magnetism in Mass Measurements

September 122003

Background

A number of issues surrounding the measurement of magnetism in mass measurements have created frustration for mass calibration laboratories and for accreditation bodies A meeting at the Tampa NCSLI Workshop and Symposium brought together interested parshyties to discuss the issues with the intent on coming to some resolushytions for how to handle the various issues Dr Richard Davis BIPM was invited and attended the meeting to provide background technishycal information aud guidance In addition Dr Davis submitted a reserve paper on this issue that was presented in session 8A (the paper was published on the Conference Proceedings CD) A number of resolutions were developed that are noted later in this sununary

Discussion Topics

1 Scientific basis for magnetism measurements and handling magshynetism effects in the uncertainty analysis for calibration of mass standards

2 Cost factors for routine magnetism surveillance (cost of doing tests cost of not doing tests and the impact)

3 Impact of magnetism testing onfor laboratory accreditation 4 Possible round robin experiments 5 Agreementsresolutions on issues

Resolutions

1 Laboratories should not include an uncertainty component for magnetism measurements in mass calibrations

2 NVLAPs position is that for Echelon I and II measurements (corresponding to OIML R 111 classes E I E2 F I F2) laboratoshyries should 1) state on their reports whether or not they are screening for magnetism and 2) state that no component is included in their uncertainty statement for magnetism effects and 3) include a discussionwritten agreement as to the laboratorys practice regarding magnetism screening (or lack of screening) as a part of normal contract review with laboratory customers

3 Some experimentation needs to be done to evaluate (confirmmodify) the reproducibility of the proeedures in RIll to gain experience in the procedures and better understand the limitations

4 We all agreed that we dont mow how best to quantify magnetic effects of masses and the uncertainties associated with calibrashytion

5 We dont know the level (qualitycost) of gaussmeter that is needshyed yet

Discussion Highlights

Permanent magnetization and magnetic susceptibility are sepashyrate quantities Although each quantity may be problematic for mass calibrations permanent magnetization is often the more troublesome of the two

bull Permanent magnetization is easier to test (with a gaussmeter) than magnetic susceptibility (magnetic susceptometer) However the susceptometer can also provide a measure of the permanent

magnetization as a byproduct of the susceptibility measurement bull What needs to be considered is the force reaction between a

weight and another field (eg a balance a table with steel rebar a force machine with other weights)

bull Options to limit the problems include shield the balances better manufacture weights with limited magnetic susceptibility and negligible permanent magnetization

bull Late model mass comparators with increased resolution can see more of the problems due to magnetized weights Not all balshyancesscales have adequate rcsolution to note any effects due to magnetized weights

bull Recent work was done by the PTE to map a number ofbalshyances to consider the impact of magnetized weights This work allowed increases in the allowable magnetie susceptibility to maintain errors at less than 110 of the maximum permissible erTors (tolerances)

bull We can recognize problematic weights through testing but we cant adequately quantify the effect or correct for the errors

bull Some labs routinely screen others screen when asked to add this service or when problems are observed others do not screen Estimates are that fewer than I of the weights in the system have a problem

bull Old weights are generally rejected or taken out of service if problems are observed (which is causing some frustration among laboratory customers who have used their weights for years with no apparent problems)

bull Testing should result in passfail qualitative result rather than quantifying a measurement

bull The type and cost of gaussmeters vary from $600 models to $5000 models The question of recalibration came up and the fact that the probes degrade over time

bull ASTM E 617-97 will need to be updated as soon as OIML RIll becomes final because magnetism limits were included before the latest revisions E 617-97 is currently more stringent than the latest RIll draft

bull NOAr (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency) ill the Department of Commerce has online information about the earths magnetic fields

bull Degaussing is not easy especially for hard magnetic materials like stainless steel Some laboratories have experimented with this and found that if the material is susceptible - it remagnetizes quickly and to a greater extent than it was prior to the degaussing attempt

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NEWSF THE

NIST NEWS

Make Your Own Connection for NIST News

As I mentioned in the editorial Im cutting some pages oUl of our nsual NIST News to save printed pages and some costs However you can still make your own connection for NIST program and technology press releases The regular NIST webshysite is a wonderfully informative resource and these two speshycialized locations are summary archives of the NIST Public Affairs infonnational releases that are published regularly once or twice a month to the global media

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ULTRACOLD EXPERM S PAVE WAY FOR SUPER MOLECULE

A team of researchers at ITLA a joint institute of the National Institllte of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Boulder report in the July 3 edition of Nature an important step toward creating an ultracold super molecule a blend of thousands of molecules acting in unison Such a blend of molecules would provide physicists with an excellent tool for studyshying molecular quantum mechanics and superconductivity

At a temperature of only 150 nanoKelvins above absolute zero the team used lasers and a carefuJIy tuned magnetic field Lo pair potassishyum aloms belonging to a class of particles called fennions into loosely joined molecules belonging to a class of particles called bosons Surprisingly tbe researchers report the number of molecules prodnced is very large wilh about a quarter million lSO percent) of the atoms within the original cloud pairing up

Our experiments notes NIST Physicist Deborah Jin produced the lowest molecular binding energy that has been measured specshytroscopically Tn other words the atom pairs fQlming each molecule are hanging onto one another by their proverbial fingertips The researchers measured the energy holding the molecules together by breaking the molecular bond with a relatively low-energy radio wave

This work Jin continues could help us understand the basic physics behind superconductivity and especially high-temperature superconduetivity Superconductivity is a property in which elecshytrons (a fennion paliicle) move throngh a metal with no resistauce The experiments may lead to creation of felmion superfluids made from gases that would be much easier to study than solid superconshyductors Creation of a super atom (known as a Bose-Einstein conshydensate) eamed another research team at JILA the 2001 Nobel Prize in physics

Contact Fred McGchan (Boulder) (303) 497-3246

SYSTEM HELPS ENSUft REUA6 L1TY OF MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS

The AmlY Navy and Air Force use thousands of miles of optical fibers on ships planes and land-based installations to transmit voice and data They needed a simple effective and highly accurate way to measure the amount of light delivered by these glass wires at key points in the transmission system Power degradation along the nelwork can cause communication failllte

Working with ILX Lightwave Corp of Bozeman Mont the NIST came up with a system capable of world-class optical measurements with push-button conveniencc The system consists of an NISTshydesigned optical detector and an optical multimeter [designed by ILX Lightwave] that measures light emitted from a liber over a wide range of wavelengths

There are two versions of the novel delector one using siliconshybased sensors and the other nsing gennanium-based sensors The sensors connect directly to an optical fiber without any additional optics and with barely measurable light loss Measurement uncershytainty is half that of previous optical fiber power detectors The sysshytem is described in an upcoming issue of the joumal Metrologia

According to NIST engineer John Lehman independent measureshyments of the detectors performance by NIST and its Gennan counshyterpart PTB (Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt) are in excelshylent agreement Another comparison will be made this summer with NISIs British counterpart the National Physical Laboratory

The new systems are now being shipped to military calibration censhyters where they will be used to annually check the accuracy of optishycal fiber power systems utilized in the field

Contact Fred McGehan (Boulder) (303) 497-3246

TfNY BUBBLES EW TOOL IN C E IICAl SESI G

As the old Hawaiian love song says tiny bubbles realJy do make some people feel fine Chemists that is But there is no wine involved this time just water

NIST chemists reported in the June 24 online edition of Langmuir that a process called microboiling shows promise for quick simple and inexpensive chemical sensing The process involves the fonnashytion of tiny vapor bubhles on a 200-nanometer-thick film of preshycious metal immersed in water and heated rapidly By coating the metal microheater with a single layer of waler-repelling molecules the scientists dramatically alrered thc microboiling behavior Bubbles fanned more obviously and at lower temperatures and the water in immediate contact with the metal got much hotter

Its astounding to me that we changed one functional group on the surface of that microhcatcr and saw a dramatic change in the boiling behavior says Michael Tarlov a co-author of the paper

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News from the NMIs

The finding means that changes in boiling behavior should be useful for detecting specifIc substances The water surrounding a microshyheater designed to bond with DNA or proteins for example might boil at a different temperature if the target molecules were attached to the coating A change can be measured in just 5 microseconds much faster than typical lab techniques NlST scientists have found that the technique can detect sUIfactants such as those used in detergents and are studying its use in microfluidic (or lab-on-ashychip) devices The research also has other potential spin-offs such as the use of designer coatings to improve efficiency in boilers and heat excbangers and the use of microheaters to simplify chemical manufacturing

Contact Laura Ost (301) 975-4034

GRANTS TO FUND DEVEL PMENT OF NOVEL ~CHNOLOGIES

New blade technology tbat could make energy generation by wind turbines more efficient vims-resistant tissues for skin grafts a method for operating a cars devices through conversational speech and an automated Web-searehing and data organizing software sysshytem are among the novel technologies to be developed by the prishyvate sector with support from 16 awards announced by the NlST Advanced Technology Program (ATP)

A list of the latest ATP awards with links to project fact sheets may be found at ltwwwnistgovnewsgt For more detail on individual projects contact the recipient company or joint venture paltnership as listed at the bottom of the project fact sheet

For background information on the ATP including history statistics progJQm evaluations success stories and descriptions of previous awards go to ltwwwatpnistgovgt

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CRACKENG THE NANONEWTON FORCE BARRIER

How do you weigh a dust mite Or delermine the force required to pull a molecule apart Such tasks require a device that measures nanonewtons-forces I billion times smaller than the force required to hold an apple against Earths gravity Nanonewton forces are estishymated with atomic force microscopes and inslluments that measnre the properties of ultrathin coatings like those used on computer hard drives or turbiue blades But the accuracy of such estimates is unknown because they havent been calibrated with force standards based on the kilogram the intemationally accepted unit of mass

Luckily there is hope on the hOlizon In a paper presented June 4 at the annual conferencc of the Society of Experimental Mechanics in Charlotte NC NlST engineers describe a prototype instrument that reliably measnres forces as small as tens of nanonewtons and simultaueously ties those measurements to forces a tbousand times larger based on the kilogram The device works by COllllecting a weIl-calibrated spring-loaded scale with a set of electrodes that genshyerates an electrostatic force

The insuument balances the downward force produced by a oneshymilligram mass artifact by keeping the distance between the elecshytrodes constant but varying the amount of voltage between them The result is a force detenninahon accurate to a few parts in 10000 that is measured with voltage electrical capacitance and distance (the location of the electrodes as measured in wavelengths of laser light) It is much easier to make small changes in voltages than to make small mass standards explains NIST mechanical engineer Jon Pratl

The NIST researchers hope to extend the instruments resolution to tens of piconewtons (trillionths of a newton)

Contact Laura Osl (301) 975-4034

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MI IIATURE MIX-UPS 0 SPEED MATERIA S RESEARCH

A new NIST projeet aims to stir up materials research by adapting lab-on-a-chip teehnology to mix and evaluate experimental conshycoctions at a rapid clip hastening improvements in products ranging from paints to shampoos to plastics

Initially researchers at the NIST Combinatorial Methods Center (NCMC) and several of the NCMCs company members plan to rev up the search for new or better emulsions often eomplex fOlmulashytions that are the basis for US product markets totaling more than $50 billion They will start by deciphering interactions at the intershyfaees (inter-facial tension) between the various eomponents that make lip these viscous mixtures and are key to their pelfonnanee

Now efforts to improve paints shampoos and other emulsions tend to be time-consuming trial-and-error exercises But with tiny Iabshyon-chip devices much of the proeess can be automated permitting rapid systematic testing of new material fonnulations

The project will extend the capabilities of so-called microfluidic systems tiny challllel-lined deviees now used regularly for medical testiug In DNA cbips for example droplets of genetic material are routed through networks of tiny wells each one ser up for a particushylar diagnostic test Material fOlmulations however typically contain components from solvents to different-sized particles tbat do not readily mix and circulate through these minute plumbing systems

To accorrunodate these differences NCMC researchers have designed and tested credit-card-sized prototypes tailored for viscous materials research Features include mixers pumps reservoirs and computer conrrol of the flow of sample droplets through a network of millimeter-wide challllels Mixture properties will be charactershyized with real-time image measurement techniques that NIST is developing with an eye on many application areas

Contact Mark Bello (30J) 975-3776

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NOVE speCTROSCOPIC METHOD CAN DE ECT TER 0 1ST THREA S

A novel techniqne that nses far-infrared (terahertz ) radiation to rapshyidly identify bulk or airborne materials inside sealed paper or plastic containers has been demonstrated by scientists at the NIST and SPARTA Inc of Rosslyn Va Described at a recent technical conshyference the technology has potential applications in homeland secushyrity such as detection of explosives in the mail or other non-metallic portable containers

The method involves directing a far-infrared light source at a samshyple in a e10sed container detecting the light transmitted throngh the materials and then analyzing the light that was absorbed by the sample while making adjnstments for the light absorbed by the conshytainer Far-infrared radiation which falls between visible light and radio waves on the electromagnctic spectrum is partially transmitshyted throngh many materials The pattem of light frequencies or spectra absorbed by a material depends specifically on the vibrashytions of the materials atoms and its crystalline structure

This method can readily identify compounds made of molecules containing three to hnndreds of atoms the size of many threat mateshyrials The two instruments employed one nsing a pulsed laser and the other a glowing filament are tabletop-sized and work at room temperature Two years of experiments have demonstrated thol ahe technique detects aerosols (such as those that might contain anthrax spores) pharmaceutical powders most gases sevEral explosives and other common materials The researchers have compiled a datlbase of spectral characteristics for more than 100 materials and devclshyoped an automated software tool for rapidly identifying bulk materishyals based on their absOlvtion spectra Further research aims to increase the sensitivity and throughput speed of the technology

Contact Laura Ost (301) 975-4034

E SURIG TH REL AS L1TY OF TRACE EXPLOSIVE DETECTORS

In an effort to enhance homeland security NIST chemists are develshyoping new ways to see collections of micrometer-sized particles of explosive materials The techniques will help ensure that equipmcnt for screening airport passengers baggage and cargo operates relishyahly

The research is part of a collaboration with the Transportation Security Agency to develop metTOlogy for dcsigning characterizing and calibrating trace explosive detection systems Thousands of cnhanced trace explosive detcction systems already are deployed in airports to collect particles from luggage and other surfaccs and analyze these samples in a tabletop instrument Research also is under way on new systems that will use air showers to hlow partishycles off people as they walk through portals

The dercction of trace explosives involvcs three basic processes particle collection on cloth or mesh filters palticle heating to proshyduce vapors and vapor analysis to identify thc chemicals N1ST is using its mcasurement expertise to devclop methods to better undershystand and optimize particle collection and heating processes

News from the NMIs

One set of NIST experiments focnses on how evenly current tableshytop analytical instruments heat the filters that collect particles Heat control is importlnt because explosive particles need to get hot enough to vaporize within seconds for rapid analysis and uneven heating may lead to variation in analytical results To assist in the testing and design of walk-through portal systems NIST scientists developed a way to visualize a few individual explosive particles sunounded by millions of backgronnd particles collected on filters Additional NIST Experiments focus on the size of particles knocked off a test surface by various air jet designs Snch infOlmation can be nsed to help design next-generation detection systems

Contlc Laura Ost (301) 975-4034

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NEW NIST FAC lITY SOON WILL BE REFL CTrNG ON SAFER SIGNS

Our roadways should get safer in the future now that the NIST has developed a way to accurately and reliably measure how light reflects off stop signs and other road markings Road signs and markings are designed to be visible at night by retroreflectivity that is they reflect some of the light emitted by a vehicles headlights back toward the drivers eyes However measurements of retroreshyflecrivity have varied so much among different devices and laborashytories that federal transportation officials have bcen nnable to define minimum standards for this Congressionally mandated characterisshytic

Recently NIST established a facility funded by the Transportation Research Board of the National Cooperative Research Program that resolves numerous measurement problems and improves accuracy Inside the facility one finds a long black tunnel with a set of tracks on which sits an insnumented platform Signs or materials are mounted on the platfo[l11 which can be moved 3 to 30 metcrs (10 to 100 feet) from a light source at one end of the tunnel Using custom softwarc scientists precisely control all of the components and measure the characteristics of light reflected from the sign to a detector locatcd close to the source

NIST expects that the facility will begin providing calibration servshyices early in 2004

Contlct Laura Ost (30 I) 975-4034

SINGLE PHOTO DETECTOR CONQUERS TH DARK SIDE

Researchers from the NIST and Boston University have demonstratshycd a detector that counts single pulscs of light while simultancously reducing false or dark counts to virtually zero Reported in the July 28 2003 issue of Applied Physics Letters the advance proshyvides a key technology needed for future development of secure quantum corrununications and cryptography

Quantum communications and cryptography is a codemakers Holy Grail The idea is to use a rapid series of light pulses (photons) in onc of two different states to transmit infonnation in an unbreakable codc

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The photon detector project is part of a multi-disciplinary NIST effort to develop the sophisticated measllIement methods needed to make quantum communication and cryptography possible Funding was provided by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the NIST Advanced Technology Program (ATP)

Most current photon detectors operate best with visible light cannot reliably detect single photons and suffer from high dark counts due to random electronic noise Thc new device operates with the wavcshylength of near-infrared light used for fiber optic communicatJOns and produces negligible dark eounts Instead of using light-sensitive materials the NIST device uses a tungsten film coupled to a fiber optic communication line The film is chilled to 120 milliKe1vin at its transition temperature between nonnal conductivity and supershyconductivity When the fiber optic line delivers a photon to the tungshysten film thc tempcrature rises and the apparatus detects it as au increase in electrical resistance

Thc device detects about 20000 photons per second and works with an efficiency of about 20 percent With planned improvements the research team hopes to increase efficicncies to greater than 80 pershycent

Contact Fred McGehan (Bouldcr) (303) 497-3246

NIST HE s C IP DUSTRY MEASURE FEATURES BY COUN GATOMS

The quest to develop the nanotechnology equivalent of rulers [length-measurement references based on the spacing of atoms in a peIiectIy ordered crystal] has inspired a burst of innovation at the National Institute of Standards and Teehnology (NIST) Progress to date has yielded a novel device tbat can resolve distances smaller than thc radius of an atom and a reliable method for writing 10shynanometer-sized featmcs on silicon

NIST researchers are packaging the new technology and know-how into a seanning tllnneling microscope (STM) system designed to write patterns with dimensions detennined by counting the atoms that make up the pattems structural features Ultimately aiming for an accuracy of better than 1 nanometer the team intends to supply the semiconductor industry with bcnchmark references to calibrate measurcment tools used in rcsearch and production

To measure excecdingly small distances members of the atomshybased artifacts pr~iect developed a novel diode-Iascr based interfershyomcter The new compact instrument incorporates elements of two types of existing interferometcrs-devices that detetmine the distance betwccn two objects on the basis of light interferencc pattcrns-bnt achicves much higher levels of resolution To datc the team has measured distances in increments smaller than 10 picometers or less than one-hundredth of a nanometer

Efforts to produce durable silicon-bascd measurement references have paid off with a method for reliably writing patterns with 10shynanometer linewidths cquivalent to about 30 silicon atoms across These STM-written pattems arc long-lived even outside of a vacushyum and rCccnt work suggests that reactive ion etching can increasc their three-dimensional relief

Contact Mark Bcllo (301) 975-3776

Potpourri

bull New Members Appointed to Baldrige Board of Overseers Commerce Secretary Don Evans has appointed six promincm industry education and health care leaders to serve on thc 12shymember Board of Overseers for the Baldrige National Quality Program to replace retiring board members The Board of Overseers recommends improvements to the Baldrige perfonnshyance exccllcnce criteria the Baldrige National Quality Program and the Baldrige Award process For details sce ltwwwnistgovpublic_affairsmembershtrngt

bull Cheney and Evans present 2002 Baldrige Awards Vice President Dick Cheney and Commerce Secretary Don Evans preshysented thc 2002 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awards to thTee organizations at a Washington DC ceremony on May 21 2003 The event marked the first time a health care organization has been recognized with a Baldrige Award Read more includshying transcripts of remarks at ltwwwnistgovpublic_affairsreleasesmbnqa052103htmgt

bull Detecting Corked Bats After Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs was ejected June 3 from a major league baseball game for using a corked bat officials had the rest of his 76 bats X-rayed by a radiologist In 1987 NIST researchers conducted a study for Major Lcaguc Baseball and detennined that medical X-ray machines were better than ultrasound for detecting corked bats For details see lt wwwl00nistgovlbattamperinghtrn gt

bull Dig jump in Applications for Nations Top Honor for bull ceUence Sixty-eight organizations have sent NIST their applishy

cation for the 2003 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award the nations Presidential award for excellence Last year 49 busishynesses schools and health care organizations applied Over the next six months teams of specially trained examiners will evalushyate these 68 organizations to detennine wbich will receive the award this fal1 For details see ltwwwnistgovpublic_affairsmbnqa_appshtmgt

bull N1ST Receives Valuable Chemical Data from Dow Dow Chemical Co has donated an extensive collection of more thau 50000 infrared spectra-independently valued at more than $5 million-to NIST for incorporation into its Chemistry WebBook The WebBook is an onlinc resource lt httpwebbooknistgov raquo that 600000 users rely on armually for a wide rangc of research and development applications and cducational purposes

CSIR NEWS FROM SOUTH AFRICA

NEW OPTICAL WAVELENGTH STANDARD BOOSTED BY VISIT FROM NOBEL LAUREATE

A new optical wavelength standard is being developed for South Africa The standard is based on an acetylene-stabilised diode laser wherc the laser is stabilised to the absorption lines of acetylene (C2H2) These lines are the Doppler-broadened lines ofthc v I + v3 rotational - vibrational baud and lie between 1510 nm and 1550 nm While frequcncy modulation is used to generate the error signal for stabilisation an expected accuracy and stability of less than 10 MHz laquoOlppm) will be achieved

Research and development of the standard under the guidance of Dr Dean Veneables is almost completc During their visit to South Afiica Professor Carl Wieman of the University of Colorado at Boulder (2001 Nobel Plizc in physics recipient) and Dr Sara

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Gilbert Group Head of Optical fibre and components at NIST held a meeting with the CSIR-NlVU that included discussions on the refinement of the new wavelength standard

Professor Carl Wieman and Eric Comellled a team of physicists that created the worlds first Bose-Einstein condensate a new fonn of matter on 5 June 1995 The condensate allows scientists to study the strauge and extremely small world of quantum physics as if they are looking through a giant magnifYing glass Its creation estabshylished a new branch of atomic physics that has provided a treasureshytrove of scientific discoveries

Predicted in 1924 by Albert Einstein who built on the work of Satyendra Nath Bose the condensate occurs when the waelengths of individual atoms begin to overlap and behave in identical fashion forming a supectonl The superatom occurs when laboratory apparatus is med to chill a group of atoms to just a few hundred bilshylionths of a degree above absolute zero

Comel1 and Wieman likened a Bose-Einstein condensate to an ice crystal forming in cold water and said it has the same relation to ordinary matter as laser light has to light from a light bulb The atoms within the condensate obey the laws of qUJntum physics and are as close to absolute zero -27315 C as the )Ws of physics allow

NML ASSISTS IN EXPA 0 NG AFRiCAN METROLOGY CAPABIL T ES

Dr Franz Hengstberger Regional Coordinator of SADCMET has just returned from a visit to the National 11lSti lute of Standards (NIS) in Egypt and the Kenya Bureau of Standards Both ofthese institushytions are Associate Members of SADCMET

Acting as a special adviser to Prof Shalaan the President of National Institute of Standards (NIS) in Cairo Egypt he investigatshyed a number of aspects pertinent to the NIS photometry and radiomshyetry laboratories They iucluded a thorough study of the equipment facilities personnel and planned capabilities within the laboratory Franz will prepare recommendations based on tbis information Additionally Franz held discussions with Dr Adel Shehata the NlS manager in charge of intemational relations on the forthcoming SADCMET meeting in Zambia other SADCMET matters and the development of metrology in Africa in general

On his retlan leg Franz advised the head of metrology at the Kenyan Bureau of Standards CKEBS) Ivll Joel Kjoko 011 facilities and activities required to establish a KEBS photometry and radiomshyetry laboratory KEBS is now plamling to establish the necessary laboratory space and manufacture and purchase tlle required equipshyment Franz will remain in close touch with the Kenyan colleagues

News from the NMIs

in this regard and KEBS and NML will continue to cooperate on this issue ill terms of their existing MOU on cooperation in metrology

Franz also paid a courtesy visit to the Managing Director ofKEBS Mrs Margaret Rotich and reports that he was again struck by the overwhelmiug sense of friendship and cooperation existing between the two institutions

NML gratefully acknowledges the continued support from the South African Department of Trade and Industry for its work in Africa through which it is trying to align with and support the objectives of the New Partnership for Africas Development (NEPAD)

HARDNESS LABORATO Y ESTABLISHED

A new capability for hardness measurement has been established in the Force Hardness and Torque laboratory at the National Metrology Laboratory (NML) of the CSIR to provide measurements primarily for rhe automotive aircraft and iron and steel manufactlrrshying industries

Streugthening the existing hardness testing and indentation capabilishyty for materials Benny Burke commenred that the laboratory is capable of determining hardness based on first principles and the new technology willleplace the previous substitution-based methshyods

In addition the requirements ofISO 650 I Metal ic materials shyRockwell hardness tests will be satisfied Furthermore initial acceptance results indicate that the system is well withiu expected control Iimits Simply stated hardness is the resistance of a material to permanent indentation It is important to recognise that harduess is an empirical test and therefore hardness is not a material property This is because there are several different hardness tests tllat will each determine a different hardness value for the same piece of material Therefore hardness is test method dependent and every test result has to have a label identifYing the test method used Hardness is however used extensively to characterise materials and to determine if they are suitable for their intended nse

The most common uses for hardness tests is to verify the heat treatshyment of a part and to detennine if a material has the properties necshyessary for its intended use Establishing a cOlTelatiou between the hardness result and the desired material property allows this makshying hardness tests very useful in industrial and RampD applications The calibration system will be commissioned by June 2003 and the facility demonstrated to industry at the Technical Advisory Forum

EWS s Natio al Measurement Conference and British Electromagnefc Measurement Conference 2003

Angel Hotel Cardiff UK 18-20 November 2003

NMCfBEMC 2003 is the largest UK measshyurement event focusing on industrial applications of measurement technologies

From shop floor to cutting edge NMC amp BEMC have something to offer everyone

NMCBEMC provides a unique opportunity for delegates to netshywork with colleagues involved in the measurement industry Sessions will include both traditional seminars presenting state of the art techniques and more practically-oriented workshops

Workshops

To address the increasing demand for training and applicationsshyfocused information on measurement technology NMC amp BEMC will hold an increased number of workshops Delegates will gain access to experts and training materials focused on measurement best practices

Technical seminars

Seminars will eonsist of both contributed and invited papers Attendance will allow delegates to diseuss ideas and problems wilh other engineers and measuremenl specialists sharing knowledge and stimulating innovation

Social programme and exhibition

A full social prograrrune will complement the technical sessions providing a forum for the exchange and discussion of ideas Alongside the programme there will be an exhibition giving deleshygates the opportunity to meet with measurement providers instrushymentation suppliers and accredited laboratories This is a valuable chance for delegates to find out about new product developments serviees and applications

The Angel Hotel looks like a pretty elegant venue for metrologists Behave yourselves

Registration

To register your interest in attending NMC or BEMC to held at the Angel Hotel Cardiff UK between 18 and 20 November 2003 please complete the pro-fonna on-line at

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ltwwwnational-measurement-conferencecoukgt or contact Hannah Edmunds at the National Physical LaboratOlY E-mail lt hannahedmundsnplcouk gt Tel +44 20 8943 6260

NIS 30 MHz ATTENUATION MEASUREMIENT FACILITY RELOCATED AT THE ARMY PRIMARY STANDARDS LABO TORY

The 30 MHz Attenuation Measurement System fonnerly loeated at the Boulder laboratories of the Nationallnstilltte of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been relocated to the US Almy Primary Standards Laboratory (APSL) at Redstone Arsenal AL Installation of the system at the APSL was completed by NIST personnel in May 2003 Personnel at the APSL received training in the operation of the system at NIST and also at the APSL

The APSL now has the capability to provide incremental attenuation calibration of precision 30 MHz piston attcnuators and similar devices from 0 to 120 dB The expanded uncertainty of these calishybrations is 0003 dBllO dB at an approximate 95 percent level of confidence Traceability of measurements performed by the system will continue to be proportional to dimensional measurements of a standard piston attenuator which is an integral part of the system The attenuator which was designed machined and characterized by NIST in the early 1960s utilizes a laser interferometer to measure piston displacement with a resolution corresponding to an incremenshytal attenuation of approximately 00001 dB

The system itself utilizes an unmodulaled 2-ehannel RF null techshynique and a precision phase shifter to aehieve high sensitivity and a dynamic range of at least 120 dB The successful transfer of this system to the APSL eusures that the US requirements for 30 MHz attenuation calibration support which is traceable to national stanshydards will continue to be met by the APSL As NIST no longer proshyvides this measureillent service inquiries should be directed to the APSL at 256-876-8417

ITER ATIONAL DIMENSIONAL WORKSHOP

Airport Marriott Nashville TN May 10-14 2004

Make your plans now to attend next years International Dimensional Workshop

Details are on the IDW2004 Website

lt httpwwwsmeorglidw gt Contact Ed Pritchard Oak Ridge Mehology Center Phone 865-574-4261 Fax 865-574-2802 lt pritchardewyI2doegov gt Web Page lt httpwwwy12doegovindexhtmli gt

LIAISO NEWS

A ERICA NATIONAL STANDARDS I SmUTe (A 81) John Lalemkerian Liaison Delegate

The following repOlt details some of the latest innovative accreditashylion programs that ANSI is launching that may be of interest to our NCSL Intemational members

ANSI Completes Pilot Accreditation Program for Personnel Certification Budies

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) administers and coordinates the US voluutary standardization and confomlity assesment system ANSI has announced that it has accredited three organizations involved with the certification of personnel in the safety supply management and construction indushies

These accreditations conclude the first phase of the Institutes lannch of a new accreditation program for personnel certification bodies based upon the new international standard ISOIIEC 17024shy2003 General requirements for bodies operating eertification sysshytems of persons

Certification helps to identify qualified individuals to consumers and employers provide mechanisms for systematically monitoriug the performance of certified persons aud encourage individuals to pmticipate in continuing professional development As an impartial assessor ANSI accreditation protects the integrity of a certification process enhances consumer and public coufideuce in a certification program and the personnel who complete it and facilitates the mohility of certified personnel across borders

Initiated in late 2002 the ANSI pilot program included five organishyzations demonstrating the diversity amoug personnel certification bodies ANSIs accreditation process includes the submission of documentation for each of the requirements identitled in ISOlEe 17024 an on-site audit and the correction of auy non-conformities (ie requirements that have not been met)

According to Institute for Supply Managementtrade (ISM) executive direetor Paul Novak ISM considers it an houor to be one of the few organizations selected by ANSI to participate in its premier pilot accreditation program

The American Society for Nondestructive Testing Inc (ASNT) and the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy Inc (NBCOT) completed the ANSI pilot program in JlUle 2003 For additional infonnation about ANSIs Accreditation Program for Personnel Certifiers please contaet Dr Roy Swift at ltrswiftansiorggt

I EKO Chet Franklin Liaison Delegate

This was an active period with IMEKO

Graham Cameron attended their Annual Conference and provided a repolt at the Tampa meeting

Chet Franklin has volunteered to be the new NCSLI Liaison to lMEKO

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ASIA-PACI Ie LABORATOR ACCREOHA ION COOPERATION (APLAC) Peter Ungel Liaison Delegate

APLAC General Assembly

The next meeting of the APLAC General Assembly and associated Committees will be held in Seoul Republic of Korea in the week of 9-14 November 2003 Two of the five positions on the APLAC Board of Management will be up for re-election

APLAC MRA Council

The APLAC MRA Council will next meet in Seoul during the week of9-l4 November 2003

Following the application by five signatories to the APLAC MRA to become inaugural signatories to the MRA for iuspection body accreditation two initial evaluations have been done and a further two will be done in the latter part of August The fifth evaluation will be doue in October 2003 It is hoped that the initial signing of the APLAC MRA for inspection body accreditation can take place at the MRA Council meeting planned for Columbia MD in late April 2004

Administration of APLAC

The members of the APLAC Board of Management are

Mr Peter Unger (Chair) -- A2LA (United States of America)

Dr Llewellyn Richards (Immediate Past Chair) - IANZ (New Zealand)

Mr Anthony Russell (Chair of MRA Council) - NATA (Australia)

Mr Lin Anping - CNAL (Peoples Republic of China)

Mr Terence S S Chan - HKAS (Hong Kong China)

Dr Katuo Setamiddotmiddot IAJapan (Japan)

Ms Chang Kwei Fem - SAC (Singapore)

Mr Nigel Iou - CNLA (Chinese Taipei)

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Liaison News

APLAC Pub jcations

APLAC documents and membership lists are available as pdf files from the APLAC web site lt wvwaplacorg gt Starting this year APLAC News Notes published bi-mouthly is available only by electronic distribution (as a pdf) and via the APLAC web site

APLAC1 MEMBERSHIP

Full Members

Australia National Association of Testing Authorities Australia (NATA)2 3 4

Brunei Damssalam Ministry of Development (Conslruction Planning and Research Unit)

Canada Standards Council of Canada (SCC)2 3 4 Peopks RepUblic of China National Accreditation Board for China Laboratories (CNAL)2 3 4 Hong Kong China Hong Kong Accreditation Scheme

(HKAS)2 34 India National Accreditatiou Board for Testing amp

Calibration Laboratories (NABL)2 3 4 Indonesia Komite Akreditasi Nasional - The

Accreditation Body of Indonesia (KAN)2 3 5

Japan Japan Accreditation Board for Conformity Assessment (lAB)2 3 5 IAJapan2 3 4 Japan Chemical Laboratory Accreditation (lCLA) Voluntary EMC Laboratory Accreditation Center (V LAC)

Republic of Korea Korea Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (KOLAS)2 3 4

Malaysia Department of Standards Malaysia (DSM)2 Mexico Entidad Mexicanade Accreditaci6n ac

(ema)2 New Zealand Intemational Accreditation New Zealand

(lANZ)2 3 4 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Laboratory Accreditation

Scheme (PNGLAS) Philippines Bureau of Product Standards Laboratory

Accreditation Scheme (BPSLAS)2 Singapore Singapore Accreditation Council - Singapore

Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (SAC-SIN GLAS)2 34

Chinese Taipei Chinese National Laboratory Accreditation (CNLA)2 34

Thailand Department of Medical Sciences Ministry of Public Health Thai Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (TLAS)2 34

United States of American Association for Laboratory America Accreditation (A2LA)2 34

International Accreditation Service Inc (lAS)2 3 5 National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP)2 3 4 NQA-Laboratory Services (NQA-LS) Perry Johnson Laboratories

Vietnam Directorate for Standards and Quality (VILAS)2 3 4

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Associate Mer l-cs

Australia National Analytical Reference Laboratory AGAL (NARL)

Republic of Korea Korea Testing and Research Iustitute for Chemical Industry (KOTRIC)

Chinese Taipei National Institute of Environmental Analysis (NIEA)

United States of Assured Calibration and Laboratory America Accreditation Select Services (ACLASS)

lILAC Regional Cooperation Body Member 2 ILAC Full Member 3 Global Arrangement Signatory 4 APLAC Multilateral MRA - Testing and Calibration 5 APLAC Multilateral MRA - Testing only 6 APLAC MultilateralMRA - Calibration only APLAC Multilate~al Mutual Recognition Arrangement

The Jist of signatories to the APLAC MRA is available from the Liaison Delegate

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ISA N ERNA ONAl Mik~ Suraci Liaison Delegate

I have maintained an active liaison with the ISA The significant areas of mutual interest include Conference issues training web site and marketing

The ISA remains willing to assist NCSLI on many areas of mutual benefit

ASQ MEASUREMENT QUA lTV D VSION (ASQ) Chris Grac1UlIlfil1 Liaison Delegate

The 2003 NCSL Intemational Conference in Tampa FL was a very productive time for the American Society for Quality (ASQ) Measurement Quality Division (MQD) and ASQs Celiifled Calibration Technician (CCT) program I want to take this opportushynity to congratulate Dilip A Shah of E = mc3 Solutions on becomshying MQDs new chairperson Dilip brings to the position decades of metrology experience and a genuine enthusiasm for the metrology profession

At the conference Dilip led the bi-monthly MQD meetingconfershyence call Plans for the 2004 Measurement Science Conference (MSC) and ASQs Quality Congress convention were discussed Other topics included CCT program status work currently being done on the MQD sponsored Metrology Handbook updates on the MQD website etc For more information about MQD please visit our website at lt httpwwwmeasurementqualityorg gt

Session JA of the 2003 NCSL International Conference hosted by Jay L Bucher of the Promega Corporation highlighted the CCT program This session was very well attended as indicated by onl~

20 CCT brochures remaining from the 300 avai [bl~ at th~ comershyence hall Following are the sessions presentcN am Lhelr topic~~

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Sally Harthun American Society for Quality The Basics and Benefits olASQ Certification

bull Dilip Shah E = mc3 Solutions Metrology Training and Certification

bull Chris Grachanen Hewlett-Packard Co ASQs Certified Calibration Technician Body ofKnowledge

After the presentations Hershal C Brewer Accreditation Officer for lntemational Accreditation Service Inc (lAS) joined the preshysenters in a lively 20-minute question and answer session about the CCT program

I would like to extend my congratulations to all newly celtified CCTs The CCT pilot exam was administered in June 2003 to approximately 100 exam candidates throughout the US Following the CCT exam ASQ conducted a Cut-Score Study Workshop Readers may remember that the Cut-Score Study Workshop focuses on detennining the raw score needed for passing the CCT exam

The workshop panel was comprised of 11 ASQ calibration practishytioners who did not take the CCT exam in June and would not be eligible to take the CCT exam until June of 2004 The work of the Cut-Score Study Workshop resulted in a 71 pass rate for June 2003 CCT exam candidates A few of the newly certified CCTs were present at the conference

June 2003 CCT Cut-Score Workshop Auendees Larry Lalonde Keith Jennett James Hughes Cori FinellaId Dave Smeeth Bill Newcomb Ray Lewis Dilip Shah Brent Snoddv Daryl Montie Mike Boothe

The next otlering of the CCT exam will be in Dec 2003 For the latest information about CCT exam dates CCT body of knowledge CCT reference publications etc please visit the ASQs CCT webshysite at lt httpwwwasqorgcerttypescct gt

I am very pleased with the very positive acceptance and energizing enthusiasm for the CCT program from scores of conference attenshydees Cunently there are primers and refresher courses being offered to prepare one fOr taking the CCT exam I encourage those consideling the CCT cxam to download the CCT brochure from the ASQ websitc and review its contents Questions about the CCT program may be sent to me at lt CluisGrachanenhpcom gt Dilip Shaw at lt emc3solnaotcom gt or ASQs Mary Rehm at ltMRehmasqorggt

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Instron Corporation Canton MA 02021 Member Delegate

Matt Banik (781) 575-5526

Symmetricom Beverly MA 01915 Member Delegate

Jeanne Hopkins (978) 927-8220

NYPANJ REGiON

Calyx Metrology Laboratory Inc State College PA 16803 Member Delegate

John A Walls III (814) 880-6702

MID-WESTE U REG ON

Accu-Chek Inc Georgetown IN 47122 Member Delegate

David G Smith (812) 951-2206

Northrop Grumman-Xetron Cincinnati OH 45246 Member Delegate

Dan Sorge (513) 881-3291

MID-ATLANTIC us ReG ON

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Richmond VA 23261-6609 Member Delegate

Jim Weaver (804) 652-6814

SOUTH RN US REGION

Jimmy Jackson Services Harpersville AL 35078 Member Delegate

Jimmy L Jackson (205) 672-2148

Lockheed Marlin lechnology Services Greenville SC 29605 Member Delegate

Kenneth Crowe (864) 299-7415

NORTI-I CENTRAL US REGION

The Lanese Group Inc Leawood KS 66209 Member Delegate

John G Lanese (913) 491-6498

SOUTH CENTRAL US REGION

Precision Measurements Calibration Lab EI Paso TX 79928 Member Delegate

Frank R Saucedo (915) 731-4406

SOUTHWESTERN US REGION

Biosite Inc San Diego CA 92121 Member Delegate

ilancy Maple (858) 597-4815

Nissan Technical Center Stanfield AZ 85272 Member Delegate

Angelita S Reyes (520) 421-4341

CANADA R G ON

Accu-Calibration Services Inc Barrie ON L4N 8Z6 Canada Member Delegate

Mike J Maus (705) 721-4200

INTERNAIONAL REG~ON

Atlantic Undersea Test amp Eva Ctr FPO AA 34058-0518 Member Delegate

David A Jinks (561) 655-5155

Logistikamt der Bundeswehr Sankt Augustin Germany 53757 Member Delegate

LTC Gerhard P Mihm 49-2241-15-2519

Tek Know Holding Almaty Kazakhstan 480009 Member Delegate

Igor Nefedov 7-3272-583-551

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Remembering Laurie Baker

Laurie Baker 1930 - 2003

A long-time friend colleague author metrology leader father husband Laurie Baker 73 died on June 1 2003 after suffering from lung cancer

Laurie was educated in Califomia at the City College of Long Beach as well as UC Berkeley He spent most of his professional carrier as a metrologist and mechanical engineer with Aerospace companies such as McDonnell-Douglas Autonetics (Rockwell) and later Boeing

Laurie was inducted into the Anny in 1951 and served in the Korean War rising to the rank of Sergeant He was awarded the Purple Heart Bronze Star Medal United Nations Service Medal 2 Bronze Service Stars and the Korean Service Medal

While pursuing his career as metrologist at Autonetics Laurie developed a unique leak measuring system as well as a technicalshyly-advanced and high-accuracy vacuum measuring system In his spare time he also became a member of the American Vacuum Society and co-authored with the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) handbooks on vacuwn technologies During this time Laurie also got deeply involved with the activities of the NCSLI and the Measurement Science Conference (MSC)

It was at the NCSLI and MSC where Laurie exhibited his outstanding interpersonal abilities by presenting papers organizing technical sessions and paJiicipating in panel sessions For many years he participated in and chaired the committee on thennodyshynamics for the National Measurement Requirements report His efforts in this regard were endless and recommendations made in the yearly summary reports gained key recognition by the entire metrology community including NIST and the US Congress He was co-chair of the RlSP for Deadweight Pressure Gauges a document that is now widely used in US metrology facilities

Laurie was married in 1956 to Sharon Burke and fathered two children Brian and Erin He remarried in 1982 to Mary Bryan Sawyer taking on the responsibilities as stepfather for Cindy Susie and Irma Kay Since 1986 Laurie and Mmy raised their grandson Cimls

Laurie is fondly remembered for his wit humor calm demeanor inquisitive nature attention to details correctness and warmth He was a perfectionist in his work and in the interactions with his colleagues and friends His skill for calming the waters for finding compromises and above all for bis ability to stay on friendly telms with all of us will be greatly missed He was a true metrologist with a heart made out of gold We shall never forget his image of this gentleman with the ever-smoking pipe in his hand

Klaus Jaeger

Editors Note In this story Klaus referenced an interesting website which was a personal pictorial histoJ) ofLaurie Iound it interesting as (I testament even though most ofus never mel hisfami~y lt wWVicnani-mo-naicomlhbaker gt

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REPO 15 F THE s lull 15 2003 Boeing IDS Huntington Beach CA lim Smith Miguel Cerezo and Rob Parchinski Section Co-Coordinators

NCSLIs Southem CA regions held a combined meeting on 15 lull 2003 at the Boeing IDS Huntington Beach facility

Coordinated by Miguel Cerezo of Amgen Ine Rob Parchinski amp Jim Smith of Boeing IDS the meeting lured approximately 50 attendees [Tom across the region with some attendees traveling from Puget SOlmd to see how its done in CA (less rain was obvious) The new Boeing Conferenee Center loeated adjacent to the Space amp Defense complex allowed some fine tWling of the facility and opened options for future large scale meetings (100 +) attendees

After registration and an ongoing continental breakfast the meeting was opened with introductions and a welcome from Kevin Ruhl of Boeing Past President of NCSU and Senior Manager of the IMRC (Instrument Measurement Resource Center) which includes Metrology Test Equipment Management and Measurement System Integrity

John Bowman of Fluke representing the Measurement Science Conference (MSC) provided a brief overview ofthe upcoming conshyference in January 2004 along with some give away items

NCSLI Board minutes were forwarded by LatTY Nielsen of SCE ESI and reviewed with the attendees

The section attempted to provide a first ever Webinar featuring the Sente Group which was broadcast to the attendees and numershyous people logging in from across thc country The topic was Management of Test Equipment for Business Unfortunately due to technical difficulties the off-site pick-up was interrupted yet quite a few lessons were learned so this spreading teclUlology can be offered at later meetings to those interested parties who cannot attend We thank Paul McNamara amp Tony Rushin for their flying in attempts and follow up with the interested off~site parties

Paul Nelson of Raytheon in El Segundo CA presented an update to the ANSI NCSLI Z540 Wliting committee sparking a lively disshycussion of the features as they compare to ISO 17025 amp 100l2 Paul was asked to present at our next meeting to keep local industry abreast of the direction of the various metrology-related quality standards

leffWalden amp Chet Franklin of the Navys Corona center presented the NCLSI US Measurement Requirement Committee and the groups current tasks and direction The topic was very eye-opening for many They got a behind-the-scenes perspective of just how involved these committees can be and more importantly the impact on industry and our everyday lives

With many attendees not available to attend the Tampa Symposium Wade Keith of Boeing NCSLIs industry survey guru was invited back again and presented some baekground and brief overview of the survey and general results While details could not be provided (full presentation at Tampa) keen interest in future data (available to member organizations) was apparently unanimous

As many have seen the ASQ recent rolling-out of the very sueeessshyfut CCT program was a popular issue and Hershel Brewer of lAS was able to provide some key insights aud results from the June testing period He also presented an in-depth overview of what went into the design and testing of the program prior to the test

After another feeding of the crowd an Italian buffet lunch and the ever-popular corralling of all attendees for a group pieture the meeting eontinued with an afternoon schedule

With Automated Calibration Interval Adjustment becoming a popushylar and active topic Greg Cenker of SCE IESI Metrology in Westminster was invited to present He reviewed some of the softshyware program enhancements that have allowed their metrology lab amp customers to become more cost- effective and competitive Again lively discussion based on the variety of eurrent cultures relating to the topic arose and war stories provided quite a bit of amusement among the audience

Bob Sill of Black Star Measurement Technology provided the last technical presentation of the day covering a wide variety of accelerometer advaneed measurement techniques upcoming sensor breakthroughs and general overview Bobs intimate knowledge and decades of expelience in these topics provided a very interesting presentation while covering a lot of ground in a short time Bob has been invited back to provide papers on specific topics of interest

The meeting was wrapped up with a tour of the Boeing Launch Review Center The tour was treated to a Launch simulation of Boeings Delta Rockct platfoTIn For thosc of you not familiar this is a full functioning yet smaller facility similar to what you see at Cape Canaveral or Houston for monitoring the launch of a variety of Space programs The Delta Rocket platform is the premier and most successful satellite launch family 11 recently placed its 300t11 successful launch with management and design based out of Southern CA

Survey results from the attendees noted that all went well and there were no unsatisfactory occurrences (except the traffic which is a Southclll CA pastime) Our Next Meeting is scheduled for Oct 30 2003 hcre at the Boeing facility in Huntington Beach Speakers presenters and attendees are being actively recruited Please rememshyber if you or any of your Measmement Team are in the area to contact the Southem CA representatives to volunteer for a technical presentation or for mecting information and any related measureshyment question you may have While we probably dont have evcry answer we do have quite a cross-section of local professionals and contacts with experts in a number of fields

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Our annual meeting this year will be held in cooperation with the National Metrology Institute of Japan

Tokyo Metropolitan Ohta-kU Industrial Plaza Ohta-ku Tok-yo Friday November 21 2003

Activities

AM NCSLI-Japan and NMU General Session PM Paper Sessions Demo Sessions Social Sessions

Contaet Kazumi Hayakawa ltkazhayakawaflukecomgt NCSLI-Japan Chailman Tel 03-3434-0181 lun Ode NCSLI-lapan Vice Chailman Tel 03-3909-2151 ex 493 or 494

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STANDARDS POLICY Jack Ferris

ARCHIVAL Jim Allred

Jim Allred of Bechtel has taken over as chair for the Archive comshymittee He has been in contact with the business office as well as Chris Grachenen Chris as noted in the July newsletter has proshyposed creating an archive capability on the NCSL website Jim hopes to consolidate his efforts with Chriss as well as other comshymittees to bring NCSLI members a complete comprehensive searchshyable NCSLI database Jim would also like to thank Lewis Fong for his contributions as the past Archive committee chair

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US MEASUREMENT REQUIREMENTS Jeff Walden

The US Measurement Requirelnents Committee (USMRC) was busy during the 2003 Symposium amp Workshop in Tampa We want to thank the board for the generous offer extended to committees to have booths at the Symposium amp Workshop this year This was an exceptional opportunity to showcase the work of NCSLI commitshytees On Sunday we set up our booth and were ready for the Reception and Exhibit Viewing that evening From then on people actually stopped at our booth and asked questions

Georgia Harris kicked off things for us on Monday with a wellshyattended session titled Magnetism in Mass Measurement Success of Tuesdays Session 3A was assured when you consider that we had a panel composed of Sally Bruce (CORM Representative) Lany Yates (IDW Representative) Andrew WallaId (BIPM) Salvadore Echeverria-Villagomez (CENAM) Charles Ehrlich (NIST) and Georgia Harris (NIST) Add to that an active audience of well over fifty and you have a combination thats hard to beat Our thanks to Dick Pettit for alTanging the program so that the NIST sponsored Session 4A on Measurement Strategy followed immediately and in the same room

On Wednesday the committee reviewed the weeks sessions and the survey responses and decided on some actions for the coming months all aimed at continuing to promote the value of the USMRC to the NCSLI membership

1 Promote the use of our on-linc survey This can be found at lt wwwncsliorgcommitteesl310n-Linc Surveygt

2 Promote thc USMRC with other NCSLI committees 3 Prepare a 3-minute PowerPoint presentation put it on a CD and

send copies to Rcgion and Section Coordinators Encourage coordinators to show the CD at local meetings

4 Plan another panel for the Measurement Science Conference in January 04

Our final event was the door prize drawing for participants in the survey conducted during the Workshop amp Symposium A one-page survey was included in each attendees registration package Out of the more than 1000 surveys distributed 6 were submitted however one was not signed which left 5 for door prize consideration

CANADIAN MEASUREMENiT REQUIREMENTS Lorraine Yeomans DOJid Stevens

Les Peer has resigned as Co-Chair of the committee David Stevens president of Pulse Engineering in Winnepeg Manitoba has agreed to serve as Co-Chair with Lorraine

GLOSSARY Emil Hazarian

Emil Hazarian of the Navy Corona is our new chairman Welcome Emil many thanks to Bob Hardy for his dedicated efforts

MEASUREME T SCIENCE AND TE HNOLOGY Richard B Pettit VP

AUTOMATIC TEST amp CALIBRATION SYSTEMS SCOff Sowerby

The Committee is working 011 the following items

Paul Marciniak has developed an outline for a new Recommended Practice titled Validation aDd Verification of Metrology Software The document will also include informashytion on using electronic recordssignatures meeting the software requirements specified in ISOIlEC 17025 and meeting HcalthcarelFDA requirements (21 CFR Part 11)

bull Open Data Specificalion This involves providing a rag for portshying data from software that identifies the specific measurement (eg 1000 volt DC) that is independcnt of the software used to acquire the mea$urement Dave Martson will determine Flukes position and CUITent options Larry Newbeny will contact other metrology software suppliers 10 document their export options

bull LaDy Newberry is developing a survey of the NCSLl membershyship to find out information about the software being used to supshyport automated testing and calibration

MEASURI - NT COMPARISON PROGRAMS Jim Wheeler and At Teruel

Editors Note Jim FVheeler has graciousl volunteered to be one of the first committees to agree with me editing a litIe harder on his submitted material I have thereby removed some of the i~fonnation

which is contained in the previous Juty issue page 34 Please refer fo fhat newsletterfor ongoing contacts etc

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Committee News

Ongoing ILCs

The Mass ILC final report was disseminated by Jim Ross (Quality Control Services) email

lt Labqc-servicescom gt NIST software was used to generate the final report Two I-kg artifacts were used in the ILC Quality Control Resources did the analysis Jim reports that Quality Control Services is the pivot lab for the WRAP 100 g to I mg round robin Jim is interested in starting another ILC in Jan 2004 Contact him if you are interested

Proposed New ILCs

Tom Larason NIST lt thomaslarasonnistgov gt announced the need for a new UV ILC Tom coordinated a UV ILC in the early 1990s A UV planning meeting is scheduled from 415 to 6 PM in Room 10 ofthc Marriott Waterside

Toe Petersen Metrology Engineer at Abbott Laboratories would like to start an ElectTolytic Conductivity (Resistivity) ILC The range is 0056 ItSem to 147 IlScm The artifact is a conductivity meter(s) with flow-through and dip cclls Toe would like to havc 6 to 10 paliicipants The anticipated start date would be fa112003 Joes phone number is (847) 938-9109 and FAX is (847) 937-4634 email isltjoepetersenabbottcom gt

David Krukar Sandia National Laboratories is interested in coordishynating a Chillcd Mirror Hydrometer ILC for Humidity Dave can be contactcd at (505) 844-5944 or email

lt dckrukasandiagov gt David is also interested in participating in ILCs in shock and accelerationvibration

There will be a new Mass lLC and Temperature ILC starting this ycar according to Mark Ruefenacht of Heusser ltheusserncwcighaolcomgt 925-798-8900 The mass artifacts will be in a set and those interested will be able to choose which stanshydards they wish to measure in the sei There will be 10 labs in thc dataset to start off There is also a Temperature ILC starting too Mark is coordinating both of these efforts along with the NIST Office of Weights and Measures Tim Ross is also assisting in this new Mass lLC

The Guide for Interlaborat01Y Comparisons RP-15 is being updated and will include information on the new ILC certificate of participation National ILC database SRM topics data from ILAC 13 and ISO Guide 43 information on the NIST Dataplot program and an updated Bibliography The RP-15 will now be titled a Recommended Practiceor InterlaboratOIY Comparisons vs a Guideor Interlaboratory Comparisons Dr Bob Watters has volshyunteered to help get the RP together Bob also volunteered to write a section about the database for the revised RP Thanks Bob

Our meeting minutes are posted on the NCSLI MCP Committee website The roster ofILC activities and contact personnel will also be posted there

Jason Tang is no longer with Boeing and has tumed over the Resistance ILCs to Philip Johnson of Boeing ltPhilipkJohnsonboeingcomgt Phillip chaired the meeting with Jeff Gust in attendanee The ILC is wrapped up There were 19 active participants in the I-Mohm ILC Thanks to Tason Tang for his hard work

Jim Ross received a plaque of appreciation at the NCSLI in Tampa for his efforts with the Mass ILC Thanks to Tim for his work

Bart Schrijver Agilent Technologies is coordinating a new RF Power ILC There are approximately 16 participants Dilip A Shah E = mc3 Solutions has volunteered as the data processor The artishyfact has just left the Navy Primary Standards Laboratory

John Cable Honeywell FMampT lt jcablekcpcom gt coordinates the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques - Automatic RF Techniques Group (ARFTG) round robins in support of automatic network analyzers The following connector types are supported in the round robin effort Thanks to John Cable for providing this information Note the new 7-16 connector John received a plaque from NCSLI for his long term efforts in support of the ARFTG round robins

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INTRINSIC amp DERIVED STANDARDS John Ball

The Intrinsic and Derived Standards Committee continues to be very active and the committee met at the 2003 NCSLI Couference A summary of committee activities include

I The Catalogue ofIntrinsic and Derived Standards is being updated

2 A few editorial changes to the hwnidity RlSP-5 were updated by Bob Hardy

3 Stan Pond volunteered to re-start the Triple Point ofArgon Working Group

4 Ruben Salazar and the Pressure WG are updating the Pressure RISP They will also develop an uncertainty analysis for presshysure cross-float calibrations This working group will hold a meeting at the Conference

5 Therc was a discussion of derived standard meaning a primary standard that was not intrinsic This definition needs to be updatshyed for the Catalogue rcvision

6 Chuck Ehrlich reported that the defmition of an Intrinsic Standard by the committee remains in the VIM but the committee has issues with the notes

7 Josephson Junction Interlaboratory Comparison results for 2002 were presented at the 2003 NCSLI Conference

COlmmttee News

CHEM AL IETROLOG COM ITIEE Tom Ouimet

The Chemical Metrology Committee (CMe) held a meeting at the 2003 NCSLI Conference

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INDUSTRIAL PROGRAMS WoodyTramel VP

AIRLINE ETROLOGY Victor Cleland

The meeting was held at the NCSLI Conference in Tampa Representatives from United Finnair and Delta Airlines members of the NIST and NCSLI and a few suppliers and vendors attended

David Baker and Ron Cressman dropped in to present plaques to Delta Airlines Departments 338 and 589 and manager Doug Reynolds to acknowledge the Air Forces appreciation for a recent tour of the calibration labs at the Atlanta Technical Operations Center

Vic Cleland chaired the meeting Woody Tramel the NCSLl VP for our corrunittee attended to introduce himself and meet our membershyship and to offer his support Representatives from NIST were present to offer support in our efforts to comply with FAA requireshyments for our calibration programs Bob Walters and MalY Saunders expressed concerns about some of the wording in AC 145shy9 such as traceahle to a standard acceptable to the FAA They suggested our committee might request NIST to help perfonn a gap analysis between the FAA requirements for airline cahbration proshygrams and ISO 17025

Barbara Belzer gave some suggestions about NVLAP accreditation

It was suggested that we personally invite other airlines to join our committee to increase active membership The state of the industry has affected the ability of many of our members to rcgularly attend meetings

Rick Ohlendorf of Schwien would like to assist running an interlabshyoratory comparison of Schwien manometers for our committee

Representatives from King Nutronics Boeing Testronics Northwest Calibration and the Pi Group attended to listen to conshycerns and issues of our committee and to offer their services

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D -CATION amp TAING Dave Nebel VP

I have continued with development of a program to be presented at High School Career Day Fairs Tplan completion for September I have not yet been provided with the names of any volunteers to make presentations in their sections areas

We have submitted the reconunended PersOlmel Training Requirements Guide for board review and comments

111is period my committees have no activity reports

DOCU E TARY STANDARDS ampAPPlICAmiddot TIONS Larry E Nielsen VP

LABORATORY EVALUATION RESOURCES Vacant

This committee will be reactivated as projects are identified that fit its charter eg to develop or maintain handbooks or other materials related to documentary standards applications

LABORATORY FAC UTIES Dr David Braudaway

Work continues on an update of RP-l4 Recommended Practice for Selecting Standards LaboratOly Envirorunents

TROL - GY PRACTICES Dr Howard Castrup

Editors Note Somc of this committees structural information is published in the April 2003 Newsletter page 36

Calibl1ltion Intervals

Dennis Jackson of the US Navy NSWC has been developing and sharing new techniques [or fitting certain types of reliability models to calibration service histmy data These techniques are fairly simshyple 10 implement and are planned for inclusion in the next edition of RP-l

Measureme middott eels on Ris ADa~jsis

Subcommittee chair Karl Haynes and I are continuing to develop material for prescntation in a draft RP I have been talking with NCSLI members who have access to data management systems that are potential candidates for experimenting with the implementation of real-time risk management algorithms

SPC Methods

The new Gage RampR model is still under development The SPCshybased (average and range) methods seem fairly Veil established but work is needed on extending current ANOVA methods 10 cover part variation equipment variation reproducibility repeatability and uncertainty growth The challenge is to develop a three-way design that can work within the constraints of the kind of data maintained by calibration orgauizations

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Committee News

Decision Support

The subcommittee chair Derek Porter of Boeing Commercial Airplane Group has submitted a draft RP titled Metrology Practices Decision Support Topics r have reviewed this draft and will offer my comments during the August 20 Committee meeting

Uncerta~illty Analysis

We have begun reviewing RP-12 and have identified a need to include additional material from the GUM as well as methods and techniques tbat have emerged since the GUMs last publication We also have begun work on additional examples involving mulrivariate and systems analysis methods and examples that explore sourccs of error that are either not addressed in tbe current RP or are given only peripheral mention

As currently conceived we plan to stnlcture the RP in such a way thaI the degree of required analytical rigor can be matched to risk and other needs Tbe topics that will be proposed to the Committee are bull Analysis examples from different measuremenl disciplines (mass

dimensional electricalelectronic CMM analytical chemishy etc)

bull Uncertainty analysis as a tool for measurement design and equipshyment selection

Analysis methods

bull Expansionupdate of GUM methods bull Type A Estimation bull Type B Estimation bull Normality testing bull Selecting and applying error distributions bull Montc Carlo simulation

Multivmiate measurements bull Uncertainty propagation in calibration support bierarchies

Using uncertainty estimates bull Tolerancing bull Risk analysis bull Bayesian analysis

Interval analysis bull Capability statemcnts

WRITING CO MITTEE Jesse l110rse

This has been a quiet qum1er for consensus body activity Howevcr it has becn a VERY active quarter for Working Group OTIC that was established last Janumy at MSC Del Caldwell (WG-I Cbaimlan) has made major achievements in getting the conunittee together and down to work

War Ihg Grolll Olle

Our initial activity was to rcview rSOIlEC 17025 and ISO 10012 which currently form the basis for our revised srandard and identify tecbnical issues we need to address with the two ISO standards to meet National requirements Sixty-two comments were received by tbe end of May Thesc werc distributed to the committee for review

and as of Ihis date a total of about 160 comments have been received These comments are significant and reflect a wide range of interests and excellent knowledge of the contributors In general the comments fall into the following categOlies

bull General considerations - form scope and value added bull ISOIIEC 17025 issues and bull ISO 10012 issues

After our assessment of the technical issues the Group will address the foml of the end product ie the revised Z5401 Should it be a supplement to the existing ISO standards or should it be a standshyalone dOCllment Should it be a digital product paper or both Should the digital product provide a view of the sL1l1dard as a supshyplement yet provide a view with the incorporated changes I think that fonn should follow nll1ction and it appears that using a digital fQImat we should be able to satisfY all interests

ACCREDITATION RESOURCES James Jenkins

Work conljnucs on an update of RP-9 Calibration Laboratory Capability Documentation Guideline Major changes have been incorporated in a new draft to reflect a level of standardization emerging between US accreditation bodies in stating scopes of accrcditation

CAUBRATION 13 OCEDURES Dale Varner

Work continues on development of a calibration procedure database for publication in an appropriate NCSLI media

CONFERENCE SITE SE EellON Anthony Anderson

Inunediately following the April Board meeting Tom Huttennan and 1made a site visit to Kansas City and Overland Park This could be a possible site for 2007 or 2009 and proposals have been solicited

At the end of June Carol Hockert Tom HuttemaIl and I visited St Paul Minnesota The new Riverside Convention Center is an excelshylent facility and could adequately host our conference Proposals from convcnient hotels for 2007 have been requested

A contract bas been signed with the Renaissance Hotel in Nashville for 2006 and a final contract revision from thc Nashville Convention Cenler is expected imminently for submission to the contract review committee

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Conference Meeting Report Ad Hoc Focus Group

Magnetism in Mass Measurements

September 122003

Background

A number of issues surrounding the measurement of magnetism in mass measurements have created frustration for mass calibration laboratories and for accreditation bodies A meeting at the Tampa NCSLI Workshop and Symposium brought together interested parshyties to discuss the issues with the intent on coming to some resolushytions for how to handle the various issues Dr Richard Davis BIPM was invited and attended the meeting to provide background technishycal information aud guidance In addition Dr Davis submitted a reserve paper on this issue that was presented in session 8A (the paper was published on the Conference Proceedings CD) A number of resolutions were developed that are noted later in this sununary

Discussion Topics

1 Scientific basis for magnetism measurements and handling magshynetism effects in the uncertainty analysis for calibration of mass standards

2 Cost factors for routine magnetism surveillance (cost of doing tests cost of not doing tests and the impact)

3 Impact of magnetism testing onfor laboratory accreditation 4 Possible round robin experiments 5 Agreementsresolutions on issues

Resolutions

1 Laboratories should not include an uncertainty component for magnetism measurements in mass calibrations

2 NVLAPs position is that for Echelon I and II measurements (corresponding to OIML R 111 classes E I E2 F I F2) laboratoshyries should 1) state on their reports whether or not they are screening for magnetism and 2) state that no component is included in their uncertainty statement for magnetism effects and 3) include a discussionwritten agreement as to the laboratorys practice regarding magnetism screening (or lack of screening) as a part of normal contract review with laboratory customers

3 Some experimentation needs to be done to evaluate (confirmmodify) the reproducibility of the proeedures in RIll to gain experience in the procedures and better understand the limitations

4 We all agreed that we dont mow how best to quantify magnetic effects of masses and the uncertainties associated with calibrashytion

5 We dont know the level (qualitycost) of gaussmeter that is needshyed yet

Discussion Highlights

Permanent magnetization and magnetic susceptibility are sepashyrate quantities Although each quantity may be problematic for mass calibrations permanent magnetization is often the more troublesome of the two

bull Permanent magnetization is easier to test (with a gaussmeter) than magnetic susceptibility (magnetic susceptometer) However the susceptometer can also provide a measure of the permanent

magnetization as a byproduct of the susceptibility measurement bull What needs to be considered is the force reaction between a

weight and another field (eg a balance a table with steel rebar a force machine with other weights)

bull Options to limit the problems include shield the balances better manufacture weights with limited magnetic susceptibility and negligible permanent magnetization

bull Late model mass comparators with increased resolution can see more of the problems due to magnetized weights Not all balshyancesscales have adequate rcsolution to note any effects due to magnetized weights

bull Recent work was done by the PTE to map a number ofbalshyances to consider the impact of magnetized weights This work allowed increases in the allowable magnetie susceptibility to maintain errors at less than 110 of the maximum permissible erTors (tolerances)

bull We can recognize problematic weights through testing but we cant adequately quantify the effect or correct for the errors

bull Some labs routinely screen others screen when asked to add this service or when problems are observed others do not screen Estimates are that fewer than I of the weights in the system have a problem

bull Old weights are generally rejected or taken out of service if problems are observed (which is causing some frustration among laboratory customers who have used their weights for years with no apparent problems)

bull Testing should result in passfail qualitative result rather than quantifying a measurement

bull The type and cost of gaussmeters vary from $600 models to $5000 models The question of recalibration came up and the fact that the probes degrade over time

bull ASTM E 617-97 will need to be updated as soon as OIML RIll becomes final because magnetism limits were included before the latest revisions E 617-97 is currently more stringent than the latest RIll draft

bull NOAr (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency) ill the Department of Commerce has online information about the earths magnetic fields

bull Degaussing is not easy especially for hard magnetic materials like stainless steel Some laboratories have experimented with this and found that if the material is susceptible - it remagnetizes quickly and to a greater extent than it was prior to the degaussing attempt

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Reinhard Scbwu)d Sartonus ROlmk Eubanks Joe Moran Troemner Bill Young CO Dave Uplon Midwesl Research Institute Anel1 Czysch oKD Mike KTltlmer VA S~CYC Sunmcr NM Emtl HaZllrian NSWCiCoon R1Ck Sci ral1h N1STAPTD Mass amp Force Group VnMiIler NISfWIID labOrJlory Mltrology Group Steve DOly NISTISSo NY LAP Carol Hockert MN Georgia Harris NISTiWMo Labollory MctlOloyeny Group

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NEWSF THE

NIST NEWS

Make Your Own Connection for NIST News

As I mentioned in the editorial Im cutting some pages oUl of our nsual NIST News to save printed pages and some costs However you can still make your own connection for NIST program and technology press releases The regular NIST webshysite is a wonderfully informative resource and these two speshycialized locations are summary archives of the NIST Public Affairs infonnational releases that are published regularly once or twice a month to the global media

One URL is more technical than the other but I find hoth highly interesting lt wwwnistgovpublic_affairsupdatearchivehtm gt lt viwwnistgovpublic_affiarstechbeatarchivehtm gt

ULTRACOLD EXPERM S PAVE WAY FOR SUPER MOLECULE

A team of researchers at ITLA a joint institute of the National Institllte of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Boulder report in the July 3 edition of Nature an important step toward creating an ultracold super molecule a blend of thousands of molecules acting in unison Such a blend of molecules would provide physicists with an excellent tool for studyshying molecular quantum mechanics and superconductivity

At a temperature of only 150 nanoKelvins above absolute zero the team used lasers and a carefuJIy tuned magnetic field Lo pair potassishyum aloms belonging to a class of particles called fennions into loosely joined molecules belonging to a class of particles called bosons Surprisingly tbe researchers report the number of molecules prodnced is very large wilh about a quarter million lSO percent) of the atoms within the original cloud pairing up

Our experiments notes NIST Physicist Deborah Jin produced the lowest molecular binding energy that has been measured specshytroscopically Tn other words the atom pairs fQlming each molecule are hanging onto one another by their proverbial fingertips The researchers measured the energy holding the molecules together by breaking the molecular bond with a relatively low-energy radio wave

This work Jin continues could help us understand the basic physics behind superconductivity and especially high-temperature superconduetivity Superconductivity is a property in which elecshytrons (a fennion paliicle) move throngh a metal with no resistauce The experiments may lead to creation of felmion superfluids made from gases that would be much easier to study than solid superconshyductors Creation of a super atom (known as a Bose-Einstein conshydensate) eamed another research team at JILA the 2001 Nobel Prize in physics

Contact Fred McGchan (Boulder) (303) 497-3246

SYSTEM HELPS ENSUft REUA6 L1TY OF MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS

The AmlY Navy and Air Force use thousands of miles of optical fibers on ships planes and land-based installations to transmit voice and data They needed a simple effective and highly accurate way to measure the amount of light delivered by these glass wires at key points in the transmission system Power degradation along the nelwork can cause communication failllte

Working with ILX Lightwave Corp of Bozeman Mont the NIST came up with a system capable of world-class optical measurements with push-button conveniencc The system consists of an NISTshydesigned optical detector and an optical multimeter [designed by ILX Lightwave] that measures light emitted from a liber over a wide range of wavelengths

There are two versions of the novel delector one using siliconshybased sensors and the other nsing gennanium-based sensors The sensors connect directly to an optical fiber without any additional optics and with barely measurable light loss Measurement uncershytainty is half that of previous optical fiber power detectors The sysshytem is described in an upcoming issue of the joumal Metrologia

According to NIST engineer John Lehman independent measureshyments of the detectors performance by NIST and its Gennan counshyterpart PTB (Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt) are in excelshylent agreement Another comparison will be made this summer with NISIs British counterpart the National Physical Laboratory

The new systems are now being shipped to military calibration censhyters where they will be used to annually check the accuracy of optishycal fiber power systems utilized in the field

Contact Fred McGehan (Boulder) (303) 497-3246

TfNY BUBBLES EW TOOL IN C E IICAl SESI G

As the old Hawaiian love song says tiny bubbles realJy do make some people feel fine Chemists that is But there is no wine involved this time just water

NIST chemists reported in the June 24 online edition of Langmuir that a process called microboiling shows promise for quick simple and inexpensive chemical sensing The process involves the fonnashytion of tiny vapor bubhles on a 200-nanometer-thick film of preshycious metal immersed in water and heated rapidly By coating the metal microheater with a single layer of waler-repelling molecules the scientists dramatically alrered thc microboiling behavior Bubbles fanned more obviously and at lower temperatures and the water in immediate contact with the metal got much hotter

Its astounding to me that we changed one functional group on the surface of that microhcatcr and saw a dramatic change in the boiling behavior says Michael Tarlov a co-author of the paper

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The finding means that changes in boiling behavior should be useful for detecting specifIc substances The water surrounding a microshyheater designed to bond with DNA or proteins for example might boil at a different temperature if the target molecules were attached to the coating A change can be measured in just 5 microseconds much faster than typical lab techniques NlST scientists have found that the technique can detect sUIfactants such as those used in detergents and are studying its use in microfluidic (or lab-on-ashychip) devices The research also has other potential spin-offs such as the use of designer coatings to improve efficiency in boilers and heat excbangers and the use of microheaters to simplify chemical manufacturing

Contact Laura Ost (301) 975-4034

GRANTS TO FUND DEVEL PMENT OF NOVEL ~CHNOLOGIES

New blade technology tbat could make energy generation by wind turbines more efficient vims-resistant tissues for skin grafts a method for operating a cars devices through conversational speech and an automated Web-searehing and data organizing software sysshytem are among the novel technologies to be developed by the prishyvate sector with support from 16 awards announced by the NlST Advanced Technology Program (ATP)

A list of the latest ATP awards with links to project fact sheets may be found at ltwwwnistgovnewsgt For more detail on individual projects contact the recipient company or joint venture paltnership as listed at the bottom of the project fact sheet

For background information on the ATP including history statistics progJQm evaluations success stories and descriptions of previous awards go to ltwwwatpnistgovgt

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CRACKENG THE NANONEWTON FORCE BARRIER

How do you weigh a dust mite Or delermine the force required to pull a molecule apart Such tasks require a device that measures nanonewtons-forces I billion times smaller than the force required to hold an apple against Earths gravity Nanonewton forces are estishymated with atomic force microscopes and inslluments that measnre the properties of ultrathin coatings like those used on computer hard drives or turbiue blades But the accuracy of such estimates is unknown because they havent been calibrated with force standards based on the kilogram the intemationally accepted unit of mass

Luckily there is hope on the hOlizon In a paper presented June 4 at the annual conferencc of the Society of Experimental Mechanics in Charlotte NC NlST engineers describe a prototype instrument that reliably measnres forces as small as tens of nanonewtons and simultaueously ties those measurements to forces a tbousand times larger based on the kilogram The device works by COllllecting a weIl-calibrated spring-loaded scale with a set of electrodes that genshyerates an electrostatic force

The insuument balances the downward force produced by a oneshymilligram mass artifact by keeping the distance between the elecshytrodes constant but varying the amount of voltage between them The result is a force detenninahon accurate to a few parts in 10000 that is measured with voltage electrical capacitance and distance (the location of the electrodes as measured in wavelengths of laser light) It is much easier to make small changes in voltages than to make small mass standards explains NIST mechanical engineer Jon Pratl

The NIST researchers hope to extend the instruments resolution to tens of piconewtons (trillionths of a newton)

Contact Laura Osl (301) 975-4034

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MI IIATURE MIX-UPS 0 SPEED MATERIA S RESEARCH

A new NIST projeet aims to stir up materials research by adapting lab-on-a-chip teehnology to mix and evaluate experimental conshycoctions at a rapid clip hastening improvements in products ranging from paints to shampoos to plastics

Initially researchers at the NIST Combinatorial Methods Center (NCMC) and several of the NCMCs company members plan to rev up the search for new or better emulsions often eomplex fOlmulashytions that are the basis for US product markets totaling more than $50 billion They will start by deciphering interactions at the intershyfaees (inter-facial tension) between the various eomponents that make lip these viscous mixtures and are key to their pelfonnanee

Now efforts to improve paints shampoos and other emulsions tend to be time-consuming trial-and-error exercises But with tiny Iabshyon-chip devices much of the proeess can be automated permitting rapid systematic testing of new material fonnulations

The project will extend the capabilities of so-called microfluidic systems tiny challllel-lined deviees now used regularly for medical testiug In DNA cbips for example droplets of genetic material are routed through networks of tiny wells each one ser up for a particushylar diagnostic test Material fOlmulations however typically contain components from solvents to different-sized particles tbat do not readily mix and circulate through these minute plumbing systems

To accorrunodate these differences NCMC researchers have designed and tested credit-card-sized prototypes tailored for viscous materials research Features include mixers pumps reservoirs and computer conrrol of the flow of sample droplets through a network of millimeter-wide challllels Mixture properties will be charactershyized with real-time image measurement techniques that NIST is developing with an eye on many application areas

Contact Mark Bello (30J) 975-3776

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NOVE speCTROSCOPIC METHOD CAN DE ECT TER 0 1ST THREA S

A novel techniqne that nses far-infrared (terahertz ) radiation to rapshyidly identify bulk or airborne materials inside sealed paper or plastic containers has been demonstrated by scientists at the NIST and SPARTA Inc of Rosslyn Va Described at a recent technical conshyference the technology has potential applications in homeland secushyrity such as detection of explosives in the mail or other non-metallic portable containers

The method involves directing a far-infrared light source at a samshyple in a e10sed container detecting the light transmitted throngh the materials and then analyzing the light that was absorbed by the sample while making adjnstments for the light absorbed by the conshytainer Far-infrared radiation which falls between visible light and radio waves on the electromagnctic spectrum is partially transmitshyted throngh many materials The pattem of light frequencies or spectra absorbed by a material depends specifically on the vibrashytions of the materials atoms and its crystalline structure

This method can readily identify compounds made of molecules containing three to hnndreds of atoms the size of many threat mateshyrials The two instruments employed one nsing a pulsed laser and the other a glowing filament are tabletop-sized and work at room temperature Two years of experiments have demonstrated thol ahe technique detects aerosols (such as those that might contain anthrax spores) pharmaceutical powders most gases sevEral explosives and other common materials The researchers have compiled a datlbase of spectral characteristics for more than 100 materials and devclshyoped an automated software tool for rapidly identifying bulk materishyals based on their absOlvtion spectra Further research aims to increase the sensitivity and throughput speed of the technology

Contact Laura Ost (301) 975-4034

E SURIG TH REL AS L1TY OF TRACE EXPLOSIVE DETECTORS

In an effort to enhance homeland security NIST chemists are develshyoping new ways to see collections of micrometer-sized particles of explosive materials The techniques will help ensure that equipmcnt for screening airport passengers baggage and cargo operates relishyahly

The research is part of a collaboration with the Transportation Security Agency to develop metTOlogy for dcsigning characterizing and calibrating trace explosive detection systems Thousands of cnhanced trace explosive detcction systems already are deployed in airports to collect particles from luggage and other surfaccs and analyze these samples in a tabletop instrument Research also is under way on new systems that will use air showers to hlow partishycles off people as they walk through portals

The dercction of trace explosives involvcs three basic processes particle collection on cloth or mesh filters palticle heating to proshyduce vapors and vapor analysis to identify thc chemicals N1ST is using its mcasurement expertise to devclop methods to better undershystand and optimize particle collection and heating processes

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One set of NIST experiments focnses on how evenly current tableshytop analytical instruments heat the filters that collect particles Heat control is importlnt because explosive particles need to get hot enough to vaporize within seconds for rapid analysis and uneven heating may lead to variation in analytical results To assist in the testing and design of walk-through portal systems NIST scientists developed a way to visualize a few individual explosive particles sunounded by millions of backgronnd particles collected on filters Additional NIST Experiments focus on the size of particles knocked off a test surface by various air jet designs Snch infOlmation can be nsed to help design next-generation detection systems

Contlc Laura Ost (301) 975-4034

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NEW NIST FAC lITY SOON WILL BE REFL CTrNG ON SAFER SIGNS

Our roadways should get safer in the future now that the NIST has developed a way to accurately and reliably measure how light reflects off stop signs and other road markings Road signs and markings are designed to be visible at night by retroreflectivity that is they reflect some of the light emitted by a vehicles headlights back toward the drivers eyes However measurements of retroreshyflecrivity have varied so much among different devices and laborashytories that federal transportation officials have bcen nnable to define minimum standards for this Congressionally mandated characterisshytic

Recently NIST established a facility funded by the Transportation Research Board of the National Cooperative Research Program that resolves numerous measurement problems and improves accuracy Inside the facility one finds a long black tunnel with a set of tracks on which sits an insnumented platform Signs or materials are mounted on the platfo[l11 which can be moved 3 to 30 metcrs (10 to 100 feet) from a light source at one end of the tunnel Using custom softwarc scientists precisely control all of the components and measure the characteristics of light reflected from the sign to a detector locatcd close to the source

NIST expects that the facility will begin providing calibration servshyices early in 2004

Contlct Laura Ost (30 I) 975-4034

SINGLE PHOTO DETECTOR CONQUERS TH DARK SIDE

Researchers from the NIST and Boston University have demonstratshycd a detector that counts single pulscs of light while simultancously reducing false or dark counts to virtually zero Reported in the July 28 2003 issue of Applied Physics Letters the advance proshyvides a key technology needed for future development of secure quantum corrununications and cryptography

Quantum communications and cryptography is a codemakers Holy Grail The idea is to use a rapid series of light pulses (photons) in onc of two different states to transmit infonnation in an unbreakable codc

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The photon detector project is part of a multi-disciplinary NIST effort to develop the sophisticated measllIement methods needed to make quantum communication and cryptography possible Funding was provided by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the NIST Advanced Technology Program (ATP)

Most current photon detectors operate best with visible light cannot reliably detect single photons and suffer from high dark counts due to random electronic noise Thc new device operates with the wavcshylength of near-infrared light used for fiber optic communicatJOns and produces negligible dark eounts Instead of using light-sensitive materials the NIST device uses a tungsten film coupled to a fiber optic communication line The film is chilled to 120 milliKe1vin at its transition temperature between nonnal conductivity and supershyconductivity When the fiber optic line delivers a photon to the tungshysten film thc tempcrature rises and the apparatus detects it as au increase in electrical resistance

Thc device detects about 20000 photons per second and works with an efficiency of about 20 percent With planned improvements the research team hopes to increase efficicncies to greater than 80 pershycent

Contact Fred McGehan (Bouldcr) (303) 497-3246

NIST HE s C IP DUSTRY MEASURE FEATURES BY COUN GATOMS

The quest to develop the nanotechnology equivalent of rulers [length-measurement references based on the spacing of atoms in a peIiectIy ordered crystal] has inspired a burst of innovation at the National Institute of Standards and Teehnology (NIST) Progress to date has yielded a novel device tbat can resolve distances smaller than thc radius of an atom and a reliable method for writing 10shynanometer-sized featmcs on silicon

NIST researchers are packaging the new technology and know-how into a seanning tllnneling microscope (STM) system designed to write patterns with dimensions detennined by counting the atoms that make up the pattems structural features Ultimately aiming for an accuracy of better than 1 nanometer the team intends to supply the semiconductor industry with bcnchmark references to calibrate measurcment tools used in rcsearch and production

To measure excecdingly small distances members of the atomshybased artifacts pr~iect developed a novel diode-Iascr based interfershyomcter The new compact instrument incorporates elements of two types of existing interferometcrs-devices that detetmine the distance betwccn two objects on the basis of light interferencc pattcrns-bnt achicves much higher levels of resolution To datc the team has measured distances in increments smaller than 10 picometers or less than one-hundredth of a nanometer

Efforts to produce durable silicon-bascd measurement references have paid off with a method for reliably writing patterns with 10shynanometer linewidths cquivalent to about 30 silicon atoms across These STM-written pattems arc long-lived even outside of a vacushyum and rCccnt work suggests that reactive ion etching can increasc their three-dimensional relief

Contact Mark Bcllo (301) 975-3776

Potpourri

bull New Members Appointed to Baldrige Board of Overseers Commerce Secretary Don Evans has appointed six promincm industry education and health care leaders to serve on thc 12shymember Board of Overseers for the Baldrige National Quality Program to replace retiring board members The Board of Overseers recommends improvements to the Baldrige perfonnshyance exccllcnce criteria the Baldrige National Quality Program and the Baldrige Award process For details sce ltwwwnistgovpublic_affairsmembershtrngt

bull Cheney and Evans present 2002 Baldrige Awards Vice President Dick Cheney and Commerce Secretary Don Evans preshysented thc 2002 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awards to thTee organizations at a Washington DC ceremony on May 21 2003 The event marked the first time a health care organization has been recognized with a Baldrige Award Read more includshying transcripts of remarks at ltwwwnistgovpublic_affairsreleasesmbnqa052103htmgt

bull Detecting Corked Bats After Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs was ejected June 3 from a major league baseball game for using a corked bat officials had the rest of his 76 bats X-rayed by a radiologist In 1987 NIST researchers conducted a study for Major Lcaguc Baseball and detennined that medical X-ray machines were better than ultrasound for detecting corked bats For details see lt wwwl00nistgovlbattamperinghtrn gt

bull Dig jump in Applications for Nations Top Honor for bull ceUence Sixty-eight organizations have sent NIST their applishy

cation for the 2003 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award the nations Presidential award for excellence Last year 49 busishynesses schools and health care organizations applied Over the next six months teams of specially trained examiners will evalushyate these 68 organizations to detennine wbich will receive the award this fal1 For details see ltwwwnistgovpublic_affairsmbnqa_appshtmgt

bull N1ST Receives Valuable Chemical Data from Dow Dow Chemical Co has donated an extensive collection of more thau 50000 infrared spectra-independently valued at more than $5 million-to NIST for incorporation into its Chemistry WebBook The WebBook is an onlinc resource lt httpwebbooknistgov raquo that 600000 users rely on armually for a wide rangc of research and development applications and cducational purposes

CSIR NEWS FROM SOUTH AFRICA

NEW OPTICAL WAVELENGTH STANDARD BOOSTED BY VISIT FROM NOBEL LAUREATE

A new optical wavelength standard is being developed for South Africa The standard is based on an acetylene-stabilised diode laser wherc the laser is stabilised to the absorption lines of acetylene (C2H2) These lines are the Doppler-broadened lines ofthc v I + v3 rotational - vibrational baud and lie between 1510 nm and 1550 nm While frequcncy modulation is used to generate the error signal for stabilisation an expected accuracy and stability of less than 10 MHz laquoOlppm) will be achieved

Research and development of the standard under the guidance of Dr Dean Veneables is almost completc During their visit to South Afiica Professor Carl Wieman of the University of Colorado at Boulder (2001 Nobel Plizc in physics recipient) and Dr Sara

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Gilbert Group Head of Optical fibre and components at NIST held a meeting with the CSIR-NlVU that included discussions on the refinement of the new wavelength standard

Professor Carl Wieman and Eric Comellled a team of physicists that created the worlds first Bose-Einstein condensate a new fonn of matter on 5 June 1995 The condensate allows scientists to study the strauge and extremely small world of quantum physics as if they are looking through a giant magnifYing glass Its creation estabshylished a new branch of atomic physics that has provided a treasureshytrove of scientific discoveries

Predicted in 1924 by Albert Einstein who built on the work of Satyendra Nath Bose the condensate occurs when the waelengths of individual atoms begin to overlap and behave in identical fashion forming a supectonl The superatom occurs when laboratory apparatus is med to chill a group of atoms to just a few hundred bilshylionths of a degree above absolute zero

Comel1 and Wieman likened a Bose-Einstein condensate to an ice crystal forming in cold water and said it has the same relation to ordinary matter as laser light has to light from a light bulb The atoms within the condensate obey the laws of qUJntum physics and are as close to absolute zero -27315 C as the )Ws of physics allow

NML ASSISTS IN EXPA 0 NG AFRiCAN METROLOGY CAPABIL T ES

Dr Franz Hengstberger Regional Coordinator of SADCMET has just returned from a visit to the National 11lSti lute of Standards (NIS) in Egypt and the Kenya Bureau of Standards Both ofthese institushytions are Associate Members of SADCMET

Acting as a special adviser to Prof Shalaan the President of National Institute of Standards (NIS) in Cairo Egypt he investigatshyed a number of aspects pertinent to the NIS photometry and radiomshyetry laboratories They iucluded a thorough study of the equipment facilities personnel and planned capabilities within the laboratory Franz will prepare recommendations based on tbis information Additionally Franz held discussions with Dr Adel Shehata the NlS manager in charge of intemational relations on the forthcoming SADCMET meeting in Zambia other SADCMET matters and the development of metrology in Africa in general

On his retlan leg Franz advised the head of metrology at the Kenyan Bureau of Standards CKEBS) Ivll Joel Kjoko 011 facilities and activities required to establish a KEBS photometry and radiomshyetry laboratory KEBS is now plamling to establish the necessary laboratory space and manufacture and purchase tlle required equipshyment Franz will remain in close touch with the Kenyan colleagues

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in this regard and KEBS and NML will continue to cooperate on this issue ill terms of their existing MOU on cooperation in metrology

Franz also paid a courtesy visit to the Managing Director ofKEBS Mrs Margaret Rotich and reports that he was again struck by the overwhelmiug sense of friendship and cooperation existing between the two institutions

NML gratefully acknowledges the continued support from the South African Department of Trade and Industry for its work in Africa through which it is trying to align with and support the objectives of the New Partnership for Africas Development (NEPAD)

HARDNESS LABORATO Y ESTABLISHED

A new capability for hardness measurement has been established in the Force Hardness and Torque laboratory at the National Metrology Laboratory (NML) of the CSIR to provide measurements primarily for rhe automotive aircraft and iron and steel manufactlrrshying industries

Streugthening the existing hardness testing and indentation capabilishyty for materials Benny Burke commenred that the laboratory is capable of determining hardness based on first principles and the new technology willleplace the previous substitution-based methshyods

In addition the requirements ofISO 650 I Metal ic materials shyRockwell hardness tests will be satisfied Furthermore initial acceptance results indicate that the system is well withiu expected control Iimits Simply stated hardness is the resistance of a material to permanent indentation It is important to recognise that harduess is an empirical test and therefore hardness is not a material property This is because there are several different hardness tests tllat will each determine a different hardness value for the same piece of material Therefore hardness is test method dependent and every test result has to have a label identifYing the test method used Hardness is however used extensively to characterise materials and to determine if they are suitable for their intended nse

The most common uses for hardness tests is to verify the heat treatshyment of a part and to detennine if a material has the properties necshyessary for its intended use Establishing a cOlTelatiou between the hardness result and the desired material property allows this makshying hardness tests very useful in industrial and RampD applications The calibration system will be commissioned by June 2003 and the facility demonstrated to industry at the Technical Advisory Forum

EWS s Natio al Measurement Conference and British Electromagnefc Measurement Conference 2003

Angel Hotel Cardiff UK 18-20 November 2003

NMCfBEMC 2003 is the largest UK measshyurement event focusing on industrial applications of measurement technologies

From shop floor to cutting edge NMC amp BEMC have something to offer everyone

NMCBEMC provides a unique opportunity for delegates to netshywork with colleagues involved in the measurement industry Sessions will include both traditional seminars presenting state of the art techniques and more practically-oriented workshops

Workshops

To address the increasing demand for training and applicationsshyfocused information on measurement technology NMC amp BEMC will hold an increased number of workshops Delegates will gain access to experts and training materials focused on measurement best practices

Technical seminars

Seminars will eonsist of both contributed and invited papers Attendance will allow delegates to diseuss ideas and problems wilh other engineers and measuremenl specialists sharing knowledge and stimulating innovation

Social programme and exhibition

A full social prograrrune will complement the technical sessions providing a forum for the exchange and discussion of ideas Alongside the programme there will be an exhibition giving deleshygates the opportunity to meet with measurement providers instrushymentation suppliers and accredited laboratories This is a valuable chance for delegates to find out about new product developments serviees and applications

The Angel Hotel looks like a pretty elegant venue for metrologists Behave yourselves

Registration

To register your interest in attending NMC or BEMC to held at the Angel Hotel Cardiff UK between 18 and 20 November 2003 please complete the pro-fonna on-line at

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ltwwwnational-measurement-conferencecoukgt or contact Hannah Edmunds at the National Physical LaboratOlY E-mail lt hannahedmundsnplcouk gt Tel +44 20 8943 6260

NIS 30 MHz ATTENUATION MEASUREMIENT FACILITY RELOCATED AT THE ARMY PRIMARY STANDARDS LABO TORY

The 30 MHz Attenuation Measurement System fonnerly loeated at the Boulder laboratories of the Nationallnstilltte of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been relocated to the US Almy Primary Standards Laboratory (APSL) at Redstone Arsenal AL Installation of the system at the APSL was completed by NIST personnel in May 2003 Personnel at the APSL received training in the operation of the system at NIST and also at the APSL

The APSL now has the capability to provide incremental attenuation calibration of precision 30 MHz piston attcnuators and similar devices from 0 to 120 dB The expanded uncertainty of these calishybrations is 0003 dBllO dB at an approximate 95 percent level of confidence Traceability of measurements performed by the system will continue to be proportional to dimensional measurements of a standard piston attenuator which is an integral part of the system The attenuator which was designed machined and characterized by NIST in the early 1960s utilizes a laser interferometer to measure piston displacement with a resolution corresponding to an incremenshytal attenuation of approximately 00001 dB

The system itself utilizes an unmodulaled 2-ehannel RF null techshynique and a precision phase shifter to aehieve high sensitivity and a dynamic range of at least 120 dB The successful transfer of this system to the APSL eusures that the US requirements for 30 MHz attenuation calibration support which is traceable to national stanshydards will continue to be met by the APSL As NIST no longer proshyvides this measureillent service inquiries should be directed to the APSL at 256-876-8417

ITER ATIONAL DIMENSIONAL WORKSHOP

Airport Marriott Nashville TN May 10-14 2004

Make your plans now to attend next years International Dimensional Workshop

Details are on the IDW2004 Website

lt httpwwwsmeorglidw gt Contact Ed Pritchard Oak Ridge Mehology Center Phone 865-574-4261 Fax 865-574-2802 lt pritchardewyI2doegov gt Web Page lt httpwwwy12doegovindexhtmli gt

LIAISO NEWS

A ERICA NATIONAL STANDARDS I SmUTe (A 81) John Lalemkerian Liaison Delegate

The following repOlt details some of the latest innovative accreditashylion programs that ANSI is launching that may be of interest to our NCSL Intemational members

ANSI Completes Pilot Accreditation Program for Personnel Certification Budies

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) administers and coordinates the US voluutary standardization and confomlity assesment system ANSI has announced that it has accredited three organizations involved with the certification of personnel in the safety supply management and construction indushies

These accreditations conclude the first phase of the Institutes lannch of a new accreditation program for personnel certification bodies based upon the new international standard ISOIIEC 17024shy2003 General requirements for bodies operating eertification sysshytems of persons

Certification helps to identify qualified individuals to consumers and employers provide mechanisms for systematically monitoriug the performance of certified persons aud encourage individuals to pmticipate in continuing professional development As an impartial assessor ANSI accreditation protects the integrity of a certification process enhances consumer and public coufideuce in a certification program and the personnel who complete it and facilitates the mohility of certified personnel across borders

Initiated in late 2002 the ANSI pilot program included five organishyzations demonstrating the diversity amoug personnel certification bodies ANSIs accreditation process includes the submission of documentation for each of the requirements identitled in ISOlEe 17024 an on-site audit and the correction of auy non-conformities (ie requirements that have not been met)

According to Institute for Supply Managementtrade (ISM) executive direetor Paul Novak ISM considers it an houor to be one of the few organizations selected by ANSI to participate in its premier pilot accreditation program

The American Society for Nondestructive Testing Inc (ASNT) and the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy Inc (NBCOT) completed the ANSI pilot program in JlUle 2003 For additional infonnation about ANSIs Accreditation Program for Personnel Certifiers please contaet Dr Roy Swift at ltrswiftansiorggt

I EKO Chet Franklin Liaison Delegate

This was an active period with IMEKO

Graham Cameron attended their Annual Conference and provided a repolt at the Tampa meeting

Chet Franklin has volunteered to be the new NCSLI Liaison to lMEKO

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ASIA-PACI Ie LABORATOR ACCREOHA ION COOPERATION (APLAC) Peter Ungel Liaison Delegate

APLAC General Assembly

The next meeting of the APLAC General Assembly and associated Committees will be held in Seoul Republic of Korea in the week of 9-14 November 2003 Two of the five positions on the APLAC Board of Management will be up for re-election

APLAC MRA Council

The APLAC MRA Council will next meet in Seoul during the week of9-l4 November 2003

Following the application by five signatories to the APLAC MRA to become inaugural signatories to the MRA for iuspection body accreditation two initial evaluations have been done and a further two will be done in the latter part of August The fifth evaluation will be doue in October 2003 It is hoped that the initial signing of the APLAC MRA for inspection body accreditation can take place at the MRA Council meeting planned for Columbia MD in late April 2004

Administration of APLAC

The members of the APLAC Board of Management are

Mr Peter Unger (Chair) -- A2LA (United States of America)

Dr Llewellyn Richards (Immediate Past Chair) - IANZ (New Zealand)

Mr Anthony Russell (Chair of MRA Council) - NATA (Australia)

Mr Lin Anping - CNAL (Peoples Republic of China)

Mr Terence S S Chan - HKAS (Hong Kong China)

Dr Katuo Setamiddotmiddot IAJapan (Japan)

Ms Chang Kwei Fem - SAC (Singapore)

Mr Nigel Iou - CNLA (Chinese Taipei)

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Liaison News

APLAC Pub jcations

APLAC documents and membership lists are available as pdf files from the APLAC web site lt wvwaplacorg gt Starting this year APLAC News Notes published bi-mouthly is available only by electronic distribution (as a pdf) and via the APLAC web site

APLAC1 MEMBERSHIP

Full Members

Australia National Association of Testing Authorities Australia (NATA)2 3 4

Brunei Damssalam Ministry of Development (Conslruction Planning and Research Unit)

Canada Standards Council of Canada (SCC)2 3 4 Peopks RepUblic of China National Accreditation Board for China Laboratories (CNAL)2 3 4 Hong Kong China Hong Kong Accreditation Scheme

(HKAS)2 34 India National Accreditatiou Board for Testing amp

Calibration Laboratories (NABL)2 3 4 Indonesia Komite Akreditasi Nasional - The

Accreditation Body of Indonesia (KAN)2 3 5

Japan Japan Accreditation Board for Conformity Assessment (lAB)2 3 5 IAJapan2 3 4 Japan Chemical Laboratory Accreditation (lCLA) Voluntary EMC Laboratory Accreditation Center (V LAC)

Republic of Korea Korea Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (KOLAS)2 3 4

Malaysia Department of Standards Malaysia (DSM)2 Mexico Entidad Mexicanade Accreditaci6n ac

(ema)2 New Zealand Intemational Accreditation New Zealand

(lANZ)2 3 4 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Laboratory Accreditation

Scheme (PNGLAS) Philippines Bureau of Product Standards Laboratory

Accreditation Scheme (BPSLAS)2 Singapore Singapore Accreditation Council - Singapore

Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (SAC-SIN GLAS)2 34

Chinese Taipei Chinese National Laboratory Accreditation (CNLA)2 34

Thailand Department of Medical Sciences Ministry of Public Health Thai Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (TLAS)2 34

United States of American Association for Laboratory America Accreditation (A2LA)2 34

International Accreditation Service Inc (lAS)2 3 5 National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP)2 3 4 NQA-Laboratory Services (NQA-LS) Perry Johnson Laboratories

Vietnam Directorate for Standards and Quality (VILAS)2 3 4

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Australia National Analytical Reference Laboratory AGAL (NARL)

Republic of Korea Korea Testing and Research Iustitute for Chemical Industry (KOTRIC)

Chinese Taipei National Institute of Environmental Analysis (NIEA)

United States of Assured Calibration and Laboratory America Accreditation Select Services (ACLASS)

lILAC Regional Cooperation Body Member 2 ILAC Full Member 3 Global Arrangement Signatory 4 APLAC Multilateral MRA - Testing and Calibration 5 APLAC Multilateral MRA - Testing only 6 APLAC MultilateralMRA - Calibration only APLAC Multilate~al Mutual Recognition Arrangement

The Jist of signatories to the APLAC MRA is available from the Liaison Delegate

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ISA N ERNA ONAl Mik~ Suraci Liaison Delegate

I have maintained an active liaison with the ISA The significant areas of mutual interest include Conference issues training web site and marketing

The ISA remains willing to assist NCSLI on many areas of mutual benefit

ASQ MEASUREMENT QUA lTV D VSION (ASQ) Chris Grac1UlIlfil1 Liaison Delegate

The 2003 NCSL Intemational Conference in Tampa FL was a very productive time for the American Society for Quality (ASQ) Measurement Quality Division (MQD) and ASQs Celiifled Calibration Technician (CCT) program I want to take this opportushynity to congratulate Dilip A Shah of E = mc3 Solutions on becomshying MQDs new chairperson Dilip brings to the position decades of metrology experience and a genuine enthusiasm for the metrology profession

At the conference Dilip led the bi-monthly MQD meetingconfershyence call Plans for the 2004 Measurement Science Conference (MSC) and ASQs Quality Congress convention were discussed Other topics included CCT program status work currently being done on the MQD sponsored Metrology Handbook updates on the MQD website etc For more information about MQD please visit our website at lt httpwwwmeasurementqualityorg gt

Session JA of the 2003 NCSL International Conference hosted by Jay L Bucher of the Promega Corporation highlighted the CCT program This session was very well attended as indicated by onl~

20 CCT brochures remaining from the 300 avai [bl~ at th~ comershyence hall Following are the sessions presentcN am Lhelr topic~~

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Sally Harthun American Society for Quality The Basics and Benefits olASQ Certification

bull Dilip Shah E = mc3 Solutions Metrology Training and Certification

bull Chris Grachanen Hewlett-Packard Co ASQs Certified Calibration Technician Body ofKnowledge

After the presentations Hershal C Brewer Accreditation Officer for lntemational Accreditation Service Inc (lAS) joined the preshysenters in a lively 20-minute question and answer session about the CCT program

I would like to extend my congratulations to all newly celtified CCTs The CCT pilot exam was administered in June 2003 to approximately 100 exam candidates throughout the US Following the CCT exam ASQ conducted a Cut-Score Study Workshop Readers may remember that the Cut-Score Study Workshop focuses on detennining the raw score needed for passing the CCT exam

The workshop panel was comprised of 11 ASQ calibration practishytioners who did not take the CCT exam in June and would not be eligible to take the CCT exam until June of 2004 The work of the Cut-Score Study Workshop resulted in a 71 pass rate for June 2003 CCT exam candidates A few of the newly certified CCTs were present at the conference

June 2003 CCT Cut-Score Workshop Auendees Larry Lalonde Keith Jennett James Hughes Cori FinellaId Dave Smeeth Bill Newcomb Ray Lewis Dilip Shah Brent Snoddv Daryl Montie Mike Boothe

The next otlering of the CCT exam will be in Dec 2003 For the latest information about CCT exam dates CCT body of knowledge CCT reference publications etc please visit the ASQs CCT webshysite at lt httpwwwasqorgcerttypescct gt

I am very pleased with the very positive acceptance and energizing enthusiasm for the CCT program from scores of conference attenshydees Cunently there are primers and refresher courses being offered to prepare one fOr taking the CCT exam I encourage those consideling the CCT cxam to download the CCT brochure from the ASQ websitc and review its contents Questions about the CCT program may be sent to me at lt CluisGrachanenhpcom gt Dilip Shaw at lt emc3solnaotcom gt or ASQs Mary Rehm at ltMRehmasqorggt

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REPO 15 F THE s lull 15 2003 Boeing IDS Huntington Beach CA lim Smith Miguel Cerezo and Rob Parchinski Section Co-Coordinators

NCSLIs Southem CA regions held a combined meeting on 15 lull 2003 at the Boeing IDS Huntington Beach facility

Coordinated by Miguel Cerezo of Amgen Ine Rob Parchinski amp Jim Smith of Boeing IDS the meeting lured approximately 50 attendees [Tom across the region with some attendees traveling from Puget SOlmd to see how its done in CA (less rain was obvious) The new Boeing Conferenee Center loeated adjacent to the Space amp Defense complex allowed some fine tWling of the facility and opened options for future large scale meetings (100 +) attendees

After registration and an ongoing continental breakfast the meeting was opened with introductions and a welcome from Kevin Ruhl of Boeing Past President of NCSU and Senior Manager of the IMRC (Instrument Measurement Resource Center) which includes Metrology Test Equipment Management and Measurement System Integrity

John Bowman of Fluke representing the Measurement Science Conference (MSC) provided a brief overview ofthe upcoming conshyference in January 2004 along with some give away items

NCSLI Board minutes were forwarded by LatTY Nielsen of SCE ESI and reviewed with the attendees

The section attempted to provide a first ever Webinar featuring the Sente Group which was broadcast to the attendees and numershyous people logging in from across thc country The topic was Management of Test Equipment for Business Unfortunately due to technical difficulties the off-site pick-up was interrupted yet quite a few lessons were learned so this spreading teclUlology can be offered at later meetings to those interested parties who cannot attend We thank Paul McNamara amp Tony Rushin for their flying in attempts and follow up with the interested off~site parties

Paul Nelson of Raytheon in El Segundo CA presented an update to the ANSI NCSLI Z540 Wliting committee sparking a lively disshycussion of the features as they compare to ISO 17025 amp 100l2 Paul was asked to present at our next meeting to keep local industry abreast of the direction of the various metrology-related quality standards

leffWalden amp Chet Franklin of the Navys Corona center presented the NCLSI US Measurement Requirement Committee and the groups current tasks and direction The topic was very eye-opening for many They got a behind-the-scenes perspective of just how involved these committees can be and more importantly the impact on industry and our everyday lives

With many attendees not available to attend the Tampa Symposium Wade Keith of Boeing NCSLIs industry survey guru was invited back again and presented some baekground and brief overview of the survey and general results While details could not be provided (full presentation at Tampa) keen interest in future data (available to member organizations) was apparently unanimous

As many have seen the ASQ recent rolling-out of the very sueeessshyfut CCT program was a popular issue and Hershel Brewer of lAS was able to provide some key insights aud results from the June testing period He also presented an in-depth overview of what went into the design and testing of the program prior to the test

After another feeding of the crowd an Italian buffet lunch and the ever-popular corralling of all attendees for a group pieture the meeting eontinued with an afternoon schedule

With Automated Calibration Interval Adjustment becoming a popushylar and active topic Greg Cenker of SCE IESI Metrology in Westminster was invited to present He reviewed some of the softshyware program enhancements that have allowed their metrology lab amp customers to become more cost- effective and competitive Again lively discussion based on the variety of eurrent cultures relating to the topic arose and war stories provided quite a bit of amusement among the audience

Bob Sill of Black Star Measurement Technology provided the last technical presentation of the day covering a wide variety of accelerometer advaneed measurement techniques upcoming sensor breakthroughs and general overview Bobs intimate knowledge and decades of expelience in these topics provided a very interesting presentation while covering a lot of ground in a short time Bob has been invited back to provide papers on specific topics of interest

The meeting was wrapped up with a tour of the Boeing Launch Review Center The tour was treated to a Launch simulation of Boeings Delta Rockct platfoTIn For thosc of you not familiar this is a full functioning yet smaller facility similar to what you see at Cape Canaveral or Houston for monitoring the launch of a variety of Space programs The Delta Rocket platform is the premier and most successful satellite launch family 11 recently placed its 300t11 successful launch with management and design based out of Southern CA

Survey results from the attendees noted that all went well and there were no unsatisfactory occurrences (except the traffic which is a Southclll CA pastime) Our Next Meeting is scheduled for Oct 30 2003 hcre at the Boeing facility in Huntington Beach Speakers presenters and attendees are being actively recruited Please rememshyber if you or any of your Measmement Team are in the area to contact the Southem CA representatives to volunteer for a technical presentation or for mecting information and any related measureshyment question you may have While we probably dont have evcry answer we do have quite a cross-section of local professionals and contacts with experts in a number of fields

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A AL MEETING C6U-Japan

Our annual meeting this year will be held in cooperation with the National Metrology Institute of Japan

Tokyo Metropolitan Ohta-kU Industrial Plaza Ohta-ku Tok-yo Friday November 21 2003

Activities

AM NCSLI-Japan and NMU General Session PM Paper Sessions Demo Sessions Social Sessions

Contaet Kazumi Hayakawa ltkazhayakawaflukecomgt NCSLI-Japan Chailman Tel 03-3434-0181 lun Ode NCSLI-lapan Vice Chailman Tel 03-3909-2151 ex 493 or 494

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STANDARDS POLICY Jack Ferris

ARCHIVAL Jim Allred

Jim Allred of Bechtel has taken over as chair for the Archive comshymittee He has been in contact with the business office as well as Chris Grachenen Chris as noted in the July newsletter has proshyposed creating an archive capability on the NCSL website Jim hopes to consolidate his efforts with Chriss as well as other comshymittees to bring NCSLI members a complete comprehensive searchshyable NCSLI database Jim would also like to thank Lewis Fong for his contributions as the past Archive committee chair

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US MEASUREMENT REQUIREMENTS Jeff Walden

The US Measurement Requirelnents Committee (USMRC) was busy during the 2003 Symposium amp Workshop in Tampa We want to thank the board for the generous offer extended to committees to have booths at the Symposium amp Workshop this year This was an exceptional opportunity to showcase the work of NCSLI commitshytees On Sunday we set up our booth and were ready for the Reception and Exhibit Viewing that evening From then on people actually stopped at our booth and asked questions

Georgia Harris kicked off things for us on Monday with a wellshyattended session titled Magnetism in Mass Measurement Success of Tuesdays Session 3A was assured when you consider that we had a panel composed of Sally Bruce (CORM Representative) Lany Yates (IDW Representative) Andrew WallaId (BIPM) Salvadore Echeverria-Villagomez (CENAM) Charles Ehrlich (NIST) and Georgia Harris (NIST) Add to that an active audience of well over fifty and you have a combination thats hard to beat Our thanks to Dick Pettit for alTanging the program so that the NIST sponsored Session 4A on Measurement Strategy followed immediately and in the same room

On Wednesday the committee reviewed the weeks sessions and the survey responses and decided on some actions for the coming months all aimed at continuing to promote the value of the USMRC to the NCSLI membership

1 Promote the use of our on-linc survey This can be found at lt wwwncsliorgcommitteesl310n-Linc Surveygt

2 Promote thc USMRC with other NCSLI committees 3 Prepare a 3-minute PowerPoint presentation put it on a CD and

send copies to Rcgion and Section Coordinators Encourage coordinators to show the CD at local meetings

4 Plan another panel for the Measurement Science Conference in January 04

Our final event was the door prize drawing for participants in the survey conducted during the Workshop amp Symposium A one-page survey was included in each attendees registration package Out of the more than 1000 surveys distributed 6 were submitted however one was not signed which left 5 for door prize consideration

CANADIAN MEASUREMENiT REQUIREMENTS Lorraine Yeomans DOJid Stevens

Les Peer has resigned as Co-Chair of the committee David Stevens president of Pulse Engineering in Winnepeg Manitoba has agreed to serve as Co-Chair with Lorraine

GLOSSARY Emil Hazarian

Emil Hazarian of the Navy Corona is our new chairman Welcome Emil many thanks to Bob Hardy for his dedicated efforts

MEASUREME T SCIENCE AND TE HNOLOGY Richard B Pettit VP

AUTOMATIC TEST amp CALIBRATION SYSTEMS SCOff Sowerby

The Committee is working 011 the following items

Paul Marciniak has developed an outline for a new Recommended Practice titled Validation aDd Verification of Metrology Software The document will also include informashytion on using electronic recordssignatures meeting the software requirements specified in ISOIlEC 17025 and meeting HcalthcarelFDA requirements (21 CFR Part 11)

bull Open Data Specificalion This involves providing a rag for portshying data from software that identifies the specific measurement (eg 1000 volt DC) that is independcnt of the software used to acquire the mea$urement Dave Martson will determine Flukes position and CUITent options Larry Newbeny will contact other metrology software suppliers 10 document their export options

bull LaDy Newberry is developing a survey of the NCSLl membershyship to find out information about the software being used to supshyport automated testing and calibration

MEASURI - NT COMPARISON PROGRAMS Jim Wheeler and At Teruel

Editors Note Jim FVheeler has graciousl volunteered to be one of the first committees to agree with me editing a litIe harder on his submitted material I have thereby removed some of the i~fonnation

which is contained in the previous Juty issue page 34 Please refer fo fhat newsletterfor ongoing contacts etc

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Committee News

Ongoing ILCs

The Mass ILC final report was disseminated by Jim Ross (Quality Control Services) email

lt Labqc-servicescom gt NIST software was used to generate the final report Two I-kg artifacts were used in the ILC Quality Control Resources did the analysis Jim reports that Quality Control Services is the pivot lab for the WRAP 100 g to I mg round robin Jim is interested in starting another ILC in Jan 2004 Contact him if you are interested

Proposed New ILCs

Tom Larason NIST lt thomaslarasonnistgov gt announced the need for a new UV ILC Tom coordinated a UV ILC in the early 1990s A UV planning meeting is scheduled from 415 to 6 PM in Room 10 ofthc Marriott Waterside

Toe Petersen Metrology Engineer at Abbott Laboratories would like to start an ElectTolytic Conductivity (Resistivity) ILC The range is 0056 ItSem to 147 IlScm The artifact is a conductivity meter(s) with flow-through and dip cclls Toe would like to havc 6 to 10 paliicipants The anticipated start date would be fa112003 Joes phone number is (847) 938-9109 and FAX is (847) 937-4634 email isltjoepetersenabbottcom gt

David Krukar Sandia National Laboratories is interested in coordishynating a Chillcd Mirror Hydrometer ILC for Humidity Dave can be contactcd at (505) 844-5944 or email

lt dckrukasandiagov gt David is also interested in participating in ILCs in shock and accelerationvibration

There will be a new Mass lLC and Temperature ILC starting this ycar according to Mark Ruefenacht of Heusser ltheusserncwcighaolcomgt 925-798-8900 The mass artifacts will be in a set and those interested will be able to choose which stanshydards they wish to measure in the sei There will be 10 labs in thc dataset to start off There is also a Temperature ILC starting too Mark is coordinating both of these efforts along with the NIST Office of Weights and Measures Tim Ross is also assisting in this new Mass lLC

The Guide for Interlaborat01Y Comparisons RP-15 is being updated and will include information on the new ILC certificate of participation National ILC database SRM topics data from ILAC 13 and ISO Guide 43 information on the NIST Dataplot program and an updated Bibliography The RP-15 will now be titled a Recommended Practiceor InterlaboratOIY Comparisons vs a Guideor Interlaboratory Comparisons Dr Bob Watters has volshyunteered to help get the RP together Bob also volunteered to write a section about the database for the revised RP Thanks Bob

Our meeting minutes are posted on the NCSLI MCP Committee website The roster ofILC activities and contact personnel will also be posted there

Jason Tang is no longer with Boeing and has tumed over the Resistance ILCs to Philip Johnson of Boeing ltPhilipkJohnsonboeingcomgt Phillip chaired the meeting with Jeff Gust in attendanee The ILC is wrapped up There were 19 active participants in the I-Mohm ILC Thanks to Tason Tang for his hard work

Jim Ross received a plaque of appreciation at the NCSLI in Tampa for his efforts with the Mass ILC Thanks to Tim for his work

Bart Schrijver Agilent Technologies is coordinating a new RF Power ILC There are approximately 16 participants Dilip A Shah E = mc3 Solutions has volunteered as the data processor The artishyfact has just left the Navy Primary Standards Laboratory

John Cable Honeywell FMampT lt jcablekcpcom gt coordinates the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques - Automatic RF Techniques Group (ARFTG) round robins in support of automatic network analyzers The following connector types are supported in the round robin effort Thanks to John Cable for providing this information Note the new 7-16 connector John received a plaque from NCSLI for his long term efforts in support of the ARFTG round robins

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INTRINSIC amp DERIVED STANDARDS John Ball

The Intrinsic and Derived Standards Committee continues to be very active and the committee met at the 2003 NCSLI Couference A summary of committee activities include

I The Catalogue ofIntrinsic and Derived Standards is being updated

2 A few editorial changes to the hwnidity RlSP-5 were updated by Bob Hardy

3 Stan Pond volunteered to re-start the Triple Point ofArgon Working Group

4 Ruben Salazar and the Pressure WG are updating the Pressure RISP They will also develop an uncertainty analysis for presshysure cross-float calibrations This working group will hold a meeting at the Conference

5 Therc was a discussion of derived standard meaning a primary standard that was not intrinsic This definition needs to be updatshyed for the Catalogue rcvision

6 Chuck Ehrlich reported that the defmition of an Intrinsic Standard by the committee remains in the VIM but the committee has issues with the notes

7 Josephson Junction Interlaboratory Comparison results for 2002 were presented at the 2003 NCSLI Conference

COlmmttee News

CHEM AL IETROLOG COM ITIEE Tom Ouimet

The Chemical Metrology Committee (CMe) held a meeting at the 2003 NCSLI Conference

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INDUSTRIAL PROGRAMS WoodyTramel VP

AIRLINE ETROLOGY Victor Cleland

The meeting was held at the NCSLI Conference in Tampa Representatives from United Finnair and Delta Airlines members of the NIST and NCSLI and a few suppliers and vendors attended

David Baker and Ron Cressman dropped in to present plaques to Delta Airlines Departments 338 and 589 and manager Doug Reynolds to acknowledge the Air Forces appreciation for a recent tour of the calibration labs at the Atlanta Technical Operations Center

Vic Cleland chaired the meeting Woody Tramel the NCSLl VP for our corrunittee attended to introduce himself and meet our membershyship and to offer his support Representatives from NIST were present to offer support in our efforts to comply with FAA requireshyments for our calibration programs Bob Walters and MalY Saunders expressed concerns about some of the wording in AC 145shy9 such as traceahle to a standard acceptable to the FAA They suggested our committee might request NIST to help perfonn a gap analysis between the FAA requirements for airline cahbration proshygrams and ISO 17025

Barbara Belzer gave some suggestions about NVLAP accreditation

It was suggested that we personally invite other airlines to join our committee to increase active membership The state of the industry has affected the ability of many of our members to rcgularly attend meetings

Rick Ohlendorf of Schwien would like to assist running an interlabshyoratory comparison of Schwien manometers for our committee

Representatives from King Nutronics Boeing Testronics Northwest Calibration and the Pi Group attended to listen to conshycerns and issues of our committee and to offer their services

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D -CATION amp TAING Dave Nebel VP

I have continued with development of a program to be presented at High School Career Day Fairs Tplan completion for September I have not yet been provided with the names of any volunteers to make presentations in their sections areas

We have submitted the reconunended PersOlmel Training Requirements Guide for board review and comments

111is period my committees have no activity reports

DOCU E TARY STANDARDS ampAPPlICAmiddot TIONS Larry E Nielsen VP

LABORATORY EVALUATION RESOURCES Vacant

This committee will be reactivated as projects are identified that fit its charter eg to develop or maintain handbooks or other materials related to documentary standards applications

LABORATORY FAC UTIES Dr David Braudaway

Work continues on an update of RP-l4 Recommended Practice for Selecting Standards LaboratOly Envirorunents

TROL - GY PRACTICES Dr Howard Castrup

Editors Note Somc of this committees structural information is published in the April 2003 Newsletter page 36

Calibl1ltion Intervals

Dennis Jackson of the US Navy NSWC has been developing and sharing new techniques [or fitting certain types of reliability models to calibration service histmy data These techniques are fairly simshyple 10 implement and are planned for inclusion in the next edition of RP-l

Measureme middott eels on Ris ADa~jsis

Subcommittee chair Karl Haynes and I are continuing to develop material for prescntation in a draft RP I have been talking with NCSLI members who have access to data management systems that are potential candidates for experimenting with the implementation of real-time risk management algorithms

SPC Methods

The new Gage RampR model is still under development The SPCshybased (average and range) methods seem fairly Veil established but work is needed on extending current ANOVA methods 10 cover part variation equipment variation reproducibility repeatability and uncertainty growth The challenge is to develop a three-way design that can work within the constraints of the kind of data maintained by calibration orgauizations

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Committee News

Decision Support

The subcommittee chair Derek Porter of Boeing Commercial Airplane Group has submitted a draft RP titled Metrology Practices Decision Support Topics r have reviewed this draft and will offer my comments during the August 20 Committee meeting

Uncerta~illty Analysis

We have begun reviewing RP-12 and have identified a need to include additional material from the GUM as well as methods and techniques tbat have emerged since the GUMs last publication We also have begun work on additional examples involving mulrivariate and systems analysis methods and examples that explore sourccs of error that are either not addressed in tbe current RP or are given only peripheral mention

As currently conceived we plan to stnlcture the RP in such a way thaI the degree of required analytical rigor can be matched to risk and other needs Tbe topics that will be proposed to the Committee are bull Analysis examples from different measuremenl disciplines (mass

dimensional electricalelectronic CMM analytical chemishy etc)

bull Uncertainty analysis as a tool for measurement design and equipshyment selection

Analysis methods

bull Expansionupdate of GUM methods bull Type A Estimation bull Type B Estimation bull Normality testing bull Selecting and applying error distributions bull Montc Carlo simulation

Multivmiate measurements bull Uncertainty propagation in calibration support bierarchies

Using uncertainty estimates bull Tolerancing bull Risk analysis bull Bayesian analysis

Interval analysis bull Capability statemcnts

WRITING CO MITTEE Jesse l110rse

This has been a quiet qum1er for consensus body activity Howevcr it has becn a VERY active quarter for Working Group OTIC that was established last Janumy at MSC Del Caldwell (WG-I Cbaimlan) has made major achievements in getting the conunittee together and down to work

War Ihg Grolll Olle

Our initial activity was to rcview rSOIlEC 17025 and ISO 10012 which currently form the basis for our revised srandard and identify tecbnical issues we need to address with the two ISO standards to meet National requirements Sixty-two comments were received by tbe end of May Thesc werc distributed to the committee for review

and as of Ihis date a total of about 160 comments have been received These comments are significant and reflect a wide range of interests and excellent knowledge of the contributors In general the comments fall into the following categOlies

bull General considerations - form scope and value added bull ISOIIEC 17025 issues and bull ISO 10012 issues

After our assessment of the technical issues the Group will address the foml of the end product ie the revised Z5401 Should it be a supplement to the existing ISO standards or should it be a standshyalone dOCllment Should it be a digital product paper or both Should the digital product provide a view of the sL1l1dard as a supshyplement yet provide a view with the incorporated changes I think that fonn should follow nll1ction and it appears that using a digital fQImat we should be able to satisfY all interests

ACCREDITATION RESOURCES James Jenkins

Work conljnucs on an update of RP-9 Calibration Laboratory Capability Documentation Guideline Major changes have been incorporated in a new draft to reflect a level of standardization emerging between US accreditation bodies in stating scopes of accrcditation

CAUBRATION 13 OCEDURES Dale Varner

Work continues on development of a calibration procedure database for publication in an appropriate NCSLI media

CONFERENCE SITE SE EellON Anthony Anderson

Inunediately following the April Board meeting Tom Huttennan and 1made a site visit to Kansas City and Overland Park This could be a possible site for 2007 or 2009 and proposals have been solicited

At the end of June Carol Hockert Tom HuttemaIl and I visited St Paul Minnesota The new Riverside Convention Center is an excelshylent facility and could adequately host our conference Proposals from convcnient hotels for 2007 have been requested

A contract bas been signed with the Renaissance Hotel in Nashville for 2006 and a final contract revision from thc Nashville Convention Cenler is expected imminently for submission to the contract review committee

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Conference Meeting Report Ad Hoc Focus Group

Magnetism in Mass Measurements

September 122003

Background

A number of issues surrounding the measurement of magnetism in mass measurements have created frustration for mass calibration laboratories and for accreditation bodies A meeting at the Tampa NCSLI Workshop and Symposium brought together interested parshyties to discuss the issues with the intent on coming to some resolushytions for how to handle the various issues Dr Richard Davis BIPM was invited and attended the meeting to provide background technishycal information aud guidance In addition Dr Davis submitted a reserve paper on this issue that was presented in session 8A (the paper was published on the Conference Proceedings CD) A number of resolutions were developed that are noted later in this sununary

Discussion Topics

1 Scientific basis for magnetism measurements and handling magshynetism effects in the uncertainty analysis for calibration of mass standards

2 Cost factors for routine magnetism surveillance (cost of doing tests cost of not doing tests and the impact)

3 Impact of magnetism testing onfor laboratory accreditation 4 Possible round robin experiments 5 Agreementsresolutions on issues

Resolutions

1 Laboratories should not include an uncertainty component for magnetism measurements in mass calibrations

2 NVLAPs position is that for Echelon I and II measurements (corresponding to OIML R 111 classes E I E2 F I F2) laboratoshyries should 1) state on their reports whether or not they are screening for magnetism and 2) state that no component is included in their uncertainty statement for magnetism effects and 3) include a discussionwritten agreement as to the laboratorys practice regarding magnetism screening (or lack of screening) as a part of normal contract review with laboratory customers

3 Some experimentation needs to be done to evaluate (confirmmodify) the reproducibility of the proeedures in RIll to gain experience in the procedures and better understand the limitations

4 We all agreed that we dont mow how best to quantify magnetic effects of masses and the uncertainties associated with calibrashytion

5 We dont know the level (qualitycost) of gaussmeter that is needshyed yet

Discussion Highlights

Permanent magnetization and magnetic susceptibility are sepashyrate quantities Although each quantity may be problematic for mass calibrations permanent magnetization is often the more troublesome of the two

bull Permanent magnetization is easier to test (with a gaussmeter) than magnetic susceptibility (magnetic susceptometer) However the susceptometer can also provide a measure of the permanent

magnetization as a byproduct of the susceptibility measurement bull What needs to be considered is the force reaction between a

weight and another field (eg a balance a table with steel rebar a force machine with other weights)

bull Options to limit the problems include shield the balances better manufacture weights with limited magnetic susceptibility and negligible permanent magnetization

bull Late model mass comparators with increased resolution can see more of the problems due to magnetized weights Not all balshyancesscales have adequate rcsolution to note any effects due to magnetized weights

bull Recent work was done by the PTE to map a number ofbalshyances to consider the impact of magnetized weights This work allowed increases in the allowable magnetie susceptibility to maintain errors at less than 110 of the maximum permissible erTors (tolerances)

bull We can recognize problematic weights through testing but we cant adequately quantify the effect or correct for the errors

bull Some labs routinely screen others screen when asked to add this service or when problems are observed others do not screen Estimates are that fewer than I of the weights in the system have a problem

bull Old weights are generally rejected or taken out of service if problems are observed (which is causing some frustration among laboratory customers who have used their weights for years with no apparent problems)

bull Testing should result in passfail qualitative result rather than quantifying a measurement

bull The type and cost of gaussmeters vary from $600 models to $5000 models The question of recalibration came up and the fact that the probes degrade over time

bull ASTM E 617-97 will need to be updated as soon as OIML RIll becomes final because magnetism limits were included before the latest revisions E 617-97 is currently more stringent than the latest RIll draft

bull NOAr (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency) ill the Department of Commerce has online information about the earths magnetic fields

bull Degaussing is not easy especially for hard magnetic materials like stainless steel Some laboratories have experimented with this and found that if the material is susceptible - it remagnetizes quickly and to a greater extent than it was prior to the degaussing attempt

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NEWSF THE

NIST NEWS

Make Your Own Connection for NIST News

As I mentioned in the editorial Im cutting some pages oUl of our nsual NIST News to save printed pages and some costs However you can still make your own connection for NIST program and technology press releases The regular NIST webshysite is a wonderfully informative resource and these two speshycialized locations are summary archives of the NIST Public Affairs infonnational releases that are published regularly once or twice a month to the global media

One URL is more technical than the other but I find hoth highly interesting lt wwwnistgovpublic_affairsupdatearchivehtm gt lt viwwnistgovpublic_affiarstechbeatarchivehtm gt

ULTRACOLD EXPERM S PAVE WAY FOR SUPER MOLECULE

A team of researchers at ITLA a joint institute of the National Institllte of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Boulder report in the July 3 edition of Nature an important step toward creating an ultracold super molecule a blend of thousands of molecules acting in unison Such a blend of molecules would provide physicists with an excellent tool for studyshying molecular quantum mechanics and superconductivity

At a temperature of only 150 nanoKelvins above absolute zero the team used lasers and a carefuJIy tuned magnetic field Lo pair potassishyum aloms belonging to a class of particles called fennions into loosely joined molecules belonging to a class of particles called bosons Surprisingly tbe researchers report the number of molecules prodnced is very large wilh about a quarter million lSO percent) of the atoms within the original cloud pairing up

Our experiments notes NIST Physicist Deborah Jin produced the lowest molecular binding energy that has been measured specshytroscopically Tn other words the atom pairs fQlming each molecule are hanging onto one another by their proverbial fingertips The researchers measured the energy holding the molecules together by breaking the molecular bond with a relatively low-energy radio wave

This work Jin continues could help us understand the basic physics behind superconductivity and especially high-temperature superconduetivity Superconductivity is a property in which elecshytrons (a fennion paliicle) move throngh a metal with no resistauce The experiments may lead to creation of felmion superfluids made from gases that would be much easier to study than solid superconshyductors Creation of a super atom (known as a Bose-Einstein conshydensate) eamed another research team at JILA the 2001 Nobel Prize in physics

Contact Fred McGchan (Boulder) (303) 497-3246

SYSTEM HELPS ENSUft REUA6 L1TY OF MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS

The AmlY Navy and Air Force use thousands of miles of optical fibers on ships planes and land-based installations to transmit voice and data They needed a simple effective and highly accurate way to measure the amount of light delivered by these glass wires at key points in the transmission system Power degradation along the nelwork can cause communication failllte

Working with ILX Lightwave Corp of Bozeman Mont the NIST came up with a system capable of world-class optical measurements with push-button conveniencc The system consists of an NISTshydesigned optical detector and an optical multimeter [designed by ILX Lightwave] that measures light emitted from a liber over a wide range of wavelengths

There are two versions of the novel delector one using siliconshybased sensors and the other nsing gennanium-based sensors The sensors connect directly to an optical fiber without any additional optics and with barely measurable light loss Measurement uncershytainty is half that of previous optical fiber power detectors The sysshytem is described in an upcoming issue of the joumal Metrologia

According to NIST engineer John Lehman independent measureshyments of the detectors performance by NIST and its Gennan counshyterpart PTB (Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt) are in excelshylent agreement Another comparison will be made this summer with NISIs British counterpart the National Physical Laboratory

The new systems are now being shipped to military calibration censhyters where they will be used to annually check the accuracy of optishycal fiber power systems utilized in the field

Contact Fred McGehan (Boulder) (303) 497-3246

TfNY BUBBLES EW TOOL IN C E IICAl SESI G

As the old Hawaiian love song says tiny bubbles realJy do make some people feel fine Chemists that is But there is no wine involved this time just water

NIST chemists reported in the June 24 online edition of Langmuir that a process called microboiling shows promise for quick simple and inexpensive chemical sensing The process involves the fonnashytion of tiny vapor bubhles on a 200-nanometer-thick film of preshycious metal immersed in water and heated rapidly By coating the metal microheater with a single layer of waler-repelling molecules the scientists dramatically alrered thc microboiling behavior Bubbles fanned more obviously and at lower temperatures and the water in immediate contact with the metal got much hotter

Its astounding to me that we changed one functional group on the surface of that microhcatcr and saw a dramatic change in the boiling behavior says Michael Tarlov a co-author of the paper

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News from the NMIs

The finding means that changes in boiling behavior should be useful for detecting specifIc substances The water surrounding a microshyheater designed to bond with DNA or proteins for example might boil at a different temperature if the target molecules were attached to the coating A change can be measured in just 5 microseconds much faster than typical lab techniques NlST scientists have found that the technique can detect sUIfactants such as those used in detergents and are studying its use in microfluidic (or lab-on-ashychip) devices The research also has other potential spin-offs such as the use of designer coatings to improve efficiency in boilers and heat excbangers and the use of microheaters to simplify chemical manufacturing

Contact Laura Ost (301) 975-4034

GRANTS TO FUND DEVEL PMENT OF NOVEL ~CHNOLOGIES

New blade technology tbat could make energy generation by wind turbines more efficient vims-resistant tissues for skin grafts a method for operating a cars devices through conversational speech and an automated Web-searehing and data organizing software sysshytem are among the novel technologies to be developed by the prishyvate sector with support from 16 awards announced by the NlST Advanced Technology Program (ATP)

A list of the latest ATP awards with links to project fact sheets may be found at ltwwwnistgovnewsgt For more detail on individual projects contact the recipient company or joint venture paltnership as listed at the bottom of the project fact sheet

For background information on the ATP including history statistics progJQm evaluations success stories and descriptions of previous awards go to ltwwwatpnistgovgt

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CRACKENG THE NANONEWTON FORCE BARRIER

How do you weigh a dust mite Or delermine the force required to pull a molecule apart Such tasks require a device that measures nanonewtons-forces I billion times smaller than the force required to hold an apple against Earths gravity Nanonewton forces are estishymated with atomic force microscopes and inslluments that measnre the properties of ultrathin coatings like those used on computer hard drives or turbiue blades But the accuracy of such estimates is unknown because they havent been calibrated with force standards based on the kilogram the intemationally accepted unit of mass

Luckily there is hope on the hOlizon In a paper presented June 4 at the annual conferencc of the Society of Experimental Mechanics in Charlotte NC NlST engineers describe a prototype instrument that reliably measnres forces as small as tens of nanonewtons and simultaueously ties those measurements to forces a tbousand times larger based on the kilogram The device works by COllllecting a weIl-calibrated spring-loaded scale with a set of electrodes that genshyerates an electrostatic force

The insuument balances the downward force produced by a oneshymilligram mass artifact by keeping the distance between the elecshytrodes constant but varying the amount of voltage between them The result is a force detenninahon accurate to a few parts in 10000 that is measured with voltage electrical capacitance and distance (the location of the electrodes as measured in wavelengths of laser light) It is much easier to make small changes in voltages than to make small mass standards explains NIST mechanical engineer Jon Pratl

The NIST researchers hope to extend the instruments resolution to tens of piconewtons (trillionths of a newton)

Contact Laura Osl (301) 975-4034

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MI IIATURE MIX-UPS 0 SPEED MATERIA S RESEARCH

A new NIST projeet aims to stir up materials research by adapting lab-on-a-chip teehnology to mix and evaluate experimental conshycoctions at a rapid clip hastening improvements in products ranging from paints to shampoos to plastics

Initially researchers at the NIST Combinatorial Methods Center (NCMC) and several of the NCMCs company members plan to rev up the search for new or better emulsions often eomplex fOlmulashytions that are the basis for US product markets totaling more than $50 billion They will start by deciphering interactions at the intershyfaees (inter-facial tension) between the various eomponents that make lip these viscous mixtures and are key to their pelfonnanee

Now efforts to improve paints shampoos and other emulsions tend to be time-consuming trial-and-error exercises But with tiny Iabshyon-chip devices much of the proeess can be automated permitting rapid systematic testing of new material fonnulations

The project will extend the capabilities of so-called microfluidic systems tiny challllel-lined deviees now used regularly for medical testiug In DNA cbips for example droplets of genetic material are routed through networks of tiny wells each one ser up for a particushylar diagnostic test Material fOlmulations however typically contain components from solvents to different-sized particles tbat do not readily mix and circulate through these minute plumbing systems

To accorrunodate these differences NCMC researchers have designed and tested credit-card-sized prototypes tailored for viscous materials research Features include mixers pumps reservoirs and computer conrrol of the flow of sample droplets through a network of millimeter-wide challllels Mixture properties will be charactershyized with real-time image measurement techniques that NIST is developing with an eye on many application areas

Contact Mark Bello (30J) 975-3776

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NOVE speCTROSCOPIC METHOD CAN DE ECT TER 0 1ST THREA S

A novel techniqne that nses far-infrared (terahertz ) radiation to rapshyidly identify bulk or airborne materials inside sealed paper or plastic containers has been demonstrated by scientists at the NIST and SPARTA Inc of Rosslyn Va Described at a recent technical conshyference the technology has potential applications in homeland secushyrity such as detection of explosives in the mail or other non-metallic portable containers

The method involves directing a far-infrared light source at a samshyple in a e10sed container detecting the light transmitted throngh the materials and then analyzing the light that was absorbed by the sample while making adjnstments for the light absorbed by the conshytainer Far-infrared radiation which falls between visible light and radio waves on the electromagnctic spectrum is partially transmitshyted throngh many materials The pattem of light frequencies or spectra absorbed by a material depends specifically on the vibrashytions of the materials atoms and its crystalline structure

This method can readily identify compounds made of molecules containing three to hnndreds of atoms the size of many threat mateshyrials The two instruments employed one nsing a pulsed laser and the other a glowing filament are tabletop-sized and work at room temperature Two years of experiments have demonstrated thol ahe technique detects aerosols (such as those that might contain anthrax spores) pharmaceutical powders most gases sevEral explosives and other common materials The researchers have compiled a datlbase of spectral characteristics for more than 100 materials and devclshyoped an automated software tool for rapidly identifying bulk materishyals based on their absOlvtion spectra Further research aims to increase the sensitivity and throughput speed of the technology

Contact Laura Ost (301) 975-4034

E SURIG TH REL AS L1TY OF TRACE EXPLOSIVE DETECTORS

In an effort to enhance homeland security NIST chemists are develshyoping new ways to see collections of micrometer-sized particles of explosive materials The techniques will help ensure that equipmcnt for screening airport passengers baggage and cargo operates relishyahly

The research is part of a collaboration with the Transportation Security Agency to develop metTOlogy for dcsigning characterizing and calibrating trace explosive detection systems Thousands of cnhanced trace explosive detcction systems already are deployed in airports to collect particles from luggage and other surfaccs and analyze these samples in a tabletop instrument Research also is under way on new systems that will use air showers to hlow partishycles off people as they walk through portals

The dercction of trace explosives involvcs three basic processes particle collection on cloth or mesh filters palticle heating to proshyduce vapors and vapor analysis to identify thc chemicals N1ST is using its mcasurement expertise to devclop methods to better undershystand and optimize particle collection and heating processes

News from the NMIs

One set of NIST experiments focnses on how evenly current tableshytop analytical instruments heat the filters that collect particles Heat control is importlnt because explosive particles need to get hot enough to vaporize within seconds for rapid analysis and uneven heating may lead to variation in analytical results To assist in the testing and design of walk-through portal systems NIST scientists developed a way to visualize a few individual explosive particles sunounded by millions of backgronnd particles collected on filters Additional NIST Experiments focus on the size of particles knocked off a test surface by various air jet designs Snch infOlmation can be nsed to help design next-generation detection systems

Contlc Laura Ost (301) 975-4034

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NEW NIST FAC lITY SOON WILL BE REFL CTrNG ON SAFER SIGNS

Our roadways should get safer in the future now that the NIST has developed a way to accurately and reliably measure how light reflects off stop signs and other road markings Road signs and markings are designed to be visible at night by retroreflectivity that is they reflect some of the light emitted by a vehicles headlights back toward the drivers eyes However measurements of retroreshyflecrivity have varied so much among different devices and laborashytories that federal transportation officials have bcen nnable to define minimum standards for this Congressionally mandated characterisshytic

Recently NIST established a facility funded by the Transportation Research Board of the National Cooperative Research Program that resolves numerous measurement problems and improves accuracy Inside the facility one finds a long black tunnel with a set of tracks on which sits an insnumented platform Signs or materials are mounted on the platfo[l11 which can be moved 3 to 30 metcrs (10 to 100 feet) from a light source at one end of the tunnel Using custom softwarc scientists precisely control all of the components and measure the characteristics of light reflected from the sign to a detector locatcd close to the source

NIST expects that the facility will begin providing calibration servshyices early in 2004

Contlct Laura Ost (30 I) 975-4034

SINGLE PHOTO DETECTOR CONQUERS TH DARK SIDE

Researchers from the NIST and Boston University have demonstratshycd a detector that counts single pulscs of light while simultancously reducing false or dark counts to virtually zero Reported in the July 28 2003 issue of Applied Physics Letters the advance proshyvides a key technology needed for future development of secure quantum corrununications and cryptography

Quantum communications and cryptography is a codemakers Holy Grail The idea is to use a rapid series of light pulses (photons) in onc of two different states to transmit infonnation in an unbreakable codc

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News from the NMIs

The photon detector project is part of a multi-disciplinary NIST effort to develop the sophisticated measllIement methods needed to make quantum communication and cryptography possible Funding was provided by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the NIST Advanced Technology Program (ATP)

Most current photon detectors operate best with visible light cannot reliably detect single photons and suffer from high dark counts due to random electronic noise Thc new device operates with the wavcshylength of near-infrared light used for fiber optic communicatJOns and produces negligible dark eounts Instead of using light-sensitive materials the NIST device uses a tungsten film coupled to a fiber optic communication line The film is chilled to 120 milliKe1vin at its transition temperature between nonnal conductivity and supershyconductivity When the fiber optic line delivers a photon to the tungshysten film thc tempcrature rises and the apparatus detects it as au increase in electrical resistance

Thc device detects about 20000 photons per second and works with an efficiency of about 20 percent With planned improvements the research team hopes to increase efficicncies to greater than 80 pershycent

Contact Fred McGehan (Bouldcr) (303) 497-3246

NIST HE s C IP DUSTRY MEASURE FEATURES BY COUN GATOMS

The quest to develop the nanotechnology equivalent of rulers [length-measurement references based on the spacing of atoms in a peIiectIy ordered crystal] has inspired a burst of innovation at the National Institute of Standards and Teehnology (NIST) Progress to date has yielded a novel device tbat can resolve distances smaller than thc radius of an atom and a reliable method for writing 10shynanometer-sized featmcs on silicon

NIST researchers are packaging the new technology and know-how into a seanning tllnneling microscope (STM) system designed to write patterns with dimensions detennined by counting the atoms that make up the pattems structural features Ultimately aiming for an accuracy of better than 1 nanometer the team intends to supply the semiconductor industry with bcnchmark references to calibrate measurcment tools used in rcsearch and production

To measure excecdingly small distances members of the atomshybased artifacts pr~iect developed a novel diode-Iascr based interfershyomcter The new compact instrument incorporates elements of two types of existing interferometcrs-devices that detetmine the distance betwccn two objects on the basis of light interferencc pattcrns-bnt achicves much higher levels of resolution To datc the team has measured distances in increments smaller than 10 picometers or less than one-hundredth of a nanometer

Efforts to produce durable silicon-bascd measurement references have paid off with a method for reliably writing patterns with 10shynanometer linewidths cquivalent to about 30 silicon atoms across These STM-written pattems arc long-lived even outside of a vacushyum and rCccnt work suggests that reactive ion etching can increasc their three-dimensional relief

Contact Mark Bcllo (301) 975-3776

Potpourri

bull New Members Appointed to Baldrige Board of Overseers Commerce Secretary Don Evans has appointed six promincm industry education and health care leaders to serve on thc 12shymember Board of Overseers for the Baldrige National Quality Program to replace retiring board members The Board of Overseers recommends improvements to the Baldrige perfonnshyance exccllcnce criteria the Baldrige National Quality Program and the Baldrige Award process For details sce ltwwwnistgovpublic_affairsmembershtrngt

bull Cheney and Evans present 2002 Baldrige Awards Vice President Dick Cheney and Commerce Secretary Don Evans preshysented thc 2002 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awards to thTee organizations at a Washington DC ceremony on May 21 2003 The event marked the first time a health care organization has been recognized with a Baldrige Award Read more includshying transcripts of remarks at ltwwwnistgovpublic_affairsreleasesmbnqa052103htmgt

bull Detecting Corked Bats After Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs was ejected June 3 from a major league baseball game for using a corked bat officials had the rest of his 76 bats X-rayed by a radiologist In 1987 NIST researchers conducted a study for Major Lcaguc Baseball and detennined that medical X-ray machines were better than ultrasound for detecting corked bats For details see lt wwwl00nistgovlbattamperinghtrn gt

bull Dig jump in Applications for Nations Top Honor for bull ceUence Sixty-eight organizations have sent NIST their applishy

cation for the 2003 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award the nations Presidential award for excellence Last year 49 busishynesses schools and health care organizations applied Over the next six months teams of specially trained examiners will evalushyate these 68 organizations to detennine wbich will receive the award this fal1 For details see ltwwwnistgovpublic_affairsmbnqa_appshtmgt

bull N1ST Receives Valuable Chemical Data from Dow Dow Chemical Co has donated an extensive collection of more thau 50000 infrared spectra-independently valued at more than $5 million-to NIST for incorporation into its Chemistry WebBook The WebBook is an onlinc resource lt httpwebbooknistgov raquo that 600000 users rely on armually for a wide rangc of research and development applications and cducational purposes

CSIR NEWS FROM SOUTH AFRICA

NEW OPTICAL WAVELENGTH STANDARD BOOSTED BY VISIT FROM NOBEL LAUREATE

A new optical wavelength standard is being developed for South Africa The standard is based on an acetylene-stabilised diode laser wherc the laser is stabilised to the absorption lines of acetylene (C2H2) These lines are the Doppler-broadened lines ofthc v I + v3 rotational - vibrational baud and lie between 1510 nm and 1550 nm While frequcncy modulation is used to generate the error signal for stabilisation an expected accuracy and stability of less than 10 MHz laquoOlppm) will be achieved

Research and development of the standard under the guidance of Dr Dean Veneables is almost completc During their visit to South Afiica Professor Carl Wieman of the University of Colorado at Boulder (2001 Nobel Plizc in physics recipient) and Dr Sara

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Gilbert Group Head of Optical fibre and components at NIST held a meeting with the CSIR-NlVU that included discussions on the refinement of the new wavelength standard

Professor Carl Wieman and Eric Comellled a team of physicists that created the worlds first Bose-Einstein condensate a new fonn of matter on 5 June 1995 The condensate allows scientists to study the strauge and extremely small world of quantum physics as if they are looking through a giant magnifYing glass Its creation estabshylished a new branch of atomic physics that has provided a treasureshytrove of scientific discoveries

Predicted in 1924 by Albert Einstein who built on the work of Satyendra Nath Bose the condensate occurs when the waelengths of individual atoms begin to overlap and behave in identical fashion forming a supectonl The superatom occurs when laboratory apparatus is med to chill a group of atoms to just a few hundred bilshylionths of a degree above absolute zero

Comel1 and Wieman likened a Bose-Einstein condensate to an ice crystal forming in cold water and said it has the same relation to ordinary matter as laser light has to light from a light bulb The atoms within the condensate obey the laws of qUJntum physics and are as close to absolute zero -27315 C as the )Ws of physics allow

NML ASSISTS IN EXPA 0 NG AFRiCAN METROLOGY CAPABIL T ES

Dr Franz Hengstberger Regional Coordinator of SADCMET has just returned from a visit to the National 11lSti lute of Standards (NIS) in Egypt and the Kenya Bureau of Standards Both ofthese institushytions are Associate Members of SADCMET

Acting as a special adviser to Prof Shalaan the President of National Institute of Standards (NIS) in Cairo Egypt he investigatshyed a number of aspects pertinent to the NIS photometry and radiomshyetry laboratories They iucluded a thorough study of the equipment facilities personnel and planned capabilities within the laboratory Franz will prepare recommendations based on tbis information Additionally Franz held discussions with Dr Adel Shehata the NlS manager in charge of intemational relations on the forthcoming SADCMET meeting in Zambia other SADCMET matters and the development of metrology in Africa in general

On his retlan leg Franz advised the head of metrology at the Kenyan Bureau of Standards CKEBS) Ivll Joel Kjoko 011 facilities and activities required to establish a KEBS photometry and radiomshyetry laboratory KEBS is now plamling to establish the necessary laboratory space and manufacture and purchase tlle required equipshyment Franz will remain in close touch with the Kenyan colleagues

News from the NMIs

in this regard and KEBS and NML will continue to cooperate on this issue ill terms of their existing MOU on cooperation in metrology

Franz also paid a courtesy visit to the Managing Director ofKEBS Mrs Margaret Rotich and reports that he was again struck by the overwhelmiug sense of friendship and cooperation existing between the two institutions

NML gratefully acknowledges the continued support from the South African Department of Trade and Industry for its work in Africa through which it is trying to align with and support the objectives of the New Partnership for Africas Development (NEPAD)

HARDNESS LABORATO Y ESTABLISHED

A new capability for hardness measurement has been established in the Force Hardness and Torque laboratory at the National Metrology Laboratory (NML) of the CSIR to provide measurements primarily for rhe automotive aircraft and iron and steel manufactlrrshying industries

Streugthening the existing hardness testing and indentation capabilishyty for materials Benny Burke commenred that the laboratory is capable of determining hardness based on first principles and the new technology willleplace the previous substitution-based methshyods

In addition the requirements ofISO 650 I Metal ic materials shyRockwell hardness tests will be satisfied Furthermore initial acceptance results indicate that the system is well withiu expected control Iimits Simply stated hardness is the resistance of a material to permanent indentation It is important to recognise that harduess is an empirical test and therefore hardness is not a material property This is because there are several different hardness tests tllat will each determine a different hardness value for the same piece of material Therefore hardness is test method dependent and every test result has to have a label identifYing the test method used Hardness is however used extensively to characterise materials and to determine if they are suitable for their intended nse

The most common uses for hardness tests is to verify the heat treatshyment of a part and to detennine if a material has the properties necshyessary for its intended use Establishing a cOlTelatiou between the hardness result and the desired material property allows this makshying hardness tests very useful in industrial and RampD applications The calibration system will be commissioned by June 2003 and the facility demonstrated to industry at the Technical Advisory Forum

EWS s Natio al Measurement Conference and British Electromagnefc Measurement Conference 2003

Angel Hotel Cardiff UK 18-20 November 2003

NMCfBEMC 2003 is the largest UK measshyurement event focusing on industrial applications of measurement technologies

From shop floor to cutting edge NMC amp BEMC have something to offer everyone

NMCBEMC provides a unique opportunity for delegates to netshywork with colleagues involved in the measurement industry Sessions will include both traditional seminars presenting state of the art techniques and more practically-oriented workshops

Workshops

To address the increasing demand for training and applicationsshyfocused information on measurement technology NMC amp BEMC will hold an increased number of workshops Delegates will gain access to experts and training materials focused on measurement best practices

Technical seminars

Seminars will eonsist of both contributed and invited papers Attendance will allow delegates to diseuss ideas and problems wilh other engineers and measuremenl specialists sharing knowledge and stimulating innovation

Social programme and exhibition

A full social prograrrune will complement the technical sessions providing a forum for the exchange and discussion of ideas Alongside the programme there will be an exhibition giving deleshygates the opportunity to meet with measurement providers instrushymentation suppliers and accredited laboratories This is a valuable chance for delegates to find out about new product developments serviees and applications

The Angel Hotel looks like a pretty elegant venue for metrologists Behave yourselves

Registration

To register your interest in attending NMC or BEMC to held at the Angel Hotel Cardiff UK between 18 and 20 November 2003 please complete the pro-fonna on-line at

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ltwwwnational-measurement-conferencecoukgt or contact Hannah Edmunds at the National Physical LaboratOlY E-mail lt hannahedmundsnplcouk gt Tel +44 20 8943 6260

NIS 30 MHz ATTENUATION MEASUREMIENT FACILITY RELOCATED AT THE ARMY PRIMARY STANDARDS LABO TORY

The 30 MHz Attenuation Measurement System fonnerly loeated at the Boulder laboratories of the Nationallnstilltte of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been relocated to the US Almy Primary Standards Laboratory (APSL) at Redstone Arsenal AL Installation of the system at the APSL was completed by NIST personnel in May 2003 Personnel at the APSL received training in the operation of the system at NIST and also at the APSL

The APSL now has the capability to provide incremental attenuation calibration of precision 30 MHz piston attcnuators and similar devices from 0 to 120 dB The expanded uncertainty of these calishybrations is 0003 dBllO dB at an approximate 95 percent level of confidence Traceability of measurements performed by the system will continue to be proportional to dimensional measurements of a standard piston attenuator which is an integral part of the system The attenuator which was designed machined and characterized by NIST in the early 1960s utilizes a laser interferometer to measure piston displacement with a resolution corresponding to an incremenshytal attenuation of approximately 00001 dB

The system itself utilizes an unmodulaled 2-ehannel RF null techshynique and a precision phase shifter to aehieve high sensitivity and a dynamic range of at least 120 dB The successful transfer of this system to the APSL eusures that the US requirements for 30 MHz attenuation calibration support which is traceable to national stanshydards will continue to be met by the APSL As NIST no longer proshyvides this measureillent service inquiries should be directed to the APSL at 256-876-8417

ITER ATIONAL DIMENSIONAL WORKSHOP

Airport Marriott Nashville TN May 10-14 2004

Make your plans now to attend next years International Dimensional Workshop

Details are on the IDW2004 Website

lt httpwwwsmeorglidw gt Contact Ed Pritchard Oak Ridge Mehology Center Phone 865-574-4261 Fax 865-574-2802 lt pritchardewyI2doegov gt Web Page lt httpwwwy12doegovindexhtmli gt

LIAISO NEWS

A ERICA NATIONAL STANDARDS I SmUTe (A 81) John Lalemkerian Liaison Delegate

The following repOlt details some of the latest innovative accreditashylion programs that ANSI is launching that may be of interest to our NCSL Intemational members

ANSI Completes Pilot Accreditation Program for Personnel Certification Budies

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) administers and coordinates the US voluutary standardization and confomlity assesment system ANSI has announced that it has accredited three organizations involved with the certification of personnel in the safety supply management and construction indushies

These accreditations conclude the first phase of the Institutes lannch of a new accreditation program for personnel certification bodies based upon the new international standard ISOIIEC 17024shy2003 General requirements for bodies operating eertification sysshytems of persons

Certification helps to identify qualified individuals to consumers and employers provide mechanisms for systematically monitoriug the performance of certified persons aud encourage individuals to pmticipate in continuing professional development As an impartial assessor ANSI accreditation protects the integrity of a certification process enhances consumer and public coufideuce in a certification program and the personnel who complete it and facilitates the mohility of certified personnel across borders

Initiated in late 2002 the ANSI pilot program included five organishyzations demonstrating the diversity amoug personnel certification bodies ANSIs accreditation process includes the submission of documentation for each of the requirements identitled in ISOlEe 17024 an on-site audit and the correction of auy non-conformities (ie requirements that have not been met)

According to Institute for Supply Managementtrade (ISM) executive direetor Paul Novak ISM considers it an houor to be one of the few organizations selected by ANSI to participate in its premier pilot accreditation program

The American Society for Nondestructive Testing Inc (ASNT) and the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy Inc (NBCOT) completed the ANSI pilot program in JlUle 2003 For additional infonnation about ANSIs Accreditation Program for Personnel Certifiers please contaet Dr Roy Swift at ltrswiftansiorggt

I EKO Chet Franklin Liaison Delegate

This was an active period with IMEKO

Graham Cameron attended their Annual Conference and provided a repolt at the Tampa meeting

Chet Franklin has volunteered to be the new NCSLI Liaison to lMEKO

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ASIA-PACI Ie LABORATOR ACCREOHA ION COOPERATION (APLAC) Peter Ungel Liaison Delegate

APLAC General Assembly

The next meeting of the APLAC General Assembly and associated Committees will be held in Seoul Republic of Korea in the week of 9-14 November 2003 Two of the five positions on the APLAC Board of Management will be up for re-election

APLAC MRA Council

The APLAC MRA Council will next meet in Seoul during the week of9-l4 November 2003

Following the application by five signatories to the APLAC MRA to become inaugural signatories to the MRA for iuspection body accreditation two initial evaluations have been done and a further two will be done in the latter part of August The fifth evaluation will be doue in October 2003 It is hoped that the initial signing of the APLAC MRA for inspection body accreditation can take place at the MRA Council meeting planned for Columbia MD in late April 2004

Administration of APLAC

The members of the APLAC Board of Management are

Mr Peter Unger (Chair) -- A2LA (United States of America)

Dr Llewellyn Richards (Immediate Past Chair) - IANZ (New Zealand)

Mr Anthony Russell (Chair of MRA Council) - NATA (Australia)

Mr Lin Anping - CNAL (Peoples Republic of China)

Mr Terence S S Chan - HKAS (Hong Kong China)

Dr Katuo Setamiddotmiddot IAJapan (Japan)

Ms Chang Kwei Fem - SAC (Singapore)

Mr Nigel Iou - CNLA (Chinese Taipei)

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Liaison News

APLAC Pub jcations

APLAC documents and membership lists are available as pdf files from the APLAC web site lt wvwaplacorg gt Starting this year APLAC News Notes published bi-mouthly is available only by electronic distribution (as a pdf) and via the APLAC web site

APLAC1 MEMBERSHIP

Full Members

Australia National Association of Testing Authorities Australia (NATA)2 3 4

Brunei Damssalam Ministry of Development (Conslruction Planning and Research Unit)

Canada Standards Council of Canada (SCC)2 3 4 Peopks RepUblic of China National Accreditation Board for China Laboratories (CNAL)2 3 4 Hong Kong China Hong Kong Accreditation Scheme

(HKAS)2 34 India National Accreditatiou Board for Testing amp

Calibration Laboratories (NABL)2 3 4 Indonesia Komite Akreditasi Nasional - The

Accreditation Body of Indonesia (KAN)2 3 5

Japan Japan Accreditation Board for Conformity Assessment (lAB)2 3 5 IAJapan2 3 4 Japan Chemical Laboratory Accreditation (lCLA) Voluntary EMC Laboratory Accreditation Center (V LAC)

Republic of Korea Korea Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (KOLAS)2 3 4

Malaysia Department of Standards Malaysia (DSM)2 Mexico Entidad Mexicanade Accreditaci6n ac

(ema)2 New Zealand Intemational Accreditation New Zealand

(lANZ)2 3 4 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Laboratory Accreditation

Scheme (PNGLAS) Philippines Bureau of Product Standards Laboratory

Accreditation Scheme (BPSLAS)2 Singapore Singapore Accreditation Council - Singapore

Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (SAC-SIN GLAS)2 34

Chinese Taipei Chinese National Laboratory Accreditation (CNLA)2 34

Thailand Department of Medical Sciences Ministry of Public Health Thai Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (TLAS)2 34

United States of American Association for Laboratory America Accreditation (A2LA)2 34

International Accreditation Service Inc (lAS)2 3 5 National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP)2 3 4 NQA-Laboratory Services (NQA-LS) Perry Johnson Laboratories

Vietnam Directorate for Standards and Quality (VILAS)2 3 4

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Associate Mer l-cs

Australia National Analytical Reference Laboratory AGAL (NARL)

Republic of Korea Korea Testing and Research Iustitute for Chemical Industry (KOTRIC)

Chinese Taipei National Institute of Environmental Analysis (NIEA)

United States of Assured Calibration and Laboratory America Accreditation Select Services (ACLASS)

lILAC Regional Cooperation Body Member 2 ILAC Full Member 3 Global Arrangement Signatory 4 APLAC Multilateral MRA - Testing and Calibration 5 APLAC Multilateral MRA - Testing only 6 APLAC MultilateralMRA - Calibration only APLAC Multilate~al Mutual Recognition Arrangement

The Jist of signatories to the APLAC MRA is available from the Liaison Delegate

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ISA N ERNA ONAl Mik~ Suraci Liaison Delegate

I have maintained an active liaison with the ISA The significant areas of mutual interest include Conference issues training web site and marketing

The ISA remains willing to assist NCSLI on many areas of mutual benefit

ASQ MEASUREMENT QUA lTV D VSION (ASQ) Chris Grac1UlIlfil1 Liaison Delegate

The 2003 NCSL Intemational Conference in Tampa FL was a very productive time for the American Society for Quality (ASQ) Measurement Quality Division (MQD) and ASQs Celiifled Calibration Technician (CCT) program I want to take this opportushynity to congratulate Dilip A Shah of E = mc3 Solutions on becomshying MQDs new chairperson Dilip brings to the position decades of metrology experience and a genuine enthusiasm for the metrology profession

At the conference Dilip led the bi-monthly MQD meetingconfershyence call Plans for the 2004 Measurement Science Conference (MSC) and ASQs Quality Congress convention were discussed Other topics included CCT program status work currently being done on the MQD sponsored Metrology Handbook updates on the MQD website etc For more information about MQD please visit our website at lt httpwwwmeasurementqualityorg gt

Session JA of the 2003 NCSL International Conference hosted by Jay L Bucher of the Promega Corporation highlighted the CCT program This session was very well attended as indicated by onl~

20 CCT brochures remaining from the 300 avai [bl~ at th~ comershyence hall Following are the sessions presentcN am Lhelr topic~~

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Sally Harthun American Society for Quality The Basics and Benefits olASQ Certification

bull Dilip Shah E = mc3 Solutions Metrology Training and Certification

bull Chris Grachanen Hewlett-Packard Co ASQs Certified Calibration Technician Body ofKnowledge

After the presentations Hershal C Brewer Accreditation Officer for lntemational Accreditation Service Inc (lAS) joined the preshysenters in a lively 20-minute question and answer session about the CCT program

I would like to extend my congratulations to all newly celtified CCTs The CCT pilot exam was administered in June 2003 to approximately 100 exam candidates throughout the US Following the CCT exam ASQ conducted a Cut-Score Study Workshop Readers may remember that the Cut-Score Study Workshop focuses on detennining the raw score needed for passing the CCT exam

The workshop panel was comprised of 11 ASQ calibration practishytioners who did not take the CCT exam in June and would not be eligible to take the CCT exam until June of 2004 The work of the Cut-Score Study Workshop resulted in a 71 pass rate for June 2003 CCT exam candidates A few of the newly certified CCTs were present at the conference

June 2003 CCT Cut-Score Workshop Auendees Larry Lalonde Keith Jennett James Hughes Cori FinellaId Dave Smeeth Bill Newcomb Ray Lewis Dilip Shah Brent Snoddv Daryl Montie Mike Boothe

The next otlering of the CCT exam will be in Dec 2003 For the latest information about CCT exam dates CCT body of knowledge CCT reference publications etc please visit the ASQs CCT webshysite at lt httpwwwasqorgcerttypescct gt

I am very pleased with the very positive acceptance and energizing enthusiasm for the CCT program from scores of conference attenshydees Cunently there are primers and refresher courses being offered to prepare one fOr taking the CCT exam I encourage those consideling the CCT cxam to download the CCT brochure from the ASQ websitc and review its contents Questions about the CCT program may be sent to me at lt CluisGrachanenhpcom gt Dilip Shaw at lt emc3solnaotcom gt or ASQs Mary Rehm at ltMRehmasqorggt

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Instron Corporation Canton MA 02021 Member Delegate

Matt Banik (781) 575-5526

Symmetricom Beverly MA 01915 Member Delegate

Jeanne Hopkins (978) 927-8220

NYPANJ REGiON

Calyx Metrology Laboratory Inc State College PA 16803 Member Delegate

John A Walls III (814) 880-6702

MID-WESTE U REG ON

Accu-Chek Inc Georgetown IN 47122 Member Delegate

David G Smith (812) 951-2206

Northrop Grumman-Xetron Cincinnati OH 45246 Member Delegate

Dan Sorge (513) 881-3291

MID-ATLANTIC us ReG ON

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Richmond VA 23261-6609 Member Delegate

Jim Weaver (804) 652-6814

SOUTH RN US REGION

Jimmy Jackson Services Harpersville AL 35078 Member Delegate

Jimmy L Jackson (205) 672-2148

Lockheed Marlin lechnology Services Greenville SC 29605 Member Delegate

Kenneth Crowe (864) 299-7415

NORTI-I CENTRAL US REGION

The Lanese Group Inc Leawood KS 66209 Member Delegate

John G Lanese (913) 491-6498

SOUTH CENTRAL US REGION

Precision Measurements Calibration Lab EI Paso TX 79928 Member Delegate

Frank R Saucedo (915) 731-4406

SOUTHWESTERN US REGION

Biosite Inc San Diego CA 92121 Member Delegate

ilancy Maple (858) 597-4815

Nissan Technical Center Stanfield AZ 85272 Member Delegate

Angelita S Reyes (520) 421-4341

CANADA R G ON

Accu-Calibration Services Inc Barrie ON L4N 8Z6 Canada Member Delegate

Mike J Maus (705) 721-4200

INTERNAIONAL REG~ON

Atlantic Undersea Test amp Eva Ctr FPO AA 34058-0518 Member Delegate

David A Jinks (561) 655-5155

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LTC Gerhard P Mihm 49-2241-15-2519

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A AL MEETING C6U-Japan

Our annual meeting this year will be held in cooperation with the National Metrology Institute of Japan

Tokyo Metropolitan Ohta-kU Industrial Plaza Ohta-ku Tok-yo Friday November 21 2003

Activities

AM NCSLI-Japan and NMU General Session PM Paper Sessions Demo Sessions Social Sessions

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STANDARDS POLICY Jack Ferris

ARCHIVAL Jim Allred

Jim Allred of Bechtel has taken over as chair for the Archive comshymittee He has been in contact with the business office as well as Chris Grachenen Chris as noted in the July newsletter has proshyposed creating an archive capability on the NCSL website Jim hopes to consolidate his efforts with Chriss as well as other comshymittees to bring NCSLI members a complete comprehensive searchshyable NCSLI database Jim would also like to thank Lewis Fong for his contributions as the past Archive committee chair

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US MEASUREMENT REQUIREMENTS Jeff Walden

The US Measurement Requirelnents Committee (USMRC) was busy during the 2003 Symposium amp Workshop in Tampa We want to thank the board for the generous offer extended to committees to have booths at the Symposium amp Workshop this year This was an exceptional opportunity to showcase the work of NCSLI commitshytees On Sunday we set up our booth and were ready for the Reception and Exhibit Viewing that evening From then on people actually stopped at our booth and asked questions

Georgia Harris kicked off things for us on Monday with a wellshyattended session titled Magnetism in Mass Measurement Success of Tuesdays Session 3A was assured when you consider that we had a panel composed of Sally Bruce (CORM Representative) Lany Yates (IDW Representative) Andrew WallaId (BIPM) Salvadore Echeverria-Villagomez (CENAM) Charles Ehrlich (NIST) and Georgia Harris (NIST) Add to that an active audience of well over fifty and you have a combination thats hard to beat Our thanks to Dick Pettit for alTanging the program so that the NIST sponsored Session 4A on Measurement Strategy followed immediately and in the same room

On Wednesday the committee reviewed the weeks sessions and the survey responses and decided on some actions for the coming months all aimed at continuing to promote the value of the USMRC to the NCSLI membership

1 Promote the use of our on-linc survey This can be found at lt wwwncsliorgcommitteesl310n-Linc Surveygt

2 Promote thc USMRC with other NCSLI committees 3 Prepare a 3-minute PowerPoint presentation put it on a CD and

send copies to Rcgion and Section Coordinators Encourage coordinators to show the CD at local meetings

4 Plan another panel for the Measurement Science Conference in January 04

Our final event was the door prize drawing for participants in the survey conducted during the Workshop amp Symposium A one-page survey was included in each attendees registration package Out of the more than 1000 surveys distributed 6 were submitted however one was not signed which left 5 for door prize consideration

CANADIAN MEASUREMENiT REQUIREMENTS Lorraine Yeomans DOJid Stevens

Les Peer has resigned as Co-Chair of the committee David Stevens president of Pulse Engineering in Winnepeg Manitoba has agreed to serve as Co-Chair with Lorraine

GLOSSARY Emil Hazarian

Emil Hazarian of the Navy Corona is our new chairman Welcome Emil many thanks to Bob Hardy for his dedicated efforts

MEASUREME T SCIENCE AND TE HNOLOGY Richard B Pettit VP

AUTOMATIC TEST amp CALIBRATION SYSTEMS SCOff Sowerby

The Committee is working 011 the following items

Paul Marciniak has developed an outline for a new Recommended Practice titled Validation aDd Verification of Metrology Software The document will also include informashytion on using electronic recordssignatures meeting the software requirements specified in ISOIlEC 17025 and meeting HcalthcarelFDA requirements (21 CFR Part 11)

bull Open Data Specificalion This involves providing a rag for portshying data from software that identifies the specific measurement (eg 1000 volt DC) that is independcnt of the software used to acquire the mea$urement Dave Martson will determine Flukes position and CUITent options Larry Newbeny will contact other metrology software suppliers 10 document their export options

bull LaDy Newberry is developing a survey of the NCSLl membershyship to find out information about the software being used to supshyport automated testing and calibration

MEASURI - NT COMPARISON PROGRAMS Jim Wheeler and At Teruel

Editors Note Jim FVheeler has graciousl volunteered to be one of the first committees to agree with me editing a litIe harder on his submitted material I have thereby removed some of the i~fonnation

which is contained in the previous Juty issue page 34 Please refer fo fhat newsletterfor ongoing contacts etc

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Committee News

Ongoing ILCs

The Mass ILC final report was disseminated by Jim Ross (Quality Control Services) email

lt Labqc-servicescom gt NIST software was used to generate the final report Two I-kg artifacts were used in the ILC Quality Control Resources did the analysis Jim reports that Quality Control Services is the pivot lab for the WRAP 100 g to I mg round robin Jim is interested in starting another ILC in Jan 2004 Contact him if you are interested

Proposed New ILCs

Tom Larason NIST lt thomaslarasonnistgov gt announced the need for a new UV ILC Tom coordinated a UV ILC in the early 1990s A UV planning meeting is scheduled from 415 to 6 PM in Room 10 ofthc Marriott Waterside

Toe Petersen Metrology Engineer at Abbott Laboratories would like to start an ElectTolytic Conductivity (Resistivity) ILC The range is 0056 ItSem to 147 IlScm The artifact is a conductivity meter(s) with flow-through and dip cclls Toe would like to havc 6 to 10 paliicipants The anticipated start date would be fa112003 Joes phone number is (847) 938-9109 and FAX is (847) 937-4634 email isltjoepetersenabbottcom gt

David Krukar Sandia National Laboratories is interested in coordishynating a Chillcd Mirror Hydrometer ILC for Humidity Dave can be contactcd at (505) 844-5944 or email

lt dckrukasandiagov gt David is also interested in participating in ILCs in shock and accelerationvibration

There will be a new Mass lLC and Temperature ILC starting this ycar according to Mark Ruefenacht of Heusser ltheusserncwcighaolcomgt 925-798-8900 The mass artifacts will be in a set and those interested will be able to choose which stanshydards they wish to measure in the sei There will be 10 labs in thc dataset to start off There is also a Temperature ILC starting too Mark is coordinating both of these efforts along with the NIST Office of Weights and Measures Tim Ross is also assisting in this new Mass lLC

The Guide for Interlaborat01Y Comparisons RP-15 is being updated and will include information on the new ILC certificate of participation National ILC database SRM topics data from ILAC 13 and ISO Guide 43 information on the NIST Dataplot program and an updated Bibliography The RP-15 will now be titled a Recommended Practiceor InterlaboratOIY Comparisons vs a Guideor Interlaboratory Comparisons Dr Bob Watters has volshyunteered to help get the RP together Bob also volunteered to write a section about the database for the revised RP Thanks Bob

Our meeting minutes are posted on the NCSLI MCP Committee website The roster ofILC activities and contact personnel will also be posted there

Jason Tang is no longer with Boeing and has tumed over the Resistance ILCs to Philip Johnson of Boeing ltPhilipkJohnsonboeingcomgt Phillip chaired the meeting with Jeff Gust in attendanee The ILC is wrapped up There were 19 active participants in the I-Mohm ILC Thanks to Tason Tang for his hard work

Jim Ross received a plaque of appreciation at the NCSLI in Tampa for his efforts with the Mass ILC Thanks to Tim for his work

Bart Schrijver Agilent Technologies is coordinating a new RF Power ILC There are approximately 16 participants Dilip A Shah E = mc3 Solutions has volunteered as the data processor The artishyfact has just left the Navy Primary Standards Laboratory

John Cable Honeywell FMampT lt jcablekcpcom gt coordinates the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques - Automatic RF Techniques Group (ARFTG) round robins in support of automatic network analyzers The following connector types are supported in the round robin effort Thanks to John Cable for providing this information Note the new 7-16 connector John received a plaque from NCSLI for his long term efforts in support of the ARFTG round robins

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INTRINSIC amp DERIVED STANDARDS John Ball

The Intrinsic and Derived Standards Committee continues to be very active and the committee met at the 2003 NCSLI Couference A summary of committee activities include

I The Catalogue ofIntrinsic and Derived Standards is being updated

2 A few editorial changes to the hwnidity RlSP-5 were updated by Bob Hardy

3 Stan Pond volunteered to re-start the Triple Point ofArgon Working Group

4 Ruben Salazar and the Pressure WG are updating the Pressure RISP They will also develop an uncertainty analysis for presshysure cross-float calibrations This working group will hold a meeting at the Conference

5 Therc was a discussion of derived standard meaning a primary standard that was not intrinsic This definition needs to be updatshyed for the Catalogue rcvision

6 Chuck Ehrlich reported that the defmition of an Intrinsic Standard by the committee remains in the VIM but the committee has issues with the notes

7 Josephson Junction Interlaboratory Comparison results for 2002 were presented at the 2003 NCSLI Conference

COlmmttee News

CHEM AL IETROLOG COM ITIEE Tom Ouimet

The Chemical Metrology Committee (CMe) held a meeting at the 2003 NCSLI Conference

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INDUSTRIAL PROGRAMS WoodyTramel VP

AIRLINE ETROLOGY Victor Cleland

The meeting was held at the NCSLI Conference in Tampa Representatives from United Finnair and Delta Airlines members of the NIST and NCSLI and a few suppliers and vendors attended

David Baker and Ron Cressman dropped in to present plaques to Delta Airlines Departments 338 and 589 and manager Doug Reynolds to acknowledge the Air Forces appreciation for a recent tour of the calibration labs at the Atlanta Technical Operations Center

Vic Cleland chaired the meeting Woody Tramel the NCSLl VP for our corrunittee attended to introduce himself and meet our membershyship and to offer his support Representatives from NIST were present to offer support in our efforts to comply with FAA requireshyments for our calibration programs Bob Walters and MalY Saunders expressed concerns about some of the wording in AC 145shy9 such as traceahle to a standard acceptable to the FAA They suggested our committee might request NIST to help perfonn a gap analysis between the FAA requirements for airline cahbration proshygrams and ISO 17025

Barbara Belzer gave some suggestions about NVLAP accreditation

It was suggested that we personally invite other airlines to join our committee to increase active membership The state of the industry has affected the ability of many of our members to rcgularly attend meetings

Rick Ohlendorf of Schwien would like to assist running an interlabshyoratory comparison of Schwien manometers for our committee

Representatives from King Nutronics Boeing Testronics Northwest Calibration and the Pi Group attended to listen to conshycerns and issues of our committee and to offer their services

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D -CATION amp TAING Dave Nebel VP

I have continued with development of a program to be presented at High School Career Day Fairs Tplan completion for September I have not yet been provided with the names of any volunteers to make presentations in their sections areas

We have submitted the reconunended PersOlmel Training Requirements Guide for board review and comments

111is period my committees have no activity reports

DOCU E TARY STANDARDS ampAPPlICAmiddot TIONS Larry E Nielsen VP

LABORATORY EVALUATION RESOURCES Vacant

This committee will be reactivated as projects are identified that fit its charter eg to develop or maintain handbooks or other materials related to documentary standards applications

LABORATORY FAC UTIES Dr David Braudaway

Work continues on an update of RP-l4 Recommended Practice for Selecting Standards LaboratOly Envirorunents

TROL - GY PRACTICES Dr Howard Castrup

Editors Note Somc of this committees structural information is published in the April 2003 Newsletter page 36

Calibl1ltion Intervals

Dennis Jackson of the US Navy NSWC has been developing and sharing new techniques [or fitting certain types of reliability models to calibration service histmy data These techniques are fairly simshyple 10 implement and are planned for inclusion in the next edition of RP-l

Measureme middott eels on Ris ADa~jsis

Subcommittee chair Karl Haynes and I are continuing to develop material for prescntation in a draft RP I have been talking with NCSLI members who have access to data management systems that are potential candidates for experimenting with the implementation of real-time risk management algorithms

SPC Methods

The new Gage RampR model is still under development The SPCshybased (average and range) methods seem fairly Veil established but work is needed on extending current ANOVA methods 10 cover part variation equipment variation reproducibility repeatability and uncertainty growth The challenge is to develop a three-way design that can work within the constraints of the kind of data maintained by calibration orgauizations

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Committee News

Decision Support

The subcommittee chair Derek Porter of Boeing Commercial Airplane Group has submitted a draft RP titled Metrology Practices Decision Support Topics r have reviewed this draft and will offer my comments during the August 20 Committee meeting

Uncerta~illty Analysis

We have begun reviewing RP-12 and have identified a need to include additional material from the GUM as well as methods and techniques tbat have emerged since the GUMs last publication We also have begun work on additional examples involving mulrivariate and systems analysis methods and examples that explore sourccs of error that are either not addressed in tbe current RP or are given only peripheral mention

As currently conceived we plan to stnlcture the RP in such a way thaI the degree of required analytical rigor can be matched to risk and other needs Tbe topics that will be proposed to the Committee are bull Analysis examples from different measuremenl disciplines (mass

dimensional electricalelectronic CMM analytical chemishy etc)

bull Uncertainty analysis as a tool for measurement design and equipshyment selection

Analysis methods

bull Expansionupdate of GUM methods bull Type A Estimation bull Type B Estimation bull Normality testing bull Selecting and applying error distributions bull Montc Carlo simulation

Multivmiate measurements bull Uncertainty propagation in calibration support bierarchies

Using uncertainty estimates bull Tolerancing bull Risk analysis bull Bayesian analysis

Interval analysis bull Capability statemcnts

WRITING CO MITTEE Jesse l110rse

This has been a quiet qum1er for consensus body activity Howevcr it has becn a VERY active quarter for Working Group OTIC that was established last Janumy at MSC Del Caldwell (WG-I Cbaimlan) has made major achievements in getting the conunittee together and down to work

War Ihg Grolll Olle

Our initial activity was to rcview rSOIlEC 17025 and ISO 10012 which currently form the basis for our revised srandard and identify tecbnical issues we need to address with the two ISO standards to meet National requirements Sixty-two comments were received by tbe end of May Thesc werc distributed to the committee for review

and as of Ihis date a total of about 160 comments have been received These comments are significant and reflect a wide range of interests and excellent knowledge of the contributors In general the comments fall into the following categOlies

bull General considerations - form scope and value added bull ISOIIEC 17025 issues and bull ISO 10012 issues

After our assessment of the technical issues the Group will address the foml of the end product ie the revised Z5401 Should it be a supplement to the existing ISO standards or should it be a standshyalone dOCllment Should it be a digital product paper or both Should the digital product provide a view of the sL1l1dard as a supshyplement yet provide a view with the incorporated changes I think that fonn should follow nll1ction and it appears that using a digital fQImat we should be able to satisfY all interests

ACCREDITATION RESOURCES James Jenkins

Work conljnucs on an update of RP-9 Calibration Laboratory Capability Documentation Guideline Major changes have been incorporated in a new draft to reflect a level of standardization emerging between US accreditation bodies in stating scopes of accrcditation

CAUBRATION 13 OCEDURES Dale Varner

Work continues on development of a calibration procedure database for publication in an appropriate NCSLI media

CONFERENCE SITE SE EellON Anthony Anderson

Inunediately following the April Board meeting Tom Huttennan and 1made a site visit to Kansas City and Overland Park This could be a possible site for 2007 or 2009 and proposals have been solicited

At the end of June Carol Hockert Tom HuttemaIl and I visited St Paul Minnesota The new Riverside Convention Center is an excelshylent facility and could adequately host our conference Proposals from convcnient hotels for 2007 have been requested

A contract bas been signed with the Renaissance Hotel in Nashville for 2006 and a final contract revision from thc Nashville Convention Cenler is expected imminently for submission to the contract review committee

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Conference Meeting Report Ad Hoc Focus Group

Magnetism in Mass Measurements

September 122003

Background

A number of issues surrounding the measurement of magnetism in mass measurements have created frustration for mass calibration laboratories and for accreditation bodies A meeting at the Tampa NCSLI Workshop and Symposium brought together interested parshyties to discuss the issues with the intent on coming to some resolushytions for how to handle the various issues Dr Richard Davis BIPM was invited and attended the meeting to provide background technishycal information aud guidance In addition Dr Davis submitted a reserve paper on this issue that was presented in session 8A (the paper was published on the Conference Proceedings CD) A number of resolutions were developed that are noted later in this sununary

Discussion Topics

1 Scientific basis for magnetism measurements and handling magshynetism effects in the uncertainty analysis for calibration of mass standards

2 Cost factors for routine magnetism surveillance (cost of doing tests cost of not doing tests and the impact)

3 Impact of magnetism testing onfor laboratory accreditation 4 Possible round robin experiments 5 Agreementsresolutions on issues

Resolutions

1 Laboratories should not include an uncertainty component for magnetism measurements in mass calibrations

2 NVLAPs position is that for Echelon I and II measurements (corresponding to OIML R 111 classes E I E2 F I F2) laboratoshyries should 1) state on their reports whether or not they are screening for magnetism and 2) state that no component is included in their uncertainty statement for magnetism effects and 3) include a discussionwritten agreement as to the laboratorys practice regarding magnetism screening (or lack of screening) as a part of normal contract review with laboratory customers

3 Some experimentation needs to be done to evaluate (confirmmodify) the reproducibility of the proeedures in RIll to gain experience in the procedures and better understand the limitations

4 We all agreed that we dont mow how best to quantify magnetic effects of masses and the uncertainties associated with calibrashytion

5 We dont know the level (qualitycost) of gaussmeter that is needshyed yet

Discussion Highlights

Permanent magnetization and magnetic susceptibility are sepashyrate quantities Although each quantity may be problematic for mass calibrations permanent magnetization is often the more troublesome of the two

bull Permanent magnetization is easier to test (with a gaussmeter) than magnetic susceptibility (magnetic susceptometer) However the susceptometer can also provide a measure of the permanent

magnetization as a byproduct of the susceptibility measurement bull What needs to be considered is the force reaction between a

weight and another field (eg a balance a table with steel rebar a force machine with other weights)

bull Options to limit the problems include shield the balances better manufacture weights with limited magnetic susceptibility and negligible permanent magnetization

bull Late model mass comparators with increased resolution can see more of the problems due to magnetized weights Not all balshyancesscales have adequate rcsolution to note any effects due to magnetized weights

bull Recent work was done by the PTE to map a number ofbalshyances to consider the impact of magnetized weights This work allowed increases in the allowable magnetie susceptibility to maintain errors at less than 110 of the maximum permissible erTors (tolerances)

bull We can recognize problematic weights through testing but we cant adequately quantify the effect or correct for the errors

bull Some labs routinely screen others screen when asked to add this service or when problems are observed others do not screen Estimates are that fewer than I of the weights in the system have a problem

bull Old weights are generally rejected or taken out of service if problems are observed (which is causing some frustration among laboratory customers who have used their weights for years with no apparent problems)

bull Testing should result in passfail qualitative result rather than quantifying a measurement

bull The type and cost of gaussmeters vary from $600 models to $5000 models The question of recalibration came up and the fact that the probes degrade over time

bull ASTM E 617-97 will need to be updated as soon as OIML RIll becomes final because magnetism limits were included before the latest revisions E 617-97 is currently more stringent than the latest RIll draft

bull NOAr (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency) ill the Department of Commerce has online information about the earths magnetic fields

bull Degaussing is not easy especially for hard magnetic materials like stainless steel Some laboratories have experimented with this and found that if the material is susceptible - it remagnetizes quickly and to a greater extent than it was prior to the degaussing attempt

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NEWSF THE

NIST NEWS

Make Your Own Connection for NIST News

As I mentioned in the editorial Im cutting some pages oUl of our nsual NIST News to save printed pages and some costs However you can still make your own connection for NIST program and technology press releases The regular NIST webshysite is a wonderfully informative resource and these two speshycialized locations are summary archives of the NIST Public Affairs infonnational releases that are published regularly once or twice a month to the global media

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ULTRACOLD EXPERM S PAVE WAY FOR SUPER MOLECULE

A team of researchers at ITLA a joint institute of the National Institllte of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Boulder report in the July 3 edition of Nature an important step toward creating an ultracold super molecule a blend of thousands of molecules acting in unison Such a blend of molecules would provide physicists with an excellent tool for studyshying molecular quantum mechanics and superconductivity

At a temperature of only 150 nanoKelvins above absolute zero the team used lasers and a carefuJIy tuned magnetic field Lo pair potassishyum aloms belonging to a class of particles called fennions into loosely joined molecules belonging to a class of particles called bosons Surprisingly tbe researchers report the number of molecules prodnced is very large wilh about a quarter million lSO percent) of the atoms within the original cloud pairing up

Our experiments notes NIST Physicist Deborah Jin produced the lowest molecular binding energy that has been measured specshytroscopically Tn other words the atom pairs fQlming each molecule are hanging onto one another by their proverbial fingertips The researchers measured the energy holding the molecules together by breaking the molecular bond with a relatively low-energy radio wave

This work Jin continues could help us understand the basic physics behind superconductivity and especially high-temperature superconduetivity Superconductivity is a property in which elecshytrons (a fennion paliicle) move throngh a metal with no resistauce The experiments may lead to creation of felmion superfluids made from gases that would be much easier to study than solid superconshyductors Creation of a super atom (known as a Bose-Einstein conshydensate) eamed another research team at JILA the 2001 Nobel Prize in physics

Contact Fred McGchan (Boulder) (303) 497-3246

SYSTEM HELPS ENSUft REUA6 L1TY OF MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS

The AmlY Navy and Air Force use thousands of miles of optical fibers on ships planes and land-based installations to transmit voice and data They needed a simple effective and highly accurate way to measure the amount of light delivered by these glass wires at key points in the transmission system Power degradation along the nelwork can cause communication failllte

Working with ILX Lightwave Corp of Bozeman Mont the NIST came up with a system capable of world-class optical measurements with push-button conveniencc The system consists of an NISTshydesigned optical detector and an optical multimeter [designed by ILX Lightwave] that measures light emitted from a liber over a wide range of wavelengths

There are two versions of the novel delector one using siliconshybased sensors and the other nsing gennanium-based sensors The sensors connect directly to an optical fiber without any additional optics and with barely measurable light loss Measurement uncershytainty is half that of previous optical fiber power detectors The sysshytem is described in an upcoming issue of the joumal Metrologia

According to NIST engineer John Lehman independent measureshyments of the detectors performance by NIST and its Gennan counshyterpart PTB (Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt) are in excelshylent agreement Another comparison will be made this summer with NISIs British counterpart the National Physical Laboratory

The new systems are now being shipped to military calibration censhyters where they will be used to annually check the accuracy of optishycal fiber power systems utilized in the field

Contact Fred McGehan (Boulder) (303) 497-3246

TfNY BUBBLES EW TOOL IN C E IICAl SESI G

As the old Hawaiian love song says tiny bubbles realJy do make some people feel fine Chemists that is But there is no wine involved this time just water

NIST chemists reported in the June 24 online edition of Langmuir that a process called microboiling shows promise for quick simple and inexpensive chemical sensing The process involves the fonnashytion of tiny vapor bubhles on a 200-nanometer-thick film of preshycious metal immersed in water and heated rapidly By coating the metal microheater with a single layer of waler-repelling molecules the scientists dramatically alrered thc microboiling behavior Bubbles fanned more obviously and at lower temperatures and the water in immediate contact with the metal got much hotter

Its astounding to me that we changed one functional group on the surface of that microhcatcr and saw a dramatic change in the boiling behavior says Michael Tarlov a co-author of the paper

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News from the NMIs

The finding means that changes in boiling behavior should be useful for detecting specifIc substances The water surrounding a microshyheater designed to bond with DNA or proteins for example might boil at a different temperature if the target molecules were attached to the coating A change can be measured in just 5 microseconds much faster than typical lab techniques NlST scientists have found that the technique can detect sUIfactants such as those used in detergents and are studying its use in microfluidic (or lab-on-ashychip) devices The research also has other potential spin-offs such as the use of designer coatings to improve efficiency in boilers and heat excbangers and the use of microheaters to simplify chemical manufacturing

Contact Laura Ost (301) 975-4034

GRANTS TO FUND DEVEL PMENT OF NOVEL ~CHNOLOGIES

New blade technology tbat could make energy generation by wind turbines more efficient vims-resistant tissues for skin grafts a method for operating a cars devices through conversational speech and an automated Web-searehing and data organizing software sysshytem are among the novel technologies to be developed by the prishyvate sector with support from 16 awards announced by the NlST Advanced Technology Program (ATP)

A list of the latest ATP awards with links to project fact sheets may be found at ltwwwnistgovnewsgt For more detail on individual projects contact the recipient company or joint venture paltnership as listed at the bottom of the project fact sheet

For background information on the ATP including history statistics progJQm evaluations success stories and descriptions of previous awards go to ltwwwatpnistgovgt

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CRACKENG THE NANONEWTON FORCE BARRIER

How do you weigh a dust mite Or delermine the force required to pull a molecule apart Such tasks require a device that measures nanonewtons-forces I billion times smaller than the force required to hold an apple against Earths gravity Nanonewton forces are estishymated with atomic force microscopes and inslluments that measnre the properties of ultrathin coatings like those used on computer hard drives or turbiue blades But the accuracy of such estimates is unknown because they havent been calibrated with force standards based on the kilogram the intemationally accepted unit of mass

Luckily there is hope on the hOlizon In a paper presented June 4 at the annual conferencc of the Society of Experimental Mechanics in Charlotte NC NlST engineers describe a prototype instrument that reliably measnres forces as small as tens of nanonewtons and simultaueously ties those measurements to forces a tbousand times larger based on the kilogram The device works by COllllecting a weIl-calibrated spring-loaded scale with a set of electrodes that genshyerates an electrostatic force

The insuument balances the downward force produced by a oneshymilligram mass artifact by keeping the distance between the elecshytrodes constant but varying the amount of voltage between them The result is a force detenninahon accurate to a few parts in 10000 that is measured with voltage electrical capacitance and distance (the location of the electrodes as measured in wavelengths of laser light) It is much easier to make small changes in voltages than to make small mass standards explains NIST mechanical engineer Jon Pratl

The NIST researchers hope to extend the instruments resolution to tens of piconewtons (trillionths of a newton)

Contact Laura Osl (301) 975-4034

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MI IIATURE MIX-UPS 0 SPEED MATERIA S RESEARCH

A new NIST projeet aims to stir up materials research by adapting lab-on-a-chip teehnology to mix and evaluate experimental conshycoctions at a rapid clip hastening improvements in products ranging from paints to shampoos to plastics

Initially researchers at the NIST Combinatorial Methods Center (NCMC) and several of the NCMCs company members plan to rev up the search for new or better emulsions often eomplex fOlmulashytions that are the basis for US product markets totaling more than $50 billion They will start by deciphering interactions at the intershyfaees (inter-facial tension) between the various eomponents that make lip these viscous mixtures and are key to their pelfonnanee

Now efforts to improve paints shampoos and other emulsions tend to be time-consuming trial-and-error exercises But with tiny Iabshyon-chip devices much of the proeess can be automated permitting rapid systematic testing of new material fonnulations

The project will extend the capabilities of so-called microfluidic systems tiny challllel-lined deviees now used regularly for medical testiug In DNA cbips for example droplets of genetic material are routed through networks of tiny wells each one ser up for a particushylar diagnostic test Material fOlmulations however typically contain components from solvents to different-sized particles tbat do not readily mix and circulate through these minute plumbing systems

To accorrunodate these differences NCMC researchers have designed and tested credit-card-sized prototypes tailored for viscous materials research Features include mixers pumps reservoirs and computer conrrol of the flow of sample droplets through a network of millimeter-wide challllels Mixture properties will be charactershyized with real-time image measurement techniques that NIST is developing with an eye on many application areas

Contact Mark Bello (30J) 975-3776

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NOVE speCTROSCOPIC METHOD CAN DE ECT TER 0 1ST THREA S

A novel techniqne that nses far-infrared (terahertz ) radiation to rapshyidly identify bulk or airborne materials inside sealed paper or plastic containers has been demonstrated by scientists at the NIST and SPARTA Inc of Rosslyn Va Described at a recent technical conshyference the technology has potential applications in homeland secushyrity such as detection of explosives in the mail or other non-metallic portable containers

The method involves directing a far-infrared light source at a samshyple in a e10sed container detecting the light transmitted throngh the materials and then analyzing the light that was absorbed by the sample while making adjnstments for the light absorbed by the conshytainer Far-infrared radiation which falls between visible light and radio waves on the electromagnctic spectrum is partially transmitshyted throngh many materials The pattem of light frequencies or spectra absorbed by a material depends specifically on the vibrashytions of the materials atoms and its crystalline structure

This method can readily identify compounds made of molecules containing three to hnndreds of atoms the size of many threat mateshyrials The two instruments employed one nsing a pulsed laser and the other a glowing filament are tabletop-sized and work at room temperature Two years of experiments have demonstrated thol ahe technique detects aerosols (such as those that might contain anthrax spores) pharmaceutical powders most gases sevEral explosives and other common materials The researchers have compiled a datlbase of spectral characteristics for more than 100 materials and devclshyoped an automated software tool for rapidly identifying bulk materishyals based on their absOlvtion spectra Further research aims to increase the sensitivity and throughput speed of the technology

Contact Laura Ost (301) 975-4034

E SURIG TH REL AS L1TY OF TRACE EXPLOSIVE DETECTORS

In an effort to enhance homeland security NIST chemists are develshyoping new ways to see collections of micrometer-sized particles of explosive materials The techniques will help ensure that equipmcnt for screening airport passengers baggage and cargo operates relishyahly

The research is part of a collaboration with the Transportation Security Agency to develop metTOlogy for dcsigning characterizing and calibrating trace explosive detection systems Thousands of cnhanced trace explosive detcction systems already are deployed in airports to collect particles from luggage and other surfaccs and analyze these samples in a tabletop instrument Research also is under way on new systems that will use air showers to hlow partishycles off people as they walk through portals

The dercction of trace explosives involvcs three basic processes particle collection on cloth or mesh filters palticle heating to proshyduce vapors and vapor analysis to identify thc chemicals N1ST is using its mcasurement expertise to devclop methods to better undershystand and optimize particle collection and heating processes

News from the NMIs

One set of NIST experiments focnses on how evenly current tableshytop analytical instruments heat the filters that collect particles Heat control is importlnt because explosive particles need to get hot enough to vaporize within seconds for rapid analysis and uneven heating may lead to variation in analytical results To assist in the testing and design of walk-through portal systems NIST scientists developed a way to visualize a few individual explosive particles sunounded by millions of backgronnd particles collected on filters Additional NIST Experiments focus on the size of particles knocked off a test surface by various air jet designs Snch infOlmation can be nsed to help design next-generation detection systems

Contlc Laura Ost (301) 975-4034

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NEW NIST FAC lITY SOON WILL BE REFL CTrNG ON SAFER SIGNS

Our roadways should get safer in the future now that the NIST has developed a way to accurately and reliably measure how light reflects off stop signs and other road markings Road signs and markings are designed to be visible at night by retroreflectivity that is they reflect some of the light emitted by a vehicles headlights back toward the drivers eyes However measurements of retroreshyflecrivity have varied so much among different devices and laborashytories that federal transportation officials have bcen nnable to define minimum standards for this Congressionally mandated characterisshytic

Recently NIST established a facility funded by the Transportation Research Board of the National Cooperative Research Program that resolves numerous measurement problems and improves accuracy Inside the facility one finds a long black tunnel with a set of tracks on which sits an insnumented platform Signs or materials are mounted on the platfo[l11 which can be moved 3 to 30 metcrs (10 to 100 feet) from a light source at one end of the tunnel Using custom softwarc scientists precisely control all of the components and measure the characteristics of light reflected from the sign to a detector locatcd close to the source

NIST expects that the facility will begin providing calibration servshyices early in 2004

Contlct Laura Ost (30 I) 975-4034

SINGLE PHOTO DETECTOR CONQUERS TH DARK SIDE

Researchers from the NIST and Boston University have demonstratshycd a detector that counts single pulscs of light while simultancously reducing false or dark counts to virtually zero Reported in the July 28 2003 issue of Applied Physics Letters the advance proshyvides a key technology needed for future development of secure quantum corrununications and cryptography

Quantum communications and cryptography is a codemakers Holy Grail The idea is to use a rapid series of light pulses (photons) in onc of two different states to transmit infonnation in an unbreakable codc

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News from the NMIs

The photon detector project is part of a multi-disciplinary NIST effort to develop the sophisticated measllIement methods needed to make quantum communication and cryptography possible Funding was provided by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the NIST Advanced Technology Program (ATP)

Most current photon detectors operate best with visible light cannot reliably detect single photons and suffer from high dark counts due to random electronic noise Thc new device operates with the wavcshylength of near-infrared light used for fiber optic communicatJOns and produces negligible dark eounts Instead of using light-sensitive materials the NIST device uses a tungsten film coupled to a fiber optic communication line The film is chilled to 120 milliKe1vin at its transition temperature between nonnal conductivity and supershyconductivity When the fiber optic line delivers a photon to the tungshysten film thc tempcrature rises and the apparatus detects it as au increase in electrical resistance

Thc device detects about 20000 photons per second and works with an efficiency of about 20 percent With planned improvements the research team hopes to increase efficicncies to greater than 80 pershycent

Contact Fred McGehan (Bouldcr) (303) 497-3246

NIST HE s C IP DUSTRY MEASURE FEATURES BY COUN GATOMS

The quest to develop the nanotechnology equivalent of rulers [length-measurement references based on the spacing of atoms in a peIiectIy ordered crystal] has inspired a burst of innovation at the National Institute of Standards and Teehnology (NIST) Progress to date has yielded a novel device tbat can resolve distances smaller than thc radius of an atom and a reliable method for writing 10shynanometer-sized featmcs on silicon

NIST researchers are packaging the new technology and know-how into a seanning tllnneling microscope (STM) system designed to write patterns with dimensions detennined by counting the atoms that make up the pattems structural features Ultimately aiming for an accuracy of better than 1 nanometer the team intends to supply the semiconductor industry with bcnchmark references to calibrate measurcment tools used in rcsearch and production

To measure excecdingly small distances members of the atomshybased artifacts pr~iect developed a novel diode-Iascr based interfershyomcter The new compact instrument incorporates elements of two types of existing interferometcrs-devices that detetmine the distance betwccn two objects on the basis of light interferencc pattcrns-bnt achicves much higher levels of resolution To datc the team has measured distances in increments smaller than 10 picometers or less than one-hundredth of a nanometer

Efforts to produce durable silicon-bascd measurement references have paid off with a method for reliably writing patterns with 10shynanometer linewidths cquivalent to about 30 silicon atoms across These STM-written pattems arc long-lived even outside of a vacushyum and rCccnt work suggests that reactive ion etching can increasc their three-dimensional relief

Contact Mark Bcllo (301) 975-3776

Potpourri

bull New Members Appointed to Baldrige Board of Overseers Commerce Secretary Don Evans has appointed six promincm industry education and health care leaders to serve on thc 12shymember Board of Overseers for the Baldrige National Quality Program to replace retiring board members The Board of Overseers recommends improvements to the Baldrige perfonnshyance exccllcnce criteria the Baldrige National Quality Program and the Baldrige Award process For details sce ltwwwnistgovpublic_affairsmembershtrngt

bull Cheney and Evans present 2002 Baldrige Awards Vice President Dick Cheney and Commerce Secretary Don Evans preshysented thc 2002 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awards to thTee organizations at a Washington DC ceremony on May 21 2003 The event marked the first time a health care organization has been recognized with a Baldrige Award Read more includshying transcripts of remarks at ltwwwnistgovpublic_affairsreleasesmbnqa052103htmgt

bull Detecting Corked Bats After Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs was ejected June 3 from a major league baseball game for using a corked bat officials had the rest of his 76 bats X-rayed by a radiologist In 1987 NIST researchers conducted a study for Major Lcaguc Baseball and detennined that medical X-ray machines were better than ultrasound for detecting corked bats For details see lt wwwl00nistgovlbattamperinghtrn gt

bull Dig jump in Applications for Nations Top Honor for bull ceUence Sixty-eight organizations have sent NIST their applishy

cation for the 2003 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award the nations Presidential award for excellence Last year 49 busishynesses schools and health care organizations applied Over the next six months teams of specially trained examiners will evalushyate these 68 organizations to detennine wbich will receive the award this fal1 For details see ltwwwnistgovpublic_affairsmbnqa_appshtmgt

bull N1ST Receives Valuable Chemical Data from Dow Dow Chemical Co has donated an extensive collection of more thau 50000 infrared spectra-independently valued at more than $5 million-to NIST for incorporation into its Chemistry WebBook The WebBook is an onlinc resource lt httpwebbooknistgov raquo that 600000 users rely on armually for a wide rangc of research and development applications and cducational purposes

CSIR NEWS FROM SOUTH AFRICA

NEW OPTICAL WAVELENGTH STANDARD BOOSTED BY VISIT FROM NOBEL LAUREATE

A new optical wavelength standard is being developed for South Africa The standard is based on an acetylene-stabilised diode laser wherc the laser is stabilised to the absorption lines of acetylene (C2H2) These lines are the Doppler-broadened lines ofthc v I + v3 rotational - vibrational baud and lie between 1510 nm and 1550 nm While frequcncy modulation is used to generate the error signal for stabilisation an expected accuracy and stability of less than 10 MHz laquoOlppm) will be achieved

Research and development of the standard under the guidance of Dr Dean Veneables is almost completc During their visit to South Afiica Professor Carl Wieman of the University of Colorado at Boulder (2001 Nobel Plizc in physics recipient) and Dr Sara

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Gilbert Group Head of Optical fibre and components at NIST held a meeting with the CSIR-NlVU that included discussions on the refinement of the new wavelength standard

Professor Carl Wieman and Eric Comellled a team of physicists that created the worlds first Bose-Einstein condensate a new fonn of matter on 5 June 1995 The condensate allows scientists to study the strauge and extremely small world of quantum physics as if they are looking through a giant magnifYing glass Its creation estabshylished a new branch of atomic physics that has provided a treasureshytrove of scientific discoveries

Predicted in 1924 by Albert Einstein who built on the work of Satyendra Nath Bose the condensate occurs when the waelengths of individual atoms begin to overlap and behave in identical fashion forming a supectonl The superatom occurs when laboratory apparatus is med to chill a group of atoms to just a few hundred bilshylionths of a degree above absolute zero

Comel1 and Wieman likened a Bose-Einstein condensate to an ice crystal forming in cold water and said it has the same relation to ordinary matter as laser light has to light from a light bulb The atoms within the condensate obey the laws of qUJntum physics and are as close to absolute zero -27315 C as the )Ws of physics allow

NML ASSISTS IN EXPA 0 NG AFRiCAN METROLOGY CAPABIL T ES

Dr Franz Hengstberger Regional Coordinator of SADCMET has just returned from a visit to the National 11lSti lute of Standards (NIS) in Egypt and the Kenya Bureau of Standards Both ofthese institushytions are Associate Members of SADCMET

Acting as a special adviser to Prof Shalaan the President of National Institute of Standards (NIS) in Cairo Egypt he investigatshyed a number of aspects pertinent to the NIS photometry and radiomshyetry laboratories They iucluded a thorough study of the equipment facilities personnel and planned capabilities within the laboratory Franz will prepare recommendations based on tbis information Additionally Franz held discussions with Dr Adel Shehata the NlS manager in charge of intemational relations on the forthcoming SADCMET meeting in Zambia other SADCMET matters and the development of metrology in Africa in general

On his retlan leg Franz advised the head of metrology at the Kenyan Bureau of Standards CKEBS) Ivll Joel Kjoko 011 facilities and activities required to establish a KEBS photometry and radiomshyetry laboratory KEBS is now plamling to establish the necessary laboratory space and manufacture and purchase tlle required equipshyment Franz will remain in close touch with the Kenyan colleagues

News from the NMIs

in this regard and KEBS and NML will continue to cooperate on this issue ill terms of their existing MOU on cooperation in metrology

Franz also paid a courtesy visit to the Managing Director ofKEBS Mrs Margaret Rotich and reports that he was again struck by the overwhelmiug sense of friendship and cooperation existing between the two institutions

NML gratefully acknowledges the continued support from the South African Department of Trade and Industry for its work in Africa through which it is trying to align with and support the objectives of the New Partnership for Africas Development (NEPAD)

HARDNESS LABORATO Y ESTABLISHED

A new capability for hardness measurement has been established in the Force Hardness and Torque laboratory at the National Metrology Laboratory (NML) of the CSIR to provide measurements primarily for rhe automotive aircraft and iron and steel manufactlrrshying industries

Streugthening the existing hardness testing and indentation capabilishyty for materials Benny Burke commenred that the laboratory is capable of determining hardness based on first principles and the new technology willleplace the previous substitution-based methshyods

In addition the requirements ofISO 650 I Metal ic materials shyRockwell hardness tests will be satisfied Furthermore initial acceptance results indicate that the system is well withiu expected control Iimits Simply stated hardness is the resistance of a material to permanent indentation It is important to recognise that harduess is an empirical test and therefore hardness is not a material property This is because there are several different hardness tests tllat will each determine a different hardness value for the same piece of material Therefore hardness is test method dependent and every test result has to have a label identifYing the test method used Hardness is however used extensively to characterise materials and to determine if they are suitable for their intended nse

The most common uses for hardness tests is to verify the heat treatshyment of a part and to detennine if a material has the properties necshyessary for its intended use Establishing a cOlTelatiou between the hardness result and the desired material property allows this makshying hardness tests very useful in industrial and RampD applications The calibration system will be commissioned by June 2003 and the facility demonstrated to industry at the Technical Advisory Forum

EWS s Natio al Measurement Conference and British Electromagnefc Measurement Conference 2003

Angel Hotel Cardiff UK 18-20 November 2003

NMCfBEMC 2003 is the largest UK measshyurement event focusing on industrial applications of measurement technologies

From shop floor to cutting edge NMC amp BEMC have something to offer everyone

NMCBEMC provides a unique opportunity for delegates to netshywork with colleagues involved in the measurement industry Sessions will include both traditional seminars presenting state of the art techniques and more practically-oriented workshops

Workshops

To address the increasing demand for training and applicationsshyfocused information on measurement technology NMC amp BEMC will hold an increased number of workshops Delegates will gain access to experts and training materials focused on measurement best practices

Technical seminars

Seminars will eonsist of both contributed and invited papers Attendance will allow delegates to diseuss ideas and problems wilh other engineers and measuremenl specialists sharing knowledge and stimulating innovation

Social programme and exhibition

A full social prograrrune will complement the technical sessions providing a forum for the exchange and discussion of ideas Alongside the programme there will be an exhibition giving deleshygates the opportunity to meet with measurement providers instrushymentation suppliers and accredited laboratories This is a valuable chance for delegates to find out about new product developments serviees and applications

The Angel Hotel looks like a pretty elegant venue for metrologists Behave yourselves

Registration

To register your interest in attending NMC or BEMC to held at the Angel Hotel Cardiff UK between 18 and 20 November 2003 please complete the pro-fonna on-line at

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ltwwwnational-measurement-conferencecoukgt or contact Hannah Edmunds at the National Physical LaboratOlY E-mail lt hannahedmundsnplcouk gt Tel +44 20 8943 6260

NIS 30 MHz ATTENUATION MEASUREMIENT FACILITY RELOCATED AT THE ARMY PRIMARY STANDARDS LABO TORY

The 30 MHz Attenuation Measurement System fonnerly loeated at the Boulder laboratories of the Nationallnstilltte of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been relocated to the US Almy Primary Standards Laboratory (APSL) at Redstone Arsenal AL Installation of the system at the APSL was completed by NIST personnel in May 2003 Personnel at the APSL received training in the operation of the system at NIST and also at the APSL

The APSL now has the capability to provide incremental attenuation calibration of precision 30 MHz piston attcnuators and similar devices from 0 to 120 dB The expanded uncertainty of these calishybrations is 0003 dBllO dB at an approximate 95 percent level of confidence Traceability of measurements performed by the system will continue to be proportional to dimensional measurements of a standard piston attenuator which is an integral part of the system The attenuator which was designed machined and characterized by NIST in the early 1960s utilizes a laser interferometer to measure piston displacement with a resolution corresponding to an incremenshytal attenuation of approximately 00001 dB

The system itself utilizes an unmodulaled 2-ehannel RF null techshynique and a precision phase shifter to aehieve high sensitivity and a dynamic range of at least 120 dB The successful transfer of this system to the APSL eusures that the US requirements for 30 MHz attenuation calibration support which is traceable to national stanshydards will continue to be met by the APSL As NIST no longer proshyvides this measureillent service inquiries should be directed to the APSL at 256-876-8417

ITER ATIONAL DIMENSIONAL WORKSHOP

Airport Marriott Nashville TN May 10-14 2004

Make your plans now to attend next years International Dimensional Workshop

Details are on the IDW2004 Website

lt httpwwwsmeorglidw gt Contact Ed Pritchard Oak Ridge Mehology Center Phone 865-574-4261 Fax 865-574-2802 lt pritchardewyI2doegov gt Web Page lt httpwwwy12doegovindexhtmli gt

LIAISO NEWS

A ERICA NATIONAL STANDARDS I SmUTe (A 81) John Lalemkerian Liaison Delegate

The following repOlt details some of the latest innovative accreditashylion programs that ANSI is launching that may be of interest to our NCSL Intemational members

ANSI Completes Pilot Accreditation Program for Personnel Certification Budies

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) administers and coordinates the US voluutary standardization and confomlity assesment system ANSI has announced that it has accredited three organizations involved with the certification of personnel in the safety supply management and construction indushies

These accreditations conclude the first phase of the Institutes lannch of a new accreditation program for personnel certification bodies based upon the new international standard ISOIIEC 17024shy2003 General requirements for bodies operating eertification sysshytems of persons

Certification helps to identify qualified individuals to consumers and employers provide mechanisms for systematically monitoriug the performance of certified persons aud encourage individuals to pmticipate in continuing professional development As an impartial assessor ANSI accreditation protects the integrity of a certification process enhances consumer and public coufideuce in a certification program and the personnel who complete it and facilitates the mohility of certified personnel across borders

Initiated in late 2002 the ANSI pilot program included five organishyzations demonstrating the diversity amoug personnel certification bodies ANSIs accreditation process includes the submission of documentation for each of the requirements identitled in ISOlEe 17024 an on-site audit and the correction of auy non-conformities (ie requirements that have not been met)

According to Institute for Supply Managementtrade (ISM) executive direetor Paul Novak ISM considers it an houor to be one of the few organizations selected by ANSI to participate in its premier pilot accreditation program

The American Society for Nondestructive Testing Inc (ASNT) and the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy Inc (NBCOT) completed the ANSI pilot program in JlUle 2003 For additional infonnation about ANSIs Accreditation Program for Personnel Certifiers please contaet Dr Roy Swift at ltrswiftansiorggt

I EKO Chet Franklin Liaison Delegate

This was an active period with IMEKO

Graham Cameron attended their Annual Conference and provided a repolt at the Tampa meeting

Chet Franklin has volunteered to be the new NCSLI Liaison to lMEKO

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ASIA-PACI Ie LABORATOR ACCREOHA ION COOPERATION (APLAC) Peter Ungel Liaison Delegate

APLAC General Assembly

The next meeting of the APLAC General Assembly and associated Committees will be held in Seoul Republic of Korea in the week of 9-14 November 2003 Two of the five positions on the APLAC Board of Management will be up for re-election

APLAC MRA Council

The APLAC MRA Council will next meet in Seoul during the week of9-l4 November 2003

Following the application by five signatories to the APLAC MRA to become inaugural signatories to the MRA for iuspection body accreditation two initial evaluations have been done and a further two will be done in the latter part of August The fifth evaluation will be doue in October 2003 It is hoped that the initial signing of the APLAC MRA for inspection body accreditation can take place at the MRA Council meeting planned for Columbia MD in late April 2004

Administration of APLAC

The members of the APLAC Board of Management are

Mr Peter Unger (Chair) -- A2LA (United States of America)

Dr Llewellyn Richards (Immediate Past Chair) - IANZ (New Zealand)

Mr Anthony Russell (Chair of MRA Council) - NATA (Australia)

Mr Lin Anping - CNAL (Peoples Republic of China)

Mr Terence S S Chan - HKAS (Hong Kong China)

Dr Katuo Setamiddotmiddot IAJapan (Japan)

Ms Chang Kwei Fem - SAC (Singapore)

Mr Nigel Iou - CNLA (Chinese Taipei)

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Liaison News

APLAC Pub jcations

APLAC documents and membership lists are available as pdf files from the APLAC web site lt wvwaplacorg gt Starting this year APLAC News Notes published bi-mouthly is available only by electronic distribution (as a pdf) and via the APLAC web site

APLAC1 MEMBERSHIP

Full Members

Australia National Association of Testing Authorities Australia (NATA)2 3 4

Brunei Damssalam Ministry of Development (Conslruction Planning and Research Unit)

Canada Standards Council of Canada (SCC)2 3 4 Peopks RepUblic of China National Accreditation Board for China Laboratories (CNAL)2 3 4 Hong Kong China Hong Kong Accreditation Scheme

(HKAS)2 34 India National Accreditatiou Board for Testing amp

Calibration Laboratories (NABL)2 3 4 Indonesia Komite Akreditasi Nasional - The

Accreditation Body of Indonesia (KAN)2 3 5

Japan Japan Accreditation Board for Conformity Assessment (lAB)2 3 5 IAJapan2 3 4 Japan Chemical Laboratory Accreditation (lCLA) Voluntary EMC Laboratory Accreditation Center (V LAC)

Republic of Korea Korea Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (KOLAS)2 3 4

Malaysia Department of Standards Malaysia (DSM)2 Mexico Entidad Mexicanade Accreditaci6n ac

(ema)2 New Zealand Intemational Accreditation New Zealand

(lANZ)2 3 4 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Laboratory Accreditation

Scheme (PNGLAS) Philippines Bureau of Product Standards Laboratory

Accreditation Scheme (BPSLAS)2 Singapore Singapore Accreditation Council - Singapore

Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (SAC-SIN GLAS)2 34

Chinese Taipei Chinese National Laboratory Accreditation (CNLA)2 34

Thailand Department of Medical Sciences Ministry of Public Health Thai Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (TLAS)2 34

United States of American Association for Laboratory America Accreditation (A2LA)2 34

International Accreditation Service Inc (lAS)2 3 5 National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP)2 3 4 NQA-Laboratory Services (NQA-LS) Perry Johnson Laboratories

Vietnam Directorate for Standards and Quality (VILAS)2 3 4

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Associate Mer l-cs

Australia National Analytical Reference Laboratory AGAL (NARL)

Republic of Korea Korea Testing and Research Iustitute for Chemical Industry (KOTRIC)

Chinese Taipei National Institute of Environmental Analysis (NIEA)

United States of Assured Calibration and Laboratory America Accreditation Select Services (ACLASS)

lILAC Regional Cooperation Body Member 2 ILAC Full Member 3 Global Arrangement Signatory 4 APLAC Multilateral MRA - Testing and Calibration 5 APLAC Multilateral MRA - Testing only 6 APLAC MultilateralMRA - Calibration only APLAC Multilate~al Mutual Recognition Arrangement

The Jist of signatories to the APLAC MRA is available from the Liaison Delegate

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ISA N ERNA ONAl Mik~ Suraci Liaison Delegate

I have maintained an active liaison with the ISA The significant areas of mutual interest include Conference issues training web site and marketing

The ISA remains willing to assist NCSLI on many areas of mutual benefit

ASQ MEASUREMENT QUA lTV D VSION (ASQ) Chris Grac1UlIlfil1 Liaison Delegate

The 2003 NCSL Intemational Conference in Tampa FL was a very productive time for the American Society for Quality (ASQ) Measurement Quality Division (MQD) and ASQs Celiifled Calibration Technician (CCT) program I want to take this opportushynity to congratulate Dilip A Shah of E = mc3 Solutions on becomshying MQDs new chairperson Dilip brings to the position decades of metrology experience and a genuine enthusiasm for the metrology profession

At the conference Dilip led the bi-monthly MQD meetingconfershyence call Plans for the 2004 Measurement Science Conference (MSC) and ASQs Quality Congress convention were discussed Other topics included CCT program status work currently being done on the MQD sponsored Metrology Handbook updates on the MQD website etc For more information about MQD please visit our website at lt httpwwwmeasurementqualityorg gt

Session JA of the 2003 NCSL International Conference hosted by Jay L Bucher of the Promega Corporation highlighted the CCT program This session was very well attended as indicated by onl~

20 CCT brochures remaining from the 300 avai [bl~ at th~ comershyence hall Following are the sessions presentcN am Lhelr topic~~

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Liaison News

Sally Harthun American Society for Quality The Basics and Benefits olASQ Certification

bull Dilip Shah E = mc3 Solutions Metrology Training and Certification

bull Chris Grachanen Hewlett-Packard Co ASQs Certified Calibration Technician Body ofKnowledge

After the presentations Hershal C Brewer Accreditation Officer for lntemational Accreditation Service Inc (lAS) joined the preshysenters in a lively 20-minute question and answer session about the CCT program

I would like to extend my congratulations to all newly celtified CCTs The CCT pilot exam was administered in June 2003 to approximately 100 exam candidates throughout the US Following the CCT exam ASQ conducted a Cut-Score Study Workshop Readers may remember that the Cut-Score Study Workshop focuses on detennining the raw score needed for passing the CCT exam

The workshop panel was comprised of 11 ASQ calibration practishytioners who did not take the CCT exam in June and would not be eligible to take the CCT exam until June of 2004 The work of the Cut-Score Study Workshop resulted in a 71 pass rate for June 2003 CCT exam candidates A few of the newly certified CCTs were present at the conference

June 2003 CCT Cut-Score Workshop Auendees Larry Lalonde Keith Jennett James Hughes Cori FinellaId Dave Smeeth Bill Newcomb Ray Lewis Dilip Shah Brent Snoddv Daryl Montie Mike Boothe

The next otlering of the CCT exam will be in Dec 2003 For the latest information about CCT exam dates CCT body of knowledge CCT reference publications etc please visit the ASQs CCT webshysite at lt httpwwwasqorgcerttypescct gt

I am very pleased with the very positive acceptance and energizing enthusiasm for the CCT program from scores of conference attenshydees Cunently there are primers and refresher courses being offered to prepare one fOr taking the CCT exam I encourage those consideling the CCT cxam to download the CCT brochure from the ASQ websitc and review its contents Questions about the CCT program may be sent to me at lt CluisGrachanenhpcom gt Dilip Shaw at lt emc3solnaotcom gt or ASQs Mary Rehm at ltMRehmasqorggt

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Instron Corporation Canton MA 02021 Member Delegate

Matt Banik (781) 575-5526

Symmetricom Beverly MA 01915 Member Delegate

Jeanne Hopkins (978) 927-8220

NYPANJ REGiON

Calyx Metrology Laboratory Inc State College PA 16803 Member Delegate

John A Walls III (814) 880-6702

MID-WESTE U REG ON

Accu-Chek Inc Georgetown IN 47122 Member Delegate

David G Smith (812) 951-2206

Northrop Grumman-Xetron Cincinnati OH 45246 Member Delegate

Dan Sorge (513) 881-3291

MID-ATLANTIC us ReG ON

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Richmond VA 23261-6609 Member Delegate

Jim Weaver (804) 652-6814

SOUTH RN US REGION

Jimmy Jackson Services Harpersville AL 35078 Member Delegate

Jimmy L Jackson (205) 672-2148

Lockheed Marlin lechnology Services Greenville SC 29605 Member Delegate

Kenneth Crowe (864) 299-7415

NORTI-I CENTRAL US REGION

The Lanese Group Inc Leawood KS 66209 Member Delegate

John G Lanese (913) 491-6498

SOUTH CENTRAL US REGION

Precision Measurements Calibration Lab EI Paso TX 79928 Member Delegate

Frank R Saucedo (915) 731-4406

SOUTHWESTERN US REGION

Biosite Inc San Diego CA 92121 Member Delegate

ilancy Maple (858) 597-4815

Nissan Technical Center Stanfield AZ 85272 Member Delegate

Angelita S Reyes (520) 421-4341

CANADA R G ON

Accu-Calibration Services Inc Barrie ON L4N 8Z6 Canada Member Delegate

Mike J Maus (705) 721-4200

INTERNAIONAL REG~ON

Atlantic Undersea Test amp Eva Ctr FPO AA 34058-0518 Member Delegate

David A Jinks (561) 655-5155

Logistikamt der Bundeswehr Sankt Augustin Germany 53757 Member Delegate

LTC Gerhard P Mihm 49-2241-15-2519

Tek Know Holding Almaty Kazakhstan 480009 Member Delegate

Igor Nefedov 7-3272-583-551

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STANDARDS POLICY Jack Ferris

ARCHIVAL Jim Allred

Jim Allred of Bechtel has taken over as chair for the Archive comshymittee He has been in contact with the business office as well as Chris Grachenen Chris as noted in the July newsletter has proshyposed creating an archive capability on the NCSL website Jim hopes to consolidate his efforts with Chriss as well as other comshymittees to bring NCSLI members a complete comprehensive searchshyable NCSLI database Jim would also like to thank Lewis Fong for his contributions as the past Archive committee chair

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US MEASUREMENT REQUIREMENTS Jeff Walden

The US Measurement Requirelnents Committee (USMRC) was busy during the 2003 Symposium amp Workshop in Tampa We want to thank the board for the generous offer extended to committees to have booths at the Symposium amp Workshop this year This was an exceptional opportunity to showcase the work of NCSLI commitshytees On Sunday we set up our booth and were ready for the Reception and Exhibit Viewing that evening From then on people actually stopped at our booth and asked questions

Georgia Harris kicked off things for us on Monday with a wellshyattended session titled Magnetism in Mass Measurement Success of Tuesdays Session 3A was assured when you consider that we had a panel composed of Sally Bruce (CORM Representative) Lany Yates (IDW Representative) Andrew WallaId (BIPM) Salvadore Echeverria-Villagomez (CENAM) Charles Ehrlich (NIST) and Georgia Harris (NIST) Add to that an active audience of well over fifty and you have a combination thats hard to beat Our thanks to Dick Pettit for alTanging the program so that the NIST sponsored Session 4A on Measurement Strategy followed immediately and in the same room

On Wednesday the committee reviewed the weeks sessions and the survey responses and decided on some actions for the coming months all aimed at continuing to promote the value of the USMRC to the NCSLI membership

1 Promote the use of our on-linc survey This can be found at lt wwwncsliorgcommitteesl310n-Linc Surveygt

2 Promote thc USMRC with other NCSLI committees 3 Prepare a 3-minute PowerPoint presentation put it on a CD and

send copies to Rcgion and Section Coordinators Encourage coordinators to show the CD at local meetings

4 Plan another panel for the Measurement Science Conference in January 04

Our final event was the door prize drawing for participants in the survey conducted during the Workshop amp Symposium A one-page survey was included in each attendees registration package Out of the more than 1000 surveys distributed 6 were submitted however one was not signed which left 5 for door prize consideration

CANADIAN MEASUREMENiT REQUIREMENTS Lorraine Yeomans DOJid Stevens

Les Peer has resigned as Co-Chair of the committee David Stevens president of Pulse Engineering in Winnepeg Manitoba has agreed to serve as Co-Chair with Lorraine

GLOSSARY Emil Hazarian

Emil Hazarian of the Navy Corona is our new chairman Welcome Emil many thanks to Bob Hardy for his dedicated efforts

MEASUREME T SCIENCE AND TE HNOLOGY Richard B Pettit VP

AUTOMATIC TEST amp CALIBRATION SYSTEMS SCOff Sowerby

The Committee is working 011 the following items

Paul Marciniak has developed an outline for a new Recommended Practice titled Validation aDd Verification of Metrology Software The document will also include informashytion on using electronic recordssignatures meeting the software requirements specified in ISOIlEC 17025 and meeting HcalthcarelFDA requirements (21 CFR Part 11)

bull Open Data Specificalion This involves providing a rag for portshying data from software that identifies the specific measurement (eg 1000 volt DC) that is independcnt of the software used to acquire the mea$urement Dave Martson will determine Flukes position and CUITent options Larry Newbeny will contact other metrology software suppliers 10 document their export options

bull LaDy Newberry is developing a survey of the NCSLl membershyship to find out information about the software being used to supshyport automated testing and calibration

MEASURI - NT COMPARISON PROGRAMS Jim Wheeler and At Teruel

Editors Note Jim FVheeler has graciousl volunteered to be one of the first committees to agree with me editing a litIe harder on his submitted material I have thereby removed some of the i~fonnation

which is contained in the previous Juty issue page 34 Please refer fo fhat newsletterfor ongoing contacts etc

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Committee News

Ongoing ILCs

The Mass ILC final report was disseminated by Jim Ross (Quality Control Services) email

lt Labqc-servicescom gt NIST software was used to generate the final report Two I-kg artifacts were used in the ILC Quality Control Resources did the analysis Jim reports that Quality Control Services is the pivot lab for the WRAP 100 g to I mg round robin Jim is interested in starting another ILC in Jan 2004 Contact him if you are interested

Proposed New ILCs

Tom Larason NIST lt thomaslarasonnistgov gt announced the need for a new UV ILC Tom coordinated a UV ILC in the early 1990s A UV planning meeting is scheduled from 415 to 6 PM in Room 10 ofthc Marriott Waterside

Toe Petersen Metrology Engineer at Abbott Laboratories would like to start an ElectTolytic Conductivity (Resistivity) ILC The range is 0056 ItSem to 147 IlScm The artifact is a conductivity meter(s) with flow-through and dip cclls Toe would like to havc 6 to 10 paliicipants The anticipated start date would be fa112003 Joes phone number is (847) 938-9109 and FAX is (847) 937-4634 email isltjoepetersenabbottcom gt

David Krukar Sandia National Laboratories is interested in coordishynating a Chillcd Mirror Hydrometer ILC for Humidity Dave can be contactcd at (505) 844-5944 or email

lt dckrukasandiagov gt David is also interested in participating in ILCs in shock and accelerationvibration

There will be a new Mass lLC and Temperature ILC starting this ycar according to Mark Ruefenacht of Heusser ltheusserncwcighaolcomgt 925-798-8900 The mass artifacts will be in a set and those interested will be able to choose which stanshydards they wish to measure in the sei There will be 10 labs in thc dataset to start off There is also a Temperature ILC starting too Mark is coordinating both of these efforts along with the NIST Office of Weights and Measures Tim Ross is also assisting in this new Mass lLC

The Guide for Interlaborat01Y Comparisons RP-15 is being updated and will include information on the new ILC certificate of participation National ILC database SRM topics data from ILAC 13 and ISO Guide 43 information on the NIST Dataplot program and an updated Bibliography The RP-15 will now be titled a Recommended Practiceor InterlaboratOIY Comparisons vs a Guideor Interlaboratory Comparisons Dr Bob Watters has volshyunteered to help get the RP together Bob also volunteered to write a section about the database for the revised RP Thanks Bob

Our meeting minutes are posted on the NCSLI MCP Committee website The roster ofILC activities and contact personnel will also be posted there

Jason Tang is no longer with Boeing and has tumed over the Resistance ILCs to Philip Johnson of Boeing ltPhilipkJohnsonboeingcomgt Phillip chaired the meeting with Jeff Gust in attendanee The ILC is wrapped up There were 19 active participants in the I-Mohm ILC Thanks to Tason Tang for his hard work

Jim Ross received a plaque of appreciation at the NCSLI in Tampa for his efforts with the Mass ILC Thanks to Tim for his work

Bart Schrijver Agilent Technologies is coordinating a new RF Power ILC There are approximately 16 participants Dilip A Shah E = mc3 Solutions has volunteered as the data processor The artishyfact has just left the Navy Primary Standards Laboratory

John Cable Honeywell FMampT lt jcablekcpcom gt coordinates the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques - Automatic RF Techniques Group (ARFTG) round robins in support of automatic network analyzers The following connector types are supported in the round robin effort Thanks to John Cable for providing this information Note the new 7-16 connector John received a plaque from NCSLI for his long term efforts in support of the ARFTG round robins

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INTRINSIC amp DERIVED STANDARDS John Ball

The Intrinsic and Derived Standards Committee continues to be very active and the committee met at the 2003 NCSLI Couference A summary of committee activities include

I The Catalogue ofIntrinsic and Derived Standards is being updated

2 A few editorial changes to the hwnidity RlSP-5 were updated by Bob Hardy

3 Stan Pond volunteered to re-start the Triple Point ofArgon Working Group

4 Ruben Salazar and the Pressure WG are updating the Pressure RISP They will also develop an uncertainty analysis for presshysure cross-float calibrations This working group will hold a meeting at the Conference

5 Therc was a discussion of derived standard meaning a primary standard that was not intrinsic This definition needs to be updatshyed for the Catalogue rcvision

6 Chuck Ehrlich reported that the defmition of an Intrinsic Standard by the committee remains in the VIM but the committee has issues with the notes

7 Josephson Junction Interlaboratory Comparison results for 2002 were presented at the 2003 NCSLI Conference

COlmmttee News

CHEM AL IETROLOG COM ITIEE Tom Ouimet

The Chemical Metrology Committee (CMe) held a meeting at the 2003 NCSLI Conference

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INDUSTRIAL PROGRAMS WoodyTramel VP

AIRLINE ETROLOGY Victor Cleland

The meeting was held at the NCSLI Conference in Tampa Representatives from United Finnair and Delta Airlines members of the NIST and NCSLI and a few suppliers and vendors attended

David Baker and Ron Cressman dropped in to present plaques to Delta Airlines Departments 338 and 589 and manager Doug Reynolds to acknowledge the Air Forces appreciation for a recent tour of the calibration labs at the Atlanta Technical Operations Center

Vic Cleland chaired the meeting Woody Tramel the NCSLl VP for our corrunittee attended to introduce himself and meet our membershyship and to offer his support Representatives from NIST were present to offer support in our efforts to comply with FAA requireshyments for our calibration programs Bob Walters and MalY Saunders expressed concerns about some of the wording in AC 145shy9 such as traceahle to a standard acceptable to the FAA They suggested our committee might request NIST to help perfonn a gap analysis between the FAA requirements for airline cahbration proshygrams and ISO 17025

Barbara Belzer gave some suggestions about NVLAP accreditation

It was suggested that we personally invite other airlines to join our committee to increase active membership The state of the industry has affected the ability of many of our members to rcgularly attend meetings

Rick Ohlendorf of Schwien would like to assist running an interlabshyoratory comparison of Schwien manometers for our committee

Representatives from King Nutronics Boeing Testronics Northwest Calibration and the Pi Group attended to listen to conshycerns and issues of our committee and to offer their services

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D -CATION amp TAING Dave Nebel VP

I have continued with development of a program to be presented at High School Career Day Fairs Tplan completion for September I have not yet been provided with the names of any volunteers to make presentations in their sections areas

We have submitted the reconunended PersOlmel Training Requirements Guide for board review and comments

111is period my committees have no activity reports

DOCU E TARY STANDARDS ampAPPlICAmiddot TIONS Larry E Nielsen VP

LABORATORY EVALUATION RESOURCES Vacant

This committee will be reactivated as projects are identified that fit its charter eg to develop or maintain handbooks or other materials related to documentary standards applications

LABORATORY FAC UTIES Dr David Braudaway

Work continues on an update of RP-l4 Recommended Practice for Selecting Standards LaboratOly Envirorunents

TROL - GY PRACTICES Dr Howard Castrup

Editors Note Somc of this committees structural information is published in the April 2003 Newsletter page 36

Calibl1ltion Intervals

Dennis Jackson of the US Navy NSWC has been developing and sharing new techniques [or fitting certain types of reliability models to calibration service histmy data These techniques are fairly simshyple 10 implement and are planned for inclusion in the next edition of RP-l

Measureme middott eels on Ris ADa~jsis

Subcommittee chair Karl Haynes and I are continuing to develop material for prescntation in a draft RP I have been talking with NCSLI members who have access to data management systems that are potential candidates for experimenting with the implementation of real-time risk management algorithms

SPC Methods

The new Gage RampR model is still under development The SPCshybased (average and range) methods seem fairly Veil established but work is needed on extending current ANOVA methods 10 cover part variation equipment variation reproducibility repeatability and uncertainty growth The challenge is to develop a three-way design that can work within the constraints of the kind of data maintained by calibration orgauizations

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Committee News

Decision Support

The subcommittee chair Derek Porter of Boeing Commercial Airplane Group has submitted a draft RP titled Metrology Practices Decision Support Topics r have reviewed this draft and will offer my comments during the August 20 Committee meeting

Uncerta~illty Analysis

We have begun reviewing RP-12 and have identified a need to include additional material from the GUM as well as methods and techniques tbat have emerged since the GUMs last publication We also have begun work on additional examples involving mulrivariate and systems analysis methods and examples that explore sourccs of error that are either not addressed in tbe current RP or are given only peripheral mention

As currently conceived we plan to stnlcture the RP in such a way thaI the degree of required analytical rigor can be matched to risk and other needs Tbe topics that will be proposed to the Committee are bull Analysis examples from different measuremenl disciplines (mass

dimensional electricalelectronic CMM analytical chemishy etc)

bull Uncertainty analysis as a tool for measurement design and equipshyment selection

Analysis methods

bull Expansionupdate of GUM methods bull Type A Estimation bull Type B Estimation bull Normality testing bull Selecting and applying error distributions bull Montc Carlo simulation

Multivmiate measurements bull Uncertainty propagation in calibration support bierarchies

Using uncertainty estimates bull Tolerancing bull Risk analysis bull Bayesian analysis

Interval analysis bull Capability statemcnts

WRITING CO MITTEE Jesse l110rse

This has been a quiet qum1er for consensus body activity Howevcr it has becn a VERY active quarter for Working Group OTIC that was established last Janumy at MSC Del Caldwell (WG-I Cbaimlan) has made major achievements in getting the conunittee together and down to work

War Ihg Grolll Olle

Our initial activity was to rcview rSOIlEC 17025 and ISO 10012 which currently form the basis for our revised srandard and identify tecbnical issues we need to address with the two ISO standards to meet National requirements Sixty-two comments were received by tbe end of May Thesc werc distributed to the committee for review

and as of Ihis date a total of about 160 comments have been received These comments are significant and reflect a wide range of interests and excellent knowledge of the contributors In general the comments fall into the following categOlies

bull General considerations - form scope and value added bull ISOIIEC 17025 issues and bull ISO 10012 issues

After our assessment of the technical issues the Group will address the foml of the end product ie the revised Z5401 Should it be a supplement to the existing ISO standards or should it be a standshyalone dOCllment Should it be a digital product paper or both Should the digital product provide a view of the sL1l1dard as a supshyplement yet provide a view with the incorporated changes I think that fonn should follow nll1ction and it appears that using a digital fQImat we should be able to satisfY all interests

ACCREDITATION RESOURCES James Jenkins

Work conljnucs on an update of RP-9 Calibration Laboratory Capability Documentation Guideline Major changes have been incorporated in a new draft to reflect a level of standardization emerging between US accreditation bodies in stating scopes of accrcditation

CAUBRATION 13 OCEDURES Dale Varner

Work continues on development of a calibration procedure database for publication in an appropriate NCSLI media

CONFERENCE SITE SE EellON Anthony Anderson

Inunediately following the April Board meeting Tom Huttennan and 1made a site visit to Kansas City and Overland Park This could be a possible site for 2007 or 2009 and proposals have been solicited

At the end of June Carol Hockert Tom HuttemaIl and I visited St Paul Minnesota The new Riverside Convention Center is an excelshylent facility and could adequately host our conference Proposals from convcnient hotels for 2007 have been requested

A contract bas been signed with the Renaissance Hotel in Nashville for 2006 and a final contract revision from thc Nashville Convention Cenler is expected imminently for submission to the contract review committee

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Conference Meeting Report Ad Hoc Focus Group

Magnetism in Mass Measurements

September 122003

Background

A number of issues surrounding the measurement of magnetism in mass measurements have created frustration for mass calibration laboratories and for accreditation bodies A meeting at the Tampa NCSLI Workshop and Symposium brought together interested parshyties to discuss the issues with the intent on coming to some resolushytions for how to handle the various issues Dr Richard Davis BIPM was invited and attended the meeting to provide background technishycal information aud guidance In addition Dr Davis submitted a reserve paper on this issue that was presented in session 8A (the paper was published on the Conference Proceedings CD) A number of resolutions were developed that are noted later in this sununary

Discussion Topics

1 Scientific basis for magnetism measurements and handling magshynetism effects in the uncertainty analysis for calibration of mass standards

2 Cost factors for routine magnetism surveillance (cost of doing tests cost of not doing tests and the impact)

3 Impact of magnetism testing onfor laboratory accreditation 4 Possible round robin experiments 5 Agreementsresolutions on issues

Resolutions

1 Laboratories should not include an uncertainty component for magnetism measurements in mass calibrations

2 NVLAPs position is that for Echelon I and II measurements (corresponding to OIML R 111 classes E I E2 F I F2) laboratoshyries should 1) state on their reports whether or not they are screening for magnetism and 2) state that no component is included in their uncertainty statement for magnetism effects and 3) include a discussionwritten agreement as to the laboratorys practice regarding magnetism screening (or lack of screening) as a part of normal contract review with laboratory customers

3 Some experimentation needs to be done to evaluate (confirmmodify) the reproducibility of the proeedures in RIll to gain experience in the procedures and better understand the limitations

4 We all agreed that we dont mow how best to quantify magnetic effects of masses and the uncertainties associated with calibrashytion

5 We dont know the level (qualitycost) of gaussmeter that is needshyed yet

Discussion Highlights

Permanent magnetization and magnetic susceptibility are sepashyrate quantities Although each quantity may be problematic for mass calibrations permanent magnetization is often the more troublesome of the two

bull Permanent magnetization is easier to test (with a gaussmeter) than magnetic susceptibility (magnetic susceptometer) However the susceptometer can also provide a measure of the permanent

magnetization as a byproduct of the susceptibility measurement bull What needs to be considered is the force reaction between a

weight and another field (eg a balance a table with steel rebar a force machine with other weights)

bull Options to limit the problems include shield the balances better manufacture weights with limited magnetic susceptibility and negligible permanent magnetization

bull Late model mass comparators with increased resolution can see more of the problems due to magnetized weights Not all balshyancesscales have adequate rcsolution to note any effects due to magnetized weights

bull Recent work was done by the PTE to map a number ofbalshyances to consider the impact of magnetized weights This work allowed increases in the allowable magnetie susceptibility to maintain errors at less than 110 of the maximum permissible erTors (tolerances)

bull We can recognize problematic weights through testing but we cant adequately quantify the effect or correct for the errors

bull Some labs routinely screen others screen when asked to add this service or when problems are observed others do not screen Estimates are that fewer than I of the weights in the system have a problem

bull Old weights are generally rejected or taken out of service if problems are observed (which is causing some frustration among laboratory customers who have used their weights for years with no apparent problems)

bull Testing should result in passfail qualitative result rather than quantifying a measurement

bull The type and cost of gaussmeters vary from $600 models to $5000 models The question of recalibration came up and the fact that the probes degrade over time

bull ASTM E 617-97 will need to be updated as soon as OIML RIll becomes final because magnetism limits were included before the latest revisions E 617-97 is currently more stringent than the latest RIll draft

bull NOAr (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency) ill the Department of Commerce has online information about the earths magnetic fields

bull Degaussing is not easy especially for hard magnetic materials like stainless steel Some laboratories have experimented with this and found that if the material is susceptible - it remagnetizes quickly and to a greater extent than it was prior to the degaussing attempt

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NIST NEWS

Make Your Own Connection for NIST News

As I mentioned in the editorial Im cutting some pages oUl of our nsual NIST News to save printed pages and some costs However you can still make your own connection for NIST program and technology press releases The regular NIST webshysite is a wonderfully informative resource and these two speshycialized locations are summary archives of the NIST Public Affairs infonnational releases that are published regularly once or twice a month to the global media

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ULTRACOLD EXPERM S PAVE WAY FOR SUPER MOLECULE

A team of researchers at ITLA a joint institute of the National Institllte of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Boulder report in the July 3 edition of Nature an important step toward creating an ultracold super molecule a blend of thousands of molecules acting in unison Such a blend of molecules would provide physicists with an excellent tool for studyshying molecular quantum mechanics and superconductivity

At a temperature of only 150 nanoKelvins above absolute zero the team used lasers and a carefuJIy tuned magnetic field Lo pair potassishyum aloms belonging to a class of particles called fennions into loosely joined molecules belonging to a class of particles called bosons Surprisingly tbe researchers report the number of molecules prodnced is very large wilh about a quarter million lSO percent) of the atoms within the original cloud pairing up

Our experiments notes NIST Physicist Deborah Jin produced the lowest molecular binding energy that has been measured specshytroscopically Tn other words the atom pairs fQlming each molecule are hanging onto one another by their proverbial fingertips The researchers measured the energy holding the molecules together by breaking the molecular bond with a relatively low-energy radio wave

This work Jin continues could help us understand the basic physics behind superconductivity and especially high-temperature superconduetivity Superconductivity is a property in which elecshytrons (a fennion paliicle) move throngh a metal with no resistauce The experiments may lead to creation of felmion superfluids made from gases that would be much easier to study than solid superconshyductors Creation of a super atom (known as a Bose-Einstein conshydensate) eamed another research team at JILA the 2001 Nobel Prize in physics

Contact Fred McGchan (Boulder) (303) 497-3246

SYSTEM HELPS ENSUft REUA6 L1TY OF MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS

The AmlY Navy and Air Force use thousands of miles of optical fibers on ships planes and land-based installations to transmit voice and data They needed a simple effective and highly accurate way to measure the amount of light delivered by these glass wires at key points in the transmission system Power degradation along the nelwork can cause communication failllte

Working with ILX Lightwave Corp of Bozeman Mont the NIST came up with a system capable of world-class optical measurements with push-button conveniencc The system consists of an NISTshydesigned optical detector and an optical multimeter [designed by ILX Lightwave] that measures light emitted from a liber over a wide range of wavelengths

There are two versions of the novel delector one using siliconshybased sensors and the other nsing gennanium-based sensors The sensors connect directly to an optical fiber without any additional optics and with barely measurable light loss Measurement uncershytainty is half that of previous optical fiber power detectors The sysshytem is described in an upcoming issue of the joumal Metrologia

According to NIST engineer John Lehman independent measureshyments of the detectors performance by NIST and its Gennan counshyterpart PTB (Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt) are in excelshylent agreement Another comparison will be made this summer with NISIs British counterpart the National Physical Laboratory

The new systems are now being shipped to military calibration censhyters where they will be used to annually check the accuracy of optishycal fiber power systems utilized in the field

Contact Fred McGehan (Boulder) (303) 497-3246

TfNY BUBBLES EW TOOL IN C E IICAl SESI G

As the old Hawaiian love song says tiny bubbles realJy do make some people feel fine Chemists that is But there is no wine involved this time just water

NIST chemists reported in the June 24 online edition of Langmuir that a process called microboiling shows promise for quick simple and inexpensive chemical sensing The process involves the fonnashytion of tiny vapor bubhles on a 200-nanometer-thick film of preshycious metal immersed in water and heated rapidly By coating the metal microheater with a single layer of waler-repelling molecules the scientists dramatically alrered thc microboiling behavior Bubbles fanned more obviously and at lower temperatures and the water in immediate contact with the metal got much hotter

Its astounding to me that we changed one functional group on the surface of that microhcatcr and saw a dramatic change in the boiling behavior says Michael Tarlov a co-author of the paper

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News from the NMIs

The finding means that changes in boiling behavior should be useful for detecting specifIc substances The water surrounding a microshyheater designed to bond with DNA or proteins for example might boil at a different temperature if the target molecules were attached to the coating A change can be measured in just 5 microseconds much faster than typical lab techniques NlST scientists have found that the technique can detect sUIfactants such as those used in detergents and are studying its use in microfluidic (or lab-on-ashychip) devices The research also has other potential spin-offs such as the use of designer coatings to improve efficiency in boilers and heat excbangers and the use of microheaters to simplify chemical manufacturing

Contact Laura Ost (301) 975-4034

GRANTS TO FUND DEVEL PMENT OF NOVEL ~CHNOLOGIES

New blade technology tbat could make energy generation by wind turbines more efficient vims-resistant tissues for skin grafts a method for operating a cars devices through conversational speech and an automated Web-searehing and data organizing software sysshytem are among the novel technologies to be developed by the prishyvate sector with support from 16 awards announced by the NlST Advanced Technology Program (ATP)

A list of the latest ATP awards with links to project fact sheets may be found at ltwwwnistgovnewsgt For more detail on individual projects contact the recipient company or joint venture paltnership as listed at the bottom of the project fact sheet

For background information on the ATP including history statistics progJQm evaluations success stories and descriptions of previous awards go to ltwwwatpnistgovgt

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CRACKENG THE NANONEWTON FORCE BARRIER

How do you weigh a dust mite Or delermine the force required to pull a molecule apart Such tasks require a device that measures nanonewtons-forces I billion times smaller than the force required to hold an apple against Earths gravity Nanonewton forces are estishymated with atomic force microscopes and inslluments that measnre the properties of ultrathin coatings like those used on computer hard drives or turbiue blades But the accuracy of such estimates is unknown because they havent been calibrated with force standards based on the kilogram the intemationally accepted unit of mass

Luckily there is hope on the hOlizon In a paper presented June 4 at the annual conferencc of the Society of Experimental Mechanics in Charlotte NC NlST engineers describe a prototype instrument that reliably measnres forces as small as tens of nanonewtons and simultaueously ties those measurements to forces a tbousand times larger based on the kilogram The device works by COllllecting a weIl-calibrated spring-loaded scale with a set of electrodes that genshyerates an electrostatic force

The insuument balances the downward force produced by a oneshymilligram mass artifact by keeping the distance between the elecshytrodes constant but varying the amount of voltage between them The result is a force detenninahon accurate to a few parts in 10000 that is measured with voltage electrical capacitance and distance (the location of the electrodes as measured in wavelengths of laser light) It is much easier to make small changes in voltages than to make small mass standards explains NIST mechanical engineer Jon Pratl

The NIST researchers hope to extend the instruments resolution to tens of piconewtons (trillionths of a newton)

Contact Laura Osl (301) 975-4034

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MI IIATURE MIX-UPS 0 SPEED MATERIA S RESEARCH

A new NIST projeet aims to stir up materials research by adapting lab-on-a-chip teehnology to mix and evaluate experimental conshycoctions at a rapid clip hastening improvements in products ranging from paints to shampoos to plastics

Initially researchers at the NIST Combinatorial Methods Center (NCMC) and several of the NCMCs company members plan to rev up the search for new or better emulsions often eomplex fOlmulashytions that are the basis for US product markets totaling more than $50 billion They will start by deciphering interactions at the intershyfaees (inter-facial tension) between the various eomponents that make lip these viscous mixtures and are key to their pelfonnanee

Now efforts to improve paints shampoos and other emulsions tend to be time-consuming trial-and-error exercises But with tiny Iabshyon-chip devices much of the proeess can be automated permitting rapid systematic testing of new material fonnulations

The project will extend the capabilities of so-called microfluidic systems tiny challllel-lined deviees now used regularly for medical testiug In DNA cbips for example droplets of genetic material are routed through networks of tiny wells each one ser up for a particushylar diagnostic test Material fOlmulations however typically contain components from solvents to different-sized particles tbat do not readily mix and circulate through these minute plumbing systems

To accorrunodate these differences NCMC researchers have designed and tested credit-card-sized prototypes tailored for viscous materials research Features include mixers pumps reservoirs and computer conrrol of the flow of sample droplets through a network of millimeter-wide challllels Mixture properties will be charactershyized with real-time image measurement techniques that NIST is developing with an eye on many application areas

Contact Mark Bello (30J) 975-3776

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NOVE speCTROSCOPIC METHOD CAN DE ECT TER 0 1ST THREA S

A novel techniqne that nses far-infrared (terahertz ) radiation to rapshyidly identify bulk or airborne materials inside sealed paper or plastic containers has been demonstrated by scientists at the NIST and SPARTA Inc of Rosslyn Va Described at a recent technical conshyference the technology has potential applications in homeland secushyrity such as detection of explosives in the mail or other non-metallic portable containers

The method involves directing a far-infrared light source at a samshyple in a e10sed container detecting the light transmitted throngh the materials and then analyzing the light that was absorbed by the sample while making adjnstments for the light absorbed by the conshytainer Far-infrared radiation which falls between visible light and radio waves on the electromagnctic spectrum is partially transmitshyted throngh many materials The pattem of light frequencies or spectra absorbed by a material depends specifically on the vibrashytions of the materials atoms and its crystalline structure

This method can readily identify compounds made of molecules containing three to hnndreds of atoms the size of many threat mateshyrials The two instruments employed one nsing a pulsed laser and the other a glowing filament are tabletop-sized and work at room temperature Two years of experiments have demonstrated thol ahe technique detects aerosols (such as those that might contain anthrax spores) pharmaceutical powders most gases sevEral explosives and other common materials The researchers have compiled a datlbase of spectral characteristics for more than 100 materials and devclshyoped an automated software tool for rapidly identifying bulk materishyals based on their absOlvtion spectra Further research aims to increase the sensitivity and throughput speed of the technology

Contact Laura Ost (301) 975-4034

E SURIG TH REL AS L1TY OF TRACE EXPLOSIVE DETECTORS

In an effort to enhance homeland security NIST chemists are develshyoping new ways to see collections of micrometer-sized particles of explosive materials The techniques will help ensure that equipmcnt for screening airport passengers baggage and cargo operates relishyahly

The research is part of a collaboration with the Transportation Security Agency to develop metTOlogy for dcsigning characterizing and calibrating trace explosive detection systems Thousands of cnhanced trace explosive detcction systems already are deployed in airports to collect particles from luggage and other surfaccs and analyze these samples in a tabletop instrument Research also is under way on new systems that will use air showers to hlow partishycles off people as they walk through portals

The dercction of trace explosives involvcs three basic processes particle collection on cloth or mesh filters palticle heating to proshyduce vapors and vapor analysis to identify thc chemicals N1ST is using its mcasurement expertise to devclop methods to better undershystand and optimize particle collection and heating processes

News from the NMIs

One set of NIST experiments focnses on how evenly current tableshytop analytical instruments heat the filters that collect particles Heat control is importlnt because explosive particles need to get hot enough to vaporize within seconds for rapid analysis and uneven heating may lead to variation in analytical results To assist in the testing and design of walk-through portal systems NIST scientists developed a way to visualize a few individual explosive particles sunounded by millions of backgronnd particles collected on filters Additional NIST Experiments focus on the size of particles knocked off a test surface by various air jet designs Snch infOlmation can be nsed to help design next-generation detection systems

Contlc Laura Ost (301) 975-4034

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NEW NIST FAC lITY SOON WILL BE REFL CTrNG ON SAFER SIGNS

Our roadways should get safer in the future now that the NIST has developed a way to accurately and reliably measure how light reflects off stop signs and other road markings Road signs and markings are designed to be visible at night by retroreflectivity that is they reflect some of the light emitted by a vehicles headlights back toward the drivers eyes However measurements of retroreshyflecrivity have varied so much among different devices and laborashytories that federal transportation officials have bcen nnable to define minimum standards for this Congressionally mandated characterisshytic

Recently NIST established a facility funded by the Transportation Research Board of the National Cooperative Research Program that resolves numerous measurement problems and improves accuracy Inside the facility one finds a long black tunnel with a set of tracks on which sits an insnumented platform Signs or materials are mounted on the platfo[l11 which can be moved 3 to 30 metcrs (10 to 100 feet) from a light source at one end of the tunnel Using custom softwarc scientists precisely control all of the components and measure the characteristics of light reflected from the sign to a detector locatcd close to the source

NIST expects that the facility will begin providing calibration servshyices early in 2004

Contlct Laura Ost (30 I) 975-4034

SINGLE PHOTO DETECTOR CONQUERS TH DARK SIDE

Researchers from the NIST and Boston University have demonstratshycd a detector that counts single pulscs of light while simultancously reducing false or dark counts to virtually zero Reported in the July 28 2003 issue of Applied Physics Letters the advance proshyvides a key technology needed for future development of secure quantum corrununications and cryptography

Quantum communications and cryptography is a codemakers Holy Grail The idea is to use a rapid series of light pulses (photons) in onc of two different states to transmit infonnation in an unbreakable codc

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News from the NMIs

The photon detector project is part of a multi-disciplinary NIST effort to develop the sophisticated measllIement methods needed to make quantum communication and cryptography possible Funding was provided by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the NIST Advanced Technology Program (ATP)

Most current photon detectors operate best with visible light cannot reliably detect single photons and suffer from high dark counts due to random electronic noise Thc new device operates with the wavcshylength of near-infrared light used for fiber optic communicatJOns and produces negligible dark eounts Instead of using light-sensitive materials the NIST device uses a tungsten film coupled to a fiber optic communication line The film is chilled to 120 milliKe1vin at its transition temperature between nonnal conductivity and supershyconductivity When the fiber optic line delivers a photon to the tungshysten film thc tempcrature rises and the apparatus detects it as au increase in electrical resistance

Thc device detects about 20000 photons per second and works with an efficiency of about 20 percent With planned improvements the research team hopes to increase efficicncies to greater than 80 pershycent

Contact Fred McGehan (Bouldcr) (303) 497-3246

NIST HE s C IP DUSTRY MEASURE FEATURES BY COUN GATOMS

The quest to develop the nanotechnology equivalent of rulers [length-measurement references based on the spacing of atoms in a peIiectIy ordered crystal] has inspired a burst of innovation at the National Institute of Standards and Teehnology (NIST) Progress to date has yielded a novel device tbat can resolve distances smaller than thc radius of an atom and a reliable method for writing 10shynanometer-sized featmcs on silicon

NIST researchers are packaging the new technology and know-how into a seanning tllnneling microscope (STM) system designed to write patterns with dimensions detennined by counting the atoms that make up the pattems structural features Ultimately aiming for an accuracy of better than 1 nanometer the team intends to supply the semiconductor industry with bcnchmark references to calibrate measurcment tools used in rcsearch and production

To measure excecdingly small distances members of the atomshybased artifacts pr~iect developed a novel diode-Iascr based interfershyomcter The new compact instrument incorporates elements of two types of existing interferometcrs-devices that detetmine the distance betwccn two objects on the basis of light interferencc pattcrns-bnt achicves much higher levels of resolution To datc the team has measured distances in increments smaller than 10 picometers or less than one-hundredth of a nanometer

Efforts to produce durable silicon-bascd measurement references have paid off with a method for reliably writing patterns with 10shynanometer linewidths cquivalent to about 30 silicon atoms across These STM-written pattems arc long-lived even outside of a vacushyum and rCccnt work suggests that reactive ion etching can increasc their three-dimensional relief

Contact Mark Bcllo (301) 975-3776

Potpourri

bull New Members Appointed to Baldrige Board of Overseers Commerce Secretary Don Evans has appointed six promincm industry education and health care leaders to serve on thc 12shymember Board of Overseers for the Baldrige National Quality Program to replace retiring board members The Board of Overseers recommends improvements to the Baldrige perfonnshyance exccllcnce criteria the Baldrige National Quality Program and the Baldrige Award process For details sce ltwwwnistgovpublic_affairsmembershtrngt

bull Cheney and Evans present 2002 Baldrige Awards Vice President Dick Cheney and Commerce Secretary Don Evans preshysented thc 2002 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awards to thTee organizations at a Washington DC ceremony on May 21 2003 The event marked the first time a health care organization has been recognized with a Baldrige Award Read more includshying transcripts of remarks at ltwwwnistgovpublic_affairsreleasesmbnqa052103htmgt

bull Detecting Corked Bats After Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs was ejected June 3 from a major league baseball game for using a corked bat officials had the rest of his 76 bats X-rayed by a radiologist In 1987 NIST researchers conducted a study for Major Lcaguc Baseball and detennined that medical X-ray machines were better than ultrasound for detecting corked bats For details see lt wwwl00nistgovlbattamperinghtrn gt

bull Dig jump in Applications for Nations Top Honor for bull ceUence Sixty-eight organizations have sent NIST their applishy

cation for the 2003 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award the nations Presidential award for excellence Last year 49 busishynesses schools and health care organizations applied Over the next six months teams of specially trained examiners will evalushyate these 68 organizations to detennine wbich will receive the award this fal1 For details see ltwwwnistgovpublic_affairsmbnqa_appshtmgt

bull N1ST Receives Valuable Chemical Data from Dow Dow Chemical Co has donated an extensive collection of more thau 50000 infrared spectra-independently valued at more than $5 million-to NIST for incorporation into its Chemistry WebBook The WebBook is an onlinc resource lt httpwebbooknistgov raquo that 600000 users rely on armually for a wide rangc of research and development applications and cducational purposes

CSIR NEWS FROM SOUTH AFRICA

NEW OPTICAL WAVELENGTH STANDARD BOOSTED BY VISIT FROM NOBEL LAUREATE

A new optical wavelength standard is being developed for South Africa The standard is based on an acetylene-stabilised diode laser wherc the laser is stabilised to the absorption lines of acetylene (C2H2) These lines are the Doppler-broadened lines ofthc v I + v3 rotational - vibrational baud and lie between 1510 nm and 1550 nm While frequcncy modulation is used to generate the error signal for stabilisation an expected accuracy and stability of less than 10 MHz laquoOlppm) will be achieved

Research and development of the standard under the guidance of Dr Dean Veneables is almost completc During their visit to South Afiica Professor Carl Wieman of the University of Colorado at Boulder (2001 Nobel Plizc in physics recipient) and Dr Sara

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Gilbert Group Head of Optical fibre and components at NIST held a meeting with the CSIR-NlVU that included discussions on the refinement of the new wavelength standard

Professor Carl Wieman and Eric Comellled a team of physicists that created the worlds first Bose-Einstein condensate a new fonn of matter on 5 June 1995 The condensate allows scientists to study the strauge and extremely small world of quantum physics as if they are looking through a giant magnifYing glass Its creation estabshylished a new branch of atomic physics that has provided a treasureshytrove of scientific discoveries

Predicted in 1924 by Albert Einstein who built on the work of Satyendra Nath Bose the condensate occurs when the waelengths of individual atoms begin to overlap and behave in identical fashion forming a supectonl The superatom occurs when laboratory apparatus is med to chill a group of atoms to just a few hundred bilshylionths of a degree above absolute zero

Comel1 and Wieman likened a Bose-Einstein condensate to an ice crystal forming in cold water and said it has the same relation to ordinary matter as laser light has to light from a light bulb The atoms within the condensate obey the laws of qUJntum physics and are as close to absolute zero -27315 C as the )Ws of physics allow

NML ASSISTS IN EXPA 0 NG AFRiCAN METROLOGY CAPABIL T ES

Dr Franz Hengstberger Regional Coordinator of SADCMET has just returned from a visit to the National 11lSti lute of Standards (NIS) in Egypt and the Kenya Bureau of Standards Both ofthese institushytions are Associate Members of SADCMET

Acting as a special adviser to Prof Shalaan the President of National Institute of Standards (NIS) in Cairo Egypt he investigatshyed a number of aspects pertinent to the NIS photometry and radiomshyetry laboratories They iucluded a thorough study of the equipment facilities personnel and planned capabilities within the laboratory Franz will prepare recommendations based on tbis information Additionally Franz held discussions with Dr Adel Shehata the NlS manager in charge of intemational relations on the forthcoming SADCMET meeting in Zambia other SADCMET matters and the development of metrology in Africa in general

On his retlan leg Franz advised the head of metrology at the Kenyan Bureau of Standards CKEBS) Ivll Joel Kjoko 011 facilities and activities required to establish a KEBS photometry and radiomshyetry laboratory KEBS is now plamling to establish the necessary laboratory space and manufacture and purchase tlle required equipshyment Franz will remain in close touch with the Kenyan colleagues

News from the NMIs

in this regard and KEBS and NML will continue to cooperate on this issue ill terms of their existing MOU on cooperation in metrology

Franz also paid a courtesy visit to the Managing Director ofKEBS Mrs Margaret Rotich and reports that he was again struck by the overwhelmiug sense of friendship and cooperation existing between the two institutions

NML gratefully acknowledges the continued support from the South African Department of Trade and Industry for its work in Africa through which it is trying to align with and support the objectives of the New Partnership for Africas Development (NEPAD)

HARDNESS LABORATO Y ESTABLISHED

A new capability for hardness measurement has been established in the Force Hardness and Torque laboratory at the National Metrology Laboratory (NML) of the CSIR to provide measurements primarily for rhe automotive aircraft and iron and steel manufactlrrshying industries

Streugthening the existing hardness testing and indentation capabilishyty for materials Benny Burke commenred that the laboratory is capable of determining hardness based on first principles and the new technology willleplace the previous substitution-based methshyods

In addition the requirements ofISO 650 I Metal ic materials shyRockwell hardness tests will be satisfied Furthermore initial acceptance results indicate that the system is well withiu expected control Iimits Simply stated hardness is the resistance of a material to permanent indentation It is important to recognise that harduess is an empirical test and therefore hardness is not a material property This is because there are several different hardness tests tllat will each determine a different hardness value for the same piece of material Therefore hardness is test method dependent and every test result has to have a label identifYing the test method used Hardness is however used extensively to characterise materials and to determine if they are suitable for their intended nse

The most common uses for hardness tests is to verify the heat treatshyment of a part and to detennine if a material has the properties necshyessary for its intended use Establishing a cOlTelatiou between the hardness result and the desired material property allows this makshying hardness tests very useful in industrial and RampD applications The calibration system will be commissioned by June 2003 and the facility demonstrated to industry at the Technical Advisory Forum

EWS s Natio al Measurement Conference and British Electromagnefc Measurement Conference 2003

Angel Hotel Cardiff UK 18-20 November 2003

NMCfBEMC 2003 is the largest UK measshyurement event focusing on industrial applications of measurement technologies

From shop floor to cutting edge NMC amp BEMC have something to offer everyone

NMCBEMC provides a unique opportunity for delegates to netshywork with colleagues involved in the measurement industry Sessions will include both traditional seminars presenting state of the art techniques and more practically-oriented workshops

Workshops

To address the increasing demand for training and applicationsshyfocused information on measurement technology NMC amp BEMC will hold an increased number of workshops Delegates will gain access to experts and training materials focused on measurement best practices

Technical seminars

Seminars will eonsist of both contributed and invited papers Attendance will allow delegates to diseuss ideas and problems wilh other engineers and measuremenl specialists sharing knowledge and stimulating innovation

Social programme and exhibition

A full social prograrrune will complement the technical sessions providing a forum for the exchange and discussion of ideas Alongside the programme there will be an exhibition giving deleshygates the opportunity to meet with measurement providers instrushymentation suppliers and accredited laboratories This is a valuable chance for delegates to find out about new product developments serviees and applications

The Angel Hotel looks like a pretty elegant venue for metrologists Behave yourselves

Registration

To register your interest in attending NMC or BEMC to held at the Angel Hotel Cardiff UK between 18 and 20 November 2003 please complete the pro-fonna on-line at

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ltwwwnational-measurement-conferencecoukgt or contact Hannah Edmunds at the National Physical LaboratOlY E-mail lt hannahedmundsnplcouk gt Tel +44 20 8943 6260

NIS 30 MHz ATTENUATION MEASUREMIENT FACILITY RELOCATED AT THE ARMY PRIMARY STANDARDS LABO TORY

The 30 MHz Attenuation Measurement System fonnerly loeated at the Boulder laboratories of the Nationallnstilltte of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been relocated to the US Almy Primary Standards Laboratory (APSL) at Redstone Arsenal AL Installation of the system at the APSL was completed by NIST personnel in May 2003 Personnel at the APSL received training in the operation of the system at NIST and also at the APSL

The APSL now has the capability to provide incremental attenuation calibration of precision 30 MHz piston attcnuators and similar devices from 0 to 120 dB The expanded uncertainty of these calishybrations is 0003 dBllO dB at an approximate 95 percent level of confidence Traceability of measurements performed by the system will continue to be proportional to dimensional measurements of a standard piston attenuator which is an integral part of the system The attenuator which was designed machined and characterized by NIST in the early 1960s utilizes a laser interferometer to measure piston displacement with a resolution corresponding to an incremenshytal attenuation of approximately 00001 dB

The system itself utilizes an unmodulaled 2-ehannel RF null techshynique and a precision phase shifter to aehieve high sensitivity and a dynamic range of at least 120 dB The successful transfer of this system to the APSL eusures that the US requirements for 30 MHz attenuation calibration support which is traceable to national stanshydards will continue to be met by the APSL As NIST no longer proshyvides this measureillent service inquiries should be directed to the APSL at 256-876-8417

ITER ATIONAL DIMENSIONAL WORKSHOP

Airport Marriott Nashville TN May 10-14 2004

Make your plans now to attend next years International Dimensional Workshop

Details are on the IDW2004 Website

lt httpwwwsmeorglidw gt Contact Ed Pritchard Oak Ridge Mehology Center Phone 865-574-4261 Fax 865-574-2802 lt pritchardewyI2doegov gt Web Page lt httpwwwy12doegovindexhtmli gt

LIAISO NEWS

A ERICA NATIONAL STANDARDS I SmUTe (A 81) John Lalemkerian Liaison Delegate

The following repOlt details some of the latest innovative accreditashylion programs that ANSI is launching that may be of interest to our NCSL Intemational members

ANSI Completes Pilot Accreditation Program for Personnel Certification Budies

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) administers and coordinates the US voluutary standardization and confomlity assesment system ANSI has announced that it has accredited three organizations involved with the certification of personnel in the safety supply management and construction indushies

These accreditations conclude the first phase of the Institutes lannch of a new accreditation program for personnel certification bodies based upon the new international standard ISOIIEC 17024shy2003 General requirements for bodies operating eertification sysshytems of persons

Certification helps to identify qualified individuals to consumers and employers provide mechanisms for systematically monitoriug the performance of certified persons aud encourage individuals to pmticipate in continuing professional development As an impartial assessor ANSI accreditation protects the integrity of a certification process enhances consumer and public coufideuce in a certification program and the personnel who complete it and facilitates the mohility of certified personnel across borders

Initiated in late 2002 the ANSI pilot program included five organishyzations demonstrating the diversity amoug personnel certification bodies ANSIs accreditation process includes the submission of documentation for each of the requirements identitled in ISOlEe 17024 an on-site audit and the correction of auy non-conformities (ie requirements that have not been met)

According to Institute for Supply Managementtrade (ISM) executive direetor Paul Novak ISM considers it an houor to be one of the few organizations selected by ANSI to participate in its premier pilot accreditation program

The American Society for Nondestructive Testing Inc (ASNT) and the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy Inc (NBCOT) completed the ANSI pilot program in JlUle 2003 For additional infonnation about ANSIs Accreditation Program for Personnel Certifiers please contaet Dr Roy Swift at ltrswiftansiorggt

I EKO Chet Franklin Liaison Delegate

This was an active period with IMEKO

Graham Cameron attended their Annual Conference and provided a repolt at the Tampa meeting

Chet Franklin has volunteered to be the new NCSLI Liaison to lMEKO

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ASIA-PACI Ie LABORATOR ACCREOHA ION COOPERATION (APLAC) Peter Ungel Liaison Delegate

APLAC General Assembly

The next meeting of the APLAC General Assembly and associated Committees will be held in Seoul Republic of Korea in the week of 9-14 November 2003 Two of the five positions on the APLAC Board of Management will be up for re-election

APLAC MRA Council

The APLAC MRA Council will next meet in Seoul during the week of9-l4 November 2003

Following the application by five signatories to the APLAC MRA to become inaugural signatories to the MRA for iuspection body accreditation two initial evaluations have been done and a further two will be done in the latter part of August The fifth evaluation will be doue in October 2003 It is hoped that the initial signing of the APLAC MRA for inspection body accreditation can take place at the MRA Council meeting planned for Columbia MD in late April 2004

Administration of APLAC

The members of the APLAC Board of Management are

Mr Peter Unger (Chair) -- A2LA (United States of America)

Dr Llewellyn Richards (Immediate Past Chair) - IANZ (New Zealand)

Mr Anthony Russell (Chair of MRA Council) - NATA (Australia)

Mr Lin Anping - CNAL (Peoples Republic of China)

Mr Terence S S Chan - HKAS (Hong Kong China)

Dr Katuo Setamiddotmiddot IAJapan (Japan)

Ms Chang Kwei Fem - SAC (Singapore)

Mr Nigel Iou - CNLA (Chinese Taipei)

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Liaison News

APLAC Pub jcations

APLAC documents and membership lists are available as pdf files from the APLAC web site lt wvwaplacorg gt Starting this year APLAC News Notes published bi-mouthly is available only by electronic distribution (as a pdf) and via the APLAC web site

APLAC1 MEMBERSHIP

Full Members

Australia National Association of Testing Authorities Australia (NATA)2 3 4

Brunei Damssalam Ministry of Development (Conslruction Planning and Research Unit)

Canada Standards Council of Canada (SCC)2 3 4 Peopks RepUblic of China National Accreditation Board for China Laboratories (CNAL)2 3 4 Hong Kong China Hong Kong Accreditation Scheme

(HKAS)2 34 India National Accreditatiou Board for Testing amp

Calibration Laboratories (NABL)2 3 4 Indonesia Komite Akreditasi Nasional - The

Accreditation Body of Indonesia (KAN)2 3 5

Japan Japan Accreditation Board for Conformity Assessment (lAB)2 3 5 IAJapan2 3 4 Japan Chemical Laboratory Accreditation (lCLA) Voluntary EMC Laboratory Accreditation Center (V LAC)

Republic of Korea Korea Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (KOLAS)2 3 4

Malaysia Department of Standards Malaysia (DSM)2 Mexico Entidad Mexicanade Accreditaci6n ac

(ema)2 New Zealand Intemational Accreditation New Zealand

(lANZ)2 3 4 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Laboratory Accreditation

Scheme (PNGLAS) Philippines Bureau of Product Standards Laboratory

Accreditation Scheme (BPSLAS)2 Singapore Singapore Accreditation Council - Singapore

Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (SAC-SIN GLAS)2 34

Chinese Taipei Chinese National Laboratory Accreditation (CNLA)2 34

Thailand Department of Medical Sciences Ministry of Public Health Thai Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (TLAS)2 34

United States of American Association for Laboratory America Accreditation (A2LA)2 34

International Accreditation Service Inc (lAS)2 3 5 National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP)2 3 4 NQA-Laboratory Services (NQA-LS) Perry Johnson Laboratories

Vietnam Directorate for Standards and Quality (VILAS)2 3 4

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Associate Mer l-cs

Australia National Analytical Reference Laboratory AGAL (NARL)

Republic of Korea Korea Testing and Research Iustitute for Chemical Industry (KOTRIC)

Chinese Taipei National Institute of Environmental Analysis (NIEA)

United States of Assured Calibration and Laboratory America Accreditation Select Services (ACLASS)

lILAC Regional Cooperation Body Member 2 ILAC Full Member 3 Global Arrangement Signatory 4 APLAC Multilateral MRA - Testing and Calibration 5 APLAC Multilateral MRA - Testing only 6 APLAC MultilateralMRA - Calibration only APLAC Multilate~al Mutual Recognition Arrangement

The Jist of signatories to the APLAC MRA is available from the Liaison Delegate

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ISA N ERNA ONAl Mik~ Suraci Liaison Delegate

I have maintained an active liaison with the ISA The significant areas of mutual interest include Conference issues training web site and marketing

The ISA remains willing to assist NCSLI on many areas of mutual benefit

ASQ MEASUREMENT QUA lTV D VSION (ASQ) Chris Grac1UlIlfil1 Liaison Delegate

The 2003 NCSL Intemational Conference in Tampa FL was a very productive time for the American Society for Quality (ASQ) Measurement Quality Division (MQD) and ASQs Celiifled Calibration Technician (CCT) program I want to take this opportushynity to congratulate Dilip A Shah of E = mc3 Solutions on becomshying MQDs new chairperson Dilip brings to the position decades of metrology experience and a genuine enthusiasm for the metrology profession

At the conference Dilip led the bi-monthly MQD meetingconfershyence call Plans for the 2004 Measurement Science Conference (MSC) and ASQs Quality Congress convention were discussed Other topics included CCT program status work currently being done on the MQD sponsored Metrology Handbook updates on the MQD website etc For more information about MQD please visit our website at lt httpwwwmeasurementqualityorg gt

Session JA of the 2003 NCSL International Conference hosted by Jay L Bucher of the Promega Corporation highlighted the CCT program This session was very well attended as indicated by onl~

20 CCT brochures remaining from the 300 avai [bl~ at th~ comershyence hall Following are the sessions presentcN am Lhelr topic~~

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Liaison News

Sally Harthun American Society for Quality The Basics and Benefits olASQ Certification

bull Dilip Shah E = mc3 Solutions Metrology Training and Certification

bull Chris Grachanen Hewlett-Packard Co ASQs Certified Calibration Technician Body ofKnowledge

After the presentations Hershal C Brewer Accreditation Officer for lntemational Accreditation Service Inc (lAS) joined the preshysenters in a lively 20-minute question and answer session about the CCT program

I would like to extend my congratulations to all newly celtified CCTs The CCT pilot exam was administered in June 2003 to approximately 100 exam candidates throughout the US Following the CCT exam ASQ conducted a Cut-Score Study Workshop Readers may remember that the Cut-Score Study Workshop focuses on detennining the raw score needed for passing the CCT exam

The workshop panel was comprised of 11 ASQ calibration practishytioners who did not take the CCT exam in June and would not be eligible to take the CCT exam until June of 2004 The work of the Cut-Score Study Workshop resulted in a 71 pass rate for June 2003 CCT exam candidates A few of the newly certified CCTs were present at the conference

June 2003 CCT Cut-Score Workshop Auendees Larry Lalonde Keith Jennett James Hughes Cori FinellaId Dave Smeeth Bill Newcomb Ray Lewis Dilip Shah Brent Snoddv Daryl Montie Mike Boothe

The next otlering of the CCT exam will be in Dec 2003 For the latest information about CCT exam dates CCT body of knowledge CCT reference publications etc please visit the ASQs CCT webshysite at lt httpwwwasqorgcerttypescct gt

I am very pleased with the very positive acceptance and energizing enthusiasm for the CCT program from scores of conference attenshydees Cunently there are primers and refresher courses being offered to prepare one fOr taking the CCT exam I encourage those consideling the CCT cxam to download the CCT brochure from the ASQ websitc and review its contents Questions about the CCT program may be sent to me at lt CluisGrachanenhpcom gt Dilip Shaw at lt emc3solnaotcom gt or ASQs Mary Rehm at ltMRehmasqorggt

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IME NEW ENG AND REGION

Instron Corporation Canton MA 02021 Member Delegate

Matt Banik (781) 575-5526

Symmetricom Beverly MA 01915 Member Delegate

Jeanne Hopkins (978) 927-8220

NYPANJ REGiON

Calyx Metrology Laboratory Inc State College PA 16803 Member Delegate

John A Walls III (814) 880-6702

MID-WESTE U REG ON

Accu-Chek Inc Georgetown IN 47122 Member Delegate

David G Smith (812) 951-2206

Northrop Grumman-Xetron Cincinnati OH 45246 Member Delegate

Dan Sorge (513) 881-3291

MID-ATLANTIC us ReG ON

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Richmond VA 23261-6609 Member Delegate

Jim Weaver (804) 652-6814

SOUTH RN US REGION

Jimmy Jackson Services Harpersville AL 35078 Member Delegate

Jimmy L Jackson (205) 672-2148

Lockheed Marlin lechnology Services Greenville SC 29605 Member Delegate

Kenneth Crowe (864) 299-7415

NORTI-I CENTRAL US REGION

The Lanese Group Inc Leawood KS 66209 Member Delegate

John G Lanese (913) 491-6498

SOUTH CENTRAL US REGION

Precision Measurements Calibration Lab EI Paso TX 79928 Member Delegate

Frank R Saucedo (915) 731-4406

SOUTHWESTERN US REGION

Biosite Inc San Diego CA 92121 Member Delegate

ilancy Maple (858) 597-4815

Nissan Technical Center Stanfield AZ 85272 Member Delegate

Angelita S Reyes (520) 421-4341

CANADA R G ON

Accu-Calibration Services Inc Barrie ON L4N 8Z6 Canada Member Delegate

Mike J Maus (705) 721-4200

INTERNAIONAL REG~ON

Atlantic Undersea Test amp Eva Ctr FPO AA 34058-0518 Member Delegate

David A Jinks (561) 655-5155

Logistikamt der Bundeswehr Sankt Augustin Germany 53757 Member Delegate

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Tek Know Holding Almaty Kazakhstan 480009 Member Delegate

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Ongoing ILCs

The Mass ILC final report was disseminated by Jim Ross (Quality Control Services) email

lt Labqc-servicescom gt NIST software was used to generate the final report Two I-kg artifacts were used in the ILC Quality Control Resources did the analysis Jim reports that Quality Control Services is the pivot lab for the WRAP 100 g to I mg round robin Jim is interested in starting another ILC in Jan 2004 Contact him if you are interested

Proposed New ILCs

Tom Larason NIST lt thomaslarasonnistgov gt announced the need for a new UV ILC Tom coordinated a UV ILC in the early 1990s A UV planning meeting is scheduled from 415 to 6 PM in Room 10 ofthc Marriott Waterside

Toe Petersen Metrology Engineer at Abbott Laboratories would like to start an ElectTolytic Conductivity (Resistivity) ILC The range is 0056 ItSem to 147 IlScm The artifact is a conductivity meter(s) with flow-through and dip cclls Toe would like to havc 6 to 10 paliicipants The anticipated start date would be fa112003 Joes phone number is (847) 938-9109 and FAX is (847) 937-4634 email isltjoepetersenabbottcom gt

David Krukar Sandia National Laboratories is interested in coordishynating a Chillcd Mirror Hydrometer ILC for Humidity Dave can be contactcd at (505) 844-5944 or email

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There will be a new Mass lLC and Temperature ILC starting this ycar according to Mark Ruefenacht of Heusser ltheusserncwcighaolcomgt 925-798-8900 The mass artifacts will be in a set and those interested will be able to choose which stanshydards they wish to measure in the sei There will be 10 labs in thc dataset to start off There is also a Temperature ILC starting too Mark is coordinating both of these efforts along with the NIST Office of Weights and Measures Tim Ross is also assisting in this new Mass lLC

The Guide for Interlaborat01Y Comparisons RP-15 is being updated and will include information on the new ILC certificate of participation National ILC database SRM topics data from ILAC 13 and ISO Guide 43 information on the NIST Dataplot program and an updated Bibliography The RP-15 will now be titled a Recommended Practiceor InterlaboratOIY Comparisons vs a Guideor Interlaboratory Comparisons Dr Bob Watters has volshyunteered to help get the RP together Bob also volunteered to write a section about the database for the revised RP Thanks Bob

Our meeting minutes are posted on the NCSLI MCP Committee website The roster ofILC activities and contact personnel will also be posted there

Jason Tang is no longer with Boeing and has tumed over the Resistance ILCs to Philip Johnson of Boeing ltPhilipkJohnsonboeingcomgt Phillip chaired the meeting with Jeff Gust in attendanee The ILC is wrapped up There were 19 active participants in the I-Mohm ILC Thanks to Tason Tang for his hard work

Jim Ross received a plaque of appreciation at the NCSLI in Tampa for his efforts with the Mass ILC Thanks to Tim for his work

Bart Schrijver Agilent Technologies is coordinating a new RF Power ILC There are approximately 16 participants Dilip A Shah E = mc3 Solutions has volunteered as the data processor The artishyfact has just left the Navy Primary Standards Laboratory

John Cable Honeywell FMampT lt jcablekcpcom gt coordinates the IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques - Automatic RF Techniques Group (ARFTG) round robins in support of automatic network analyzers The following connector types are supported in the round robin effort Thanks to John Cable for providing this information Note the new 7-16 connector John received a plaque from NCSLI for his long term efforts in support of the ARFTG round robins

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INTRINSIC amp DERIVED STANDARDS John Ball

The Intrinsic and Derived Standards Committee continues to be very active and the committee met at the 2003 NCSLI Couference A summary of committee activities include

I The Catalogue ofIntrinsic and Derived Standards is being updated

2 A few editorial changes to the hwnidity RlSP-5 were updated by Bob Hardy

3 Stan Pond volunteered to re-start the Triple Point ofArgon Working Group

4 Ruben Salazar and the Pressure WG are updating the Pressure RISP They will also develop an uncertainty analysis for presshysure cross-float calibrations This working group will hold a meeting at the Conference

5 Therc was a discussion of derived standard meaning a primary standard that was not intrinsic This definition needs to be updatshyed for the Catalogue rcvision

6 Chuck Ehrlich reported that the defmition of an Intrinsic Standard by the committee remains in the VIM but the committee has issues with the notes

7 Josephson Junction Interlaboratory Comparison results for 2002 were presented at the 2003 NCSLI Conference

COlmmttee News

CHEM AL IETROLOG COM ITIEE Tom Ouimet

The Chemical Metrology Committee (CMe) held a meeting at the 2003 NCSLI Conference

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AIRLINE ETROLOGY Victor Cleland

The meeting was held at the NCSLI Conference in Tampa Representatives from United Finnair and Delta Airlines members of the NIST and NCSLI and a few suppliers and vendors attended

David Baker and Ron Cressman dropped in to present plaques to Delta Airlines Departments 338 and 589 and manager Doug Reynolds to acknowledge the Air Forces appreciation for a recent tour of the calibration labs at the Atlanta Technical Operations Center

Vic Cleland chaired the meeting Woody Tramel the NCSLl VP for our corrunittee attended to introduce himself and meet our membershyship and to offer his support Representatives from NIST were present to offer support in our efforts to comply with FAA requireshyments for our calibration programs Bob Walters and MalY Saunders expressed concerns about some of the wording in AC 145shy9 such as traceahle to a standard acceptable to the FAA They suggested our committee might request NIST to help perfonn a gap analysis between the FAA requirements for airline cahbration proshygrams and ISO 17025

Barbara Belzer gave some suggestions about NVLAP accreditation

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Rick Ohlendorf of Schwien would like to assist running an interlabshyoratory comparison of Schwien manometers for our committee

Representatives from King Nutronics Boeing Testronics Northwest Calibration and the Pi Group attended to listen to conshycerns and issues of our committee and to offer their services

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D -CATION amp TAING Dave Nebel VP

I have continued with development of a program to be presented at High School Career Day Fairs Tplan completion for September I have not yet been provided with the names of any volunteers to make presentations in their sections areas

We have submitted the reconunended PersOlmel Training Requirements Guide for board review and comments

111is period my committees have no activity reports

DOCU E TARY STANDARDS ampAPPlICAmiddot TIONS Larry E Nielsen VP

LABORATORY EVALUATION RESOURCES Vacant

This committee will be reactivated as projects are identified that fit its charter eg to develop or maintain handbooks or other materials related to documentary standards applications

LABORATORY FAC UTIES Dr David Braudaway

Work continues on an update of RP-l4 Recommended Practice for Selecting Standards LaboratOly Envirorunents

TROL - GY PRACTICES Dr Howard Castrup

Editors Note Somc of this committees structural information is published in the April 2003 Newsletter page 36

Calibl1ltion Intervals

Dennis Jackson of the US Navy NSWC has been developing and sharing new techniques [or fitting certain types of reliability models to calibration service histmy data These techniques are fairly simshyple 10 implement and are planned for inclusion in the next edition of RP-l

Measureme middott eels on Ris ADa~jsis

Subcommittee chair Karl Haynes and I are continuing to develop material for prescntation in a draft RP I have been talking with NCSLI members who have access to data management systems that are potential candidates for experimenting with the implementation of real-time risk management algorithms

SPC Methods

The new Gage RampR model is still under development The SPCshybased (average and range) methods seem fairly Veil established but work is needed on extending current ANOVA methods 10 cover part variation equipment variation reproducibility repeatability and uncertainty growth The challenge is to develop a three-way design that can work within the constraints of the kind of data maintained by calibration orgauizations

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Committee News

Decision Support

The subcommittee chair Derek Porter of Boeing Commercial Airplane Group has submitted a draft RP titled Metrology Practices Decision Support Topics r have reviewed this draft and will offer my comments during the August 20 Committee meeting

Uncerta~illty Analysis

We have begun reviewing RP-12 and have identified a need to include additional material from the GUM as well as methods and techniques tbat have emerged since the GUMs last publication We also have begun work on additional examples involving mulrivariate and systems analysis methods and examples that explore sourccs of error that are either not addressed in tbe current RP or are given only peripheral mention

As currently conceived we plan to stnlcture the RP in such a way thaI the degree of required analytical rigor can be matched to risk and other needs Tbe topics that will be proposed to the Committee are bull Analysis examples from different measuremenl disciplines (mass

dimensional electricalelectronic CMM analytical chemishy etc)

bull Uncertainty analysis as a tool for measurement design and equipshyment selection

Analysis methods

bull Expansionupdate of GUM methods bull Type A Estimation bull Type B Estimation bull Normality testing bull Selecting and applying error distributions bull Montc Carlo simulation

Multivmiate measurements bull Uncertainty propagation in calibration support bierarchies

Using uncertainty estimates bull Tolerancing bull Risk analysis bull Bayesian analysis

Interval analysis bull Capability statemcnts

WRITING CO MITTEE Jesse l110rse

This has been a quiet qum1er for consensus body activity Howevcr it has becn a VERY active quarter for Working Group OTIC that was established last Janumy at MSC Del Caldwell (WG-I Cbaimlan) has made major achievements in getting the conunittee together and down to work

War Ihg Grolll Olle

Our initial activity was to rcview rSOIlEC 17025 and ISO 10012 which currently form the basis for our revised srandard and identify tecbnical issues we need to address with the two ISO standards to meet National requirements Sixty-two comments were received by tbe end of May Thesc werc distributed to the committee for review

and as of Ihis date a total of about 160 comments have been received These comments are significant and reflect a wide range of interests and excellent knowledge of the contributors In general the comments fall into the following categOlies

bull General considerations - form scope and value added bull ISOIIEC 17025 issues and bull ISO 10012 issues

After our assessment of the technical issues the Group will address the foml of the end product ie the revised Z5401 Should it be a supplement to the existing ISO standards or should it be a standshyalone dOCllment Should it be a digital product paper or both Should the digital product provide a view of the sL1l1dard as a supshyplement yet provide a view with the incorporated changes I think that fonn should follow nll1ction and it appears that using a digital fQImat we should be able to satisfY all interests

ACCREDITATION RESOURCES James Jenkins

Work conljnucs on an update of RP-9 Calibration Laboratory Capability Documentation Guideline Major changes have been incorporated in a new draft to reflect a level of standardization emerging between US accreditation bodies in stating scopes of accrcditation

CAUBRATION 13 OCEDURES Dale Varner

Work continues on development of a calibration procedure database for publication in an appropriate NCSLI media

CONFERENCE SITE SE EellON Anthony Anderson

Inunediately following the April Board meeting Tom Huttennan and 1made a site visit to Kansas City and Overland Park This could be a possible site for 2007 or 2009 and proposals have been solicited

At the end of June Carol Hockert Tom HuttemaIl and I visited St Paul Minnesota The new Riverside Convention Center is an excelshylent facility and could adequately host our conference Proposals from convcnient hotels for 2007 have been requested

A contract bas been signed with the Renaissance Hotel in Nashville for 2006 and a final contract revision from thc Nashville Convention Cenler is expected imminently for submission to the contract review committee

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Conference Meeting Report Ad Hoc Focus Group

Magnetism in Mass Measurements

September 122003

Background

A number of issues surrounding the measurement of magnetism in mass measurements have created frustration for mass calibration laboratories and for accreditation bodies A meeting at the Tampa NCSLI Workshop and Symposium brought together interested parshyties to discuss the issues with the intent on coming to some resolushytions for how to handle the various issues Dr Richard Davis BIPM was invited and attended the meeting to provide background technishycal information aud guidance In addition Dr Davis submitted a reserve paper on this issue that was presented in session 8A (the paper was published on the Conference Proceedings CD) A number of resolutions were developed that are noted later in this sununary

Discussion Topics

1 Scientific basis for magnetism measurements and handling magshynetism effects in the uncertainty analysis for calibration of mass standards

2 Cost factors for routine magnetism surveillance (cost of doing tests cost of not doing tests and the impact)

3 Impact of magnetism testing onfor laboratory accreditation 4 Possible round robin experiments 5 Agreementsresolutions on issues

Resolutions

1 Laboratories should not include an uncertainty component for magnetism measurements in mass calibrations

2 NVLAPs position is that for Echelon I and II measurements (corresponding to OIML R 111 classes E I E2 F I F2) laboratoshyries should 1) state on their reports whether or not they are screening for magnetism and 2) state that no component is included in their uncertainty statement for magnetism effects and 3) include a discussionwritten agreement as to the laboratorys practice regarding magnetism screening (or lack of screening) as a part of normal contract review with laboratory customers

3 Some experimentation needs to be done to evaluate (confirmmodify) the reproducibility of the proeedures in RIll to gain experience in the procedures and better understand the limitations

4 We all agreed that we dont mow how best to quantify magnetic effects of masses and the uncertainties associated with calibrashytion

5 We dont know the level (qualitycost) of gaussmeter that is needshyed yet

Discussion Highlights

Permanent magnetization and magnetic susceptibility are sepashyrate quantities Although each quantity may be problematic for mass calibrations permanent magnetization is often the more troublesome of the two

bull Permanent magnetization is easier to test (with a gaussmeter) than magnetic susceptibility (magnetic susceptometer) However the susceptometer can also provide a measure of the permanent

magnetization as a byproduct of the susceptibility measurement bull What needs to be considered is the force reaction between a

weight and another field (eg a balance a table with steel rebar a force machine with other weights)

bull Options to limit the problems include shield the balances better manufacture weights with limited magnetic susceptibility and negligible permanent magnetization

bull Late model mass comparators with increased resolution can see more of the problems due to magnetized weights Not all balshyancesscales have adequate rcsolution to note any effects due to magnetized weights

bull Recent work was done by the PTE to map a number ofbalshyances to consider the impact of magnetized weights This work allowed increases in the allowable magnetie susceptibility to maintain errors at less than 110 of the maximum permissible erTors (tolerances)

bull We can recognize problematic weights through testing but we cant adequately quantify the effect or correct for the errors

bull Some labs routinely screen others screen when asked to add this service or when problems are observed others do not screen Estimates are that fewer than I of the weights in the system have a problem

bull Old weights are generally rejected or taken out of service if problems are observed (which is causing some frustration among laboratory customers who have used their weights for years with no apparent problems)

bull Testing should result in passfail qualitative result rather than quantifying a measurement

bull The type and cost of gaussmeters vary from $600 models to $5000 models The question of recalibration came up and the fact that the probes degrade over time

bull ASTM E 617-97 will need to be updated as soon as OIML RIll becomes final because magnetism limits were included before the latest revisions E 617-97 is currently more stringent than the latest RIll draft

bull NOAr (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency) ill the Department of Commerce has online information about the earths magnetic fields

bull Degaussing is not easy especially for hard magnetic materials like stainless steel Some laboratories have experimented with this and found that if the material is susceptible - it remagnetizes quickly and to a greater extent than it was prior to the degaussing attempt

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NIST NEWS

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As I mentioned in the editorial Im cutting some pages oUl of our nsual NIST News to save printed pages and some costs However you can still make your own connection for NIST program and technology press releases The regular NIST webshysite is a wonderfully informative resource and these two speshycialized locations are summary archives of the NIST Public Affairs infonnational releases that are published regularly once or twice a month to the global media

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ULTRACOLD EXPERM S PAVE WAY FOR SUPER MOLECULE

A team of researchers at ITLA a joint institute of the National Institllte of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Boulder report in the July 3 edition of Nature an important step toward creating an ultracold super molecule a blend of thousands of molecules acting in unison Such a blend of molecules would provide physicists with an excellent tool for studyshying molecular quantum mechanics and superconductivity

At a temperature of only 150 nanoKelvins above absolute zero the team used lasers and a carefuJIy tuned magnetic field Lo pair potassishyum aloms belonging to a class of particles called fennions into loosely joined molecules belonging to a class of particles called bosons Surprisingly tbe researchers report the number of molecules prodnced is very large wilh about a quarter million lSO percent) of the atoms within the original cloud pairing up

Our experiments notes NIST Physicist Deborah Jin produced the lowest molecular binding energy that has been measured specshytroscopically Tn other words the atom pairs fQlming each molecule are hanging onto one another by their proverbial fingertips The researchers measured the energy holding the molecules together by breaking the molecular bond with a relatively low-energy radio wave

This work Jin continues could help us understand the basic physics behind superconductivity and especially high-temperature superconduetivity Superconductivity is a property in which elecshytrons (a fennion paliicle) move throngh a metal with no resistauce The experiments may lead to creation of felmion superfluids made from gases that would be much easier to study than solid superconshyductors Creation of a super atom (known as a Bose-Einstein conshydensate) eamed another research team at JILA the 2001 Nobel Prize in physics

Contact Fred McGchan (Boulder) (303) 497-3246

SYSTEM HELPS ENSUft REUA6 L1TY OF MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS

The AmlY Navy and Air Force use thousands of miles of optical fibers on ships planes and land-based installations to transmit voice and data They needed a simple effective and highly accurate way to measure the amount of light delivered by these glass wires at key points in the transmission system Power degradation along the nelwork can cause communication failllte

Working with ILX Lightwave Corp of Bozeman Mont the NIST came up with a system capable of world-class optical measurements with push-button conveniencc The system consists of an NISTshydesigned optical detector and an optical multimeter [designed by ILX Lightwave] that measures light emitted from a liber over a wide range of wavelengths

There are two versions of the novel delector one using siliconshybased sensors and the other nsing gennanium-based sensors The sensors connect directly to an optical fiber without any additional optics and with barely measurable light loss Measurement uncershytainty is half that of previous optical fiber power detectors The sysshytem is described in an upcoming issue of the joumal Metrologia

According to NIST engineer John Lehman independent measureshyments of the detectors performance by NIST and its Gennan counshyterpart PTB (Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt) are in excelshylent agreement Another comparison will be made this summer with NISIs British counterpart the National Physical Laboratory

The new systems are now being shipped to military calibration censhyters where they will be used to annually check the accuracy of optishycal fiber power systems utilized in the field

Contact Fred McGehan (Boulder) (303) 497-3246

TfNY BUBBLES EW TOOL IN C E IICAl SESI G

As the old Hawaiian love song says tiny bubbles realJy do make some people feel fine Chemists that is But there is no wine involved this time just water

NIST chemists reported in the June 24 online edition of Langmuir that a process called microboiling shows promise for quick simple and inexpensive chemical sensing The process involves the fonnashytion of tiny vapor bubhles on a 200-nanometer-thick film of preshycious metal immersed in water and heated rapidly By coating the metal microheater with a single layer of waler-repelling molecules the scientists dramatically alrered thc microboiling behavior Bubbles fanned more obviously and at lower temperatures and the water in immediate contact with the metal got much hotter

Its astounding to me that we changed one functional group on the surface of that microhcatcr and saw a dramatic change in the boiling behavior says Michael Tarlov a co-author of the paper

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News from the NMIs

The finding means that changes in boiling behavior should be useful for detecting specifIc substances The water surrounding a microshyheater designed to bond with DNA or proteins for example might boil at a different temperature if the target molecules were attached to the coating A change can be measured in just 5 microseconds much faster than typical lab techniques NlST scientists have found that the technique can detect sUIfactants such as those used in detergents and are studying its use in microfluidic (or lab-on-ashychip) devices The research also has other potential spin-offs such as the use of designer coatings to improve efficiency in boilers and heat excbangers and the use of microheaters to simplify chemical manufacturing

Contact Laura Ost (301) 975-4034

GRANTS TO FUND DEVEL PMENT OF NOVEL ~CHNOLOGIES

New blade technology tbat could make energy generation by wind turbines more efficient vims-resistant tissues for skin grafts a method for operating a cars devices through conversational speech and an automated Web-searehing and data organizing software sysshytem are among the novel technologies to be developed by the prishyvate sector with support from 16 awards announced by the NlST Advanced Technology Program (ATP)

A list of the latest ATP awards with links to project fact sheets may be found at ltwwwnistgovnewsgt For more detail on individual projects contact the recipient company or joint venture paltnership as listed at the bottom of the project fact sheet

For background information on the ATP including history statistics progJQm evaluations success stories and descriptions of previous awards go to ltwwwatpnistgovgt

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CRACKENG THE NANONEWTON FORCE BARRIER

How do you weigh a dust mite Or delermine the force required to pull a molecule apart Such tasks require a device that measures nanonewtons-forces I billion times smaller than the force required to hold an apple against Earths gravity Nanonewton forces are estishymated with atomic force microscopes and inslluments that measnre the properties of ultrathin coatings like those used on computer hard drives or turbiue blades But the accuracy of such estimates is unknown because they havent been calibrated with force standards based on the kilogram the intemationally accepted unit of mass

Luckily there is hope on the hOlizon In a paper presented June 4 at the annual conferencc of the Society of Experimental Mechanics in Charlotte NC NlST engineers describe a prototype instrument that reliably measnres forces as small as tens of nanonewtons and simultaueously ties those measurements to forces a tbousand times larger based on the kilogram The device works by COllllecting a weIl-calibrated spring-loaded scale with a set of electrodes that genshyerates an electrostatic force

The insuument balances the downward force produced by a oneshymilligram mass artifact by keeping the distance between the elecshytrodes constant but varying the amount of voltage between them The result is a force detenninahon accurate to a few parts in 10000 that is measured with voltage electrical capacitance and distance (the location of the electrodes as measured in wavelengths of laser light) It is much easier to make small changes in voltages than to make small mass standards explains NIST mechanical engineer Jon Pratl

The NIST researchers hope to extend the instruments resolution to tens of piconewtons (trillionths of a newton)

Contact Laura Osl (301) 975-4034

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MI IIATURE MIX-UPS 0 SPEED MATERIA S RESEARCH

A new NIST projeet aims to stir up materials research by adapting lab-on-a-chip teehnology to mix and evaluate experimental conshycoctions at a rapid clip hastening improvements in products ranging from paints to shampoos to plastics

Initially researchers at the NIST Combinatorial Methods Center (NCMC) and several of the NCMCs company members plan to rev up the search for new or better emulsions often eomplex fOlmulashytions that are the basis for US product markets totaling more than $50 billion They will start by deciphering interactions at the intershyfaees (inter-facial tension) between the various eomponents that make lip these viscous mixtures and are key to their pelfonnanee

Now efforts to improve paints shampoos and other emulsions tend to be time-consuming trial-and-error exercises But with tiny Iabshyon-chip devices much of the proeess can be automated permitting rapid systematic testing of new material fonnulations

The project will extend the capabilities of so-called microfluidic systems tiny challllel-lined deviees now used regularly for medical testiug In DNA cbips for example droplets of genetic material are routed through networks of tiny wells each one ser up for a particushylar diagnostic test Material fOlmulations however typically contain components from solvents to different-sized particles tbat do not readily mix and circulate through these minute plumbing systems

To accorrunodate these differences NCMC researchers have designed and tested credit-card-sized prototypes tailored for viscous materials research Features include mixers pumps reservoirs and computer conrrol of the flow of sample droplets through a network of millimeter-wide challllels Mixture properties will be charactershyized with real-time image measurement techniques that NIST is developing with an eye on many application areas

Contact Mark Bello (30J) 975-3776

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NOVE speCTROSCOPIC METHOD CAN DE ECT TER 0 1ST THREA S

A novel techniqne that nses far-infrared (terahertz ) radiation to rapshyidly identify bulk or airborne materials inside sealed paper or plastic containers has been demonstrated by scientists at the NIST and SPARTA Inc of Rosslyn Va Described at a recent technical conshyference the technology has potential applications in homeland secushyrity such as detection of explosives in the mail or other non-metallic portable containers

The method involves directing a far-infrared light source at a samshyple in a e10sed container detecting the light transmitted throngh the materials and then analyzing the light that was absorbed by the sample while making adjnstments for the light absorbed by the conshytainer Far-infrared radiation which falls between visible light and radio waves on the electromagnctic spectrum is partially transmitshyted throngh many materials The pattem of light frequencies or spectra absorbed by a material depends specifically on the vibrashytions of the materials atoms and its crystalline structure

This method can readily identify compounds made of molecules containing three to hnndreds of atoms the size of many threat mateshyrials The two instruments employed one nsing a pulsed laser and the other a glowing filament are tabletop-sized and work at room temperature Two years of experiments have demonstrated thol ahe technique detects aerosols (such as those that might contain anthrax spores) pharmaceutical powders most gases sevEral explosives and other common materials The researchers have compiled a datlbase of spectral characteristics for more than 100 materials and devclshyoped an automated software tool for rapidly identifying bulk materishyals based on their absOlvtion spectra Further research aims to increase the sensitivity and throughput speed of the technology

Contact Laura Ost (301) 975-4034

E SURIG TH REL AS L1TY OF TRACE EXPLOSIVE DETECTORS

In an effort to enhance homeland security NIST chemists are develshyoping new ways to see collections of micrometer-sized particles of explosive materials The techniques will help ensure that equipmcnt for screening airport passengers baggage and cargo operates relishyahly

The research is part of a collaboration with the Transportation Security Agency to develop metTOlogy for dcsigning characterizing and calibrating trace explosive detection systems Thousands of cnhanced trace explosive detcction systems already are deployed in airports to collect particles from luggage and other surfaccs and analyze these samples in a tabletop instrument Research also is under way on new systems that will use air showers to hlow partishycles off people as they walk through portals

The dercction of trace explosives involvcs three basic processes particle collection on cloth or mesh filters palticle heating to proshyduce vapors and vapor analysis to identify thc chemicals N1ST is using its mcasurement expertise to devclop methods to better undershystand and optimize particle collection and heating processes

News from the NMIs

One set of NIST experiments focnses on how evenly current tableshytop analytical instruments heat the filters that collect particles Heat control is importlnt because explosive particles need to get hot enough to vaporize within seconds for rapid analysis and uneven heating may lead to variation in analytical results To assist in the testing and design of walk-through portal systems NIST scientists developed a way to visualize a few individual explosive particles sunounded by millions of backgronnd particles collected on filters Additional NIST Experiments focus on the size of particles knocked off a test surface by various air jet designs Snch infOlmation can be nsed to help design next-generation detection systems

Contlc Laura Ost (301) 975-4034

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NEW NIST FAC lITY SOON WILL BE REFL CTrNG ON SAFER SIGNS

Our roadways should get safer in the future now that the NIST has developed a way to accurately and reliably measure how light reflects off stop signs and other road markings Road signs and markings are designed to be visible at night by retroreflectivity that is they reflect some of the light emitted by a vehicles headlights back toward the drivers eyes However measurements of retroreshyflecrivity have varied so much among different devices and laborashytories that federal transportation officials have bcen nnable to define minimum standards for this Congressionally mandated characterisshytic

Recently NIST established a facility funded by the Transportation Research Board of the National Cooperative Research Program that resolves numerous measurement problems and improves accuracy Inside the facility one finds a long black tunnel with a set of tracks on which sits an insnumented platform Signs or materials are mounted on the platfo[l11 which can be moved 3 to 30 metcrs (10 to 100 feet) from a light source at one end of the tunnel Using custom softwarc scientists precisely control all of the components and measure the characteristics of light reflected from the sign to a detector locatcd close to the source

NIST expects that the facility will begin providing calibration servshyices early in 2004

Contlct Laura Ost (30 I) 975-4034

SINGLE PHOTO DETECTOR CONQUERS TH DARK SIDE

Researchers from the NIST and Boston University have demonstratshycd a detector that counts single pulscs of light while simultancously reducing false or dark counts to virtually zero Reported in the July 28 2003 issue of Applied Physics Letters the advance proshyvides a key technology needed for future development of secure quantum corrununications and cryptography

Quantum communications and cryptography is a codemakers Holy Grail The idea is to use a rapid series of light pulses (photons) in onc of two different states to transmit infonnation in an unbreakable codc

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News from the NMIs

The photon detector project is part of a multi-disciplinary NIST effort to develop the sophisticated measllIement methods needed to make quantum communication and cryptography possible Funding was provided by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the NIST Advanced Technology Program (ATP)

Most current photon detectors operate best with visible light cannot reliably detect single photons and suffer from high dark counts due to random electronic noise Thc new device operates with the wavcshylength of near-infrared light used for fiber optic communicatJOns and produces negligible dark eounts Instead of using light-sensitive materials the NIST device uses a tungsten film coupled to a fiber optic communication line The film is chilled to 120 milliKe1vin at its transition temperature between nonnal conductivity and supershyconductivity When the fiber optic line delivers a photon to the tungshysten film thc tempcrature rises and the apparatus detects it as au increase in electrical resistance

Thc device detects about 20000 photons per second and works with an efficiency of about 20 percent With planned improvements the research team hopes to increase efficicncies to greater than 80 pershycent

Contact Fred McGehan (Bouldcr) (303) 497-3246

NIST HE s C IP DUSTRY MEASURE FEATURES BY COUN GATOMS

The quest to develop the nanotechnology equivalent of rulers [length-measurement references based on the spacing of atoms in a peIiectIy ordered crystal] has inspired a burst of innovation at the National Institute of Standards and Teehnology (NIST) Progress to date has yielded a novel device tbat can resolve distances smaller than thc radius of an atom and a reliable method for writing 10shynanometer-sized featmcs on silicon

NIST researchers are packaging the new technology and know-how into a seanning tllnneling microscope (STM) system designed to write patterns with dimensions detennined by counting the atoms that make up the pattems structural features Ultimately aiming for an accuracy of better than 1 nanometer the team intends to supply the semiconductor industry with bcnchmark references to calibrate measurcment tools used in rcsearch and production

To measure excecdingly small distances members of the atomshybased artifacts pr~iect developed a novel diode-Iascr based interfershyomcter The new compact instrument incorporates elements of two types of existing interferometcrs-devices that detetmine the distance betwccn two objects on the basis of light interferencc pattcrns-bnt achicves much higher levels of resolution To datc the team has measured distances in increments smaller than 10 picometers or less than one-hundredth of a nanometer

Efforts to produce durable silicon-bascd measurement references have paid off with a method for reliably writing patterns with 10shynanometer linewidths cquivalent to about 30 silicon atoms across These STM-written pattems arc long-lived even outside of a vacushyum and rCccnt work suggests that reactive ion etching can increasc their three-dimensional relief

Contact Mark Bcllo (301) 975-3776

Potpourri

bull New Members Appointed to Baldrige Board of Overseers Commerce Secretary Don Evans has appointed six promincm industry education and health care leaders to serve on thc 12shymember Board of Overseers for the Baldrige National Quality Program to replace retiring board members The Board of Overseers recommends improvements to the Baldrige perfonnshyance exccllcnce criteria the Baldrige National Quality Program and the Baldrige Award process For details sce ltwwwnistgovpublic_affairsmembershtrngt

bull Cheney and Evans present 2002 Baldrige Awards Vice President Dick Cheney and Commerce Secretary Don Evans preshysented thc 2002 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awards to thTee organizations at a Washington DC ceremony on May 21 2003 The event marked the first time a health care organization has been recognized with a Baldrige Award Read more includshying transcripts of remarks at ltwwwnistgovpublic_affairsreleasesmbnqa052103htmgt

bull Detecting Corked Bats After Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs was ejected June 3 from a major league baseball game for using a corked bat officials had the rest of his 76 bats X-rayed by a radiologist In 1987 NIST researchers conducted a study for Major Lcaguc Baseball and detennined that medical X-ray machines were better than ultrasound for detecting corked bats For details see lt wwwl00nistgovlbattamperinghtrn gt

bull Dig jump in Applications for Nations Top Honor for bull ceUence Sixty-eight organizations have sent NIST their applishy

cation for the 2003 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award the nations Presidential award for excellence Last year 49 busishynesses schools and health care organizations applied Over the next six months teams of specially trained examiners will evalushyate these 68 organizations to detennine wbich will receive the award this fal1 For details see ltwwwnistgovpublic_affairsmbnqa_appshtmgt

bull N1ST Receives Valuable Chemical Data from Dow Dow Chemical Co has donated an extensive collection of more thau 50000 infrared spectra-independently valued at more than $5 million-to NIST for incorporation into its Chemistry WebBook The WebBook is an onlinc resource lt httpwebbooknistgov raquo that 600000 users rely on armually for a wide rangc of research and development applications and cducational purposes

CSIR NEWS FROM SOUTH AFRICA

NEW OPTICAL WAVELENGTH STANDARD BOOSTED BY VISIT FROM NOBEL LAUREATE

A new optical wavelength standard is being developed for South Africa The standard is based on an acetylene-stabilised diode laser wherc the laser is stabilised to the absorption lines of acetylene (C2H2) These lines are the Doppler-broadened lines ofthc v I + v3 rotational - vibrational baud and lie between 1510 nm and 1550 nm While frequcncy modulation is used to generate the error signal for stabilisation an expected accuracy and stability of less than 10 MHz laquoOlppm) will be achieved

Research and development of the standard under the guidance of Dr Dean Veneables is almost completc During their visit to South Afiica Professor Carl Wieman of the University of Colorado at Boulder (2001 Nobel Plizc in physics recipient) and Dr Sara

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Gilbert Group Head of Optical fibre and components at NIST held a meeting with the CSIR-NlVU that included discussions on the refinement of the new wavelength standard

Professor Carl Wieman and Eric Comellled a team of physicists that created the worlds first Bose-Einstein condensate a new fonn of matter on 5 June 1995 The condensate allows scientists to study the strauge and extremely small world of quantum physics as if they are looking through a giant magnifYing glass Its creation estabshylished a new branch of atomic physics that has provided a treasureshytrove of scientific discoveries

Predicted in 1924 by Albert Einstein who built on the work of Satyendra Nath Bose the condensate occurs when the waelengths of individual atoms begin to overlap and behave in identical fashion forming a supectonl The superatom occurs when laboratory apparatus is med to chill a group of atoms to just a few hundred bilshylionths of a degree above absolute zero

Comel1 and Wieman likened a Bose-Einstein condensate to an ice crystal forming in cold water and said it has the same relation to ordinary matter as laser light has to light from a light bulb The atoms within the condensate obey the laws of qUJntum physics and are as close to absolute zero -27315 C as the )Ws of physics allow

NML ASSISTS IN EXPA 0 NG AFRiCAN METROLOGY CAPABIL T ES

Dr Franz Hengstberger Regional Coordinator of SADCMET has just returned from a visit to the National 11lSti lute of Standards (NIS) in Egypt and the Kenya Bureau of Standards Both ofthese institushytions are Associate Members of SADCMET

Acting as a special adviser to Prof Shalaan the President of National Institute of Standards (NIS) in Cairo Egypt he investigatshyed a number of aspects pertinent to the NIS photometry and radiomshyetry laboratories They iucluded a thorough study of the equipment facilities personnel and planned capabilities within the laboratory Franz will prepare recommendations based on tbis information Additionally Franz held discussions with Dr Adel Shehata the NlS manager in charge of intemational relations on the forthcoming SADCMET meeting in Zambia other SADCMET matters and the development of metrology in Africa in general

On his retlan leg Franz advised the head of metrology at the Kenyan Bureau of Standards CKEBS) Ivll Joel Kjoko 011 facilities and activities required to establish a KEBS photometry and radiomshyetry laboratory KEBS is now plamling to establish the necessary laboratory space and manufacture and purchase tlle required equipshyment Franz will remain in close touch with the Kenyan colleagues

News from the NMIs

in this regard and KEBS and NML will continue to cooperate on this issue ill terms of their existing MOU on cooperation in metrology

Franz also paid a courtesy visit to the Managing Director ofKEBS Mrs Margaret Rotich and reports that he was again struck by the overwhelmiug sense of friendship and cooperation existing between the two institutions

NML gratefully acknowledges the continued support from the South African Department of Trade and Industry for its work in Africa through which it is trying to align with and support the objectives of the New Partnership for Africas Development (NEPAD)

HARDNESS LABORATO Y ESTABLISHED

A new capability for hardness measurement has been established in the Force Hardness and Torque laboratory at the National Metrology Laboratory (NML) of the CSIR to provide measurements primarily for rhe automotive aircraft and iron and steel manufactlrrshying industries

Streugthening the existing hardness testing and indentation capabilishyty for materials Benny Burke commenred that the laboratory is capable of determining hardness based on first principles and the new technology willleplace the previous substitution-based methshyods

In addition the requirements ofISO 650 I Metal ic materials shyRockwell hardness tests will be satisfied Furthermore initial acceptance results indicate that the system is well withiu expected control Iimits Simply stated hardness is the resistance of a material to permanent indentation It is important to recognise that harduess is an empirical test and therefore hardness is not a material property This is because there are several different hardness tests tllat will each determine a different hardness value for the same piece of material Therefore hardness is test method dependent and every test result has to have a label identifYing the test method used Hardness is however used extensively to characterise materials and to determine if they are suitable for their intended nse

The most common uses for hardness tests is to verify the heat treatshyment of a part and to detennine if a material has the properties necshyessary for its intended use Establishing a cOlTelatiou between the hardness result and the desired material property allows this makshying hardness tests very useful in industrial and RampD applications The calibration system will be commissioned by June 2003 and the facility demonstrated to industry at the Technical Advisory Forum

EWS s Natio al Measurement Conference and British Electromagnefc Measurement Conference 2003

Angel Hotel Cardiff UK 18-20 November 2003

NMCfBEMC 2003 is the largest UK measshyurement event focusing on industrial applications of measurement technologies

From shop floor to cutting edge NMC amp BEMC have something to offer everyone

NMCBEMC provides a unique opportunity for delegates to netshywork with colleagues involved in the measurement industry Sessions will include both traditional seminars presenting state of the art techniques and more practically-oriented workshops

Workshops

To address the increasing demand for training and applicationsshyfocused information on measurement technology NMC amp BEMC will hold an increased number of workshops Delegates will gain access to experts and training materials focused on measurement best practices

Technical seminars

Seminars will eonsist of both contributed and invited papers Attendance will allow delegates to diseuss ideas and problems wilh other engineers and measuremenl specialists sharing knowledge and stimulating innovation

Social programme and exhibition

A full social prograrrune will complement the technical sessions providing a forum for the exchange and discussion of ideas Alongside the programme there will be an exhibition giving deleshygates the opportunity to meet with measurement providers instrushymentation suppliers and accredited laboratories This is a valuable chance for delegates to find out about new product developments serviees and applications

The Angel Hotel looks like a pretty elegant venue for metrologists Behave yourselves

Registration

To register your interest in attending NMC or BEMC to held at the Angel Hotel Cardiff UK between 18 and 20 November 2003 please complete the pro-fonna on-line at

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ltwwwnational-measurement-conferencecoukgt or contact Hannah Edmunds at the National Physical LaboratOlY E-mail lt hannahedmundsnplcouk gt Tel +44 20 8943 6260

NIS 30 MHz ATTENUATION MEASUREMIENT FACILITY RELOCATED AT THE ARMY PRIMARY STANDARDS LABO TORY

The 30 MHz Attenuation Measurement System fonnerly loeated at the Boulder laboratories of the Nationallnstilltte of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been relocated to the US Almy Primary Standards Laboratory (APSL) at Redstone Arsenal AL Installation of the system at the APSL was completed by NIST personnel in May 2003 Personnel at the APSL received training in the operation of the system at NIST and also at the APSL

The APSL now has the capability to provide incremental attenuation calibration of precision 30 MHz piston attcnuators and similar devices from 0 to 120 dB The expanded uncertainty of these calishybrations is 0003 dBllO dB at an approximate 95 percent level of confidence Traceability of measurements performed by the system will continue to be proportional to dimensional measurements of a standard piston attenuator which is an integral part of the system The attenuator which was designed machined and characterized by NIST in the early 1960s utilizes a laser interferometer to measure piston displacement with a resolution corresponding to an incremenshytal attenuation of approximately 00001 dB

The system itself utilizes an unmodulaled 2-ehannel RF null techshynique and a precision phase shifter to aehieve high sensitivity and a dynamic range of at least 120 dB The successful transfer of this system to the APSL eusures that the US requirements for 30 MHz attenuation calibration support which is traceable to national stanshydards will continue to be met by the APSL As NIST no longer proshyvides this measureillent service inquiries should be directed to the APSL at 256-876-8417

ITER ATIONAL DIMENSIONAL WORKSHOP

Airport Marriott Nashville TN May 10-14 2004

Make your plans now to attend next years International Dimensional Workshop

Details are on the IDW2004 Website

lt httpwwwsmeorglidw gt Contact Ed Pritchard Oak Ridge Mehology Center Phone 865-574-4261 Fax 865-574-2802 lt pritchardewyI2doegov gt Web Page lt httpwwwy12doegovindexhtmli gt

LIAISO NEWS

A ERICA NATIONAL STANDARDS I SmUTe (A 81) John Lalemkerian Liaison Delegate

The following repOlt details some of the latest innovative accreditashylion programs that ANSI is launching that may be of interest to our NCSL Intemational members

ANSI Completes Pilot Accreditation Program for Personnel Certification Budies

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) administers and coordinates the US voluutary standardization and confomlity assesment system ANSI has announced that it has accredited three organizations involved with the certification of personnel in the safety supply management and construction indushies

These accreditations conclude the first phase of the Institutes lannch of a new accreditation program for personnel certification bodies based upon the new international standard ISOIIEC 17024shy2003 General requirements for bodies operating eertification sysshytems of persons

Certification helps to identify qualified individuals to consumers and employers provide mechanisms for systematically monitoriug the performance of certified persons aud encourage individuals to pmticipate in continuing professional development As an impartial assessor ANSI accreditation protects the integrity of a certification process enhances consumer and public coufideuce in a certification program and the personnel who complete it and facilitates the mohility of certified personnel across borders

Initiated in late 2002 the ANSI pilot program included five organishyzations demonstrating the diversity amoug personnel certification bodies ANSIs accreditation process includes the submission of documentation for each of the requirements identitled in ISOlEe 17024 an on-site audit and the correction of auy non-conformities (ie requirements that have not been met)

According to Institute for Supply Managementtrade (ISM) executive direetor Paul Novak ISM considers it an houor to be one of the few organizations selected by ANSI to participate in its premier pilot accreditation program

The American Society for Nondestructive Testing Inc (ASNT) and the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy Inc (NBCOT) completed the ANSI pilot program in JlUle 2003 For additional infonnation about ANSIs Accreditation Program for Personnel Certifiers please contaet Dr Roy Swift at ltrswiftansiorggt

I EKO Chet Franklin Liaison Delegate

This was an active period with IMEKO

Graham Cameron attended their Annual Conference and provided a repolt at the Tampa meeting

Chet Franklin has volunteered to be the new NCSLI Liaison to lMEKO

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ASIA-PACI Ie LABORATOR ACCREOHA ION COOPERATION (APLAC) Peter Ungel Liaison Delegate

APLAC General Assembly

The next meeting of the APLAC General Assembly and associated Committees will be held in Seoul Republic of Korea in the week of 9-14 November 2003 Two of the five positions on the APLAC Board of Management will be up for re-election

APLAC MRA Council

The APLAC MRA Council will next meet in Seoul during the week of9-l4 November 2003

Following the application by five signatories to the APLAC MRA to become inaugural signatories to the MRA for iuspection body accreditation two initial evaluations have been done and a further two will be done in the latter part of August The fifth evaluation will be doue in October 2003 It is hoped that the initial signing of the APLAC MRA for inspection body accreditation can take place at the MRA Council meeting planned for Columbia MD in late April 2004

Administration of APLAC

The members of the APLAC Board of Management are

Mr Peter Unger (Chair) -- A2LA (United States of America)

Dr Llewellyn Richards (Immediate Past Chair) - IANZ (New Zealand)

Mr Anthony Russell (Chair of MRA Council) - NATA (Australia)

Mr Lin Anping - CNAL (Peoples Republic of China)

Mr Terence S S Chan - HKAS (Hong Kong China)

Dr Katuo Setamiddotmiddot IAJapan (Japan)

Ms Chang Kwei Fem - SAC (Singapore)

Mr Nigel Iou - CNLA (Chinese Taipei)

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Liaison News

APLAC Pub jcations

APLAC documents and membership lists are available as pdf files from the APLAC web site lt wvwaplacorg gt Starting this year APLAC News Notes published bi-mouthly is available only by electronic distribution (as a pdf) and via the APLAC web site

APLAC1 MEMBERSHIP

Full Members

Australia National Association of Testing Authorities Australia (NATA)2 3 4

Brunei Damssalam Ministry of Development (Conslruction Planning and Research Unit)

Canada Standards Council of Canada (SCC)2 3 4 Peopks RepUblic of China National Accreditation Board for China Laboratories (CNAL)2 3 4 Hong Kong China Hong Kong Accreditation Scheme

(HKAS)2 34 India National Accreditatiou Board for Testing amp

Calibration Laboratories (NABL)2 3 4 Indonesia Komite Akreditasi Nasional - The

Accreditation Body of Indonesia (KAN)2 3 5

Japan Japan Accreditation Board for Conformity Assessment (lAB)2 3 5 IAJapan2 3 4 Japan Chemical Laboratory Accreditation (lCLA) Voluntary EMC Laboratory Accreditation Center (V LAC)

Republic of Korea Korea Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (KOLAS)2 3 4

Malaysia Department of Standards Malaysia (DSM)2 Mexico Entidad Mexicanade Accreditaci6n ac

(ema)2 New Zealand Intemational Accreditation New Zealand

(lANZ)2 3 4 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Laboratory Accreditation

Scheme (PNGLAS) Philippines Bureau of Product Standards Laboratory

Accreditation Scheme (BPSLAS)2 Singapore Singapore Accreditation Council - Singapore

Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (SAC-SIN GLAS)2 34

Chinese Taipei Chinese National Laboratory Accreditation (CNLA)2 34

Thailand Department of Medical Sciences Ministry of Public Health Thai Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (TLAS)2 34

United States of American Association for Laboratory America Accreditation (A2LA)2 34

International Accreditation Service Inc (lAS)2 3 5 National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP)2 3 4 NQA-Laboratory Services (NQA-LS) Perry Johnson Laboratories

Vietnam Directorate for Standards and Quality (VILAS)2 3 4

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Associate Mer l-cs

Australia National Analytical Reference Laboratory AGAL (NARL)

Republic of Korea Korea Testing and Research Iustitute for Chemical Industry (KOTRIC)

Chinese Taipei National Institute of Environmental Analysis (NIEA)

United States of Assured Calibration and Laboratory America Accreditation Select Services (ACLASS)

lILAC Regional Cooperation Body Member 2 ILAC Full Member 3 Global Arrangement Signatory 4 APLAC Multilateral MRA - Testing and Calibration 5 APLAC Multilateral MRA - Testing only 6 APLAC MultilateralMRA - Calibration only APLAC Multilate~al Mutual Recognition Arrangement

The Jist of signatories to the APLAC MRA is available from the Liaison Delegate

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ISA N ERNA ONAl Mik~ Suraci Liaison Delegate

I have maintained an active liaison with the ISA The significant areas of mutual interest include Conference issues training web site and marketing

The ISA remains willing to assist NCSLI on many areas of mutual benefit

ASQ MEASUREMENT QUA lTV D VSION (ASQ) Chris Grac1UlIlfil1 Liaison Delegate

The 2003 NCSL Intemational Conference in Tampa FL was a very productive time for the American Society for Quality (ASQ) Measurement Quality Division (MQD) and ASQs Celiifled Calibration Technician (CCT) program I want to take this opportushynity to congratulate Dilip A Shah of E = mc3 Solutions on becomshying MQDs new chairperson Dilip brings to the position decades of metrology experience and a genuine enthusiasm for the metrology profession

At the conference Dilip led the bi-monthly MQD meetingconfershyence call Plans for the 2004 Measurement Science Conference (MSC) and ASQs Quality Congress convention were discussed Other topics included CCT program status work currently being done on the MQD sponsored Metrology Handbook updates on the MQD website etc For more information about MQD please visit our website at lt httpwwwmeasurementqualityorg gt

Session JA of the 2003 NCSL International Conference hosted by Jay L Bucher of the Promega Corporation highlighted the CCT program This session was very well attended as indicated by onl~

20 CCT brochures remaining from the 300 avai [bl~ at th~ comershyence hall Following are the sessions presentcN am Lhelr topic~~

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Liaison News

Sally Harthun American Society for Quality The Basics and Benefits olASQ Certification

bull Dilip Shah E = mc3 Solutions Metrology Training and Certification

bull Chris Grachanen Hewlett-Packard Co ASQs Certified Calibration Technician Body ofKnowledge

After the presentations Hershal C Brewer Accreditation Officer for lntemational Accreditation Service Inc (lAS) joined the preshysenters in a lively 20-minute question and answer session about the CCT program

I would like to extend my congratulations to all newly celtified CCTs The CCT pilot exam was administered in June 2003 to approximately 100 exam candidates throughout the US Following the CCT exam ASQ conducted a Cut-Score Study Workshop Readers may remember that the Cut-Score Study Workshop focuses on detennining the raw score needed for passing the CCT exam

The workshop panel was comprised of 11 ASQ calibration practishytioners who did not take the CCT exam in June and would not be eligible to take the CCT exam until June of 2004 The work of the Cut-Score Study Workshop resulted in a 71 pass rate for June 2003 CCT exam candidates A few of the newly certified CCTs were present at the conference

June 2003 CCT Cut-Score Workshop Auendees Larry Lalonde Keith Jennett James Hughes Cori FinellaId Dave Smeeth Bill Newcomb Ray Lewis Dilip Shah Brent Snoddv Daryl Montie Mike Boothe

The next otlering of the CCT exam will be in Dec 2003 For the latest information about CCT exam dates CCT body of knowledge CCT reference publications etc please visit the ASQs CCT webshysite at lt httpwwwasqorgcerttypescct gt

I am very pleased with the very positive acceptance and energizing enthusiasm for the CCT program from scores of conference attenshydees Cunently there are primers and refresher courses being offered to prepare one fOr taking the CCT exam I encourage those consideling the CCT cxam to download the CCT brochure from the ASQ websitc and review its contents Questions about the CCT program may be sent to me at lt CluisGrachanenhpcom gt Dilip Shaw at lt emc3solnaotcom gt or ASQs Mary Rehm at ltMRehmasqorggt

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IME NEW ENG AND REGION

Instron Corporation Canton MA 02021 Member Delegate

Matt Banik (781) 575-5526

Symmetricom Beverly MA 01915 Member Delegate

Jeanne Hopkins (978) 927-8220

NYPANJ REGiON

Calyx Metrology Laboratory Inc State College PA 16803 Member Delegate

John A Walls III (814) 880-6702

MID-WESTE U REG ON

Accu-Chek Inc Georgetown IN 47122 Member Delegate

David G Smith (812) 951-2206

Northrop Grumman-Xetron Cincinnati OH 45246 Member Delegate

Dan Sorge (513) 881-3291

MID-ATLANTIC us ReG ON

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Richmond VA 23261-6609 Member Delegate

Jim Weaver (804) 652-6814

SOUTH RN US REGION

Jimmy Jackson Services Harpersville AL 35078 Member Delegate

Jimmy L Jackson (205) 672-2148

Lockheed Marlin lechnology Services Greenville SC 29605 Member Delegate

Kenneth Crowe (864) 299-7415

NORTI-I CENTRAL US REGION

The Lanese Group Inc Leawood KS 66209 Member Delegate

John G Lanese (913) 491-6498

SOUTH CENTRAL US REGION

Precision Measurements Calibration Lab EI Paso TX 79928 Member Delegate

Frank R Saucedo (915) 731-4406

SOUTHWESTERN US REGION

Biosite Inc San Diego CA 92121 Member Delegate

ilancy Maple (858) 597-4815

Nissan Technical Center Stanfield AZ 85272 Member Delegate

Angelita S Reyes (520) 421-4341

CANADA R G ON

Accu-Calibration Services Inc Barrie ON L4N 8Z6 Canada Member Delegate

Mike J Maus (705) 721-4200

INTERNAIONAL REG~ON

Atlantic Undersea Test amp Eva Ctr FPO AA 34058-0518 Member Delegate

David A Jinks (561) 655-5155

Logistikamt der Bundeswehr Sankt Augustin Germany 53757 Member Delegate

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Tek Know Holding Almaty Kazakhstan 480009 Member Delegate

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CHEM AL IETROLOG COM ITIEE Tom Ouimet

The Chemical Metrology Committee (CMe) held a meeting at the 2003 NCSLI Conference

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AIRLINE ETROLOGY Victor Cleland

The meeting was held at the NCSLI Conference in Tampa Representatives from United Finnair and Delta Airlines members of the NIST and NCSLI and a few suppliers and vendors attended

David Baker and Ron Cressman dropped in to present plaques to Delta Airlines Departments 338 and 589 and manager Doug Reynolds to acknowledge the Air Forces appreciation for a recent tour of the calibration labs at the Atlanta Technical Operations Center

Vic Cleland chaired the meeting Woody Tramel the NCSLl VP for our corrunittee attended to introduce himself and meet our membershyship and to offer his support Representatives from NIST were present to offer support in our efforts to comply with FAA requireshyments for our calibration programs Bob Walters and MalY Saunders expressed concerns about some of the wording in AC 145shy9 such as traceahle to a standard acceptable to the FAA They suggested our committee might request NIST to help perfonn a gap analysis between the FAA requirements for airline cahbration proshygrams and ISO 17025

Barbara Belzer gave some suggestions about NVLAP accreditation

It was suggested that we personally invite other airlines to join our committee to increase active membership The state of the industry has affected the ability of many of our members to rcgularly attend meetings

Rick Ohlendorf of Schwien would like to assist running an interlabshyoratory comparison of Schwien manometers for our committee

Representatives from King Nutronics Boeing Testronics Northwest Calibration and the Pi Group attended to listen to conshycerns and issues of our committee and to offer their services

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D -CATION amp TAING Dave Nebel VP

I have continued with development of a program to be presented at High School Career Day Fairs Tplan completion for September I have not yet been provided with the names of any volunteers to make presentations in their sections areas

We have submitted the reconunended PersOlmel Training Requirements Guide for board review and comments

111is period my committees have no activity reports

DOCU E TARY STANDARDS ampAPPlICAmiddot TIONS Larry E Nielsen VP

LABORATORY EVALUATION RESOURCES Vacant

This committee will be reactivated as projects are identified that fit its charter eg to develop or maintain handbooks or other materials related to documentary standards applications

LABORATORY FAC UTIES Dr David Braudaway

Work continues on an update of RP-l4 Recommended Practice for Selecting Standards LaboratOly Envirorunents

TROL - GY PRACTICES Dr Howard Castrup

Editors Note Somc of this committees structural information is published in the April 2003 Newsletter page 36

Calibl1ltion Intervals

Dennis Jackson of the US Navy NSWC has been developing and sharing new techniques [or fitting certain types of reliability models to calibration service histmy data These techniques are fairly simshyple 10 implement and are planned for inclusion in the next edition of RP-l

Measureme middott eels on Ris ADa~jsis

Subcommittee chair Karl Haynes and I are continuing to develop material for prescntation in a draft RP I have been talking with NCSLI members who have access to data management systems that are potential candidates for experimenting with the implementation of real-time risk management algorithms

SPC Methods

The new Gage RampR model is still under development The SPCshybased (average and range) methods seem fairly Veil established but work is needed on extending current ANOVA methods 10 cover part variation equipment variation reproducibility repeatability and uncertainty growth The challenge is to develop a three-way design that can work within the constraints of the kind of data maintained by calibration orgauizations

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Committee News

Decision Support

The subcommittee chair Derek Porter of Boeing Commercial Airplane Group has submitted a draft RP titled Metrology Practices Decision Support Topics r have reviewed this draft and will offer my comments during the August 20 Committee meeting

Uncerta~illty Analysis

We have begun reviewing RP-12 and have identified a need to include additional material from the GUM as well as methods and techniques tbat have emerged since the GUMs last publication We also have begun work on additional examples involving mulrivariate and systems analysis methods and examples that explore sourccs of error that are either not addressed in tbe current RP or are given only peripheral mention

As currently conceived we plan to stnlcture the RP in such a way thaI the degree of required analytical rigor can be matched to risk and other needs Tbe topics that will be proposed to the Committee are bull Analysis examples from different measuremenl disciplines (mass

dimensional electricalelectronic CMM analytical chemishy etc)

bull Uncertainty analysis as a tool for measurement design and equipshyment selection

Analysis methods

bull Expansionupdate of GUM methods bull Type A Estimation bull Type B Estimation bull Normality testing bull Selecting and applying error distributions bull Montc Carlo simulation

Multivmiate measurements bull Uncertainty propagation in calibration support bierarchies

Using uncertainty estimates bull Tolerancing bull Risk analysis bull Bayesian analysis

Interval analysis bull Capability statemcnts

WRITING CO MITTEE Jesse l110rse

This has been a quiet qum1er for consensus body activity Howevcr it has becn a VERY active quarter for Working Group OTIC that was established last Janumy at MSC Del Caldwell (WG-I Cbaimlan) has made major achievements in getting the conunittee together and down to work

War Ihg Grolll Olle

Our initial activity was to rcview rSOIlEC 17025 and ISO 10012 which currently form the basis for our revised srandard and identify tecbnical issues we need to address with the two ISO standards to meet National requirements Sixty-two comments were received by tbe end of May Thesc werc distributed to the committee for review

and as of Ihis date a total of about 160 comments have been received These comments are significant and reflect a wide range of interests and excellent knowledge of the contributors In general the comments fall into the following categOlies

bull General considerations - form scope and value added bull ISOIIEC 17025 issues and bull ISO 10012 issues

After our assessment of the technical issues the Group will address the foml of the end product ie the revised Z5401 Should it be a supplement to the existing ISO standards or should it be a standshyalone dOCllment Should it be a digital product paper or both Should the digital product provide a view of the sL1l1dard as a supshyplement yet provide a view with the incorporated changes I think that fonn should follow nll1ction and it appears that using a digital fQImat we should be able to satisfY all interests

ACCREDITATION RESOURCES James Jenkins

Work conljnucs on an update of RP-9 Calibration Laboratory Capability Documentation Guideline Major changes have been incorporated in a new draft to reflect a level of standardization emerging between US accreditation bodies in stating scopes of accrcditation

CAUBRATION 13 OCEDURES Dale Varner

Work continues on development of a calibration procedure database for publication in an appropriate NCSLI media

CONFERENCE SITE SE EellON Anthony Anderson

Inunediately following the April Board meeting Tom Huttennan and 1made a site visit to Kansas City and Overland Park This could be a possible site for 2007 or 2009 and proposals have been solicited

At the end of June Carol Hockert Tom HuttemaIl and I visited St Paul Minnesota The new Riverside Convention Center is an excelshylent facility and could adequately host our conference Proposals from convcnient hotels for 2007 have been requested

A contract bas been signed with the Renaissance Hotel in Nashville for 2006 and a final contract revision from thc Nashville Convention Cenler is expected imminently for submission to the contract review committee

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Conference Meeting Report Ad Hoc Focus Group

Magnetism in Mass Measurements

September 122003

Background

A number of issues surrounding the measurement of magnetism in mass measurements have created frustration for mass calibration laboratories and for accreditation bodies A meeting at the Tampa NCSLI Workshop and Symposium brought together interested parshyties to discuss the issues with the intent on coming to some resolushytions for how to handle the various issues Dr Richard Davis BIPM was invited and attended the meeting to provide background technishycal information aud guidance In addition Dr Davis submitted a reserve paper on this issue that was presented in session 8A (the paper was published on the Conference Proceedings CD) A number of resolutions were developed that are noted later in this sununary

Discussion Topics

1 Scientific basis for magnetism measurements and handling magshynetism effects in the uncertainty analysis for calibration of mass standards

2 Cost factors for routine magnetism surveillance (cost of doing tests cost of not doing tests and the impact)

3 Impact of magnetism testing onfor laboratory accreditation 4 Possible round robin experiments 5 Agreementsresolutions on issues

Resolutions

1 Laboratories should not include an uncertainty component for magnetism measurements in mass calibrations

2 NVLAPs position is that for Echelon I and II measurements (corresponding to OIML R 111 classes E I E2 F I F2) laboratoshyries should 1) state on their reports whether or not they are screening for magnetism and 2) state that no component is included in their uncertainty statement for magnetism effects and 3) include a discussionwritten agreement as to the laboratorys practice regarding magnetism screening (or lack of screening) as a part of normal contract review with laboratory customers

3 Some experimentation needs to be done to evaluate (confirmmodify) the reproducibility of the proeedures in RIll to gain experience in the procedures and better understand the limitations

4 We all agreed that we dont mow how best to quantify magnetic effects of masses and the uncertainties associated with calibrashytion

5 We dont know the level (qualitycost) of gaussmeter that is needshyed yet

Discussion Highlights

Permanent magnetization and magnetic susceptibility are sepashyrate quantities Although each quantity may be problematic for mass calibrations permanent magnetization is often the more troublesome of the two

bull Permanent magnetization is easier to test (with a gaussmeter) than magnetic susceptibility (magnetic susceptometer) However the susceptometer can also provide a measure of the permanent

magnetization as a byproduct of the susceptibility measurement bull What needs to be considered is the force reaction between a

weight and another field (eg a balance a table with steel rebar a force machine with other weights)

bull Options to limit the problems include shield the balances better manufacture weights with limited magnetic susceptibility and negligible permanent magnetization

bull Late model mass comparators with increased resolution can see more of the problems due to magnetized weights Not all balshyancesscales have adequate rcsolution to note any effects due to magnetized weights

bull Recent work was done by the PTE to map a number ofbalshyances to consider the impact of magnetized weights This work allowed increases in the allowable magnetie susceptibility to maintain errors at less than 110 of the maximum permissible erTors (tolerances)

bull We can recognize problematic weights through testing but we cant adequately quantify the effect or correct for the errors

bull Some labs routinely screen others screen when asked to add this service or when problems are observed others do not screen Estimates are that fewer than I of the weights in the system have a problem

bull Old weights are generally rejected or taken out of service if problems are observed (which is causing some frustration among laboratory customers who have used their weights for years with no apparent problems)

bull Testing should result in passfail qualitative result rather than quantifying a measurement

bull The type and cost of gaussmeters vary from $600 models to $5000 models The question of recalibration came up and the fact that the probes degrade over time

bull ASTM E 617-97 will need to be updated as soon as OIML RIll becomes final because magnetism limits were included before the latest revisions E 617-97 is currently more stringent than the latest RIll draft

bull NOAr (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency) ill the Department of Commerce has online information about the earths magnetic fields

bull Degaussing is not easy especially for hard magnetic materials like stainless steel Some laboratories have experimented with this and found that if the material is susceptible - it remagnetizes quickly and to a greater extent than it was prior to the degaussing attempt

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ULTRACOLD EXPERM S PAVE WAY FOR SUPER MOLECULE

A team of researchers at ITLA a joint institute of the National Institllte of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Boulder report in the July 3 edition of Nature an important step toward creating an ultracold super molecule a blend of thousands of molecules acting in unison Such a blend of molecules would provide physicists with an excellent tool for studyshying molecular quantum mechanics and superconductivity

At a temperature of only 150 nanoKelvins above absolute zero the team used lasers and a carefuJIy tuned magnetic field Lo pair potassishyum aloms belonging to a class of particles called fennions into loosely joined molecules belonging to a class of particles called bosons Surprisingly tbe researchers report the number of molecules prodnced is very large wilh about a quarter million lSO percent) of the atoms within the original cloud pairing up

Our experiments notes NIST Physicist Deborah Jin produced the lowest molecular binding energy that has been measured specshytroscopically Tn other words the atom pairs fQlming each molecule are hanging onto one another by their proverbial fingertips The researchers measured the energy holding the molecules together by breaking the molecular bond with a relatively low-energy radio wave

This work Jin continues could help us understand the basic physics behind superconductivity and especially high-temperature superconduetivity Superconductivity is a property in which elecshytrons (a fennion paliicle) move throngh a metal with no resistauce The experiments may lead to creation of felmion superfluids made from gases that would be much easier to study than solid superconshyductors Creation of a super atom (known as a Bose-Einstein conshydensate) eamed another research team at JILA the 2001 Nobel Prize in physics

Contact Fred McGchan (Boulder) (303) 497-3246

SYSTEM HELPS ENSUft REUA6 L1TY OF MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS

The AmlY Navy and Air Force use thousands of miles of optical fibers on ships planes and land-based installations to transmit voice and data They needed a simple effective and highly accurate way to measure the amount of light delivered by these glass wires at key points in the transmission system Power degradation along the nelwork can cause communication failllte

Working with ILX Lightwave Corp of Bozeman Mont the NIST came up with a system capable of world-class optical measurements with push-button conveniencc The system consists of an NISTshydesigned optical detector and an optical multimeter [designed by ILX Lightwave] that measures light emitted from a liber over a wide range of wavelengths

There are two versions of the novel delector one using siliconshybased sensors and the other nsing gennanium-based sensors The sensors connect directly to an optical fiber without any additional optics and with barely measurable light loss Measurement uncershytainty is half that of previous optical fiber power detectors The sysshytem is described in an upcoming issue of the joumal Metrologia

According to NIST engineer John Lehman independent measureshyments of the detectors performance by NIST and its Gennan counshyterpart PTB (Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt) are in excelshylent agreement Another comparison will be made this summer with NISIs British counterpart the National Physical Laboratory

The new systems are now being shipped to military calibration censhyters where they will be used to annually check the accuracy of optishycal fiber power systems utilized in the field

Contact Fred McGehan (Boulder) (303) 497-3246

TfNY BUBBLES EW TOOL IN C E IICAl SESI G

As the old Hawaiian love song says tiny bubbles realJy do make some people feel fine Chemists that is But there is no wine involved this time just water

NIST chemists reported in the June 24 online edition of Langmuir that a process called microboiling shows promise for quick simple and inexpensive chemical sensing The process involves the fonnashytion of tiny vapor bubhles on a 200-nanometer-thick film of preshycious metal immersed in water and heated rapidly By coating the metal microheater with a single layer of waler-repelling molecules the scientists dramatically alrered thc microboiling behavior Bubbles fanned more obviously and at lower temperatures and the water in immediate contact with the metal got much hotter

Its astounding to me that we changed one functional group on the surface of that microhcatcr and saw a dramatic change in the boiling behavior says Michael Tarlov a co-author of the paper

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The finding means that changes in boiling behavior should be useful for detecting specifIc substances The water surrounding a microshyheater designed to bond with DNA or proteins for example might boil at a different temperature if the target molecules were attached to the coating A change can be measured in just 5 microseconds much faster than typical lab techniques NlST scientists have found that the technique can detect sUIfactants such as those used in detergents and are studying its use in microfluidic (or lab-on-ashychip) devices The research also has other potential spin-offs such as the use of designer coatings to improve efficiency in boilers and heat excbangers and the use of microheaters to simplify chemical manufacturing

Contact Laura Ost (301) 975-4034

GRANTS TO FUND DEVEL PMENT OF NOVEL ~CHNOLOGIES

New blade technology tbat could make energy generation by wind turbines more efficient vims-resistant tissues for skin grafts a method for operating a cars devices through conversational speech and an automated Web-searehing and data organizing software sysshytem are among the novel technologies to be developed by the prishyvate sector with support from 16 awards announced by the NlST Advanced Technology Program (ATP)

A list of the latest ATP awards with links to project fact sheets may be found at ltwwwnistgovnewsgt For more detail on individual projects contact the recipient company or joint venture paltnership as listed at the bottom of the project fact sheet

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CRACKENG THE NANONEWTON FORCE BARRIER

How do you weigh a dust mite Or delermine the force required to pull a molecule apart Such tasks require a device that measures nanonewtons-forces I billion times smaller than the force required to hold an apple against Earths gravity Nanonewton forces are estishymated with atomic force microscopes and inslluments that measnre the properties of ultrathin coatings like those used on computer hard drives or turbiue blades But the accuracy of such estimates is unknown because they havent been calibrated with force standards based on the kilogram the intemationally accepted unit of mass

Luckily there is hope on the hOlizon In a paper presented June 4 at the annual conferencc of the Society of Experimental Mechanics in Charlotte NC NlST engineers describe a prototype instrument that reliably measnres forces as small as tens of nanonewtons and simultaueously ties those measurements to forces a tbousand times larger based on the kilogram The device works by COllllecting a weIl-calibrated spring-loaded scale with a set of electrodes that genshyerates an electrostatic force

The insuument balances the downward force produced by a oneshymilligram mass artifact by keeping the distance between the elecshytrodes constant but varying the amount of voltage between them The result is a force detenninahon accurate to a few parts in 10000 that is measured with voltage electrical capacitance and distance (the location of the electrodes as measured in wavelengths of laser light) It is much easier to make small changes in voltages than to make small mass standards explains NIST mechanical engineer Jon Pratl

The NIST researchers hope to extend the instruments resolution to tens of piconewtons (trillionths of a newton)

Contact Laura Osl (301) 975-4034

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MI IIATURE MIX-UPS 0 SPEED MATERIA S RESEARCH

A new NIST projeet aims to stir up materials research by adapting lab-on-a-chip teehnology to mix and evaluate experimental conshycoctions at a rapid clip hastening improvements in products ranging from paints to shampoos to plastics

Initially researchers at the NIST Combinatorial Methods Center (NCMC) and several of the NCMCs company members plan to rev up the search for new or better emulsions often eomplex fOlmulashytions that are the basis for US product markets totaling more than $50 billion They will start by deciphering interactions at the intershyfaees (inter-facial tension) between the various eomponents that make lip these viscous mixtures and are key to their pelfonnanee

Now efforts to improve paints shampoos and other emulsions tend to be time-consuming trial-and-error exercises But with tiny Iabshyon-chip devices much of the proeess can be automated permitting rapid systematic testing of new material fonnulations

The project will extend the capabilities of so-called microfluidic systems tiny challllel-lined deviees now used regularly for medical testiug In DNA cbips for example droplets of genetic material are routed through networks of tiny wells each one ser up for a particushylar diagnostic test Material fOlmulations however typically contain components from solvents to different-sized particles tbat do not readily mix and circulate through these minute plumbing systems

To accorrunodate these differences NCMC researchers have designed and tested credit-card-sized prototypes tailored for viscous materials research Features include mixers pumps reservoirs and computer conrrol of the flow of sample droplets through a network of millimeter-wide challllels Mixture properties will be charactershyized with real-time image measurement techniques that NIST is developing with an eye on many application areas

Contact Mark Bello (30J) 975-3776

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NOVE speCTROSCOPIC METHOD CAN DE ECT TER 0 1ST THREA S

A novel techniqne that nses far-infrared (terahertz ) radiation to rapshyidly identify bulk or airborne materials inside sealed paper or plastic containers has been demonstrated by scientists at the NIST and SPARTA Inc of Rosslyn Va Described at a recent technical conshyference the technology has potential applications in homeland secushyrity such as detection of explosives in the mail or other non-metallic portable containers

The method involves directing a far-infrared light source at a samshyple in a e10sed container detecting the light transmitted throngh the materials and then analyzing the light that was absorbed by the sample while making adjnstments for the light absorbed by the conshytainer Far-infrared radiation which falls between visible light and radio waves on the electromagnctic spectrum is partially transmitshyted throngh many materials The pattem of light frequencies or spectra absorbed by a material depends specifically on the vibrashytions of the materials atoms and its crystalline structure

This method can readily identify compounds made of molecules containing three to hnndreds of atoms the size of many threat mateshyrials The two instruments employed one nsing a pulsed laser and the other a glowing filament are tabletop-sized and work at room temperature Two years of experiments have demonstrated thol ahe technique detects aerosols (such as those that might contain anthrax spores) pharmaceutical powders most gases sevEral explosives and other common materials The researchers have compiled a datlbase of spectral characteristics for more than 100 materials and devclshyoped an automated software tool for rapidly identifying bulk materishyals based on their absOlvtion spectra Further research aims to increase the sensitivity and throughput speed of the technology

Contact Laura Ost (301) 975-4034

E SURIG TH REL AS L1TY OF TRACE EXPLOSIVE DETECTORS

In an effort to enhance homeland security NIST chemists are develshyoping new ways to see collections of micrometer-sized particles of explosive materials The techniques will help ensure that equipmcnt for screening airport passengers baggage and cargo operates relishyahly

The research is part of a collaboration with the Transportation Security Agency to develop metTOlogy for dcsigning characterizing and calibrating trace explosive detection systems Thousands of cnhanced trace explosive detcction systems already are deployed in airports to collect particles from luggage and other surfaccs and analyze these samples in a tabletop instrument Research also is under way on new systems that will use air showers to hlow partishycles off people as they walk through portals

The dercction of trace explosives involvcs three basic processes particle collection on cloth or mesh filters palticle heating to proshyduce vapors and vapor analysis to identify thc chemicals N1ST is using its mcasurement expertise to devclop methods to better undershystand and optimize particle collection and heating processes

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One set of NIST experiments focnses on how evenly current tableshytop analytical instruments heat the filters that collect particles Heat control is importlnt because explosive particles need to get hot enough to vaporize within seconds for rapid analysis and uneven heating may lead to variation in analytical results To assist in the testing and design of walk-through portal systems NIST scientists developed a way to visualize a few individual explosive particles sunounded by millions of backgronnd particles collected on filters Additional NIST Experiments focus on the size of particles knocked off a test surface by various air jet designs Snch infOlmation can be nsed to help design next-generation detection systems

Contlc Laura Ost (301) 975-4034

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NEW NIST FAC lITY SOON WILL BE REFL CTrNG ON SAFER SIGNS

Our roadways should get safer in the future now that the NIST has developed a way to accurately and reliably measure how light reflects off stop signs and other road markings Road signs and markings are designed to be visible at night by retroreflectivity that is they reflect some of the light emitted by a vehicles headlights back toward the drivers eyes However measurements of retroreshyflecrivity have varied so much among different devices and laborashytories that federal transportation officials have bcen nnable to define minimum standards for this Congressionally mandated characterisshytic

Recently NIST established a facility funded by the Transportation Research Board of the National Cooperative Research Program that resolves numerous measurement problems and improves accuracy Inside the facility one finds a long black tunnel with a set of tracks on which sits an insnumented platform Signs or materials are mounted on the platfo[l11 which can be moved 3 to 30 metcrs (10 to 100 feet) from a light source at one end of the tunnel Using custom softwarc scientists precisely control all of the components and measure the characteristics of light reflected from the sign to a detector locatcd close to the source

NIST expects that the facility will begin providing calibration servshyices early in 2004

Contlct Laura Ost (30 I) 975-4034

SINGLE PHOTO DETECTOR CONQUERS TH DARK SIDE

Researchers from the NIST and Boston University have demonstratshycd a detector that counts single pulscs of light while simultancously reducing false or dark counts to virtually zero Reported in the July 28 2003 issue of Applied Physics Letters the advance proshyvides a key technology needed for future development of secure quantum corrununications and cryptography

Quantum communications and cryptography is a codemakers Holy Grail The idea is to use a rapid series of light pulses (photons) in onc of two different states to transmit infonnation in an unbreakable codc

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News from the NMIs

The photon detector project is part of a multi-disciplinary NIST effort to develop the sophisticated measllIement methods needed to make quantum communication and cryptography possible Funding was provided by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the NIST Advanced Technology Program (ATP)

Most current photon detectors operate best with visible light cannot reliably detect single photons and suffer from high dark counts due to random electronic noise Thc new device operates with the wavcshylength of near-infrared light used for fiber optic communicatJOns and produces negligible dark eounts Instead of using light-sensitive materials the NIST device uses a tungsten film coupled to a fiber optic communication line The film is chilled to 120 milliKe1vin at its transition temperature between nonnal conductivity and supershyconductivity When the fiber optic line delivers a photon to the tungshysten film thc tempcrature rises and the apparatus detects it as au increase in electrical resistance

Thc device detects about 20000 photons per second and works with an efficiency of about 20 percent With planned improvements the research team hopes to increase efficicncies to greater than 80 pershycent

Contact Fred McGehan (Bouldcr) (303) 497-3246

NIST HE s C IP DUSTRY MEASURE FEATURES BY COUN GATOMS

The quest to develop the nanotechnology equivalent of rulers [length-measurement references based on the spacing of atoms in a peIiectIy ordered crystal] has inspired a burst of innovation at the National Institute of Standards and Teehnology (NIST) Progress to date has yielded a novel device tbat can resolve distances smaller than thc radius of an atom and a reliable method for writing 10shynanometer-sized featmcs on silicon

NIST researchers are packaging the new technology and know-how into a seanning tllnneling microscope (STM) system designed to write patterns with dimensions detennined by counting the atoms that make up the pattems structural features Ultimately aiming for an accuracy of better than 1 nanometer the team intends to supply the semiconductor industry with bcnchmark references to calibrate measurcment tools used in rcsearch and production

To measure excecdingly small distances members of the atomshybased artifacts pr~iect developed a novel diode-Iascr based interfershyomcter The new compact instrument incorporates elements of two types of existing interferometcrs-devices that detetmine the distance betwccn two objects on the basis of light interferencc pattcrns-bnt achicves much higher levels of resolution To datc the team has measured distances in increments smaller than 10 picometers or less than one-hundredth of a nanometer

Efforts to produce durable silicon-bascd measurement references have paid off with a method for reliably writing patterns with 10shynanometer linewidths cquivalent to about 30 silicon atoms across These STM-written pattems arc long-lived even outside of a vacushyum and rCccnt work suggests that reactive ion etching can increasc their three-dimensional relief

Contact Mark Bcllo (301) 975-3776

Potpourri

bull New Members Appointed to Baldrige Board of Overseers Commerce Secretary Don Evans has appointed six promincm industry education and health care leaders to serve on thc 12shymember Board of Overseers for the Baldrige National Quality Program to replace retiring board members The Board of Overseers recommends improvements to the Baldrige perfonnshyance exccllcnce criteria the Baldrige National Quality Program and the Baldrige Award process For details sce ltwwwnistgovpublic_affairsmembershtrngt

bull Cheney and Evans present 2002 Baldrige Awards Vice President Dick Cheney and Commerce Secretary Don Evans preshysented thc 2002 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awards to thTee organizations at a Washington DC ceremony on May 21 2003 The event marked the first time a health care organization has been recognized with a Baldrige Award Read more includshying transcripts of remarks at ltwwwnistgovpublic_affairsreleasesmbnqa052103htmgt

bull Detecting Corked Bats After Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs was ejected June 3 from a major league baseball game for using a corked bat officials had the rest of his 76 bats X-rayed by a radiologist In 1987 NIST researchers conducted a study for Major Lcaguc Baseball and detennined that medical X-ray machines were better than ultrasound for detecting corked bats For details see lt wwwl00nistgovlbattamperinghtrn gt

bull Dig jump in Applications for Nations Top Honor for bull ceUence Sixty-eight organizations have sent NIST their applishy

cation for the 2003 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award the nations Presidential award for excellence Last year 49 busishynesses schools and health care organizations applied Over the next six months teams of specially trained examiners will evalushyate these 68 organizations to detennine wbich will receive the award this fal1 For details see ltwwwnistgovpublic_affairsmbnqa_appshtmgt

bull N1ST Receives Valuable Chemical Data from Dow Dow Chemical Co has donated an extensive collection of more thau 50000 infrared spectra-independently valued at more than $5 million-to NIST for incorporation into its Chemistry WebBook The WebBook is an onlinc resource lt httpwebbooknistgov raquo that 600000 users rely on armually for a wide rangc of research and development applications and cducational purposes

CSIR NEWS FROM SOUTH AFRICA

NEW OPTICAL WAVELENGTH STANDARD BOOSTED BY VISIT FROM NOBEL LAUREATE

A new optical wavelength standard is being developed for South Africa The standard is based on an acetylene-stabilised diode laser wherc the laser is stabilised to the absorption lines of acetylene (C2H2) These lines are the Doppler-broadened lines ofthc v I + v3 rotational - vibrational baud and lie between 1510 nm and 1550 nm While frequcncy modulation is used to generate the error signal for stabilisation an expected accuracy and stability of less than 10 MHz laquoOlppm) will be achieved

Research and development of the standard under the guidance of Dr Dean Veneables is almost completc During their visit to South Afiica Professor Carl Wieman of the University of Colorado at Boulder (2001 Nobel Plizc in physics recipient) and Dr Sara

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Gilbert Group Head of Optical fibre and components at NIST held a meeting with the CSIR-NlVU that included discussions on the refinement of the new wavelength standard

Professor Carl Wieman and Eric Comellled a team of physicists that created the worlds first Bose-Einstein condensate a new fonn of matter on 5 June 1995 The condensate allows scientists to study the strauge and extremely small world of quantum physics as if they are looking through a giant magnifYing glass Its creation estabshylished a new branch of atomic physics that has provided a treasureshytrove of scientific discoveries

Predicted in 1924 by Albert Einstein who built on the work of Satyendra Nath Bose the condensate occurs when the waelengths of individual atoms begin to overlap and behave in identical fashion forming a supectonl The superatom occurs when laboratory apparatus is med to chill a group of atoms to just a few hundred bilshylionths of a degree above absolute zero

Comel1 and Wieman likened a Bose-Einstein condensate to an ice crystal forming in cold water and said it has the same relation to ordinary matter as laser light has to light from a light bulb The atoms within the condensate obey the laws of qUJntum physics and are as close to absolute zero -27315 C as the )Ws of physics allow

NML ASSISTS IN EXPA 0 NG AFRiCAN METROLOGY CAPABIL T ES

Dr Franz Hengstberger Regional Coordinator of SADCMET has just returned from a visit to the National 11lSti lute of Standards (NIS) in Egypt and the Kenya Bureau of Standards Both ofthese institushytions are Associate Members of SADCMET

Acting as a special adviser to Prof Shalaan the President of National Institute of Standards (NIS) in Cairo Egypt he investigatshyed a number of aspects pertinent to the NIS photometry and radiomshyetry laboratories They iucluded a thorough study of the equipment facilities personnel and planned capabilities within the laboratory Franz will prepare recommendations based on tbis information Additionally Franz held discussions with Dr Adel Shehata the NlS manager in charge of intemational relations on the forthcoming SADCMET meeting in Zambia other SADCMET matters and the development of metrology in Africa in general

On his retlan leg Franz advised the head of metrology at the Kenyan Bureau of Standards CKEBS) Ivll Joel Kjoko 011 facilities and activities required to establish a KEBS photometry and radiomshyetry laboratory KEBS is now plamling to establish the necessary laboratory space and manufacture and purchase tlle required equipshyment Franz will remain in close touch with the Kenyan colleagues

News from the NMIs

in this regard and KEBS and NML will continue to cooperate on this issue ill terms of their existing MOU on cooperation in metrology

Franz also paid a courtesy visit to the Managing Director ofKEBS Mrs Margaret Rotich and reports that he was again struck by the overwhelmiug sense of friendship and cooperation existing between the two institutions

NML gratefully acknowledges the continued support from the South African Department of Trade and Industry for its work in Africa through which it is trying to align with and support the objectives of the New Partnership for Africas Development (NEPAD)

HARDNESS LABORATO Y ESTABLISHED

A new capability for hardness measurement has been established in the Force Hardness and Torque laboratory at the National Metrology Laboratory (NML) of the CSIR to provide measurements primarily for rhe automotive aircraft and iron and steel manufactlrrshying industries

Streugthening the existing hardness testing and indentation capabilishyty for materials Benny Burke commenred that the laboratory is capable of determining hardness based on first principles and the new technology willleplace the previous substitution-based methshyods

In addition the requirements ofISO 650 I Metal ic materials shyRockwell hardness tests will be satisfied Furthermore initial acceptance results indicate that the system is well withiu expected control Iimits Simply stated hardness is the resistance of a material to permanent indentation It is important to recognise that harduess is an empirical test and therefore hardness is not a material property This is because there are several different hardness tests tllat will each determine a different hardness value for the same piece of material Therefore hardness is test method dependent and every test result has to have a label identifYing the test method used Hardness is however used extensively to characterise materials and to determine if they are suitable for their intended nse

The most common uses for hardness tests is to verify the heat treatshyment of a part and to detennine if a material has the properties necshyessary for its intended use Establishing a cOlTelatiou between the hardness result and the desired material property allows this makshying hardness tests very useful in industrial and RampD applications The calibration system will be commissioned by June 2003 and the facility demonstrated to industry at the Technical Advisory Forum

EWS s Natio al Measurement Conference and British Electromagnefc Measurement Conference 2003

Angel Hotel Cardiff UK 18-20 November 2003

NMCfBEMC 2003 is the largest UK measshyurement event focusing on industrial applications of measurement technologies

From shop floor to cutting edge NMC amp BEMC have something to offer everyone

NMCBEMC provides a unique opportunity for delegates to netshywork with colleagues involved in the measurement industry Sessions will include both traditional seminars presenting state of the art techniques and more practically-oriented workshops

Workshops

To address the increasing demand for training and applicationsshyfocused information on measurement technology NMC amp BEMC will hold an increased number of workshops Delegates will gain access to experts and training materials focused on measurement best practices

Technical seminars

Seminars will eonsist of both contributed and invited papers Attendance will allow delegates to diseuss ideas and problems wilh other engineers and measuremenl specialists sharing knowledge and stimulating innovation

Social programme and exhibition

A full social prograrrune will complement the technical sessions providing a forum for the exchange and discussion of ideas Alongside the programme there will be an exhibition giving deleshygates the opportunity to meet with measurement providers instrushymentation suppliers and accredited laboratories This is a valuable chance for delegates to find out about new product developments serviees and applications

The Angel Hotel looks like a pretty elegant venue for metrologists Behave yourselves

Registration

To register your interest in attending NMC or BEMC to held at the Angel Hotel Cardiff UK between 18 and 20 November 2003 please complete the pro-fonna on-line at

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ltwwwnational-measurement-conferencecoukgt or contact Hannah Edmunds at the National Physical LaboratOlY E-mail lt hannahedmundsnplcouk gt Tel +44 20 8943 6260

NIS 30 MHz ATTENUATION MEASUREMIENT FACILITY RELOCATED AT THE ARMY PRIMARY STANDARDS LABO TORY

The 30 MHz Attenuation Measurement System fonnerly loeated at the Boulder laboratories of the Nationallnstilltte of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been relocated to the US Almy Primary Standards Laboratory (APSL) at Redstone Arsenal AL Installation of the system at the APSL was completed by NIST personnel in May 2003 Personnel at the APSL received training in the operation of the system at NIST and also at the APSL

The APSL now has the capability to provide incremental attenuation calibration of precision 30 MHz piston attcnuators and similar devices from 0 to 120 dB The expanded uncertainty of these calishybrations is 0003 dBllO dB at an approximate 95 percent level of confidence Traceability of measurements performed by the system will continue to be proportional to dimensional measurements of a standard piston attenuator which is an integral part of the system The attenuator which was designed machined and characterized by NIST in the early 1960s utilizes a laser interferometer to measure piston displacement with a resolution corresponding to an incremenshytal attenuation of approximately 00001 dB

The system itself utilizes an unmodulaled 2-ehannel RF null techshynique and a precision phase shifter to aehieve high sensitivity and a dynamic range of at least 120 dB The successful transfer of this system to the APSL eusures that the US requirements for 30 MHz attenuation calibration support which is traceable to national stanshydards will continue to be met by the APSL As NIST no longer proshyvides this measureillent service inquiries should be directed to the APSL at 256-876-8417

ITER ATIONAL DIMENSIONAL WORKSHOP

Airport Marriott Nashville TN May 10-14 2004

Make your plans now to attend next years International Dimensional Workshop

Details are on the IDW2004 Website

lt httpwwwsmeorglidw gt Contact Ed Pritchard Oak Ridge Mehology Center Phone 865-574-4261 Fax 865-574-2802 lt pritchardewyI2doegov gt Web Page lt httpwwwy12doegovindexhtmli gt

LIAISO NEWS

A ERICA NATIONAL STANDARDS I SmUTe (A 81) John Lalemkerian Liaison Delegate

The following repOlt details some of the latest innovative accreditashylion programs that ANSI is launching that may be of interest to our NCSL Intemational members

ANSI Completes Pilot Accreditation Program for Personnel Certification Budies

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) administers and coordinates the US voluutary standardization and confomlity assesment system ANSI has announced that it has accredited three organizations involved with the certification of personnel in the safety supply management and construction indushies

These accreditations conclude the first phase of the Institutes lannch of a new accreditation program for personnel certification bodies based upon the new international standard ISOIIEC 17024shy2003 General requirements for bodies operating eertification sysshytems of persons

Certification helps to identify qualified individuals to consumers and employers provide mechanisms for systematically monitoriug the performance of certified persons aud encourage individuals to pmticipate in continuing professional development As an impartial assessor ANSI accreditation protects the integrity of a certification process enhances consumer and public coufideuce in a certification program and the personnel who complete it and facilitates the mohility of certified personnel across borders

Initiated in late 2002 the ANSI pilot program included five organishyzations demonstrating the diversity amoug personnel certification bodies ANSIs accreditation process includes the submission of documentation for each of the requirements identitled in ISOlEe 17024 an on-site audit and the correction of auy non-conformities (ie requirements that have not been met)

According to Institute for Supply Managementtrade (ISM) executive direetor Paul Novak ISM considers it an houor to be one of the few organizations selected by ANSI to participate in its premier pilot accreditation program

The American Society for Nondestructive Testing Inc (ASNT) and the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy Inc (NBCOT) completed the ANSI pilot program in JlUle 2003 For additional infonnation about ANSIs Accreditation Program for Personnel Certifiers please contaet Dr Roy Swift at ltrswiftansiorggt

I EKO Chet Franklin Liaison Delegate

This was an active period with IMEKO

Graham Cameron attended their Annual Conference and provided a repolt at the Tampa meeting

Chet Franklin has volunteered to be the new NCSLI Liaison to lMEKO

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ASIA-PACI Ie LABORATOR ACCREOHA ION COOPERATION (APLAC) Peter Ungel Liaison Delegate

APLAC General Assembly

The next meeting of the APLAC General Assembly and associated Committees will be held in Seoul Republic of Korea in the week of 9-14 November 2003 Two of the five positions on the APLAC Board of Management will be up for re-election

APLAC MRA Council

The APLAC MRA Council will next meet in Seoul during the week of9-l4 November 2003

Following the application by five signatories to the APLAC MRA to become inaugural signatories to the MRA for iuspection body accreditation two initial evaluations have been done and a further two will be done in the latter part of August The fifth evaluation will be doue in October 2003 It is hoped that the initial signing of the APLAC MRA for inspection body accreditation can take place at the MRA Council meeting planned for Columbia MD in late April 2004

Administration of APLAC

The members of the APLAC Board of Management are

Mr Peter Unger (Chair) -- A2LA (United States of America)

Dr Llewellyn Richards (Immediate Past Chair) - IANZ (New Zealand)

Mr Anthony Russell (Chair of MRA Council) - NATA (Australia)

Mr Lin Anping - CNAL (Peoples Republic of China)

Mr Terence S S Chan - HKAS (Hong Kong China)

Dr Katuo Setamiddotmiddot IAJapan (Japan)

Ms Chang Kwei Fem - SAC (Singapore)

Mr Nigel Iou - CNLA (Chinese Taipei)

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Liaison News

APLAC Pub jcations

APLAC documents and membership lists are available as pdf files from the APLAC web site lt wvwaplacorg gt Starting this year APLAC News Notes published bi-mouthly is available only by electronic distribution (as a pdf) and via the APLAC web site

APLAC1 MEMBERSHIP

Full Members

Australia National Association of Testing Authorities Australia (NATA)2 3 4

Brunei Damssalam Ministry of Development (Conslruction Planning and Research Unit)

Canada Standards Council of Canada (SCC)2 3 4 Peopks RepUblic of China National Accreditation Board for China Laboratories (CNAL)2 3 4 Hong Kong China Hong Kong Accreditation Scheme

(HKAS)2 34 India National Accreditatiou Board for Testing amp

Calibration Laboratories (NABL)2 3 4 Indonesia Komite Akreditasi Nasional - The

Accreditation Body of Indonesia (KAN)2 3 5

Japan Japan Accreditation Board for Conformity Assessment (lAB)2 3 5 IAJapan2 3 4 Japan Chemical Laboratory Accreditation (lCLA) Voluntary EMC Laboratory Accreditation Center (V LAC)

Republic of Korea Korea Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (KOLAS)2 3 4

Malaysia Department of Standards Malaysia (DSM)2 Mexico Entidad Mexicanade Accreditaci6n ac

(ema)2 New Zealand Intemational Accreditation New Zealand

(lANZ)2 3 4 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Laboratory Accreditation

Scheme (PNGLAS) Philippines Bureau of Product Standards Laboratory

Accreditation Scheme (BPSLAS)2 Singapore Singapore Accreditation Council - Singapore

Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (SAC-SIN GLAS)2 34

Chinese Taipei Chinese National Laboratory Accreditation (CNLA)2 34

Thailand Department of Medical Sciences Ministry of Public Health Thai Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (TLAS)2 34

United States of American Association for Laboratory America Accreditation (A2LA)2 34

International Accreditation Service Inc (lAS)2 3 5 National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP)2 3 4 NQA-Laboratory Services (NQA-LS) Perry Johnson Laboratories

Vietnam Directorate for Standards and Quality (VILAS)2 3 4

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Associate Mer l-cs

Australia National Analytical Reference Laboratory AGAL (NARL)

Republic of Korea Korea Testing and Research Iustitute for Chemical Industry (KOTRIC)

Chinese Taipei National Institute of Environmental Analysis (NIEA)

United States of Assured Calibration and Laboratory America Accreditation Select Services (ACLASS)

lILAC Regional Cooperation Body Member 2 ILAC Full Member 3 Global Arrangement Signatory 4 APLAC Multilateral MRA - Testing and Calibration 5 APLAC Multilateral MRA - Testing only 6 APLAC MultilateralMRA - Calibration only APLAC Multilate~al Mutual Recognition Arrangement

The Jist of signatories to the APLAC MRA is available from the Liaison Delegate

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ISA N ERNA ONAl Mik~ Suraci Liaison Delegate

I have maintained an active liaison with the ISA The significant areas of mutual interest include Conference issues training web site and marketing

The ISA remains willing to assist NCSLI on many areas of mutual benefit

ASQ MEASUREMENT QUA lTV D VSION (ASQ) Chris Grac1UlIlfil1 Liaison Delegate

The 2003 NCSL Intemational Conference in Tampa FL was a very productive time for the American Society for Quality (ASQ) Measurement Quality Division (MQD) and ASQs Celiifled Calibration Technician (CCT) program I want to take this opportushynity to congratulate Dilip A Shah of E = mc3 Solutions on becomshying MQDs new chairperson Dilip brings to the position decades of metrology experience and a genuine enthusiasm for the metrology profession

At the conference Dilip led the bi-monthly MQD meetingconfershyence call Plans for the 2004 Measurement Science Conference (MSC) and ASQs Quality Congress convention were discussed Other topics included CCT program status work currently being done on the MQD sponsored Metrology Handbook updates on the MQD website etc For more information about MQD please visit our website at lt httpwwwmeasurementqualityorg gt

Session JA of the 2003 NCSL International Conference hosted by Jay L Bucher of the Promega Corporation highlighted the CCT program This session was very well attended as indicated by onl~

20 CCT brochures remaining from the 300 avai [bl~ at th~ comershyence hall Following are the sessions presentcN am Lhelr topic~~

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Liaison News

Sally Harthun American Society for Quality The Basics and Benefits olASQ Certification

bull Dilip Shah E = mc3 Solutions Metrology Training and Certification

bull Chris Grachanen Hewlett-Packard Co ASQs Certified Calibration Technician Body ofKnowledge

After the presentations Hershal C Brewer Accreditation Officer for lntemational Accreditation Service Inc (lAS) joined the preshysenters in a lively 20-minute question and answer session about the CCT program

I would like to extend my congratulations to all newly celtified CCTs The CCT pilot exam was administered in June 2003 to approximately 100 exam candidates throughout the US Following the CCT exam ASQ conducted a Cut-Score Study Workshop Readers may remember that the Cut-Score Study Workshop focuses on detennining the raw score needed for passing the CCT exam

The workshop panel was comprised of 11 ASQ calibration practishytioners who did not take the CCT exam in June and would not be eligible to take the CCT exam until June of 2004 The work of the Cut-Score Study Workshop resulted in a 71 pass rate for June 2003 CCT exam candidates A few of the newly certified CCTs were present at the conference

June 2003 CCT Cut-Score Workshop Auendees Larry Lalonde Keith Jennett James Hughes Cori FinellaId Dave Smeeth Bill Newcomb Ray Lewis Dilip Shah Brent Snoddv Daryl Montie Mike Boothe

The next otlering of the CCT exam will be in Dec 2003 For the latest information about CCT exam dates CCT body of knowledge CCT reference publications etc please visit the ASQs CCT webshysite at lt httpwwwasqorgcerttypescct gt

I am very pleased with the very positive acceptance and energizing enthusiasm for the CCT program from scores of conference attenshydees Cunently there are primers and refresher courses being offered to prepare one fOr taking the CCT exam I encourage those consideling the CCT cxam to download the CCT brochure from the ASQ websitc and review its contents Questions about the CCT program may be sent to me at lt CluisGrachanenhpcom gt Dilip Shaw at lt emc3solnaotcom gt or ASQs Mary Rehm at ltMRehmasqorggt

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IME NEW ENG AND REGION

Instron Corporation Canton MA 02021 Member Delegate

Matt Banik (781) 575-5526

Symmetricom Beverly MA 01915 Member Delegate

Jeanne Hopkins (978) 927-8220

NYPANJ REGiON

Calyx Metrology Laboratory Inc State College PA 16803 Member Delegate

John A Walls III (814) 880-6702

MID-WESTE U REG ON

Accu-Chek Inc Georgetown IN 47122 Member Delegate

David G Smith (812) 951-2206

Northrop Grumman-Xetron Cincinnati OH 45246 Member Delegate

Dan Sorge (513) 881-3291

MID-ATLANTIC us ReG ON

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Richmond VA 23261-6609 Member Delegate

Jim Weaver (804) 652-6814

SOUTH RN US REGION

Jimmy Jackson Services Harpersville AL 35078 Member Delegate

Jimmy L Jackson (205) 672-2148

Lockheed Marlin lechnology Services Greenville SC 29605 Member Delegate

Kenneth Crowe (864) 299-7415

NORTI-I CENTRAL US REGION

The Lanese Group Inc Leawood KS 66209 Member Delegate

John G Lanese (913) 491-6498

SOUTH CENTRAL US REGION

Precision Measurements Calibration Lab EI Paso TX 79928 Member Delegate

Frank R Saucedo (915) 731-4406

SOUTHWESTERN US REGION

Biosite Inc San Diego CA 92121 Member Delegate

ilancy Maple (858) 597-4815

Nissan Technical Center Stanfield AZ 85272 Member Delegate

Angelita S Reyes (520) 421-4341

CANADA R G ON

Accu-Calibration Services Inc Barrie ON L4N 8Z6 Canada Member Delegate

Mike J Maus (705) 721-4200

INTERNAIONAL REG~ON

Atlantic Undersea Test amp Eva Ctr FPO AA 34058-0518 Member Delegate

David A Jinks (561) 655-5155

Logistikamt der Bundeswehr Sankt Augustin Germany 53757 Member Delegate

LTC Gerhard P Mihm 49-2241-15-2519

Tek Know Holding Almaty Kazakhstan 480009 Member Delegate

Igor Nefedov 7-3272-583-551

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Committee News

Decision Support

The subcommittee chair Derek Porter of Boeing Commercial Airplane Group has submitted a draft RP titled Metrology Practices Decision Support Topics r have reviewed this draft and will offer my comments during the August 20 Committee meeting

Uncerta~illty Analysis

We have begun reviewing RP-12 and have identified a need to include additional material from the GUM as well as methods and techniques tbat have emerged since the GUMs last publication We also have begun work on additional examples involving mulrivariate and systems analysis methods and examples that explore sourccs of error that are either not addressed in tbe current RP or are given only peripheral mention

As currently conceived we plan to stnlcture the RP in such a way thaI the degree of required analytical rigor can be matched to risk and other needs Tbe topics that will be proposed to the Committee are bull Analysis examples from different measuremenl disciplines (mass

dimensional electricalelectronic CMM analytical chemishy etc)

bull Uncertainty analysis as a tool for measurement design and equipshyment selection

Analysis methods

bull Expansionupdate of GUM methods bull Type A Estimation bull Type B Estimation bull Normality testing bull Selecting and applying error distributions bull Montc Carlo simulation

Multivmiate measurements bull Uncertainty propagation in calibration support bierarchies

Using uncertainty estimates bull Tolerancing bull Risk analysis bull Bayesian analysis

Interval analysis bull Capability statemcnts

WRITING CO MITTEE Jesse l110rse

This has been a quiet qum1er for consensus body activity Howevcr it has becn a VERY active quarter for Working Group OTIC that was established last Janumy at MSC Del Caldwell (WG-I Cbaimlan) has made major achievements in getting the conunittee together and down to work

War Ihg Grolll Olle

Our initial activity was to rcview rSOIlEC 17025 and ISO 10012 which currently form the basis for our revised srandard and identify tecbnical issues we need to address with the two ISO standards to meet National requirements Sixty-two comments were received by tbe end of May Thesc werc distributed to the committee for review

and as of Ihis date a total of about 160 comments have been received These comments are significant and reflect a wide range of interests and excellent knowledge of the contributors In general the comments fall into the following categOlies

bull General considerations - form scope and value added bull ISOIIEC 17025 issues and bull ISO 10012 issues

After our assessment of the technical issues the Group will address the foml of the end product ie the revised Z5401 Should it be a supplement to the existing ISO standards or should it be a standshyalone dOCllment Should it be a digital product paper or both Should the digital product provide a view of the sL1l1dard as a supshyplement yet provide a view with the incorporated changes I think that fonn should follow nll1ction and it appears that using a digital fQImat we should be able to satisfY all interests

ACCREDITATION RESOURCES James Jenkins

Work conljnucs on an update of RP-9 Calibration Laboratory Capability Documentation Guideline Major changes have been incorporated in a new draft to reflect a level of standardization emerging between US accreditation bodies in stating scopes of accrcditation

CAUBRATION 13 OCEDURES Dale Varner

Work continues on development of a calibration procedure database for publication in an appropriate NCSLI media

CONFERENCE SITE SE EellON Anthony Anderson

Inunediately following the April Board meeting Tom Huttennan and 1made a site visit to Kansas City and Overland Park This could be a possible site for 2007 or 2009 and proposals have been solicited

At the end of June Carol Hockert Tom HuttemaIl and I visited St Paul Minnesota The new Riverside Convention Center is an excelshylent facility and could adequately host our conference Proposals from convcnient hotels for 2007 have been requested

A contract bas been signed with the Renaissance Hotel in Nashville for 2006 and a final contract revision from thc Nashville Convention Cenler is expected imminently for submission to the contract review committee

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Conference Meeting Report Ad Hoc Focus Group

Magnetism in Mass Measurements

September 122003

Background

A number of issues surrounding the measurement of magnetism in mass measurements have created frustration for mass calibration laboratories and for accreditation bodies A meeting at the Tampa NCSLI Workshop and Symposium brought together interested parshyties to discuss the issues with the intent on coming to some resolushytions for how to handle the various issues Dr Richard Davis BIPM was invited and attended the meeting to provide background technishycal information aud guidance In addition Dr Davis submitted a reserve paper on this issue that was presented in session 8A (the paper was published on the Conference Proceedings CD) A number of resolutions were developed that are noted later in this sununary

Discussion Topics

1 Scientific basis for magnetism measurements and handling magshynetism effects in the uncertainty analysis for calibration of mass standards

2 Cost factors for routine magnetism surveillance (cost of doing tests cost of not doing tests and the impact)

3 Impact of magnetism testing onfor laboratory accreditation 4 Possible round robin experiments 5 Agreementsresolutions on issues

Resolutions

1 Laboratories should not include an uncertainty component for magnetism measurements in mass calibrations

2 NVLAPs position is that for Echelon I and II measurements (corresponding to OIML R 111 classes E I E2 F I F2) laboratoshyries should 1) state on their reports whether or not they are screening for magnetism and 2) state that no component is included in their uncertainty statement for magnetism effects and 3) include a discussionwritten agreement as to the laboratorys practice regarding magnetism screening (or lack of screening) as a part of normal contract review with laboratory customers

3 Some experimentation needs to be done to evaluate (confirmmodify) the reproducibility of the proeedures in RIll to gain experience in the procedures and better understand the limitations

4 We all agreed that we dont mow how best to quantify magnetic effects of masses and the uncertainties associated with calibrashytion

5 We dont know the level (qualitycost) of gaussmeter that is needshyed yet

Discussion Highlights

Permanent magnetization and magnetic susceptibility are sepashyrate quantities Although each quantity may be problematic for mass calibrations permanent magnetization is often the more troublesome of the two

bull Permanent magnetization is easier to test (with a gaussmeter) than magnetic susceptibility (magnetic susceptometer) However the susceptometer can also provide a measure of the permanent

magnetization as a byproduct of the susceptibility measurement bull What needs to be considered is the force reaction between a

weight and another field (eg a balance a table with steel rebar a force machine with other weights)

bull Options to limit the problems include shield the balances better manufacture weights with limited magnetic susceptibility and negligible permanent magnetization

bull Late model mass comparators with increased resolution can see more of the problems due to magnetized weights Not all balshyancesscales have adequate rcsolution to note any effects due to magnetized weights

bull Recent work was done by the PTE to map a number ofbalshyances to consider the impact of magnetized weights This work allowed increases in the allowable magnetie susceptibility to maintain errors at less than 110 of the maximum permissible erTors (tolerances)

bull We can recognize problematic weights through testing but we cant adequately quantify the effect or correct for the errors

bull Some labs routinely screen others screen when asked to add this service or when problems are observed others do not screen Estimates are that fewer than I of the weights in the system have a problem

bull Old weights are generally rejected or taken out of service if problems are observed (which is causing some frustration among laboratory customers who have used their weights for years with no apparent problems)

bull Testing should result in passfail qualitative result rather than quantifying a measurement

bull The type and cost of gaussmeters vary from $600 models to $5000 models The question of recalibration came up and the fact that the probes degrade over time

bull ASTM E 617-97 will need to be updated as soon as OIML RIll becomes final because magnetism limits were included before the latest revisions E 617-97 is currently more stringent than the latest RIll draft

bull NOAr (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency) ill the Department of Commerce has online information about the earths magnetic fields

bull Degaussing is not easy especially for hard magnetic materials like stainless steel Some laboratories have experimented with this and found that if the material is susceptible - it remagnetizes quickly and to a greater extent than it was prior to the degaussing attempt

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NEWSF THE

NIST NEWS

Make Your Own Connection for NIST News

As I mentioned in the editorial Im cutting some pages oUl of our nsual NIST News to save printed pages and some costs However you can still make your own connection for NIST program and technology press releases The regular NIST webshysite is a wonderfully informative resource and these two speshycialized locations are summary archives of the NIST Public Affairs infonnational releases that are published regularly once or twice a month to the global media

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ULTRACOLD EXPERM S PAVE WAY FOR SUPER MOLECULE

A team of researchers at ITLA a joint institute of the National Institllte of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Boulder report in the July 3 edition of Nature an important step toward creating an ultracold super molecule a blend of thousands of molecules acting in unison Such a blend of molecules would provide physicists with an excellent tool for studyshying molecular quantum mechanics and superconductivity

At a temperature of only 150 nanoKelvins above absolute zero the team used lasers and a carefuJIy tuned magnetic field Lo pair potassishyum aloms belonging to a class of particles called fennions into loosely joined molecules belonging to a class of particles called bosons Surprisingly tbe researchers report the number of molecules prodnced is very large wilh about a quarter million lSO percent) of the atoms within the original cloud pairing up

Our experiments notes NIST Physicist Deborah Jin produced the lowest molecular binding energy that has been measured specshytroscopically Tn other words the atom pairs fQlming each molecule are hanging onto one another by their proverbial fingertips The researchers measured the energy holding the molecules together by breaking the molecular bond with a relatively low-energy radio wave

This work Jin continues could help us understand the basic physics behind superconductivity and especially high-temperature superconduetivity Superconductivity is a property in which elecshytrons (a fennion paliicle) move throngh a metal with no resistauce The experiments may lead to creation of felmion superfluids made from gases that would be much easier to study than solid superconshyductors Creation of a super atom (known as a Bose-Einstein conshydensate) eamed another research team at JILA the 2001 Nobel Prize in physics

Contact Fred McGchan (Boulder) (303) 497-3246

SYSTEM HELPS ENSUft REUA6 L1TY OF MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS

The AmlY Navy and Air Force use thousands of miles of optical fibers on ships planes and land-based installations to transmit voice and data They needed a simple effective and highly accurate way to measure the amount of light delivered by these glass wires at key points in the transmission system Power degradation along the nelwork can cause communication failllte

Working with ILX Lightwave Corp of Bozeman Mont the NIST came up with a system capable of world-class optical measurements with push-button conveniencc The system consists of an NISTshydesigned optical detector and an optical multimeter [designed by ILX Lightwave] that measures light emitted from a liber over a wide range of wavelengths

There are two versions of the novel delector one using siliconshybased sensors and the other nsing gennanium-based sensors The sensors connect directly to an optical fiber without any additional optics and with barely measurable light loss Measurement uncershytainty is half that of previous optical fiber power detectors The sysshytem is described in an upcoming issue of the joumal Metrologia

According to NIST engineer John Lehman independent measureshyments of the detectors performance by NIST and its Gennan counshyterpart PTB (Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt) are in excelshylent agreement Another comparison will be made this summer with NISIs British counterpart the National Physical Laboratory

The new systems are now being shipped to military calibration censhyters where they will be used to annually check the accuracy of optishycal fiber power systems utilized in the field

Contact Fred McGehan (Boulder) (303) 497-3246

TfNY BUBBLES EW TOOL IN C E IICAl SESI G

As the old Hawaiian love song says tiny bubbles realJy do make some people feel fine Chemists that is But there is no wine involved this time just water

NIST chemists reported in the June 24 online edition of Langmuir that a process called microboiling shows promise for quick simple and inexpensive chemical sensing The process involves the fonnashytion of tiny vapor bubhles on a 200-nanometer-thick film of preshycious metal immersed in water and heated rapidly By coating the metal microheater with a single layer of waler-repelling molecules the scientists dramatically alrered thc microboiling behavior Bubbles fanned more obviously and at lower temperatures and the water in immediate contact with the metal got much hotter

Its astounding to me that we changed one functional group on the surface of that microhcatcr and saw a dramatic change in the boiling behavior says Michael Tarlov a co-author of the paper

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News from the NMIs

The finding means that changes in boiling behavior should be useful for detecting specifIc substances The water surrounding a microshyheater designed to bond with DNA or proteins for example might boil at a different temperature if the target molecules were attached to the coating A change can be measured in just 5 microseconds much faster than typical lab techniques NlST scientists have found that the technique can detect sUIfactants such as those used in detergents and are studying its use in microfluidic (or lab-on-ashychip) devices The research also has other potential spin-offs such as the use of designer coatings to improve efficiency in boilers and heat excbangers and the use of microheaters to simplify chemical manufacturing

Contact Laura Ost (301) 975-4034

GRANTS TO FUND DEVEL PMENT OF NOVEL ~CHNOLOGIES

New blade technology tbat could make energy generation by wind turbines more efficient vims-resistant tissues for skin grafts a method for operating a cars devices through conversational speech and an automated Web-searehing and data organizing software sysshytem are among the novel technologies to be developed by the prishyvate sector with support from 16 awards announced by the NlST Advanced Technology Program (ATP)

A list of the latest ATP awards with links to project fact sheets may be found at ltwwwnistgovnewsgt For more detail on individual projects contact the recipient company or joint venture paltnership as listed at the bottom of the project fact sheet

For background information on the ATP including history statistics progJQm evaluations success stories and descriptions of previous awards go to ltwwwatpnistgovgt

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CRACKENG THE NANONEWTON FORCE BARRIER

How do you weigh a dust mite Or delermine the force required to pull a molecule apart Such tasks require a device that measures nanonewtons-forces I billion times smaller than the force required to hold an apple against Earths gravity Nanonewton forces are estishymated with atomic force microscopes and inslluments that measnre the properties of ultrathin coatings like those used on computer hard drives or turbiue blades But the accuracy of such estimates is unknown because they havent been calibrated with force standards based on the kilogram the intemationally accepted unit of mass

Luckily there is hope on the hOlizon In a paper presented June 4 at the annual conferencc of the Society of Experimental Mechanics in Charlotte NC NlST engineers describe a prototype instrument that reliably measnres forces as small as tens of nanonewtons and simultaueously ties those measurements to forces a tbousand times larger based on the kilogram The device works by COllllecting a weIl-calibrated spring-loaded scale with a set of electrodes that genshyerates an electrostatic force

The insuument balances the downward force produced by a oneshymilligram mass artifact by keeping the distance between the elecshytrodes constant but varying the amount of voltage between them The result is a force detenninahon accurate to a few parts in 10000 that is measured with voltage electrical capacitance and distance (the location of the electrodes as measured in wavelengths of laser light) It is much easier to make small changes in voltages than to make small mass standards explains NIST mechanical engineer Jon Pratl

The NIST researchers hope to extend the instruments resolution to tens of piconewtons (trillionths of a newton)

Contact Laura Osl (301) 975-4034

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MI IIATURE MIX-UPS 0 SPEED MATERIA S RESEARCH

A new NIST projeet aims to stir up materials research by adapting lab-on-a-chip teehnology to mix and evaluate experimental conshycoctions at a rapid clip hastening improvements in products ranging from paints to shampoos to plastics

Initially researchers at the NIST Combinatorial Methods Center (NCMC) and several of the NCMCs company members plan to rev up the search for new or better emulsions often eomplex fOlmulashytions that are the basis for US product markets totaling more than $50 billion They will start by deciphering interactions at the intershyfaees (inter-facial tension) between the various eomponents that make lip these viscous mixtures and are key to their pelfonnanee

Now efforts to improve paints shampoos and other emulsions tend to be time-consuming trial-and-error exercises But with tiny Iabshyon-chip devices much of the proeess can be automated permitting rapid systematic testing of new material fonnulations

The project will extend the capabilities of so-called microfluidic systems tiny challllel-lined deviees now used regularly for medical testiug In DNA cbips for example droplets of genetic material are routed through networks of tiny wells each one ser up for a particushylar diagnostic test Material fOlmulations however typically contain components from solvents to different-sized particles tbat do not readily mix and circulate through these minute plumbing systems

To accorrunodate these differences NCMC researchers have designed and tested credit-card-sized prototypes tailored for viscous materials research Features include mixers pumps reservoirs and computer conrrol of the flow of sample droplets through a network of millimeter-wide challllels Mixture properties will be charactershyized with real-time image measurement techniques that NIST is developing with an eye on many application areas

Contact Mark Bello (30J) 975-3776

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NOVE speCTROSCOPIC METHOD CAN DE ECT TER 0 1ST THREA S

A novel techniqne that nses far-infrared (terahertz ) radiation to rapshyidly identify bulk or airborne materials inside sealed paper or plastic containers has been demonstrated by scientists at the NIST and SPARTA Inc of Rosslyn Va Described at a recent technical conshyference the technology has potential applications in homeland secushyrity such as detection of explosives in the mail or other non-metallic portable containers

The method involves directing a far-infrared light source at a samshyple in a e10sed container detecting the light transmitted throngh the materials and then analyzing the light that was absorbed by the sample while making adjnstments for the light absorbed by the conshytainer Far-infrared radiation which falls between visible light and radio waves on the electromagnctic spectrum is partially transmitshyted throngh many materials The pattem of light frequencies or spectra absorbed by a material depends specifically on the vibrashytions of the materials atoms and its crystalline structure

This method can readily identify compounds made of molecules containing three to hnndreds of atoms the size of many threat mateshyrials The two instruments employed one nsing a pulsed laser and the other a glowing filament are tabletop-sized and work at room temperature Two years of experiments have demonstrated thol ahe technique detects aerosols (such as those that might contain anthrax spores) pharmaceutical powders most gases sevEral explosives and other common materials The researchers have compiled a datlbase of spectral characteristics for more than 100 materials and devclshyoped an automated software tool for rapidly identifying bulk materishyals based on their absOlvtion spectra Further research aims to increase the sensitivity and throughput speed of the technology

Contact Laura Ost (301) 975-4034

E SURIG TH REL AS L1TY OF TRACE EXPLOSIVE DETECTORS

In an effort to enhance homeland security NIST chemists are develshyoping new ways to see collections of micrometer-sized particles of explosive materials The techniques will help ensure that equipmcnt for screening airport passengers baggage and cargo operates relishyahly

The research is part of a collaboration with the Transportation Security Agency to develop metTOlogy for dcsigning characterizing and calibrating trace explosive detection systems Thousands of cnhanced trace explosive detcction systems already are deployed in airports to collect particles from luggage and other surfaccs and analyze these samples in a tabletop instrument Research also is under way on new systems that will use air showers to hlow partishycles off people as they walk through portals

The dercction of trace explosives involvcs three basic processes particle collection on cloth or mesh filters palticle heating to proshyduce vapors and vapor analysis to identify thc chemicals N1ST is using its mcasurement expertise to devclop methods to better undershystand and optimize particle collection and heating processes

News from the NMIs

One set of NIST experiments focnses on how evenly current tableshytop analytical instruments heat the filters that collect particles Heat control is importlnt because explosive particles need to get hot enough to vaporize within seconds for rapid analysis and uneven heating may lead to variation in analytical results To assist in the testing and design of walk-through portal systems NIST scientists developed a way to visualize a few individual explosive particles sunounded by millions of backgronnd particles collected on filters Additional NIST Experiments focus on the size of particles knocked off a test surface by various air jet designs Snch infOlmation can be nsed to help design next-generation detection systems

Contlc Laura Ost (301) 975-4034

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NEW NIST FAC lITY SOON WILL BE REFL CTrNG ON SAFER SIGNS

Our roadways should get safer in the future now that the NIST has developed a way to accurately and reliably measure how light reflects off stop signs and other road markings Road signs and markings are designed to be visible at night by retroreflectivity that is they reflect some of the light emitted by a vehicles headlights back toward the drivers eyes However measurements of retroreshyflecrivity have varied so much among different devices and laborashytories that federal transportation officials have bcen nnable to define minimum standards for this Congressionally mandated characterisshytic

Recently NIST established a facility funded by the Transportation Research Board of the National Cooperative Research Program that resolves numerous measurement problems and improves accuracy Inside the facility one finds a long black tunnel with a set of tracks on which sits an insnumented platform Signs or materials are mounted on the platfo[l11 which can be moved 3 to 30 metcrs (10 to 100 feet) from a light source at one end of the tunnel Using custom softwarc scientists precisely control all of the components and measure the characteristics of light reflected from the sign to a detector locatcd close to the source

NIST expects that the facility will begin providing calibration servshyices early in 2004

Contlct Laura Ost (30 I) 975-4034

SINGLE PHOTO DETECTOR CONQUERS TH DARK SIDE

Researchers from the NIST and Boston University have demonstratshycd a detector that counts single pulscs of light while simultancously reducing false or dark counts to virtually zero Reported in the July 28 2003 issue of Applied Physics Letters the advance proshyvides a key technology needed for future development of secure quantum corrununications and cryptography

Quantum communications and cryptography is a codemakers Holy Grail The idea is to use a rapid series of light pulses (photons) in onc of two different states to transmit infonnation in an unbreakable codc

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News from the NMIs

The photon detector project is part of a multi-disciplinary NIST effort to develop the sophisticated measllIement methods needed to make quantum communication and cryptography possible Funding was provided by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the NIST Advanced Technology Program (ATP)

Most current photon detectors operate best with visible light cannot reliably detect single photons and suffer from high dark counts due to random electronic noise Thc new device operates with the wavcshylength of near-infrared light used for fiber optic communicatJOns and produces negligible dark eounts Instead of using light-sensitive materials the NIST device uses a tungsten film coupled to a fiber optic communication line The film is chilled to 120 milliKe1vin at its transition temperature between nonnal conductivity and supershyconductivity When the fiber optic line delivers a photon to the tungshysten film thc tempcrature rises and the apparatus detects it as au increase in electrical resistance

Thc device detects about 20000 photons per second and works with an efficiency of about 20 percent With planned improvements the research team hopes to increase efficicncies to greater than 80 pershycent

Contact Fred McGehan (Bouldcr) (303) 497-3246

NIST HE s C IP DUSTRY MEASURE FEATURES BY COUN GATOMS

The quest to develop the nanotechnology equivalent of rulers [length-measurement references based on the spacing of atoms in a peIiectIy ordered crystal] has inspired a burst of innovation at the National Institute of Standards and Teehnology (NIST) Progress to date has yielded a novel device tbat can resolve distances smaller than thc radius of an atom and a reliable method for writing 10shynanometer-sized featmcs on silicon

NIST researchers are packaging the new technology and know-how into a seanning tllnneling microscope (STM) system designed to write patterns with dimensions detennined by counting the atoms that make up the pattems structural features Ultimately aiming for an accuracy of better than 1 nanometer the team intends to supply the semiconductor industry with bcnchmark references to calibrate measurcment tools used in rcsearch and production

To measure excecdingly small distances members of the atomshybased artifacts pr~iect developed a novel diode-Iascr based interfershyomcter The new compact instrument incorporates elements of two types of existing interferometcrs-devices that detetmine the distance betwccn two objects on the basis of light interferencc pattcrns-bnt achicves much higher levels of resolution To datc the team has measured distances in increments smaller than 10 picometers or less than one-hundredth of a nanometer

Efforts to produce durable silicon-bascd measurement references have paid off with a method for reliably writing patterns with 10shynanometer linewidths cquivalent to about 30 silicon atoms across These STM-written pattems arc long-lived even outside of a vacushyum and rCccnt work suggests that reactive ion etching can increasc their three-dimensional relief

Contact Mark Bcllo (301) 975-3776

Potpourri

bull New Members Appointed to Baldrige Board of Overseers Commerce Secretary Don Evans has appointed six promincm industry education and health care leaders to serve on thc 12shymember Board of Overseers for the Baldrige National Quality Program to replace retiring board members The Board of Overseers recommends improvements to the Baldrige perfonnshyance exccllcnce criteria the Baldrige National Quality Program and the Baldrige Award process For details sce ltwwwnistgovpublic_affairsmembershtrngt

bull Cheney and Evans present 2002 Baldrige Awards Vice President Dick Cheney and Commerce Secretary Don Evans preshysented thc 2002 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awards to thTee organizations at a Washington DC ceremony on May 21 2003 The event marked the first time a health care organization has been recognized with a Baldrige Award Read more includshying transcripts of remarks at ltwwwnistgovpublic_affairsreleasesmbnqa052103htmgt

bull Detecting Corked Bats After Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs was ejected June 3 from a major league baseball game for using a corked bat officials had the rest of his 76 bats X-rayed by a radiologist In 1987 NIST researchers conducted a study for Major Lcaguc Baseball and detennined that medical X-ray machines were better than ultrasound for detecting corked bats For details see lt wwwl00nistgovlbattamperinghtrn gt

bull Dig jump in Applications for Nations Top Honor for bull ceUence Sixty-eight organizations have sent NIST their applishy

cation for the 2003 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award the nations Presidential award for excellence Last year 49 busishynesses schools and health care organizations applied Over the next six months teams of specially trained examiners will evalushyate these 68 organizations to detennine wbich will receive the award this fal1 For details see ltwwwnistgovpublic_affairsmbnqa_appshtmgt

bull N1ST Receives Valuable Chemical Data from Dow Dow Chemical Co has donated an extensive collection of more thau 50000 infrared spectra-independently valued at more than $5 million-to NIST for incorporation into its Chemistry WebBook The WebBook is an onlinc resource lt httpwebbooknistgov raquo that 600000 users rely on armually for a wide rangc of research and development applications and cducational purposes

CSIR NEWS FROM SOUTH AFRICA

NEW OPTICAL WAVELENGTH STANDARD BOOSTED BY VISIT FROM NOBEL LAUREATE

A new optical wavelength standard is being developed for South Africa The standard is based on an acetylene-stabilised diode laser wherc the laser is stabilised to the absorption lines of acetylene (C2H2) These lines are the Doppler-broadened lines ofthc v I + v3 rotational - vibrational baud and lie between 1510 nm and 1550 nm While frequcncy modulation is used to generate the error signal for stabilisation an expected accuracy and stability of less than 10 MHz laquoOlppm) will be achieved

Research and development of the standard under the guidance of Dr Dean Veneables is almost completc During their visit to South Afiica Professor Carl Wieman of the University of Colorado at Boulder (2001 Nobel Plizc in physics recipient) and Dr Sara

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Gilbert Group Head of Optical fibre and components at NIST held a meeting with the CSIR-NlVU that included discussions on the refinement of the new wavelength standard

Professor Carl Wieman and Eric Comellled a team of physicists that created the worlds first Bose-Einstein condensate a new fonn of matter on 5 June 1995 The condensate allows scientists to study the strauge and extremely small world of quantum physics as if they are looking through a giant magnifYing glass Its creation estabshylished a new branch of atomic physics that has provided a treasureshytrove of scientific discoveries

Predicted in 1924 by Albert Einstein who built on the work of Satyendra Nath Bose the condensate occurs when the waelengths of individual atoms begin to overlap and behave in identical fashion forming a supectonl The superatom occurs when laboratory apparatus is med to chill a group of atoms to just a few hundred bilshylionths of a degree above absolute zero

Comel1 and Wieman likened a Bose-Einstein condensate to an ice crystal forming in cold water and said it has the same relation to ordinary matter as laser light has to light from a light bulb The atoms within the condensate obey the laws of qUJntum physics and are as close to absolute zero -27315 C as the )Ws of physics allow

NML ASSISTS IN EXPA 0 NG AFRiCAN METROLOGY CAPABIL T ES

Dr Franz Hengstberger Regional Coordinator of SADCMET has just returned from a visit to the National 11lSti lute of Standards (NIS) in Egypt and the Kenya Bureau of Standards Both ofthese institushytions are Associate Members of SADCMET

Acting as a special adviser to Prof Shalaan the President of National Institute of Standards (NIS) in Cairo Egypt he investigatshyed a number of aspects pertinent to the NIS photometry and radiomshyetry laboratories They iucluded a thorough study of the equipment facilities personnel and planned capabilities within the laboratory Franz will prepare recommendations based on tbis information Additionally Franz held discussions with Dr Adel Shehata the NlS manager in charge of intemational relations on the forthcoming SADCMET meeting in Zambia other SADCMET matters and the development of metrology in Africa in general

On his retlan leg Franz advised the head of metrology at the Kenyan Bureau of Standards CKEBS) Ivll Joel Kjoko 011 facilities and activities required to establish a KEBS photometry and radiomshyetry laboratory KEBS is now plamling to establish the necessary laboratory space and manufacture and purchase tlle required equipshyment Franz will remain in close touch with the Kenyan colleagues

News from the NMIs

in this regard and KEBS and NML will continue to cooperate on this issue ill terms of their existing MOU on cooperation in metrology

Franz also paid a courtesy visit to the Managing Director ofKEBS Mrs Margaret Rotich and reports that he was again struck by the overwhelmiug sense of friendship and cooperation existing between the two institutions

NML gratefully acknowledges the continued support from the South African Department of Trade and Industry for its work in Africa through which it is trying to align with and support the objectives of the New Partnership for Africas Development (NEPAD)

HARDNESS LABORATO Y ESTABLISHED

A new capability for hardness measurement has been established in the Force Hardness and Torque laboratory at the National Metrology Laboratory (NML) of the CSIR to provide measurements primarily for rhe automotive aircraft and iron and steel manufactlrrshying industries

Streugthening the existing hardness testing and indentation capabilishyty for materials Benny Burke commenred that the laboratory is capable of determining hardness based on first principles and the new technology willleplace the previous substitution-based methshyods

In addition the requirements ofISO 650 I Metal ic materials shyRockwell hardness tests will be satisfied Furthermore initial acceptance results indicate that the system is well withiu expected control Iimits Simply stated hardness is the resistance of a material to permanent indentation It is important to recognise that harduess is an empirical test and therefore hardness is not a material property This is because there are several different hardness tests tllat will each determine a different hardness value for the same piece of material Therefore hardness is test method dependent and every test result has to have a label identifYing the test method used Hardness is however used extensively to characterise materials and to determine if they are suitable for their intended nse

The most common uses for hardness tests is to verify the heat treatshyment of a part and to detennine if a material has the properties necshyessary for its intended use Establishing a cOlTelatiou between the hardness result and the desired material property allows this makshying hardness tests very useful in industrial and RampD applications The calibration system will be commissioned by June 2003 and the facility demonstrated to industry at the Technical Advisory Forum

EWS s Natio al Measurement Conference and British Electromagnefc Measurement Conference 2003

Angel Hotel Cardiff UK 18-20 November 2003

NMCfBEMC 2003 is the largest UK measshyurement event focusing on industrial applications of measurement technologies

From shop floor to cutting edge NMC amp BEMC have something to offer everyone

NMCBEMC provides a unique opportunity for delegates to netshywork with colleagues involved in the measurement industry Sessions will include both traditional seminars presenting state of the art techniques and more practically-oriented workshops

Workshops

To address the increasing demand for training and applicationsshyfocused information on measurement technology NMC amp BEMC will hold an increased number of workshops Delegates will gain access to experts and training materials focused on measurement best practices

Technical seminars

Seminars will eonsist of both contributed and invited papers Attendance will allow delegates to diseuss ideas and problems wilh other engineers and measuremenl specialists sharing knowledge and stimulating innovation

Social programme and exhibition

A full social prograrrune will complement the technical sessions providing a forum for the exchange and discussion of ideas Alongside the programme there will be an exhibition giving deleshygates the opportunity to meet with measurement providers instrushymentation suppliers and accredited laboratories This is a valuable chance for delegates to find out about new product developments serviees and applications

The Angel Hotel looks like a pretty elegant venue for metrologists Behave yourselves

Registration

To register your interest in attending NMC or BEMC to held at the Angel Hotel Cardiff UK between 18 and 20 November 2003 please complete the pro-fonna on-line at

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NIS 30 MHz ATTENUATION MEASUREMIENT FACILITY RELOCATED AT THE ARMY PRIMARY STANDARDS LABO TORY

The 30 MHz Attenuation Measurement System fonnerly loeated at the Boulder laboratories of the Nationallnstilltte of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been relocated to the US Almy Primary Standards Laboratory (APSL) at Redstone Arsenal AL Installation of the system at the APSL was completed by NIST personnel in May 2003 Personnel at the APSL received training in the operation of the system at NIST and also at the APSL

The APSL now has the capability to provide incremental attenuation calibration of precision 30 MHz piston attcnuators and similar devices from 0 to 120 dB The expanded uncertainty of these calishybrations is 0003 dBllO dB at an approximate 95 percent level of confidence Traceability of measurements performed by the system will continue to be proportional to dimensional measurements of a standard piston attenuator which is an integral part of the system The attenuator which was designed machined and characterized by NIST in the early 1960s utilizes a laser interferometer to measure piston displacement with a resolution corresponding to an incremenshytal attenuation of approximately 00001 dB

The system itself utilizes an unmodulaled 2-ehannel RF null techshynique and a precision phase shifter to aehieve high sensitivity and a dynamic range of at least 120 dB The successful transfer of this system to the APSL eusures that the US requirements for 30 MHz attenuation calibration support which is traceable to national stanshydards will continue to be met by the APSL As NIST no longer proshyvides this measureillent service inquiries should be directed to the APSL at 256-876-8417

ITER ATIONAL DIMENSIONAL WORKSHOP

Airport Marriott Nashville TN May 10-14 2004

Make your plans now to attend next years International Dimensional Workshop

Details are on the IDW2004 Website

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LIAISO NEWS

A ERICA NATIONAL STANDARDS I SmUTe (A 81) John Lalemkerian Liaison Delegate

The following repOlt details some of the latest innovative accreditashylion programs that ANSI is launching that may be of interest to our NCSL Intemational members

ANSI Completes Pilot Accreditation Program for Personnel Certification Budies

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) administers and coordinates the US voluutary standardization and confomlity assesment system ANSI has announced that it has accredited three organizations involved with the certification of personnel in the safety supply management and construction indushies

These accreditations conclude the first phase of the Institutes lannch of a new accreditation program for personnel certification bodies based upon the new international standard ISOIIEC 17024shy2003 General requirements for bodies operating eertification sysshytems of persons

Certification helps to identify qualified individuals to consumers and employers provide mechanisms for systematically monitoriug the performance of certified persons aud encourage individuals to pmticipate in continuing professional development As an impartial assessor ANSI accreditation protects the integrity of a certification process enhances consumer and public coufideuce in a certification program and the personnel who complete it and facilitates the mohility of certified personnel across borders

Initiated in late 2002 the ANSI pilot program included five organishyzations demonstrating the diversity amoug personnel certification bodies ANSIs accreditation process includes the submission of documentation for each of the requirements identitled in ISOlEe 17024 an on-site audit and the correction of auy non-conformities (ie requirements that have not been met)

According to Institute for Supply Managementtrade (ISM) executive direetor Paul Novak ISM considers it an houor to be one of the few organizations selected by ANSI to participate in its premier pilot accreditation program

The American Society for Nondestructive Testing Inc (ASNT) and the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy Inc (NBCOT) completed the ANSI pilot program in JlUle 2003 For additional infonnation about ANSIs Accreditation Program for Personnel Certifiers please contaet Dr Roy Swift at ltrswiftansiorggt

I EKO Chet Franklin Liaison Delegate

This was an active period with IMEKO

Graham Cameron attended their Annual Conference and provided a repolt at the Tampa meeting

Chet Franklin has volunteered to be the new NCSLI Liaison to lMEKO

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APLAC General Assembly

The next meeting of the APLAC General Assembly and associated Committees will be held in Seoul Republic of Korea in the week of 9-14 November 2003 Two of the five positions on the APLAC Board of Management will be up for re-election

APLAC MRA Council

The APLAC MRA Council will next meet in Seoul during the week of9-l4 November 2003

Following the application by five signatories to the APLAC MRA to become inaugural signatories to the MRA for iuspection body accreditation two initial evaluations have been done and a further two will be done in the latter part of August The fifth evaluation will be doue in October 2003 It is hoped that the initial signing of the APLAC MRA for inspection body accreditation can take place at the MRA Council meeting planned for Columbia MD in late April 2004

Administration of APLAC

The members of the APLAC Board of Management are

Mr Peter Unger (Chair) -- A2LA (United States of America)

Dr Llewellyn Richards (Immediate Past Chair) - IANZ (New Zealand)

Mr Anthony Russell (Chair of MRA Council) - NATA (Australia)

Mr Lin Anping - CNAL (Peoples Republic of China)

Mr Terence S S Chan - HKAS (Hong Kong China)

Dr Katuo Setamiddotmiddot IAJapan (Japan)

Ms Chang Kwei Fem - SAC (Singapore)

Mr Nigel Iou - CNLA (Chinese Taipei)

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Liaison News

APLAC Pub jcations

APLAC documents and membership lists are available as pdf files from the APLAC web site lt wvwaplacorg gt Starting this year APLAC News Notes published bi-mouthly is available only by electronic distribution (as a pdf) and via the APLAC web site

APLAC1 MEMBERSHIP

Full Members

Australia National Association of Testing Authorities Australia (NATA)2 3 4

Brunei Damssalam Ministry of Development (Conslruction Planning and Research Unit)

Canada Standards Council of Canada (SCC)2 3 4 Peopks RepUblic of China National Accreditation Board for China Laboratories (CNAL)2 3 4 Hong Kong China Hong Kong Accreditation Scheme

(HKAS)2 34 India National Accreditatiou Board for Testing amp

Calibration Laboratories (NABL)2 3 4 Indonesia Komite Akreditasi Nasional - The

Accreditation Body of Indonesia (KAN)2 3 5

Japan Japan Accreditation Board for Conformity Assessment (lAB)2 3 5 IAJapan2 3 4 Japan Chemical Laboratory Accreditation (lCLA) Voluntary EMC Laboratory Accreditation Center (V LAC)

Republic of Korea Korea Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (KOLAS)2 3 4

Malaysia Department of Standards Malaysia (DSM)2 Mexico Entidad Mexicanade Accreditaci6n ac

(ema)2 New Zealand Intemational Accreditation New Zealand

(lANZ)2 3 4 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Laboratory Accreditation

Scheme (PNGLAS) Philippines Bureau of Product Standards Laboratory

Accreditation Scheme (BPSLAS)2 Singapore Singapore Accreditation Council - Singapore

Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (SAC-SIN GLAS)2 34

Chinese Taipei Chinese National Laboratory Accreditation (CNLA)2 34

Thailand Department of Medical Sciences Ministry of Public Health Thai Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (TLAS)2 34

United States of American Association for Laboratory America Accreditation (A2LA)2 34

International Accreditation Service Inc (lAS)2 3 5 National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP)2 3 4 NQA-Laboratory Services (NQA-LS) Perry Johnson Laboratories

Vietnam Directorate for Standards and Quality (VILAS)2 3 4

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Associate Mer l-cs

Australia National Analytical Reference Laboratory AGAL (NARL)

Republic of Korea Korea Testing and Research Iustitute for Chemical Industry (KOTRIC)

Chinese Taipei National Institute of Environmental Analysis (NIEA)

United States of Assured Calibration and Laboratory America Accreditation Select Services (ACLASS)

lILAC Regional Cooperation Body Member 2 ILAC Full Member 3 Global Arrangement Signatory 4 APLAC Multilateral MRA - Testing and Calibration 5 APLAC Multilateral MRA - Testing only 6 APLAC MultilateralMRA - Calibration only APLAC Multilate~al Mutual Recognition Arrangement

The Jist of signatories to the APLAC MRA is available from the Liaison Delegate

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ISA N ERNA ONAl Mik~ Suraci Liaison Delegate

I have maintained an active liaison with the ISA The significant areas of mutual interest include Conference issues training web site and marketing

The ISA remains willing to assist NCSLI on many areas of mutual benefit

ASQ MEASUREMENT QUA lTV D VSION (ASQ) Chris Grac1UlIlfil1 Liaison Delegate

The 2003 NCSL Intemational Conference in Tampa FL was a very productive time for the American Society for Quality (ASQ) Measurement Quality Division (MQD) and ASQs Celiifled Calibration Technician (CCT) program I want to take this opportushynity to congratulate Dilip A Shah of E = mc3 Solutions on becomshying MQDs new chairperson Dilip brings to the position decades of metrology experience and a genuine enthusiasm for the metrology profession

At the conference Dilip led the bi-monthly MQD meetingconfershyence call Plans for the 2004 Measurement Science Conference (MSC) and ASQs Quality Congress convention were discussed Other topics included CCT program status work currently being done on the MQD sponsored Metrology Handbook updates on the MQD website etc For more information about MQD please visit our website at lt httpwwwmeasurementqualityorg gt

Session JA of the 2003 NCSL International Conference hosted by Jay L Bucher of the Promega Corporation highlighted the CCT program This session was very well attended as indicated by onl~

20 CCT brochures remaining from the 300 avai [bl~ at th~ comershyence hall Following are the sessions presentcN am Lhelr topic~~

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Sally Harthun American Society for Quality The Basics and Benefits olASQ Certification

bull Dilip Shah E = mc3 Solutions Metrology Training and Certification

bull Chris Grachanen Hewlett-Packard Co ASQs Certified Calibration Technician Body ofKnowledge

After the presentations Hershal C Brewer Accreditation Officer for lntemational Accreditation Service Inc (lAS) joined the preshysenters in a lively 20-minute question and answer session about the CCT program

I would like to extend my congratulations to all newly celtified CCTs The CCT pilot exam was administered in June 2003 to approximately 100 exam candidates throughout the US Following the CCT exam ASQ conducted a Cut-Score Study Workshop Readers may remember that the Cut-Score Study Workshop focuses on detennining the raw score needed for passing the CCT exam

The workshop panel was comprised of 11 ASQ calibration practishytioners who did not take the CCT exam in June and would not be eligible to take the CCT exam until June of 2004 The work of the Cut-Score Study Workshop resulted in a 71 pass rate for June 2003 CCT exam candidates A few of the newly certified CCTs were present at the conference

June 2003 CCT Cut-Score Workshop Auendees Larry Lalonde Keith Jennett James Hughes Cori FinellaId Dave Smeeth Bill Newcomb Ray Lewis Dilip Shah Brent Snoddv Daryl Montie Mike Boothe

The next otlering of the CCT exam will be in Dec 2003 For the latest information about CCT exam dates CCT body of knowledge CCT reference publications etc please visit the ASQs CCT webshysite at lt httpwwwasqorgcerttypescct gt

I am very pleased with the very positive acceptance and energizing enthusiasm for the CCT program from scores of conference attenshydees Cunently there are primers and refresher courses being offered to prepare one fOr taking the CCT exam I encourage those consideling the CCT cxam to download the CCT brochure from the ASQ websitc and review its contents Questions about the CCT program may be sent to me at lt CluisGrachanenhpcom gt Dilip Shaw at lt emc3solnaotcom gt or ASQs Mary Rehm at ltMRehmasqorggt

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Instron Corporation Canton MA 02021 Member Delegate

Matt Banik (781) 575-5526

Symmetricom Beverly MA 01915 Member Delegate

Jeanne Hopkins (978) 927-8220

NYPANJ REGiON

Calyx Metrology Laboratory Inc State College PA 16803 Member Delegate

John A Walls III (814) 880-6702

MID-WESTE U REG ON

Accu-Chek Inc Georgetown IN 47122 Member Delegate

David G Smith (812) 951-2206

Northrop Grumman-Xetron Cincinnati OH 45246 Member Delegate

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Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Richmond VA 23261-6609 Member Delegate

Jim Weaver (804) 652-6814

SOUTH RN US REGION

Jimmy Jackson Services Harpersville AL 35078 Member Delegate

Jimmy L Jackson (205) 672-2148

Lockheed Marlin lechnology Services Greenville SC 29605 Member Delegate

Kenneth Crowe (864) 299-7415

NORTI-I CENTRAL US REGION

The Lanese Group Inc Leawood KS 66209 Member Delegate

John G Lanese (913) 491-6498

SOUTH CENTRAL US REGION

Precision Measurements Calibration Lab EI Paso TX 79928 Member Delegate

Frank R Saucedo (915) 731-4406

SOUTHWESTERN US REGION

Biosite Inc San Diego CA 92121 Member Delegate

ilancy Maple (858) 597-4815

Nissan Technical Center Stanfield AZ 85272 Member Delegate

Angelita S Reyes (520) 421-4341

CANADA R G ON

Accu-Calibration Services Inc Barrie ON L4N 8Z6 Canada Member Delegate

Mike J Maus (705) 721-4200

INTERNAIONAL REG~ON

Atlantic Undersea Test amp Eva Ctr FPO AA 34058-0518 Member Delegate

David A Jinks (561) 655-5155

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Magnetism in Mass Measurements

September 122003

Background

A number of issues surrounding the measurement of magnetism in mass measurements have created frustration for mass calibration laboratories and for accreditation bodies A meeting at the Tampa NCSLI Workshop and Symposium brought together interested parshyties to discuss the issues with the intent on coming to some resolushytions for how to handle the various issues Dr Richard Davis BIPM was invited and attended the meeting to provide background technishycal information aud guidance In addition Dr Davis submitted a reserve paper on this issue that was presented in session 8A (the paper was published on the Conference Proceedings CD) A number of resolutions were developed that are noted later in this sununary

Discussion Topics

1 Scientific basis for magnetism measurements and handling magshynetism effects in the uncertainty analysis for calibration of mass standards

2 Cost factors for routine magnetism surveillance (cost of doing tests cost of not doing tests and the impact)

3 Impact of magnetism testing onfor laboratory accreditation 4 Possible round robin experiments 5 Agreementsresolutions on issues

Resolutions

1 Laboratories should not include an uncertainty component for magnetism measurements in mass calibrations

2 NVLAPs position is that for Echelon I and II measurements (corresponding to OIML R 111 classes E I E2 F I F2) laboratoshyries should 1) state on their reports whether or not they are screening for magnetism and 2) state that no component is included in their uncertainty statement for magnetism effects and 3) include a discussionwritten agreement as to the laboratorys practice regarding magnetism screening (or lack of screening) as a part of normal contract review with laboratory customers

3 Some experimentation needs to be done to evaluate (confirmmodify) the reproducibility of the proeedures in RIll to gain experience in the procedures and better understand the limitations

4 We all agreed that we dont mow how best to quantify magnetic effects of masses and the uncertainties associated with calibrashytion

5 We dont know the level (qualitycost) of gaussmeter that is needshyed yet

Discussion Highlights

Permanent magnetization and magnetic susceptibility are sepashyrate quantities Although each quantity may be problematic for mass calibrations permanent magnetization is often the more troublesome of the two

bull Permanent magnetization is easier to test (with a gaussmeter) than magnetic susceptibility (magnetic susceptometer) However the susceptometer can also provide a measure of the permanent

magnetization as a byproduct of the susceptibility measurement bull What needs to be considered is the force reaction between a

weight and another field (eg a balance a table with steel rebar a force machine with other weights)

bull Options to limit the problems include shield the balances better manufacture weights with limited magnetic susceptibility and negligible permanent magnetization

bull Late model mass comparators with increased resolution can see more of the problems due to magnetized weights Not all balshyancesscales have adequate rcsolution to note any effects due to magnetized weights

bull Recent work was done by the PTE to map a number ofbalshyances to consider the impact of magnetized weights This work allowed increases in the allowable magnetie susceptibility to maintain errors at less than 110 of the maximum permissible erTors (tolerances)

bull We can recognize problematic weights through testing but we cant adequately quantify the effect or correct for the errors

bull Some labs routinely screen others screen when asked to add this service or when problems are observed others do not screen Estimates are that fewer than I of the weights in the system have a problem

bull Old weights are generally rejected or taken out of service if problems are observed (which is causing some frustration among laboratory customers who have used their weights for years with no apparent problems)

bull Testing should result in passfail qualitative result rather than quantifying a measurement

bull The type and cost of gaussmeters vary from $600 models to $5000 models The question of recalibration came up and the fact that the probes degrade over time

bull ASTM E 617-97 will need to be updated as soon as OIML RIll becomes final because magnetism limits were included before the latest revisions E 617-97 is currently more stringent than the latest RIll draft

bull NOAr (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency) ill the Department of Commerce has online information about the earths magnetic fields

bull Degaussing is not easy especially for hard magnetic materials like stainless steel Some laboratories have experimented with this and found that if the material is susceptible - it remagnetizes quickly and to a greater extent than it was prior to the degaussing attempt

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Make Your Own Connection for NIST News

As I mentioned in the editorial Im cutting some pages oUl of our nsual NIST News to save printed pages and some costs However you can still make your own connection for NIST program and technology press releases The regular NIST webshysite is a wonderfully informative resource and these two speshycialized locations are summary archives of the NIST Public Affairs infonnational releases that are published regularly once or twice a month to the global media

One URL is more technical than the other but I find hoth highly interesting lt wwwnistgovpublic_affairsupdatearchivehtm gt lt viwwnistgovpublic_affiarstechbeatarchivehtm gt

ULTRACOLD EXPERM S PAVE WAY FOR SUPER MOLECULE

A team of researchers at ITLA a joint institute of the National Institllte of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Boulder report in the July 3 edition of Nature an important step toward creating an ultracold super molecule a blend of thousands of molecules acting in unison Such a blend of molecules would provide physicists with an excellent tool for studyshying molecular quantum mechanics and superconductivity

At a temperature of only 150 nanoKelvins above absolute zero the team used lasers and a carefuJIy tuned magnetic field Lo pair potassishyum aloms belonging to a class of particles called fennions into loosely joined molecules belonging to a class of particles called bosons Surprisingly tbe researchers report the number of molecules prodnced is very large wilh about a quarter million lSO percent) of the atoms within the original cloud pairing up

Our experiments notes NIST Physicist Deborah Jin produced the lowest molecular binding energy that has been measured specshytroscopically Tn other words the atom pairs fQlming each molecule are hanging onto one another by their proverbial fingertips The researchers measured the energy holding the molecules together by breaking the molecular bond with a relatively low-energy radio wave

This work Jin continues could help us understand the basic physics behind superconductivity and especially high-temperature superconduetivity Superconductivity is a property in which elecshytrons (a fennion paliicle) move throngh a metal with no resistauce The experiments may lead to creation of felmion superfluids made from gases that would be much easier to study than solid superconshyductors Creation of a super atom (known as a Bose-Einstein conshydensate) eamed another research team at JILA the 2001 Nobel Prize in physics

Contact Fred McGchan (Boulder) (303) 497-3246

SYSTEM HELPS ENSUft REUA6 L1TY OF MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS

The AmlY Navy and Air Force use thousands of miles of optical fibers on ships planes and land-based installations to transmit voice and data They needed a simple effective and highly accurate way to measure the amount of light delivered by these glass wires at key points in the transmission system Power degradation along the nelwork can cause communication failllte

Working with ILX Lightwave Corp of Bozeman Mont the NIST came up with a system capable of world-class optical measurements with push-button conveniencc The system consists of an NISTshydesigned optical detector and an optical multimeter [designed by ILX Lightwave] that measures light emitted from a liber over a wide range of wavelengths

There are two versions of the novel delector one using siliconshybased sensors and the other nsing gennanium-based sensors The sensors connect directly to an optical fiber without any additional optics and with barely measurable light loss Measurement uncershytainty is half that of previous optical fiber power detectors The sysshytem is described in an upcoming issue of the joumal Metrologia

According to NIST engineer John Lehman independent measureshyments of the detectors performance by NIST and its Gennan counshyterpart PTB (Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt) are in excelshylent agreement Another comparison will be made this summer with NISIs British counterpart the National Physical Laboratory

The new systems are now being shipped to military calibration censhyters where they will be used to annually check the accuracy of optishycal fiber power systems utilized in the field

Contact Fred McGehan (Boulder) (303) 497-3246

TfNY BUBBLES EW TOOL IN C E IICAl SESI G

As the old Hawaiian love song says tiny bubbles realJy do make some people feel fine Chemists that is But there is no wine involved this time just water

NIST chemists reported in the June 24 online edition of Langmuir that a process called microboiling shows promise for quick simple and inexpensive chemical sensing The process involves the fonnashytion of tiny vapor bubhles on a 200-nanometer-thick film of preshycious metal immersed in water and heated rapidly By coating the metal microheater with a single layer of waler-repelling molecules the scientists dramatically alrered thc microboiling behavior Bubbles fanned more obviously and at lower temperatures and the water in immediate contact with the metal got much hotter

Its astounding to me that we changed one functional group on the surface of that microhcatcr and saw a dramatic change in the boiling behavior says Michael Tarlov a co-author of the paper

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The finding means that changes in boiling behavior should be useful for detecting specifIc substances The water surrounding a microshyheater designed to bond with DNA or proteins for example might boil at a different temperature if the target molecules were attached to the coating A change can be measured in just 5 microseconds much faster than typical lab techniques NlST scientists have found that the technique can detect sUIfactants such as those used in detergents and are studying its use in microfluidic (or lab-on-ashychip) devices The research also has other potential spin-offs such as the use of designer coatings to improve efficiency in boilers and heat excbangers and the use of microheaters to simplify chemical manufacturing

Contact Laura Ost (301) 975-4034

GRANTS TO FUND DEVEL PMENT OF NOVEL ~CHNOLOGIES

New blade technology tbat could make energy generation by wind turbines more efficient vims-resistant tissues for skin grafts a method for operating a cars devices through conversational speech and an automated Web-searehing and data organizing software sysshytem are among the novel technologies to be developed by the prishyvate sector with support from 16 awards announced by the NlST Advanced Technology Program (ATP)

A list of the latest ATP awards with links to project fact sheets may be found at ltwwwnistgovnewsgt For more detail on individual projects contact the recipient company or joint venture paltnership as listed at the bottom of the project fact sheet

For background information on the ATP including history statistics progJQm evaluations success stories and descriptions of previous awards go to ltwwwatpnistgovgt

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CRACKENG THE NANONEWTON FORCE BARRIER

How do you weigh a dust mite Or delermine the force required to pull a molecule apart Such tasks require a device that measures nanonewtons-forces I billion times smaller than the force required to hold an apple against Earths gravity Nanonewton forces are estishymated with atomic force microscopes and inslluments that measnre the properties of ultrathin coatings like those used on computer hard drives or turbiue blades But the accuracy of such estimates is unknown because they havent been calibrated with force standards based on the kilogram the intemationally accepted unit of mass

Luckily there is hope on the hOlizon In a paper presented June 4 at the annual conferencc of the Society of Experimental Mechanics in Charlotte NC NlST engineers describe a prototype instrument that reliably measnres forces as small as tens of nanonewtons and simultaueously ties those measurements to forces a tbousand times larger based on the kilogram The device works by COllllecting a weIl-calibrated spring-loaded scale with a set of electrodes that genshyerates an electrostatic force

The insuument balances the downward force produced by a oneshymilligram mass artifact by keeping the distance between the elecshytrodes constant but varying the amount of voltage between them The result is a force detenninahon accurate to a few parts in 10000 that is measured with voltage electrical capacitance and distance (the location of the electrodes as measured in wavelengths of laser light) It is much easier to make small changes in voltages than to make small mass standards explains NIST mechanical engineer Jon Pratl

The NIST researchers hope to extend the instruments resolution to tens of piconewtons (trillionths of a newton)

Contact Laura Osl (301) 975-4034

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MI IIATURE MIX-UPS 0 SPEED MATERIA S RESEARCH

A new NIST projeet aims to stir up materials research by adapting lab-on-a-chip teehnology to mix and evaluate experimental conshycoctions at a rapid clip hastening improvements in products ranging from paints to shampoos to plastics

Initially researchers at the NIST Combinatorial Methods Center (NCMC) and several of the NCMCs company members plan to rev up the search for new or better emulsions often eomplex fOlmulashytions that are the basis for US product markets totaling more than $50 billion They will start by deciphering interactions at the intershyfaees (inter-facial tension) between the various eomponents that make lip these viscous mixtures and are key to their pelfonnanee

Now efforts to improve paints shampoos and other emulsions tend to be time-consuming trial-and-error exercises But with tiny Iabshyon-chip devices much of the proeess can be automated permitting rapid systematic testing of new material fonnulations

The project will extend the capabilities of so-called microfluidic systems tiny challllel-lined deviees now used regularly for medical testiug In DNA cbips for example droplets of genetic material are routed through networks of tiny wells each one ser up for a particushylar diagnostic test Material fOlmulations however typically contain components from solvents to different-sized particles tbat do not readily mix and circulate through these minute plumbing systems

To accorrunodate these differences NCMC researchers have designed and tested credit-card-sized prototypes tailored for viscous materials research Features include mixers pumps reservoirs and computer conrrol of the flow of sample droplets through a network of millimeter-wide challllels Mixture properties will be charactershyized with real-time image measurement techniques that NIST is developing with an eye on many application areas

Contact Mark Bello (30J) 975-3776

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NOVE speCTROSCOPIC METHOD CAN DE ECT TER 0 1ST THREA S

A novel techniqne that nses far-infrared (terahertz ) radiation to rapshyidly identify bulk or airborne materials inside sealed paper or plastic containers has been demonstrated by scientists at the NIST and SPARTA Inc of Rosslyn Va Described at a recent technical conshyference the technology has potential applications in homeland secushyrity such as detection of explosives in the mail or other non-metallic portable containers

The method involves directing a far-infrared light source at a samshyple in a e10sed container detecting the light transmitted throngh the materials and then analyzing the light that was absorbed by the sample while making adjnstments for the light absorbed by the conshytainer Far-infrared radiation which falls between visible light and radio waves on the electromagnctic spectrum is partially transmitshyted throngh many materials The pattem of light frequencies or spectra absorbed by a material depends specifically on the vibrashytions of the materials atoms and its crystalline structure

This method can readily identify compounds made of molecules containing three to hnndreds of atoms the size of many threat mateshyrials The two instruments employed one nsing a pulsed laser and the other a glowing filament are tabletop-sized and work at room temperature Two years of experiments have demonstrated thol ahe technique detects aerosols (such as those that might contain anthrax spores) pharmaceutical powders most gases sevEral explosives and other common materials The researchers have compiled a datlbase of spectral characteristics for more than 100 materials and devclshyoped an automated software tool for rapidly identifying bulk materishyals based on their absOlvtion spectra Further research aims to increase the sensitivity and throughput speed of the technology

Contact Laura Ost (301) 975-4034

E SURIG TH REL AS L1TY OF TRACE EXPLOSIVE DETECTORS

In an effort to enhance homeland security NIST chemists are develshyoping new ways to see collections of micrometer-sized particles of explosive materials The techniques will help ensure that equipmcnt for screening airport passengers baggage and cargo operates relishyahly

The research is part of a collaboration with the Transportation Security Agency to develop metTOlogy for dcsigning characterizing and calibrating trace explosive detection systems Thousands of cnhanced trace explosive detcction systems already are deployed in airports to collect particles from luggage and other surfaccs and analyze these samples in a tabletop instrument Research also is under way on new systems that will use air showers to hlow partishycles off people as they walk through portals

The dercction of trace explosives involvcs three basic processes particle collection on cloth or mesh filters palticle heating to proshyduce vapors and vapor analysis to identify thc chemicals N1ST is using its mcasurement expertise to devclop methods to better undershystand and optimize particle collection and heating processes

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One set of NIST experiments focnses on how evenly current tableshytop analytical instruments heat the filters that collect particles Heat control is importlnt because explosive particles need to get hot enough to vaporize within seconds for rapid analysis and uneven heating may lead to variation in analytical results To assist in the testing and design of walk-through portal systems NIST scientists developed a way to visualize a few individual explosive particles sunounded by millions of backgronnd particles collected on filters Additional NIST Experiments focus on the size of particles knocked off a test surface by various air jet designs Snch infOlmation can be nsed to help design next-generation detection systems

Contlc Laura Ost (301) 975-4034

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NEW NIST FAC lITY SOON WILL BE REFL CTrNG ON SAFER SIGNS

Our roadways should get safer in the future now that the NIST has developed a way to accurately and reliably measure how light reflects off stop signs and other road markings Road signs and markings are designed to be visible at night by retroreflectivity that is they reflect some of the light emitted by a vehicles headlights back toward the drivers eyes However measurements of retroreshyflecrivity have varied so much among different devices and laborashytories that federal transportation officials have bcen nnable to define minimum standards for this Congressionally mandated characterisshytic

Recently NIST established a facility funded by the Transportation Research Board of the National Cooperative Research Program that resolves numerous measurement problems and improves accuracy Inside the facility one finds a long black tunnel with a set of tracks on which sits an insnumented platform Signs or materials are mounted on the platfo[l11 which can be moved 3 to 30 metcrs (10 to 100 feet) from a light source at one end of the tunnel Using custom softwarc scientists precisely control all of the components and measure the characteristics of light reflected from the sign to a detector locatcd close to the source

NIST expects that the facility will begin providing calibration servshyices early in 2004

Contlct Laura Ost (30 I) 975-4034

SINGLE PHOTO DETECTOR CONQUERS TH DARK SIDE

Researchers from the NIST and Boston University have demonstratshycd a detector that counts single pulscs of light while simultancously reducing false or dark counts to virtually zero Reported in the July 28 2003 issue of Applied Physics Letters the advance proshyvides a key technology needed for future development of secure quantum corrununications and cryptography

Quantum communications and cryptography is a codemakers Holy Grail The idea is to use a rapid series of light pulses (photons) in onc of two different states to transmit infonnation in an unbreakable codc

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The photon detector project is part of a multi-disciplinary NIST effort to develop the sophisticated measllIement methods needed to make quantum communication and cryptography possible Funding was provided by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the NIST Advanced Technology Program (ATP)

Most current photon detectors operate best with visible light cannot reliably detect single photons and suffer from high dark counts due to random electronic noise Thc new device operates with the wavcshylength of near-infrared light used for fiber optic communicatJOns and produces negligible dark eounts Instead of using light-sensitive materials the NIST device uses a tungsten film coupled to a fiber optic communication line The film is chilled to 120 milliKe1vin at its transition temperature between nonnal conductivity and supershyconductivity When the fiber optic line delivers a photon to the tungshysten film thc tempcrature rises and the apparatus detects it as au increase in electrical resistance

Thc device detects about 20000 photons per second and works with an efficiency of about 20 percent With planned improvements the research team hopes to increase efficicncies to greater than 80 pershycent

Contact Fred McGehan (Bouldcr) (303) 497-3246

NIST HE s C IP DUSTRY MEASURE FEATURES BY COUN GATOMS

The quest to develop the nanotechnology equivalent of rulers [length-measurement references based on the spacing of atoms in a peIiectIy ordered crystal] has inspired a burst of innovation at the National Institute of Standards and Teehnology (NIST) Progress to date has yielded a novel device tbat can resolve distances smaller than thc radius of an atom and a reliable method for writing 10shynanometer-sized featmcs on silicon

NIST researchers are packaging the new technology and know-how into a seanning tllnneling microscope (STM) system designed to write patterns with dimensions detennined by counting the atoms that make up the pattems structural features Ultimately aiming for an accuracy of better than 1 nanometer the team intends to supply the semiconductor industry with bcnchmark references to calibrate measurcment tools used in rcsearch and production

To measure excecdingly small distances members of the atomshybased artifacts pr~iect developed a novel diode-Iascr based interfershyomcter The new compact instrument incorporates elements of two types of existing interferometcrs-devices that detetmine the distance betwccn two objects on the basis of light interferencc pattcrns-bnt achicves much higher levels of resolution To datc the team has measured distances in increments smaller than 10 picometers or less than one-hundredth of a nanometer

Efforts to produce durable silicon-bascd measurement references have paid off with a method for reliably writing patterns with 10shynanometer linewidths cquivalent to about 30 silicon atoms across These STM-written pattems arc long-lived even outside of a vacushyum and rCccnt work suggests that reactive ion etching can increasc their three-dimensional relief

Contact Mark Bcllo (301) 975-3776

Potpourri

bull New Members Appointed to Baldrige Board of Overseers Commerce Secretary Don Evans has appointed six promincm industry education and health care leaders to serve on thc 12shymember Board of Overseers for the Baldrige National Quality Program to replace retiring board members The Board of Overseers recommends improvements to the Baldrige perfonnshyance exccllcnce criteria the Baldrige National Quality Program and the Baldrige Award process For details sce ltwwwnistgovpublic_affairsmembershtrngt

bull Cheney and Evans present 2002 Baldrige Awards Vice President Dick Cheney and Commerce Secretary Don Evans preshysented thc 2002 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awards to thTee organizations at a Washington DC ceremony on May 21 2003 The event marked the first time a health care organization has been recognized with a Baldrige Award Read more includshying transcripts of remarks at ltwwwnistgovpublic_affairsreleasesmbnqa052103htmgt

bull Detecting Corked Bats After Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs was ejected June 3 from a major league baseball game for using a corked bat officials had the rest of his 76 bats X-rayed by a radiologist In 1987 NIST researchers conducted a study for Major Lcaguc Baseball and detennined that medical X-ray machines were better than ultrasound for detecting corked bats For details see lt wwwl00nistgovlbattamperinghtrn gt

bull Dig jump in Applications for Nations Top Honor for bull ceUence Sixty-eight organizations have sent NIST their applishy

cation for the 2003 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award the nations Presidential award for excellence Last year 49 busishynesses schools and health care organizations applied Over the next six months teams of specially trained examiners will evalushyate these 68 organizations to detennine wbich will receive the award this fal1 For details see ltwwwnistgovpublic_affairsmbnqa_appshtmgt

bull N1ST Receives Valuable Chemical Data from Dow Dow Chemical Co has donated an extensive collection of more thau 50000 infrared spectra-independently valued at more than $5 million-to NIST for incorporation into its Chemistry WebBook The WebBook is an onlinc resource lt httpwebbooknistgov raquo that 600000 users rely on armually for a wide rangc of research and development applications and cducational purposes

CSIR NEWS FROM SOUTH AFRICA

NEW OPTICAL WAVELENGTH STANDARD BOOSTED BY VISIT FROM NOBEL LAUREATE

A new optical wavelength standard is being developed for South Africa The standard is based on an acetylene-stabilised diode laser wherc the laser is stabilised to the absorption lines of acetylene (C2H2) These lines are the Doppler-broadened lines ofthc v I + v3 rotational - vibrational baud and lie between 1510 nm and 1550 nm While frequcncy modulation is used to generate the error signal for stabilisation an expected accuracy and stability of less than 10 MHz laquoOlppm) will be achieved

Research and development of the standard under the guidance of Dr Dean Veneables is almost completc During their visit to South Afiica Professor Carl Wieman of the University of Colorado at Boulder (2001 Nobel Plizc in physics recipient) and Dr Sara

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Gilbert Group Head of Optical fibre and components at NIST held a meeting with the CSIR-NlVU that included discussions on the refinement of the new wavelength standard

Professor Carl Wieman and Eric Comellled a team of physicists that created the worlds first Bose-Einstein condensate a new fonn of matter on 5 June 1995 The condensate allows scientists to study the strauge and extremely small world of quantum physics as if they are looking through a giant magnifYing glass Its creation estabshylished a new branch of atomic physics that has provided a treasureshytrove of scientific discoveries

Predicted in 1924 by Albert Einstein who built on the work of Satyendra Nath Bose the condensate occurs when the waelengths of individual atoms begin to overlap and behave in identical fashion forming a supectonl The superatom occurs when laboratory apparatus is med to chill a group of atoms to just a few hundred bilshylionths of a degree above absolute zero

Comel1 and Wieman likened a Bose-Einstein condensate to an ice crystal forming in cold water and said it has the same relation to ordinary matter as laser light has to light from a light bulb The atoms within the condensate obey the laws of qUJntum physics and are as close to absolute zero -27315 C as the )Ws of physics allow

NML ASSISTS IN EXPA 0 NG AFRiCAN METROLOGY CAPABIL T ES

Dr Franz Hengstberger Regional Coordinator of SADCMET has just returned from a visit to the National 11lSti lute of Standards (NIS) in Egypt and the Kenya Bureau of Standards Both ofthese institushytions are Associate Members of SADCMET

Acting as a special adviser to Prof Shalaan the President of National Institute of Standards (NIS) in Cairo Egypt he investigatshyed a number of aspects pertinent to the NIS photometry and radiomshyetry laboratories They iucluded a thorough study of the equipment facilities personnel and planned capabilities within the laboratory Franz will prepare recommendations based on tbis information Additionally Franz held discussions with Dr Adel Shehata the NlS manager in charge of intemational relations on the forthcoming SADCMET meeting in Zambia other SADCMET matters and the development of metrology in Africa in general

On his retlan leg Franz advised the head of metrology at the Kenyan Bureau of Standards CKEBS) Ivll Joel Kjoko 011 facilities and activities required to establish a KEBS photometry and radiomshyetry laboratory KEBS is now plamling to establish the necessary laboratory space and manufacture and purchase tlle required equipshyment Franz will remain in close touch with the Kenyan colleagues

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in this regard and KEBS and NML will continue to cooperate on this issue ill terms of their existing MOU on cooperation in metrology

Franz also paid a courtesy visit to the Managing Director ofKEBS Mrs Margaret Rotich and reports that he was again struck by the overwhelmiug sense of friendship and cooperation existing between the two institutions

NML gratefully acknowledges the continued support from the South African Department of Trade and Industry for its work in Africa through which it is trying to align with and support the objectives of the New Partnership for Africas Development (NEPAD)

HARDNESS LABORATO Y ESTABLISHED

A new capability for hardness measurement has been established in the Force Hardness and Torque laboratory at the National Metrology Laboratory (NML) of the CSIR to provide measurements primarily for rhe automotive aircraft and iron and steel manufactlrrshying industries

Streugthening the existing hardness testing and indentation capabilishyty for materials Benny Burke commenred that the laboratory is capable of determining hardness based on first principles and the new technology willleplace the previous substitution-based methshyods

In addition the requirements ofISO 650 I Metal ic materials shyRockwell hardness tests will be satisfied Furthermore initial acceptance results indicate that the system is well withiu expected control Iimits Simply stated hardness is the resistance of a material to permanent indentation It is important to recognise that harduess is an empirical test and therefore hardness is not a material property This is because there are several different hardness tests tllat will each determine a different hardness value for the same piece of material Therefore hardness is test method dependent and every test result has to have a label identifYing the test method used Hardness is however used extensively to characterise materials and to determine if they are suitable for their intended nse

The most common uses for hardness tests is to verify the heat treatshyment of a part and to detennine if a material has the properties necshyessary for its intended use Establishing a cOlTelatiou between the hardness result and the desired material property allows this makshying hardness tests very useful in industrial and RampD applications The calibration system will be commissioned by June 2003 and the facility demonstrated to industry at the Technical Advisory Forum

EWS s Natio al Measurement Conference and British Electromagnefc Measurement Conference 2003

Angel Hotel Cardiff UK 18-20 November 2003

NMCfBEMC 2003 is the largest UK measshyurement event focusing on industrial applications of measurement technologies

From shop floor to cutting edge NMC amp BEMC have something to offer everyone

NMCBEMC provides a unique opportunity for delegates to netshywork with colleagues involved in the measurement industry Sessions will include both traditional seminars presenting state of the art techniques and more practically-oriented workshops

Workshops

To address the increasing demand for training and applicationsshyfocused information on measurement technology NMC amp BEMC will hold an increased number of workshops Delegates will gain access to experts and training materials focused on measurement best practices

Technical seminars

Seminars will eonsist of both contributed and invited papers Attendance will allow delegates to diseuss ideas and problems wilh other engineers and measuremenl specialists sharing knowledge and stimulating innovation

Social programme and exhibition

A full social prograrrune will complement the technical sessions providing a forum for the exchange and discussion of ideas Alongside the programme there will be an exhibition giving deleshygates the opportunity to meet with measurement providers instrushymentation suppliers and accredited laboratories This is a valuable chance for delegates to find out about new product developments serviees and applications

The Angel Hotel looks like a pretty elegant venue for metrologists Behave yourselves

Registration

To register your interest in attending NMC or BEMC to held at the Angel Hotel Cardiff UK between 18 and 20 November 2003 please complete the pro-fonna on-line at

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ltwwwnational-measurement-conferencecoukgt or contact Hannah Edmunds at the National Physical LaboratOlY E-mail lt hannahedmundsnplcouk gt Tel +44 20 8943 6260

NIS 30 MHz ATTENUATION MEASUREMIENT FACILITY RELOCATED AT THE ARMY PRIMARY STANDARDS LABO TORY

The 30 MHz Attenuation Measurement System fonnerly loeated at the Boulder laboratories of the Nationallnstilltte of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been relocated to the US Almy Primary Standards Laboratory (APSL) at Redstone Arsenal AL Installation of the system at the APSL was completed by NIST personnel in May 2003 Personnel at the APSL received training in the operation of the system at NIST and also at the APSL

The APSL now has the capability to provide incremental attenuation calibration of precision 30 MHz piston attcnuators and similar devices from 0 to 120 dB The expanded uncertainty of these calishybrations is 0003 dBllO dB at an approximate 95 percent level of confidence Traceability of measurements performed by the system will continue to be proportional to dimensional measurements of a standard piston attenuator which is an integral part of the system The attenuator which was designed machined and characterized by NIST in the early 1960s utilizes a laser interferometer to measure piston displacement with a resolution corresponding to an incremenshytal attenuation of approximately 00001 dB

The system itself utilizes an unmodulaled 2-ehannel RF null techshynique and a precision phase shifter to aehieve high sensitivity and a dynamic range of at least 120 dB The successful transfer of this system to the APSL eusures that the US requirements for 30 MHz attenuation calibration support which is traceable to national stanshydards will continue to be met by the APSL As NIST no longer proshyvides this measureillent service inquiries should be directed to the APSL at 256-876-8417

ITER ATIONAL DIMENSIONAL WORKSHOP

Airport Marriott Nashville TN May 10-14 2004

Make your plans now to attend next years International Dimensional Workshop

Details are on the IDW2004 Website

lt httpwwwsmeorglidw gt Contact Ed Pritchard Oak Ridge Mehology Center Phone 865-574-4261 Fax 865-574-2802 lt pritchardewyI2doegov gt Web Page lt httpwwwy12doegovindexhtmli gt

LIAISO NEWS

A ERICA NATIONAL STANDARDS I SmUTe (A 81) John Lalemkerian Liaison Delegate

The following repOlt details some of the latest innovative accreditashylion programs that ANSI is launching that may be of interest to our NCSL Intemational members

ANSI Completes Pilot Accreditation Program for Personnel Certification Budies

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) administers and coordinates the US voluutary standardization and confomlity assesment system ANSI has announced that it has accredited three organizations involved with the certification of personnel in the safety supply management and construction indushies

These accreditations conclude the first phase of the Institutes lannch of a new accreditation program for personnel certification bodies based upon the new international standard ISOIIEC 17024shy2003 General requirements for bodies operating eertification sysshytems of persons

Certification helps to identify qualified individuals to consumers and employers provide mechanisms for systematically monitoriug the performance of certified persons aud encourage individuals to pmticipate in continuing professional development As an impartial assessor ANSI accreditation protects the integrity of a certification process enhances consumer and public coufideuce in a certification program and the personnel who complete it and facilitates the mohility of certified personnel across borders

Initiated in late 2002 the ANSI pilot program included five organishyzations demonstrating the diversity amoug personnel certification bodies ANSIs accreditation process includes the submission of documentation for each of the requirements identitled in ISOlEe 17024 an on-site audit and the correction of auy non-conformities (ie requirements that have not been met)

According to Institute for Supply Managementtrade (ISM) executive direetor Paul Novak ISM considers it an houor to be one of the few organizations selected by ANSI to participate in its premier pilot accreditation program

The American Society for Nondestructive Testing Inc (ASNT) and the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy Inc (NBCOT) completed the ANSI pilot program in JlUle 2003 For additional infonnation about ANSIs Accreditation Program for Personnel Certifiers please contaet Dr Roy Swift at ltrswiftansiorggt

I EKO Chet Franklin Liaison Delegate

This was an active period with IMEKO

Graham Cameron attended their Annual Conference and provided a repolt at the Tampa meeting

Chet Franklin has volunteered to be the new NCSLI Liaison to lMEKO

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ASIA-PACI Ie LABORATOR ACCREOHA ION COOPERATION (APLAC) Peter Ungel Liaison Delegate

APLAC General Assembly

The next meeting of the APLAC General Assembly and associated Committees will be held in Seoul Republic of Korea in the week of 9-14 November 2003 Two of the five positions on the APLAC Board of Management will be up for re-election

APLAC MRA Council

The APLAC MRA Council will next meet in Seoul during the week of9-l4 November 2003

Following the application by five signatories to the APLAC MRA to become inaugural signatories to the MRA for iuspection body accreditation two initial evaluations have been done and a further two will be done in the latter part of August The fifth evaluation will be doue in October 2003 It is hoped that the initial signing of the APLAC MRA for inspection body accreditation can take place at the MRA Council meeting planned for Columbia MD in late April 2004

Administration of APLAC

The members of the APLAC Board of Management are

Mr Peter Unger (Chair) -- A2LA (United States of America)

Dr Llewellyn Richards (Immediate Past Chair) - IANZ (New Zealand)

Mr Anthony Russell (Chair of MRA Council) - NATA (Australia)

Mr Lin Anping - CNAL (Peoples Republic of China)

Mr Terence S S Chan - HKAS (Hong Kong China)

Dr Katuo Setamiddotmiddot IAJapan (Japan)

Ms Chang Kwei Fem - SAC (Singapore)

Mr Nigel Iou - CNLA (Chinese Taipei)

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Liaison News

APLAC Pub jcations

APLAC documents and membership lists are available as pdf files from the APLAC web site lt wvwaplacorg gt Starting this year APLAC News Notes published bi-mouthly is available only by electronic distribution (as a pdf) and via the APLAC web site

APLAC1 MEMBERSHIP

Full Members

Australia National Association of Testing Authorities Australia (NATA)2 3 4

Brunei Damssalam Ministry of Development (Conslruction Planning and Research Unit)

Canada Standards Council of Canada (SCC)2 3 4 Peopks RepUblic of China National Accreditation Board for China Laboratories (CNAL)2 3 4 Hong Kong China Hong Kong Accreditation Scheme

(HKAS)2 34 India National Accreditatiou Board for Testing amp

Calibration Laboratories (NABL)2 3 4 Indonesia Komite Akreditasi Nasional - The

Accreditation Body of Indonesia (KAN)2 3 5

Japan Japan Accreditation Board for Conformity Assessment (lAB)2 3 5 IAJapan2 3 4 Japan Chemical Laboratory Accreditation (lCLA) Voluntary EMC Laboratory Accreditation Center (V LAC)

Republic of Korea Korea Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (KOLAS)2 3 4

Malaysia Department of Standards Malaysia (DSM)2 Mexico Entidad Mexicanade Accreditaci6n ac

(ema)2 New Zealand Intemational Accreditation New Zealand

(lANZ)2 3 4 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Laboratory Accreditation

Scheme (PNGLAS) Philippines Bureau of Product Standards Laboratory

Accreditation Scheme (BPSLAS)2 Singapore Singapore Accreditation Council - Singapore

Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (SAC-SIN GLAS)2 34

Chinese Taipei Chinese National Laboratory Accreditation (CNLA)2 34

Thailand Department of Medical Sciences Ministry of Public Health Thai Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (TLAS)2 34

United States of American Association for Laboratory America Accreditation (A2LA)2 34

International Accreditation Service Inc (lAS)2 3 5 National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP)2 3 4 NQA-Laboratory Services (NQA-LS) Perry Johnson Laboratories

Vietnam Directorate for Standards and Quality (VILAS)2 3 4

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Associate Mer l-cs

Australia National Analytical Reference Laboratory AGAL (NARL)

Republic of Korea Korea Testing and Research Iustitute for Chemical Industry (KOTRIC)

Chinese Taipei National Institute of Environmental Analysis (NIEA)

United States of Assured Calibration and Laboratory America Accreditation Select Services (ACLASS)

lILAC Regional Cooperation Body Member 2 ILAC Full Member 3 Global Arrangement Signatory 4 APLAC Multilateral MRA - Testing and Calibration 5 APLAC Multilateral MRA - Testing only 6 APLAC MultilateralMRA - Calibration only APLAC Multilate~al Mutual Recognition Arrangement

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I have maintained an active liaison with the ISA The significant areas of mutual interest include Conference issues training web site and marketing

The ISA remains willing to assist NCSLI on many areas of mutual benefit

ASQ MEASUREMENT QUA lTV D VSION (ASQ) Chris Grac1UlIlfil1 Liaison Delegate

The 2003 NCSL Intemational Conference in Tampa FL was a very productive time for the American Society for Quality (ASQ) Measurement Quality Division (MQD) and ASQs Celiifled Calibration Technician (CCT) program I want to take this opportushynity to congratulate Dilip A Shah of E = mc3 Solutions on becomshying MQDs new chairperson Dilip brings to the position decades of metrology experience and a genuine enthusiasm for the metrology profession

At the conference Dilip led the bi-monthly MQD meetingconfershyence call Plans for the 2004 Measurement Science Conference (MSC) and ASQs Quality Congress convention were discussed Other topics included CCT program status work currently being done on the MQD sponsored Metrology Handbook updates on the MQD website etc For more information about MQD please visit our website at lt httpwwwmeasurementqualityorg gt

Session JA of the 2003 NCSL International Conference hosted by Jay L Bucher of the Promega Corporation highlighted the CCT program This session was very well attended as indicated by onl~

20 CCT brochures remaining from the 300 avai [bl~ at th~ comershyence hall Following are the sessions presentcN am Lhelr topic~~

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Sally Harthun American Society for Quality The Basics and Benefits olASQ Certification

bull Dilip Shah E = mc3 Solutions Metrology Training and Certification

bull Chris Grachanen Hewlett-Packard Co ASQs Certified Calibration Technician Body ofKnowledge

After the presentations Hershal C Brewer Accreditation Officer for lntemational Accreditation Service Inc (lAS) joined the preshysenters in a lively 20-minute question and answer session about the CCT program

I would like to extend my congratulations to all newly celtified CCTs The CCT pilot exam was administered in June 2003 to approximately 100 exam candidates throughout the US Following the CCT exam ASQ conducted a Cut-Score Study Workshop Readers may remember that the Cut-Score Study Workshop focuses on detennining the raw score needed for passing the CCT exam

The workshop panel was comprised of 11 ASQ calibration practishytioners who did not take the CCT exam in June and would not be eligible to take the CCT exam until June of 2004 The work of the Cut-Score Study Workshop resulted in a 71 pass rate for June 2003 CCT exam candidates A few of the newly certified CCTs were present at the conference

June 2003 CCT Cut-Score Workshop Auendees Larry Lalonde Keith Jennett James Hughes Cori FinellaId Dave Smeeth Bill Newcomb Ray Lewis Dilip Shah Brent Snoddv Daryl Montie Mike Boothe

The next otlering of the CCT exam will be in Dec 2003 For the latest information about CCT exam dates CCT body of knowledge CCT reference publications etc please visit the ASQs CCT webshysite at lt httpwwwasqorgcerttypescct gt

I am very pleased with the very positive acceptance and energizing enthusiasm for the CCT program from scores of conference attenshydees Cunently there are primers and refresher courses being offered to prepare one fOr taking the CCT exam I encourage those consideling the CCT cxam to download the CCT brochure from the ASQ websitc and review its contents Questions about the CCT program may be sent to me at lt CluisGrachanenhpcom gt Dilip Shaw at lt emc3solnaotcom gt or ASQs Mary Rehm at ltMRehmasqorggt

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Make Your Own Connection for NIST News

As I mentioned in the editorial Im cutting some pages oUl of our nsual NIST News to save printed pages and some costs However you can still make your own connection for NIST program and technology press releases The regular NIST webshysite is a wonderfully informative resource and these two speshycialized locations are summary archives of the NIST Public Affairs infonnational releases that are published regularly once or twice a month to the global media

One URL is more technical than the other but I find hoth highly interesting lt wwwnistgovpublic_affairsupdatearchivehtm gt lt viwwnistgovpublic_affiarstechbeatarchivehtm gt

ULTRACOLD EXPERM S PAVE WAY FOR SUPER MOLECULE

A team of researchers at ITLA a joint institute of the National Institllte of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Colorado at Boulder report in the July 3 edition of Nature an important step toward creating an ultracold super molecule a blend of thousands of molecules acting in unison Such a blend of molecules would provide physicists with an excellent tool for studyshying molecular quantum mechanics and superconductivity

At a temperature of only 150 nanoKelvins above absolute zero the team used lasers and a carefuJIy tuned magnetic field Lo pair potassishyum aloms belonging to a class of particles called fennions into loosely joined molecules belonging to a class of particles called bosons Surprisingly tbe researchers report the number of molecules prodnced is very large wilh about a quarter million lSO percent) of the atoms within the original cloud pairing up

Our experiments notes NIST Physicist Deborah Jin produced the lowest molecular binding energy that has been measured specshytroscopically Tn other words the atom pairs fQlming each molecule are hanging onto one another by their proverbial fingertips The researchers measured the energy holding the molecules together by breaking the molecular bond with a relatively low-energy radio wave

This work Jin continues could help us understand the basic physics behind superconductivity and especially high-temperature superconduetivity Superconductivity is a property in which elecshytrons (a fennion paliicle) move throngh a metal with no resistauce The experiments may lead to creation of felmion superfluids made from gases that would be much easier to study than solid superconshyductors Creation of a super atom (known as a Bose-Einstein conshydensate) eamed another research team at JILA the 2001 Nobel Prize in physics

Contact Fred McGchan (Boulder) (303) 497-3246

SYSTEM HELPS ENSUft REUA6 L1TY OF MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS

The AmlY Navy and Air Force use thousands of miles of optical fibers on ships planes and land-based installations to transmit voice and data They needed a simple effective and highly accurate way to measure the amount of light delivered by these glass wires at key points in the transmission system Power degradation along the nelwork can cause communication failllte

Working with ILX Lightwave Corp of Bozeman Mont the NIST came up with a system capable of world-class optical measurements with push-button conveniencc The system consists of an NISTshydesigned optical detector and an optical multimeter [designed by ILX Lightwave] that measures light emitted from a liber over a wide range of wavelengths

There are two versions of the novel delector one using siliconshybased sensors and the other nsing gennanium-based sensors The sensors connect directly to an optical fiber without any additional optics and with barely measurable light loss Measurement uncershytainty is half that of previous optical fiber power detectors The sysshytem is described in an upcoming issue of the joumal Metrologia

According to NIST engineer John Lehman independent measureshyments of the detectors performance by NIST and its Gennan counshyterpart PTB (Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt) are in excelshylent agreement Another comparison will be made this summer with NISIs British counterpart the National Physical Laboratory

The new systems are now being shipped to military calibration censhyters where they will be used to annually check the accuracy of optishycal fiber power systems utilized in the field

Contact Fred McGehan (Boulder) (303) 497-3246

TfNY BUBBLES EW TOOL IN C E IICAl SESI G

As the old Hawaiian love song says tiny bubbles realJy do make some people feel fine Chemists that is But there is no wine involved this time just water

NIST chemists reported in the June 24 online edition of Langmuir that a process called microboiling shows promise for quick simple and inexpensive chemical sensing The process involves the fonnashytion of tiny vapor bubhles on a 200-nanometer-thick film of preshycious metal immersed in water and heated rapidly By coating the metal microheater with a single layer of waler-repelling molecules the scientists dramatically alrered thc microboiling behavior Bubbles fanned more obviously and at lower temperatures and the water in immediate contact with the metal got much hotter

Its astounding to me that we changed one functional group on the surface of that microhcatcr and saw a dramatic change in the boiling behavior says Michael Tarlov a co-author of the paper

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News from the NMIs

The finding means that changes in boiling behavior should be useful for detecting specifIc substances The water surrounding a microshyheater designed to bond with DNA or proteins for example might boil at a different temperature if the target molecules were attached to the coating A change can be measured in just 5 microseconds much faster than typical lab techniques NlST scientists have found that the technique can detect sUIfactants such as those used in detergents and are studying its use in microfluidic (or lab-on-ashychip) devices The research also has other potential spin-offs such as the use of designer coatings to improve efficiency in boilers and heat excbangers and the use of microheaters to simplify chemical manufacturing

Contact Laura Ost (301) 975-4034

GRANTS TO FUND DEVEL PMENT OF NOVEL ~CHNOLOGIES

New blade technology tbat could make energy generation by wind turbines more efficient vims-resistant tissues for skin grafts a method for operating a cars devices through conversational speech and an automated Web-searehing and data organizing software sysshytem are among the novel technologies to be developed by the prishyvate sector with support from 16 awards announced by the NlST Advanced Technology Program (ATP)

A list of the latest ATP awards with links to project fact sheets may be found at ltwwwnistgovnewsgt For more detail on individual projects contact the recipient company or joint venture paltnership as listed at the bottom of the project fact sheet

For background information on the ATP including history statistics progJQm evaluations success stories and descriptions of previous awards go to ltwwwatpnistgovgt

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CRACKENG THE NANONEWTON FORCE BARRIER

How do you weigh a dust mite Or delermine the force required to pull a molecule apart Such tasks require a device that measures nanonewtons-forces I billion times smaller than the force required to hold an apple against Earths gravity Nanonewton forces are estishymated with atomic force microscopes and inslluments that measnre the properties of ultrathin coatings like those used on computer hard drives or turbiue blades But the accuracy of such estimates is unknown because they havent been calibrated with force standards based on the kilogram the intemationally accepted unit of mass

Luckily there is hope on the hOlizon In a paper presented June 4 at the annual conferencc of the Society of Experimental Mechanics in Charlotte NC NlST engineers describe a prototype instrument that reliably measnres forces as small as tens of nanonewtons and simultaueously ties those measurements to forces a tbousand times larger based on the kilogram The device works by COllllecting a weIl-calibrated spring-loaded scale with a set of electrodes that genshyerates an electrostatic force

The insuument balances the downward force produced by a oneshymilligram mass artifact by keeping the distance between the elecshytrodes constant but varying the amount of voltage between them The result is a force detenninahon accurate to a few parts in 10000 that is measured with voltage electrical capacitance and distance (the location of the electrodes as measured in wavelengths of laser light) It is much easier to make small changes in voltages than to make small mass standards explains NIST mechanical engineer Jon Pratl

The NIST researchers hope to extend the instruments resolution to tens of piconewtons (trillionths of a newton)

Contact Laura Osl (301) 975-4034

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MI IIATURE MIX-UPS 0 SPEED MATERIA S RESEARCH

A new NIST projeet aims to stir up materials research by adapting lab-on-a-chip teehnology to mix and evaluate experimental conshycoctions at a rapid clip hastening improvements in products ranging from paints to shampoos to plastics

Initially researchers at the NIST Combinatorial Methods Center (NCMC) and several of the NCMCs company members plan to rev up the search for new or better emulsions often eomplex fOlmulashytions that are the basis for US product markets totaling more than $50 billion They will start by deciphering interactions at the intershyfaees (inter-facial tension) between the various eomponents that make lip these viscous mixtures and are key to their pelfonnanee

Now efforts to improve paints shampoos and other emulsions tend to be time-consuming trial-and-error exercises But with tiny Iabshyon-chip devices much of the proeess can be automated permitting rapid systematic testing of new material fonnulations

The project will extend the capabilities of so-called microfluidic systems tiny challllel-lined deviees now used regularly for medical testiug In DNA cbips for example droplets of genetic material are routed through networks of tiny wells each one ser up for a particushylar diagnostic test Material fOlmulations however typically contain components from solvents to different-sized particles tbat do not readily mix and circulate through these minute plumbing systems

To accorrunodate these differences NCMC researchers have designed and tested credit-card-sized prototypes tailored for viscous materials research Features include mixers pumps reservoirs and computer conrrol of the flow of sample droplets through a network of millimeter-wide challllels Mixture properties will be charactershyized with real-time image measurement techniques that NIST is developing with an eye on many application areas

Contact Mark Bello (30J) 975-3776

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NOVE speCTROSCOPIC METHOD CAN DE ECT TER 0 1ST THREA S

A novel techniqne that nses far-infrared (terahertz ) radiation to rapshyidly identify bulk or airborne materials inside sealed paper or plastic containers has been demonstrated by scientists at the NIST and SPARTA Inc of Rosslyn Va Described at a recent technical conshyference the technology has potential applications in homeland secushyrity such as detection of explosives in the mail or other non-metallic portable containers

The method involves directing a far-infrared light source at a samshyple in a e10sed container detecting the light transmitted throngh the materials and then analyzing the light that was absorbed by the sample while making adjnstments for the light absorbed by the conshytainer Far-infrared radiation which falls between visible light and radio waves on the electromagnctic spectrum is partially transmitshyted throngh many materials The pattem of light frequencies or spectra absorbed by a material depends specifically on the vibrashytions of the materials atoms and its crystalline structure

This method can readily identify compounds made of molecules containing three to hnndreds of atoms the size of many threat mateshyrials The two instruments employed one nsing a pulsed laser and the other a glowing filament are tabletop-sized and work at room temperature Two years of experiments have demonstrated thol ahe technique detects aerosols (such as those that might contain anthrax spores) pharmaceutical powders most gases sevEral explosives and other common materials The researchers have compiled a datlbase of spectral characteristics for more than 100 materials and devclshyoped an automated software tool for rapidly identifying bulk materishyals based on their absOlvtion spectra Further research aims to increase the sensitivity and throughput speed of the technology

Contact Laura Ost (301) 975-4034

E SURIG TH REL AS L1TY OF TRACE EXPLOSIVE DETECTORS

In an effort to enhance homeland security NIST chemists are develshyoping new ways to see collections of micrometer-sized particles of explosive materials The techniques will help ensure that equipmcnt for screening airport passengers baggage and cargo operates relishyahly

The research is part of a collaboration with the Transportation Security Agency to develop metTOlogy for dcsigning characterizing and calibrating trace explosive detection systems Thousands of cnhanced trace explosive detcction systems already are deployed in airports to collect particles from luggage and other surfaccs and analyze these samples in a tabletop instrument Research also is under way on new systems that will use air showers to hlow partishycles off people as they walk through portals

The dercction of trace explosives involvcs three basic processes particle collection on cloth or mesh filters palticle heating to proshyduce vapors and vapor analysis to identify thc chemicals N1ST is using its mcasurement expertise to devclop methods to better undershystand and optimize particle collection and heating processes

News from the NMIs

One set of NIST experiments focnses on how evenly current tableshytop analytical instruments heat the filters that collect particles Heat control is importlnt because explosive particles need to get hot enough to vaporize within seconds for rapid analysis and uneven heating may lead to variation in analytical results To assist in the testing and design of walk-through portal systems NIST scientists developed a way to visualize a few individual explosive particles sunounded by millions of backgronnd particles collected on filters Additional NIST Experiments focus on the size of particles knocked off a test surface by various air jet designs Snch infOlmation can be nsed to help design next-generation detection systems

Contlc Laura Ost (301) 975-4034

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NEW NIST FAC lITY SOON WILL BE REFL CTrNG ON SAFER SIGNS

Our roadways should get safer in the future now that the NIST has developed a way to accurately and reliably measure how light reflects off stop signs and other road markings Road signs and markings are designed to be visible at night by retroreflectivity that is they reflect some of the light emitted by a vehicles headlights back toward the drivers eyes However measurements of retroreshyflecrivity have varied so much among different devices and laborashytories that federal transportation officials have bcen nnable to define minimum standards for this Congressionally mandated characterisshytic

Recently NIST established a facility funded by the Transportation Research Board of the National Cooperative Research Program that resolves numerous measurement problems and improves accuracy Inside the facility one finds a long black tunnel with a set of tracks on which sits an insnumented platform Signs or materials are mounted on the platfo[l11 which can be moved 3 to 30 metcrs (10 to 100 feet) from a light source at one end of the tunnel Using custom softwarc scientists precisely control all of the components and measure the characteristics of light reflected from the sign to a detector locatcd close to the source

NIST expects that the facility will begin providing calibration servshyices early in 2004

Contlct Laura Ost (30 I) 975-4034

SINGLE PHOTO DETECTOR CONQUERS TH DARK SIDE

Researchers from the NIST and Boston University have demonstratshycd a detector that counts single pulscs of light while simultancously reducing false or dark counts to virtually zero Reported in the July 28 2003 issue of Applied Physics Letters the advance proshyvides a key technology needed for future development of secure quantum corrununications and cryptography

Quantum communications and cryptography is a codemakers Holy Grail The idea is to use a rapid series of light pulses (photons) in onc of two different states to transmit infonnation in an unbreakable codc

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The photon detector project is part of a multi-disciplinary NIST effort to develop the sophisticated measllIement methods needed to make quantum communication and cryptography possible Funding was provided by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the NIST Advanced Technology Program (ATP)

Most current photon detectors operate best with visible light cannot reliably detect single photons and suffer from high dark counts due to random electronic noise Thc new device operates with the wavcshylength of near-infrared light used for fiber optic communicatJOns and produces negligible dark eounts Instead of using light-sensitive materials the NIST device uses a tungsten film coupled to a fiber optic communication line The film is chilled to 120 milliKe1vin at its transition temperature between nonnal conductivity and supershyconductivity When the fiber optic line delivers a photon to the tungshysten film thc tempcrature rises and the apparatus detects it as au increase in electrical resistance

Thc device detects about 20000 photons per second and works with an efficiency of about 20 percent With planned improvements the research team hopes to increase efficicncies to greater than 80 pershycent

Contact Fred McGehan (Bouldcr) (303) 497-3246

NIST HE s C IP DUSTRY MEASURE FEATURES BY COUN GATOMS

The quest to develop the nanotechnology equivalent of rulers [length-measurement references based on the spacing of atoms in a peIiectIy ordered crystal] has inspired a burst of innovation at the National Institute of Standards and Teehnology (NIST) Progress to date has yielded a novel device tbat can resolve distances smaller than thc radius of an atom and a reliable method for writing 10shynanometer-sized featmcs on silicon

NIST researchers are packaging the new technology and know-how into a seanning tllnneling microscope (STM) system designed to write patterns with dimensions detennined by counting the atoms that make up the pattems structural features Ultimately aiming for an accuracy of better than 1 nanometer the team intends to supply the semiconductor industry with bcnchmark references to calibrate measurcment tools used in rcsearch and production

To measure excecdingly small distances members of the atomshybased artifacts pr~iect developed a novel diode-Iascr based interfershyomcter The new compact instrument incorporates elements of two types of existing interferometcrs-devices that detetmine the distance betwccn two objects on the basis of light interferencc pattcrns-bnt achicves much higher levels of resolution To datc the team has measured distances in increments smaller than 10 picometers or less than one-hundredth of a nanometer

Efforts to produce durable silicon-bascd measurement references have paid off with a method for reliably writing patterns with 10shynanometer linewidths cquivalent to about 30 silicon atoms across These STM-written pattems arc long-lived even outside of a vacushyum and rCccnt work suggests that reactive ion etching can increasc their three-dimensional relief

Contact Mark Bcllo (301) 975-3776

Potpourri

bull New Members Appointed to Baldrige Board of Overseers Commerce Secretary Don Evans has appointed six promincm industry education and health care leaders to serve on thc 12shymember Board of Overseers for the Baldrige National Quality Program to replace retiring board members The Board of Overseers recommends improvements to the Baldrige perfonnshyance exccllcnce criteria the Baldrige National Quality Program and the Baldrige Award process For details sce ltwwwnistgovpublic_affairsmembershtrngt

bull Cheney and Evans present 2002 Baldrige Awards Vice President Dick Cheney and Commerce Secretary Don Evans preshysented thc 2002 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awards to thTee organizations at a Washington DC ceremony on May 21 2003 The event marked the first time a health care organization has been recognized with a Baldrige Award Read more includshying transcripts of remarks at ltwwwnistgovpublic_affairsreleasesmbnqa052103htmgt

bull Detecting Corked Bats After Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs was ejected June 3 from a major league baseball game for using a corked bat officials had the rest of his 76 bats X-rayed by a radiologist In 1987 NIST researchers conducted a study for Major Lcaguc Baseball and detennined that medical X-ray machines were better than ultrasound for detecting corked bats For details see lt wwwl00nistgovlbattamperinghtrn gt

bull Dig jump in Applications for Nations Top Honor for bull ceUence Sixty-eight organizations have sent NIST their applishy

cation for the 2003 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award the nations Presidential award for excellence Last year 49 busishynesses schools and health care organizations applied Over the next six months teams of specially trained examiners will evalushyate these 68 organizations to detennine wbich will receive the award this fal1 For details see ltwwwnistgovpublic_affairsmbnqa_appshtmgt

bull N1ST Receives Valuable Chemical Data from Dow Dow Chemical Co has donated an extensive collection of more thau 50000 infrared spectra-independently valued at more than $5 million-to NIST for incorporation into its Chemistry WebBook The WebBook is an onlinc resource lt httpwebbooknistgov raquo that 600000 users rely on armually for a wide rangc of research and development applications and cducational purposes

CSIR NEWS FROM SOUTH AFRICA

NEW OPTICAL WAVELENGTH STANDARD BOOSTED BY VISIT FROM NOBEL LAUREATE

A new optical wavelength standard is being developed for South Africa The standard is based on an acetylene-stabilised diode laser wherc the laser is stabilised to the absorption lines of acetylene (C2H2) These lines are the Doppler-broadened lines ofthc v I + v3 rotational - vibrational baud and lie between 1510 nm and 1550 nm While frequcncy modulation is used to generate the error signal for stabilisation an expected accuracy and stability of less than 10 MHz laquoOlppm) will be achieved

Research and development of the standard under the guidance of Dr Dean Veneables is almost completc During their visit to South Afiica Professor Carl Wieman of the University of Colorado at Boulder (2001 Nobel Plizc in physics recipient) and Dr Sara

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Gilbert Group Head of Optical fibre and components at NIST held a meeting with the CSIR-NlVU that included discussions on the refinement of the new wavelength standard

Professor Carl Wieman and Eric Comellled a team of physicists that created the worlds first Bose-Einstein condensate a new fonn of matter on 5 June 1995 The condensate allows scientists to study the strauge and extremely small world of quantum physics as if they are looking through a giant magnifYing glass Its creation estabshylished a new branch of atomic physics that has provided a treasureshytrove of scientific discoveries

Predicted in 1924 by Albert Einstein who built on the work of Satyendra Nath Bose the condensate occurs when the waelengths of individual atoms begin to overlap and behave in identical fashion forming a supectonl The superatom occurs when laboratory apparatus is med to chill a group of atoms to just a few hundred bilshylionths of a degree above absolute zero

Comel1 and Wieman likened a Bose-Einstein condensate to an ice crystal forming in cold water and said it has the same relation to ordinary matter as laser light has to light from a light bulb The atoms within the condensate obey the laws of qUJntum physics and are as close to absolute zero -27315 C as the )Ws of physics allow

NML ASSISTS IN EXPA 0 NG AFRiCAN METROLOGY CAPABIL T ES

Dr Franz Hengstberger Regional Coordinator of SADCMET has just returned from a visit to the National 11lSti lute of Standards (NIS) in Egypt and the Kenya Bureau of Standards Both ofthese institushytions are Associate Members of SADCMET

Acting as a special adviser to Prof Shalaan the President of National Institute of Standards (NIS) in Cairo Egypt he investigatshyed a number of aspects pertinent to the NIS photometry and radiomshyetry laboratories They iucluded a thorough study of the equipment facilities personnel and planned capabilities within the laboratory Franz will prepare recommendations based on tbis information Additionally Franz held discussions with Dr Adel Shehata the NlS manager in charge of intemational relations on the forthcoming SADCMET meeting in Zambia other SADCMET matters and the development of metrology in Africa in general

On his retlan leg Franz advised the head of metrology at the Kenyan Bureau of Standards CKEBS) Ivll Joel Kjoko 011 facilities and activities required to establish a KEBS photometry and radiomshyetry laboratory KEBS is now plamling to establish the necessary laboratory space and manufacture and purchase tlle required equipshyment Franz will remain in close touch with the Kenyan colleagues

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in this regard and KEBS and NML will continue to cooperate on this issue ill terms of their existing MOU on cooperation in metrology

Franz also paid a courtesy visit to the Managing Director ofKEBS Mrs Margaret Rotich and reports that he was again struck by the overwhelmiug sense of friendship and cooperation existing between the two institutions

NML gratefully acknowledges the continued support from the South African Department of Trade and Industry for its work in Africa through which it is trying to align with and support the objectives of the New Partnership for Africas Development (NEPAD)

HARDNESS LABORATO Y ESTABLISHED

A new capability for hardness measurement has been established in the Force Hardness and Torque laboratory at the National Metrology Laboratory (NML) of the CSIR to provide measurements primarily for rhe automotive aircraft and iron and steel manufactlrrshying industries

Streugthening the existing hardness testing and indentation capabilishyty for materials Benny Burke commenred that the laboratory is capable of determining hardness based on first principles and the new technology willleplace the previous substitution-based methshyods

In addition the requirements ofISO 650 I Metal ic materials shyRockwell hardness tests will be satisfied Furthermore initial acceptance results indicate that the system is well withiu expected control Iimits Simply stated hardness is the resistance of a material to permanent indentation It is important to recognise that harduess is an empirical test and therefore hardness is not a material property This is because there are several different hardness tests tllat will each determine a different hardness value for the same piece of material Therefore hardness is test method dependent and every test result has to have a label identifYing the test method used Hardness is however used extensively to characterise materials and to determine if they are suitable for their intended nse

The most common uses for hardness tests is to verify the heat treatshyment of a part and to detennine if a material has the properties necshyessary for its intended use Establishing a cOlTelatiou between the hardness result and the desired material property allows this makshying hardness tests very useful in industrial and RampD applications The calibration system will be commissioned by June 2003 and the facility demonstrated to industry at the Technical Advisory Forum

EWS s Natio al Measurement Conference and British Electromagnefc Measurement Conference 2003

Angel Hotel Cardiff UK 18-20 November 2003

NMCfBEMC 2003 is the largest UK measshyurement event focusing on industrial applications of measurement technologies

From shop floor to cutting edge NMC amp BEMC have something to offer everyone

NMCBEMC provides a unique opportunity for delegates to netshywork with colleagues involved in the measurement industry Sessions will include both traditional seminars presenting state of the art techniques and more practically-oriented workshops

Workshops

To address the increasing demand for training and applicationsshyfocused information on measurement technology NMC amp BEMC will hold an increased number of workshops Delegates will gain access to experts and training materials focused on measurement best practices

Technical seminars

Seminars will eonsist of both contributed and invited papers Attendance will allow delegates to diseuss ideas and problems wilh other engineers and measuremenl specialists sharing knowledge and stimulating innovation

Social programme and exhibition

A full social prograrrune will complement the technical sessions providing a forum for the exchange and discussion of ideas Alongside the programme there will be an exhibition giving deleshygates the opportunity to meet with measurement providers instrushymentation suppliers and accredited laboratories This is a valuable chance for delegates to find out about new product developments serviees and applications

The Angel Hotel looks like a pretty elegant venue for metrologists Behave yourselves

Registration

To register your interest in attending NMC or BEMC to held at the Angel Hotel Cardiff UK between 18 and 20 November 2003 please complete the pro-fonna on-line at

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NIS 30 MHz ATTENUATION MEASUREMIENT FACILITY RELOCATED AT THE ARMY PRIMARY STANDARDS LABO TORY

The 30 MHz Attenuation Measurement System fonnerly loeated at the Boulder laboratories of the Nationallnstilltte of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been relocated to the US Almy Primary Standards Laboratory (APSL) at Redstone Arsenal AL Installation of the system at the APSL was completed by NIST personnel in May 2003 Personnel at the APSL received training in the operation of the system at NIST and also at the APSL

The APSL now has the capability to provide incremental attenuation calibration of precision 30 MHz piston attcnuators and similar devices from 0 to 120 dB The expanded uncertainty of these calishybrations is 0003 dBllO dB at an approximate 95 percent level of confidence Traceability of measurements performed by the system will continue to be proportional to dimensional measurements of a standard piston attenuator which is an integral part of the system The attenuator which was designed machined and characterized by NIST in the early 1960s utilizes a laser interferometer to measure piston displacement with a resolution corresponding to an incremenshytal attenuation of approximately 00001 dB

The system itself utilizes an unmodulaled 2-ehannel RF null techshynique and a precision phase shifter to aehieve high sensitivity and a dynamic range of at least 120 dB The successful transfer of this system to the APSL eusures that the US requirements for 30 MHz attenuation calibration support which is traceable to national stanshydards will continue to be met by the APSL As NIST no longer proshyvides this measureillent service inquiries should be directed to the APSL at 256-876-8417

ITER ATIONAL DIMENSIONAL WORKSHOP

Airport Marriott Nashville TN May 10-14 2004

Make your plans now to attend next years International Dimensional Workshop

Details are on the IDW2004 Website

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A ERICA NATIONAL STANDARDS I SmUTe (A 81) John Lalemkerian Liaison Delegate

The following repOlt details some of the latest innovative accreditashylion programs that ANSI is launching that may be of interest to our NCSL Intemational members

ANSI Completes Pilot Accreditation Program for Personnel Certification Budies

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) administers and coordinates the US voluutary standardization and confomlity assesment system ANSI has announced that it has accredited three organizations involved with the certification of personnel in the safety supply management and construction indushies

These accreditations conclude the first phase of the Institutes lannch of a new accreditation program for personnel certification bodies based upon the new international standard ISOIIEC 17024shy2003 General requirements for bodies operating eertification sysshytems of persons

Certification helps to identify qualified individuals to consumers and employers provide mechanisms for systematically monitoriug the performance of certified persons aud encourage individuals to pmticipate in continuing professional development As an impartial assessor ANSI accreditation protects the integrity of a certification process enhances consumer and public coufideuce in a certification program and the personnel who complete it and facilitates the mohility of certified personnel across borders

Initiated in late 2002 the ANSI pilot program included five organishyzations demonstrating the diversity amoug personnel certification bodies ANSIs accreditation process includes the submission of documentation for each of the requirements identitled in ISOlEe 17024 an on-site audit and the correction of auy non-conformities (ie requirements that have not been met)

According to Institute for Supply Managementtrade (ISM) executive direetor Paul Novak ISM considers it an houor to be one of the few organizations selected by ANSI to participate in its premier pilot accreditation program

The American Society for Nondestructive Testing Inc (ASNT) and the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy Inc (NBCOT) completed the ANSI pilot program in JlUle 2003 For additional infonnation about ANSIs Accreditation Program for Personnel Certifiers please contaet Dr Roy Swift at ltrswiftansiorggt

I EKO Chet Franklin Liaison Delegate

This was an active period with IMEKO

Graham Cameron attended their Annual Conference and provided a repolt at the Tampa meeting

Chet Franklin has volunteered to be the new NCSLI Liaison to lMEKO

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APLAC General Assembly

The next meeting of the APLAC General Assembly and associated Committees will be held in Seoul Republic of Korea in the week of 9-14 November 2003 Two of the five positions on the APLAC Board of Management will be up for re-election

APLAC MRA Council

The APLAC MRA Council will next meet in Seoul during the week of9-l4 November 2003

Following the application by five signatories to the APLAC MRA to become inaugural signatories to the MRA for iuspection body accreditation two initial evaluations have been done and a further two will be done in the latter part of August The fifth evaluation will be doue in October 2003 It is hoped that the initial signing of the APLAC MRA for inspection body accreditation can take place at the MRA Council meeting planned for Columbia MD in late April 2004

Administration of APLAC

The members of the APLAC Board of Management are

Mr Peter Unger (Chair) -- A2LA (United States of America)

Dr Llewellyn Richards (Immediate Past Chair) - IANZ (New Zealand)

Mr Anthony Russell (Chair of MRA Council) - NATA (Australia)

Mr Lin Anping - CNAL (Peoples Republic of China)

Mr Terence S S Chan - HKAS (Hong Kong China)

Dr Katuo Setamiddotmiddot IAJapan (Japan)

Ms Chang Kwei Fem - SAC (Singapore)

Mr Nigel Iou - CNLA (Chinese Taipei)

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APLAC Pub jcations

APLAC documents and membership lists are available as pdf files from the APLAC web site lt wvwaplacorg gt Starting this year APLAC News Notes published bi-mouthly is available only by electronic distribution (as a pdf) and via the APLAC web site

APLAC1 MEMBERSHIP

Full Members

Australia National Association of Testing Authorities Australia (NATA)2 3 4

Brunei Damssalam Ministry of Development (Conslruction Planning and Research Unit)

Canada Standards Council of Canada (SCC)2 3 4 Peopks RepUblic of China National Accreditation Board for China Laboratories (CNAL)2 3 4 Hong Kong China Hong Kong Accreditation Scheme

(HKAS)2 34 India National Accreditatiou Board for Testing amp

Calibration Laboratories (NABL)2 3 4 Indonesia Komite Akreditasi Nasional - The

Accreditation Body of Indonesia (KAN)2 3 5

Japan Japan Accreditation Board for Conformity Assessment (lAB)2 3 5 IAJapan2 3 4 Japan Chemical Laboratory Accreditation (lCLA) Voluntary EMC Laboratory Accreditation Center (V LAC)

Republic of Korea Korea Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (KOLAS)2 3 4

Malaysia Department of Standards Malaysia (DSM)2 Mexico Entidad Mexicanade Accreditaci6n ac

(ema)2 New Zealand Intemational Accreditation New Zealand

(lANZ)2 3 4 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Laboratory Accreditation

Scheme (PNGLAS) Philippines Bureau of Product Standards Laboratory

Accreditation Scheme (BPSLAS)2 Singapore Singapore Accreditation Council - Singapore

Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (SAC-SIN GLAS)2 34

Chinese Taipei Chinese National Laboratory Accreditation (CNLA)2 34

Thailand Department of Medical Sciences Ministry of Public Health Thai Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (TLAS)2 34

United States of American Association for Laboratory America Accreditation (A2LA)2 34

International Accreditation Service Inc (lAS)2 3 5 National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP)2 3 4 NQA-Laboratory Services (NQA-LS) Perry Johnson Laboratories

Vietnam Directorate for Standards and Quality (VILAS)2 3 4

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Associate Mer l-cs

Australia National Analytical Reference Laboratory AGAL (NARL)

Republic of Korea Korea Testing and Research Iustitute for Chemical Industry (KOTRIC)

Chinese Taipei National Institute of Environmental Analysis (NIEA)

United States of Assured Calibration and Laboratory America Accreditation Select Services (ACLASS)

lILAC Regional Cooperation Body Member 2 ILAC Full Member 3 Global Arrangement Signatory 4 APLAC Multilateral MRA - Testing and Calibration 5 APLAC Multilateral MRA - Testing only 6 APLAC MultilateralMRA - Calibration only APLAC Multilate~al Mutual Recognition Arrangement

The Jist of signatories to the APLAC MRA is available from the Liaison Delegate

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ISA N ERNA ONAl Mik~ Suraci Liaison Delegate

I have maintained an active liaison with the ISA The significant areas of mutual interest include Conference issues training web site and marketing

The ISA remains willing to assist NCSLI on many areas of mutual benefit

ASQ MEASUREMENT QUA lTV D VSION (ASQ) Chris Grac1UlIlfil1 Liaison Delegate

The 2003 NCSL Intemational Conference in Tampa FL was a very productive time for the American Society for Quality (ASQ) Measurement Quality Division (MQD) and ASQs Celiifled Calibration Technician (CCT) program I want to take this opportushynity to congratulate Dilip A Shah of E = mc3 Solutions on becomshying MQDs new chairperson Dilip brings to the position decades of metrology experience and a genuine enthusiasm for the metrology profession

At the conference Dilip led the bi-monthly MQD meetingconfershyence call Plans for the 2004 Measurement Science Conference (MSC) and ASQs Quality Congress convention were discussed Other topics included CCT program status work currently being done on the MQD sponsored Metrology Handbook updates on the MQD website etc For more information about MQD please visit our website at lt httpwwwmeasurementqualityorg gt

Session JA of the 2003 NCSL International Conference hosted by Jay L Bucher of the Promega Corporation highlighted the CCT program This session was very well attended as indicated by onl~

20 CCT brochures remaining from the 300 avai [bl~ at th~ comershyence hall Following are the sessions presentcN am Lhelr topic~~

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Sally Harthun American Society for Quality The Basics and Benefits olASQ Certification

bull Dilip Shah E = mc3 Solutions Metrology Training and Certification

bull Chris Grachanen Hewlett-Packard Co ASQs Certified Calibration Technician Body ofKnowledge

After the presentations Hershal C Brewer Accreditation Officer for lntemational Accreditation Service Inc (lAS) joined the preshysenters in a lively 20-minute question and answer session about the CCT program

I would like to extend my congratulations to all newly celtified CCTs The CCT pilot exam was administered in June 2003 to approximately 100 exam candidates throughout the US Following the CCT exam ASQ conducted a Cut-Score Study Workshop Readers may remember that the Cut-Score Study Workshop focuses on detennining the raw score needed for passing the CCT exam

The workshop panel was comprised of 11 ASQ calibration practishytioners who did not take the CCT exam in June and would not be eligible to take the CCT exam until June of 2004 The work of the Cut-Score Study Workshop resulted in a 71 pass rate for June 2003 CCT exam candidates A few of the newly certified CCTs were present at the conference

June 2003 CCT Cut-Score Workshop Auendees Larry Lalonde Keith Jennett James Hughes Cori FinellaId Dave Smeeth Bill Newcomb Ray Lewis Dilip Shah Brent Snoddv Daryl Montie Mike Boothe

The next otlering of the CCT exam will be in Dec 2003 For the latest information about CCT exam dates CCT body of knowledge CCT reference publications etc please visit the ASQs CCT webshysite at lt httpwwwasqorgcerttypescct gt

I am very pleased with the very positive acceptance and energizing enthusiasm for the CCT program from scores of conference attenshydees Cunently there are primers and refresher courses being offered to prepare one fOr taking the CCT exam I encourage those consideling the CCT cxam to download the CCT brochure from the ASQ websitc and review its contents Questions about the CCT program may be sent to me at lt CluisGrachanenhpcom gt Dilip Shaw at lt emc3solnaotcom gt or ASQs Mary Rehm at ltMRehmasqorggt

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Instron Corporation Canton MA 02021 Member Delegate

Matt Banik (781) 575-5526

Symmetricom Beverly MA 01915 Member Delegate

Jeanne Hopkins (978) 927-8220

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Calyx Metrology Laboratory Inc State College PA 16803 Member Delegate

John A Walls III (814) 880-6702

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Accu-Chek Inc Georgetown IN 47122 Member Delegate

David G Smith (812) 951-2206

Northrop Grumman-Xetron Cincinnati OH 45246 Member Delegate

Dan Sorge (513) 881-3291

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Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Richmond VA 23261-6609 Member Delegate

Jim Weaver (804) 652-6814

SOUTH RN US REGION

Jimmy Jackson Services Harpersville AL 35078 Member Delegate

Jimmy L Jackson (205) 672-2148

Lockheed Marlin lechnology Services Greenville SC 29605 Member Delegate

Kenneth Crowe (864) 299-7415

NORTI-I CENTRAL US REGION

The Lanese Group Inc Leawood KS 66209 Member Delegate

John G Lanese (913) 491-6498

SOUTH CENTRAL US REGION

Precision Measurements Calibration Lab EI Paso TX 79928 Member Delegate

Frank R Saucedo (915) 731-4406

SOUTHWESTERN US REGION

Biosite Inc San Diego CA 92121 Member Delegate

ilancy Maple (858) 597-4815

Nissan Technical Center Stanfield AZ 85272 Member Delegate

Angelita S Reyes (520) 421-4341

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Accu-Calibration Services Inc Barrie ON L4N 8Z6 Canada Member Delegate

Mike J Maus (705) 721-4200

INTERNAIONAL REG~ON

Atlantic Undersea Test amp Eva Ctr FPO AA 34058-0518 Member Delegate

David A Jinks (561) 655-5155

Logistikamt der Bundeswehr Sankt Augustin Germany 53757 Member Delegate

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The finding means that changes in boiling behavior should be useful for detecting specifIc substances The water surrounding a microshyheater designed to bond with DNA or proteins for example might boil at a different temperature if the target molecules were attached to the coating A change can be measured in just 5 microseconds much faster than typical lab techniques NlST scientists have found that the technique can detect sUIfactants such as those used in detergents and are studying its use in microfluidic (or lab-on-ashychip) devices The research also has other potential spin-offs such as the use of designer coatings to improve efficiency in boilers and heat excbangers and the use of microheaters to simplify chemical manufacturing

Contact Laura Ost (301) 975-4034

GRANTS TO FUND DEVEL PMENT OF NOVEL ~CHNOLOGIES

New blade technology tbat could make energy generation by wind turbines more efficient vims-resistant tissues for skin grafts a method for operating a cars devices through conversational speech and an automated Web-searehing and data organizing software sysshytem are among the novel technologies to be developed by the prishyvate sector with support from 16 awards announced by the NlST Advanced Technology Program (ATP)

A list of the latest ATP awards with links to project fact sheets may be found at ltwwwnistgovnewsgt For more detail on individual projects contact the recipient company or joint venture paltnership as listed at the bottom of the project fact sheet

For background information on the ATP including history statistics progJQm evaluations success stories and descriptions of previous awards go to ltwwwatpnistgovgt

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CRACKENG THE NANONEWTON FORCE BARRIER

How do you weigh a dust mite Or delermine the force required to pull a molecule apart Such tasks require a device that measures nanonewtons-forces I billion times smaller than the force required to hold an apple against Earths gravity Nanonewton forces are estishymated with atomic force microscopes and inslluments that measnre the properties of ultrathin coatings like those used on computer hard drives or turbiue blades But the accuracy of such estimates is unknown because they havent been calibrated with force standards based on the kilogram the intemationally accepted unit of mass

Luckily there is hope on the hOlizon In a paper presented June 4 at the annual conferencc of the Society of Experimental Mechanics in Charlotte NC NlST engineers describe a prototype instrument that reliably measnres forces as small as tens of nanonewtons and simultaueously ties those measurements to forces a tbousand times larger based on the kilogram The device works by COllllecting a weIl-calibrated spring-loaded scale with a set of electrodes that genshyerates an electrostatic force

The insuument balances the downward force produced by a oneshymilligram mass artifact by keeping the distance between the elecshytrodes constant but varying the amount of voltage between them The result is a force detenninahon accurate to a few parts in 10000 that is measured with voltage electrical capacitance and distance (the location of the electrodes as measured in wavelengths of laser light) It is much easier to make small changes in voltages than to make small mass standards explains NIST mechanical engineer Jon Pratl

The NIST researchers hope to extend the instruments resolution to tens of piconewtons (trillionths of a newton)

Contact Laura Osl (301) 975-4034

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MI IIATURE MIX-UPS 0 SPEED MATERIA S RESEARCH

A new NIST projeet aims to stir up materials research by adapting lab-on-a-chip teehnology to mix and evaluate experimental conshycoctions at a rapid clip hastening improvements in products ranging from paints to shampoos to plastics

Initially researchers at the NIST Combinatorial Methods Center (NCMC) and several of the NCMCs company members plan to rev up the search for new or better emulsions often eomplex fOlmulashytions that are the basis for US product markets totaling more than $50 billion They will start by deciphering interactions at the intershyfaees (inter-facial tension) between the various eomponents that make lip these viscous mixtures and are key to their pelfonnanee

Now efforts to improve paints shampoos and other emulsions tend to be time-consuming trial-and-error exercises But with tiny Iabshyon-chip devices much of the proeess can be automated permitting rapid systematic testing of new material fonnulations

The project will extend the capabilities of so-called microfluidic systems tiny challllel-lined deviees now used regularly for medical testiug In DNA cbips for example droplets of genetic material are routed through networks of tiny wells each one ser up for a particushylar diagnostic test Material fOlmulations however typically contain components from solvents to different-sized particles tbat do not readily mix and circulate through these minute plumbing systems

To accorrunodate these differences NCMC researchers have designed and tested credit-card-sized prototypes tailored for viscous materials research Features include mixers pumps reservoirs and computer conrrol of the flow of sample droplets through a network of millimeter-wide challllels Mixture properties will be charactershyized with real-time image measurement techniques that NIST is developing with an eye on many application areas

Contact Mark Bello (30J) 975-3776

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NOVE speCTROSCOPIC METHOD CAN DE ECT TER 0 1ST THREA S

A novel techniqne that nses far-infrared (terahertz ) radiation to rapshyidly identify bulk or airborne materials inside sealed paper or plastic containers has been demonstrated by scientists at the NIST and SPARTA Inc of Rosslyn Va Described at a recent technical conshyference the technology has potential applications in homeland secushyrity such as detection of explosives in the mail or other non-metallic portable containers

The method involves directing a far-infrared light source at a samshyple in a e10sed container detecting the light transmitted throngh the materials and then analyzing the light that was absorbed by the sample while making adjnstments for the light absorbed by the conshytainer Far-infrared radiation which falls between visible light and radio waves on the electromagnctic spectrum is partially transmitshyted throngh many materials The pattem of light frequencies or spectra absorbed by a material depends specifically on the vibrashytions of the materials atoms and its crystalline structure

This method can readily identify compounds made of molecules containing three to hnndreds of atoms the size of many threat mateshyrials The two instruments employed one nsing a pulsed laser and the other a glowing filament are tabletop-sized and work at room temperature Two years of experiments have demonstrated thol ahe technique detects aerosols (such as those that might contain anthrax spores) pharmaceutical powders most gases sevEral explosives and other common materials The researchers have compiled a datlbase of spectral characteristics for more than 100 materials and devclshyoped an automated software tool for rapidly identifying bulk materishyals based on their absOlvtion spectra Further research aims to increase the sensitivity and throughput speed of the technology

Contact Laura Ost (301) 975-4034

E SURIG TH REL AS L1TY OF TRACE EXPLOSIVE DETECTORS

In an effort to enhance homeland security NIST chemists are develshyoping new ways to see collections of micrometer-sized particles of explosive materials The techniques will help ensure that equipmcnt for screening airport passengers baggage and cargo operates relishyahly

The research is part of a collaboration with the Transportation Security Agency to develop metTOlogy for dcsigning characterizing and calibrating trace explosive detection systems Thousands of cnhanced trace explosive detcction systems already are deployed in airports to collect particles from luggage and other surfaccs and analyze these samples in a tabletop instrument Research also is under way on new systems that will use air showers to hlow partishycles off people as they walk through portals

The dercction of trace explosives involvcs three basic processes particle collection on cloth or mesh filters palticle heating to proshyduce vapors and vapor analysis to identify thc chemicals N1ST is using its mcasurement expertise to devclop methods to better undershystand and optimize particle collection and heating processes

News from the NMIs

One set of NIST experiments focnses on how evenly current tableshytop analytical instruments heat the filters that collect particles Heat control is importlnt because explosive particles need to get hot enough to vaporize within seconds for rapid analysis and uneven heating may lead to variation in analytical results To assist in the testing and design of walk-through portal systems NIST scientists developed a way to visualize a few individual explosive particles sunounded by millions of backgronnd particles collected on filters Additional NIST Experiments focus on the size of particles knocked off a test surface by various air jet designs Snch infOlmation can be nsed to help design next-generation detection systems

Contlc Laura Ost (301) 975-4034

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NEW NIST FAC lITY SOON WILL BE REFL CTrNG ON SAFER SIGNS

Our roadways should get safer in the future now that the NIST has developed a way to accurately and reliably measure how light reflects off stop signs and other road markings Road signs and markings are designed to be visible at night by retroreflectivity that is they reflect some of the light emitted by a vehicles headlights back toward the drivers eyes However measurements of retroreshyflecrivity have varied so much among different devices and laborashytories that federal transportation officials have bcen nnable to define minimum standards for this Congressionally mandated characterisshytic

Recently NIST established a facility funded by the Transportation Research Board of the National Cooperative Research Program that resolves numerous measurement problems and improves accuracy Inside the facility one finds a long black tunnel with a set of tracks on which sits an insnumented platform Signs or materials are mounted on the platfo[l11 which can be moved 3 to 30 metcrs (10 to 100 feet) from a light source at one end of the tunnel Using custom softwarc scientists precisely control all of the components and measure the characteristics of light reflected from the sign to a detector locatcd close to the source

NIST expects that the facility will begin providing calibration servshyices early in 2004

Contlct Laura Ost (30 I) 975-4034

SINGLE PHOTO DETECTOR CONQUERS TH DARK SIDE

Researchers from the NIST and Boston University have demonstratshycd a detector that counts single pulscs of light while simultancously reducing false or dark counts to virtually zero Reported in the July 28 2003 issue of Applied Physics Letters the advance proshyvides a key technology needed for future development of secure quantum corrununications and cryptography

Quantum communications and cryptography is a codemakers Holy Grail The idea is to use a rapid series of light pulses (photons) in onc of two different states to transmit infonnation in an unbreakable codc

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News from the NMIs

The photon detector project is part of a multi-disciplinary NIST effort to develop the sophisticated measllIement methods needed to make quantum communication and cryptography possible Funding was provided by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the NIST Advanced Technology Program (ATP)

Most current photon detectors operate best with visible light cannot reliably detect single photons and suffer from high dark counts due to random electronic noise Thc new device operates with the wavcshylength of near-infrared light used for fiber optic communicatJOns and produces negligible dark eounts Instead of using light-sensitive materials the NIST device uses a tungsten film coupled to a fiber optic communication line The film is chilled to 120 milliKe1vin at its transition temperature between nonnal conductivity and supershyconductivity When the fiber optic line delivers a photon to the tungshysten film thc tempcrature rises and the apparatus detects it as au increase in electrical resistance

Thc device detects about 20000 photons per second and works with an efficiency of about 20 percent With planned improvements the research team hopes to increase efficicncies to greater than 80 pershycent

Contact Fred McGehan (Bouldcr) (303) 497-3246

NIST HE s C IP DUSTRY MEASURE FEATURES BY COUN GATOMS

The quest to develop the nanotechnology equivalent of rulers [length-measurement references based on the spacing of atoms in a peIiectIy ordered crystal] has inspired a burst of innovation at the National Institute of Standards and Teehnology (NIST) Progress to date has yielded a novel device tbat can resolve distances smaller than thc radius of an atom and a reliable method for writing 10shynanometer-sized featmcs on silicon

NIST researchers are packaging the new technology and know-how into a seanning tllnneling microscope (STM) system designed to write patterns with dimensions detennined by counting the atoms that make up the pattems structural features Ultimately aiming for an accuracy of better than 1 nanometer the team intends to supply the semiconductor industry with bcnchmark references to calibrate measurcment tools used in rcsearch and production

To measure excecdingly small distances members of the atomshybased artifacts pr~iect developed a novel diode-Iascr based interfershyomcter The new compact instrument incorporates elements of two types of existing interferometcrs-devices that detetmine the distance betwccn two objects on the basis of light interferencc pattcrns-bnt achicves much higher levels of resolution To datc the team has measured distances in increments smaller than 10 picometers or less than one-hundredth of a nanometer

Efforts to produce durable silicon-bascd measurement references have paid off with a method for reliably writing patterns with 10shynanometer linewidths cquivalent to about 30 silicon atoms across These STM-written pattems arc long-lived even outside of a vacushyum and rCccnt work suggests that reactive ion etching can increasc their three-dimensional relief

Contact Mark Bcllo (301) 975-3776

Potpourri

bull New Members Appointed to Baldrige Board of Overseers Commerce Secretary Don Evans has appointed six promincm industry education and health care leaders to serve on thc 12shymember Board of Overseers for the Baldrige National Quality Program to replace retiring board members The Board of Overseers recommends improvements to the Baldrige perfonnshyance exccllcnce criteria the Baldrige National Quality Program and the Baldrige Award process For details sce ltwwwnistgovpublic_affairsmembershtrngt

bull Cheney and Evans present 2002 Baldrige Awards Vice President Dick Cheney and Commerce Secretary Don Evans preshysented thc 2002 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awards to thTee organizations at a Washington DC ceremony on May 21 2003 The event marked the first time a health care organization has been recognized with a Baldrige Award Read more includshying transcripts of remarks at ltwwwnistgovpublic_affairsreleasesmbnqa052103htmgt

bull Detecting Corked Bats After Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs was ejected June 3 from a major league baseball game for using a corked bat officials had the rest of his 76 bats X-rayed by a radiologist In 1987 NIST researchers conducted a study for Major Lcaguc Baseball and detennined that medical X-ray machines were better than ultrasound for detecting corked bats For details see lt wwwl00nistgovlbattamperinghtrn gt

bull Dig jump in Applications for Nations Top Honor for bull ceUence Sixty-eight organizations have sent NIST their applishy

cation for the 2003 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award the nations Presidential award for excellence Last year 49 busishynesses schools and health care organizations applied Over the next six months teams of specially trained examiners will evalushyate these 68 organizations to detennine wbich will receive the award this fal1 For details see ltwwwnistgovpublic_affairsmbnqa_appshtmgt

bull N1ST Receives Valuable Chemical Data from Dow Dow Chemical Co has donated an extensive collection of more thau 50000 infrared spectra-independently valued at more than $5 million-to NIST for incorporation into its Chemistry WebBook The WebBook is an onlinc resource lt httpwebbooknistgov raquo that 600000 users rely on armually for a wide rangc of research and development applications and cducational purposes

CSIR NEWS FROM SOUTH AFRICA

NEW OPTICAL WAVELENGTH STANDARD BOOSTED BY VISIT FROM NOBEL LAUREATE

A new optical wavelength standard is being developed for South Africa The standard is based on an acetylene-stabilised diode laser wherc the laser is stabilised to the absorption lines of acetylene (C2H2) These lines are the Doppler-broadened lines ofthc v I + v3 rotational - vibrational baud and lie between 1510 nm and 1550 nm While frequcncy modulation is used to generate the error signal for stabilisation an expected accuracy and stability of less than 10 MHz laquoOlppm) will be achieved

Research and development of the standard under the guidance of Dr Dean Veneables is almost completc During their visit to South Afiica Professor Carl Wieman of the University of Colorado at Boulder (2001 Nobel Plizc in physics recipient) and Dr Sara

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Gilbert Group Head of Optical fibre and components at NIST held a meeting with the CSIR-NlVU that included discussions on the refinement of the new wavelength standard

Professor Carl Wieman and Eric Comellled a team of physicists that created the worlds first Bose-Einstein condensate a new fonn of matter on 5 June 1995 The condensate allows scientists to study the strauge and extremely small world of quantum physics as if they are looking through a giant magnifYing glass Its creation estabshylished a new branch of atomic physics that has provided a treasureshytrove of scientific discoveries

Predicted in 1924 by Albert Einstein who built on the work of Satyendra Nath Bose the condensate occurs when the waelengths of individual atoms begin to overlap and behave in identical fashion forming a supectonl The superatom occurs when laboratory apparatus is med to chill a group of atoms to just a few hundred bilshylionths of a degree above absolute zero

Comel1 and Wieman likened a Bose-Einstein condensate to an ice crystal forming in cold water and said it has the same relation to ordinary matter as laser light has to light from a light bulb The atoms within the condensate obey the laws of qUJntum physics and are as close to absolute zero -27315 C as the )Ws of physics allow

NML ASSISTS IN EXPA 0 NG AFRiCAN METROLOGY CAPABIL T ES

Dr Franz Hengstberger Regional Coordinator of SADCMET has just returned from a visit to the National 11lSti lute of Standards (NIS) in Egypt and the Kenya Bureau of Standards Both ofthese institushytions are Associate Members of SADCMET

Acting as a special adviser to Prof Shalaan the President of National Institute of Standards (NIS) in Cairo Egypt he investigatshyed a number of aspects pertinent to the NIS photometry and radiomshyetry laboratories They iucluded a thorough study of the equipment facilities personnel and planned capabilities within the laboratory Franz will prepare recommendations based on tbis information Additionally Franz held discussions with Dr Adel Shehata the NlS manager in charge of intemational relations on the forthcoming SADCMET meeting in Zambia other SADCMET matters and the development of metrology in Africa in general

On his retlan leg Franz advised the head of metrology at the Kenyan Bureau of Standards CKEBS) Ivll Joel Kjoko 011 facilities and activities required to establish a KEBS photometry and radiomshyetry laboratory KEBS is now plamling to establish the necessary laboratory space and manufacture and purchase tlle required equipshyment Franz will remain in close touch with the Kenyan colleagues

News from the NMIs

in this regard and KEBS and NML will continue to cooperate on this issue ill terms of their existing MOU on cooperation in metrology

Franz also paid a courtesy visit to the Managing Director ofKEBS Mrs Margaret Rotich and reports that he was again struck by the overwhelmiug sense of friendship and cooperation existing between the two institutions

NML gratefully acknowledges the continued support from the South African Department of Trade and Industry for its work in Africa through which it is trying to align with and support the objectives of the New Partnership for Africas Development (NEPAD)

HARDNESS LABORATO Y ESTABLISHED

A new capability for hardness measurement has been established in the Force Hardness and Torque laboratory at the National Metrology Laboratory (NML) of the CSIR to provide measurements primarily for rhe automotive aircraft and iron and steel manufactlrrshying industries

Streugthening the existing hardness testing and indentation capabilishyty for materials Benny Burke commenred that the laboratory is capable of determining hardness based on first principles and the new technology willleplace the previous substitution-based methshyods

In addition the requirements ofISO 650 I Metal ic materials shyRockwell hardness tests will be satisfied Furthermore initial acceptance results indicate that the system is well withiu expected control Iimits Simply stated hardness is the resistance of a material to permanent indentation It is important to recognise that harduess is an empirical test and therefore hardness is not a material property This is because there are several different hardness tests tllat will each determine a different hardness value for the same piece of material Therefore hardness is test method dependent and every test result has to have a label identifYing the test method used Hardness is however used extensively to characterise materials and to determine if they are suitable for their intended nse

The most common uses for hardness tests is to verify the heat treatshyment of a part and to detennine if a material has the properties necshyessary for its intended use Establishing a cOlTelatiou between the hardness result and the desired material property allows this makshying hardness tests very useful in industrial and RampD applications The calibration system will be commissioned by June 2003 and the facility demonstrated to industry at the Technical Advisory Forum

EWS s Natio al Measurement Conference and British Electromagnefc Measurement Conference 2003

Angel Hotel Cardiff UK 18-20 November 2003

NMCfBEMC 2003 is the largest UK measshyurement event focusing on industrial applications of measurement technologies

From shop floor to cutting edge NMC amp BEMC have something to offer everyone

NMCBEMC provides a unique opportunity for delegates to netshywork with colleagues involved in the measurement industry Sessions will include both traditional seminars presenting state of the art techniques and more practically-oriented workshops

Workshops

To address the increasing demand for training and applicationsshyfocused information on measurement technology NMC amp BEMC will hold an increased number of workshops Delegates will gain access to experts and training materials focused on measurement best practices

Technical seminars

Seminars will eonsist of both contributed and invited papers Attendance will allow delegates to diseuss ideas and problems wilh other engineers and measuremenl specialists sharing knowledge and stimulating innovation

Social programme and exhibition

A full social prograrrune will complement the technical sessions providing a forum for the exchange and discussion of ideas Alongside the programme there will be an exhibition giving deleshygates the opportunity to meet with measurement providers instrushymentation suppliers and accredited laboratories This is a valuable chance for delegates to find out about new product developments serviees and applications

The Angel Hotel looks like a pretty elegant venue for metrologists Behave yourselves

Registration

To register your interest in attending NMC or BEMC to held at the Angel Hotel Cardiff UK between 18 and 20 November 2003 please complete the pro-fonna on-line at

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ltwwwnational-measurement-conferencecoukgt or contact Hannah Edmunds at the National Physical LaboratOlY E-mail lt hannahedmundsnplcouk gt Tel +44 20 8943 6260

NIS 30 MHz ATTENUATION MEASUREMIENT FACILITY RELOCATED AT THE ARMY PRIMARY STANDARDS LABO TORY

The 30 MHz Attenuation Measurement System fonnerly loeated at the Boulder laboratories of the Nationallnstilltte of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been relocated to the US Almy Primary Standards Laboratory (APSL) at Redstone Arsenal AL Installation of the system at the APSL was completed by NIST personnel in May 2003 Personnel at the APSL received training in the operation of the system at NIST and also at the APSL

The APSL now has the capability to provide incremental attenuation calibration of precision 30 MHz piston attcnuators and similar devices from 0 to 120 dB The expanded uncertainty of these calishybrations is 0003 dBllO dB at an approximate 95 percent level of confidence Traceability of measurements performed by the system will continue to be proportional to dimensional measurements of a standard piston attenuator which is an integral part of the system The attenuator which was designed machined and characterized by NIST in the early 1960s utilizes a laser interferometer to measure piston displacement with a resolution corresponding to an incremenshytal attenuation of approximately 00001 dB

The system itself utilizes an unmodulaled 2-ehannel RF null techshynique and a precision phase shifter to aehieve high sensitivity and a dynamic range of at least 120 dB The successful transfer of this system to the APSL eusures that the US requirements for 30 MHz attenuation calibration support which is traceable to national stanshydards will continue to be met by the APSL As NIST no longer proshyvides this measureillent service inquiries should be directed to the APSL at 256-876-8417

ITER ATIONAL DIMENSIONAL WORKSHOP

Airport Marriott Nashville TN May 10-14 2004

Make your plans now to attend next years International Dimensional Workshop

Details are on the IDW2004 Website

lt httpwwwsmeorglidw gt Contact Ed Pritchard Oak Ridge Mehology Center Phone 865-574-4261 Fax 865-574-2802 lt pritchardewyI2doegov gt Web Page lt httpwwwy12doegovindexhtmli gt

LIAISO NEWS

A ERICA NATIONAL STANDARDS I SmUTe (A 81) John Lalemkerian Liaison Delegate

The following repOlt details some of the latest innovative accreditashylion programs that ANSI is launching that may be of interest to our NCSL Intemational members

ANSI Completes Pilot Accreditation Program for Personnel Certification Budies

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) administers and coordinates the US voluutary standardization and confomlity assesment system ANSI has announced that it has accredited three organizations involved with the certification of personnel in the safety supply management and construction indushies

These accreditations conclude the first phase of the Institutes lannch of a new accreditation program for personnel certification bodies based upon the new international standard ISOIIEC 17024shy2003 General requirements for bodies operating eertification sysshytems of persons

Certification helps to identify qualified individuals to consumers and employers provide mechanisms for systematically monitoriug the performance of certified persons aud encourage individuals to pmticipate in continuing professional development As an impartial assessor ANSI accreditation protects the integrity of a certification process enhances consumer and public coufideuce in a certification program and the personnel who complete it and facilitates the mohility of certified personnel across borders

Initiated in late 2002 the ANSI pilot program included five organishyzations demonstrating the diversity amoug personnel certification bodies ANSIs accreditation process includes the submission of documentation for each of the requirements identitled in ISOlEe 17024 an on-site audit and the correction of auy non-conformities (ie requirements that have not been met)

According to Institute for Supply Managementtrade (ISM) executive direetor Paul Novak ISM considers it an houor to be one of the few organizations selected by ANSI to participate in its premier pilot accreditation program

The American Society for Nondestructive Testing Inc (ASNT) and the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy Inc (NBCOT) completed the ANSI pilot program in JlUle 2003 For additional infonnation about ANSIs Accreditation Program for Personnel Certifiers please contaet Dr Roy Swift at ltrswiftansiorggt

I EKO Chet Franklin Liaison Delegate

This was an active period with IMEKO

Graham Cameron attended their Annual Conference and provided a repolt at the Tampa meeting

Chet Franklin has volunteered to be the new NCSLI Liaison to lMEKO

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ASIA-PACI Ie LABORATOR ACCREOHA ION COOPERATION (APLAC) Peter Ungel Liaison Delegate

APLAC General Assembly

The next meeting of the APLAC General Assembly and associated Committees will be held in Seoul Republic of Korea in the week of 9-14 November 2003 Two of the five positions on the APLAC Board of Management will be up for re-election

APLAC MRA Council

The APLAC MRA Council will next meet in Seoul during the week of9-l4 November 2003

Following the application by five signatories to the APLAC MRA to become inaugural signatories to the MRA for iuspection body accreditation two initial evaluations have been done and a further two will be done in the latter part of August The fifth evaluation will be doue in October 2003 It is hoped that the initial signing of the APLAC MRA for inspection body accreditation can take place at the MRA Council meeting planned for Columbia MD in late April 2004

Administration of APLAC

The members of the APLAC Board of Management are

Mr Peter Unger (Chair) -- A2LA (United States of America)

Dr Llewellyn Richards (Immediate Past Chair) - IANZ (New Zealand)

Mr Anthony Russell (Chair of MRA Council) - NATA (Australia)

Mr Lin Anping - CNAL (Peoples Republic of China)

Mr Terence S S Chan - HKAS (Hong Kong China)

Dr Katuo Setamiddotmiddot IAJapan (Japan)

Ms Chang Kwei Fem - SAC (Singapore)

Mr Nigel Iou - CNLA (Chinese Taipei)

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Liaison News

APLAC Pub jcations

APLAC documents and membership lists are available as pdf files from the APLAC web site lt wvwaplacorg gt Starting this year APLAC News Notes published bi-mouthly is available only by electronic distribution (as a pdf) and via the APLAC web site

APLAC1 MEMBERSHIP

Full Members

Australia National Association of Testing Authorities Australia (NATA)2 3 4

Brunei Damssalam Ministry of Development (Conslruction Planning and Research Unit)

Canada Standards Council of Canada (SCC)2 3 4 Peopks RepUblic of China National Accreditation Board for China Laboratories (CNAL)2 3 4 Hong Kong China Hong Kong Accreditation Scheme

(HKAS)2 34 India National Accreditatiou Board for Testing amp

Calibration Laboratories (NABL)2 3 4 Indonesia Komite Akreditasi Nasional - The

Accreditation Body of Indonesia (KAN)2 3 5

Japan Japan Accreditation Board for Conformity Assessment (lAB)2 3 5 IAJapan2 3 4 Japan Chemical Laboratory Accreditation (lCLA) Voluntary EMC Laboratory Accreditation Center (V LAC)

Republic of Korea Korea Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (KOLAS)2 3 4

Malaysia Department of Standards Malaysia (DSM)2 Mexico Entidad Mexicanade Accreditaci6n ac

(ema)2 New Zealand Intemational Accreditation New Zealand

(lANZ)2 3 4 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Laboratory Accreditation

Scheme (PNGLAS) Philippines Bureau of Product Standards Laboratory

Accreditation Scheme (BPSLAS)2 Singapore Singapore Accreditation Council - Singapore

Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (SAC-SIN GLAS)2 34

Chinese Taipei Chinese National Laboratory Accreditation (CNLA)2 34

Thailand Department of Medical Sciences Ministry of Public Health Thai Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (TLAS)2 34

United States of American Association for Laboratory America Accreditation (A2LA)2 34

International Accreditation Service Inc (lAS)2 3 5 National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP)2 3 4 NQA-Laboratory Services (NQA-LS) Perry Johnson Laboratories

Vietnam Directorate for Standards and Quality (VILAS)2 3 4

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Associate Mer l-cs

Australia National Analytical Reference Laboratory AGAL (NARL)

Republic of Korea Korea Testing and Research Iustitute for Chemical Industry (KOTRIC)

Chinese Taipei National Institute of Environmental Analysis (NIEA)

United States of Assured Calibration and Laboratory America Accreditation Select Services (ACLASS)

lILAC Regional Cooperation Body Member 2 ILAC Full Member 3 Global Arrangement Signatory 4 APLAC Multilateral MRA - Testing and Calibration 5 APLAC Multilateral MRA - Testing only 6 APLAC MultilateralMRA - Calibration only APLAC Multilate~al Mutual Recognition Arrangement

The Jist of signatories to the APLAC MRA is available from the Liaison Delegate

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ISA N ERNA ONAl Mik~ Suraci Liaison Delegate

I have maintained an active liaison with the ISA The significant areas of mutual interest include Conference issues training web site and marketing

The ISA remains willing to assist NCSLI on many areas of mutual benefit

ASQ MEASUREMENT QUA lTV D VSION (ASQ) Chris Grac1UlIlfil1 Liaison Delegate

The 2003 NCSL Intemational Conference in Tampa FL was a very productive time for the American Society for Quality (ASQ) Measurement Quality Division (MQD) and ASQs Celiifled Calibration Technician (CCT) program I want to take this opportushynity to congratulate Dilip A Shah of E = mc3 Solutions on becomshying MQDs new chairperson Dilip brings to the position decades of metrology experience and a genuine enthusiasm for the metrology profession

At the conference Dilip led the bi-monthly MQD meetingconfershyence call Plans for the 2004 Measurement Science Conference (MSC) and ASQs Quality Congress convention were discussed Other topics included CCT program status work currently being done on the MQD sponsored Metrology Handbook updates on the MQD website etc For more information about MQD please visit our website at lt httpwwwmeasurementqualityorg gt

Session JA of the 2003 NCSL International Conference hosted by Jay L Bucher of the Promega Corporation highlighted the CCT program This session was very well attended as indicated by onl~

20 CCT brochures remaining from the 300 avai [bl~ at th~ comershyence hall Following are the sessions presentcN am Lhelr topic~~

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Liaison News

Sally Harthun American Society for Quality The Basics and Benefits olASQ Certification

bull Dilip Shah E = mc3 Solutions Metrology Training and Certification

bull Chris Grachanen Hewlett-Packard Co ASQs Certified Calibration Technician Body ofKnowledge

After the presentations Hershal C Brewer Accreditation Officer for lntemational Accreditation Service Inc (lAS) joined the preshysenters in a lively 20-minute question and answer session about the CCT program

I would like to extend my congratulations to all newly celtified CCTs The CCT pilot exam was administered in June 2003 to approximately 100 exam candidates throughout the US Following the CCT exam ASQ conducted a Cut-Score Study Workshop Readers may remember that the Cut-Score Study Workshop focuses on detennining the raw score needed for passing the CCT exam

The workshop panel was comprised of 11 ASQ calibration practishytioners who did not take the CCT exam in June and would not be eligible to take the CCT exam until June of 2004 The work of the Cut-Score Study Workshop resulted in a 71 pass rate for June 2003 CCT exam candidates A few of the newly certified CCTs were present at the conference

June 2003 CCT Cut-Score Workshop Auendees Larry Lalonde Keith Jennett James Hughes Cori FinellaId Dave Smeeth Bill Newcomb Ray Lewis Dilip Shah Brent Snoddv Daryl Montie Mike Boothe

The next otlering of the CCT exam will be in Dec 2003 For the latest information about CCT exam dates CCT body of knowledge CCT reference publications etc please visit the ASQs CCT webshysite at lt httpwwwasqorgcerttypescct gt

I am very pleased with the very positive acceptance and energizing enthusiasm for the CCT program from scores of conference attenshydees Cunently there are primers and refresher courses being offered to prepare one fOr taking the CCT exam I encourage those consideling the CCT cxam to download the CCT brochure from the ASQ websitc and review its contents Questions about the CCT program may be sent to me at lt CluisGrachanenhpcom gt Dilip Shaw at lt emc3solnaotcom gt or ASQs Mary Rehm at ltMRehmasqorggt

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IME NEW ENG AND REGION

Instron Corporation Canton MA 02021 Member Delegate

Matt Banik (781) 575-5526

Symmetricom Beverly MA 01915 Member Delegate

Jeanne Hopkins (978) 927-8220

NYPANJ REGiON

Calyx Metrology Laboratory Inc State College PA 16803 Member Delegate

John A Walls III (814) 880-6702

MID-WESTE U REG ON

Accu-Chek Inc Georgetown IN 47122 Member Delegate

David G Smith (812) 951-2206

Northrop Grumman-Xetron Cincinnati OH 45246 Member Delegate

Dan Sorge (513) 881-3291

MID-ATLANTIC us ReG ON

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Richmond VA 23261-6609 Member Delegate

Jim Weaver (804) 652-6814

SOUTH RN US REGION

Jimmy Jackson Services Harpersville AL 35078 Member Delegate

Jimmy L Jackson (205) 672-2148

Lockheed Marlin lechnology Services Greenville SC 29605 Member Delegate

Kenneth Crowe (864) 299-7415

NORTI-I CENTRAL US REGION

The Lanese Group Inc Leawood KS 66209 Member Delegate

John G Lanese (913) 491-6498

SOUTH CENTRAL US REGION

Precision Measurements Calibration Lab EI Paso TX 79928 Member Delegate

Frank R Saucedo (915) 731-4406

SOUTHWESTERN US REGION

Biosite Inc San Diego CA 92121 Member Delegate

ilancy Maple (858) 597-4815

Nissan Technical Center Stanfield AZ 85272 Member Delegate

Angelita S Reyes (520) 421-4341

CANADA R G ON

Accu-Calibration Services Inc Barrie ON L4N 8Z6 Canada Member Delegate

Mike J Maus (705) 721-4200

INTERNAIONAL REG~ON

Atlantic Undersea Test amp Eva Ctr FPO AA 34058-0518 Member Delegate

David A Jinks (561) 655-5155

Logistikamt der Bundeswehr Sankt Augustin Germany 53757 Member Delegate

LTC Gerhard P Mihm 49-2241-15-2519

Tek Know Holding Almaty Kazakhstan 480009 Member Delegate

Igor Nefedov 7-3272-583-551

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NOVE speCTROSCOPIC METHOD CAN DE ECT TER 0 1ST THREA S

A novel techniqne that nses far-infrared (terahertz ) radiation to rapshyidly identify bulk or airborne materials inside sealed paper or plastic containers has been demonstrated by scientists at the NIST and SPARTA Inc of Rosslyn Va Described at a recent technical conshyference the technology has potential applications in homeland secushyrity such as detection of explosives in the mail or other non-metallic portable containers

The method involves directing a far-infrared light source at a samshyple in a e10sed container detecting the light transmitted throngh the materials and then analyzing the light that was absorbed by the sample while making adjnstments for the light absorbed by the conshytainer Far-infrared radiation which falls between visible light and radio waves on the electromagnctic spectrum is partially transmitshyted throngh many materials The pattem of light frequencies or spectra absorbed by a material depends specifically on the vibrashytions of the materials atoms and its crystalline structure

This method can readily identify compounds made of molecules containing three to hnndreds of atoms the size of many threat mateshyrials The two instruments employed one nsing a pulsed laser and the other a glowing filament are tabletop-sized and work at room temperature Two years of experiments have demonstrated thol ahe technique detects aerosols (such as those that might contain anthrax spores) pharmaceutical powders most gases sevEral explosives and other common materials The researchers have compiled a datlbase of spectral characteristics for more than 100 materials and devclshyoped an automated software tool for rapidly identifying bulk materishyals based on their absOlvtion spectra Further research aims to increase the sensitivity and throughput speed of the technology

Contact Laura Ost (301) 975-4034

E SURIG TH REL AS L1TY OF TRACE EXPLOSIVE DETECTORS

In an effort to enhance homeland security NIST chemists are develshyoping new ways to see collections of micrometer-sized particles of explosive materials The techniques will help ensure that equipmcnt for screening airport passengers baggage and cargo operates relishyahly

The research is part of a collaboration with the Transportation Security Agency to develop metTOlogy for dcsigning characterizing and calibrating trace explosive detection systems Thousands of cnhanced trace explosive detcction systems already are deployed in airports to collect particles from luggage and other surfaccs and analyze these samples in a tabletop instrument Research also is under way on new systems that will use air showers to hlow partishycles off people as they walk through portals

The dercction of trace explosives involvcs three basic processes particle collection on cloth or mesh filters palticle heating to proshyduce vapors and vapor analysis to identify thc chemicals N1ST is using its mcasurement expertise to devclop methods to better undershystand and optimize particle collection and heating processes

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One set of NIST experiments focnses on how evenly current tableshytop analytical instruments heat the filters that collect particles Heat control is importlnt because explosive particles need to get hot enough to vaporize within seconds for rapid analysis and uneven heating may lead to variation in analytical results To assist in the testing and design of walk-through portal systems NIST scientists developed a way to visualize a few individual explosive particles sunounded by millions of backgronnd particles collected on filters Additional NIST Experiments focus on the size of particles knocked off a test surface by various air jet designs Snch infOlmation can be nsed to help design next-generation detection systems

Contlc Laura Ost (301) 975-4034

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NEW NIST FAC lITY SOON WILL BE REFL CTrNG ON SAFER SIGNS

Our roadways should get safer in the future now that the NIST has developed a way to accurately and reliably measure how light reflects off stop signs and other road markings Road signs and markings are designed to be visible at night by retroreflectivity that is they reflect some of the light emitted by a vehicles headlights back toward the drivers eyes However measurements of retroreshyflecrivity have varied so much among different devices and laborashytories that federal transportation officials have bcen nnable to define minimum standards for this Congressionally mandated characterisshytic

Recently NIST established a facility funded by the Transportation Research Board of the National Cooperative Research Program that resolves numerous measurement problems and improves accuracy Inside the facility one finds a long black tunnel with a set of tracks on which sits an insnumented platform Signs or materials are mounted on the platfo[l11 which can be moved 3 to 30 metcrs (10 to 100 feet) from a light source at one end of the tunnel Using custom softwarc scientists precisely control all of the components and measure the characteristics of light reflected from the sign to a detector locatcd close to the source

NIST expects that the facility will begin providing calibration servshyices early in 2004

Contlct Laura Ost (30 I) 975-4034

SINGLE PHOTO DETECTOR CONQUERS TH DARK SIDE

Researchers from the NIST and Boston University have demonstratshycd a detector that counts single pulscs of light while simultancously reducing false or dark counts to virtually zero Reported in the July 28 2003 issue of Applied Physics Letters the advance proshyvides a key technology needed for future development of secure quantum corrununications and cryptography

Quantum communications and cryptography is a codemakers Holy Grail The idea is to use a rapid series of light pulses (photons) in onc of two different states to transmit infonnation in an unbreakable codc

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News from the NMIs

The photon detector project is part of a multi-disciplinary NIST effort to develop the sophisticated measllIement methods needed to make quantum communication and cryptography possible Funding was provided by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the NIST Advanced Technology Program (ATP)

Most current photon detectors operate best with visible light cannot reliably detect single photons and suffer from high dark counts due to random electronic noise Thc new device operates with the wavcshylength of near-infrared light used for fiber optic communicatJOns and produces negligible dark eounts Instead of using light-sensitive materials the NIST device uses a tungsten film coupled to a fiber optic communication line The film is chilled to 120 milliKe1vin at its transition temperature between nonnal conductivity and supershyconductivity When the fiber optic line delivers a photon to the tungshysten film thc tempcrature rises and the apparatus detects it as au increase in electrical resistance

Thc device detects about 20000 photons per second and works with an efficiency of about 20 percent With planned improvements the research team hopes to increase efficicncies to greater than 80 pershycent

Contact Fred McGehan (Bouldcr) (303) 497-3246

NIST HE s C IP DUSTRY MEASURE FEATURES BY COUN GATOMS

The quest to develop the nanotechnology equivalent of rulers [length-measurement references based on the spacing of atoms in a peIiectIy ordered crystal] has inspired a burst of innovation at the National Institute of Standards and Teehnology (NIST) Progress to date has yielded a novel device tbat can resolve distances smaller than thc radius of an atom and a reliable method for writing 10shynanometer-sized featmcs on silicon

NIST researchers are packaging the new technology and know-how into a seanning tllnneling microscope (STM) system designed to write patterns with dimensions detennined by counting the atoms that make up the pattems structural features Ultimately aiming for an accuracy of better than 1 nanometer the team intends to supply the semiconductor industry with bcnchmark references to calibrate measurcment tools used in rcsearch and production

To measure excecdingly small distances members of the atomshybased artifacts pr~iect developed a novel diode-Iascr based interfershyomcter The new compact instrument incorporates elements of two types of existing interferometcrs-devices that detetmine the distance betwccn two objects on the basis of light interferencc pattcrns-bnt achicves much higher levels of resolution To datc the team has measured distances in increments smaller than 10 picometers or less than one-hundredth of a nanometer

Efforts to produce durable silicon-bascd measurement references have paid off with a method for reliably writing patterns with 10shynanometer linewidths cquivalent to about 30 silicon atoms across These STM-written pattems arc long-lived even outside of a vacushyum and rCccnt work suggests that reactive ion etching can increasc their three-dimensional relief

Contact Mark Bcllo (301) 975-3776

Potpourri

bull New Members Appointed to Baldrige Board of Overseers Commerce Secretary Don Evans has appointed six promincm industry education and health care leaders to serve on thc 12shymember Board of Overseers for the Baldrige National Quality Program to replace retiring board members The Board of Overseers recommends improvements to the Baldrige perfonnshyance exccllcnce criteria the Baldrige National Quality Program and the Baldrige Award process For details sce ltwwwnistgovpublic_affairsmembershtrngt

bull Cheney and Evans present 2002 Baldrige Awards Vice President Dick Cheney and Commerce Secretary Don Evans preshysented thc 2002 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awards to thTee organizations at a Washington DC ceremony on May 21 2003 The event marked the first time a health care organization has been recognized with a Baldrige Award Read more includshying transcripts of remarks at ltwwwnistgovpublic_affairsreleasesmbnqa052103htmgt

bull Detecting Corked Bats After Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs was ejected June 3 from a major league baseball game for using a corked bat officials had the rest of his 76 bats X-rayed by a radiologist In 1987 NIST researchers conducted a study for Major Lcaguc Baseball and detennined that medical X-ray machines were better than ultrasound for detecting corked bats For details see lt wwwl00nistgovlbattamperinghtrn gt

bull Dig jump in Applications for Nations Top Honor for bull ceUence Sixty-eight organizations have sent NIST their applishy

cation for the 2003 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award the nations Presidential award for excellence Last year 49 busishynesses schools and health care organizations applied Over the next six months teams of specially trained examiners will evalushyate these 68 organizations to detennine wbich will receive the award this fal1 For details see ltwwwnistgovpublic_affairsmbnqa_appshtmgt

bull N1ST Receives Valuable Chemical Data from Dow Dow Chemical Co has donated an extensive collection of more thau 50000 infrared spectra-independently valued at more than $5 million-to NIST for incorporation into its Chemistry WebBook The WebBook is an onlinc resource lt httpwebbooknistgov raquo that 600000 users rely on armually for a wide rangc of research and development applications and cducational purposes

CSIR NEWS FROM SOUTH AFRICA

NEW OPTICAL WAVELENGTH STANDARD BOOSTED BY VISIT FROM NOBEL LAUREATE

A new optical wavelength standard is being developed for South Africa The standard is based on an acetylene-stabilised diode laser wherc the laser is stabilised to the absorption lines of acetylene (C2H2) These lines are the Doppler-broadened lines ofthc v I + v3 rotational - vibrational baud and lie between 1510 nm and 1550 nm While frequcncy modulation is used to generate the error signal for stabilisation an expected accuracy and stability of less than 10 MHz laquoOlppm) will be achieved

Research and development of the standard under the guidance of Dr Dean Veneables is almost completc During their visit to South Afiica Professor Carl Wieman of the University of Colorado at Boulder (2001 Nobel Plizc in physics recipient) and Dr Sara

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Gilbert Group Head of Optical fibre and components at NIST held a meeting with the CSIR-NlVU that included discussions on the refinement of the new wavelength standard

Professor Carl Wieman and Eric Comellled a team of physicists that created the worlds first Bose-Einstein condensate a new fonn of matter on 5 June 1995 The condensate allows scientists to study the strauge and extremely small world of quantum physics as if they are looking through a giant magnifYing glass Its creation estabshylished a new branch of atomic physics that has provided a treasureshytrove of scientific discoveries

Predicted in 1924 by Albert Einstein who built on the work of Satyendra Nath Bose the condensate occurs when the waelengths of individual atoms begin to overlap and behave in identical fashion forming a supectonl The superatom occurs when laboratory apparatus is med to chill a group of atoms to just a few hundred bilshylionths of a degree above absolute zero

Comel1 and Wieman likened a Bose-Einstein condensate to an ice crystal forming in cold water and said it has the same relation to ordinary matter as laser light has to light from a light bulb The atoms within the condensate obey the laws of qUJntum physics and are as close to absolute zero -27315 C as the )Ws of physics allow

NML ASSISTS IN EXPA 0 NG AFRiCAN METROLOGY CAPABIL T ES

Dr Franz Hengstberger Regional Coordinator of SADCMET has just returned from a visit to the National 11lSti lute of Standards (NIS) in Egypt and the Kenya Bureau of Standards Both ofthese institushytions are Associate Members of SADCMET

Acting as a special adviser to Prof Shalaan the President of National Institute of Standards (NIS) in Cairo Egypt he investigatshyed a number of aspects pertinent to the NIS photometry and radiomshyetry laboratories They iucluded a thorough study of the equipment facilities personnel and planned capabilities within the laboratory Franz will prepare recommendations based on tbis information Additionally Franz held discussions with Dr Adel Shehata the NlS manager in charge of intemational relations on the forthcoming SADCMET meeting in Zambia other SADCMET matters and the development of metrology in Africa in general

On his retlan leg Franz advised the head of metrology at the Kenyan Bureau of Standards CKEBS) Ivll Joel Kjoko 011 facilities and activities required to establish a KEBS photometry and radiomshyetry laboratory KEBS is now plamling to establish the necessary laboratory space and manufacture and purchase tlle required equipshyment Franz will remain in close touch with the Kenyan colleagues

News from the NMIs

in this regard and KEBS and NML will continue to cooperate on this issue ill terms of their existing MOU on cooperation in metrology

Franz also paid a courtesy visit to the Managing Director ofKEBS Mrs Margaret Rotich and reports that he was again struck by the overwhelmiug sense of friendship and cooperation existing between the two institutions

NML gratefully acknowledges the continued support from the South African Department of Trade and Industry for its work in Africa through which it is trying to align with and support the objectives of the New Partnership for Africas Development (NEPAD)

HARDNESS LABORATO Y ESTABLISHED

A new capability for hardness measurement has been established in the Force Hardness and Torque laboratory at the National Metrology Laboratory (NML) of the CSIR to provide measurements primarily for rhe automotive aircraft and iron and steel manufactlrrshying industries

Streugthening the existing hardness testing and indentation capabilishyty for materials Benny Burke commenred that the laboratory is capable of determining hardness based on first principles and the new technology willleplace the previous substitution-based methshyods

In addition the requirements ofISO 650 I Metal ic materials shyRockwell hardness tests will be satisfied Furthermore initial acceptance results indicate that the system is well withiu expected control Iimits Simply stated hardness is the resistance of a material to permanent indentation It is important to recognise that harduess is an empirical test and therefore hardness is not a material property This is because there are several different hardness tests tllat will each determine a different hardness value for the same piece of material Therefore hardness is test method dependent and every test result has to have a label identifYing the test method used Hardness is however used extensively to characterise materials and to determine if they are suitable for their intended nse

The most common uses for hardness tests is to verify the heat treatshyment of a part and to detennine if a material has the properties necshyessary for its intended use Establishing a cOlTelatiou between the hardness result and the desired material property allows this makshying hardness tests very useful in industrial and RampD applications The calibration system will be commissioned by June 2003 and the facility demonstrated to industry at the Technical Advisory Forum

EWS s Natio al Measurement Conference and British Electromagnefc Measurement Conference 2003

Angel Hotel Cardiff UK 18-20 November 2003

NMCfBEMC 2003 is the largest UK measshyurement event focusing on industrial applications of measurement technologies

From shop floor to cutting edge NMC amp BEMC have something to offer everyone

NMCBEMC provides a unique opportunity for delegates to netshywork with colleagues involved in the measurement industry Sessions will include both traditional seminars presenting state of the art techniques and more practically-oriented workshops

Workshops

To address the increasing demand for training and applicationsshyfocused information on measurement technology NMC amp BEMC will hold an increased number of workshops Delegates will gain access to experts and training materials focused on measurement best practices

Technical seminars

Seminars will eonsist of both contributed and invited papers Attendance will allow delegates to diseuss ideas and problems wilh other engineers and measuremenl specialists sharing knowledge and stimulating innovation

Social programme and exhibition

A full social prograrrune will complement the technical sessions providing a forum for the exchange and discussion of ideas Alongside the programme there will be an exhibition giving deleshygates the opportunity to meet with measurement providers instrushymentation suppliers and accredited laboratories This is a valuable chance for delegates to find out about new product developments serviees and applications

The Angel Hotel looks like a pretty elegant venue for metrologists Behave yourselves

Registration

To register your interest in attending NMC or BEMC to held at the Angel Hotel Cardiff UK between 18 and 20 November 2003 please complete the pro-fonna on-line at

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ltwwwnational-measurement-conferencecoukgt or contact Hannah Edmunds at the National Physical LaboratOlY E-mail lt hannahedmundsnplcouk gt Tel +44 20 8943 6260

NIS 30 MHz ATTENUATION MEASUREMIENT FACILITY RELOCATED AT THE ARMY PRIMARY STANDARDS LABO TORY

The 30 MHz Attenuation Measurement System fonnerly loeated at the Boulder laboratories of the Nationallnstilltte of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been relocated to the US Almy Primary Standards Laboratory (APSL) at Redstone Arsenal AL Installation of the system at the APSL was completed by NIST personnel in May 2003 Personnel at the APSL received training in the operation of the system at NIST and also at the APSL

The APSL now has the capability to provide incremental attenuation calibration of precision 30 MHz piston attcnuators and similar devices from 0 to 120 dB The expanded uncertainty of these calishybrations is 0003 dBllO dB at an approximate 95 percent level of confidence Traceability of measurements performed by the system will continue to be proportional to dimensional measurements of a standard piston attenuator which is an integral part of the system The attenuator which was designed machined and characterized by NIST in the early 1960s utilizes a laser interferometer to measure piston displacement with a resolution corresponding to an incremenshytal attenuation of approximately 00001 dB

The system itself utilizes an unmodulaled 2-ehannel RF null techshynique and a precision phase shifter to aehieve high sensitivity and a dynamic range of at least 120 dB The successful transfer of this system to the APSL eusures that the US requirements for 30 MHz attenuation calibration support which is traceable to national stanshydards will continue to be met by the APSL As NIST no longer proshyvides this measureillent service inquiries should be directed to the APSL at 256-876-8417

ITER ATIONAL DIMENSIONAL WORKSHOP

Airport Marriott Nashville TN May 10-14 2004

Make your plans now to attend next years International Dimensional Workshop

Details are on the IDW2004 Website

lt httpwwwsmeorglidw gt Contact Ed Pritchard Oak Ridge Mehology Center Phone 865-574-4261 Fax 865-574-2802 lt pritchardewyI2doegov gt Web Page lt httpwwwy12doegovindexhtmli gt

LIAISO NEWS

A ERICA NATIONAL STANDARDS I SmUTe (A 81) John Lalemkerian Liaison Delegate

The following repOlt details some of the latest innovative accreditashylion programs that ANSI is launching that may be of interest to our NCSL Intemational members

ANSI Completes Pilot Accreditation Program for Personnel Certification Budies

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) administers and coordinates the US voluutary standardization and confomlity assesment system ANSI has announced that it has accredited three organizations involved with the certification of personnel in the safety supply management and construction indushies

These accreditations conclude the first phase of the Institutes lannch of a new accreditation program for personnel certification bodies based upon the new international standard ISOIIEC 17024shy2003 General requirements for bodies operating eertification sysshytems of persons

Certification helps to identify qualified individuals to consumers and employers provide mechanisms for systematically monitoriug the performance of certified persons aud encourage individuals to pmticipate in continuing professional development As an impartial assessor ANSI accreditation protects the integrity of a certification process enhances consumer and public coufideuce in a certification program and the personnel who complete it and facilitates the mohility of certified personnel across borders

Initiated in late 2002 the ANSI pilot program included five organishyzations demonstrating the diversity amoug personnel certification bodies ANSIs accreditation process includes the submission of documentation for each of the requirements identitled in ISOlEe 17024 an on-site audit and the correction of auy non-conformities (ie requirements that have not been met)

According to Institute for Supply Managementtrade (ISM) executive direetor Paul Novak ISM considers it an houor to be one of the few organizations selected by ANSI to participate in its premier pilot accreditation program

The American Society for Nondestructive Testing Inc (ASNT) and the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy Inc (NBCOT) completed the ANSI pilot program in JlUle 2003 For additional infonnation about ANSIs Accreditation Program for Personnel Certifiers please contaet Dr Roy Swift at ltrswiftansiorggt

I EKO Chet Franklin Liaison Delegate

This was an active period with IMEKO

Graham Cameron attended their Annual Conference and provided a repolt at the Tampa meeting

Chet Franklin has volunteered to be the new NCSLI Liaison to lMEKO

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ASIA-PACI Ie LABORATOR ACCREOHA ION COOPERATION (APLAC) Peter Ungel Liaison Delegate

APLAC General Assembly

The next meeting of the APLAC General Assembly and associated Committees will be held in Seoul Republic of Korea in the week of 9-14 November 2003 Two of the five positions on the APLAC Board of Management will be up for re-election

APLAC MRA Council

The APLAC MRA Council will next meet in Seoul during the week of9-l4 November 2003

Following the application by five signatories to the APLAC MRA to become inaugural signatories to the MRA for iuspection body accreditation two initial evaluations have been done and a further two will be done in the latter part of August The fifth evaluation will be doue in October 2003 It is hoped that the initial signing of the APLAC MRA for inspection body accreditation can take place at the MRA Council meeting planned for Columbia MD in late April 2004

Administration of APLAC

The members of the APLAC Board of Management are

Mr Peter Unger (Chair) -- A2LA (United States of America)

Dr Llewellyn Richards (Immediate Past Chair) - IANZ (New Zealand)

Mr Anthony Russell (Chair of MRA Council) - NATA (Australia)

Mr Lin Anping - CNAL (Peoples Republic of China)

Mr Terence S S Chan - HKAS (Hong Kong China)

Dr Katuo Setamiddotmiddot IAJapan (Japan)

Ms Chang Kwei Fem - SAC (Singapore)

Mr Nigel Iou - CNLA (Chinese Taipei)

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Liaison News

APLAC Pub jcations

APLAC documents and membership lists are available as pdf files from the APLAC web site lt wvwaplacorg gt Starting this year APLAC News Notes published bi-mouthly is available only by electronic distribution (as a pdf) and via the APLAC web site

APLAC1 MEMBERSHIP

Full Members

Australia National Association of Testing Authorities Australia (NATA)2 3 4

Brunei Damssalam Ministry of Development (Conslruction Planning and Research Unit)

Canada Standards Council of Canada (SCC)2 3 4 Peopks RepUblic of China National Accreditation Board for China Laboratories (CNAL)2 3 4 Hong Kong China Hong Kong Accreditation Scheme

(HKAS)2 34 India National Accreditatiou Board for Testing amp

Calibration Laboratories (NABL)2 3 4 Indonesia Komite Akreditasi Nasional - The

Accreditation Body of Indonesia (KAN)2 3 5

Japan Japan Accreditation Board for Conformity Assessment (lAB)2 3 5 IAJapan2 3 4 Japan Chemical Laboratory Accreditation (lCLA) Voluntary EMC Laboratory Accreditation Center (V LAC)

Republic of Korea Korea Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (KOLAS)2 3 4

Malaysia Department of Standards Malaysia (DSM)2 Mexico Entidad Mexicanade Accreditaci6n ac

(ema)2 New Zealand Intemational Accreditation New Zealand

(lANZ)2 3 4 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Laboratory Accreditation

Scheme (PNGLAS) Philippines Bureau of Product Standards Laboratory

Accreditation Scheme (BPSLAS)2 Singapore Singapore Accreditation Council - Singapore

Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (SAC-SIN GLAS)2 34

Chinese Taipei Chinese National Laboratory Accreditation (CNLA)2 34

Thailand Department of Medical Sciences Ministry of Public Health Thai Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (TLAS)2 34

United States of American Association for Laboratory America Accreditation (A2LA)2 34

International Accreditation Service Inc (lAS)2 3 5 National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP)2 3 4 NQA-Laboratory Services (NQA-LS) Perry Johnson Laboratories

Vietnam Directorate for Standards and Quality (VILAS)2 3 4

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Associate Mer l-cs

Australia National Analytical Reference Laboratory AGAL (NARL)

Republic of Korea Korea Testing and Research Iustitute for Chemical Industry (KOTRIC)

Chinese Taipei National Institute of Environmental Analysis (NIEA)

United States of Assured Calibration and Laboratory America Accreditation Select Services (ACLASS)

lILAC Regional Cooperation Body Member 2 ILAC Full Member 3 Global Arrangement Signatory 4 APLAC Multilateral MRA - Testing and Calibration 5 APLAC Multilateral MRA - Testing only 6 APLAC MultilateralMRA - Calibration only APLAC Multilate~al Mutual Recognition Arrangement

The Jist of signatories to the APLAC MRA is available from the Liaison Delegate

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ISA N ERNA ONAl Mik~ Suraci Liaison Delegate

I have maintained an active liaison with the ISA The significant areas of mutual interest include Conference issues training web site and marketing

The ISA remains willing to assist NCSLI on many areas of mutual benefit

ASQ MEASUREMENT QUA lTV D VSION (ASQ) Chris Grac1UlIlfil1 Liaison Delegate

The 2003 NCSL Intemational Conference in Tampa FL was a very productive time for the American Society for Quality (ASQ) Measurement Quality Division (MQD) and ASQs Celiifled Calibration Technician (CCT) program I want to take this opportushynity to congratulate Dilip A Shah of E = mc3 Solutions on becomshying MQDs new chairperson Dilip brings to the position decades of metrology experience and a genuine enthusiasm for the metrology profession

At the conference Dilip led the bi-monthly MQD meetingconfershyence call Plans for the 2004 Measurement Science Conference (MSC) and ASQs Quality Congress convention were discussed Other topics included CCT program status work currently being done on the MQD sponsored Metrology Handbook updates on the MQD website etc For more information about MQD please visit our website at lt httpwwwmeasurementqualityorg gt

Session JA of the 2003 NCSL International Conference hosted by Jay L Bucher of the Promega Corporation highlighted the CCT program This session was very well attended as indicated by onl~

20 CCT brochures remaining from the 300 avai [bl~ at th~ comershyence hall Following are the sessions presentcN am Lhelr topic~~

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Sally Harthun American Society for Quality The Basics and Benefits olASQ Certification

bull Dilip Shah E = mc3 Solutions Metrology Training and Certification

bull Chris Grachanen Hewlett-Packard Co ASQs Certified Calibration Technician Body ofKnowledge

After the presentations Hershal C Brewer Accreditation Officer for lntemational Accreditation Service Inc (lAS) joined the preshysenters in a lively 20-minute question and answer session about the CCT program

I would like to extend my congratulations to all newly celtified CCTs The CCT pilot exam was administered in June 2003 to approximately 100 exam candidates throughout the US Following the CCT exam ASQ conducted a Cut-Score Study Workshop Readers may remember that the Cut-Score Study Workshop focuses on detennining the raw score needed for passing the CCT exam

The workshop panel was comprised of 11 ASQ calibration practishytioners who did not take the CCT exam in June and would not be eligible to take the CCT exam until June of 2004 The work of the Cut-Score Study Workshop resulted in a 71 pass rate for June 2003 CCT exam candidates A few of the newly certified CCTs were present at the conference

June 2003 CCT Cut-Score Workshop Auendees Larry Lalonde Keith Jennett James Hughes Cori FinellaId Dave Smeeth Bill Newcomb Ray Lewis Dilip Shah Brent Snoddv Daryl Montie Mike Boothe

The next otlering of the CCT exam will be in Dec 2003 For the latest information about CCT exam dates CCT body of knowledge CCT reference publications etc please visit the ASQs CCT webshysite at lt httpwwwasqorgcerttypescct gt

I am very pleased with the very positive acceptance and energizing enthusiasm for the CCT program from scores of conference attenshydees Cunently there are primers and refresher courses being offered to prepare one fOr taking the CCT exam I encourage those consideling the CCT cxam to download the CCT brochure from the ASQ websitc and review its contents Questions about the CCT program may be sent to me at lt CluisGrachanenhpcom gt Dilip Shaw at lt emc3solnaotcom gt or ASQs Mary Rehm at ltMRehmasqorggt

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The photon detector project is part of a multi-disciplinary NIST effort to develop the sophisticated measllIement methods needed to make quantum communication and cryptography possible Funding was provided by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the NIST Advanced Technology Program (ATP)

Most current photon detectors operate best with visible light cannot reliably detect single photons and suffer from high dark counts due to random electronic noise Thc new device operates with the wavcshylength of near-infrared light used for fiber optic communicatJOns and produces negligible dark eounts Instead of using light-sensitive materials the NIST device uses a tungsten film coupled to a fiber optic communication line The film is chilled to 120 milliKe1vin at its transition temperature between nonnal conductivity and supershyconductivity When the fiber optic line delivers a photon to the tungshysten film thc tempcrature rises and the apparatus detects it as au increase in electrical resistance

Thc device detects about 20000 photons per second and works with an efficiency of about 20 percent With planned improvements the research team hopes to increase efficicncies to greater than 80 pershycent

Contact Fred McGehan (Bouldcr) (303) 497-3246

NIST HE s C IP DUSTRY MEASURE FEATURES BY COUN GATOMS

The quest to develop the nanotechnology equivalent of rulers [length-measurement references based on the spacing of atoms in a peIiectIy ordered crystal] has inspired a burst of innovation at the National Institute of Standards and Teehnology (NIST) Progress to date has yielded a novel device tbat can resolve distances smaller than thc radius of an atom and a reliable method for writing 10shynanometer-sized featmcs on silicon

NIST researchers are packaging the new technology and know-how into a seanning tllnneling microscope (STM) system designed to write patterns with dimensions detennined by counting the atoms that make up the pattems structural features Ultimately aiming for an accuracy of better than 1 nanometer the team intends to supply the semiconductor industry with bcnchmark references to calibrate measurcment tools used in rcsearch and production

To measure excecdingly small distances members of the atomshybased artifacts pr~iect developed a novel diode-Iascr based interfershyomcter The new compact instrument incorporates elements of two types of existing interferometcrs-devices that detetmine the distance betwccn two objects on the basis of light interferencc pattcrns-bnt achicves much higher levels of resolution To datc the team has measured distances in increments smaller than 10 picometers or less than one-hundredth of a nanometer

Efforts to produce durable silicon-bascd measurement references have paid off with a method for reliably writing patterns with 10shynanometer linewidths cquivalent to about 30 silicon atoms across These STM-written pattems arc long-lived even outside of a vacushyum and rCccnt work suggests that reactive ion etching can increasc their three-dimensional relief

Contact Mark Bcllo (301) 975-3776

Potpourri

bull New Members Appointed to Baldrige Board of Overseers Commerce Secretary Don Evans has appointed six promincm industry education and health care leaders to serve on thc 12shymember Board of Overseers for the Baldrige National Quality Program to replace retiring board members The Board of Overseers recommends improvements to the Baldrige perfonnshyance exccllcnce criteria the Baldrige National Quality Program and the Baldrige Award process For details sce ltwwwnistgovpublic_affairsmembershtrngt

bull Cheney and Evans present 2002 Baldrige Awards Vice President Dick Cheney and Commerce Secretary Don Evans preshysented thc 2002 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Awards to thTee organizations at a Washington DC ceremony on May 21 2003 The event marked the first time a health care organization has been recognized with a Baldrige Award Read more includshying transcripts of remarks at ltwwwnistgovpublic_affairsreleasesmbnqa052103htmgt

bull Detecting Corked Bats After Sammy Sosa of the Chicago Cubs was ejected June 3 from a major league baseball game for using a corked bat officials had the rest of his 76 bats X-rayed by a radiologist In 1987 NIST researchers conducted a study for Major Lcaguc Baseball and detennined that medical X-ray machines were better than ultrasound for detecting corked bats For details see lt wwwl00nistgovlbattamperinghtrn gt

bull Dig jump in Applications for Nations Top Honor for bull ceUence Sixty-eight organizations have sent NIST their applishy

cation for the 2003 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award the nations Presidential award for excellence Last year 49 busishynesses schools and health care organizations applied Over the next six months teams of specially trained examiners will evalushyate these 68 organizations to detennine wbich will receive the award this fal1 For details see ltwwwnistgovpublic_affairsmbnqa_appshtmgt

bull N1ST Receives Valuable Chemical Data from Dow Dow Chemical Co has donated an extensive collection of more thau 50000 infrared spectra-independently valued at more than $5 million-to NIST for incorporation into its Chemistry WebBook The WebBook is an onlinc resource lt httpwebbooknistgov raquo that 600000 users rely on armually for a wide rangc of research and development applications and cducational purposes

CSIR NEWS FROM SOUTH AFRICA

NEW OPTICAL WAVELENGTH STANDARD BOOSTED BY VISIT FROM NOBEL LAUREATE

A new optical wavelength standard is being developed for South Africa The standard is based on an acetylene-stabilised diode laser wherc the laser is stabilised to the absorption lines of acetylene (C2H2) These lines are the Doppler-broadened lines ofthc v I + v3 rotational - vibrational baud and lie between 1510 nm and 1550 nm While frequcncy modulation is used to generate the error signal for stabilisation an expected accuracy and stability of less than 10 MHz laquoOlppm) will be achieved

Research and development of the standard under the guidance of Dr Dean Veneables is almost completc During their visit to South Afiica Professor Carl Wieman of the University of Colorado at Boulder (2001 Nobel Plizc in physics recipient) and Dr Sara

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Gilbert Group Head of Optical fibre and components at NIST held a meeting with the CSIR-NlVU that included discussions on the refinement of the new wavelength standard

Professor Carl Wieman and Eric Comellled a team of physicists that created the worlds first Bose-Einstein condensate a new fonn of matter on 5 June 1995 The condensate allows scientists to study the strauge and extremely small world of quantum physics as if they are looking through a giant magnifYing glass Its creation estabshylished a new branch of atomic physics that has provided a treasureshytrove of scientific discoveries

Predicted in 1924 by Albert Einstein who built on the work of Satyendra Nath Bose the condensate occurs when the waelengths of individual atoms begin to overlap and behave in identical fashion forming a supectonl The superatom occurs when laboratory apparatus is med to chill a group of atoms to just a few hundred bilshylionths of a degree above absolute zero

Comel1 and Wieman likened a Bose-Einstein condensate to an ice crystal forming in cold water and said it has the same relation to ordinary matter as laser light has to light from a light bulb The atoms within the condensate obey the laws of qUJntum physics and are as close to absolute zero -27315 C as the )Ws of physics allow

NML ASSISTS IN EXPA 0 NG AFRiCAN METROLOGY CAPABIL T ES

Dr Franz Hengstberger Regional Coordinator of SADCMET has just returned from a visit to the National 11lSti lute of Standards (NIS) in Egypt and the Kenya Bureau of Standards Both ofthese institushytions are Associate Members of SADCMET

Acting as a special adviser to Prof Shalaan the President of National Institute of Standards (NIS) in Cairo Egypt he investigatshyed a number of aspects pertinent to the NIS photometry and radiomshyetry laboratories They iucluded a thorough study of the equipment facilities personnel and planned capabilities within the laboratory Franz will prepare recommendations based on tbis information Additionally Franz held discussions with Dr Adel Shehata the NlS manager in charge of intemational relations on the forthcoming SADCMET meeting in Zambia other SADCMET matters and the development of metrology in Africa in general

On his retlan leg Franz advised the head of metrology at the Kenyan Bureau of Standards CKEBS) Ivll Joel Kjoko 011 facilities and activities required to establish a KEBS photometry and radiomshyetry laboratory KEBS is now plamling to establish the necessary laboratory space and manufacture and purchase tlle required equipshyment Franz will remain in close touch with the Kenyan colleagues

News from the NMIs

in this regard and KEBS and NML will continue to cooperate on this issue ill terms of their existing MOU on cooperation in metrology

Franz also paid a courtesy visit to the Managing Director ofKEBS Mrs Margaret Rotich and reports that he was again struck by the overwhelmiug sense of friendship and cooperation existing between the two institutions

NML gratefully acknowledges the continued support from the South African Department of Trade and Industry for its work in Africa through which it is trying to align with and support the objectives of the New Partnership for Africas Development (NEPAD)

HARDNESS LABORATO Y ESTABLISHED

A new capability for hardness measurement has been established in the Force Hardness and Torque laboratory at the National Metrology Laboratory (NML) of the CSIR to provide measurements primarily for rhe automotive aircraft and iron and steel manufactlrrshying industries

Streugthening the existing hardness testing and indentation capabilishyty for materials Benny Burke commenred that the laboratory is capable of determining hardness based on first principles and the new technology willleplace the previous substitution-based methshyods

In addition the requirements ofISO 650 I Metal ic materials shyRockwell hardness tests will be satisfied Furthermore initial acceptance results indicate that the system is well withiu expected control Iimits Simply stated hardness is the resistance of a material to permanent indentation It is important to recognise that harduess is an empirical test and therefore hardness is not a material property This is because there are several different hardness tests tllat will each determine a different hardness value for the same piece of material Therefore hardness is test method dependent and every test result has to have a label identifYing the test method used Hardness is however used extensively to characterise materials and to determine if they are suitable for their intended nse

The most common uses for hardness tests is to verify the heat treatshyment of a part and to detennine if a material has the properties necshyessary for its intended use Establishing a cOlTelatiou between the hardness result and the desired material property allows this makshying hardness tests very useful in industrial and RampD applications The calibration system will be commissioned by June 2003 and the facility demonstrated to industry at the Technical Advisory Forum

EWS s Natio al Measurement Conference and British Electromagnefc Measurement Conference 2003

Angel Hotel Cardiff UK 18-20 November 2003

NMCfBEMC 2003 is the largest UK measshyurement event focusing on industrial applications of measurement technologies

From shop floor to cutting edge NMC amp BEMC have something to offer everyone

NMCBEMC provides a unique opportunity for delegates to netshywork with colleagues involved in the measurement industry Sessions will include both traditional seminars presenting state of the art techniques and more practically-oriented workshops

Workshops

To address the increasing demand for training and applicationsshyfocused information on measurement technology NMC amp BEMC will hold an increased number of workshops Delegates will gain access to experts and training materials focused on measurement best practices

Technical seminars

Seminars will eonsist of both contributed and invited papers Attendance will allow delegates to diseuss ideas and problems wilh other engineers and measuremenl specialists sharing knowledge and stimulating innovation

Social programme and exhibition

A full social prograrrune will complement the technical sessions providing a forum for the exchange and discussion of ideas Alongside the programme there will be an exhibition giving deleshygates the opportunity to meet with measurement providers instrushymentation suppliers and accredited laboratories This is a valuable chance for delegates to find out about new product developments serviees and applications

The Angel Hotel looks like a pretty elegant venue for metrologists Behave yourselves

Registration

To register your interest in attending NMC or BEMC to held at the Angel Hotel Cardiff UK between 18 and 20 November 2003 please complete the pro-fonna on-line at

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ltwwwnational-measurement-conferencecoukgt or contact Hannah Edmunds at the National Physical LaboratOlY E-mail lt hannahedmundsnplcouk gt Tel +44 20 8943 6260

NIS 30 MHz ATTENUATION MEASUREMIENT FACILITY RELOCATED AT THE ARMY PRIMARY STANDARDS LABO TORY

The 30 MHz Attenuation Measurement System fonnerly loeated at the Boulder laboratories of the Nationallnstilltte of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been relocated to the US Almy Primary Standards Laboratory (APSL) at Redstone Arsenal AL Installation of the system at the APSL was completed by NIST personnel in May 2003 Personnel at the APSL received training in the operation of the system at NIST and also at the APSL

The APSL now has the capability to provide incremental attenuation calibration of precision 30 MHz piston attcnuators and similar devices from 0 to 120 dB The expanded uncertainty of these calishybrations is 0003 dBllO dB at an approximate 95 percent level of confidence Traceability of measurements performed by the system will continue to be proportional to dimensional measurements of a standard piston attenuator which is an integral part of the system The attenuator which was designed machined and characterized by NIST in the early 1960s utilizes a laser interferometer to measure piston displacement with a resolution corresponding to an incremenshytal attenuation of approximately 00001 dB

The system itself utilizes an unmodulaled 2-ehannel RF null techshynique and a precision phase shifter to aehieve high sensitivity and a dynamic range of at least 120 dB The successful transfer of this system to the APSL eusures that the US requirements for 30 MHz attenuation calibration support which is traceable to national stanshydards will continue to be met by the APSL As NIST no longer proshyvides this measureillent service inquiries should be directed to the APSL at 256-876-8417

ITER ATIONAL DIMENSIONAL WORKSHOP

Airport Marriott Nashville TN May 10-14 2004

Make your plans now to attend next years International Dimensional Workshop

Details are on the IDW2004 Website

lt httpwwwsmeorglidw gt Contact Ed Pritchard Oak Ridge Mehology Center Phone 865-574-4261 Fax 865-574-2802 lt pritchardewyI2doegov gt Web Page lt httpwwwy12doegovindexhtmli gt

LIAISO NEWS

A ERICA NATIONAL STANDARDS I SmUTe (A 81) John Lalemkerian Liaison Delegate

The following repOlt details some of the latest innovative accreditashylion programs that ANSI is launching that may be of interest to our NCSL Intemational members

ANSI Completes Pilot Accreditation Program for Personnel Certification Budies

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) administers and coordinates the US voluutary standardization and confomlity assesment system ANSI has announced that it has accredited three organizations involved with the certification of personnel in the safety supply management and construction indushies

These accreditations conclude the first phase of the Institutes lannch of a new accreditation program for personnel certification bodies based upon the new international standard ISOIIEC 17024shy2003 General requirements for bodies operating eertification sysshytems of persons

Certification helps to identify qualified individuals to consumers and employers provide mechanisms for systematically monitoriug the performance of certified persons aud encourage individuals to pmticipate in continuing professional development As an impartial assessor ANSI accreditation protects the integrity of a certification process enhances consumer and public coufideuce in a certification program and the personnel who complete it and facilitates the mohility of certified personnel across borders

Initiated in late 2002 the ANSI pilot program included five organishyzations demonstrating the diversity amoug personnel certification bodies ANSIs accreditation process includes the submission of documentation for each of the requirements identitled in ISOlEe 17024 an on-site audit and the correction of auy non-conformities (ie requirements that have not been met)

According to Institute for Supply Managementtrade (ISM) executive direetor Paul Novak ISM considers it an houor to be one of the few organizations selected by ANSI to participate in its premier pilot accreditation program

The American Society for Nondestructive Testing Inc (ASNT) and the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy Inc (NBCOT) completed the ANSI pilot program in JlUle 2003 For additional infonnation about ANSIs Accreditation Program for Personnel Certifiers please contaet Dr Roy Swift at ltrswiftansiorggt

I EKO Chet Franklin Liaison Delegate

This was an active period with IMEKO

Graham Cameron attended their Annual Conference and provided a repolt at the Tampa meeting

Chet Franklin has volunteered to be the new NCSLI Liaison to lMEKO

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ASIA-PACI Ie LABORATOR ACCREOHA ION COOPERATION (APLAC) Peter Ungel Liaison Delegate

APLAC General Assembly

The next meeting of the APLAC General Assembly and associated Committees will be held in Seoul Republic of Korea in the week of 9-14 November 2003 Two of the five positions on the APLAC Board of Management will be up for re-election

APLAC MRA Council

The APLAC MRA Council will next meet in Seoul during the week of9-l4 November 2003

Following the application by five signatories to the APLAC MRA to become inaugural signatories to the MRA for iuspection body accreditation two initial evaluations have been done and a further two will be done in the latter part of August The fifth evaluation will be doue in October 2003 It is hoped that the initial signing of the APLAC MRA for inspection body accreditation can take place at the MRA Council meeting planned for Columbia MD in late April 2004

Administration of APLAC

The members of the APLAC Board of Management are

Mr Peter Unger (Chair) -- A2LA (United States of America)

Dr Llewellyn Richards (Immediate Past Chair) - IANZ (New Zealand)

Mr Anthony Russell (Chair of MRA Council) - NATA (Australia)

Mr Lin Anping - CNAL (Peoples Republic of China)

Mr Terence S S Chan - HKAS (Hong Kong China)

Dr Katuo Setamiddotmiddot IAJapan (Japan)

Ms Chang Kwei Fem - SAC (Singapore)

Mr Nigel Iou - CNLA (Chinese Taipei)

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Liaison News

APLAC Pub jcations

APLAC documents and membership lists are available as pdf files from the APLAC web site lt wvwaplacorg gt Starting this year APLAC News Notes published bi-mouthly is available only by electronic distribution (as a pdf) and via the APLAC web site

APLAC1 MEMBERSHIP

Full Members

Australia National Association of Testing Authorities Australia (NATA)2 3 4

Brunei Damssalam Ministry of Development (Conslruction Planning and Research Unit)

Canada Standards Council of Canada (SCC)2 3 4 Peopks RepUblic of China National Accreditation Board for China Laboratories (CNAL)2 3 4 Hong Kong China Hong Kong Accreditation Scheme

(HKAS)2 34 India National Accreditatiou Board for Testing amp

Calibration Laboratories (NABL)2 3 4 Indonesia Komite Akreditasi Nasional - The

Accreditation Body of Indonesia (KAN)2 3 5

Japan Japan Accreditation Board for Conformity Assessment (lAB)2 3 5 IAJapan2 3 4 Japan Chemical Laboratory Accreditation (lCLA) Voluntary EMC Laboratory Accreditation Center (V LAC)

Republic of Korea Korea Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (KOLAS)2 3 4

Malaysia Department of Standards Malaysia (DSM)2 Mexico Entidad Mexicanade Accreditaci6n ac

(ema)2 New Zealand Intemational Accreditation New Zealand

(lANZ)2 3 4 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Laboratory Accreditation

Scheme (PNGLAS) Philippines Bureau of Product Standards Laboratory

Accreditation Scheme (BPSLAS)2 Singapore Singapore Accreditation Council - Singapore

Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (SAC-SIN GLAS)2 34

Chinese Taipei Chinese National Laboratory Accreditation (CNLA)2 34

Thailand Department of Medical Sciences Ministry of Public Health Thai Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (TLAS)2 34

United States of American Association for Laboratory America Accreditation (A2LA)2 34

International Accreditation Service Inc (lAS)2 3 5 National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP)2 3 4 NQA-Laboratory Services (NQA-LS) Perry Johnson Laboratories

Vietnam Directorate for Standards and Quality (VILAS)2 3 4

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Associate Mer l-cs

Australia National Analytical Reference Laboratory AGAL (NARL)

Republic of Korea Korea Testing and Research Iustitute for Chemical Industry (KOTRIC)

Chinese Taipei National Institute of Environmental Analysis (NIEA)

United States of Assured Calibration and Laboratory America Accreditation Select Services (ACLASS)

lILAC Regional Cooperation Body Member 2 ILAC Full Member 3 Global Arrangement Signatory 4 APLAC Multilateral MRA - Testing and Calibration 5 APLAC Multilateral MRA - Testing only 6 APLAC MultilateralMRA - Calibration only APLAC Multilate~al Mutual Recognition Arrangement

The Jist of signatories to the APLAC MRA is available from the Liaison Delegate

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ISA N ERNA ONAl Mik~ Suraci Liaison Delegate

I have maintained an active liaison with the ISA The significant areas of mutual interest include Conference issues training web site and marketing

The ISA remains willing to assist NCSLI on many areas of mutual benefit

ASQ MEASUREMENT QUA lTV D VSION (ASQ) Chris Grac1UlIlfil1 Liaison Delegate

The 2003 NCSL Intemational Conference in Tampa FL was a very productive time for the American Society for Quality (ASQ) Measurement Quality Division (MQD) and ASQs Celiifled Calibration Technician (CCT) program I want to take this opportushynity to congratulate Dilip A Shah of E = mc3 Solutions on becomshying MQDs new chairperson Dilip brings to the position decades of metrology experience and a genuine enthusiasm for the metrology profession

At the conference Dilip led the bi-monthly MQD meetingconfershyence call Plans for the 2004 Measurement Science Conference (MSC) and ASQs Quality Congress convention were discussed Other topics included CCT program status work currently being done on the MQD sponsored Metrology Handbook updates on the MQD website etc For more information about MQD please visit our website at lt httpwwwmeasurementqualityorg gt

Session JA of the 2003 NCSL International Conference hosted by Jay L Bucher of the Promega Corporation highlighted the CCT program This session was very well attended as indicated by onl~

20 CCT brochures remaining from the 300 avai [bl~ at th~ comershyence hall Following are the sessions presentcN am Lhelr topic~~

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Sally Harthun American Society for Quality The Basics and Benefits olASQ Certification

bull Dilip Shah E = mc3 Solutions Metrology Training and Certification

bull Chris Grachanen Hewlett-Packard Co ASQs Certified Calibration Technician Body ofKnowledge

After the presentations Hershal C Brewer Accreditation Officer for lntemational Accreditation Service Inc (lAS) joined the preshysenters in a lively 20-minute question and answer session about the CCT program

I would like to extend my congratulations to all newly celtified CCTs The CCT pilot exam was administered in June 2003 to approximately 100 exam candidates throughout the US Following the CCT exam ASQ conducted a Cut-Score Study Workshop Readers may remember that the Cut-Score Study Workshop focuses on detennining the raw score needed for passing the CCT exam

The workshop panel was comprised of 11 ASQ calibration practishytioners who did not take the CCT exam in June and would not be eligible to take the CCT exam until June of 2004 The work of the Cut-Score Study Workshop resulted in a 71 pass rate for June 2003 CCT exam candidates A few of the newly certified CCTs were present at the conference

June 2003 CCT Cut-Score Workshop Auendees Larry Lalonde Keith Jennett James Hughes Cori FinellaId Dave Smeeth Bill Newcomb Ray Lewis Dilip Shah Brent Snoddv Daryl Montie Mike Boothe

The next otlering of the CCT exam will be in Dec 2003 For the latest information about CCT exam dates CCT body of knowledge CCT reference publications etc please visit the ASQs CCT webshysite at lt httpwwwasqorgcerttypescct gt

I am very pleased with the very positive acceptance and energizing enthusiasm for the CCT program from scores of conference attenshydees Cunently there are primers and refresher courses being offered to prepare one fOr taking the CCT exam I encourage those consideling the CCT cxam to download the CCT brochure from the ASQ websitc and review its contents Questions about the CCT program may be sent to me at lt CluisGrachanenhpcom gt Dilip Shaw at lt emc3solnaotcom gt or ASQs Mary Rehm at ltMRehmasqorggt

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SOUTH CENTRAL US REGION

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ilancy Maple (858) 597-4815

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Gilbert Group Head of Optical fibre and components at NIST held a meeting with the CSIR-NlVU that included discussions on the refinement of the new wavelength standard

Professor Carl Wieman and Eric Comellled a team of physicists that created the worlds first Bose-Einstein condensate a new fonn of matter on 5 June 1995 The condensate allows scientists to study the strauge and extremely small world of quantum physics as if they are looking through a giant magnifYing glass Its creation estabshylished a new branch of atomic physics that has provided a treasureshytrove of scientific discoveries

Predicted in 1924 by Albert Einstein who built on the work of Satyendra Nath Bose the condensate occurs when the waelengths of individual atoms begin to overlap and behave in identical fashion forming a supectonl The superatom occurs when laboratory apparatus is med to chill a group of atoms to just a few hundred bilshylionths of a degree above absolute zero

Comel1 and Wieman likened a Bose-Einstein condensate to an ice crystal forming in cold water and said it has the same relation to ordinary matter as laser light has to light from a light bulb The atoms within the condensate obey the laws of qUJntum physics and are as close to absolute zero -27315 C as the )Ws of physics allow

NML ASSISTS IN EXPA 0 NG AFRiCAN METROLOGY CAPABIL T ES

Dr Franz Hengstberger Regional Coordinator of SADCMET has just returned from a visit to the National 11lSti lute of Standards (NIS) in Egypt and the Kenya Bureau of Standards Both ofthese institushytions are Associate Members of SADCMET

Acting as a special adviser to Prof Shalaan the President of National Institute of Standards (NIS) in Cairo Egypt he investigatshyed a number of aspects pertinent to the NIS photometry and radiomshyetry laboratories They iucluded a thorough study of the equipment facilities personnel and planned capabilities within the laboratory Franz will prepare recommendations based on tbis information Additionally Franz held discussions with Dr Adel Shehata the NlS manager in charge of intemational relations on the forthcoming SADCMET meeting in Zambia other SADCMET matters and the development of metrology in Africa in general

On his retlan leg Franz advised the head of metrology at the Kenyan Bureau of Standards CKEBS) Ivll Joel Kjoko 011 facilities and activities required to establish a KEBS photometry and radiomshyetry laboratory KEBS is now plamling to establish the necessary laboratory space and manufacture and purchase tlle required equipshyment Franz will remain in close touch with the Kenyan colleagues

News from the NMIs

in this regard and KEBS and NML will continue to cooperate on this issue ill terms of their existing MOU on cooperation in metrology

Franz also paid a courtesy visit to the Managing Director ofKEBS Mrs Margaret Rotich and reports that he was again struck by the overwhelmiug sense of friendship and cooperation existing between the two institutions

NML gratefully acknowledges the continued support from the South African Department of Trade and Industry for its work in Africa through which it is trying to align with and support the objectives of the New Partnership for Africas Development (NEPAD)

HARDNESS LABORATO Y ESTABLISHED

A new capability for hardness measurement has been established in the Force Hardness and Torque laboratory at the National Metrology Laboratory (NML) of the CSIR to provide measurements primarily for rhe automotive aircraft and iron and steel manufactlrrshying industries

Streugthening the existing hardness testing and indentation capabilishyty for materials Benny Burke commenred that the laboratory is capable of determining hardness based on first principles and the new technology willleplace the previous substitution-based methshyods

In addition the requirements ofISO 650 I Metal ic materials shyRockwell hardness tests will be satisfied Furthermore initial acceptance results indicate that the system is well withiu expected control Iimits Simply stated hardness is the resistance of a material to permanent indentation It is important to recognise that harduess is an empirical test and therefore hardness is not a material property This is because there are several different hardness tests tllat will each determine a different hardness value for the same piece of material Therefore hardness is test method dependent and every test result has to have a label identifYing the test method used Hardness is however used extensively to characterise materials and to determine if they are suitable for their intended nse

The most common uses for hardness tests is to verify the heat treatshyment of a part and to detennine if a material has the properties necshyessary for its intended use Establishing a cOlTelatiou between the hardness result and the desired material property allows this makshying hardness tests very useful in industrial and RampD applications The calibration system will be commissioned by June 2003 and the facility demonstrated to industry at the Technical Advisory Forum

EWS s Natio al Measurement Conference and British Electromagnefc Measurement Conference 2003

Angel Hotel Cardiff UK 18-20 November 2003

NMCfBEMC 2003 is the largest UK measshyurement event focusing on industrial applications of measurement technologies

From shop floor to cutting edge NMC amp BEMC have something to offer everyone

NMCBEMC provides a unique opportunity for delegates to netshywork with colleagues involved in the measurement industry Sessions will include both traditional seminars presenting state of the art techniques and more practically-oriented workshops

Workshops

To address the increasing demand for training and applicationsshyfocused information on measurement technology NMC amp BEMC will hold an increased number of workshops Delegates will gain access to experts and training materials focused on measurement best practices

Technical seminars

Seminars will eonsist of both contributed and invited papers Attendance will allow delegates to diseuss ideas and problems wilh other engineers and measuremenl specialists sharing knowledge and stimulating innovation

Social programme and exhibition

A full social prograrrune will complement the technical sessions providing a forum for the exchange and discussion of ideas Alongside the programme there will be an exhibition giving deleshygates the opportunity to meet with measurement providers instrushymentation suppliers and accredited laboratories This is a valuable chance for delegates to find out about new product developments serviees and applications

The Angel Hotel looks like a pretty elegant venue for metrologists Behave yourselves

Registration

To register your interest in attending NMC or BEMC to held at the Angel Hotel Cardiff UK between 18 and 20 November 2003 please complete the pro-fonna on-line at

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NIS 30 MHz ATTENUATION MEASUREMIENT FACILITY RELOCATED AT THE ARMY PRIMARY STANDARDS LABO TORY

The 30 MHz Attenuation Measurement System fonnerly loeated at the Boulder laboratories of the Nationallnstilltte of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been relocated to the US Almy Primary Standards Laboratory (APSL) at Redstone Arsenal AL Installation of the system at the APSL was completed by NIST personnel in May 2003 Personnel at the APSL received training in the operation of the system at NIST and also at the APSL

The APSL now has the capability to provide incremental attenuation calibration of precision 30 MHz piston attcnuators and similar devices from 0 to 120 dB The expanded uncertainty of these calishybrations is 0003 dBllO dB at an approximate 95 percent level of confidence Traceability of measurements performed by the system will continue to be proportional to dimensional measurements of a standard piston attenuator which is an integral part of the system The attenuator which was designed machined and characterized by NIST in the early 1960s utilizes a laser interferometer to measure piston displacement with a resolution corresponding to an incremenshytal attenuation of approximately 00001 dB

The system itself utilizes an unmodulaled 2-ehannel RF null techshynique and a precision phase shifter to aehieve high sensitivity and a dynamic range of at least 120 dB The successful transfer of this system to the APSL eusures that the US requirements for 30 MHz attenuation calibration support which is traceable to national stanshydards will continue to be met by the APSL As NIST no longer proshyvides this measureillent service inquiries should be directed to the APSL at 256-876-8417

ITER ATIONAL DIMENSIONAL WORKSHOP

Airport Marriott Nashville TN May 10-14 2004

Make your plans now to attend next years International Dimensional Workshop

Details are on the IDW2004 Website

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LIAISO NEWS

A ERICA NATIONAL STANDARDS I SmUTe (A 81) John Lalemkerian Liaison Delegate

The following repOlt details some of the latest innovative accreditashylion programs that ANSI is launching that may be of interest to our NCSL Intemational members

ANSI Completes Pilot Accreditation Program for Personnel Certification Budies

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) administers and coordinates the US voluutary standardization and confomlity assesment system ANSI has announced that it has accredited three organizations involved with the certification of personnel in the safety supply management and construction indushies

These accreditations conclude the first phase of the Institutes lannch of a new accreditation program for personnel certification bodies based upon the new international standard ISOIIEC 17024shy2003 General requirements for bodies operating eertification sysshytems of persons

Certification helps to identify qualified individuals to consumers and employers provide mechanisms for systematically monitoriug the performance of certified persons aud encourage individuals to pmticipate in continuing professional development As an impartial assessor ANSI accreditation protects the integrity of a certification process enhances consumer and public coufideuce in a certification program and the personnel who complete it and facilitates the mohility of certified personnel across borders

Initiated in late 2002 the ANSI pilot program included five organishyzations demonstrating the diversity amoug personnel certification bodies ANSIs accreditation process includes the submission of documentation for each of the requirements identitled in ISOlEe 17024 an on-site audit and the correction of auy non-conformities (ie requirements that have not been met)

According to Institute for Supply Managementtrade (ISM) executive direetor Paul Novak ISM considers it an houor to be one of the few organizations selected by ANSI to participate in its premier pilot accreditation program

The American Society for Nondestructive Testing Inc (ASNT) and the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy Inc (NBCOT) completed the ANSI pilot program in JlUle 2003 For additional infonnation about ANSIs Accreditation Program for Personnel Certifiers please contaet Dr Roy Swift at ltrswiftansiorggt

I EKO Chet Franklin Liaison Delegate

This was an active period with IMEKO

Graham Cameron attended their Annual Conference and provided a repolt at the Tampa meeting

Chet Franklin has volunteered to be the new NCSLI Liaison to lMEKO

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ASIA-PACI Ie LABORATOR ACCREOHA ION COOPERATION (APLAC) Peter Ungel Liaison Delegate

APLAC General Assembly

The next meeting of the APLAC General Assembly and associated Committees will be held in Seoul Republic of Korea in the week of 9-14 November 2003 Two of the five positions on the APLAC Board of Management will be up for re-election

APLAC MRA Council

The APLAC MRA Council will next meet in Seoul during the week of9-l4 November 2003

Following the application by five signatories to the APLAC MRA to become inaugural signatories to the MRA for iuspection body accreditation two initial evaluations have been done and a further two will be done in the latter part of August The fifth evaluation will be doue in October 2003 It is hoped that the initial signing of the APLAC MRA for inspection body accreditation can take place at the MRA Council meeting planned for Columbia MD in late April 2004

Administration of APLAC

The members of the APLAC Board of Management are

Mr Peter Unger (Chair) -- A2LA (United States of America)

Dr Llewellyn Richards (Immediate Past Chair) - IANZ (New Zealand)

Mr Anthony Russell (Chair of MRA Council) - NATA (Australia)

Mr Lin Anping - CNAL (Peoples Republic of China)

Mr Terence S S Chan - HKAS (Hong Kong China)

Dr Katuo Setamiddotmiddot IAJapan (Japan)

Ms Chang Kwei Fem - SAC (Singapore)

Mr Nigel Iou - CNLA (Chinese Taipei)

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APLAC Pub jcations

APLAC documents and membership lists are available as pdf files from the APLAC web site lt wvwaplacorg gt Starting this year APLAC News Notes published bi-mouthly is available only by electronic distribution (as a pdf) and via the APLAC web site

APLAC1 MEMBERSHIP

Full Members

Australia National Association of Testing Authorities Australia (NATA)2 3 4

Brunei Damssalam Ministry of Development (Conslruction Planning and Research Unit)

Canada Standards Council of Canada (SCC)2 3 4 Peopks RepUblic of China National Accreditation Board for China Laboratories (CNAL)2 3 4 Hong Kong China Hong Kong Accreditation Scheme

(HKAS)2 34 India National Accreditatiou Board for Testing amp

Calibration Laboratories (NABL)2 3 4 Indonesia Komite Akreditasi Nasional - The

Accreditation Body of Indonesia (KAN)2 3 5

Japan Japan Accreditation Board for Conformity Assessment (lAB)2 3 5 IAJapan2 3 4 Japan Chemical Laboratory Accreditation (lCLA) Voluntary EMC Laboratory Accreditation Center (V LAC)

Republic of Korea Korea Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (KOLAS)2 3 4

Malaysia Department of Standards Malaysia (DSM)2 Mexico Entidad Mexicanade Accreditaci6n ac

(ema)2 New Zealand Intemational Accreditation New Zealand

(lANZ)2 3 4 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Laboratory Accreditation

Scheme (PNGLAS) Philippines Bureau of Product Standards Laboratory

Accreditation Scheme (BPSLAS)2 Singapore Singapore Accreditation Council - Singapore

Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (SAC-SIN GLAS)2 34

Chinese Taipei Chinese National Laboratory Accreditation (CNLA)2 34

Thailand Department of Medical Sciences Ministry of Public Health Thai Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (TLAS)2 34

United States of American Association for Laboratory America Accreditation (A2LA)2 34

International Accreditation Service Inc (lAS)2 3 5 National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP)2 3 4 NQA-Laboratory Services (NQA-LS) Perry Johnson Laboratories

Vietnam Directorate for Standards and Quality (VILAS)2 3 4

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Associate Mer l-cs

Australia National Analytical Reference Laboratory AGAL (NARL)

Republic of Korea Korea Testing and Research Iustitute for Chemical Industry (KOTRIC)

Chinese Taipei National Institute of Environmental Analysis (NIEA)

United States of Assured Calibration and Laboratory America Accreditation Select Services (ACLASS)

lILAC Regional Cooperation Body Member 2 ILAC Full Member 3 Global Arrangement Signatory 4 APLAC Multilateral MRA - Testing and Calibration 5 APLAC Multilateral MRA - Testing only 6 APLAC MultilateralMRA - Calibration only APLAC Multilate~al Mutual Recognition Arrangement

The Jist of signatories to the APLAC MRA is available from the Liaison Delegate

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ISA N ERNA ONAl Mik~ Suraci Liaison Delegate

I have maintained an active liaison with the ISA The significant areas of mutual interest include Conference issues training web site and marketing

The ISA remains willing to assist NCSLI on many areas of mutual benefit

ASQ MEASUREMENT QUA lTV D VSION (ASQ) Chris Grac1UlIlfil1 Liaison Delegate

The 2003 NCSL Intemational Conference in Tampa FL was a very productive time for the American Society for Quality (ASQ) Measurement Quality Division (MQD) and ASQs Celiifled Calibration Technician (CCT) program I want to take this opportushynity to congratulate Dilip A Shah of E = mc3 Solutions on becomshying MQDs new chairperson Dilip brings to the position decades of metrology experience and a genuine enthusiasm for the metrology profession

At the conference Dilip led the bi-monthly MQD meetingconfershyence call Plans for the 2004 Measurement Science Conference (MSC) and ASQs Quality Congress convention were discussed Other topics included CCT program status work currently being done on the MQD sponsored Metrology Handbook updates on the MQD website etc For more information about MQD please visit our website at lt httpwwwmeasurementqualityorg gt

Session JA of the 2003 NCSL International Conference hosted by Jay L Bucher of the Promega Corporation highlighted the CCT program This session was very well attended as indicated by onl~

20 CCT brochures remaining from the 300 avai [bl~ at th~ comershyence hall Following are the sessions presentcN am Lhelr topic~~

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Sally Harthun American Society for Quality The Basics and Benefits olASQ Certification

bull Dilip Shah E = mc3 Solutions Metrology Training and Certification

bull Chris Grachanen Hewlett-Packard Co ASQs Certified Calibration Technician Body ofKnowledge

After the presentations Hershal C Brewer Accreditation Officer for lntemational Accreditation Service Inc (lAS) joined the preshysenters in a lively 20-minute question and answer session about the CCT program

I would like to extend my congratulations to all newly celtified CCTs The CCT pilot exam was administered in June 2003 to approximately 100 exam candidates throughout the US Following the CCT exam ASQ conducted a Cut-Score Study Workshop Readers may remember that the Cut-Score Study Workshop focuses on detennining the raw score needed for passing the CCT exam

The workshop panel was comprised of 11 ASQ calibration practishytioners who did not take the CCT exam in June and would not be eligible to take the CCT exam until June of 2004 The work of the Cut-Score Study Workshop resulted in a 71 pass rate for June 2003 CCT exam candidates A few of the newly certified CCTs were present at the conference

June 2003 CCT Cut-Score Workshop Auendees Larry Lalonde Keith Jennett James Hughes Cori FinellaId Dave Smeeth Bill Newcomb Ray Lewis Dilip Shah Brent Snoddv Daryl Montie Mike Boothe

The next otlering of the CCT exam will be in Dec 2003 For the latest information about CCT exam dates CCT body of knowledge CCT reference publications etc please visit the ASQs CCT webshysite at lt httpwwwasqorgcerttypescct gt

I am very pleased with the very positive acceptance and energizing enthusiasm for the CCT program from scores of conference attenshydees Cunently there are primers and refresher courses being offered to prepare one fOr taking the CCT exam I encourage those consideling the CCT cxam to download the CCT brochure from the ASQ websitc and review its contents Questions about the CCT program may be sent to me at lt CluisGrachanenhpcom gt Dilip Shaw at lt emc3solnaotcom gt or ASQs Mary Rehm at ltMRehmasqorggt

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Instron Corporation Canton MA 02021 Member Delegate

Matt Banik (781) 575-5526

Symmetricom Beverly MA 01915 Member Delegate

Jeanne Hopkins (978) 927-8220

NYPANJ REGiON

Calyx Metrology Laboratory Inc State College PA 16803 Member Delegate

John A Walls III (814) 880-6702

MID-WESTE U REG ON

Accu-Chek Inc Georgetown IN 47122 Member Delegate

David G Smith (812) 951-2206

Northrop Grumman-Xetron Cincinnati OH 45246 Member Delegate

Dan Sorge (513) 881-3291

MID-ATLANTIC us ReG ON

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Richmond VA 23261-6609 Member Delegate

Jim Weaver (804) 652-6814

SOUTH RN US REGION

Jimmy Jackson Services Harpersville AL 35078 Member Delegate

Jimmy L Jackson (205) 672-2148

Lockheed Marlin lechnology Services Greenville SC 29605 Member Delegate

Kenneth Crowe (864) 299-7415

NORTI-I CENTRAL US REGION

The Lanese Group Inc Leawood KS 66209 Member Delegate

John G Lanese (913) 491-6498

SOUTH CENTRAL US REGION

Precision Measurements Calibration Lab EI Paso TX 79928 Member Delegate

Frank R Saucedo (915) 731-4406

SOUTHWESTERN US REGION

Biosite Inc San Diego CA 92121 Member Delegate

ilancy Maple (858) 597-4815

Nissan Technical Center Stanfield AZ 85272 Member Delegate

Angelita S Reyes (520) 421-4341

CANADA R G ON

Accu-Calibration Services Inc Barrie ON L4N 8Z6 Canada Member Delegate

Mike J Maus (705) 721-4200

INTERNAIONAL REG~ON

Atlantic Undersea Test amp Eva Ctr FPO AA 34058-0518 Member Delegate

David A Jinks (561) 655-5155

Logistikamt der Bundeswehr Sankt Augustin Germany 53757 Member Delegate

LTC Gerhard P Mihm 49-2241-15-2519

Tek Know Holding Almaty Kazakhstan 480009 Member Delegate

Igor Nefedov 7-3272-583-551

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(613) 998-5648 FAX (613) 952-1394 e-mail ltgaryhysert nr c cagt

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~ PO Box 9090 Queretaro Qro Everett WA 98206-909 0 CP 76000 Mexico (425) 44 6-5471 FAX (425) 44 6-5992 (52-42) 11-05-50 FAX(52-42) 11-05-53

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30 PAST PRESIDENT 70 BIPM REPRESENTATIVE TO THE BOARD Ch arles Mo1zko rot Andrew Wallard C A Motz ko amp Associates Bureau Inll des Poids et Mesures PO Box 1590 Pavilio n de Bret euil Co rtaro pz 85652-1590 Sev res Cedex 92312 France (520) 744-752 8 FAX(520) 744- 7527 33-145-07-6 2-80 FAX 33-145-34-86-7 0 e-mail ltc11arlremolzkocomgt e-mail ltawa llard bipmorggt

40 SECRETARY 71 SIM REPRESENTATIVE TO THE BOARD Dave Abell

r----=- - Joao Alziro He rz de Jorn ada Aqrlent Technol ogies INM ETRO SS U Div MS 51UIAG DIMCI 530 1 S tevens Creek Blvd Rua Santa Alexandrin a 416 Santa Clara CA 95052 Rio de Janeiro RJ 20261-232 Brazil (408) 553-4425 FAX (707) 325-0444 55-21-563 -2905 FAX 55-21 -29 3-6559 e-mail ltdave_abe llag ilent comgt _ bull mail ltjajornada inmetro govb rgt

50 TREASURER 72 DIRECTOR TO I CNACLA Harry Moody An thony Anderson Harry J Moody Enterprises Guildline Instrum en ts Inc 155 Harr isburg Ln 103 Com merce sr SUite 160 Idaho Falls 10 63404 Lake Mary FL 32746 (208) 522-9774 FAX(208) 522-9774 (407) 333 -3327 FAX (407) 333-33 09 a-mail lthar ryjmoodycs comgt e-mai l lttandersonncs llorggt

6 NIST REPRESEN TATIVE TO THE BOARD 73 EUROMET REPRESENTATIVE TO THE BOARD ell rd F ayser Se ton BennetlNIST National Physical Laborato ryNIST North (820) Room 304

100 Burea u Dr Stop 2000 Queens Road

Gai thersburg MD 20899- 2000 I Teddi ngton Midd lese X TW1 1 OLW Untied Kingdom

(301) 975 -4500 FAX (30 1) 975-21 83 ~4middot20-89 4 3 - 6920 FAX 44- 20-8943-6082 e-mail ltrichard kaysernistg ovgt -L u- e-mail ltsetonbennetl npIGOuk

OPERATIONS VICE PRESIDENTS 120 VP middot OPERATIONS 160 VP - EDUCATION ampTRAINING

Georgia Harns

-- David Nebel

NIST DEN Techn ical Services

Office of We ights amp Meas ures 1458 Yankee Park PI SUite A100 Bureau Dr Stop 2600 Cen terville OH 45458-185 4Gaithersburg MD 20899 (937) 436-1888 FAX (937) 436-2131

-mail lt9Ila rns stgovgt J e-mail ltDE Nebeiaol corngt (301) 975 -4014 FAX (301) 926-0647

130 VP middot STANDARDS POLlCY 170 VP bull DOCUMENTARY STOS APPLICATION S Jack Ferns l Lcrry E Nle sen

Southern Califo rnia EdisonSleeping Bear Met ro logy Met rologyPO Box 691 7300 Fenwick Ln Glen Arbor MI 49636 -069 1 Wes tm inster CA 9268 3(231) 334-4891 FAX (231) 334-3788 (714) 895-0489 FAX (714 ) 895-0686

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140 VP - MEASUREMENT SCIENCE s TECHNOLOGY 180 VP MARKET ING _~_~ Dr Richard M Edward Pritchard

Sancra Nalional Laboratories BWX T Y-12 LLCIDept 2542 MS 0665 Oak Ridge Mel rology Cen ter PO Box 5800 _ I PO Box 2009 Albu querqu e NM 87185-0665 I Oak Ridge TN 37831 -809 1 [ (505) 844 -6242 FAX(505) 844-4372 (865) 574-426 1 FAX (865) 574-2802

e-mail ltrbpe ttisa ndia govgt e-ma il ltpritchardewy12 doe govgt ~ 190 VP - CONFER ENCE MANAGE MENT50 VP - INDUSTRIAL ROGRAMS

[CJCarol Hock erPW Wood y Tramel MN Dept of CommerceWy le Labs We lgh ls amp Measur es DlvMail Stop Wyle-500 22 77 Highway 36Kennedy Space Cen ter FL 32899 ~ Roxevill e MN 55113(32 1) 867 middot7215 FAX(321) 867- 1340 (65 1) 628-6851 FAX(651 ) 639-4 014e-mail ltwoodrow tramel-1k scnasa govgt

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EWS s Natio al Measurement Conference and British Electromagnefc Measurement Conference 2003

Angel Hotel Cardiff UK 18-20 November 2003

NMCfBEMC 2003 is the largest UK measshyurement event focusing on industrial applications of measurement technologies

From shop floor to cutting edge NMC amp BEMC have something to offer everyone

NMCBEMC provides a unique opportunity for delegates to netshywork with colleagues involved in the measurement industry Sessions will include both traditional seminars presenting state of the art techniques and more practically-oriented workshops

Workshops

To address the increasing demand for training and applicationsshyfocused information on measurement technology NMC amp BEMC will hold an increased number of workshops Delegates will gain access to experts and training materials focused on measurement best practices

Technical seminars

Seminars will eonsist of both contributed and invited papers Attendance will allow delegates to diseuss ideas and problems wilh other engineers and measuremenl specialists sharing knowledge and stimulating innovation

Social programme and exhibition

A full social prograrrune will complement the technical sessions providing a forum for the exchange and discussion of ideas Alongside the programme there will be an exhibition giving deleshygates the opportunity to meet with measurement providers instrushymentation suppliers and accredited laboratories This is a valuable chance for delegates to find out about new product developments serviees and applications

The Angel Hotel looks like a pretty elegant venue for metrologists Behave yourselves

Registration

To register your interest in attending NMC or BEMC to held at the Angel Hotel Cardiff UK between 18 and 20 November 2003 please complete the pro-fonna on-line at

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ltwwwnational-measurement-conferencecoukgt or contact Hannah Edmunds at the National Physical LaboratOlY E-mail lt hannahedmundsnplcouk gt Tel +44 20 8943 6260

NIS 30 MHz ATTENUATION MEASUREMIENT FACILITY RELOCATED AT THE ARMY PRIMARY STANDARDS LABO TORY

The 30 MHz Attenuation Measurement System fonnerly loeated at the Boulder laboratories of the Nationallnstilltte of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been relocated to the US Almy Primary Standards Laboratory (APSL) at Redstone Arsenal AL Installation of the system at the APSL was completed by NIST personnel in May 2003 Personnel at the APSL received training in the operation of the system at NIST and also at the APSL

The APSL now has the capability to provide incremental attenuation calibration of precision 30 MHz piston attcnuators and similar devices from 0 to 120 dB The expanded uncertainty of these calishybrations is 0003 dBllO dB at an approximate 95 percent level of confidence Traceability of measurements performed by the system will continue to be proportional to dimensional measurements of a standard piston attenuator which is an integral part of the system The attenuator which was designed machined and characterized by NIST in the early 1960s utilizes a laser interferometer to measure piston displacement with a resolution corresponding to an incremenshytal attenuation of approximately 00001 dB

The system itself utilizes an unmodulaled 2-ehannel RF null techshynique and a precision phase shifter to aehieve high sensitivity and a dynamic range of at least 120 dB The successful transfer of this system to the APSL eusures that the US requirements for 30 MHz attenuation calibration support which is traceable to national stanshydards will continue to be met by the APSL As NIST no longer proshyvides this measureillent service inquiries should be directed to the APSL at 256-876-8417

ITER ATIONAL DIMENSIONAL WORKSHOP

Airport Marriott Nashville TN May 10-14 2004

Make your plans now to attend next years International Dimensional Workshop

Details are on the IDW2004 Website

lt httpwwwsmeorglidw gt Contact Ed Pritchard Oak Ridge Mehology Center Phone 865-574-4261 Fax 865-574-2802 lt pritchardewyI2doegov gt Web Page lt httpwwwy12doegovindexhtmli gt

LIAISO NEWS

A ERICA NATIONAL STANDARDS I SmUTe (A 81) John Lalemkerian Liaison Delegate

The following repOlt details some of the latest innovative accreditashylion programs that ANSI is launching that may be of interest to our NCSL Intemational members

ANSI Completes Pilot Accreditation Program for Personnel Certification Budies

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) administers and coordinates the US voluutary standardization and confomlity assesment system ANSI has announced that it has accredited three organizations involved with the certification of personnel in the safety supply management and construction indushies

These accreditations conclude the first phase of the Institutes lannch of a new accreditation program for personnel certification bodies based upon the new international standard ISOIIEC 17024shy2003 General requirements for bodies operating eertification sysshytems of persons

Certification helps to identify qualified individuals to consumers and employers provide mechanisms for systematically monitoriug the performance of certified persons aud encourage individuals to pmticipate in continuing professional development As an impartial assessor ANSI accreditation protects the integrity of a certification process enhances consumer and public coufideuce in a certification program and the personnel who complete it and facilitates the mohility of certified personnel across borders

Initiated in late 2002 the ANSI pilot program included five organishyzations demonstrating the diversity amoug personnel certification bodies ANSIs accreditation process includes the submission of documentation for each of the requirements identitled in ISOlEe 17024 an on-site audit and the correction of auy non-conformities (ie requirements that have not been met)

According to Institute for Supply Managementtrade (ISM) executive direetor Paul Novak ISM considers it an houor to be one of the few organizations selected by ANSI to participate in its premier pilot accreditation program

The American Society for Nondestructive Testing Inc (ASNT) and the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy Inc (NBCOT) completed the ANSI pilot program in JlUle 2003 For additional infonnation about ANSIs Accreditation Program for Personnel Certifiers please contaet Dr Roy Swift at ltrswiftansiorggt

I EKO Chet Franklin Liaison Delegate

This was an active period with IMEKO

Graham Cameron attended their Annual Conference and provided a repolt at the Tampa meeting

Chet Franklin has volunteered to be the new NCSLI Liaison to lMEKO

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ASIA-PACI Ie LABORATOR ACCREOHA ION COOPERATION (APLAC) Peter Ungel Liaison Delegate

APLAC General Assembly

The next meeting of the APLAC General Assembly and associated Committees will be held in Seoul Republic of Korea in the week of 9-14 November 2003 Two of the five positions on the APLAC Board of Management will be up for re-election

APLAC MRA Council

The APLAC MRA Council will next meet in Seoul during the week of9-l4 November 2003

Following the application by five signatories to the APLAC MRA to become inaugural signatories to the MRA for iuspection body accreditation two initial evaluations have been done and a further two will be done in the latter part of August The fifth evaluation will be doue in October 2003 It is hoped that the initial signing of the APLAC MRA for inspection body accreditation can take place at the MRA Council meeting planned for Columbia MD in late April 2004

Administration of APLAC

The members of the APLAC Board of Management are

Mr Peter Unger (Chair) -- A2LA (United States of America)

Dr Llewellyn Richards (Immediate Past Chair) - IANZ (New Zealand)

Mr Anthony Russell (Chair of MRA Council) - NATA (Australia)

Mr Lin Anping - CNAL (Peoples Republic of China)

Mr Terence S S Chan - HKAS (Hong Kong China)

Dr Katuo Setamiddotmiddot IAJapan (Japan)

Ms Chang Kwei Fem - SAC (Singapore)

Mr Nigel Iou - CNLA (Chinese Taipei)

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Liaison News

APLAC Pub jcations

APLAC documents and membership lists are available as pdf files from the APLAC web site lt wvwaplacorg gt Starting this year APLAC News Notes published bi-mouthly is available only by electronic distribution (as a pdf) and via the APLAC web site

APLAC1 MEMBERSHIP

Full Members

Australia National Association of Testing Authorities Australia (NATA)2 3 4

Brunei Damssalam Ministry of Development (Conslruction Planning and Research Unit)

Canada Standards Council of Canada (SCC)2 3 4 Peopks RepUblic of China National Accreditation Board for China Laboratories (CNAL)2 3 4 Hong Kong China Hong Kong Accreditation Scheme

(HKAS)2 34 India National Accreditatiou Board for Testing amp

Calibration Laboratories (NABL)2 3 4 Indonesia Komite Akreditasi Nasional - The

Accreditation Body of Indonesia (KAN)2 3 5

Japan Japan Accreditation Board for Conformity Assessment (lAB)2 3 5 IAJapan2 3 4 Japan Chemical Laboratory Accreditation (lCLA) Voluntary EMC Laboratory Accreditation Center (V LAC)

Republic of Korea Korea Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (KOLAS)2 3 4

Malaysia Department of Standards Malaysia (DSM)2 Mexico Entidad Mexicanade Accreditaci6n ac

(ema)2 New Zealand Intemational Accreditation New Zealand

(lANZ)2 3 4 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Laboratory Accreditation

Scheme (PNGLAS) Philippines Bureau of Product Standards Laboratory

Accreditation Scheme (BPSLAS)2 Singapore Singapore Accreditation Council - Singapore

Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (SAC-SIN GLAS)2 34

Chinese Taipei Chinese National Laboratory Accreditation (CNLA)2 34

Thailand Department of Medical Sciences Ministry of Public Health Thai Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (TLAS)2 34

United States of American Association for Laboratory America Accreditation (A2LA)2 34

International Accreditation Service Inc (lAS)2 3 5 National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP)2 3 4 NQA-Laboratory Services (NQA-LS) Perry Johnson Laboratories

Vietnam Directorate for Standards and Quality (VILAS)2 3 4

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Associate Mer l-cs

Australia National Analytical Reference Laboratory AGAL (NARL)

Republic of Korea Korea Testing and Research Iustitute for Chemical Industry (KOTRIC)

Chinese Taipei National Institute of Environmental Analysis (NIEA)

United States of Assured Calibration and Laboratory America Accreditation Select Services (ACLASS)

lILAC Regional Cooperation Body Member 2 ILAC Full Member 3 Global Arrangement Signatory 4 APLAC Multilateral MRA - Testing and Calibration 5 APLAC Multilateral MRA - Testing only 6 APLAC MultilateralMRA - Calibration only APLAC Multilate~al Mutual Recognition Arrangement

The Jist of signatories to the APLAC MRA is available from the Liaison Delegate

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ISA N ERNA ONAl Mik~ Suraci Liaison Delegate

I have maintained an active liaison with the ISA The significant areas of mutual interest include Conference issues training web site and marketing

The ISA remains willing to assist NCSLI on many areas of mutual benefit

ASQ MEASUREMENT QUA lTV D VSION (ASQ) Chris Grac1UlIlfil1 Liaison Delegate

The 2003 NCSL Intemational Conference in Tampa FL was a very productive time for the American Society for Quality (ASQ) Measurement Quality Division (MQD) and ASQs Celiifled Calibration Technician (CCT) program I want to take this opportushynity to congratulate Dilip A Shah of E = mc3 Solutions on becomshying MQDs new chairperson Dilip brings to the position decades of metrology experience and a genuine enthusiasm for the metrology profession

At the conference Dilip led the bi-monthly MQD meetingconfershyence call Plans for the 2004 Measurement Science Conference (MSC) and ASQs Quality Congress convention were discussed Other topics included CCT program status work currently being done on the MQD sponsored Metrology Handbook updates on the MQD website etc For more information about MQD please visit our website at lt httpwwwmeasurementqualityorg gt

Session JA of the 2003 NCSL International Conference hosted by Jay L Bucher of the Promega Corporation highlighted the CCT program This session was very well attended as indicated by onl~

20 CCT brochures remaining from the 300 avai [bl~ at th~ comershyence hall Following are the sessions presentcN am Lhelr topic~~

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Sally Harthun American Society for Quality The Basics and Benefits olASQ Certification

bull Dilip Shah E = mc3 Solutions Metrology Training and Certification

bull Chris Grachanen Hewlett-Packard Co ASQs Certified Calibration Technician Body ofKnowledge

After the presentations Hershal C Brewer Accreditation Officer for lntemational Accreditation Service Inc (lAS) joined the preshysenters in a lively 20-minute question and answer session about the CCT program

I would like to extend my congratulations to all newly celtified CCTs The CCT pilot exam was administered in June 2003 to approximately 100 exam candidates throughout the US Following the CCT exam ASQ conducted a Cut-Score Study Workshop Readers may remember that the Cut-Score Study Workshop focuses on detennining the raw score needed for passing the CCT exam

The workshop panel was comprised of 11 ASQ calibration practishytioners who did not take the CCT exam in June and would not be eligible to take the CCT exam until June of 2004 The work of the Cut-Score Study Workshop resulted in a 71 pass rate for June 2003 CCT exam candidates A few of the newly certified CCTs were present at the conference

June 2003 CCT Cut-Score Workshop Auendees Larry Lalonde Keith Jennett James Hughes Cori FinellaId Dave Smeeth Bill Newcomb Ray Lewis Dilip Shah Brent Snoddv Daryl Montie Mike Boothe

The next otlering of the CCT exam will be in Dec 2003 For the latest information about CCT exam dates CCT body of knowledge CCT reference publications etc please visit the ASQs CCT webshysite at lt httpwwwasqorgcerttypescct gt

I am very pleased with the very positive acceptance and energizing enthusiasm for the CCT program from scores of conference attenshydees Cunently there are primers and refresher courses being offered to prepare one fOr taking the CCT exam I encourage those consideling the CCT cxam to download the CCT brochure from the ASQ websitc and review its contents Questions about the CCT program may be sent to me at lt CluisGrachanenhpcom gt Dilip Shaw at lt emc3solnaotcom gt or ASQs Mary Rehm at ltMRehmasqorggt

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IME NEW ENG AND REGION

Instron Corporation Canton MA 02021 Member Delegate

Matt Banik (781) 575-5526

Symmetricom Beverly MA 01915 Member Delegate

Jeanne Hopkins (978) 927-8220

NYPANJ REGiON

Calyx Metrology Laboratory Inc State College PA 16803 Member Delegate

John A Walls III (814) 880-6702

MID-WESTE U REG ON

Accu-Chek Inc Georgetown IN 47122 Member Delegate

David G Smith (812) 951-2206

Northrop Grumman-Xetron Cincinnati OH 45246 Member Delegate

Dan Sorge (513) 881-3291

MID-ATLANTIC us ReG ON

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Richmond VA 23261-6609 Member Delegate

Jim Weaver (804) 652-6814

SOUTH RN US REGION

Jimmy Jackson Services Harpersville AL 35078 Member Delegate

Jimmy L Jackson (205) 672-2148

Lockheed Marlin lechnology Services Greenville SC 29605 Member Delegate

Kenneth Crowe (864) 299-7415

NORTI-I CENTRAL US REGION

The Lanese Group Inc Leawood KS 66209 Member Delegate

John G Lanese (913) 491-6498

SOUTH CENTRAL US REGION

Precision Measurements Calibration Lab EI Paso TX 79928 Member Delegate

Frank R Saucedo (915) 731-4406

SOUTHWESTERN US REGION

Biosite Inc San Diego CA 92121 Member Delegate

ilancy Maple (858) 597-4815

Nissan Technical Center Stanfield AZ 85272 Member Delegate

Angelita S Reyes (520) 421-4341

CANADA R G ON

Accu-Calibration Services Inc Barrie ON L4N 8Z6 Canada Member Delegate

Mike J Maus (705) 721-4200

INTERNAIONAL REG~ON

Atlantic Undersea Test amp Eva Ctr FPO AA 34058-0518 Member Delegate

David A Jinks (561) 655-5155

Logistikamt der Bundeswehr Sankt Augustin Germany 53757 Member Delegate

LTC Gerhard P Mihm 49-2241-15-2519

Tek Know Holding Almaty Kazakhstan 480009 Member Delegate

Igor Nefedov 7-3272-583-551

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SRS Techni cal Services Natl Res Counell of Canada 24037 Hilltop Rd lnst for Natl Meas Stds Oldenburg IN 47036 Mon treal Rd Bld g M 36

Otta wa ON K1A OR6 Ca nad a e-ma il ltsrslahleysrstscom) (812) 933-1633 FAX(2 53) 390-9086

(613) 998-5648 FAX (613) 952-1394 e-mail ltgaryhysert nr c cagt

20 EXECU IVE VICE PRESIDENT 63 CENAM REPRESENTATIVE TO THE BOARD Dave Agy Dr Salvador Echeve rria-Vil lagomez Fluke Corpora lion CENAM MS 275G A P 1-10 0 Cenlro

~ PO Box 9090 Queretaro Qro Everett WA 98206-909 0 CP 76000 Mexico (425) 44 6-5471 FAX (425) 44 6-5992 (52-42) 11-05-50 FAX(52-42) 11-05-53

_ e-mail ltDave Agy flukecomgt e-mail ltsalechece nammxgt

30 PAST PRESIDENT 70 BIPM REPRESENTATIVE TO THE BOARD Ch arles Mo1zko rot Andrew Wallard C A Motz ko amp Associates Bureau Inll des Poids et Mesures PO Box 1590 Pavilio n de Bret euil Co rtaro pz 85652-1590 Sev res Cedex 92312 France (520) 744-752 8 FAX(520) 744- 7527 33-145-07-6 2-80 FAX 33-145-34-86-7 0 e-mail ltc11arlremolzkocomgt e-mail ltawa llard bipmorggt

40 SECRETARY 71 SIM REPRESENTATIVE TO THE BOARD Dave Abell

r----=- - Joao Alziro He rz de Jorn ada Aqrlent Technol ogies INM ETRO SS U Div MS 51UIAG DIMCI 530 1 S tevens Creek Blvd Rua Santa Alexandrin a 416 Santa Clara CA 95052 Rio de Janeiro RJ 20261-232 Brazil (408) 553-4425 FAX (707) 325-0444 55-21-563 -2905 FAX 55-21 -29 3-6559 e-mail ltdave_abe llag ilent comgt _ bull mail ltjajornada inmetro govb rgt

50 TREASURER 72 DIRECTOR TO I CNACLA Harry Moody An thony Anderson Harry J Moody Enterprises Guildline Instrum en ts Inc 155 Harr isburg Ln 103 Com merce sr SUite 160 Idaho Falls 10 63404 Lake Mary FL 32746 (208) 522-9774 FAX(208) 522-9774 (407) 333 -3327 FAX (407) 333-33 09 a-mail lthar ryjmoodycs comgt e-mai l lttandersonncs llorggt

6 NIST REPRESEN TATIVE TO THE BOARD 73 EUROMET REPRESENTATIVE TO THE BOARD ell rd F ayser Se ton BennetlNIST National Physical Laborato ryNIST North (820) Room 304

100 Burea u Dr Stop 2000 Queens Road

Gai thersburg MD 20899- 2000 I Teddi ngton Midd lese X TW1 1 OLW Untied Kingdom

(301) 975 -4500 FAX (30 1) 975-21 83 ~4middot20-89 4 3 - 6920 FAX 44- 20-8943-6082 e-mail ltrichard kaysernistg ovgt -L u- e-mail ltsetonbennetl npIGOuk

OPERATIONS VICE PRESIDENTS 120 VP middot OPERATIONS 160 VP - EDUCATION ampTRAINING

Georgia Harns

-- David Nebel

NIST DEN Techn ical Services

Office of We ights amp Meas ures 1458 Yankee Park PI SUite A100 Bureau Dr Stop 2600 Cen terville OH 45458-185 4Gaithersburg MD 20899 (937) 436-1888 FAX (937) 436-2131

-mail lt9Ila rns stgovgt J e-mail ltDE Nebeiaol corngt (301) 975 -4014 FAX (301) 926-0647

130 VP middot STANDARDS POLlCY 170 VP bull DOCUMENTARY STOS APPLICATION S Jack Ferns l Lcrry E Nle sen

Southern Califo rnia EdisonSleeping Bear Met ro logy Met rologyPO Box 691 7300 Fenwick Ln Glen Arbor MI 49636 -069 1 Wes tm inster CA 9268 3(231) 334-4891 FAX (231) 334-3788 (714) 895-0489 FAX (714 ) 895-0686

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140 VP - MEASUREMENT SCIENCE s TECHNOLOGY 180 VP MARKET ING _~_~ Dr Richard M Edward Pritchard

Sancra Nalional Laboratories BWX T Y-12 LLCIDept 2542 MS 0665 Oak Ridge Mel rology Cen ter PO Box 5800 _ I PO Box 2009 Albu querqu e NM 87185-0665 I Oak Ridge TN 37831 -809 1 [ (505) 844 -6242 FAX(505) 844-4372 (865) 574-426 1 FAX (865) 574-2802

e-mail ltrbpe ttisa ndia govgt e-ma il ltpritchardewy12 doe govgt ~ 190 VP - CONFER ENCE MANAGE MENT50 VP - INDUSTRIAL ROGRAMS

[CJCarol Hock erPW Wood y Tramel MN Dept of CommerceWy le Labs We lgh ls amp Measur es DlvMail Stop Wyle-500 22 77 Highway 36Kennedy Space Cen ter FL 32899 ~ Roxevill e MN 55113(32 1) 867 middot7215 FAX(321) 867- 1340 (65 1) 628-6851 FAX(651 ) 639-4 014e-mail ltwoodrow tramel-1k scnasa govgt

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LIAISO NEWS

A ERICA NATIONAL STANDARDS I SmUTe (A 81) John Lalemkerian Liaison Delegate

The following repOlt details some of the latest innovative accreditashylion programs that ANSI is launching that may be of interest to our NCSL Intemational members

ANSI Completes Pilot Accreditation Program for Personnel Certification Budies

The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) administers and coordinates the US voluutary standardization and confomlity assesment system ANSI has announced that it has accredited three organizations involved with the certification of personnel in the safety supply management and construction indushies

These accreditations conclude the first phase of the Institutes lannch of a new accreditation program for personnel certification bodies based upon the new international standard ISOIIEC 17024shy2003 General requirements for bodies operating eertification sysshytems of persons

Certification helps to identify qualified individuals to consumers and employers provide mechanisms for systematically monitoriug the performance of certified persons aud encourage individuals to pmticipate in continuing professional development As an impartial assessor ANSI accreditation protects the integrity of a certification process enhances consumer and public coufideuce in a certification program and the personnel who complete it and facilitates the mohility of certified personnel across borders

Initiated in late 2002 the ANSI pilot program included five organishyzations demonstrating the diversity amoug personnel certification bodies ANSIs accreditation process includes the submission of documentation for each of the requirements identitled in ISOlEe 17024 an on-site audit and the correction of auy non-conformities (ie requirements that have not been met)

According to Institute for Supply Managementtrade (ISM) executive direetor Paul Novak ISM considers it an houor to be one of the few organizations selected by ANSI to participate in its premier pilot accreditation program

The American Society for Nondestructive Testing Inc (ASNT) and the National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy Inc (NBCOT) completed the ANSI pilot program in JlUle 2003 For additional infonnation about ANSIs Accreditation Program for Personnel Certifiers please contaet Dr Roy Swift at ltrswiftansiorggt

I EKO Chet Franklin Liaison Delegate

This was an active period with IMEKO

Graham Cameron attended their Annual Conference and provided a repolt at the Tampa meeting

Chet Franklin has volunteered to be the new NCSLI Liaison to lMEKO

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ASIA-PACI Ie LABORATOR ACCREOHA ION COOPERATION (APLAC) Peter Ungel Liaison Delegate

APLAC General Assembly

The next meeting of the APLAC General Assembly and associated Committees will be held in Seoul Republic of Korea in the week of 9-14 November 2003 Two of the five positions on the APLAC Board of Management will be up for re-election

APLAC MRA Council

The APLAC MRA Council will next meet in Seoul during the week of9-l4 November 2003

Following the application by five signatories to the APLAC MRA to become inaugural signatories to the MRA for iuspection body accreditation two initial evaluations have been done and a further two will be done in the latter part of August The fifth evaluation will be doue in October 2003 It is hoped that the initial signing of the APLAC MRA for inspection body accreditation can take place at the MRA Council meeting planned for Columbia MD in late April 2004

Administration of APLAC

The members of the APLAC Board of Management are

Mr Peter Unger (Chair) -- A2LA (United States of America)

Dr Llewellyn Richards (Immediate Past Chair) - IANZ (New Zealand)

Mr Anthony Russell (Chair of MRA Council) - NATA (Australia)

Mr Lin Anping - CNAL (Peoples Republic of China)

Mr Terence S S Chan - HKAS (Hong Kong China)

Dr Katuo Setamiddotmiddot IAJapan (Japan)

Ms Chang Kwei Fem - SAC (Singapore)

Mr Nigel Iou - CNLA (Chinese Taipei)

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Liaison News

APLAC Pub jcations

APLAC documents and membership lists are available as pdf files from the APLAC web site lt wvwaplacorg gt Starting this year APLAC News Notes published bi-mouthly is available only by electronic distribution (as a pdf) and via the APLAC web site

APLAC1 MEMBERSHIP

Full Members

Australia National Association of Testing Authorities Australia (NATA)2 3 4

Brunei Damssalam Ministry of Development (Conslruction Planning and Research Unit)

Canada Standards Council of Canada (SCC)2 3 4 Peopks RepUblic of China National Accreditation Board for China Laboratories (CNAL)2 3 4 Hong Kong China Hong Kong Accreditation Scheme

(HKAS)2 34 India National Accreditatiou Board for Testing amp

Calibration Laboratories (NABL)2 3 4 Indonesia Komite Akreditasi Nasional - The

Accreditation Body of Indonesia (KAN)2 3 5

Japan Japan Accreditation Board for Conformity Assessment (lAB)2 3 5 IAJapan2 3 4 Japan Chemical Laboratory Accreditation (lCLA) Voluntary EMC Laboratory Accreditation Center (V LAC)

Republic of Korea Korea Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (KOLAS)2 3 4

Malaysia Department of Standards Malaysia (DSM)2 Mexico Entidad Mexicanade Accreditaci6n ac

(ema)2 New Zealand Intemational Accreditation New Zealand

(lANZ)2 3 4 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Laboratory Accreditation

Scheme (PNGLAS) Philippines Bureau of Product Standards Laboratory

Accreditation Scheme (BPSLAS)2 Singapore Singapore Accreditation Council - Singapore

Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (SAC-SIN GLAS)2 34

Chinese Taipei Chinese National Laboratory Accreditation (CNLA)2 34

Thailand Department of Medical Sciences Ministry of Public Health Thai Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (TLAS)2 34

United States of American Association for Laboratory America Accreditation (A2LA)2 34

International Accreditation Service Inc (lAS)2 3 5 National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP)2 3 4 NQA-Laboratory Services (NQA-LS) Perry Johnson Laboratories

Vietnam Directorate for Standards and Quality (VILAS)2 3 4

34

Associate Mer l-cs

Australia National Analytical Reference Laboratory AGAL (NARL)

Republic of Korea Korea Testing and Research Iustitute for Chemical Industry (KOTRIC)

Chinese Taipei National Institute of Environmental Analysis (NIEA)

United States of Assured Calibration and Laboratory America Accreditation Select Services (ACLASS)

lILAC Regional Cooperation Body Member 2 ILAC Full Member 3 Global Arrangement Signatory 4 APLAC Multilateral MRA - Testing and Calibration 5 APLAC Multilateral MRA - Testing only 6 APLAC MultilateralMRA - Calibration only APLAC Multilate~al Mutual Recognition Arrangement

The Jist of signatories to the APLAC MRA is available from the Liaison Delegate

-

ISA N ERNA ONAl Mik~ Suraci Liaison Delegate

I have maintained an active liaison with the ISA The significant areas of mutual interest include Conference issues training web site and marketing

The ISA remains willing to assist NCSLI on many areas of mutual benefit

ASQ MEASUREMENT QUA lTV D VSION (ASQ) Chris Grac1UlIlfil1 Liaison Delegate

The 2003 NCSL Intemational Conference in Tampa FL was a very productive time for the American Society for Quality (ASQ) Measurement Quality Division (MQD) and ASQs Celiifled Calibration Technician (CCT) program I want to take this opportushynity to congratulate Dilip A Shah of E = mc3 Solutions on becomshying MQDs new chairperson Dilip brings to the position decades of metrology experience and a genuine enthusiasm for the metrology profession

At the conference Dilip led the bi-monthly MQD meetingconfershyence call Plans for the 2004 Measurement Science Conference (MSC) and ASQs Quality Congress convention were discussed Other topics included CCT program status work currently being done on the MQD sponsored Metrology Handbook updates on the MQD website etc For more information about MQD please visit our website at lt httpwwwmeasurementqualityorg gt

Session JA of the 2003 NCSL International Conference hosted by Jay L Bucher of the Promega Corporation highlighted the CCT program This session was very well attended as indicated by onl~

20 CCT brochures remaining from the 300 avai [bl~ at th~ comershyence hall Following are the sessions presentcN am Lhelr topic~~

__

Liaison News

Sally Harthun American Society for Quality The Basics and Benefits olASQ Certification

bull Dilip Shah E = mc3 Solutions Metrology Training and Certification

bull Chris Grachanen Hewlett-Packard Co ASQs Certified Calibration Technician Body ofKnowledge

After the presentations Hershal C Brewer Accreditation Officer for lntemational Accreditation Service Inc (lAS) joined the preshysenters in a lively 20-minute question and answer session about the CCT program

I would like to extend my congratulations to all newly celtified CCTs The CCT pilot exam was administered in June 2003 to approximately 100 exam candidates throughout the US Following the CCT exam ASQ conducted a Cut-Score Study Workshop Readers may remember that the Cut-Score Study Workshop focuses on detennining the raw score needed for passing the CCT exam

The workshop panel was comprised of 11 ASQ calibration practishytioners who did not take the CCT exam in June and would not be eligible to take the CCT exam until June of 2004 The work of the Cut-Score Study Workshop resulted in a 71 pass rate for June 2003 CCT exam candidates A few of the newly certified CCTs were present at the conference

June 2003 CCT Cut-Score Workshop Auendees Larry Lalonde Keith Jennett James Hughes Cori FinellaId Dave Smeeth Bill Newcomb Ray Lewis Dilip Shah Brent Snoddv Daryl Montie Mike Boothe

The next otlering of the CCT exam will be in Dec 2003 For the latest information about CCT exam dates CCT body of knowledge CCT reference publications etc please visit the ASQs CCT webshysite at lt httpwwwasqorgcerttypescct gt

I am very pleased with the very positive acceptance and energizing enthusiasm for the CCT program from scores of conference attenshydees Cunently there are primers and refresher courses being offered to prepare one fOr taking the CCT exam I encourage those consideling the CCT cxam to download the CCT brochure from the ASQ websitc and review its contents Questions about the CCT program may be sent to me at lt CluisGrachanenhpcom gt Dilip Shaw at lt emc3solnaotcom gt or ASQs Mary Rehm at ltMRehmasqorggt

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35

IME NEW ENG AND REGION

Instron Corporation Canton MA 02021 Member Delegate

Matt Banik (781) 575-5526

Symmetricom Beverly MA 01915 Member Delegate

Jeanne Hopkins (978) 927-8220

NYPANJ REGiON

Calyx Metrology Laboratory Inc State College PA 16803 Member Delegate

John A Walls III (814) 880-6702

MID-WESTE U REG ON

Accu-Chek Inc Georgetown IN 47122 Member Delegate

David G Smith (812) 951-2206

Northrop Grumman-Xetron Cincinnati OH 45246 Member Delegate

Dan Sorge (513) 881-3291

MID-ATLANTIC us ReG ON

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Richmond VA 23261-6609 Member Delegate

Jim Weaver (804) 652-6814

SOUTH RN US REGION

Jimmy Jackson Services Harpersville AL 35078 Member Delegate

Jimmy L Jackson (205) 672-2148

Lockheed Marlin lechnology Services Greenville SC 29605 Member Delegate

Kenneth Crowe (864) 299-7415

NORTI-I CENTRAL US REGION

The Lanese Group Inc Leawood KS 66209 Member Delegate

John G Lanese (913) 491-6498

SOUTH CENTRAL US REGION

Precision Measurements Calibration Lab EI Paso TX 79928 Member Delegate

Frank R Saucedo (915) 731-4406

SOUTHWESTERN US REGION

Biosite Inc San Diego CA 92121 Member Delegate

ilancy Maple (858) 597-4815

Nissan Technical Center Stanfield AZ 85272 Member Delegate

Angelita S Reyes (520) 421-4341

CANADA R G ON

Accu-Calibration Services Inc Barrie ON L4N 8Z6 Canada Member Delegate

Mike J Maus (705) 721-4200

INTERNAIONAL REG~ON

Atlantic Undersea Test amp Eva Ctr FPO AA 34058-0518 Member Delegate

David A Jinks (561) 655-5155

Logistikamt der Bundeswehr Sankt Augustin Germany 53757 Member Delegate

LTC Gerhard P Mihm 49-2241-15-2519

Tek Know Holding Almaty Kazakhstan 480009 Member Delegate

Igor Nefedov 7-3272-583-551

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~RD OF DIREC 10 PRESIDENT bull 62 INMS REPRESENTA

Steve Stahl ey _ G2fj C i-l ~ se rl

SRS Techni cal Services Natl Res Counell of Canada 24037 Hilltop Rd lnst for Natl Meas Stds Oldenburg IN 47036 Mon treal Rd Bld g M 36

Otta wa ON K1A OR6 Ca nad a e-ma il ltsrslahleysrstscom) (812) 933-1633 FAX(2 53) 390-9086

(613) 998-5648 FAX (613) 952-1394 e-mail ltgaryhysert nr c cagt

20 EXECU IVE VICE PRESIDENT 63 CENAM REPRESENTATIVE TO THE BOARD Dave Agy Dr Salvador Echeve rria-Vil lagomez Fluke Corpora lion CENAM MS 275G A P 1-10 0 Cenlro

~ PO Box 9090 Queretaro Qro Everett WA 98206-909 0 CP 76000 Mexico (425) 44 6-5471 FAX (425) 44 6-5992 (52-42) 11-05-50 FAX(52-42) 11-05-53

_ e-mail ltDave Agy flukecomgt e-mail ltsalechece nammxgt

30 PAST PRESIDENT 70 BIPM REPRESENTATIVE TO THE BOARD Ch arles Mo1zko rot Andrew Wallard C A Motz ko amp Associates Bureau Inll des Poids et Mesures PO Box 1590 Pavilio n de Bret euil Co rtaro pz 85652-1590 Sev res Cedex 92312 France (520) 744-752 8 FAX(520) 744- 7527 33-145-07-6 2-80 FAX 33-145-34-86-7 0 e-mail ltc11arlremolzkocomgt e-mail ltawa llard bipmorggt

40 SECRETARY 71 SIM REPRESENTATIVE TO THE BOARD Dave Abell

r----=- - Joao Alziro He rz de Jorn ada Aqrlent Technol ogies INM ETRO SS U Div MS 51UIAG DIMCI 530 1 S tevens Creek Blvd Rua Santa Alexandrin a 416 Santa Clara CA 95052 Rio de Janeiro RJ 20261-232 Brazil (408) 553-4425 FAX (707) 325-0444 55-21-563 -2905 FAX 55-21 -29 3-6559 e-mail ltdave_abe llag ilent comgt _ bull mail ltjajornada inmetro govb rgt

50 TREASURER 72 DIRECTOR TO I CNACLA Harry Moody An thony Anderson Harry J Moody Enterprises Guildline Instrum en ts Inc 155 Harr isburg Ln 103 Com merce sr SUite 160 Idaho Falls 10 63404 Lake Mary FL 32746 (208) 522-9774 FAX(208) 522-9774 (407) 333 -3327 FAX (407) 333-33 09 a-mail lthar ryjmoodycs comgt e-mai l lttandersonncs llorggt

6 NIST REPRESEN TATIVE TO THE BOARD 73 EUROMET REPRESENTATIVE TO THE BOARD ell rd F ayser Se ton BennetlNIST National Physical Laborato ryNIST North (820) Room 304

100 Burea u Dr Stop 2000 Queens Road

Gai thersburg MD 20899- 2000 I Teddi ngton Midd lese X TW1 1 OLW Untied Kingdom

(301) 975 -4500 FAX (30 1) 975-21 83 ~4middot20-89 4 3 - 6920 FAX 44- 20-8943-6082 e-mail ltrichard kaysernistg ovgt -L u- e-mail ltsetonbennetl npIGOuk

OPERATIONS VICE PRESIDENTS 120 VP middot OPERATIONS 160 VP - EDUCATION ampTRAINING

Georgia Harns

-- David Nebel

NIST DEN Techn ical Services

Office of We ights amp Meas ures 1458 Yankee Park PI SUite A100 Bureau Dr Stop 2600 Cen terville OH 45458-185 4Gaithersburg MD 20899 (937) 436-1888 FAX (937) 436-2131

-mail lt9Ila rns stgovgt J e-mail ltDE Nebeiaol corngt (301) 975 -4014 FAX (301) 926-0647

130 VP middot STANDARDS POLlCY 170 VP bull DOCUMENTARY STOS APPLICATION S Jack Ferns l Lcrry E Nle sen

Southern Califo rnia EdisonSleeping Bear Met ro logy Met rologyPO Box 691 7300 Fenwick Ln Glen Arbor MI 49636 -069 1 Wes tm inster CA 9268 3(231) 334-4891 FAX (231) 334-3788 (714) 895-0489 FAX (714 ) 895-0686

_ _~ e-mail ltIarrynlelsenscecom gt e-mail ltsleep ing_bearl1otrna ilcomgt

140 VP - MEASUREMENT SCIENCE s TECHNOLOGY 180 VP MARKET ING _~_~ Dr Richard M Edward Pritchard

Sancra Nalional Laboratories BWX T Y-12 LLCIDept 2542 MS 0665 Oak Ridge Mel rology Cen ter PO Box 5800 _ I PO Box 2009 Albu querqu e NM 87185-0665 I Oak Ridge TN 37831 -809 1 [ (505) 844 -6242 FAX(505) 844-4372 (865) 574-426 1 FAX (865) 574-2802

e-mail ltrbpe ttisa ndia govgt e-ma il ltpritchardewy12 doe govgt ~ 190 VP - CONFER ENCE MANAGE MENT50 VP - INDUSTRIAL ROGRAMS

[CJCarol Hock erPW Wood y Tramel MN Dept of CommerceWy le Labs We lgh ls amp Measur es DlvMail Stop Wyle-500 22 77 Highway 36Kennedy Space Cen ter FL 32899 ~ Roxevill e MN 55113(32 1) 867 middot7215 FAX(321) 867- 1340 (65 1) 628-6851 FAX(651 ) 639-4 014e-mail ltwoodrow tramel-1k scnasa govgt

_ e-mail ltcarolhocke rts la te rnnus)

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APLAC Pub jcations

APLAC documents and membership lists are available as pdf files from the APLAC web site lt wvwaplacorg gt Starting this year APLAC News Notes published bi-mouthly is available only by electronic distribution (as a pdf) and via the APLAC web site

APLAC1 MEMBERSHIP

Full Members

Australia National Association of Testing Authorities Australia (NATA)2 3 4

Brunei Damssalam Ministry of Development (Conslruction Planning and Research Unit)

Canada Standards Council of Canada (SCC)2 3 4 Peopks RepUblic of China National Accreditation Board for China Laboratories (CNAL)2 3 4 Hong Kong China Hong Kong Accreditation Scheme

(HKAS)2 34 India National Accreditatiou Board for Testing amp

Calibration Laboratories (NABL)2 3 4 Indonesia Komite Akreditasi Nasional - The

Accreditation Body of Indonesia (KAN)2 3 5

Japan Japan Accreditation Board for Conformity Assessment (lAB)2 3 5 IAJapan2 3 4 Japan Chemical Laboratory Accreditation (lCLA) Voluntary EMC Laboratory Accreditation Center (V LAC)

Republic of Korea Korea Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (KOLAS)2 3 4

Malaysia Department of Standards Malaysia (DSM)2 Mexico Entidad Mexicanade Accreditaci6n ac

(ema)2 New Zealand Intemational Accreditation New Zealand

(lANZ)2 3 4 Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea Laboratory Accreditation

Scheme (PNGLAS) Philippines Bureau of Product Standards Laboratory

Accreditation Scheme (BPSLAS)2 Singapore Singapore Accreditation Council - Singapore

Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (SAC-SIN GLAS)2 34

Chinese Taipei Chinese National Laboratory Accreditation (CNLA)2 34

Thailand Department of Medical Sciences Ministry of Public Health Thai Laboratory Accreditation Scheme (TLAS)2 34

United States of American Association for Laboratory America Accreditation (A2LA)2 34

International Accreditation Service Inc (lAS)2 3 5 National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP)2 3 4 NQA-Laboratory Services (NQA-LS) Perry Johnson Laboratories

Vietnam Directorate for Standards and Quality (VILAS)2 3 4

34

Associate Mer l-cs

Australia National Analytical Reference Laboratory AGAL (NARL)

Republic of Korea Korea Testing and Research Iustitute for Chemical Industry (KOTRIC)

Chinese Taipei National Institute of Environmental Analysis (NIEA)

United States of Assured Calibration and Laboratory America Accreditation Select Services (ACLASS)

lILAC Regional Cooperation Body Member 2 ILAC Full Member 3 Global Arrangement Signatory 4 APLAC Multilateral MRA - Testing and Calibration 5 APLAC Multilateral MRA - Testing only 6 APLAC MultilateralMRA - Calibration only APLAC Multilate~al Mutual Recognition Arrangement

The Jist of signatories to the APLAC MRA is available from the Liaison Delegate

-

ISA N ERNA ONAl Mik~ Suraci Liaison Delegate

I have maintained an active liaison with the ISA The significant areas of mutual interest include Conference issues training web site and marketing

The ISA remains willing to assist NCSLI on many areas of mutual benefit

ASQ MEASUREMENT QUA lTV D VSION (ASQ) Chris Grac1UlIlfil1 Liaison Delegate

The 2003 NCSL Intemational Conference in Tampa FL was a very productive time for the American Society for Quality (ASQ) Measurement Quality Division (MQD) and ASQs Celiifled Calibration Technician (CCT) program I want to take this opportushynity to congratulate Dilip A Shah of E = mc3 Solutions on becomshying MQDs new chairperson Dilip brings to the position decades of metrology experience and a genuine enthusiasm for the metrology profession

At the conference Dilip led the bi-monthly MQD meetingconfershyence call Plans for the 2004 Measurement Science Conference (MSC) and ASQs Quality Congress convention were discussed Other topics included CCT program status work currently being done on the MQD sponsored Metrology Handbook updates on the MQD website etc For more information about MQD please visit our website at lt httpwwwmeasurementqualityorg gt

Session JA of the 2003 NCSL International Conference hosted by Jay L Bucher of the Promega Corporation highlighted the CCT program This session was very well attended as indicated by onl~

20 CCT brochures remaining from the 300 avai [bl~ at th~ comershyence hall Following are the sessions presentcN am Lhelr topic~~

__

Liaison News

Sally Harthun American Society for Quality The Basics and Benefits olASQ Certification

bull Dilip Shah E = mc3 Solutions Metrology Training and Certification

bull Chris Grachanen Hewlett-Packard Co ASQs Certified Calibration Technician Body ofKnowledge

After the presentations Hershal C Brewer Accreditation Officer for lntemational Accreditation Service Inc (lAS) joined the preshysenters in a lively 20-minute question and answer session about the CCT program

I would like to extend my congratulations to all newly celtified CCTs The CCT pilot exam was administered in June 2003 to approximately 100 exam candidates throughout the US Following the CCT exam ASQ conducted a Cut-Score Study Workshop Readers may remember that the Cut-Score Study Workshop focuses on detennining the raw score needed for passing the CCT exam

The workshop panel was comprised of 11 ASQ calibration practishytioners who did not take the CCT exam in June and would not be eligible to take the CCT exam until June of 2004 The work of the Cut-Score Study Workshop resulted in a 71 pass rate for June 2003 CCT exam candidates A few of the newly certified CCTs were present at the conference

June 2003 CCT Cut-Score Workshop Auendees Larry Lalonde Keith Jennett James Hughes Cori FinellaId Dave Smeeth Bill Newcomb Ray Lewis Dilip Shah Brent Snoddv Daryl Montie Mike Boothe

The next otlering of the CCT exam will be in Dec 2003 For the latest information about CCT exam dates CCT body of knowledge CCT reference publications etc please visit the ASQs CCT webshysite at lt httpwwwasqorgcerttypescct gt

I am very pleased with the very positive acceptance and energizing enthusiasm for the CCT program from scores of conference attenshydees Cunently there are primers and refresher courses being offered to prepare one fOr taking the CCT exam I encourage those consideling the CCT cxam to download the CCT brochure from the ASQ websitc and review its contents Questions about the CCT program may be sent to me at lt CluisGrachanenhpcom gt Dilip Shaw at lt emc3solnaotcom gt or ASQs Mary Rehm at ltMRehmasqorggt

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35

IME NEW ENG AND REGION

Instron Corporation Canton MA 02021 Member Delegate

Matt Banik (781) 575-5526

Symmetricom Beverly MA 01915 Member Delegate

Jeanne Hopkins (978) 927-8220

NYPANJ REGiON

Calyx Metrology Laboratory Inc State College PA 16803 Member Delegate

John A Walls III (814) 880-6702

MID-WESTE U REG ON

Accu-Chek Inc Georgetown IN 47122 Member Delegate

David G Smith (812) 951-2206

Northrop Grumman-Xetron Cincinnati OH 45246 Member Delegate

Dan Sorge (513) 881-3291

MID-ATLANTIC us ReG ON

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Richmond VA 23261-6609 Member Delegate

Jim Weaver (804) 652-6814

SOUTH RN US REGION

Jimmy Jackson Services Harpersville AL 35078 Member Delegate

Jimmy L Jackson (205) 672-2148

Lockheed Marlin lechnology Services Greenville SC 29605 Member Delegate

Kenneth Crowe (864) 299-7415

NORTI-I CENTRAL US REGION

The Lanese Group Inc Leawood KS 66209 Member Delegate

John G Lanese (913) 491-6498

SOUTH CENTRAL US REGION

Precision Measurements Calibration Lab EI Paso TX 79928 Member Delegate

Frank R Saucedo (915) 731-4406

SOUTHWESTERN US REGION

Biosite Inc San Diego CA 92121 Member Delegate

ilancy Maple (858) 597-4815

Nissan Technical Center Stanfield AZ 85272 Member Delegate

Angelita S Reyes (520) 421-4341

CANADA R G ON

Accu-Calibration Services Inc Barrie ON L4N 8Z6 Canada Member Delegate

Mike J Maus (705) 721-4200

INTERNAIONAL REG~ON

Atlantic Undersea Test amp Eva Ctr FPO AA 34058-0518 Member Delegate

David A Jinks (561) 655-5155

Logistikamt der Bundeswehr Sankt Augustin Germany 53757 Member Delegate

LTC Gerhard P Mihm 49-2241-15-2519

Tek Know Holding Almaty Kazakhstan 480009 Member Delegate

Igor Nefedov 7-3272-583-551

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~RD OF DIREC 10 PRESIDENT bull 62 INMS REPRESENTA

Steve Stahl ey _ G2fj C i-l ~ se rl

SRS Techni cal Services Natl Res Counell of Canada 24037 Hilltop Rd lnst for Natl Meas Stds Oldenburg IN 47036 Mon treal Rd Bld g M 36

Otta wa ON K1A OR6 Ca nad a e-ma il ltsrslahleysrstscom) (812) 933-1633 FAX(2 53) 390-9086

(613) 998-5648 FAX (613) 952-1394 e-mail ltgaryhysert nr c cagt

20 EXECU IVE VICE PRESIDENT 63 CENAM REPRESENTATIVE TO THE BOARD Dave Agy Dr Salvador Echeve rria-Vil lagomez Fluke Corpora lion CENAM MS 275G A P 1-10 0 Cenlro

~ PO Box 9090 Queretaro Qro Everett WA 98206-909 0 CP 76000 Mexico (425) 44 6-5471 FAX (425) 44 6-5992 (52-42) 11-05-50 FAX(52-42) 11-05-53

_ e-mail ltDave Agy flukecomgt e-mail ltsalechece nammxgt

30 PAST PRESIDENT 70 BIPM REPRESENTATIVE TO THE BOARD Ch arles Mo1zko rot Andrew Wallard C A Motz ko amp Associates Bureau Inll des Poids et Mesures PO Box 1590 Pavilio n de Bret euil Co rtaro pz 85652-1590 Sev res Cedex 92312 France (520) 744-752 8 FAX(520) 744- 7527 33-145-07-6 2-80 FAX 33-145-34-86-7 0 e-mail ltc11arlremolzkocomgt e-mail ltawa llard bipmorggt

40 SECRETARY 71 SIM REPRESENTATIVE TO THE BOARD Dave Abell

r----=- - Joao Alziro He rz de Jorn ada Aqrlent Technol ogies INM ETRO SS U Div MS 51UIAG DIMCI 530 1 S tevens Creek Blvd Rua Santa Alexandrin a 416 Santa Clara CA 95052 Rio de Janeiro RJ 20261-232 Brazil (408) 553-4425 FAX (707) 325-0444 55-21-563 -2905 FAX 55-21 -29 3-6559 e-mail ltdave_abe llag ilent comgt _ bull mail ltjajornada inmetro govb rgt

50 TREASURER 72 DIRECTOR TO I CNACLA Harry Moody An thony Anderson Harry J Moody Enterprises Guildline Instrum en ts Inc 155 Harr isburg Ln 103 Com merce sr SUite 160 Idaho Falls 10 63404 Lake Mary FL 32746 (208) 522-9774 FAX(208) 522-9774 (407) 333 -3327 FAX (407) 333-33 09 a-mail lthar ryjmoodycs comgt e-mai l lttandersonncs llorggt

6 NIST REPRESEN TATIVE TO THE BOARD 73 EUROMET REPRESENTATIVE TO THE BOARD ell rd F ayser Se ton BennetlNIST National Physical Laborato ryNIST North (820) Room 304

100 Burea u Dr Stop 2000 Queens Road

Gai thersburg MD 20899- 2000 I Teddi ngton Midd lese X TW1 1 OLW Untied Kingdom

(301) 975 -4500 FAX (30 1) 975-21 83 ~4middot20-89 4 3 - 6920 FAX 44- 20-8943-6082 e-mail ltrichard kaysernistg ovgt -L u- e-mail ltsetonbennetl npIGOuk

OPERATIONS VICE PRESIDENTS 120 VP middot OPERATIONS 160 VP - EDUCATION ampTRAINING

Georgia Harns

-- David Nebel

NIST DEN Techn ical Services

Office of We ights amp Meas ures 1458 Yankee Park PI SUite A100 Bureau Dr Stop 2600 Cen terville OH 45458-185 4Gaithersburg MD 20899 (937) 436-1888 FAX (937) 436-2131

-mail lt9Ila rns stgovgt J e-mail ltDE Nebeiaol corngt (301) 975 -4014 FAX (301) 926-0647

130 VP middot STANDARDS POLlCY 170 VP bull DOCUMENTARY STOS APPLICATION S Jack Ferns l Lcrry E Nle sen

Southern Califo rnia EdisonSleeping Bear Met ro logy Met rologyPO Box 691 7300 Fenwick Ln Glen Arbor MI 49636 -069 1 Wes tm inster CA 9268 3(231) 334-4891 FAX (231) 334-3788 (714) 895-0489 FAX (714 ) 895-0686

_ _~ e-mail ltIarrynlelsenscecom gt e-mail ltsleep ing_bearl1otrna ilcomgt

140 VP - MEASUREMENT SCIENCE s TECHNOLOGY 180 VP MARKET ING _~_~ Dr Richard M Edward Pritchard

Sancra Nalional Laboratories BWX T Y-12 LLCIDept 2542 MS 0665 Oak Ridge Mel rology Cen ter PO Box 5800 _ I PO Box 2009 Albu querqu e NM 87185-0665 I Oak Ridge TN 37831 -809 1 [ (505) 844 -6242 FAX(505) 844-4372 (865) 574-426 1 FAX (865) 574-2802

e-mail ltrbpe ttisa ndia govgt e-ma il ltpritchardewy12 doe govgt ~ 190 VP - CONFER ENCE MANAGE MENT50 VP - INDUSTRIAL ROGRAMS

[CJCarol Hock erPW Wood y Tramel MN Dept of CommerceWy le Labs We lgh ls amp Measur es DlvMail Stop Wyle-500 22 77 Highway 36Kennedy Space Cen ter FL 32899 ~ Roxevill e MN 55113(32 1) 867 middot7215 FAX(321) 867- 1340 (65 1) 628-6851 FAX(651 ) 639-4 014e-mail ltwoodrow tramel-1k scnasa govgt

_ e-mail ltcarolhocke rts la te rnnus)

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Liaison News

Sally Harthun American Society for Quality The Basics and Benefits olASQ Certification

bull Dilip Shah E = mc3 Solutions Metrology Training and Certification

bull Chris Grachanen Hewlett-Packard Co ASQs Certified Calibration Technician Body ofKnowledge

After the presentations Hershal C Brewer Accreditation Officer for lntemational Accreditation Service Inc (lAS) joined the preshysenters in a lively 20-minute question and answer session about the CCT program

I would like to extend my congratulations to all newly celtified CCTs The CCT pilot exam was administered in June 2003 to approximately 100 exam candidates throughout the US Following the CCT exam ASQ conducted a Cut-Score Study Workshop Readers may remember that the Cut-Score Study Workshop focuses on detennining the raw score needed for passing the CCT exam

The workshop panel was comprised of 11 ASQ calibration practishytioners who did not take the CCT exam in June and would not be eligible to take the CCT exam until June of 2004 The work of the Cut-Score Study Workshop resulted in a 71 pass rate for June 2003 CCT exam candidates A few of the newly certified CCTs were present at the conference

June 2003 CCT Cut-Score Workshop Auendees Larry Lalonde Keith Jennett James Hughes Cori FinellaId Dave Smeeth Bill Newcomb Ray Lewis Dilip Shah Brent Snoddv Daryl Montie Mike Boothe

The next otlering of the CCT exam will be in Dec 2003 For the latest information about CCT exam dates CCT body of knowledge CCT reference publications etc please visit the ASQs CCT webshysite at lt httpwwwasqorgcerttypescct gt

I am very pleased with the very positive acceptance and energizing enthusiasm for the CCT program from scores of conference attenshydees Cunently there are primers and refresher courses being offered to prepare one fOr taking the CCT exam I encourage those consideling the CCT cxam to download the CCT brochure from the ASQ websitc and review its contents Questions about the CCT program may be sent to me at lt CluisGrachanenhpcom gt Dilip Shaw at lt emc3solnaotcom gt or ASQs Mary Rehm at ltMRehmasqorggt

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35

IME NEW ENG AND REGION

Instron Corporation Canton MA 02021 Member Delegate

Matt Banik (781) 575-5526

Symmetricom Beverly MA 01915 Member Delegate

Jeanne Hopkins (978) 927-8220

NYPANJ REGiON

Calyx Metrology Laboratory Inc State College PA 16803 Member Delegate

John A Walls III (814) 880-6702

MID-WESTE U REG ON

Accu-Chek Inc Georgetown IN 47122 Member Delegate

David G Smith (812) 951-2206

Northrop Grumman-Xetron Cincinnati OH 45246 Member Delegate

Dan Sorge (513) 881-3291

MID-ATLANTIC us ReG ON

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Richmond VA 23261-6609 Member Delegate

Jim Weaver (804) 652-6814

SOUTH RN US REGION

Jimmy Jackson Services Harpersville AL 35078 Member Delegate

Jimmy L Jackson (205) 672-2148

Lockheed Marlin lechnology Services Greenville SC 29605 Member Delegate

Kenneth Crowe (864) 299-7415

NORTI-I CENTRAL US REGION

The Lanese Group Inc Leawood KS 66209 Member Delegate

John G Lanese (913) 491-6498

SOUTH CENTRAL US REGION

Precision Measurements Calibration Lab EI Paso TX 79928 Member Delegate

Frank R Saucedo (915) 731-4406

SOUTHWESTERN US REGION

Biosite Inc San Diego CA 92121 Member Delegate

ilancy Maple (858) 597-4815

Nissan Technical Center Stanfield AZ 85272 Member Delegate

Angelita S Reyes (520) 421-4341

CANADA R G ON

Accu-Calibration Services Inc Barrie ON L4N 8Z6 Canada Member Delegate

Mike J Maus (705) 721-4200

INTERNAIONAL REG~ON

Atlantic Undersea Test amp Eva Ctr FPO AA 34058-0518 Member Delegate

David A Jinks (561) 655-5155

Logistikamt der Bundeswehr Sankt Augustin Germany 53757 Member Delegate

LTC Gerhard P Mihm 49-2241-15-2519

Tek Know Holding Almaty Kazakhstan 480009 Member Delegate

Igor Nefedov 7-3272-583-551

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Steve Stahl ey _ G2fj C i-l ~ se rl

SRS Techni cal Services Natl Res Counell of Canada 24037 Hilltop Rd lnst for Natl Meas Stds Oldenburg IN 47036 Mon treal Rd Bld g M 36

Otta wa ON K1A OR6 Ca nad a e-ma il ltsrslahleysrstscom) (812) 933-1633 FAX(2 53) 390-9086

(613) 998-5648 FAX (613) 952-1394 e-mail ltgaryhysert nr c cagt

20 EXECU IVE VICE PRESIDENT 63 CENAM REPRESENTATIVE TO THE BOARD Dave Agy Dr Salvador Echeve rria-Vil lagomez Fluke Corpora lion CENAM MS 275G A P 1-10 0 Cenlro

~ PO Box 9090 Queretaro Qro Everett WA 98206-909 0 CP 76000 Mexico (425) 44 6-5471 FAX (425) 44 6-5992 (52-42) 11-05-50 FAX(52-42) 11-05-53

_ e-mail ltDave Agy flukecomgt e-mail ltsalechece nammxgt

30 PAST PRESIDENT 70 BIPM REPRESENTATIVE TO THE BOARD Ch arles Mo1zko rot Andrew Wallard C A Motz ko amp Associates Bureau Inll des Poids et Mesures PO Box 1590 Pavilio n de Bret euil Co rtaro pz 85652-1590 Sev res Cedex 92312 France (520) 744-752 8 FAX(520) 744- 7527 33-145-07-6 2-80 FAX 33-145-34-86-7 0 e-mail ltc11arlremolzkocomgt e-mail ltawa llard bipmorggt

40 SECRETARY 71 SIM REPRESENTATIVE TO THE BOARD Dave Abell

r----=- - Joao Alziro He rz de Jorn ada Aqrlent Technol ogies INM ETRO SS U Div MS 51UIAG DIMCI 530 1 S tevens Creek Blvd Rua Santa Alexandrin a 416 Santa Clara CA 95052 Rio de Janeiro RJ 20261-232 Brazil (408) 553-4425 FAX (707) 325-0444 55-21-563 -2905 FAX 55-21 -29 3-6559 e-mail ltdave_abe llag ilent comgt _ bull mail ltjajornada inmetro govb rgt

50 TREASURER 72 DIRECTOR TO I CNACLA Harry Moody An thony Anderson Harry J Moody Enterprises Guildline Instrum en ts Inc 155 Harr isburg Ln 103 Com merce sr SUite 160 Idaho Falls 10 63404 Lake Mary FL 32746 (208) 522-9774 FAX(208) 522-9774 (407) 333 -3327 FAX (407) 333-33 09 a-mail lthar ryjmoodycs comgt e-mai l lttandersonncs llorggt

6 NIST REPRESEN TATIVE TO THE BOARD 73 EUROMET REPRESENTATIVE TO THE BOARD ell rd F ayser Se ton BennetlNIST National Physical Laborato ryNIST North (820) Room 304

100 Burea u Dr Stop 2000 Queens Road

Gai thersburg MD 20899- 2000 I Teddi ngton Midd lese X TW1 1 OLW Untied Kingdom

(301) 975 -4500 FAX (30 1) 975-21 83 ~4middot20-89 4 3 - 6920 FAX 44- 20-8943-6082 e-mail ltrichard kaysernistg ovgt -L u- e-mail ltsetonbennetl npIGOuk

OPERATIONS VICE PRESIDENTS 120 VP middot OPERATIONS 160 VP - EDUCATION ampTRAINING

Georgia Harns

-- David Nebel

NIST DEN Techn ical Services

Office of We ights amp Meas ures 1458 Yankee Park PI SUite A100 Bureau Dr Stop 2600 Cen terville OH 45458-185 4Gaithersburg MD 20899 (937) 436-1888 FAX (937) 436-2131

-mail lt9Ila rns stgovgt J e-mail ltDE Nebeiaol corngt (301) 975 -4014 FAX (301) 926-0647

130 VP middot STANDARDS POLlCY 170 VP bull DOCUMENTARY STOS APPLICATION S Jack Ferns l Lcrry E Nle sen

Southern Califo rnia EdisonSleeping Bear Met ro logy Met rologyPO Box 691 7300 Fenwick Ln Glen Arbor MI 49636 -069 1 Wes tm inster CA 9268 3(231) 334-4891 FAX (231) 334-3788 (714) 895-0489 FAX (714 ) 895-0686

_ _~ e-mail ltIarrynlelsenscecom gt e-mail ltsleep ing_bearl1otrna ilcomgt

140 VP - MEASUREMENT SCIENCE s TECHNOLOGY 180 VP MARKET ING _~_~ Dr Richard M Edward Pritchard

Sancra Nalional Laboratories BWX T Y-12 LLCIDept 2542 MS 0665 Oak Ridge Mel rology Cen ter PO Box 5800 _ I PO Box 2009 Albu querqu e NM 87185-0665 I Oak Ridge TN 37831 -809 1 [ (505) 844 -6242 FAX(505) 844-4372 (865) 574-426 1 FAX (865) 574-2802

e-mail ltrbpe ttisa ndia govgt e-ma il ltpritchardewy12 doe govgt ~ 190 VP - CONFER ENCE MANAGE MENT50 VP - INDUSTRIAL ROGRAMS

[CJCarol Hock erPW Wood y Tramel MN Dept of CommerceWy le Labs We lgh ls amp Measur es DlvMail Stop Wyle-500 22 77 Highway 36Kennedy Space Cen ter FL 32899 ~ Roxevill e MN 55113(32 1) 867 middot7215 FAX(321) 867- 1340 (65 1) 628-6851 FAX(651 ) 639-4 014e-mail ltwoodrow tramel-1k scnasa govgt

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Instron Corporation Canton MA 02021 Member Delegate

Matt Banik (781) 575-5526

Symmetricom Beverly MA 01915 Member Delegate

Jeanne Hopkins (978) 927-8220

NYPANJ REGiON

Calyx Metrology Laboratory Inc State College PA 16803 Member Delegate

John A Walls III (814) 880-6702

MID-WESTE U REG ON

Accu-Chek Inc Georgetown IN 47122 Member Delegate

David G Smith (812) 951-2206

Northrop Grumman-Xetron Cincinnati OH 45246 Member Delegate

Dan Sorge (513) 881-3291

MID-ATLANTIC us ReG ON

Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Richmond VA 23261-6609 Member Delegate

Jim Weaver (804) 652-6814

SOUTH RN US REGION

Jimmy Jackson Services Harpersville AL 35078 Member Delegate

Jimmy L Jackson (205) 672-2148

Lockheed Marlin lechnology Services Greenville SC 29605 Member Delegate

Kenneth Crowe (864) 299-7415

NORTI-I CENTRAL US REGION

The Lanese Group Inc Leawood KS 66209 Member Delegate

John G Lanese (913) 491-6498

SOUTH CENTRAL US REGION

Precision Measurements Calibration Lab EI Paso TX 79928 Member Delegate

Frank R Saucedo (915) 731-4406

SOUTHWESTERN US REGION

Biosite Inc San Diego CA 92121 Member Delegate

ilancy Maple (858) 597-4815

Nissan Technical Center Stanfield AZ 85272 Member Delegate

Angelita S Reyes (520) 421-4341

CANADA R G ON

Accu-Calibration Services Inc Barrie ON L4N 8Z6 Canada Member Delegate

Mike J Maus (705) 721-4200

INTERNAIONAL REG~ON

Atlantic Undersea Test amp Eva Ctr FPO AA 34058-0518 Member Delegate

David A Jinks (561) 655-5155

Logistikamt der Bundeswehr Sankt Augustin Germany 53757 Member Delegate

LTC Gerhard P Mihm 49-2241-15-2519

Tek Know Holding Almaty Kazakhstan 480009 Member Delegate

Igor Nefedov 7-3272-583-551

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Steve Stahl ey _ G2fj C i-l ~ se rl

SRS Techni cal Services Natl Res Counell of Canada 24037 Hilltop Rd lnst for Natl Meas Stds Oldenburg IN 47036 Mon treal Rd Bld g M 36

Otta wa ON K1A OR6 Ca nad a e-ma il ltsrslahleysrstscom) (812) 933-1633 FAX(2 53) 390-9086

(613) 998-5648 FAX (613) 952-1394 e-mail ltgaryhysert nr c cagt

20 EXECU IVE VICE PRESIDENT 63 CENAM REPRESENTATIVE TO THE BOARD Dave Agy Dr Salvador Echeve rria-Vil lagomez Fluke Corpora lion CENAM MS 275G A P 1-10 0 Cenlro

~ PO Box 9090 Queretaro Qro Everett WA 98206-909 0 CP 76000 Mexico (425) 44 6-5471 FAX (425) 44 6-5992 (52-42) 11-05-50 FAX(52-42) 11-05-53

_ e-mail ltDave Agy flukecomgt e-mail ltsalechece nammxgt

30 PAST PRESIDENT 70 BIPM REPRESENTATIVE TO THE BOARD Ch arles Mo1zko rot Andrew Wallard C A Motz ko amp Associates Bureau Inll des Poids et Mesures PO Box 1590 Pavilio n de Bret euil Co rtaro pz 85652-1590 Sev res Cedex 92312 France (520) 744-752 8 FAX(520) 744- 7527 33-145-07-6 2-80 FAX 33-145-34-86-7 0 e-mail ltc11arlremolzkocomgt e-mail ltawa llard bipmorggt

40 SECRETARY 71 SIM REPRESENTATIVE TO THE BOARD Dave Abell

r----=- - Joao Alziro He rz de Jorn ada Aqrlent Technol ogies INM ETRO SS U Div MS 51UIAG DIMCI 530 1 S tevens Creek Blvd Rua Santa Alexandrin a 416 Santa Clara CA 95052 Rio de Janeiro RJ 20261-232 Brazil (408) 553-4425 FAX (707) 325-0444 55-21-563 -2905 FAX 55-21 -29 3-6559 e-mail ltdave_abe llag ilent comgt _ bull mail ltjajornada inmetro govb rgt

50 TREASURER 72 DIRECTOR TO I CNACLA Harry Moody An thony Anderson Harry J Moody Enterprises Guildline Instrum en ts Inc 155 Harr isburg Ln 103 Com merce sr SUite 160 Idaho Falls 10 63404 Lake Mary FL 32746 (208) 522-9774 FAX(208) 522-9774 (407) 333 -3327 FAX (407) 333-33 09 a-mail lthar ryjmoodycs comgt e-mai l lttandersonncs llorggt

6 NIST REPRESEN TATIVE TO THE BOARD 73 EUROMET REPRESENTATIVE TO THE BOARD ell rd F ayser Se ton BennetlNIST National Physical Laborato ryNIST North (820) Room 304

100 Burea u Dr Stop 2000 Queens Road

Gai thersburg MD 20899- 2000 I Teddi ngton Midd lese X TW1 1 OLW Untied Kingdom

(301) 975 -4500 FAX (30 1) 975-21 83 ~4middot20-89 4 3 - 6920 FAX 44- 20-8943-6082 e-mail ltrichard kaysernistg ovgt -L u- e-mail ltsetonbennetl npIGOuk

OPERATIONS VICE PRESIDENTS 120 VP middot OPERATIONS 160 VP - EDUCATION ampTRAINING

Georgia Harns

-- David Nebel

NIST DEN Techn ical Services

Office of We ights amp Meas ures 1458 Yankee Park PI SUite A100 Bureau Dr Stop 2600 Cen terville OH 45458-185 4Gaithersburg MD 20899 (937) 436-1888 FAX (937) 436-2131

-mail lt9Ila rns stgovgt J e-mail ltDE Nebeiaol corngt (301) 975 -4014 FAX (301) 926-0647

130 VP middot STANDARDS POLlCY 170 VP bull DOCUMENTARY STOS APPLICATION S Jack Ferns l Lcrry E Nle sen

Southern Califo rnia EdisonSleeping Bear Met ro logy Met rologyPO Box 691 7300 Fenwick Ln Glen Arbor MI 49636 -069 1 Wes tm inster CA 9268 3(231) 334-4891 FAX (231) 334-3788 (714) 895-0489 FAX (714 ) 895-0686

_ _~ e-mail ltIarrynlelsenscecom gt e-mail ltsleep ing_bearl1otrna ilcomgt

140 VP - MEASUREMENT SCIENCE s TECHNOLOGY 180 VP MARKET ING _~_~ Dr Richard M Edward Pritchard

Sancra Nalional Laboratories BWX T Y-12 LLCIDept 2542 MS 0665 Oak Ridge Mel rology Cen ter PO Box 5800 _ I PO Box 2009 Albu querqu e NM 87185-0665 I Oak Ridge TN 37831 -809 1 [ (505) 844 -6242 FAX(505) 844-4372 (865) 574-426 1 FAX (865) 574-2802

e-mail ltrbpe ttisa ndia govgt e-ma il ltpritchardewy12 doe govgt ~ 190 VP - CONFER ENCE MANAGE MENT50 VP - INDUSTRIAL ROGRAMS

[CJCarol Hock erPW Wood y Tramel MN Dept of CommerceWy le Labs We lgh ls amp Measur es DlvMail Stop Wyle-500 22 77 Highway 36Kennedy Space Cen ter FL 32899 ~ Roxevill e MN 55113(32 1) 867 middot7215 FAX(321) 867- 1340 (65 1) 628-6851 FAX(651 ) 639-4 014e-mail ltwoodrow tramel-1k scnasa govgt

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Steve Stahl ey _ G2fj C i-l ~ se rl

SRS Techni cal Services Natl Res Counell of Canada 24037 Hilltop Rd lnst for Natl Meas Stds Oldenburg IN 47036 Mon treal Rd Bld g M 36

Otta wa ON K1A OR6 Ca nad a e-ma il ltsrslahleysrstscom) (812) 933-1633 FAX(2 53) 390-9086

(613) 998-5648 FAX (613) 952-1394 e-mail ltgaryhysert nr c cagt

20 EXECU IVE VICE PRESIDENT 63 CENAM REPRESENTATIVE TO THE BOARD Dave Agy Dr Salvador Echeve rria-Vil lagomez Fluke Corpora lion CENAM MS 275G A P 1-10 0 Cenlro

~ PO Box 9090 Queretaro Qro Everett WA 98206-909 0 CP 76000 Mexico (425) 44 6-5471 FAX (425) 44 6-5992 (52-42) 11-05-50 FAX(52-42) 11-05-53

_ e-mail ltDave Agy flukecomgt e-mail ltsalechece nammxgt

30 PAST PRESIDENT 70 BIPM REPRESENTATIVE TO THE BOARD Ch arles Mo1zko rot Andrew Wallard C A Motz ko amp Associates Bureau Inll des Poids et Mesures PO Box 1590 Pavilio n de Bret euil Co rtaro pz 85652-1590 Sev res Cedex 92312 France (520) 744-752 8 FAX(520) 744- 7527 33-145-07-6 2-80 FAX 33-145-34-86-7 0 e-mail ltc11arlremolzkocomgt e-mail ltawa llard bipmorggt

40 SECRETARY 71 SIM REPRESENTATIVE TO THE BOARD Dave Abell

r----=- - Joao Alziro He rz de Jorn ada Aqrlent Technol ogies INM ETRO SS U Div MS 51UIAG DIMCI 530 1 S tevens Creek Blvd Rua Santa Alexandrin a 416 Santa Clara CA 95052 Rio de Janeiro RJ 20261-232 Brazil (408) 553-4425 FAX (707) 325-0444 55-21-563 -2905 FAX 55-21 -29 3-6559 e-mail ltdave_abe llag ilent comgt _ bull mail ltjajornada inmetro govb rgt

50 TREASURER 72 DIRECTOR TO I CNACLA Harry Moody An thony Anderson Harry J Moody Enterprises Guildline Instrum en ts Inc 155 Harr isburg Ln 103 Com merce sr SUite 160 Idaho Falls 10 63404 Lake Mary FL 32746 (208) 522-9774 FAX(208) 522-9774 (407) 333 -3327 FAX (407) 333-33 09 a-mail lthar ryjmoodycs comgt e-mai l lttandersonncs llorggt

6 NIST REPRESEN TATIVE TO THE BOARD 73 EUROMET REPRESENTATIVE TO THE BOARD ell rd F ayser Se ton BennetlNIST National Physical Laborato ryNIST North (820) Room 304

100 Burea u Dr Stop 2000 Queens Road

Gai thersburg MD 20899- 2000 I Teddi ngton Midd lese X TW1 1 OLW Untied Kingdom

(301) 975 -4500 FAX (30 1) 975-21 83 ~4middot20-89 4 3 - 6920 FAX 44- 20-8943-6082 e-mail ltrichard kaysernistg ovgt -L u- e-mail ltsetonbennetl npIGOuk

OPERATIONS VICE PRESIDENTS 120 VP middot OPERATIONS 160 VP - EDUCATION ampTRAINING

Georgia Harns

-- David Nebel

NIST DEN Techn ical Services

Office of We ights amp Meas ures 1458 Yankee Park PI SUite A100 Bureau Dr Stop 2600 Cen terville OH 45458-185 4Gaithersburg MD 20899 (937) 436-1888 FAX (937) 436-2131

-mail lt9Ila rns stgovgt J e-mail ltDE Nebeiaol corngt (301) 975 -4014 FAX (301) 926-0647

130 VP middot STANDARDS POLlCY 170 VP bull DOCUMENTARY STOS APPLICATION S Jack Ferns l Lcrry E Nle sen

Southern Califo rnia EdisonSleeping Bear Met ro logy Met rologyPO Box 691 7300 Fenwick Ln Glen Arbor MI 49636 -069 1 Wes tm inster CA 9268 3(231) 334-4891 FAX (231) 334-3788 (714) 895-0489 FAX (714 ) 895-0686

_ _~ e-mail ltIarrynlelsenscecom gt e-mail ltsleep ing_bearl1otrna ilcomgt

140 VP - MEASUREMENT SCIENCE s TECHNOLOGY 180 VP MARKET ING _~_~ Dr Richard M Edward Pritchard

Sancra Nalional Laboratories BWX T Y-12 LLCIDept 2542 MS 0665 Oak Ridge Mel rology Cen ter PO Box 5800 _ I PO Box 2009 Albu querqu e NM 87185-0665 I Oak Ridge TN 37831 -809 1 [ (505) 844 -6242 FAX(505) 844-4372 (865) 574-426 1 FAX (865) 574-2802

e-mail ltrbpe ttisa ndia govgt e-ma il ltpritchardewy12 doe govgt ~ 190 VP - CONFER ENCE MANAGE MENT50 VP - INDUSTRIAL ROGRAMS

[CJCarol Hock erPW Wood y Tramel MN Dept of CommerceWy le Labs We lgh ls amp Measur es DlvMail Stop Wyle-500 22 77 Highway 36Kennedy Space Cen ter FL 32899 ~ Roxevill e MN 55113(32 1) 867 middot7215 FAX(321) 867- 1340 (65 1) 628-6851 FAX(651 ) 639-4 014e-mail ltwoodrow tramel-1k scnasa govgt

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100 VPmiddot NORTHEASTE N U 1409 VP - WESTER US Derek Porter

Quamelec Corporation Jeff Gust

Boeing Commercial Airplane Group roflciency Testing Services MS 19-MC

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(206) 655-8258 FAX(206) 655-5713 e-mail ltgustquamelec-pLcom L--=-----_- e-mail ltderekjporterboeing comgt (260) 244-7450 FAX(260) 244-7905

1200 vp SOUTHEASTERN US VP INTERNATIONA Ed Nemeroff

7940 NE Koura Rd Mike Suraci

Pragma - USAID Bainbridge Island WA 98110-1555 3744 D SW Quail Meadow Trail (206) 842-7321 FAX(206) 780-8157 Palm City FL 34990 e-mail ltmikesuraciaolcomgt 1772) 287-3547 FAX(772) 287-3547

e-mail ltEdNemeroffcscomgt

ENTRAL US ------ Tom Wunsch

Sandra National Laboratories Primary Standards Lab PO Box 5800 Albuquerque NM 87185-0665

(505) 844-4359 FAX(505) 844-7699 j e-mail lttfwunscsandiagovgt

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21 US GOVERNM NT AHA R DOU9sugg

Naval Surface Warfare Center MS OOA PO Box 5000 Corona CA 91718-5000 (909) 273-5380 FAX(909) 273-5500 ~ e-mail ltsuggdgcoronanavymilgt

ill Simmons Wyle Laboratories

200 Magruder Blvd Hampton VA 23666 (757) 865-0000 x240 FAX(757) 865-1498 ltbsim monshmpwylelabscom

22 LIAISON DELEGATES Dave Agy Fluke Corporation MS 275G PO Box 9090 Everett WA 98206-9090 (425) 446-5471 FAX(425) 446-5992

____ e-mail ltDaveAgyflukecomgt

---- Jim Allred Bechtel BWXT Idaho LLC MS 4137 PO Box 1625 Idaho Falls ID 83415-4137 (208) 526-2017 FAX(208) 526-5462 e-mail ltwjarnelgovgt

32 ADM NIS liVE GUIDEL NES

liKlaus Jaeger Jaeger Enterprises 13685 Calle Tacuba Saratoga CA 95070-4918 (408) 867-1743 FAX(408) 867-3705 e-mail ltjaegerenterprisescomcastnetgt

41 BYmiddotLAWS --- Dave Abell

Agilent Technologies SU Div MS 51UIAG

5301 Slevens Creek BLvd Santa Clara CA 95052 (408) 553-4425 FAX(707) 825-0444 e-mail ltdave3bellagilentcomgt

ONAl COM EE CHAI S 2003

120 VP OPERATIONS Georgia Harris

L INTERNATIONAli BUSIN 55 MANAGER ----- Craig Gulka

NCSL International 1800 30lh SI Suite 305B Boulder CO 80301-1026 (303) 440-3339 FAX (303) 440-3384 e-mail ltcgulkancsliorggt

126 ANSI SECRETARIAT Craig Gulka NCSL International 1800 30th St Suite 305B Boulder CO 80301-1026

(303)440-3339 FAX(303) 440-3384

--_=-_-1-1 e-mail ltcgulkancsliorggt

E TER John Minck 642 Towle PI Palo Alto CA 94306-2535 (650) 493-3955 FAX(650) 493-3955 e-mail ltjohn_mincknonagrlentcomgt

II=-II_ Dr Sluart Kupferman Sa ndia National Laboratories

lIbullbull Div 1542 MS-0665 PO Box 5800 Albuquerque NM 87185-0665

(505) 845-8249 FAX(505) 844-4372 -----__~-r e-mail ltslkupfesandiagovgt

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131 US MEASUREME~T RE UIREENTS Jeff Walden Naval Warfare Assessment Station Measurement Science Directorate PO Box 5000 Corona CA 92878-5000 (909) 273-4481 FAX(909) 273-5446

__bIgt-IltlI e-mail ltwaldenjwcorona navy milgt

132 CANADIAN MEASUREMENT REQUliREMENTS

ODave Slevens (Co-Chair) Pulse Engineering Ltd 1137 Keewatin SI Winnipeg MB R2X 2Z3 Canada (204) 633-4321 FAX(204) 697-2264 e-mail ltsalespulse-engineeringcomgt

OLorraine Yeomans (Co-Chair) Pulse Engineering Ltd 1137 Keewalln SI Winnepeg MB R2X 2Z3 Canada (204) 633-4321 FAX204 ) 697-2264 e-mail ltsalespulse-angineenngcomgt

133 GLOSSARY Emil Hazarian NSWC Corona Division

MS 24 I PO Box 5000

[ II Corona CA 92878-5000

(909) 273-4902 FAX(909) 273-4279 I e-mail lthazarianecoronanavymilgt

140 VP - MEAS SCIENCE amp TECHNOLOGY Ric a rd Pettit

141 AUTOMATIC TEST amp CAL BRAnON SYSTEMS

OScott Sowerby

Verizon Logistics I 3301 Wayne Trace Fort Wayne IN 46806 (260) 428-6909 FAX(260) 428-6124

e-maiLltscottsowerbyverizoncomgt

142 MEASUREMENT COMPARISON PROGRAMS James C Wheeler (Co-Chair) Navy Primary Standards Lab Code 4144 Bldg 469 NADEP North Island San Diego CA 92135-7058 (619) 545-9698 FAX(619) 545-9861

--__L----- a-mail ltwheele~cnavairnavymilgt

AI Teruel (Co-Chair) Navy Primary Standards Lab Naval Aviation Depot Code 41430 Bldg 469 South NAS North Island San Diego CA 92135

[ (619) 545-2857 FAX(619) 545-2868 e-mail ltleruelalnavairnavymilgt

43 IN RINSIC amp D RWED STANDARDS

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141 CHEMICA METROLOGY Thomas Ou met Eastman Kodak Co RL Bldg 82D Fir 1 Rochester NY 14650-2139 (585) 722-1666 FAX(585) 722-2608 e-mail ltthomasouimelkodakcomgt

150 VP -INDUSTR AL PROGRAMS PW IWoody Trame

O51 HEALTHCARE METROLOGY

Todd McCullough Pharmaceutical Calibrations Inc PO Box 40545 Raleigh NC 27629-0545 (919) 231-7121 FAX(919) 231-9185 e-maiL lttmccullochpci-lIccomgt

153 UTILITIES

OBD ORUM

Rob Parchnski ihe Boeing Company (TEMC) MIS Bldg 22-2 5301 Bolsa Ave Huntington Beach CA 92647-2099 (714) 896-2391 FAX(714) 896-5534

e-maiLltrobparchmskiboeingcomgt

~56 AIRL NE METROLOGY

Victor Cleland United Airlines Inc San Francisco IntI Airport San Francisco CA 94128 (650) 634-3157 FAX(650) 634-2243

e-mail ltvictorc1elandual comgt

157 AUTOMOTIVE METROLOGY Timothy W Kypta

~ Borg Warner EmissionfThermal Syslems 3800 AUlomation Ave Auburn Hills MI 48326 (248) 754-0628 FAX(248) 754-9030

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158 TESTING LABORATORIES

OBD r=iii~iiI John Ball

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NS Software Services 5320 Casa Loma St Lake Park GA 31636

r----=-- Burton W SUlherland

(850) 516-6016 FAX(229) 639-5057 e-mail ltsulherlandbwmatcomusmcmilgt

162 TRAINiNG INFORMATION D~RECTORV Paul Han ssen Workplace Training 3195 Casco Cir Wayzata MN 55391 (952) 471-8554 e-mail ltphanssenwptrainingcomgt

163 PERS ON NEL T IN NG REQU~RE ENTS

DGlona Neely Co-chair Naval Surface Warfare Center MS 44 PO Box 5000 Corona CA 92878-5000 (909) 273-5469 FAX(909) 273-4903 e-mail ltneelygjcoronanavymilgt

DJesse Martinez Co-chair Norfox Software

10835 Highway t 50 Greenville IN 47124-9124 (812) 923-1182 FAX(502) 876-5514 e-mail lticeman2874earthlinknet

164 EDUCATION SYSTEM UA~SON Terrelle J Wilson LMTO Denver Metrology Services 12016 W Temple Or Morrison CO 80465 (303) 932-9725 FAX(303) 904-1328 e-mail ltterrellewilsonlmcocomgt

170 VP bull DOCUMEN ARY 5T05 AP IleAT ONS Larry Nielsen

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Doug Cooper (Co-Chair) TAC Americes 1770 Mason Morrow Rd Lebanon OH 45036 (513) 398-9800 x329 FAX(513) 398-9048 e-mail ltdouLcooperlac-americascomgt

Y PRA TlCES r----==- Howard Castrup

Integrated Sciences Group 14608 Casilas Canyon Rd Bake~field CA 93386 (661) 872-1683 FAX(661) 872-3669 e-mail lthcastruplsgmaxcomgt

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NCSL INTERNATIO Al PU LlCATIONS CLUB

If your company is a member of NCSL international then you may subscribe to the NCSL International Publications Club for $145 the first year and $50 each subsequent year

The idea of an NCSL International Publications Club and a subscription to it is for more people in an organization that is already a member of NCSL International to have their own copies of the many publications available through NCSL International This will be particUlarly useful to large organizations

As a subscriber an individual would receive all the mailings of the Newsletter ANSI Z540-1 Z540-2 and 17025 other general membership pUblications that become available during the year and the following CDs

0) Recommended Practices ~ Recommended IntrinsicDerived Standards Practices +shy Laboratory Management PUblications

ANSINCSL Z540-1 Handbook Conference Proceedings from 1990 through current

NCSL International Member Delegates will continue to receive all publications as part of their regular membership and also official Board of Directors Ballots and selected Surveys not part of the publications club

Annual renewal subscriptions will include all new or revised publications and four quarterly newsletters

First year subscription rate $14500 Renewal rate $5000

Please include payment with order Make checks payable to NCSL International and send your order and check to the NCSL International Business Office at the above address

NOTE The NCSL International Publications Club is only available to individuals of a member organization at a specific geographic or city location A publications subscription is not available to non-members

A pli ation or Membersh p in the NCSL ntemat onal Publication Club

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_ First Year SUb$cripHon Rate$145 Renewal Rate $50 (Includl~s SLJ scription 0 CS Newsletter issued quarterly)

I Please remit with Application the amount shown above (in U S funds) Make checks payable to NCSL International

Or charge your __ Visa __ MasterCard __ American Express

Full name of card holder as it appears on card _

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Date Signature

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NCS Inter ational 1800 30th Street Suite 305B bull Boulder Colorado 80301-1026

(303) 440-3339 bull Fax (303) 440-3384 infoncsliorg bull wwwncslLorg

2003 Applicafon for e be ship i cs terna ional

NCSL International is a nonprofit association of laboratories or organizations that maintain or have an interest related to measurement stanshydards and calibration facilities Each member organization appoints a Member Delegate who has the responsibility of representing the member company or organization in NCSL International

Member Company or Organization (Enter name as it is to appear on membership certificate and wall plaque)

Member Delegate information Appointing Officer information

Member Delegates Name AFJpointing Officers Name

Title ntle

Department or Division Department or Division

Delegates Business Mailing Address Mailing Address (if different from Member Delegate)

City State Postal Code Country City State Postal Code Country

( ) ( )

Telephone Number Extension Fax Number Telephone Number Extension Fax Number

E-mail address E-mail address

Companys URL Address

Signature of Appointing Officer

Date

bull The Appointing Officer is the individual from the above company who is appointing the Member Delegate and is usually the Member Delegates supervisor

o New Corporate ~ember Fee (Jan-Dec 2003) $400

o New Educalionallnstitution Member Fee (Jan-Dec 2003) $400

New Membership above pius annual dues renewal (Advance payment is guaranteed at $325 per year No refund for advance payment)

o New Member $400 + 2004 dues $325 =$725 o New Member $400 + 20042005 dues $650 =$1050

o New Member $400 + 200420052006 dues $975 =$1375

o New Member $400 + 2004200520062007 dues $1300 =$1700

No Purchase OrdersPlease Please remit with Application the amound shown above (in US funds)

Make checks payable to NCSL Internat10nal

Or charge your __ Visa __ MasterCard __ Americal Express

Full name of card holder as it appears on card

Card number _ Expiration Dale

Dale Signature

_

_

_

For NeSt InternRtional use only

Date Recd _

CheckCC App _

Date _

Approved Date _

Placque List _

Manual Sent _

Computer Entry _

Region _

Account _

Pres Div VP Reg Coord

SIC Codes

o STUDENT MEMBERSHIP FEE $50 per year Student membership would consist of a subscription to the newsletter and access 10 training and employment infonmation on the NCSLI website Student members would also be able to purchase any NCSLI publications at the reduced member prices

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EDITORS NOTE This schedule is for guidance for anyone who needs to submit material for publication In the Newsletter

Doris Schaffner Larry Johnson Admin Support Asst Computer Specialist dschaffnerncsliorg lajohnsonncsliorg

NCSL International Business Office (303) 440-3339 1800 30th St Suite 305B or Toll Free (866) 519-NCSL Boulder CO 80301-1026 Fax (303) 440-3384 ltinfoncsliorggt ltwwwncsliorggt

NCSL ETING PLA

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Tom Huttemann 4890 County Rd 11 Rushville NY 14544 (585) 554-6295 FAX(585) 554-4434 e-mail ltthuttemannaolcomgt

BO RD OF DIRECTORS MEETING DATES

October 26-29 2003 CENAM Queretaro Mexico

July 11 16-172004 Salt Palace Salt Lake City UT (In conjunction with the NCSL International Workshop amp Symposium July 11-15 2004)

October 4-6 2004 Crowne Plaza Hotel Ottawa ON Canada

F TURf CQ FERENCES

2004 NCSL International Workshop amp Symposium July 11-152004 Salt Lake City UT

2005 NCSL International Workshop amp Symposium August 7-11 2005 Washington DC

Abstracts are required for Workshops Panels and Papers For more information contact

NCSL International Business Office 1800 30th St Suite 305B Boulder CO 80301-1026 Tel (303) 440-3339 Fax (303) 440-3384 E-mail ltinfoncsILorggt

NCSL INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS CLUB If your company is already a member of NCSL International then you may be eligible to subscribe to the NCSL International Publications Club and receive your own copy of the many publications available through NCSL International Contact the Business Office for details -- (303) 440-3339 See inside for applishycation or go to the NCSL International web site at ltwwwncsliorggt

NCS Inter ational 1800 30th Street Suite 305B bull Boulder Colorado 80301-1026

(303) 440-3339 bull Fax (303) 440-3384 infoncsliorg bull wwwncslLorg

2003 Applicafon for e be ship i cs terna ional

NCSL International is a nonprofit association of laboratories or organizations that maintain or have an interest related to measurement stanshydards and calibration facilities Each member organization appoints a Member Delegate who has the responsibility of representing the member company or organization in NCSL International

Member Company or Organization (Enter name as it is to appear on membership certificate and wall plaque)

Member Delegate information Appointing Officer information

Member Delegates Name AFJpointing Officers Name

Title ntle

Department or Division Department or Division

Delegates Business Mailing Address Mailing Address (if different from Member Delegate)

City State Postal Code Country City State Postal Code Country

( ) ( )

Telephone Number Extension Fax Number Telephone Number Extension Fax Number

E-mail address E-mail address

Companys URL Address

Signature of Appointing Officer

Date

bull The Appointing Officer is the individual from the above company who is appointing the Member Delegate and is usually the Member Delegates supervisor

o New Corporate ~ember Fee (Jan-Dec 2003) $400

o New Educalionallnstitution Member Fee (Jan-Dec 2003) $400

New Membership above pius annual dues renewal (Advance payment is guaranteed at $325 per year No refund for advance payment)

o New Member $400 + 2004 dues $325 =$725 o New Member $400 + 20042005 dues $650 =$1050

o New Member $400 + 200420052006 dues $975 =$1375

o New Member $400 + 2004200520062007 dues $1300 =$1700

No Purchase OrdersPlease Please remit with Application the amound shown above (in US funds)

Make checks payable to NCSL Internat10nal

Or charge your __ Visa __ MasterCard __ Americal Express

Full name of card holder as it appears on card

Card number _ Expiration Dale

Dale Signature

_

_

_

For NeSt InternRtional use only

Date Recd _

CheckCC App _

Date _

Approved Date _

Placque List _

Manual Sent _

Computer Entry _

Region _

Account _

Pres Div VP Reg Coord

SIC Codes

o STUDENT MEMBERSHIP FEE $50 per year Student membership would consist of a subscription to the newsletter and access 10 training and employment infonmation on the NCSLI website Student members would also be able to purchase any NCSLI publications at the reduced member prices

50

EDITORS NOTE This schedule is for guidance for anyone who needs to submit material for publication In the Newsletter

Doris Schaffner Larry Johnson Admin Support Asst Computer Specialist dschaffnerncsliorg lajohnsonncsliorg

NCSL International Business Office (303) 440-3339 1800 30th St Suite 305B or Toll Free (866) 519-NCSL Boulder CO 80301-1026 Fax (303) 440-3384 ltinfoncsliorggt ltwwwncsliorggt

NCSL ETING PLA

---__

Tom Huttemann 4890 County Rd 11 Rushville NY 14544 (585) 554-6295 FAX(585) 554-4434 e-mail ltthuttemannaolcomgt

BO RD OF DIRECTORS MEETING DATES

October 26-29 2003 CENAM Queretaro Mexico

July 11 16-172004 Salt Palace Salt Lake City UT (In conjunction with the NCSL International Workshop amp Symposium July 11-15 2004)

October 4-6 2004 Crowne Plaza Hotel Ottawa ON Canada

F TURf CQ FERENCES

2004 NCSL International Workshop amp Symposium July 11-152004 Salt Lake City UT

2005 NCSL International Workshop amp Symposium August 7-11 2005 Washington DC

Abstracts are required for Workshops Panels and Papers For more information contact

NCSL International Business Office 1800 30th St Suite 305B Boulder CO 80301-1026 Tel (303) 440-3339 Fax (303) 440-3384 E-mail ltinfoncsILorggt

NCSL INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS CLUB If your company is already a member of NCSL International then you may be eligible to subscribe to the NCSL International Publications Club and receive your own copy of the many publications available through NCSL International Contact the Business Office for details -- (303) 440-3339 See inside for applishycation or go to the NCSL International web site at ltwwwncsliorggt

EDITORS NOTE This schedule is for guidance for anyone who needs to submit material for publication In the Newsletter

Doris Schaffner Larry Johnson Admin Support Asst Computer Specialist dschaffnerncsliorg lajohnsonncsliorg

NCSL International Business Office (303) 440-3339 1800 30th St Suite 305B or Toll Free (866) 519-NCSL Boulder CO 80301-1026 Fax (303) 440-3384 ltinfoncsliorggt ltwwwncsliorggt

NCSL ETING PLA

---__

Tom Huttemann 4890 County Rd 11 Rushville NY 14544 (585) 554-6295 FAX(585) 554-4434 e-mail ltthuttemannaolcomgt

BO RD OF DIRECTORS MEETING DATES

October 26-29 2003 CENAM Queretaro Mexico

July 11 16-172004 Salt Palace Salt Lake City UT (In conjunction with the NCSL International Workshop amp Symposium July 11-15 2004)

October 4-6 2004 Crowne Plaza Hotel Ottawa ON Canada

F TURf CQ FERENCES

2004 NCSL International Workshop amp Symposium July 11-152004 Salt Lake City UT

2005 NCSL International Workshop amp Symposium August 7-11 2005 Washington DC

Abstracts are required for Workshops Panels and Papers For more information contact

NCSL International Business Office 1800 30th St Suite 305B Boulder CO 80301-1026 Tel (303) 440-3339 Fax (303) 440-3384 E-mail ltinfoncsILorggt

NCSL INTERNATIONAL PUBLICATIONS CLUB If your company is already a member of NCSL International then you may be eligible to subscribe to the NCSL International Publications Club and receive your own copy of the many publications available through NCSL International Contact the Business Office for details -- (303) 440-3339 See inside for applishycation or go to the NCSL International web site at ltwwwncsliorggt