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AT A GLANCE - MEETINGS AT NIST

MONDAY - 11/1
10:00 AM - Review of NPL's Work in the Electronics Interconnection Arena
1:30 PM - Efficient Calculation of Free Energies of Solvation with Quantum Mechanical Interaction Energies from Classical Simulations
TUESDAY - 11/2
10:30 AM - COMBINATORIAL APPROACHES TO STRUCTURE-PROPERTY CORRELATIONS FOR NEW BIOMATERIALS
10:30 AM - Lagrangian Simulation of Single/Two-Phase Unsteady Reacting Shear Flows
WEDNESDAY - 11/3
8:00 AM - WDM-SA'99 (Wavelength Division Multiplexing-Systems and Applications)
10:30 AM - Numerical Simulations of Low Speed Reacting Flows: Applications to Non-Premixed Counterflow Flames and Reacting Mixing Layers
THURSDAY - 11/4
10:30 AM - The Small Angle Cleavage Technique
10:30 AM - USING GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN (GFP) TAGS TO STUDY THE MOBILITY AND ORGANIZATION OF MEMBRANE PROTEINS
10:30 AM - "ATP EPTO Program and Directions"
1:00 PM - Micro X-Ray Fluorescence of Particles Using a Laboratory X-Ray Tube and Polycapillary Optics
FRIDAY - 11/5
8:30 AM - 125-134 kHz RFID Standards Workshop for the Construction Industry
10:30 AM - 100 Years of Radiation Therapy
11:00 AM - A Dynamic Quasi-Newton Method for Uncalibrated Visual Servoing

MEETINGS AT NIST

11/1 -- MONDAY

10:00 AM - METALLURGY DIVISION SEMINAR: Review of NPL's Work in the Electronics Interconnection Arena
Work specifically targeted at the electronics interconnection industry started in 1980 and was headed up by Colin Lea. In the eighties the group worked on blow-holing in PCBs, solderability measurement techniques and the elimination of CFCs. The work in more recent times has expanded to look at reliability, surface insulation resistance testing, stencil printing, degradation resistance of conformal coatings and glob tops, and has just been extended to look at lead-free alloys, conductive adhesives, dispensing and tack testing. The role of NPL in the UK and its funding will be touched upon along with the dissemination routes and the committee work that NPL is involved in. For example the role of the industry club that NPL has created and the authoring of "The Cook Book" for lead-free soldering to be distributed in CD format will be illustrated.
Christopher Hunt , National Physical Laboratory, England, UK. , .
Bldg 223, Rm.B307. (NIST Contact: Carol Handwerker, 301-975-5712, carol.handwerker@nist.gov)


1:30 PM - PHYSICAL AND CHEMICAL PROPERTIES DIVISION SEMINAR: Efficient Calculation of Free Energies of Solvation with Quantum Mechanical Interaction Energies from Classical Simulations
Robert Wood , Professor, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Newark, DE.
Physics Bldg, Rm.A366. (NIST Contact: Raymond Mountain, 301-975-2484, raymond.mountain@nist.gov)



11/2 -- TUESDAY

10:30 AM - POLYMERS DIVISION SEMINAR: COMBINATORIAL APPROACHES TO STRUCTURE-PROPERTY CORRELATIONS FOR NEW BIOMATERIALS
This seminar is sponsored jointly by the NIST working groups on Combinatorial Methods and Measurements and Materials at the Biointerface. Professor Kohn has pioneered the application of combinatorial methods to prepare copolymer libraries of novel biomaterials. These libraries have been used to identify correlations between polymer structure, polymer properties and in vitro cellular responses for the development of tissue engineering materials.
Professor Joachim Kohn , Rutgers University, Department of Chemistry.
Administration Building, Lecture Room A. (NIST Contact: Walter McDonough, 301-975-3661, walter.mcdonough@nist.gov)


10:30 AM - FIRE SAFETY ENGINEERING DIVISION SEMINAR: Lagrangian Simulation of Single/Two-Phase Unsteady Reacting Shear Flows
Marios Soteriou , Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT.
Building Research (226), Rm. B221. (NIST Contact: Dan Madrzykowski, 301-975-6677, madrzy@nist.gov) http://www.bfrl.nist.gov/info/seminars/nov2-99.soteriou.htm



11/3 -- WEDNESDAY

8:00 AM - HIGH PERFORMANCE SYSTEMS AND SERVICES DIVISION SEMINAR: WDM-SA'99 (Wavelength Division Multiplexing-Systems and Applications)
NIST's Information Technology Laboratory and the Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) invite you to attend this timely and first workshop to discuss current and future standards, interoperability, and technology for dense-wavelength division multiplexing. The focus of the workshop will be on systems and new applications such as IP over WDM, distributed super-computing, as well as standards, interoperability tests and measurements.
Rodney Alferness , CTO of Optical Networking Group, Lucent Technologies. Joe Berthold , VP of CIENA Corporation. 20 More Distinguished Invited Speakers
Administration Bldg, Green Auditorium. (NIST Contact: Eung-Gi Paek, 301-975-2195, paek@nist.gov) www.nist.gov/wdm99


10:30 AM - FIRE SAFETY ENGINEERING DIVISION SEMINAR: Numerical Simulations of Low Speed Reacting Flows: Applications to Non-Premixed Counterflow Flames and Reacting Mixing Layers
Ananias Tomboulides , Assistant Professor, Department of Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering, Boston University, Boston, MA.
Polymers (224), Rm. B245. (NIST Contact: Dan Madrzykowski, 301-975-6677, madrzy@nist.gov) http://www.bfrl.nist.gov/info/seminars/nov3-99.tomboulides.htm



11/4 -- THURSDAY

10:30 AM - SURFACE AND MICROANALYSIS SCIENCE DIVISION,MID-ATLANTIC MICROBEAM ANAL. SOCIETY SEMINAR: The Small Angle Cleavage Technique
S. Walck , Glass Technology Center, PPG Industries, Pittsburgh, PA.
Admin. Bldg, Lecture Rm. E. (NIST Contact: J.H. Scott, 301-975-4981, johnhenry.scott@nist.gov)


10:30 AM - OPTICAL TECHNOLOGY DIVISION SEMINAR: USING GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN (GFP) TAGS TO STUDY THE MOBILITY AND ORGANIZATION OF MEMBRANE PROTEINS
Seminar sponsored by the NIST working group on Measurements and Materials at the Biointerface (MMBI) Lateral diffusion of membrane proteins may be important for their functional interactions. Hence study of the mobility of these proteins can yield information about function as well as about the apparent physical properties of the cell membrane bilayer. We have used lateral diffusion measurements to infer molecular interactions and organization in the cell surface membrane. However, these measurements could not be made on proteins of endomembranes, for example the membranes of the endoplasmic reticulum. This is because our measurement techniques requires fluorescent tagging of the proteins of interest, and this tagging is usually accomplished with fluorescent antibodies, which do not penetrate intact cells. With the advent of genetic engineering and the isolation of the gene for the green fluorescent protein of the jellyfish Aquorea victoria, it has become possible to tag proteins with fluorophores by genetic means. The fluorescence from these proteins can be observed in internal cell membranes if the proteins localize there. We are using GFP-tagged proteins of the immune system to characterize the molecular interactions required for synthesis and assembly of MHC I molecules, the molecules that present foreign antigen to effector lymphocytes. In situ probes of these tagged molecules detect weak interactions that cannot be defined by the usual methods of cell lysis and precipitation of the proteins of interest. Besides discussing our results using lateral diffusion measurements to follow assembly of MHC I molecules, I will also show results using GFP tags to detect molecular proximity, clustering, in terms of resonance energy transfer. Finally, I will speculate on applications of GFP-tagged molecules in high-resolution, NSOM studies of cell surfaces.
Dr. Michael Edidin , Professor, Department of Biology, The Johns Hopkins University www.bio.jhu.edu/faculty/Edidin/Edidin, .
Polymer Bldg, Rm. B245. (NIST Contact: Jeeseong Hwang, 301-975-4580, jch@nist.gov)


10:30 AM - ELECTRON AND OPTICAL PHYSICS DIVISION SEMINAR: "ATP EPTO Program and Directions"
Over the last few years, the Electronics and Photonics Technology Office at ATP has been expanding its engagement with American industry across a diverse cross-section of equipment and materials suppliers, and device and systems manufacturers key to future electronics and photonics markets. This seminar will present a glimpse of EPTO's current project investments and outline some of the technology trends and business opportunities occurring within the U.S. electronics and photonics area.
Michael Schen , Program Manager, Advanced Technology Program, Gaithersburg, MD, michael.schen@nist.gov.
Bldg. 245, Rm. B105. (NIST Contact: Michael Schen, 301-975-6741, michael.schen@nist.gov)


1:00 PM - SURFACE AND MICROANALYSIS SCIENCE DIVISION,MID-ATLANTIC MICROBEAM ANAL. SOCIETY SEMINAR: Micro X-Ray Fluorescence of Particles Using a Laboratory X-Ray Tube and Polycapillary Optics
J. Swider , Microanalysis Research Group, NIST, Gaithersburg, MD.
Admin. Bldg, Lecture Rm. E. (NIST Contact: J.H. Scott, 301-975-4981, johnhenry.scott@nist.gov)



11/5 -- FRIDAY

8:30 AM - STRUCTURES DIVISION SEMINAR: 125-134 kHz RFID Standards Workshop for the Construction Industry
The Construction Metrology and Automation Group, BFRL, is hosting a workshop on standards development for the application of 125-134 kHz radio-frequency identification (RFID) technology in the construction industry. Participants from industry, academia, manufacturing, and standards associations will discuss construction industry needs regarding RFID tag structure and RFID use. The workshop will focus on developing recommendations for the AIM/ISO RFID Standards Committee Meetings, Nov. 30-Dec. 2, 1999, with the objective of developing a plug-and-play interoperability protocol for construction component identification and tracking.
Various Speakers , NIST, Industry.
Shops / Bldg. 304, NAMT LAB / Rm. 140. (NIST Contact: Karen Furlani, 301-975-6078, kfurlani@nist.gov)


10:30 AM - DIRECTOR'S OFFICE, NIST SEMINAR: 100 Years of Radiation Therapy
Commencing with the discovery of x-rays by Röntgen in 1895 and of radium by the Curies in 1898, this presentation will illustrate 100 years of radiation therapy, including early photographs of patients before and after treatment. In the beginning of the 20th century these treatments would appear to be true, medical "magic bullets". Early apparatus is shown, including x-ray cannons and radium bombs of the 1920s as well as radium applicators for various parts of the body. Radiation protection features will be described and also some of the first proposals for units of measurement for x-rays and for radium gamma-rays. The presentation will end with an illustrated review of radiation frauds and fantasies of these early years.
Richard Mould , Author & Scientific Consultant.
Administration Bldg, Green Auditorium. (NIST Contact: Barbara Coalmon, 301-975-4203, coalmon@nist.gov)
Special Assistance is Available


11:00 AM - INTELLIGENT SYSTEMS DIVISION SEMINAR: A Dynamic Quasi-Newton Method for Uncalibrated Visual Servoing
A model independent, vision-guided, robotic control method can be devised using a dynamic quasi-Newton method based on nonlinear least squares optimization methods. The system model is approximated using a dynamic Jacobian estimation scheme. Using this type of controller, the robot can be servoed to both static and moving targets, even with uncalibrated robot kinematics and camera models. The control method is completely independent of robot type, camera type, and camera location. By rejecting a model based paradigm, the control algorithm eliminates the necessity of extensive system modeling, system re-calibration, and ancillary hardware that constrains the workspace. In a manufacturing setting, these are non-value-added activities; reducing or eliminating the amount of time spent on them reduces the overall cost of a product. The control method has been verified in simulation for one, two, and six degree-of-freedom systems and experimentation of a two degree-of-freedom manipulator. Continued work focuses on inducing various robot behaviors in addition to target tracking.
Jenelle Piepmeier , Professor, U.S. Naval Academy.
Shops Building, Room B126. (NIST Contact: David Coombs, 301-975-2865, coombs@isdmail.cme.nist.gov)



ADVANCE NOTICE

11/10/99 10:30 AM - I-270 LEADERSHIP LECTURE SERIES SEMINAR: Keeping R&D Vital in a Changing Business Environment
The I-270 Leadership Lecture Series, Leadership & Management Development Program is proud to present Dr. Lewis (Lonnie) S. Edelheit, Senior Vice President, Corporate Research and Development, General Electric Company. Dr. Edelheit directs the Schenectady, N.Y.-based GE Research and Development Center, one of the world's largest and most diversified industrial laboratories. At this corporate-level facility, some 1,600 - people including approxmately 1,100 scientists, engineers, and technicians from virtually every major scientific and engineering discipline - concentrate their efforts on the company's longer-range R&D needs. Dr. Edelheit helped to pioneer the major advancement in computed tomography, both through his own technical work and through his leadership of engineers and scientists from a wide range of technical disciplines. A native of Chicago, Dr. Edelheit earned a B.S. degree in engineering physics and a M.S. degree and Ph.D. in physics from the University of Illinois. He is a member of the National Academy of Engineering, the Industrial Research Institute, and the American Physical Society. He is a member of the Board of Trustees of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. Please join in and learn how Dr. Edelheit keeps R&D vital in a changing business environment.
Dr. Lewis Edelheit , Senior Vice President, Corporate Research and Development, General Electric Company,, Schenectady, NY.
Bldg 101, Red Auditorium. (NIST Contact: Sandra Heydemann, 301-975-4772, sandra.heydemann@nist.gov)
Contact Pat O'Connor on x3017 for special assistance.


11/10/99 10:30 AM - STATISTICAL ENGINEERING DIVISION SEMINAR: The Use of the StRD Data Sets to Validate Statistical and Quasi-Statistical Software
It is well-known that different statistical/econometric software packages can provide numerically different answers to the same problem. This suggests that some packages might be more reliable than others and, indeed, this is the case. While entry-level reliability tests have long been available, software developers have not always availed themselves of these tests, and many packages fail many of the entry-level tests. More recently, McCullough (The American Statistician, November 1998 and May 1999) proposed an intermediate-level collection of tests which assesses software on three fronts: parameter estimation (both linear and nonlinear, using the NIST Statistical Reference Data Sets); random number generation; and specialized probability computations (e.g., calculation of p-values). Many packages fail these tests, too. These tests will be discussed and results presented for SAS, SPSS, S-PLUS, EViews, LIMDEP, SHAZAM, and TSP, all of which fall somewhere between the two extremes: Mathematica and EXCEL. Related URLs: http://www.amstat.org/publications/tas/mccull.pdf http://www.nist.gov/itl/div898/strd/
B. McCullough , Mass Media Bureau, Federal Communications Commission.
Administration Building, Lecture Room D. (NIST Contact: Will Guthrie, 301-975-2854, will.guthrie@nist.gov) http://www.amstat.org/publications/tas/mccull-1.pdf


11/30/99 8:00 AM - HIGH PERFORMANCE SYSTEMS AND SERVICES DIVISION SEMINAR: DVD '99 WORKSHOP: STANDARDS, APPLICATIONS, AND TECHNOLOGY
The NIST and the Optical Storage Technology Association (OSTA) invite you to attend this workshop on standards, applications, and the latest in DVD technology. Participants from many commercial and technology sectors including DVD manufacturers, publishers, educational institutions and the music business will come together to explore new technology applications resulting in new standards and interoperability. The focus of the workshop is to collaborate and exchange information, gain new insights, and avoid potential standards conflicts for the emerging industry.
Various Speakers , DVD Industry.
Administration Building, Green Auditorium. (NIST Contact: Victor McCrary, 301-975-4321, victor.mccrary@nist.gov) http://www.nist.gov/dvd99



MEETINGS ELSEWHERE



11/1 -- MONDAY

No Scheduled Events

11/2 -- TUESDAY

No Scheduled Events

11/3 -- WEDNESDAY

4:30 PM - ARTIFICIAL PHOTONUCLEASES: GETTING MORE 'BANG' FROM YOUR PHOTONS
L. Kelley , Dept. of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Univ. of Maryland, Baltimore, MD.
Bldg, Rm. .
Reiss 262, GU, Washington, DC. (NIST Contact: Prof. Weiss, 202-687-6013, -)




11/4 -- THURSDAY

4:00 PM - RAISING FLAGS: CHEMICAL MARKER GROUP STM PROBES OF SELF ASSEMBLY AND CHIRALITY AT LIQUID-SOLID INTERFACES
G. Flynn , Dept. of Chemistry, Columbia Univ., New York, NY.
Bldg, Rm. .
Rm. 1325, Chemistry Bldg., UMD, College Park, MD. (NIST Contact: J. Weeks, 301-405-4802, jdw@ipst.und.edu)


4:30 PM - TBA
N. Belai , Dept. of Chemistry, GU.
Bldg, Rm. .
Reiss 262, GU, Washington, DC. (NIST Contact: Prof. Bachman, 202-687-4027, -)




11/5 -- FRIDAY

No Scheduled Events

ADVANCE NOTICE

No Scheduled Events

TALKS BY NIST PERSONNEL


FOWLER, H. (Co-Authors: J.Devaney , judith.devaney@nist.gov J.Hagedorn , john.hagedorn@nist.gov) : SHAPING OF FILAMENTARY STREAMERS BY THE AMBIENT FIELD.
Conference on Electrical Insulation and Dielectric Phenomena, Austin, Texas, 10/17.

ATHA, D. : "HIGH-THROUGHPUT DIFFERENTIAL ANALYSIS OF GENE EXPRESSION BY CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS.".
10th Annual Frederick Conference on Capillary Electrophoresis, Whitaker Center Hood College Frederick, MD, 10/18.

ATHA, D. : PREDICTION AND OPTIMIZATION OF DNA SINGLE-STRAND CONFROMATIONAL POLYMORPHISM (SSCP): ANALYSIS BY CAPILLARY ELECTROPHORESIS AND COMPUTERIZED MODELING..
10th Annual Frederick Conference on Capillary Electrophoresis, Whitaker Center, Hood College Frederick, MD, 10/18.

LOONEY, J. : SINGLE MODE CAVITY RING DOWN SPECTROSCOPY.
Acculight Corp., Bothell, WA, 10/26.

WINCHESTER, M. : QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS USING GLOW DISCHARGE OPTICAL EMISSION SPECTROMETRY.
Federation of Analytical Chemistry and Spectroscopy Society, Vancouver, Canada, 10/28.

SEMANCIK, S. : INVESTIGATIONS OF SURFACE REACTIONS ON THIN FILM-SUPPORTED CATALYSTS USING MICROHOTPLATE ARRAYS.
American Vacuum Society Intl. Symposium, Seattle, WA, 10/28.

FISCHER, D. : MOLECULAR ORIENTATION IN ARTIFICIAL JOINT POLYMERS: CHARACTERIZING THE PRECURSORS OF WEAR WITH SOFT X-RAY ABSORPTION.
American Vacuum Society Meeting, Seattle, WA, 10/28.

MEREDITH, C. : COMBINATORIAL MEASUREMENT OF POLYMER DEWETTING PHENOMENA.
AIChE National Meeting, Dallas, TX, 11/1.

GRINSTEAD, J. : FOUR WAVE MIXING DIAGNOSTICS FOR AERODYNAMIC AND PLASMA TEST FACILITIES.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, VA, 11/1.

DIZDAROGLU, M. : NOVEL SUBSTRATES OF E. COLI NTH PROTEIN AND ITS KINETICS FOR EXCISION OF MODIFIED BASES FROM OXIDATIVELY DAMAGED DNA.
American Society of Microbiology, Hilton Head, SC, 11/1.

ALLEN, A. : ANISOTROPIC SMALL-ANGLE NEUTRON SCATTERNG STUDIES OF ALLOYS AND CERAMICS.
TMS 1999 Fall Meeting, Cincinnati, OH, 11/1.

CARLSON, A. : NIST ACTIVITIES IN THE U.S. NUCLEAR DATA PROGRAM.
U.S. DoE, Washington, DC, 11/2.

CLARK, C. : BOSE-EINSTEIN CONDENSATION AND THE ATOM LASER.
Society of Physics Students, Morgan State University Baltimore, MD, 11/3.

SOLES, C. : THE THERMAL EXPANSION BEHAVIOR OF ULTRA-THIN POLY(CARBONATE) FILMS.
American Institute of Chemical Engineers Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX, 11/3.

CARLSON, A. : STATUS OF NEUTRON CROSS SECTION MEASUREMENTS AT NIST.
Cross Section Evaluators Working Group Meeting, Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY, 11/3.

SUEHLE, J. : CHALLENGES IN RELIABILITY CHARACTERIZATION AND ASSESSMENT OF SUB-3 NM GATE OXIDES.
SRC Topial Research Conference on Reliability, J. J. Pickle Research Campus University of Texas Austin, TX, 11/3.

SHULL, R. : MAGNETS FOR THE 21ST CENTURY: MAGNETIC NANOCOMPOSITES.
Engineering Department, Polytechnic University, Brooklyn, NY, 11/4.

MEREDITH, C. : MICROSTRUCTURAL CONTROL IN BIODEGRADABLE POLYMER BLENDS WITH LCST PHASE SEPARATION.
AIChE National Meeting, Dallas, TX, 11/4.

AMIS, E. : DENDRIMERS: MACROMOLECULAR CARTOONS FOR CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS.
Fall Seminar Series in the Polymer Science & Engineering Department, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, 11/5.



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