VOL 24, NO.2, JUNE 1984

NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF STANDARDS LABORATORIES

PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE

The NCSL Conference this year, while focusing on measure­ments and the standards laboratory, will expand our horizons as we consider metrology from an international perspective. And with this perspective we will see that we share many common in­terests, many common concerns, and many common problems. This commonality of interests, concerns and problems is not much different than the commonality we Americans share - whether we are competitors in the same industry or have only our involve­ment in measurement in common. We have come to understand that in spite of our diversity - or perhaps because of it - we can each learn something from others and through this learning im­prove ourselves and the organizations ofwhich we are each a part.

As managers, each of us is interested in improving our organi­zation's performance. What we learn from colleagues in the NCSL - technologically, managerially or behaviorally - is proba­bly the single most direct means I know of contributing to improv­ing our performance. And this, after all, is what is meant by productivity improvement.

The Conference, scheduled for October 1-4 at the Gaithersburg facilities ofthe National Bureau of Standards, will feature mixes of workshops and formal presentations, and of national and interna­tional participants. Among the many interesting topics planned for presentation is one that we in metrology seldom feature : a report on the model robotics shop at the NBS. Its inclusion emphasizes the importance of metrology in the development of manufacturing technologies. And these new tech­nologies are providing new ways to not only improve productivity directly but also to improve it indi­rectly by eliminating what has been referred to as the "hidden factory. " The term "hidden factory" usually refers to the extra resources (people , material, etc. ) which a manufacturing firm must devote to its production in order to make up for product which is lost due to defects requiring scrap or rework. The message in the term is that the size of this "hidden factory" can be reduced if our factory operations would make the product right the first time.

I think the message is broader then just applying to manufacturing. I think each of us - as individu­als and as managers - have "hidden factories" which prevent us from realizing the full potential ofthe resources at our disposal. We in metrology - perhaps more than any other group - know full well the importance of identifying, quantifying and compensating for errors in measurement. It is our concern for meticulous performance of measurement which allows us to continually push the state-of-the-art, to get a few p.p.m. more accurate.

We can take advantage ofthis characteristic of meticulousness in measurement and apply it to our management style and to the results we expect as managers. Elimination or reduction in errors - in measuring] in recording] in reporting, in every aspect of our jobs - would greatly reduce the size of the "hidden factory" within our area of responsibility.

I'm convinced that when you attend the Conference you will not complain "Where's the beef?" In fact, I think you will find there's too much to consume and have need for a "doggie bag."

Hope to see you there in October.

George O. Rice, President

NCSl NEWSlETIER VOL 24, NO. 2, JUNE 19B4

ISSN 0194-5149 USPS 469-030

Publisher: National Conference of

Standards Laboratories c/o NCSL Secretariat National Bureau of Standards Boulder, CO 80303 (303 ) 497-3787

Editor: John L. Minck, NCSL editor Hewlett-Packard Co. - 5U 1501 Page Min Road, Palo Alto, CA 94304 (415) 857-2060

The NCSL Newsletter is published quar­terly in Boulder , Colo., by the National Conference of Standards Laboratories. It is sent to NCSL-member organizations and to a special listing of activiti es and key personnel whose work is closely related to that of NCSL . The subscription price of $25 is included in the annual dues . (3 copies per issue) Non·N CSL member subscriptions are available for $10 per year . Make remittance to the NCSL Secretariat.

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BOARD OF REVIEWERS

R Keith Kirby

Pete England

Robert Lad y

Ed Nemeroff

George Rice

Robert Weber

H. Bryan Werner

•••Articles and oth er items appearing in the NEWSLETTER express the views of authors and contributors and ar e not necessarily those of the Editor or th e National Conference Standards Laboratories.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

DON'T MISS THE 1984 ANNUAL CONFERENCE .. . . . . . . . . . . . .. 3

HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NCSL BOARD MEETING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

COMMITTEE NEWS 13

BUTLER COMMUNITY COLLEGE METROLOGY CLASS . . . .. 16

TRAINING INFORMATION 19

NCSL NEWS NOTES 22

NBS & MICROWAVEMETROLOGY 26

NCSL CALENDAR 27

NBSNEWS , 29

REPORTS FROM THE REGIONS 35

WELCOME TO OUR NEW NCSL MEMBERS 36

NCSL MANAGEMENT ROSTER 37

EDITOR'S MESSAGE

Is There Anyone Out There? You must get tired ofme asking that in my editor's message about

once a year? But to most editors, it's important to know how readers like the product. After all, every issue contains several dozen judg­ment calls and decisions on what news items to run, how much to edit out of the board minutes (administrative trivia), what's important from the committees, and so forth.

I try to put myself in your place in making those editing decisions. But most of you know I'm not a metrology person, although I try to talk with as many ofyou as I can to keep up with yourparticular issues.

But based on actual feedback, I might draw two conclusions: 1. Everything is fine the way you're going. 2 . No-one cares much, I tend to go with #1 because most ofus in our busy jobs don't take

time to give critical feedback as much as we could or should. And probably most of US adhere to "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."

But one area I feel the newsletter is deficient is the "one metrologist visiting another" sort of material. If you were visiting a friend's lab, you'd most often come away with more than one good idea to help you out. It always happens.

Maybe it's a new way to handle or rack or label inbound workload. Or purchasing or stocking spares. Or automation in many forms. Or motivation. Or writing and promulgating test procedures. Well, you get the idea. The fact that we have member companies with such diverse products and markets means we can learn from each other.

But how to do this? Well, I have three ready-made mastheads to cover these stories, both big and small.

1. Touring Our Member Labs (big and small stories) 2. Metrology Mini-Systems (lab automation) 3. NCSL Newsnotes (general news) And I'm ready to create another if I would have a lot ofshort stories:

Metrology Memos (or handy hints). What say you?

John Minck, Editor

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METROLOGY - All IHTK.-A'fIOKAL SCIEIICE

THE 1984 NCSL ANWAL ~

NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANDARD8 GAITHERSBURG, MARYLAm>

OCTOBER 1-4, 1984

MARK YOUR CALENDARS I 1 RESERVE SOME TRAVEL BUDGET 1 I

AND PLAN NOW TO ATTEND THIS YEAR'S CONFERENCE1!

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Donald Abelson Office of the U.S. Trade

Representati ve "Technical Barriers to International Trade"

SPEAKERS ON CRITICAL CURRENT TOPICS

• "Nine years of Acti vity of the WECC"

• "Design of Measurement Standards Lab­oratories (Draft of a new RP)"

• "The French Ca l i b r a t i on System-Approval Procedures"

• "Metrology: A Discipl ine at Butler College"

"Twenty-First Century Leaders: A New• Breed"

"The Effect of Accuracy Ratios on• Product Quality & Productivity"

• "Productivity Measurements in Metrology"

• "Mass - Lab Determination, Uncertainty and Accreditation"

• "NASA's Metrology/Calibration Program"

• "Practices of Vacuum Gauge Calibration in the United States"

• "A New Look at the Effect of Measurement on Decision-making"

• "Getting Calibrated in 1984"

• "ASTM in the International Arena"

• "Underwirter' s Laboratory and Its Role in the IECQ System"

• "NBS Calibration Services A Status Report "

• "Pro gres s of the National Measurement System in Korea"

• "Sta"ten Provningsanstalt (SP) The Nat. Lab f or El e c t . DC & LF Quanties in Sweden "

• "Cur r ent Status of QC Education in Taiwa.n"

John Simpson Chief, Center for Manufacturing

Engineering National Bureau of Standards

"Metrology of the Future"

• "Strategy of Designing Our Standards Laboratory"

• "Practice of Vacuum Gauge Calibration in Western Europe"

• "Acceptability of Measurement Standards and Calibrations from Foreign Countries"

• "Laboratory Accreditation in the UK"

• "The International Recognition of Ca l i b r a ­tion Certificates"

• "The Mutual Traceability Between the Euro­pean Calibration Services Coordinated by WECC"

• "The Italian Calibration Service (SIT)"

• "The World Radiation Reference: An EKample of International Science"

• "Pr og r e s s in International Agreements Amongst National Labs "

• "Laboratory Accreditation System in the United States, 1984"

• "Metrology Laboratory Facility in the Pharmaceutical Industry"

• "Conceptual Design of t he New Department of Energy (DOE) Primary St a nda r d s Lab. Sandia"

WORKSHOPS FOR ON-THE- S POT DISCUS S I ONS WITH OTHER ORGANIZATIONS

• Automatic Test - Ca libration System • Education and Training • Error Analysis • Lab Evaluation • Ask the EKperts

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:

Keith Kirby National Bureau of Stand a r d5 Washington, DC 301 /921-2805

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NCSLBOAIHIGHLIGHTS OF TH TING I April 24-26, 1984

Myrtle Beach, South Carol i na

PRESIDENT'S REPORT - George Ri ce

George r e po r t e d that he, Pete Eng l a nd , a nd Hartwell Keith attended t he annual meeting wi t h the NBS Di rector, Dr. Ernes t Ambl er , his key directors, a nd others. Some o f the mos t noteworthy of the topics discussed were:

(a) The MAP Handbook--in two volumes will be published this year. The volume covering statistics will appear first with the vo l ume on MAPs and t h e i r application coming later.

( b) The NBS response to the NCSL's Nation­al Measurement Requirements Survey Report will be published by J un e .

(c) Dr. Ambler approved an increase in support f o r the Secretariat but coup­led with the decision to terminate that support in two years.

(d) A wide range of NBS measurement. ser­vice topics to determine more effec­tive means for communicat.ing needs and assigning priori ties .

George, Pete and Hartwell also attended 't h e Senate Subcommittee on Science, Technology and Space hearings conerning the NBS FY85 Bud get. Written test imony prepared by George, Pete and Hartwell as representa­tives of the i ndu s t r i a l segment of NCSL was submitted to the Subcommittee .

George reported that Selden McKnight had planned to be at the meeting to discuss the DOD's Calibration Coordinating Group and NCSL' s board working more c losely. The present p o i nt of contact wou ld b e Keith Kirby's office at NBS measurement Services.

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT' S REPORT Pe te England.

Pete p r e s e n t e d an updated copy of the NCSL organizational structure previously approv­ed at the Board Meetin ';i in January . Pete note d t hat several committee charters and Guidelines will need to be d eve l op ed soon to cover the new c ommd, ttees a nd the r e ­structured committees.

Tll,e f i r s t Boa rd of Di r ectors Mee t i ng f o r 1 985 wil l be he l d at t h e Marr i o t t Hot e l i n

Santa Clara, Cali f ornia on J a nuar y 14 , 1 5 , and 16. Th is is just prior t o the mea s ure­ment Science Conference being hel d a t t h e s ame location .

The NCSL Annual Work shop and Symposi um for 1985 will b e held t he week of July 15 through 18 at the Hilton Harvest House Hotel in Boulder, CO. The Second Quar ter Board Meeting will be held at the same facility after the Symposium. Roland Vavken will be the Conference Director with Ken Armstrong as Facilit ies Chairperson and Ed Nemeroff as Program Chairperson . J!.. s ugge s t e d theme is "The Metrologists Miss ion i n t he Quest forI

Quality ." This is not f i na l and Pete wi ll accep t suggestions for theme and speakers.

PAST PRESIDENT'S REPORT - Hartwell Keith

Hartwell requested that the general me mb e r ­ship receive copies of the National Me a s u r e ­ment Requirements Survey Report . Ken Arm­strong reporte d that this had b e e n done.

Hartwell obtained a summary s tatus of the Calibration Laboratory Accreditation Pro­gr ams with which NBS has b e e n involved from John Locke , the manager of Laboratory Ac­c r e d itat i o n at NBS. I f a ny one is interes ted in copies co nt a c t Carl Quinn.

Hartwell d i s c us s e d the activities of the Board on Asses s me n t of NBS Pr og r a ms wi til Dr. Arden Bement Jr. who is a member of that Board and a Vice President of TRW. He was s up p l i ed a copy of the Nat ional Measurement Requirements Survey and a copy of the t esti ­mony submitted t o the Senate Subcommittee by NCSL's representatives of the industria l segmen t. The Congressiona l t e s t i mon y o f Wal ter H. , Stockmayer , Cha.i.z'ma n of 'h N ­tional Bureau of St a nda r ds Vi s i t i ng Comrait ­tee, in which he recollUtle nd e d t h a new MAP ' 5 be d e v e l op ed only wh e r e us r s a c c ep t the fu l l cos t was d i s cu s s e d . This wa p~esente d

in February and NCSL wa s no t noti ,.e d soon enough to be ab le to r e s p on d 't the hea r i ng .

Hartwell r equested t h at p eop e b e c o n s i de r ­ing possible candida tes f o r r e c onune nd a t i o n to se rve o n NBS revi ew C OJum i t t e e s . These should be people who a r e h igh l y qualified in t h e measurements a r e a s i nc e h e f eel s that the p resent make up o f ruo s t o f ~be s e commi t ­tees are heavi l y we i gh ed wi t people f r om the a c a d e mi c o r the R& are a s .

Board Meeting

SECRETARY'S REPORT - Chet Crane

Chet report ed that 22 new members were processed during the first quarter.

Art McCoubrey presented a proposed new vol ume o f the Precision Measurement and Calibration ser ies which wou ld cover new publications in DC and Low Frequenc y. These were passed around for review and comment. Art asked for suggestions for added material or material of li ttle value which should be removed.

TREASURER'S REPORT - Gary Davidson

Gary presented the NCSL financial State­ments for 1983 which showed a total income of $132,646.76 with a total expense of $11 1,910 .12 . This resulted in a net i n ­crease of funds of $20,736.64 . The total p r e s e n t assets of the organization stands at $73,155.08.

Gary reported that he had raised the surety bond for the treasurer and the president t o $80,000 .00. This was to cover the greater assets.

Gary reported that NCSL's IBM XT system was delivered to Roland Vavken f o r use in get­ting programs operational.

Gary moved that the treasurer's budget be increased by $1000.00 from $1900 .00 to $2900.00. Seconded by Bryan Werner. Moti.on p a s s e d .

SPONSOR'S DELEGATE'S REPORT - Ken Armstrong f or Bob Kamper

The NBS response to the National Measure­me nt s Requirements Study has been completed and copies have been mailed to a ll NCSL members. Bob attended two meetings of the Committee to Pr o mo t e National Microwave Standards. This is an official committee of the IEEE-MTT So ciety with Doug Rytting of Hewlett-Packard as chairman. The commi­ttee's objective is to raise the level of microwave metrology at NBS.

Bob a lso attended a two-day seminar on mil­limeter wave measurement requirements in the Departmment of Defense. This was a f i r s t at tempt to get representa ti ves f r om all the big millimeter wave development programs in DOD together with CCG and the NBS to define metrological needs and devel­op a plan to meet those needs.

Volume 2 o f the NBS Measurement Assurance Program HandboOK is at the p rinter and vo l ­ume 1 shou l d be there by the end of April.

A comprehensive report on the NBS c a l i b r a ­tion s ervices being prepared by the Office of Measurement Services will be a vailable in the summer o f 1984. The editors are Kei th Kirby and Lottie McClendon and it will cover current scope, documentation, t e ch n i c a l capabilities, and plans for the future.

George uriano is preparing a report to the Congress on the impac t of price increases on users of NBS calibration services. This will be a more "f o r ma l version of the presen­tation made to the NCSL Board at the January meeting.

SECRETARIAT'S REPORT - Ken Armstrong

Ken received a schedule fr om Ralph Berter­ma n n for producing the 1985-86 Directory of Standards Laboratories and has scheduled the appropriate Secretariat Actions.

Ken reports that all copies of the NMRC Survey have been distributed, the inventory is zero.

Tapes of the 1983 NCSL Workshop and Sympos­ium presentation by Grace Hopper, Jack Jack­son, and Fred Hume have been added to the training aids library.

Ed Nemeroff is updating the NCSL slide pres­entation and this wil l be completed by sum­mer. Graham Cameron has provided c op i e s of slides that cover the Canadian Sector.

LABORATORY ACCREDITATION - Stanley Warshaw

It was reported that the Labo r a t o r y Accredi­tation program is progressing steadily but not rapidly with about one hundred labora­tories already a c credited al l in five or six areas. The microwave power and attenuation LAP only had five applicants and the requir­ed $400,000.00 for funding was excessive for such a small group to bear . This microwave program had therefore been suspended for the present.

There has been effort initiated to get a pressure calibration accreditation in place. On May 16 a workshop will be held at the bureau to discuss criteria. The impetus being products being shipped to Australia. NVLAP has agreements with NATA in Australia, a lso with the accreditating agency in New Zealand and the United Kingdom with similar agreements in proces s with Canada and two countries of Western Eur op e . There will be an International Laboratory Accreditation Conference held in London in October 1984.

There are meetings being held with ASTM (American Society for Testing Materials ) t o get them to assume a major role in future

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efforts toward accredi t.a t i on . A set o f Dallas Seminar there was still a problem guidelines were pUblished for certification with getting the concepts of statistics which are being adopted by several federal across to the uninitiated. agencies .

We presently have Statements of equivalence with the United Kingdom National Physical Laboratories and several are being worked o ut with Canada. These allow acceptance of tests performed at source without retesting at the destination.

ADMINISTRATION VICE PRESIDENT'S REPORT Bob Lady

Meetings and Programs Committee M.J. Corrigan Jr. Moe states that there is a problem getting information from Region Coordinators an~ Directors regarding plan­ned meetings. It is not always necessary to publish the exact location of the meet­ing, if the date is published in ad vance then plans and travel can be scheduled.

Moe would like some inputs for new topics for discussion. Some of those presently listed have been overused.

Honors and Awards Committee Chairman's Report - Jay Varvel. Jay reported that new NCSL pins must be purchased since the stock is almost depleted. Several changes a r e being contemplated such as longer pins and locking devices to keep from losing them. Bob Lady accepted an action item to devel­op a guideline for what to use for awards and also what to use f or sale to members.

Education and Training Committee John Martin

A s upple me n t to the Training Information Directory conta in ing training course an­nouncements a nd the lates t NCSL Training Aids Form was pub l i shed in the NCSL news­letter.

John suggests tha t an item on the agenda for regional meetings be t o co llect inputs from the meeting attendees on any measure­ments re lated courses they are aware of and have the Regional Training Coordinator for­ward the information to Dave Lorenzen.

There were 34 people at the Dallas Seminar on MAPs, the attendance was pretty well scattered from the ent ire country. The next Map Seminar will be held in the north­west sector of the country sometime about October, then to the Baltimore /washington area then b ack to the midwest p o s s i b l y Denver/Boulder area .

Art McCoubrey s t a t e d t hat although the rati o of degre ed people was high a t the

There have been s ome o r ga n i zational chan ~ e s

at Butler County ColtUTlunity College wi t h John Ba con assuming t otal responsibility for the metrology program including curriculum and faculty. He is planning to hire an addi­ti o nal full time instructor for the pro­gram . It i s expected that el even students will graduate from t h e Metrology program in August, 1984. They are presently seeking internships for these students in the pri­vate sector and government laboratories. If there is an interest in sponsoring one of these students for the summer contact Lynn Thompson by calling (412) 28 7-8711.

Mr. Herb O'Neil and Mr. Warren Macemon from the Hutchinson Ar e a Vocational Te ch n i c a l Institute gave a presentation on the program at the Institute. The goal of their program is to train entry level calibration techni­cians.

MEASUREMENTS REQUIREMENTS VICE PRESIDENT'S REPORT - Bob Weber

National Measurements Requirements Del Caldwell by Bob Weber. Bob read a letter written by Klaus Yeager and al so added his own vo i c e to state that the NBS is doing and has been doing a good job. The number of respondents to the survey was not great enough and a percentage figure of those with a p a r t i c u l a r requirement versus total re­spondents would be valuable information.

Laboratory Evaluation Committee Chairman' s Report Car1 Quinn by Bob Weber. Car 1 reported that he had received inputs from five nations, Australia, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, and the United Kingdom in response to his request for informat ion regarding methodology used in accreditation laborator­ies. Carl will compile the information to i nclude all descriptions of the common cri­teria involved in the assessment o r evalua­tion of Calibration Laboratories in the nations who responded.

A survey of the NCSL membership is und e r development to sample member inte ~est in Lab Accreditation. If it can be c omp l e ted in time the results can be p r e s e n t ed i n Oc t ob e r .

Biomedical and Phar a c e u t i c a l Metrology Rep ort - Bill Fitzgera l d by Bob Weber . Bill reports that he took par t in two training sessions for FDA Fie l d Investigators on "Computer' s In Process Con trol In The Pharm­aceutical Industry." During each session the NCSL "Medical Product s and Pharmaceuti­c a l Industry Calibrat ion Control System Guideline" was di scussed with the FDA Field

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Investigators. Feedback from both the Heal th Care Industry and the FDA has been positive.

LABORATORY MANAGEMENT AND OPERATIONS VICE PRESIDENT'S REPORT - Bryan Werner

Calibration Systems Management Committee ­Phil May by Bryan Werner . phil reports that Phil McRury, Woody Trammel and Jack George expect to have the wage and salary survey ready to mail to the Secretariat for distribution by 30 April. The committee still needs volunteers to serve on the Interval Analysis Sub Committee with Dr. Castrup .

Phil's committee would like to expand the Lab Manager's Handbook into a text for existing and new lab managers. They will be looking for editing help . Phil reports that he needs two sub-committee chair­persons.

with the time allotted already 2/3 gone. The committee is seeking people to discuss software control, and other topics pertain­ing to automatic calibration or calibration of automatic Systems .

Persons interested in participating in the workshop are invited to call Jerry Nie­d r a uer .

COMMUNICATION AND MARKETING VICE PRESIDENT'S REPORT Ed Nemeroff

Newsletter Committee John Minck by Ed Nemeroff. John reported that the March issue was brought in under budget approxi­mately 20%. This was mainly due to fewer than projected number of pages.

John requests material for "member organiza­tion laboratories tour" section of the News­letter. Needed are a write-up with photo­graphs for use in the newsletters.

Measurement Assurance Committee Arno Ehman by Dean Brungart . Arno reports that all participants in the Region 8 Gage Block Round Robin have completed their readings. Data are presently being reduced at Lock­heed Sunnyvale.

The Phase IV ( long-term maintenance) started in mid-February for the Region 8 Reverse Resistance May Experiment .

The latest Region 8 Volt MAP has been delayed due to the NBS Transport Standard arriving too hot. Another Standard is being shipped and should arrive during April.

Bryan reports that the Measurement Assur­ance Committee is ready to assist regions that are contemplating or starting MAPs. The Committee has delayed the purchase of any solid state reference volts until some history and background has been accumu­lated.

Product Design and Specifications Committee Warren CoLl.Ler by Bryan Werner. Bryan

reports that Warren's committee could use additional members to express/explore dif­ferent opinions as they take a fresh look at RPs related to their charter.

Automatic Test and Calibration Systems Com­mi ttee - Jerry Niedrauer by Bryan Werner. Jerry reports that ther e was one new re­lease added to the Tape Exchange Program and a request for two programs according to Bob Smith, SUbcommitee Chairman.

The planning and scheduling of the AT & CS Workshop at the Conference is well along

Information and Directory Committee - Ralph Bertermann. Ralph has prepared a schedule for getting out the 1985-86 Directory. He will be sending a Laboratory Capabilities questionnaire first. His schedule is:

June 1, 1984 Secretariat sends out the Laboratory Capabilities Ques­tionnaire.

June 1, 1984 Letter to the Board request­ing inputs on Directory changes.

July 15, 1984 Deadline for return of Labor­atory Capabilities Question­naire.

July 15, 1984 BCD revisions due.

July IS , 1984 Send out request for bids.

Sept. 15, 1984 Select printer.

Oct. IS, 1984 Review blue line proof.

Nov. 1, 1984 Printing complete.

Nov. 10, 1984 Directory mailed to members.

Nov. 15, 1984 Bulk shipment sent to NCSL Secretariat.

Recommended Nemeroff. Practice

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since Al Kohler has decided to retire and move to San Diego.

Membership Committee Chairperson's ,Re po r t ­K. Hurley by Ed Nemeroff. Ed reported that Ke n had resigned due to taking a job out of the measurements field. A new chai rman will be appointed this quarter .

REGIONAL REPORTS - Directors/Coordinators

Regions 1 and 2 - H.B. Haymes. A letter has been sent to each member in the state of Connecticut explaining the change from Region #2 on Region U. They were still given the option of attending either or both of the Region meetings.

Region 1 - Harry Haymes for Bill Robinson. Plans are c urrently underway to have the first Regional meeting in early June.

The Region 1 Voltage MAP is scheduled to start in June. Draft copies of the January 1984 M.B.S. Volt Transfer Program Instruc­tions have been distributed to the partici ­pation laboratories .

Region 2 - Harry Haymes for Bill Brenant. Bill attended the Science Fair at Butler College where he had an opportunity to talk wi th past graduates and J . Teza regarding the program. There is a Region 2 meeting planned for July at Loral, the exact date is not set yet.

Region 3 - Hillary Taff for Marlin John­son. Hillary reports that Marlin is exploring the section concept with one sec­tion at Newport News, Virginia and another in the Washington D.C. area. Marlin has a tentative candidate for the Newport News Section chairman.

Hillary reports that with help from Thomas Short of the Bonneville Power Administra­tion they would like to have an NCSL commi­ttee of utility members. Hillary and Ray Lindsey of Duke Power Company, served on a panel discussion at the initial meeting of the Power Industry Laboratory Conference. Hillary distributed about 30 NCSL brochures at the conference.

There are thre~ meetings planned for region 4, the first had to be delayed due to a conflict in schedules but is now planned for May. A second meeting is p lanned for the Macon, Georgia area about mid-year and a final meeting in November. Exact dates and other details wi l l be published as soon as they are final.

this year. The first is planned for the last week of June in the Ohio Michigan area. A possible host is Philip McRury at Battelle Memorial Institute.

Region 6 - Bill Simmons for Hank Gonzales. Bill reported that the Region has been sub­divided into four Sections with Chairmen as follows:

Dallas/Ft. Worth Bob Willet , Rockwell Collins

Denver/Boulder Dave Workman, Martin Marietta

El Paso/White Sands

Houston

For the present Hank will be covering the El Paso/Whi te Sands Section and Bill the Houston Section.

An NBS Seminar o n Electrical Measurement Assurance Programs was held in Region Six in Dallas, Texas on March 26-30. Bob Willett helped with arrangements and Bill gave talks ti tIed "NCSL Role in Measurement Assurance" and "A User's Point of View of MAPs."

Region 7 Hugh Starling for Jim Ingram. There are two meetings planned in Region 7 both in the San Francisco Bay area. The first was on May 16 and the second will be on November 14. Jim manned the NCSL boot.h at the "Test and Measurement World" expo held in San Francisco. We felt that there was a l o t of interest and expec ts that new members will result from this effort.

The program coordinator John Cox hasI

resigned and a replacement i s being sought. He will be missed in the Region.

Region 8 Bill Simmons for R.D.F. Schu­macher. Section meetings were held in Region 8 as follows:

Phoenix/Tucson January 26, 1984 San Diego February 8, 1984 Los Angeles February 15, 1984

Meetings are pre s.en t Ly scheduled for the Sections at the following l o c a t i o ns :

San Diego September 12 Phoenix/Tucson October 22 Lo s Angeles Sometime around October

Region 5 Cliff Koop for Doug Smith. There are plans for two meetings in RegionS

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The Section Chairmen f o r these Sections are Lee Walters, Phoenix/Tucson, J.L. King, San Diego, and Dean Brungart, Los Angeles orig­inated meeting reports which were compiled by Rolf Schumacher and sent to all Board Members.

Region 9 - Cliff Koop for David Goodhead. There is a meeting tentatively planned for July 13th at the Boeing Standards Labora­tory in Seattle. This will follow the BOD meeting in Victoria.

Hartwell pointed out that more workshops and participation type activities would reduce reliance on speakers and problems o f this type.

Reg ion 10 Graham Cameron. Graham has completed the arrangements f o r the J u l y BOD meeting in Victoria with all of the trim­mi ngs.

Graham has made four NCSL slide presenta­tions and many personal contacts to encour­age NCSL membership.

Graham has assisted in arranging for speak­ers for the Conference NCSL 'B4. Dr. Andy Dunn o f N.R.C.C. has committed to partici­pate.

The International Dinner is planned as a fun event with the p r og r a m l eaving more to entertainment than to technical.

Graham has supplied updated slides covering the International portion of the NCSL slide presentation.

LIAISON DELEGATES REPORTS - Pete England

Precision Measurements Association - Pete England for Glenn Rasmussen . The San Fern­ando Valley Section sponsored an excellent meet ing on the Direct Voltage Maintenance Program.

A Measurement Science Seminar jointly s pon­sored by the Los Angel es Sections of PMA and ASQC was h eld April 14, 1984 at Rio Hondo College, Whittier, California. Main topics included in this highly successful Seminar were Measurement Uncertainty, Temp­erature, Automatic Testing Equipment, and Computer Product Veri fication.

GIDEP Pete England for Phi 1 Pa Ln cnaud . Phil reported that Mr . Ray wilriams died on April IB, 1984. Ray had been chairman of the GIDEP Metrology Committee for nearly four years.

Phil r eports that at the Spring meeting of the GIDEP Metrology Committee the Operat ions Center is being directed to:

1. Create file of automatic test equipment, including automatic calibration equipment. This fi le will include a list of GIDEP par­ticipants with this type of equipment and what hardware/software they had.

2. Investigate the feasibility o f c r e a t i ng a l oan library of ATE and ACE software.

3. Investigate to determine which of the GIDEP Metrology participants are actually involved in Metrology.

4. Expand the s cope of the GIDEP Metrology Software program to specifically include the s oftware for Automatic recall and possible other Metrology Management functi ons.

5. Change the f ormat of the Metrology por­tion of the Annual GIDEP Workshop. The new format will be a general meeting preceding each discussion session.

Meas urement Science Conference - Dean Brun­gart. The 1984 Measurement Science Confer­ence was one of the best ever. Twenty nine percent of the evaluation questionnaires ra ted the conference as great. The employ­ment function question indicated that more than half of the attendees were managers / supervisors and more than s eventy percent were affiliated with either NCSL or PMA. All indications are that the conference was a technical and financial success.

The 1985 conference will be held January 17th and 18th, 1985 at the Marriott Hotel in Sa n t a Clara r California. The January BOD meeting for NCSL has been s cheduled for the same hotel and will precede the co n f e r e nc e .

American Society for Quality Control - Karl s pei tel. Geor ge Rice reported that there will be an ASQC Congress in Chicago. Rolf Schumacher will attend and take care of the NCSL booth.

There was an ASQC annual conference held i n the San Gabriel Valley. Pete England made a presentation on Metrology as related to quality. Speakers were Jerry Hayes, Rolf Schumacher, and Steve Kozich.

Bill simmons attended an ASQC Symposium held in Da l l a s recently.

Graham Cameron will be giving a talk at an ASQC meeting in Canada. The Title of his talk will b e "World wide Quality Systems."

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Board Meeting

Instrument Society of America - Pete Eng­land for Mike Suraci. Mike reports that ISA would be interested in functioning as a Secretariat for NCSL and if NCSL would fur­nish the necessary information they would prepare a quote. Mike is prepared to con­tinue the negotiations as needed. The ISA Annual Conference for '84 will be held the 22nd through the 25th of October in Hous­ton, Texas. The '85 Conference will be October 21st through the 24th in Philadel­phia.

OIML Kei th Kirby by Pete England. No report, however Pete will contact George Uriano for a report f or next meeting.

NVLAP Ron Kidd by Pete England. No report, however Ron will be attending a meeting on a new Laboratory Accreditation Plan during the same week as the BOD meeting.

ANSI Rolf Schumacher I s report by Pete England. Draft 3, Revision 0, of the pro­posed Standard for Calibration Systems was submitted to the ASQC Standards Review Board together with a plan for consensus development and disposition of all comments received from the Intermediate approval Group. The draft will be made available for public comments which must all be in by August 21, 1984. A press release has been sent to the NCSL Newsletter Editor as to the planned availability of the draft and the invitation for comments.

Invitations are also being issued for interested persons or organizations to )01n the Writin Group in an effort to draft the next standrad which will concern itself with the application and maintenance of measuring instruments.

CPEM - Bob Kamper by Pete England. The CPEM conference will be held during August in the Netherlands, Bob will attend.

IECQ - Tim Driver. The ECCB (Electronics Component Certification Board) has decided to proceed with the development of aU. S . product assessment system based on IECQ international systems concepts. The United Kingdom and Japan are now inputting compon­ent specifications into the IECQ-System, also Taiwan representatives have negotiated wi th the ECCB concerning their entry into ·t h e IECQ system.

The prognosis is that by the end of the year there will be fourteen facility quali­fication approvals within the United States under the IECQ-System.

The tentative schedule for the next series of International meetings is for Spring of '85 on the West Coast of the U.S.

CORM - Bill Simmons. The council for Opti­cal Radiation Measurements (CORM) was orga­nized in 1972 to push for improved measure­ment standards in the electro-optic co~~uni­ty. Bill has been invited by William Schneider, President of CORM, to attend the CORM Board of Directors Meeting in June.

The Annual Conference for CORM will be held June 4th and 5th at the NBS Gaithersburg.

ASTM The American Society for Testing Materials (ASTM). There is no liaison report for ASTM, Bryan Werner will act as liaison in the future.

Art McCoubrey reported that he had recent conversation with ISA personnel regarding the publishing of materials generated by the NBS that otherwise might not be printed, also in coordinating training programs with the NBS and the ISA.

1984 Conference - Moe Corrigan. The Confer­ence is set for October 1st through 4th at the NBS in Gaithersburg. The speakers pro­gram is set, also the workshops. There are plans to get two keynote speakers, one for Monday and another for Tuesday, it is hoped that Monday's will be from the Department of Commerce and Tuesday's from the National Bureau of Standards.

Business System Initiation - ROland Vavken. There are two full time people working on the system presently and a third standing by to assist in transforming from one file to the new files. A program for Training Aids file is in work.

The system will include codes for the offi­cers and dues invoices should come o ut of the new system, each member will be known by his computerized number and all transactions will be tracked by that number. We have a target date of some time in June to start running system.

Other Business. George Rice discussed the points both good and bad of not being spon­sored by the NBS. George also read a state­ment which came form the NBS stating that financial sponsorship will be stopped after the end of Fy 85.

Pete England accepted an action item to chair an ad-Hoc Committee to:

1. Begin the process of determi ning the total budget for operation of the secretar­iat to include mailing, office space, tele­phone, travel, etc.

2. Investigate ramifications should it be necessary to sever NBS sponsorship at some time in the future, e.g., charter, tax

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status, position with various state and federal agencies, etc.

Organization Change Proposal Pete Eng­land. Pete presented his proposal for the new expanded organization.

A motion was made by Bryan Werner and seconded by Gary Davidson that Article V paragraph A of the NCSL by-laws be revised to read:

The officers of the NCSL shall be the Pres­ident, Executive Vice-President, five Vi ce­Presidents, Treasurer and Secretary and immediate Past President.

And that Article 7 paragraph B3 by revised to read:

3. The Vice-Presidents, the Secretary and the Treasurer shall serve two year terms. The terms of three of the Vice-Presidents and the Secretary shall expire in even­numbered yea rs; the terms of the other two Vice-Presidents and the Treasurer in odd­numbered years.

And that Article 7 paragraph B4 shall be revised to read:

4. Al l Board members shall be eligible for re-election except the President and Execu­tive Vice-President. Appointments to fill vacancies on the Board shall be made by the President and be ratified by a majority of the Executive Committee. If the Presidency shall become vacant the Executi ve vice­President shall complete the term prior to serving his normal term as President. Should the Executive Vice-Presidency become vacant, the Nominating Committee will con­duct a special election to fill the vacan­cy. If both the Presidency and Executive Vice-Presidency should become vacant, the Secretary, Treasurer, and five Vice-Presi­dents will choose a temporary President and the Nominating Committee will conduct a special election to fill the vacancies.

And that these changes shall become effec­tive on 1 January 1985.

In-favor - 14 Opposed - 0 Motion carried.

ATTENDEES:

George Rice RocKwell International Hartwell Keith TRW Pete England General Dynamics Bryan Werner Westinghouse Elec t .

SMP Edward Nemeroff Datron Instruments Bob Weber Lockheed M.S.C.

Bob Lady Gary Davidson Chet Crane

Harry Haymes Bill Simmons Cliff Koop Graham Cameron

Hugh Starling Hillary Taff

Moe Corrigan

Ken Armstrong John Martin Jay Varvel Roland Vavken Dean Brungart Art McCoubrey Stanley I. Warshaw Tim Driver, Liaison Warren Macemon

Herbert E. O'Neil

Board Meeting

Lockheed Georgia TRW Teledyne Microelec­

tronics Sanders Associates Barrios Technology Inc. Rockwell International Canadian Dept. of

Defense General Electric Tennessee Valley

Authority Lockheed Electronics

Co. NBS westinghouse NTD Roc kwell International ROcKwell International Teledyne System Co. NBS NBS Sprague Electric Co. Hutchinson Voc. Tech.

Inst. Hutchinson Voc. Tech.

Inst.

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NCSL ORGANIZATIONAL CHART - PROPOSED

VICE PRESIDENT

OPERATIONS

VICE PRESIDENT

MARKETlNG

VICE PRESIDENT

LAB MANAGEMENT

VICE PRESIDENT

INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY

VICE PRESIDENT

EDUCATION

lA BUSINESS SYSTEMS

18 MEETINGS & PROGRM4S

lC PUBLICATIONS

10 ADMINISTRATlON GUIDELINES & BYlAWS

2A

28

2C

20

NEWSLETTER

MEMBERSHIP

PUBLlCIlY

HONORS & AWARDS

3A CAL SYSTEMS MANAGEMENT

38 MEASURE ENT ASSURANCE

3C NATIONAL MEASUREMENT REQUIRE 15

30 LABORATORY EVALUATION

4A

48

4C

BIOMEDICAL & PHARM. METROL

AUTOMATIC TEST & CAL SYSTEMS

PRODUCT DESIGN AND SPEC'S

5A TRAINING AIDS

58 TRAINING INFO DIRECTORY

sc ADJUNCT TRAINING

50 EDUCATlON LJAlSON

+ SECRETARIAT OVERSIGtfT

+ ARCHIVES & HISTORIAN

+ METROLQG COMPENDIUM

+ ELECTRICAL UTILITIES

+ INDUSTRY ADVISORY COMMITIEES

+ OTHER FUNCTlONS

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COMMITTEE NEWS NATIONAL MEASUREMENT REQUIREMENTS COMMI TTEE

Dr . Bruno O. Weins chel Vi ce Chairman, IEEE Commi t t e e to Promote National Microwave Standards One Weinschel Lane Ga i t h e rsb urg , MD 208 77

Dear Dr Weinschel:

I received a copy of your January 3 0t h let ­ter to Bob Kamper a t NBS regarding t he ne e d fo r improved mi crowave standards to supp or t worldwide trade f rom De l Caldwell. I was encouraged to hear t h at IEEE h a s a task force to promote national mi c r o wa v e stan­dards. As a subcommittee chairman for the NCSL Nati onal Measurement Requirements i n the RF and Microwave area, I would be interested in the status of your co~~itt e e .

I have enc l osed the copy of my report that was presented at t h e last NCSL symposium in Boulder on the Measurement Requirement s for DoD Microwave and Millimeterwave Programs.

I a g r e e t h a t more a c curate calibration cap­abilities a r e required, but I believe the most pres s i ng needs are NBS c al ibration services that ar e not available to meet c ur r e nt and future DoD program require­ments , I have recommended that NCSL in coordinat ion with NBS sponsor workshops wi th DoD to identify the microwave para­meter where traceability does not exist at the NBS. Perhaps, i n this manner a produc­tive agreement or programs can be estab­lished t o meet c urrent and upcoming DoD program r eq ui rements .

I have also presented the NCSL RF & Mic r o­wave Measurement Requirements Report t o the IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Socie­ty ADCOM meeting. since Dr. Kamper is a NCSL Sponsor Del egate, h e has been elected a s IEEE I&M Li aison to NCSL.

Currently, I am in the process of updating the NCSL RF & Microwave National Measure­ment Req ui rements for thi s year .

I h ope the information is h elpful t oward your c ommi tte e effort. I f yo u have any questions on this matter, please c ontact me.

Best regards,

Frank K. Koide RF & Microwave Subcomm i t t e e Chairman

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IEEE TASK FORCE ON PRODUCTIVITY & INNOVATION

Dr. Robert A. Kamper, Director Boulder Laboratories Nationa l Bureau of Standards U.S. Department of Commerce Bou lder, Colorado 8 03 03

RE: Re q u i r eme n t for NBS Support for U.S. Microwave and Telecommunica­tions Industry in International Competition

SUBJECT: Need for Improved Microwave Stan­dards o n Impedance, Power and Attenuation to Support Export

Dear Dr. Kamper:

It was good to see you during the January 1 2 meeting with the microwave instrumentation industry' s representatives. The d iscussion wa s concerned with improVing the s e r vi c e s o f the National Bureau of Standards microwave calibration laboratori es to U.S. industry. This i mproved support is needed in t he c om­petitive struggle of the U.S. Microwave and Telecommunication Industry in worldwide trade where we encounter more accurate cali ­bration c ap a b i l i tie s in other countries.

I was s urprised about t he statement that only $.75 million per year are furnished from NBS funds to the Microwave Metrology Group for the development of standards and measurement techniques. This supports also $400,000 of income for calibrations per PUblication # 250 including the calibrations for the Department of Defense, as well as the marketi ng effort t o obtain $1.35 million for work for other federal agencies. Of this $. 75 million, over 60 percent is deducted f or administrative expenses leaving less than $250,000 actual operating expenses for this important section responsible for primary standards in microwave power, imped­ance and attenuation .

For the O.A. funds of the Department o f Defense, what portion is assigned t o the furnishing of hardware a nd training? What portion of these O.A. funds c an be used f or internal R&D o r development of improved capabili t i e s to be kept at NBS which would benefit industry?

In order t o b e t t e r understand the services in microwave cal ibrations, could you please furnish me with the equivalent data for Taggart's Section (Noise Calibration) and Baird's Section (Antenna Calibration) in

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Miller's Division 723? Are there other sections involved in microwave calibration?

This informat ion will help us in planning how to provide a better and stable support for the development of primary standards by the above sections so that their unique capabi Li, ties can be optimi zed in the sup­port of improved U.S. primary standards for the U.S. Microwave Instrumentation Industry whi ch in turn supports the total U.S. Microwave and Telecommunication Industry.

I trust that this information is readily available and I am looking forward to an early reply.

Sincerely,

Bruno O. Weirtschel Vice Chairman Committee to "Promote National Microwave Standards"

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AD HOC COMMITTEES

At the present there are 7 ad hoc commit­tees which by precedent are normally estab­lished for one year terms subject to rees­tablishment at the pleasure of each new president. The existing ad hoc committees and chairmen are:

l. NBS Organic Act George Rice 2. NBS Funding George Rice 3. Military Specifications Dean Brungart/

George Rice 4. Business Systems

Modernization Roland Vavken 5. Research Associate George Rice 6. International Calibra­

tion Reciprocity Carl Quinn 7. Dues and Initiation Hillary Taff/

Fees Gary Davidson

It is my recommendation that items 1, 2 and 5 be folded into the new Government Rela­tions Committee, that item 4 be made a full-fledged committee, that item 3 be con­tinued until the Handbook is approved, and that item 7 be discontinued. Carl Quinn is to determine whether item 6 will remain as an ad hoc task or incorporated into the Laboratory Evaluation Committee.

Based on the above the following ad hoc committees are continued for the present with chairman as noted:

Military Specifications Dean Brungart International Calibration Carl Quinn

Reciprocity Business System

Administration Roland Vavken

George O. Rice Executive Vice President

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QUARTERLY REPORT: AUTOMATIC TEST AND CALI­BRATION SYSTEMS COMMITTEE

Bob Smith, Tape Exchange Program subcommit­tee chairman I reported that there was one new release form added this quarter, bring­ing the total on file to Ill. One request for two programs was received.

The committee met during the Measurement Science Conference at Long Beach, California on 19 January 1984 to discuss plans for the October 1984 Workshop on Automatic Test and Calibration Systems in Gaithersburg, MD.

I have been advised by Moe Corrigan that the AT&CS Workshop is scheduled to be 3 hours in duration - from 1600 hrs. to 1730 h r s , on Tuesday, 2 October and the same period on Wednesday. So far, we have commitments which fill about 2 /3 of the session. Seven topics have been identified by their devel­opers. They are:

"Turnkey v. Homebrew systems" Bill Robinson, Raytheon.

"Standard Cell Comparator Station" Curtis Chan, Lockheed Missiles and Space Co.

"Automatic Thermocouple Calibrator" John England, Grumman Aerospace Co.

"Networking Automatic Calibration Systems" and

"Automatic Generation of ATS Procedures" Ken Carrington, Computer Science Corporation.

"Test Equipment Calibration Using PC's" Fred Katzmann, Ballantine Laboratories.

"In-Place Calibration Philosophy: Dave Hopping, Hewlett Packard

Jerry Niedrauer, Chairman

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NBS RESPONSE TO NCSL MEASUREMENT REQUIRE­MENTS REPORT

NBSIR 84·2847

ati nal Bureau of Standards Response to the 1982 National Measurement Requirements

urvey of the NCSl National M easurement Requirements Committee

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By now a ll NCSL members should have receiv­ed their own copy of this NBS report which provid es a compr eh e n s ive reply to an earli­er NCSL Commit tee Report. If y our copy didn't arrive, cont a c t Keith Kirby a t 301-921-2805.

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METROLOGY AUTOMATI ON USERS GROUP WILL MEET IN ST. LOUIS

The Automatic Test and Ca l i bra t i o n Systems Committe e was advised that the "Metrology Automation Users Gr o up " (formerly the T-IO User s Group) which met at LMSC from 14-16 September 1983, is planning t hei r 1984 meeting ad McDonnell Douglas Corp., St . Louis, Miss ouri, this Fall . The meeting in 1983 consis t ed of demonstrations o f equipment, p Lu s discussions of t e chniques and common problems. It is open to anyone interested in automation o f metrology functions .

Contact Mel Hoppe, P.O. Box 516, D/856B MS /042, st. Lo ui s , MO 63 166, 314-233-6154.

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BUTLER COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE GRADUATES ITS

SECOND CLASS OF METROLOGY STUDENTS

BC3 students on tour of Bailey Controls Metrology Lab in Wickliffe, Ohio.

The March edition of the NCSL newsletter positions. Terry Witt will be employed with introduced the Metrology Program at Butler Sandia National Laboratory and Paul Beck County Community College and its first will be employed with Lockheed Electronics graduating class. The first class of five Corporation. students have either accepted jobs or are continuing their education. Four of the students have been placed with Lockheed Each of the 11 graduates has prepared a Electronics, DH Instruments, National qualification summary which follows. Anyone Bureau of Standards and Intec. The other wishing to contact one of the students for student is working on a physics degree at employment in metrology can call the Coun­the University of Pittsburgh. seling and Placement Center at (412) 287­

8711, ext. 185, or write to: Lynn Thompson, There are 11 students graduating in the Butler County Community College, College Metrology Program in August, 1984. Two of Drive, Oak Hills, Butler, PA 16001. these have already accepted permanent

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * AUGUST 1984 GRADUATING METROLOGY STUDENTS

EILEEN AMBROSE, 22 years old

I currently have a Q.P.A . of 4.0 in Metrology. I will be doing my summer prac­ticum at Contraves Goerz Corporation in Pittsburgh, PA. The practium experience will be in electrical and mechanical cali ­brations. I would consider working in any area of Metrology, preferably in western Pennsylvania. I am comfortable working in groups or alone.

ROBERT GREEN, 39 years old, married, no children

I would like to work in a primary standards laboratory on a research and development facility. My four years of practical experience as a electronics technician in the Marine Corp. Air Wing and the summer internship in the resistance laboratory of the National Bureau of Standards have helped me to develop good measurement techniques. I have maintained a 3.25 average in the

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Metrology curriculum at Be3 by making a commitment to apply myself to the best of my ability and seeing that commitment through. I perform well on my own and work well with others. I am willing to relocate for the right job opportunity and intend to earn an engineering degree through night school course s. My goal is to become a good metrologist and a productive employee for my company.

THOMAS M. MILL~R, 22 years old, single

Interested in advanced technology such as robotics, lasers, and precision calibra­tion. I am very reliable, mechanically inclined, dedicated, and work well with others and individually. I am presently performing my research/study work with Gulf Research in Hamarville, Pennsylvania, in the Systems and Control Department-­Electronics and Measurements Section. I am willing to relocate, and a West Coast loca­tion would be perfect. I am dedicated to becoming a competent, skillful metrologist, and plan to continue my education in a high tech field.

TERRY WITT, 30 years old, single

I am a very capable person, eager to learn, and strive to be on top. Currently I have a 4.0 Q.P.A. in Metrology and my strongest background is in chemistry. I am well liked by both the faculty and my fellow students. This summer, I will be complet­ing my summer practicum _i n Rad i.e t.Lo n Physics at the National Bureau of Stand­ards. I have recently accepted a full-time position for the fall at Sandia National Laboratories, Physical Standards Division, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

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BRADLEY ADAMS, 20 years old, single

To begin my career, I am open to any field of Metrology. My summer practicum is at the National Bureau of Standards in the Radio­metric Physics Laboratory. My Q. P.A. in Metrology is 3.3. I would be willing to relocate anywhere in the United States. I am comfortable working in a group or alone. I am excited about entering my career and growing with the employer that hires me.

DAVID KENNEDY, 21 years old, single

I will be going to NBS for my summer intern­ship. While there I hope to learn the tech­niques in precision measurement which will enhance the knowledge I obtained at BC3. My strongest interests are in electrical and physical metrology. My aim is to obtain a position in a primary standards lab Where I can apply techniques learned at NBS. I am willing to relocate anywhere, but would prefer a position in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia area.

EUGENE ZDRAL, 31 years old, married, children

An entry level position in R&D or systems developed, working with electrical or

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dimensional a s s i g nme nt s with an ACCENT ON MICROPROCESSOR PROGRAMMING AND INTER­FACING. Besides the Metrology degree (3.6 Q.P.A.), I have an A.A.S. in Math (Pre­engineering, 3.65 Q.P.A.). Related courses incl ude Advanced BASIC, FORTRAN and MACHINE LANGUAGE . I also learned to use an Assembler while building a slow scan storage oscilloscope. My summer p r a cti c um will be automating a capacitance bridge at the National Bureau of Standards. Prefer the Pittsburgh area or the Sunbelt, b ut will consider any l ocation with the right c omp a ny . Intend to continue working toward a B.S.E.E.

JEFFREY S. SCHAEFER

I would like to begin my Metrology career in a research and development or standards l ab working in e l e c t r o n i cs . My summer internship will be performed at the National Bureau of Standards working in their inductance and c a p a c i t a nce lab­o r a t o r y . I am very persistent and work well with others or alone, and like to do research on what I am working to understand how it works or to find problems. willing to relocate anywhere in the U. S. Plan to continue my schooling in the evenings t o ob t a i n a Bachelor's Degree which will benefit both myself and the company.

NATALIE COLOSIMO, 19 years old, single

I am mainly interested in electronics, but also in chemical and pharmaceutical. I will be completing my summer internship at Skyland Scientific Services in Belgrade, Montana, working as a calibration techni­cian. I enjoy working alone, but also in a group. My career plans include continuing formal education while working to earn a

deg r e e in electrical engineering or a degre e that relates to work I am doing . I am willing to relocate anywhere in the U. S .

BRADLEY BELL, 20 years old, single

To begin my ca r e e r , I am willing to relocate anywhere in the U.S. o r overseas. My prac­ticum project is being performed at McDonnell-Douglas Aircraft in St. Louis, Missouri, within the Calibration and Stand­a r d s Laboratory. I feel that I am mech­anically competent and eager to use and develop these qualifications to achieve the goals of my employer.

PAUL BECK, 21 years old, single

Interested in the mechanical and electrical metrology. I have accepted a position at Lockheed Electronics Company, New Jersey.

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TRAIN G INFORMATION NBS-NCSL ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENT ASSURANCE WORKSHOP HELD IN DALLAS

The third NBS-NCSL Workshop on Electrical Measurement Assurance Programs was conduc­ted at the Dallas Lincoln Radisson Hotel (Region 6) from March 25 to March 30, 1984. The first and second Workshops were in the Los Angeles area (NCSL Region 8) in January 1983 and the Boston area (NCSL Region 1) in Oc t ob e r 1983.

The Dallas EMAP Workshop was attended by 34 participants including three persons from the Los Alamos National Laboratory , three persons from the U.S. Navy, one per­son from a technical school, one person from Puerto Rico and one person from Can­ada. The rest of the participants were from widely scattered U.S. industrial firms.

At the opening session of the Workshop Bi ll Simmons, NCSL Director for Regions 6 and 8, addressed the participants and described the NCSL role in measurement assurance . The technical sessions were then ini tiated by t h e NBS instructors for the week :

NOrman Belecki, Electrical Standards Division

Woodward Eicke, Electrical Standards Division

Caro l Croarkin, Statistical Engineering Division

Dominic Vecchia, Statistical Engineering Division

Two supervisors of participants were also present during the first morning of the Workshop.

A new feature was introduced at the Dallas EMAP Workshop in the form of "hands-on " laboratory experience in the comparison of two groups of four voltage reference stan­dards. Data were obtained by each partici ­pant using an automated procedure. Each participant then a ppli e d the principles discu ssed during the Workshop f or the eval­uation of their data . This experience proved to be effective i n driving home the objectives of the Workshop and it will be refined for future sessions .

Local NCSL support for the Workshop was provided by Robert B. Willett, Jr. of Rock­well International, Collins Transmission System Division. Computer equipment and instrumentation for the voltage standard comparison laboratory was loaned by

Hewlett-Packard and a very agreeable recep­tion was hosted by the local offices of John Fluke Company, Hewlett-Packard and Tek­tronix.

Future EMAP Workshops are planned for the Seattle area (cctober 22-26,1984 ) and the Bal timore-Washington area in the Spring of 1985. Interested persons may contact Art McCoubrey at NBS (301) 921-3301.

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NBS/NCSL ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENT ASSURANCE WORKSHOP ANNOUNCED FOR SEATTLE AREA

NBS and NCSL will co-sponsor the fourth Workshop on Electrical Measurement Assurance Programs in the Seattle area from October 22 to October 26, 1984.

This five-day intensive workshop on electri ­cal measurement assurance provides in-depth training for those involved in d.c. and low frequency electrical measurements with emphasis on the maintenance of traceability to NBS. Participants will receive instruc­tion based on techniques used in the Elec­tricity and Statistical Engineering Divi­sions of the National Bureau of Standards; the objective will be an understanding, by participants, of how to establish and main­tain rigorous qual i ty control programs r in their own laboratories , to ensure the accur­acy of electrical measurement s . The primary purpose of the workshop is oriented toward q uality control for d.c . voltage me t r o l og y ; however, the techniques are applicable to other electrical measurement areas.

Each class day will consist of lectures by NBS staff members, to be followed by ample time for questions and answers and discus­sion of practical measurement problems. The workshop is designed for professional and senior technical personnel working in elec­trical measurements; it is not recommended for entry-level people unless they have a background in electrical engineering and physics. Some college level math is des i r ­able, but attendees should , as a minimum, have a thorough knowledge of high school algebra. Each participant will be provided wi th lecture notes and reference materials that are useful in the application of meas­urement assurance principles.

The scope of the workshop will include a discussion of "why have a measurement assur­ance program (MAP)," covering the costs and benefits of such a program, the implications for traceability, the impact on the opera­tion of a calibration or standards lab and related factors. Lab managers and/or

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supervisors of attendees are invited to join the group for a discussion of these factor s during the opening s ess ion. (Each attendee may invite one additional person to attend the Monday morning session at no additional c o s t. )

The workshop will be held in a hotel in the Seattle area and a block of rooms will be reserved for participants. The details of the hotel and a regi stration form will be provided in a final announcement. Participants will be responsible for their own hotel room reservations.

The cost of the Workshop will be $725 per person (includes handout materials, full lunch each day, and coffee breaks each morning and afternoon).

Check-In/Registration will be from 7:00-9:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 14, and 8:00-9:00 a v m, o n Monday, October 15. The Workshop will run from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 or 5 :00 p.m. Mon.-Thurs ., depending on the amount of class di scussion. The workshop will adjourn at approximately 2:00 p.m. on Friday.

At"tendance is limited to 40 people on a first-come, f i r s t - s e r ve d basis. This workshop will be canc e l led if there are insufficient r9gis t r ants . For further informat ion on the Workshop or related questions, ple~se c o ntac t Dr . Arthur O. McCoubrey, Center for Basic Standards, NBS, at (30l) 921 - 3301.

Tentative plans have been made for Workshops on Electri cal Measurement Assurance in the Spring of 1985 on the East Coast (Washington/Ba l.-timore area) and in the Fall of 1 985 in the North Central Region (Chicago or MilwaUkee).

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NBS AND NCSL SCHEDULE FUTURE WORKSHOPS ON ELECTRICAL MEASUREMENT ASSURANCE PROGRAMS

The NCSL Education and Training Committee, John Mar"tin, Chairman, and NBS have coordinated plans for futu re Workshops on Electrical Measurement Assurance Programs on a t wice yearly s chedule . Planning informat ion i s given in the following table:

LOCATION NCSL REGION PERIOD

Northwes t (Se a 1.e area ) 9 Oct. 1 5-19 , ]984

East Coast (Washington/ Baltimore) 3 Spring 1985

North Central (Chicago/ Milwaukee) 5 Fall 1985

Bay Area (San Francisco/ San Jose) 7 Spring 1986

Southeast (Miami /Jl.tlanta) 4 Fall 1986

EMAP Workshops have been completed as follows:

LOCATION NCSL REGION PERIOD

Southwest (Los Angeles area) 8 Jan. 24-28, 1983

Northeast (Boston area) 1, 2 Sept. 26-30, 1983

So uth Central (Dallas) 6 Mar. 26-30, 1984

Additional information and more detailed plans, as they become available, may be obtained from Dr. Arthur O. McCoubrey at NBS. Telephone: (301) 921-3301.

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NBS SEMINARS ON PRESSURE MEASUREMENT

A special course on the abSOlute measurement of pressure in the vacuum region was held at NBS during the weeks of May 8 and May 30, 1984. This seminar was concerned with the "Basic Theory and Use of the Spinning Rotor Gage." This instrument is useful, for exam­p le, i n the cal ibration of ionization gages down to 10-4 Pascal (10-6 Torr) equivalent nitrogen pressure with a random error of 1% or less. Two sessions of the seminar com­bining theory and "hands-on" laboratory experience were attended by a total of 24 specialists who are currently concerned with the use of spinning rotor gages for the measurement of pressure in the vacuum region.

The scheduled (NBS SP-250 Appendix) NBS sem­inar o n the "Calibration and Use of Piston Gages" was held on May 17 -18, 1984 and a t .-' tended by 17 persons . A special course for 12 specialists on the use of controlled clearance piston gages for high pressures was also conducted during the week of April 2 , 19 84 . The next scheduled seminar on pis­t on gages will be held o n r-lo v emb e r 15-16, 1984.

Training In formation

Future plans for additional courses or sem­inars on spinning r otor p ressure gages and controlled clearance pressure gages have not been completely decided. Persons in­terested in the possibility of these train­ing activities are encouraged to contract Dr. Charles R. Tilford at NBS. Telephone: (301) 921-2121.

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NBS PRECISION THERMOMETRY SEMINAR

The scheduled NBS Seminar on Precision Thermometry was c o nd u c t e d during the week of March 19. 1984 and attended by 11 per­sons. This seminar is described in NBS Special Publication 250 -- Appendix. The next scheduled session o f this seminar will be October 15-19, 1984 depending upon the level of interest. Persons who may wish to attend this session are encouraged to c on ­tact Nancye E. McBryde at NBS. Telephone : (301) 921-3315.

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(Above) Bob Wi llet t, Itockiael/ i-Dol/i-in», and Dr. Ar t McCO"ubY'lj, NBS', r e l ax after t he NBS!NCS£ El-ec t rical Neaeurement: Semi-na» in Dal l-as, Mapch 25, 1984 . (Be low) Semin ar at t endee s at the Traildust Restaurant, probably diecueeinq statis t ical. data .

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EWSN TESNC RAYMOND A. WILLI AMS PASSES

It is with much regret that we announce t h e death on April 18, 1984 of Raymo nd A. Williams, who had been the ch a i r ma n o f the GIDEP Metrology Committee f or nearly f our years . Ray, known to many o f the metrology comm unity for h is dy na mic leadership o f that organization, was also f o r many years the t op e xecuti ve of SIMCO El e c t ron ics I nc . of Sa nta Cl ara , California. Unl ike many other p r es ide nt s o f successful compa­n i es ( a s he had helped make SIMCO), he cou l d rightfully claim that he had made it "all t h e way in Metrology ." Ray sta r t e d as an Air Force Te chnician, upon d ischarge he returned to s chool (Mar in College), then wen t back i nto metrology as a t ech n icia n and from there o n up t h rough lab manage­ment, sales, marketing, and finally Presi­d ent o f SI MCO. He l eaves his widow, Doro­thy, who is al so General Manager o f Western Metr ology of Buena Park , Ca l i f o r n i a , a daughter, Sha na , as well as a host o f friends. We will all miss him .

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NATI ONAL TECHNOLOGY MEDAL NOMINATIONS OPEN

Nominations open May 1 f or the second r o u ri d. of the Nat i onal Te chnology Medals.

The medals a re award ed periodically by the presid ent t o recogni z e i ndividuals and com­panies for "out s t andi ng cont r ibut ions t o improving the well-being o f t h e United States through the p romot i on of technology or t e ch nol og i c a l manpower."

Nominati ons may be submitted t o the Com­mer ce Department from May 1 through J u l y 31 . The medals will be pre s e n ted next year.

Presen t a tio ns o f medals reSUlt ing from the first r o und o f nomi nations in the fall of 19 83 will b e made late r this year.

I n s t r u c t ions and no mi na t i on f orms a re a vailable f r o m Philip Goodma n , Execut ive Director, National Technology Medal Nomina­tion Eva l ua t i o n Committee, Room 4824, U.S. Department o f Comme r c e , Washington, D. C. 202 30.

Purpose:

c ontributions t o improving the well-be i ng o f t h e Un ited States through the promotion o f t echnolog i c a l manp ower.

Bas i c Eligibility Requ irements f or Nomi nees:

Any U.S. citizen o r U.S. - owned comp a ny is eligible. Pers on s connected wi th admini­str ation o r selection procedures fo r the Medal will no t be eligible during the period o f their s ervi c e or for f i ve years there­after.

Frequency and Numbe r o f Awar ds:

Awards will b e made periodically b y t h e p resident. Th e numbe r o f re c i pient s will depend o n t h e number o f deserving nominees. It is ant icipated t h a t nO mo re than 12 medal s wi l l b e awarde d on anyone occa sion .

Maki n g Nominations:

Nomina t i ons for t he s eco nd s e ri es o f awards should b e submit·t ed b etween May 1 and J Ul y 31 , 1984. Nomi na t ion i nst ruction s c a n be obtaine d by writ i ng to: Philip Goodma n , Execu t ive Di rector, Na t i onal Technol o gy Medal Nomination Evaluation Commi t tee, Room 4824, U. S . Depart men t of Commerce , 14th Street and Con s t i tution Ave nue, N.W., Wa shington, D.C. 20 230 .

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CALL FOR COMMENTS TO PRO POSED STANDARD FOR CALIBRATI ON SYSTEMS

A proposed new Standard f o r Ca l i brati on Systems, developed by a Writ ing Group of t h e ASQC Metr ology Te chni c a l Cornmit t ee , is now a va i l a b l e for review a nd c omme n t s. This draft standard covers only t h e operation o f calibration and standa rds l abor ator i e s ; a second standard f o r the accuracy control and ma i n t ena nce o f measuring instruments is in p repa ration.

The new standard o ffers two alternative means o f c al i bra t ion contro l: a Progr am Co nt rol s Method, paral leling e ssentially the tradi tional methods o f cal ibration cont r o l as exemplified by MIL-C-45 662A, and a Meas­u r e me n t Assuranc e Method based on ob j e c t ive ve ri f i c at ion o f c a l ibrat ion unce r t a inti es. The Measurement Assuran c e Method is explain­e d in an appendi x.

To give pres ident i al recogni ti on to indivi­d uals and c ompanies f or outstanding This Standard is available b y sending a

check o r money ord e r t o:

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American Society for Quality Control Attention: K. M. AI-Meer 230 West Wells Street Milwaukee, WI 53203

Single copy price: $5.00 COMMENTS CLOSING DATE: August 1984.

Numerous persons affiliated with NCSL who have volunteered to review the Standard or have served in the Intermediate Approval Group will receive a copy from the ASQC with a request for vote.

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The Writing GrQup now working on the stan­dard for the accuracy control and mainten­ance of measuring instruments is open t o interested and qualified individuals. Persons wishing to join the Writing Group may do so in writing to the Chairman:

Rolf B. F. Schumacher Rockwell International

HC02 3370 Miraloma Ave. Anaheim, CA 92803

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UTILITY LAB MANAGERS TO MEET AT ANNUAL NCSL CONFERENCE

There will be a meeting of utility lab managers at the fall NCSL conference in Gaithersburg in October. The purpose is to determine the interest in forming a utility committee within the NCSL. Such a com­mittee would encourage personnel acquaint­ances within the industry and focus more attention on utility problems.

Please be sure to invite all utility lab managers in your regions to the Conference, NCSL members and nonmembers.

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NBS PHYSICAL MEASUREMENT SERVICES STATUS REPORT

A new publication, NBSI R-84-287 5, NBS Physical Measurements Services Status Report became available in May 1984. This report provides current information for each service on:

o the description of service

o documentation available

o training programs available

o future directions

a the NBS person to co n t a c t for a dditional information.

Cop ies of the new report are available from the NBS Office of Physical Measurement Services. Telephone: (301) 921-2805.

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ANNUAL MEETING OF THE NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON WEIGHTS AND MEASURES

Westin Hotel, Boston, Massachusetts July 29 to August 3, 1984

The annual meeting of the Conference brings together weights and me a s ur e s enforcement officials of the states, counties and cities of the United States, of manufacturers, industry, business, consumers, and other interested persons to discuss and act on matters that relate to weights and measures technology and administration. Sponsored by the National Conference on Weights and Meas­ures. Contact: Ann Heffernan. Physics Building, Room A355, NBS, Washington, DC 20234, 301/921-3677.

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SEMINAR ON FREQUENCY STABILITY AND ITS MEAS­UREMENTS

NBS, Boulder, Colorado JUly 24 to 26, 1984

This seminar is an enhanced version of thp Frequency Standards and Clocks Seminar held in previous years. It is intended as an advanced course for those with some e~peri­ence and/or knowledge of the time and fre­quency field. The course will be taught on a theoretical level and will examine what frequency stability is and how it is measur­ed. Topics 'wi l l include long-term stabil ­ity, short-term stability statistics of oscillators, phase noise measurements, and characteristics of commercial frequency sources. Registration fee is $575; regis­tration deadline is July 13. Sponsored by NBS. Contact: James L. Jespersen. Division 524, National Bureau of Standards, Boulder, CO 80303, 303 /497-3849.

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SYMPOSIUM ON OPTICAL FIBER MEASUREMENTS

NBS. Boulder, Colorado October 2 to 3, 1984

The Symposium is a two-day meeting devoted to the topic of measurement on optical

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fibers. The S~~posium provides a forum for reporting the results of current research and an opportunity for discussions that can can lead to further progress. About two thirds of the sessions will consist of contributed and invited papers. The re­mainder will be devoted to the workshops led by invited panelists. Experimental and analytical papers on any aspect of the characterization of optical fibers and fiber systems are solicited. The meeting scope include the following specific subjects: attenuation, bandwidth/ distortion, dispersion, index profile, cut-off wavelength, mode diameter/core geometry, fiber devices, physical measure­ments, l i nk parameters, polarization char­acteristics, system performance, field measurements, and standards. Registration Fee: $90. Sponsored by NBS in cooperation with the IEEE Optical Waveguide Communica­tions Committee and the Optical Society of America . Contact: Douglas Frazen, 724.02, NBS/Boulder, CO 80303, 303/497-3346, or Gordon Day on 303 /497-5204.

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SEMINAR ON FREQUENCY MEASUREMENTS

NBS, Boulder, Colorado October 24 to25, 1984

This seminar is .i nt erided for engineers and lab technicians involved in making fre­quency calibrations. The course will be taught on a practical level with speci a L emphasis on the new NBS Frequency Measure­ment Service. This service is a turn-key system installed at the user's site which provides high-accuracy frequency measure­ment traceable t o NBS. Topics to be cover­ed in the seminar include calibration of crystal oscillators, using frequency count­ers, choosing a frequency calibration source, care and us e of frequency sources, using Loran-C, VLF, and WWVB for frequency calibrations, a n d the new frequency meas­urement service. Registration fee is $400 and registration d eadline i s October 12. Sponsored by NBS > Con-tact: Mike Lombardi, Division 524, National Bureau of Standards, Boulder, CO 80303, 303/497-3212.

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From: GIDEP Program Manager

SUbj: GIDEP ANNUAL REPORT

1. Since 197 0, GIDEP has p r o v i d ed a unique service e na b l ing Government and Industry particip~ nts to share techni­cal data, and enabling the participant agencies, corporations and activities to great ly reduce expenditure of time and money through the utilization of available progr am data. In 1983, our

participants reported $53 million in cost savings, realized from that utilization of program data.

2. A prime management objective has been to improve the program, to ensure that a maturity of operations, content and qual­i ty are realized as a process. Manage­ment actions, as discussed in the 1983 report, are being taken to accomplish this objective. One requirement within this objective is to ensure a continued increase in data utilization. Our actions have initially focused on top management awareness -a nd participant reporting; top management awareness as related to increased cost savings, pro­ductivity and product quality. With regard to reporting, our Geographic Clinics are formalized and are taking program indoctrination into the field, in support of the individual representa­tives' requirements and system pro­ficiency. ,

3. The GIDEP mission is to provide an effec­tive data service which meets the broad requirements o'f the 1000 government and industry participants. Our management actions will continue to lead the program to that end.

4. This report is provided to you for infor­mation and to further the awareness of the program's benefits. In the interest of increasing utilization, please use this report, or any part, to support your internal organizational information pro­gram.

B. A. Butcher Captain, USN

GIDEP ANNUAL REPORT - EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

The Government-Industry Data Exchange Pro­gram (GIDEP) is a cooperative program between Government and Industry partici ­pants. The program provides a means to exchange certain types of unclassified and non-proprietary technical data. The primary objective is to reduce expenditures of time, money and material through maximizing the availability and use of existing technical information.

I'm established program organization and data management network supports the partici ­pants' demands for data essential to system and equipment research, design-development, manUfacturing a nd life cycle support.

The program is sponsored by the Joint Logistics Commanders, chartered by the Chief of Naval Material and centrally managed by a

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CHNAVMAT-assigned Program Manager (MAT 06B). The GIDEP Operations Center is located at the Fleet Analysis Center, Co r on oa , California. Over 1000 partici­pants, approximately one-third government and two-thirds industry, use the data from four data interchanges:

* Engineering Data

Failure Experience Data*

* Rel iability-Maintainability Data

* Metrology Data

GIDEP continues to receive national visi­bility regarding the GIDEP ALERT service provided to government and industry. Several recent micro-electronics problems and issues have precipitated the issuance o f GIDEP ALERTS.

The successful operation o f this voluntary program is d i.re ctLy proportionate to the dedicati on and effectiveness of the i n field GIDEP representatives, and to the support received from top management regarding the cos t savings derived from use of the program data. 1983 coat savings were $53 million, an increase of 30% over 1982 .

This report is i n t e nd e d to provide a cur­rent status of the chartering authority (Ch i e f of Nava l Material), the sponsor (Joint Logistics Commanders), and our mem­bership (all participants) wi th a focus on overall progr.am improvements necessary to maintain and increase effectiveness.

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NCSL EXHIBIT AT ASQC'S 38th ANNUAL QUALITY CONGRESS

In plann i ng t o attend the 38th Annual Quality Congre ss of the American Society for Quality Control (ASQC), May 14-16, 1984, in Chicago, I thought i t may be a good idea to generate t her e some publicity for NCSL . Therefore, I asked Karl Sp ei t e l , Ea s tma n Kodak, whether he could arrange for some s p ac e a t t h e e xh i bit t he r e where we could mount the NCSL display and distribute NCSL brochures. I<arl is t he NCSL delega t e to the ASQC a n d just f in i s h c d his muLti e yee r term as Chairman o f the ASQC Metrology Technical Committee .

Karl got us t he space for the display fr e e of char ge f r om ASQC Headq ua r t e r s . At the s ame time, Doug Smi t h , Abbott Laboratories, NCSL Region 5 Coo rdinator, gr a c e fully accepted the r e spons i b i l i t y for rec eivin g a nd e r e c t i n g the NCSL displ ay a n d a rranging for a s si s t a nc e to man the display at t imes during the ASQC c on f e r e Dc e . Ed Nemeroff, Datron I ns t r umen t s , NCSL Vice Fr e s i d en t , c o ordina ted wi t h Al l an He rman, Coo pc r ­Cameron, NCSL Chair man of the Pub l i c i t y Commit t.ee , a n d wi t h the prin t er o f the NCSL brochu r es t o ha v e 200 copie s o f t he brochu r e s De n t to Chica go. It took some

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considerable ef f o r t by Allan to have the new brochures r eady at the l ast mome n t and s pecially shipped t o a r r i v e a t my hotel the Day before the e x h i b i t wa s t o be s e t u p .

Through the great cooperation o f al l in­v o l v e d , NCSL got good p ublicity a t the ASQC conference. Many c on f erence attende es stopped by the NCSL booth and picked up a copy of the brochure. At the end of the c onfe renc e , all brochures were gone. My many thanks go t o Karl Speitel, Doug Smith, Ed Nemero f f, and Al l a n Herman for their e xemplary coope ra t i on .

La s t , but not least, NCSL a l so owes its gra t i t ude t o the I nspection Di vi sio n o f t he ASQC which a l l owed us to us e its s pac e for t he NCSL booth . I had s ome pictures t ake n o f the booth , but un fortun a tely my c a mera with the f i lm were subsequent ly stolen. But t ha t 's another story.

R.B.F. Schumacher

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gy­u ry

By Jim patrlctc

Hewlett Packard. Inc.

What'S the primary role of the U.S. National Bureau of Standards for the U.S. microwave industry? An obvious motherhood-and-apple-pie answer is:

• To establish, maintain and dissemi­nate primary microwave standards in the U.S. This has involved two main activities over the years :

- Research and development of new techniques and standards. - Providing calibration services .

Currently, the NBS has 67 technical people based in Boulder, Colo., address­ing microwave metrology; 24 in the areas of power, impedance and attenuation, and 43 in areas of noise, EMI , and an­tenna measurement. O ne of this group's most notable areas of success in recent years has been the R&D activity aimed at power and attenuation measurement us­ing six-pon techniques. Nu merou s papers have been published and experi­mental results have been superb in achiev­ing unprecedented accuracy in low to medium dynamic range measurements on at tenuators,

H owever, while this theoretical work ha s been stimulating and top-notch in an academic sense , what' s been happen­ing to the other ro le within NBS- the calibration mission? Ten years ago at NBS more than 60 percent of the staff was involved in calibration services, and the staff was considerbly larger (with 100 people in microwave activities).

As Department of Commerce funding was reduced, severe staff cutbacks in 1976 and ear ly retirements led to longer tu rn ­aroun d times and less capital budget for the calibration services. To avoid fur ther staff red uctions, DO D R&D funding was eagerly e l icited and already scarce man­power was directed toward no t just R8cD, but also the manufacture of six-port sys­tems for th e tri-servicemetrology primary labs.

This reduction in NBS resources for the last 10 years has been direc tly op po­site microwave industry growth in the United States and worldwide. The past decade has shown incredi ble growth in microwave technology and appl ications in loth communications and defense.

The gnawing concern of many is at the Un ited States is no longer number one in microwave metrology on an over­all basis. 'V hile the NBS is the clear leader in six-port, other national labs and even commercial in truments ha ve better capabilities in wider dynami c range measure ents,

Repr i nted f rom MSN Magazine May 1984

Doug Rytt ing, Chairman Bruno Weinschel, Vice-Chairman Mario Maury. Sec retary Frank Koide Peter Lacy Algie Lance

ob Powell Paul Roberts Wendall Seal Gunther Sorger

Arter the cutbacks . many have de­spai red of turnaround times from NBS, and even though more recently, turn­around times ha ve improved, they have chosen other national labs such as Canada's, or have lengthened their trace­abili ty path by using other industry labs. Also, the uncertain ties q uo ted on the NBS calibrations hay n' t moved with the stale of the art, nor ha ve the six-ports h ave brough t on -line in attenuation meas urement in th e calibration service. This has lead t ) man y expensive indus­trial traveling kits and experimen ts to q uan tify better un certainties.

With i ts suained resources, one can imagine the growing effects of milli­meter activity on the Bureau. Asresearch matures in to production at 44,60, an d 94 GHz, everyone- in the microwave industry is racing in to these new f.req ency ranges. The MILS AR need fo WR 22 standa rds is a large new deman d for NBS.

Most microwave devicesare fitted wi th SM connectors. While the SMA is clear ly no r a metrology-grade connector- there are instrument grad 3.5-mm alternatives that are SMAcomp tible. Tt migh t come as a surprise to many in the industry that most of the m icrowave componen ts used today canno t b tra ced to NBS. No ser­vices are cu rren tly available from NBSi 3.5 mm. However, after several years of in dustry in put, an inv estigative project is just begin ning (with DOD funding ).

II's well and good to mutter and com­pl ain about the : Iow dea th of the: NBS mi owave capa i1ity- aboul 40 per nt of the staff 'ill beat retirement age ' th ­in five yearsand virt uall y no young engi­

eel's have b added in recent vearsIr's lime to do somethi ng! An ad hoc com­m ittee of the MTT·S of the IE has been Iormed-e-the Committee to Promote National Microwave Stan dards. Th cu r­rent members are listed below. It. is a five­

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ewlett-Packard

Welnschel Engineering Maury Microwave

Rockwell Wfltron TRW

Weinschel Hughes

TRW Eaton

Santa Rosa, CA Gaithersburg, MD Cucamonga. CA

Anaheim,CA MI. VI ,CA

Redondo Beach, CA Gait hersburg, MD

Culver City, CA Redondo Beach, CA

Los Angeles, CA

star panel representing both the instru­ment and aerospace segments of the microwave industry.

T heir major goals are to help the NBS focus on the main mission by:

Q uan tifyin g and priori tizing the indu stry needs, i.e., measurement needs and. uncer tainties necessary. T his activity will be coordinated with the e .sting efforts of the NCA'\L in the microwave ar ea and the tri-service Ca l ibra t ion Coordina tion G rou p (CCG). • A sist the NBS in achieving ade­q uate funding so Lh a the staff may be sustained and en larged to gro w with the increased demands of the industry.

h is latter goal is an ob vious ly polit ical one- req u ir ing natio nwide indu. tr y support and lobbyin g wi th Congres­sional Committees. feelin gs have taken place already in January and a su rpris ­ing early consensus on goals and require­men ts was a ieved,

TIle microwave community can take p ride in its posi tion in U.S. industry today. Unlikesteel, autos, and enter tain­ment electronics, we ar e still number one and represent a significant portion of U. S. industr ial e ports . H owever, major cverseascompetition is looming. Lack of adeq uate support in e basic standards area can im pact our worldwide trade position.

Lend your support by con tacting a memb er of the committee an d let's help to make the Un ited States the clear leader in overall microwave me trology agai n.•

Jim Fitzpatrick is product manager for high­pnformance network analyzers at the Net­work Measuremen ts Division of H euilett Packard, 1400 Fountain Grove Parkway, Sant a R osa, elf 95101; (707) 525-1100.

CSL CA END MEETINGS AND PROGRAMS ANNOUNCEMENTS

July 9-11, 1984 NCSL Board of Directors Meeting in Victoria, British Columbia.

August 5-10, 1984 ISA, Symposium for Innovation in Measure­ment Science at Hobert & William Smith College, Geneva, New York.

August 20-24, 1984 CPEM will be held in Delft, Netherlands Conference. Chairman will be Dr. Robert Kaarls, National Service of Metrology, Box 654, Delft, Netherlands 2600 AR.

September 25-27, 1984 Electrical Manufacturing EXpo ' 8 4 at O'Hare Expo Center, Rosemount, Illinois.

October 1, 1984 GIDEP Metrology Committee, Sheraton Hotel, Spokane, Washington.

October 2-4, 1984 GIDEP Workshop (Annual), Sheraton Hotel, Spokane, Washington.

October 1-4, 1984 NCSL 1984 workshop and symposium at the National Bureau of Standards, Gai thers­burg, Maryland.

October 1-5, 1984 ISA Annual Conference.

October 4-5, 1984 NCSL Board of Directors Meeting at NBS, Gaithersburg, MD.

October 22-25, 1984 ISA.84 International Conference and Exhibit, Houston, Texas.

January 14-16, 1985 NCSL Board of Directors Meeting at the Marriott Hotel, Santa Clara, CA.

January 17-18, 1985 Measurements Science Conference (MSC) to be held at the Marriott Hotel, America Parkway, Santa Clara, CA.

JUly 15-18, 1984 The 1985 NCSL Annual Workshop and Symposium will be held at the Hilton Harvest House Hotel in Boulder, Colorado. The Conference theme: "The Metrologist's Mission in the Quest f or Quality. "

TO HAVE YOUR ORGANIZATION'S MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES ANNOUNCED, PLEASE SEND A NOTICE TO M. J . CORRIGAN, JR., CHAIRMAN, MEETINGS AND PROGRAMS COMMITTEE.

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REGIONAL MEETINGS SCHEDULE

REGION 1 Typically holds two (2) meetings per year:

a regional business meeting and a techni­cal session . Generally, meetings are held in the spring and fall of each year with the next meeting being planned for the Fall of 1984.

REGION 2 Three (3) meet ings are held each year: September, January or February, and May. The time and place to be announced.

REGION 3 Plans to hold two (2) meetings each year: spring and fall. The next meeting is scheduled for the Fall of 1984, the time and place to be announced.

REGION 4 Plans are to hold three (3) meetings each year. This year's regional workshop s chedule is as follows; In the central Florida area, June 12, and November 15, 1984. They also plan to hold a sectional meeting in Macon or Atlanta sometime this year.

REGION 5 Holds two (2) meetings each year. The next meeting is scheduled for the last week ofJune in the Ohio/MiChigan area.

REGION 6 The next meeting is tentatively scheduled for the first week in September, 1984, in the Dallas/Fort Worth area. Four sections have been established in Region 6, they are: Dallas /Fort Worth, White Sands /El Paso, Denver/Boulder and Houston.

REGION 7 Plans to hold two (2) meetings each year. The next meeting for 1984 is tentatively scheduled for November 14th.

REGION 8 Plans to hold six (6) sectional meetings each year. Each section will hold two meetings in their areas. The sections are: Phoenix/Tucson, San Diego, and Los Angeles. Note: The next meetings are scheduled as follows - September 12th, San Diego; October 22nd, Phoenix or Tucson, September 19, Los Angeles at the Proud Bird Restaurant.

REGION 9 Plans to hold three (3) meetings each year. The next meeting is scheduled for JUly 13, 1984, in Seattle at the Boeing Stds. Lab.

REGION 10 (INTERNATIONAL) Plan to hold their next dinner meeting on October 2, 1984, at Gaithersburg, MD. They also plan to hold the next Canadian Section Meeting in late November or early December 1984.

Schedules will be updated as firm dates and locat~ons are received.

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TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION

TOPICS FOR DISCUSSION, INCLUDING SUGGES­TIONS BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS, ARE AS FOLLOWS:

1. National Voluntary Laboratory Accredi­tation Program (NVLAP) has proposed a LAP on the accreditation of Pressure Calibration Laboratories. NBS request­ed and received applications from interested companies. A workshop was held on May 16 to deve Lop ' a Pressure Calibration LAP Handbook. There is much activity in the lab accreditation area and persons wanting to stay on top of it should contact John W. Locke, Manager, Laboratory Accreditation, National Bureau of Standards, NVLAP, Tech B141, Washington, DC 20234.

2. Support and service problems experi­enced by member companies in their dealings with NBS. Continue to inform Del Caldwell concerning the latest sur­vey taken by the National Measurement Requirement Committee. Each Region should include this topic on their agenda and submit a separate report to both Del Caldwell and Art McCoubrey (NBS) .

3. MIL-STD-45662, and the proposed MIL­HDBK-52.

4. Training, including local efforts and that of Butler County Community Col­lege, and Golden West College. Adjunct training, NCSL Video Training Library, etc.

5. MAP. What is it, and how can you par­ticipate?

6. Productivity in Metrology explore various approaches that stimulate an increase in productivity in the Metrol­ogy Lab by round-table discussion or other methods.

7. Electrostatic discharge; what are the problems and solutions?

8. Bar Codes, how can it help the metrolo­gist?

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NEWS F OM NBS MEASUREMENT OF POWER LOSSES IN TRANSFORMERS

NBS a nd ASEA Electri c have begu n a j o i nt re search program t o develop a calibra tion system t o improve the a c cura c y o f l ow­powe r - factor measureme n t s of power l o ss e s i n transformers. Such me asurements are o f g r eat e c onomic im portance t o t he e l e ctr ic po wer i nd u s t r y , bu t the y ar e dif f i cu l t t o make a t high level s o f a ccuracy , in par t because of t h e l ow power fa c tor a nd t he lack of adequate ca l ibr a t i on equipme nt . NBS and ASEA El e c t r ic are desig n i ng a tra n spor tabl e s y s t e m tha t wi 11 make possi ­bl e r o utine cal ibrations o f power measuring s y stems accurate t o t wo percent when me a s ­u r i ng los ses of tra nsfo r mer s with a o ne t o two-p ercent power fac tor. The sY9 t em wil l i n c lude int e rnal r e ferences and a self­ch eck i ng capab i l i ty. De tail s of the system will be pub l i she d i n t.he op e n literature, according to NBS a nd ASEA El ec t r ic . CONTACT : Michael Ba um, 301/92 1 - 3 181

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NBS DEVELOPI NG MATE RI ALS TO ENSURE INSTRU­MENT S~ECIFICAT I ON S

The Conunerce Depa r t ment 's Na t iona l Bu r e a u o f Standards (NBS) i s d eve l opi ng a new c l a s s of St andard Refere nce Material s ( SRMs) a i me d at ensuring pr ivat e and government l aboratori e s t hat a na l ytica l equipmen t t h e s e l abs buy meet s p r oper specifications.

The f i rst of t he n ew reference material s is desi gned fo r checki ng t h e performa n c e o f gas ch r omatogr ap h - mas s spe ctrometers, which are used wid e l y f or e nvironme nt a l and b iomedica l analyses.

Bu r e a u researche rs a re call ing the new SRMs-slated f or rel eas e bv t h is summer-a " te s t c as e " fo r producing the new c l a s s o f r e f e r e nce mate r i a ls . Dr . Harry Her t z . wh o heads t he NBS Ce nt e r f or Analytical Chemis­try, s ays t he bureau's goa l in developing t h e s e new mater ials is to imp r o ve the re li­abili ty o f mea surements made in testing analytical i nstrumentation while easing the burden o n equipment manufacturer s who now must p roduc e their own testing samples.

"These ins t rument manufacturers are i n t he i n s t r ume n t b u s i ness . not in the ch e mi c al p rep a r a t ion b us i n es s , " he say s. "We t hi nk t h a t c a re fU l ly ch a r acte r i z ed sam ples can help bo t h t h e buyer a nd t h e seller."

I n t h e pa s t, ins tru ment manufa cturers ha ve had to make up their own performance

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e va l uat i on samples t o veri fy that n ewly inst a l l ed equipment meets se nsitivity spe ci­f i cat i ons. Soon t h es e companies will be able to b uy these samp les in b ulk d i r e ctl y from NBS , wh i ch will re cover i ts e xp e n se s from the SRM s a le s .

NBS pick ed mass s pe c trometry as a trial a r ea f or t he new SRMs beca us e t he r e a re on l y a h a nd fu l of mas s spe ctrome te r manu f a cturer s , a nd most use the s ame t es t i ng compo und s , making it an i deal t e s t case f o r the se new NBS material s. Se veral manufacturers have expressed interes t in an ind ep end ent r e f e r ­e nce ma t e r ia l t o b e us ed f or test ing the equipment.

Eve r y unit o f the Gas Chroma tograph-Ma ss Spec trometer (GC- MS ) Performanc e SRMs will c on tain fou r v i a ls : t wo c e r t i f i e d conc e n­trations- - l ng/mL and 5 ng / mL--each o f methyl stearate and b e nzopheno ne . The l ower conce n t r a t i on i s t o per fo r m sensitivity ch ecks; t h e higher is f or tuning ch ecks and f or l o cking on s i g n a ls. Me thyl ste arat e i s used fo r testing e l ect r on impact mas s spe c ­t r ometry. whi l e b e n zoph e none is for chemica l ionization mass spec t rometry.

The GC - MS Perfo r ma n ce SRM s ar e exp ected to be a va il a bl e wi t h i n the next y e a r . Ea ch uni t o f t he materials s h ould b e priced under $1 00.

I f the referen c e materia l s a r e well recei v­ed, NBS may p r oduce simila r SRMs f o r g a s ch romatogr a phy , liqui d chromatog r a phy , and othe r analyt ical equipme n t.

When ready, t he GC-MS Performance SRMs will j oin t h e ne a r ly 2, 00 0 SRM types the b ur e a u ha s pro duced since 1 906. NBS currently stocks more t han 900 di f ferent SRMs and sells 4 0 ,0·00 SRM uni ts a year t o more t han 10, 000 c ustomers.

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HIGHLY STABLE LASERS BEI NG DEVELOPED FOR PRECISION EXPERIMENTS

There is cons ider a b l e interes t in using tunable, highly stabilized l asers f or p reci­sion measurements wi th cooled , trapped i ons; f o r some advanced types o f op tical memories; and f or va r iou s p recision t es ts o f fundamen­tal ph y sica l theories. A team of res earch­ers a t t he J oint Ins t i t ute f or Laboratory Astrophy sics (J I LA) repor ts enco ur a g ing results i n produc i ng l asers fo r this p ur ­p ose. In e xp e r i me n t s using t wo JI LA-bu i lt ring dye lasers p u mped b y argon ion l a s e r light a t 514 nm, the r esearchers hav e

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demonstrated the real freque ncy s tability of d ye lasers locked t o reference cavi­ties. Ac t ua l linewidths on the o r d er of 75 0 Hz were achieved, limited by mechanical v i b r a t ion of the refe rence cav i t i e s . For e xample, without the str ong v i b r a t iona l peak at 29 Hz, the linewidth drops to 30 0 Hz , still limited by other v i b r a t iona l noise. Fo r f ourier frequencies b e t we e n 200 Hz and 1kHz , the noise was set by the p ho­t on noise in the light used f or stabiliza­tion (les s than 1 Hz equiva l e nt line­width ) . Exper i me n t s with improved cav i ty con s t ruc t ion and vibrat ion i s olation are being p repared. An im portant f ut ur e app li­cation of thi s work will be as g r avi ty wa ve d e tector both o n earth a nd i n s p a ce exp eri­ments. A p aper is available f r om F . McGehan, Division 360 . 2 , Nat ional Bure a u o f St a nd a r d s , Bou l de r , CO 80 303. CONTACT, Fred McGehan, 303/497-3 246

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NEW MILLIMETER WAVE NO I SE STANDARD

NBS s c i e n t i s t s , u sing a h o rn a ntenna, h a ve de veloped the first national re f e r e n c e noi se s ta nd a rd in the mill imeter-wa v e reg ion Of the frequency spectrum. Thi s cryogenic no i s e standard, in the f requency r ange of 75 to 1 10 GHz, will permit indus­try and gove r nme nt agencies t o further the development and e va lu ati on o f critical c om­pone n ts f o r mi l l i met er wave sys t ems . Th e s t a nda r d represen ts a major step i n nois e standard deve lopme nt and will b e us e f u l in communicatio ns, d e f e nse , and aero spa c e applications. Design and Er r o r Analysis for the WRIO Th e r mal Noi s e St a ndard ' (TN 107 1 ) gi ves detail s on the d esign and con­struction o f t h e wave gu i de horn antenna a nd isothermal cavi ty that s e rve a s the noise powe r standard. The pub l ication is a va i l ­abl e from the Super i nt ende n t o f Documents, U. S . Governme nt Pr in t i ng Of f ice , Washing­ton, D. C . 20402 . Or der b y s tock no. 00 3­00 3-025 38-1. CONTACT: Fred McGehan, 303/4 97 - 3 246

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REFERENCE FLAT PULSE GENERATOR DEVELOPED

NBS scientists h a ve deve l oped a r e f e renc e step-like wavefo rm gene r a tor for character­i zing accurately the s t ep response of o s c i lloscope s, t r a n sient r ecorders, and fa st sampling channels of digital measure­men t instruments and automatic test equip­ment. Reference Flat Pu l se Genera t o r (TN 1067) desc ribe s the theory, c i r c u i t d e s i gn , per f orma nc e s p e c i f i c a t ions, modeling, and c omputer simulations o f the ge ne ra t o r . The publication c ontains a complete circuit d i a g r a m and des c r i p t i o ns f or the c l ock, delay , and pulse du r a t ion logi c, t h e c ur­r ent - s wi tch i ng output stages, and t h e regu­l a ted power supplies. Ava i l able for $4 . 50

p rep a i d fr om the Superin tendent of Do u­ments, U.S. Government Pr i nting Of f i ce , Washington, D. C . 20402. Order by s t ck no. 003- 0 03-02 5 27 - 5 . CONTACT: Fred McGehan, 303 /497-324 6

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SODI UM "POI SON I NG " OF SEMICONDUCTORS STUDIE D

Resea rchers i n the NBS Center f o r Analytical Chemistry a re using t h e bureau' s 10 megawatt reactor to stud y how s odium i ons c a n cause s e mi cond u c tor s t o fai l. Sod i um can migrate in s emi co ndu c tors , causing bridges that "poison" the devices, rendering them i nef­fective . To e xamine this, NBS s cientist s a re "d oping" sample s wi th s odium to s i mul a t e conditio ns f ound dur ing the manufa ctu r e a nd op e r a t i o n o f semi conductors. Then usi ng a nonde s truct ive technique cal led neutr on depth p r o f i l i ng (NDP), they are expos ing dop ed s amples t o a be am o f neutrons f r om the reactor. This allows a "map" t o be made that p r o f i l e s the depth distribu tion of sod i um in the samples. Da t a from the NDP resea rch will be used by man ufacturers to design b a r r i e rs for b lock i ng s odium that will be p l ace d wi thin the protective o xide coa t i n g on s e mi co nd uc t o r s . NBS a lso is map­p i ng othe r elements in s emi c o nd u c tor s , su ch a s boron a nd lithium. CONTACT: John Henkel, 3 01 /92 1-3 18 1

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H- P RESEARCHER J OI NS PRO,JECT ON LINEWIDTH MEASUREMENT

A r e sea rch e r from Hewlett-Packar d Compa ny has j o ined the NB S program to devel op im­p roved methods and standards f o r measuring linewidths on integrated-ci rcuit photomasks and wafer s us i n g scanning electron micro­scopes (SEMs) o r e l e c t r on - b e am measu rement syst ems . As VLSI linewidths a re red uced below 1 }h m, SEMs a re being us e d to mea s ur e these cr i t ica l dimensions. Howeve r , t he measurement theories, inst r umentation, a nd re f e r e nc e standard s that have b e en wor ked out fo r op t ica l instr ument s do not e xis t for SEM a nd other e - beam systems. H- P physicist Dr. Steven Er asmus will wo r k wi th the NBS Semiconductor Materials and Pr oc e s s e s Div i ­sion on a program t o develop a c curate edge­dete c tion te chniques; standard referenc e materials a nd p r o ced ur es f or t h e c a l ibrat ion of SEM and e-beam s ystems ; and r el ated i n­st rumentati on, includi ng an au t oma t ed SEM­based linewi dth mea s urement s y stem. This NBS I ndus t r ial Re s e arch As s o c iat e Progra m is e xpecte d t o take abo u t two y ears . CONTACT: Michael Baurn , 301/92 1-3 18 1

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PROGRAM TO ANALYZE MICROELECTRONIC TEST DATA

NBS has developed a computer program, STAT2, which can be used to analyze data from integrated circuit test structures on semiconductor wafers. The program addres­ses the need to analyze, summarize, and display large amounts of data acquired us­ing automatic test equipment. STAT2 reads data into a two-dimensional array; calcu­lates the mean, sample standard deviation, and median; identifies outlying values; makes grey-tone, numerical, and contour maps on a line printer; makes a numerical map on a terminal; makes a histogram on a line printer; and identifies spatial corre­lations between data sets contained in a data base. STAT2 is written in FORTRAN for the VMS (VAX) operating system, but can be adapted to other systems. For more infor­mation or to have the files necessary to build the program transferred to a user­supplied tape, contact Richard Mattis, B356 Technology Building, National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D.C. 20234. CONTACT: Michael Baum, 301/921-3181

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NBS PUBLISHES NEW CATALOG OF STANDARD REFERENCE MATERIALS

A new catalog has been published which lists more than 900 standard reference materials (SRMs) available from NBS. For more than 75 years, NBS has provided SRMs to scientific, industrial, and commercial users throughout the world. They are used to help improve measurement accuracy by providing a way to calibrate instruments. SRMs, which are well-characterized mater­ials with specific chemical or physical properties certified by NBS, include such items as cements, ores, metals, glass, plastics, foods, and environmental and clinical reference materials. The cata­log's format provides quick access to mate­rial description, certified characteriza­tion, unit size, and type. Copies of the new NBS Standard Reference Materials Cata­log 1984-1985 (sp 260), are available from the Office of Standard Reference Materials, B311 Chemistry Building, National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D.C. 20234, tele­phone 301/921-2045. CONTACT: Roger Rensberger, 301/921-3181

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SEMINAR ON FREQUENCY STABILITY AND ITS MEASUREMENT

NBS will hold a seminar on frequency sta­bility and its measurement July 24-26, 1984, at the NBS Boulder, Colo., laborator­ies. It will be an advanced version of the Frequency Standards and Clocks Seminar held

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in previous years and is intended for those with some experience and /or knowledge of the time and frequency field. The course will be taught on a theoretical level and will examine what frequency stability is and how it is measured. Topics will include short­and long-term stability, statistics of osci­lla tors, phase noi se measurements, chara c­teristics of commercial frequency sources, time broadcast services, and methods for recovering time and frequency from these services. The fee is $575, with a registra­tion deadline of July 13. For more informa­tion, contact James Jespersen, Division 524, National Bureau of Standards, Boulder, CO 80303, telephone 303 /497-3849. CONTACT: Fred McGehan, 303 /497-3246

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WORKSHOP ANNOUNCED FOR NEW PRESSURE CALIBRA­TION SERVICES LAP

NBS is establishing a new laboratory accred­itation program (LAP) to accredit testing laboratories that provide pressure calibra­tion services for devices in the pressure range of 130 micropascals to 280 megapas­cals. To implement the LAP under the proce­dures of the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP), NBS will hold a public workshop to establish the technical requirements for accreditation and the pro­ficiency testing methods for assessing labo­ratory capabilities. The accuracy of pres­sure measurements is important to nuclear power, aircraft operation, petroleum refin­ing, food processing, and other a ctivities that depend on accurate and reliable pres­sure measurements. Fo r information on the Pressure Calibration Services LAP,

contact: Manager, Laboratory Accredi tation, B141 Technology Building, National Bureau of Standards, Washington, D.C. 20234, telephone 301 /921-3431. CON­TACT: Roger Rensberger, 301 /921-3181

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FAR-FIELD CALCULATI ONS

A new publication, "Approximate Formulas for the Far-Fields and Gain of Open-Ended Rec­tangular Waveguide," (NBSIR 83-1689) pro­vides electrical engineers with approximate formulas for calculating the gain and far­field pattern for open-ended rectangular waveguide probes used in making probe-cor­rected near-field antenna measurements. The two methods developed significantly reduce the previous limits of uncertainty for calc­u~ated probe characteristics. This publica­tion is available for $8.50 prepaid from the National Technical Information Service, Springfield, VA 22161. Order by #83-233999

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INDUSTRY, MEDICINE AVOID "DRASTIC MEASURES" BY USING NBS SAMPLES

Measurement is a t ricky business. Just when all the nanograms and millimeters-­gathered with excruciating c are--seem t o be just right, there is always a "gremlin" ready to creep in and throw the whole pain­staking process out of whack.

The res ult can be s tainless s te e l t h a t rus ts q ui c k l y . Or electroni c circuits t h a t don I t work . Or dosages of prescription drugs that are ineffective, possibly even excessive.

This ever-present gremlin is something that plagues anyone who measures things i n minute a mo un t s : it's the lack o f a r elia­ble standard for c omparing measurements.

ITh e Commerce Department s National Bureau of Standards (NBS) knows about the problem and often has helped man u facturers, sci en­t i s t s , and l ab technic ians avoid the "dras­t i c measures" that r e sult from lack of s tandards.

Ta ke the example of drugs used to control e p i l eps y . Mos t d o c tor s - -pre f e r r i n g t h e s mal lest effective dosage--prescribe anti­epilepsy dr u g s only after t estin g a patient wi th a tri a l do sage . Th e usual procedure is to draw a blo od sample a fter t he patient h as t a ken t h e t rial dosage for several days t o determine the dr ug l eve l in the blood. The n , r elying o n a n a c c urate measurement by the l ab analyzing the blood, the doctor d e c i d e s on a dosage f o r the presc r i p t ion . If the drug l e v e l f o u nd in t h e blo od is too low to be e ffec t ive, the dosage is upped; i f the level is too high, the a mount is d r o pp e d .

Bu t s uppose the l ab r.ep o r t s t h e drug level as being low when it a c t ua l l y is above nor­mal. The pati~nt then cou l d be prescribed excessive level s of the antiepilepsy drug. On the o t h e r hand, a high reading by the lab c ou ld result in a prescription that is too weak t o work.

How c o u l d a lab that specializes i n such meas urements have t hese problems? It can h app en when t h e l ab doesn't have a standard f o r checking measur.ement accuracy . That i s , t he l a b shoul d hav e a sta nd a rd s amp l e of bloo d se r um with a cer ti fied c oncentra­t ion of t he d r ug being us e d . And for years, no such sample s existed .

In 1974, the Nationa l Ins ti tu t es of Health ca l l ed on NBS t o develop a refe r e n ce mater­ial t hat o n c e and for a l l would help p r o ­d uce correct l ab r eports. Th e resul ting sampl e was o f fe r e d for s a l e b y NBS in 197 9 and since ha s improved standardization i n hospitals nationwide.

The b ure au b e gan p r oducing 5 nda rd Re f e r e nce Materials (SRMs) l ike t h e ~nLiepil ep s

drug sample nearly 80 y ears ago on h~ pr ­mi se t hat i nst r ume nt s a nd p eop le na~ in p r e ­cis i on measurements are no t i n f a l ibl e . Even toda y , research has shown tha t me a s u r e­ment inaccuracies of 20 percen t a re common and that much larger errors--factors o f 10 or more--are not unusual. NBS' goal is t o steadily inc r e a s e , through t he introduction of abou t 25 new SRMs a year, the a c c ura cy of the U.S . measur ing sys tem. Production c o s t s are recovered t h r o ugh SRM sales.

Since NBS is not a regulatory agency, there's no federal law r e qu i r i ng that SRMs be used. But e xpe r i e nce has shown that b ad me a s u r e me nt s c a n c a u s e lost production time, wrong me dical d i agnosis, was te o f energy and material, manufac turing r e j e c t s , a nd p r o d uc t l iabi lity prob l ems . As a result, opposing parties c a n l and in c o u r t ove r commercial, envi ronmen t a l, health, and safety issues. And the costs c a n be a s t ronomi c a l .

The b ureau s tarted i ts SRM program in 1906 when t h e Ameri can Foundrymen' s Ass ociation approached t h e newly formed NBS with a r e­q ue st for a standard sample. Representing cas t iron manufacturers, this group wanted the bureau to d e ve l op a r eference materia l to check t he composition of cast iron bei ng produced. The f ou r standa r d sampl es t.ha! resulted got the b u r eau pro g r am o f f t h g r ou n d , a~d b y 1 9 J 1 , a t 'h e requ e ~ t o f orga ­n i z a t i o ns s u ch a s t h e Ame r ican Chemica l Society and t h e .~~e a n S e e Manu f acturers As s o c i a t i o n , NBS had p r o duc e d SRMs f or 25 di f fer e nt ma t e r i a l s .

Reference mat er i~ l s the bureau has produced range f r m o r cha r d leaves to urban d ust to f r e e z e - dr i e d uri ne . Of fici a ls in the bur e a u ' s Offic e o f Standard Reference Mater­i als say t h ey will t a ck le just about any r e­q ue s t fo r deve l oping an SRM given a justifi­a ble need . Though more t h a n 20 SRMs ar e a d ded to the c ata log ea ch year, a like num­ber are d i s c o n t i n u ed , and about 1 50 are r e ­i ssued. Of t h e 100 l a r g e s t ma nu f actur e r s in t he United State s, 83 use SRMs . Smaller com panies als o find NBS mat er ia l s us e fu l as r eferences to produce their own " seconda r y " s amples.

Although requests fo r new SRMs co~~on l y c o me from p r iva t e compa n i e s , o t h e r gov e r nme nt agencies s ometimes c a l I on NBS t o develop a r eferenc e material. That hap p ened s e veral y ears ago wh en t h e U. S . Env i r o nment a l Pr o ­tection Ag e ncy ( EPA) ne e d ed help in mea sur­i ng asbestos content in ai r samples.

EPA wa s s tudying emiss i ons f rom roadway surfaced with crushed stone obtai ned f rom Montgomery Co un t y , MD, quarry. The stone con t a i ne d sma l l amount s of asbes tos, a n d the environmental agency wan ted t o k n ow how n u ch was in t h e a ir around the roa dways. Eigh t l aboratories were contra cted to me a su r e t he

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asbestos concentration, and each produced vastly different results. For example, one lab measured 1.600 fibers per cubic meter

h i l e another came up with almost 55 mil­i on fibers for the same sample. Realizing

that the problem was lack of a standard sample to evaluate the labs' analytical methods, EPA offi cial s turned to NBS to develop an asbestos reference material. The resulting SRM, which has a certified number of asbestos fibers, is now avai 1­able.

Over the years the bureau has offered near­ly 2,000 different SRMs and currently has more than 900 availble in its inventory. Each year about 40,000 units are sold to over 10,000 customers throughout the world. Funds from SRM sales cover the cost of production. certification and distribu­tion of the materials.

For mo r e information about the bureau's SRM program, contact the Office of Standard Reference Materials, B3ll Chemistry Build­ing, National Bureau of Standards, Washing­ton, D.C. 20234, phone 30 1/921-2045.

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EQUIVALENCE OF MEASUREMENT REFERENCE STAND­ARDS MAINTAINED BY UNITED STATES AND CANADA

n Ottawa, on February 14, 1984, formal statements recognizing the equivalence of the National Measurement Standards of United States and Canada were executed for the following quantities:

o SI Uni t of Volta~e (equivalent wi thin 1.5 parts on 10, the Canadian unit being larger by 1.2 parts in 10 6 within an uncertainty of 1 part in 107, one standard deviation estimate)

o SI Unit of Electrical Resistance (equivalent within 2.5 parts in 100, the Canadian unit being smaller by 2.0 parts in 10 6 wi thin an uncertainty of 1 part in 10 7, one standard deviation estimate)

o SI Unit of Electrical Capacitance (equivalent within 0.8 parts in 106, the Canadian unit being larger by 0.6 parts in 10 6 within an uncertainty of 1 part in 10 7, one standard deviation estimate)

o SI Unit of Length (equivalent within an uncertainty of 3.4 parts in one101 0• standard deviation estimate)

o SI Unit of Time (equivalent wi thin an uncertainty of 1 part in 101 3, one standard deviation estimate)

'h e statements were signed by Dr. Ernest lb l e r , Director of the National Bureau of

t a nda r d s for the United States and Dr. Larkin Kerwin, President of the National

Research Council of Canada. Similar state­ments recognizing the equivalence of United States and United Kingdom measurement stand­ards for these quantities were signed in October 1983. The statements of equiva­lence, the offsets and the related uncer­tainties are based on the results of inter­laboratory technical cooperation.

The significance of the statements of equivalence of measurement units involves international trade and the related need to know the relationship of the national meas­urement systems of the partner countries. The statements are also important to pro­grams for mutual defense.

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NBS GUIDE FOR MEASUREMENT ASSURANCE PROGRAMS PUBLISHED IN TWO PARTS

The long-awaited NBS guide for Measurement Assurance Programs (MAPs) has now been pUb­lished in two parts:

Measurement Assurance Programs Part I: General Introduction

by Brian Belanger NBS Special PUblication 676-1

and

Measurement Assurance Programs Part II: Development and Implementation

by Carol Croarkin NBS Special Publication 676-11

Both parts are for sale by the Superin­tendant of Documents, U.S. Government Print­ing Office, Washington, DC 20402.

Those who are considering MAPS and those who are already using them will find the new publications to be helpful in resolving questions relating to benefits as well as qustions that arise in MAP operations.

NCSL members interested in obtaining the MAP Guides may contact the Office of Physical Measurment Services at NBS. Telephone: (301) 921-2805.

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NEW BIBLIOGRAPHY ON ELECTRICAL BREAKDOWN IN GASES

The NBS Center for Electronics and Electri ­cal Engineering has compiled a bibliography of currently published data on electrical breakdown in gases. The phenomenon of elec­trical breakdown or discharge in gases is an important consideration in the design and operation of power transformers and other

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equipment us i ng gas insulators. It is a complex phenomenon that depends on the gas involved, its temperature and pressure, the composition and shape of the electrodes, the location of dielectric s olids, voltage and waveform, and other factors. The bibliography includes a list of archi val papers and books published since 1950, an index indicating references that give particular types of d a t a for each gas, an author index, and a list of relevant, regUlar technical conference. The compila­tion only covers gases considered relevant to electrical-insulation technology, and no attempt h a s been ma d e to evaluate the d a t a . "Bibliography of Data on Electri cal Breakdown in Gases " (TN 1185) is a vailable from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC 20402, $ 5 . 50 prepaid. Order by stock no. 003-003-02571-2. CONTACT : Michael Baum, 301 / 921-3181.

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GUIDE TO CALIBRATING TEMPERATURE AND FLOW MEASUREMENT DEVICES

NBS researchers recently h a v e developed guidelines on how to calibrate devices which measure temperature and flow of air, water, and steam in buildings. To effici­ently op e r a t e energy management and control systems (EMCS), these measurements mus t be accurate. Two reports describe calibration techniques, give examples of how to use them, explain terms and devices, and pro­vide other fundamental information. Both r eports are available from the National Techn ical Information Service, Springfield, VA 22161. Or de r "On-Site Calibration Flow ~letering Systems Instal led in Buildings" (BSS 159 ) by PB #84-160993, $16 prepaid. Order "Calibration of Temperature Measure­ment Systems Installed in Bui ldings" (BSS 153) by PB *84-154004, $11.50 prepaid. CONTACT: Jan Kosko, 301/921-3181.

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:MEASURErvtENT SERVICES

SfATUS REPORT

New Re po r t available from NBS (See pag e 23 f or order i ng info .)

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6 March 2 7, 1984 SERI Bo u l d er , Colorado H. F. Go nz a les Region 6 Co o r d ina to r

On March 27, 1984, the fir st me e t i ng of t h e newly formed Denver/Boulder Section of NCSL Region 6 was held i n c onjunction with a previously sCheduled Precision Meas urements Association (PMA) meeting at So lar Res e arch Institute (SERI) in Golden , Co l o r a do .

The meeting agenda inc luded :

a . A welcome speech by H. M. Hubbard of SERI.

b . A keynote address by A. K. "Ken" Armstrong of NBS regarding NCSL and its activities .

c. A round t a b l e discussion of area r epr e ­sentatives' views regarding fu t u r e activities fo r the new sections .

As expected, the turnout for this first me e ting was relatively light with 14 individuals representing 9 organizations in a t t e nda nc e . Despite this fact, a cross­section of views were expressed that wi l l form the ground work for future activitie s .

The next section meeting h a s been t e n t a ­tively schedu led for September 1 1 , 1984.

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May 16, 1984 Decathalon Club Santa Clara, Calif . J i m Ingram Re g i o n 7 Coo r d ina t o r

The first 1984 Region 7 Meeting was held at the Decathalon Club in Santa Clara o n May 16 , 1984. Twenty-seven persons attended representing 22 organizations.

After a short introduction . a roundtable discussion wa s lead by George "Rusty" Jarzombek of TRW Microwave on "Productivity in the Calibrat ion Lab ." During this live ly discussion ideas and opinions were presented by the attendees on measuring, improving and a ss igning a cost to produc­tivity . There was an exce llent interchange of ideas and future meet ings wi l l c o nt i n ue to have a roundtable discuss ion topic scheduled.

An upda t e on the April 1984 NCSL Board of Directors Meet ing by Bob Weber of Lockheed and a s t a t us report on Region 7 recru iting and membership by Rus ty took the rest of the morning.

Car l Qui nn o f Simco p r e s e nt e d some slides and notes on h i s trip to mainland China under the a uspices of the Uni ted Nations . While in Ch ina h e conducted seminars on metrology and visited several of the Chinese labs.

A commi t t e e of J i m I ng r a m, Mike Zall of Simco , and Tom Fr e e ma n of Watk ins-Johns on will design a questionnaire on sa laries i n the metrology fie ld. This wi l l be sent to San Francisco Bay Area employers inc luding NCSL members . The re sults of the survey will be reported at the schedu l ed No ve mb e r 1984 meeting .

The last agenda ite m for the day was a s cr e e n i ng of the vi d e ot ape d speech by Jack Jackson of American Airlines at the 198 3 NCSL Conference at Boulder, Colorado. This wa s well r e c e i ve d even by t hose who had attended the conference .

The next Re g i o n 7 meeting is scheduled for November 14, 1984 .

Alert members of Region 7 participate i n live l y di scussions under direct ion of coordinat or Jim I ngram.

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ERSw LCOME TO 0 NEW Industrial Service

Laboratories Corp. 4354 Olive St. St. Lo u i s , MO 6 3108 Delegate:

Kenneth B. Racen Tel. (314) 535-5760

Chung Sh a n Institute o f Sc i e n c e a nd Te ch nology

P . O. Bo x No. 1-22-2 Lung-Tan, Taoyuan, Taiwan,

Republic of China 325 Delegate:

Yaw- Poo Lin Tel . 02 3814014 X2604

Sorensen Research Co . , Inc. 4455 Atherton Drive Salt Lak e City, UT 841 23 Delegate:

De e Waren Tel. (801) 262-2688

A & J Metrology Consultants 77 14 Newi ngton Fo r rest Ave. Spring field, VA 22153 Delegate:

Ar no ld Irving Rowe Tel. (703) 455-7158

Dubaib & Sulaim Co . DSCO, P. O. Box 6 00 Al-Khobar, S . Arabia 319 52 De l ega t e :

Mar vin D. Ad a ms Tel . 864-6413

A.D . L . Techn i card Ltd . Un i t F Boyn Valley Ro ad

Industrial Estate Maidenhead, Be rks SL2 4 EF,

UK Delegate:

C. D. Gi t tins Te l . UK- 06 28 - 7l l 3l X27

Science Appli cations Int e rnat ional Co rp .

1 200 Prospect St. P . O. Bo x: 235 1 La Jolla , CA 9 2083 Deleg a te :

J e r r y L . Haye s T'e l. ( 714) 93 3-6120

John Fl uke Mfg. Co. , I nc . 14400 Midway,

P.O . Box 8 16367 Dallas , TX 753 8 1- 6 36 7 Del egate :

Ar t Meakin Te l . ( 214) 233-999 0

Ta diran-Israel Electronics I nd. Ltd. P.O. Box 500 49-104 Petah Tikva, Israel Delegate:

Edward S . Fortus Tel. 03 9262232

United States Ai r Force 363 Compo n ent Rep a i r Sqdn. 363 CRS/MAC Shaw Ai r For c e Ba s e ,

SC 29 1 5 2 De lega t e :

M/ Sgt. Donald A. Baker II Tel. (803) 668-2 6 56/2 604

Washington Ca l ibr a t ion Inc. 4214 S. 37th St. Ph oe n ix , AZ 8 50 40 Delegate:

David J. Sabia Tel. (60 2) 437-2923

Honeywell Inc. P.O. Box 39 1 Annapolis, MD 21404 Delegate:

J ohn E. Sites, Jr. Tel. ( 301) 224- 4500 X248

Valleylab, Inc. P. O. Box 9015 Boulder, CO 80301 Dele ga te:

Ge or g e Gree r Tel . (803 ) 5 30 - 6 3 23

American Technical Cerami c s 1 Norden La n e Huntington Sta t ion ,

NY 11763 De l egate :

Robert Fringen Tel. ( 561 ) 271-9600 X20 3

Garrett Mfg. Ltd . 255 At t we l l Drive Rexda le, Ontario , To r o nt o , Canada M9W 5B8 Del ega t e :

Russell Winfield Tel . (41 6 ) 675-1411 X2671

Pf izer I Inc. 2 35 E . 4 2nd St. New Yo rk, NY 10017 Del e gate:

F . J . Ca r l e t o n Tel. ( 212) 573-2288

Mare I sland Nava l Ship y ~ rJ

Vallejo, CA 94592 Delegate:

Vincent Da wr i a Tel. ( 707 ) 646- 4565

Metri c Resources Sa l e s Co . 92 4 6 Gaither Rd. Gaithersburg, MD 20877 Del e gat e :

Fred Mar tin Tel. ( 30 1 ) 94 8-9700

Signetics Co r p . 811 E. Arg ue s Ave. Sunnyvale, CA Delegate:

Warren L. Wilson Te l . (408) 746-1409

General Electri c Co . 300 0 N. Grandview Ave . Wauk e sha, WI 53 186 De l ega t e :

Geo r ge W. Linn Tel. ( 41 4 ) 544-3669

Ca d i l l ac Gage 257 60 Groe sbeck Warren , MI 4808 9 Dele ga te:

Ronal d W. Rouse Tel. (313) 777-7100

Raytheon Service Co . P. O. Box 45810 Tinker Air Forc e Ba s e ,

OK 73 145 Delega t e :

Charles N. Bruc e, Jr. Tel. (405 ) 733 -50 98

Medtronic o f Canada Ltd . 6733 Kitimat Rd . Mississauga, Ontario,

Canada L5N lW3 Del e g a t e:

Rod Clar k (4 16 ) 8 26-6020 X15l

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BOARD OF DIRE TORS FO 1984

PRESIDENT*

George Rice D120 031 FC02 Rockwell International 3370 Miraloma Avenue Anaheim, CA 92803 (714) 632-2685

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT'"

R. B. (Pete ) England General Dynamics, Pomona Mail Zone 2-60, P.O. Box 2507 Pomona, CA 91769 (714) 620-7511, Ext. 4745/4746

VICE PRESIDENTS

Robert M. Lady Lockheed Georgia Co. Dept. 59-13,Z-262 86 S. Cobb Drive Marietta , GA 30063 (404) 424-2900

Bob Weber Lockheed Missiles & Space Co. Dept. 0/48-70, Bldg. 195A P.O . Box 504 Sunnyvale, CA 94086 (408) 756-0270

Edward Nemer off Datron Instruments Inc. 3401 SW 42nd Ave Stuart, FL 33497 (305) 283-0935

SECRETARY'"

Chester J . Crane Teledyne Microelectronics 12964 Panama St., MS-15 Los Angeles, CA 90066 (213) 822-8229, Ext. 2449

TREASURER'"

Gary Davidson TRWIOSG S-2767 One Space Park Redondo Beach, CA 90278 (213)535-1684

SPONSOR'S DELEGATE

Dr. Robert A. Kamper, Director Boulder Laborator ies, Me 104 National Bureau of Standards Boulder, CO 80303 (303) 497-3237

PAST PRESIDENT'"

Hartwell C. Keith TRW10 SG S-937 One Space Park Redondo Beach, CA 90278 (213) 535-1497

NCSL SECRETARIAT

. Kenneth Armstrong National Bureau of Standards Rm 5001, Radio Bldg.,MC 410 Boulder, CO 80303 (303) 497-3787 Or call:

H. Bryan Werner , Quality Assurance Josephine (J o) Emery Westinghouse Specialty Metals Div. (303)497-3237 RD4, Box 333

"Executive Committee Members Blairsville, PA 15717 (412) 459-9400, Ex. 363

OTHE INTERESTED PARTIES

Dr. A. McCoubrey, Manager Industri a l Measurement Stds Center for Absolute Physical Quantities National Bureau of Standards Washington, D.C. 20234 (301) 921-3301

R. Keith Kirby Office of Management Services National Bureau of Standards Washington, D.C., 20234 (301) 921-2805

BUSINESS SYSTEM AD HOC COMMIITEE

Roland Vavken D120 D31 -HC02 Rockwell Internationa l 3370 Miraloma Ave. Anaheim, CA 92803 (714) 632-3560

DIRECTORS

Harry Haymes (Region 1 & 2) Sanders Associates 95 Canal St. NCA1-0137 Nashua, NH 03061 (603)885-4913

Clifford D. Koop 137-152 (Region 5 & 9) Rockwell-Collins P.O. Box 728 Cedar Rapids, IA 52498 (319) 395-5554

Bill Simmons (Region 6 & 8) Barrios Technology, Inc. 16902 EI Camino Real , Suite 3A Houston, TX 77058 (713)483-2971

Hugh Starling (Region 4 & 7) General Electric Company Neutron Devices Dept. P.O. Box 11508 St. Petersburg, FL 33733 (813) 541-8579

Hillary Taff (Region 3) Tennessee Valley Authori ty LA PSC1 Chattanoga, TN 37401 (615) 697-4314

INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR

J . Graham Cameron Dept. of National Defence Quality Engineering Test Estab. QETE7

Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA KIA OK2 (819)997-3411

G.A. Uriano Director of Measurement Services Physics Bldg., A363 Nati ona l Bureau of Standards Washington , DC 20234 (301) 921-2606

Stanley I. Warshaw Director , Office of Standards Policy National Bureau of Standards Washington, DC 20234 (30l) 921-3751

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VP dmini tration - Robert Lady

1A MEETINGS AND PROGRAMS

M. J. (Moe) Corrigan, Jr. Lockheed Electronics Co., Inc. 1501 u.s. Highway 22, MS-724 Plainfield, NJ 07061 (201 ) 757-1600 , Ext. 3023

IB HONORS AND AWARDS

Jay R. Varvel QAPD Prog. Assess. Rockwell Hanford Operations P.O. Box 800 Bldg 210lM Richland, WA 99352 (509) 373-1907

ic EDUCATION AND TRAINING

John T. Martin Westinghouse NES, Forest Hills Box 855 Pittsburgh, PA 15230 (412) 829-3703

V Lab gmt & Operations - Bryan emer

3A CALIBRATION SYSTEM MANAGEMENT

Philip May Bionetics Corp . 5111 W. 164th St. Brookpark, OH 44142 (216) 362-0040

3B MEASUREMENT ASSURANCE

Arno Ehman H-02-C Beckman Instruments Inc. 2500 Harbor Blvd. Fullerton, CA 92634 (714) 773-8475

3C PRODUCT DESIGN & SPECIF1CATION

Warren Collier Tektronix Inc. P.O. Box 500 MS 78-529 Beaverton, OR 97077 (503) 627-1678

3D AUTOMATIC TEST & CALIBRATON SYSTEM COMMITTEE

Jerry Niedrauer Lockheed Missiles & Space Co. Dept 4872, Bldg 157 P .O. Box 504 Sunnyvale, CA 94086 (408) 756-2268

C AIRME

VP Measurement Requirements - Bob Weber

2A NATIONAL MEASUREMENT REQUIREMENTS

Delbert H. Caldwell Navy Metrology Engr. Center P.O. Box 2436 Pomona, CA 91769 (714) 620-0525

2B LABORATORY EVALUATION

Carl Quinn Simco Electronics 382 Martin Ave Santa Clara, CA 95050 (408) 727-3611

2C BIOMEDICAL& PHARMACEUTICAL METROLOGY

William F. Fitzgerald Travenol Laboratories Inc. Rt 120 & Wilson Rd. Round Lake, IL 60073 (312) 546-6311 Ext. 2968

VP Co munications & Marketing - Edward Nemeroff

4A NEWSLETTER

John Minck, 5U Hewlett-Packard Co., Stanford Park Div. 1501 Page Mill Road, Palo Alto , CA 94304 (415) 857-2060

4B INFORMATION & DIRECTORY

Ralph Bertermann G. D. Searle & Co. 4901 Searle Pkwy Skokie, IL 60077 (312) 982-7611

4C RECOMMENDED PRACTICES

OPEN

4D MEMBERSIllP

OPEN

4E PUBLICITY

Allan Herman Cooper-Cameron Inc 9 Village Square East Clifton, NJ 07011 (201) 546-2262

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REGIONAL COORDINATORS

REGION 1

William Robinson Raytheon Corp. Submarine Signal Div. P. O. Box 360 Portsmouth, RI 02871 (401) 847-8000 Ext. 4881

REGION 2

William Brenant Loral Electronics Corp. 825 Bronx River Ave. Bronx, NY 10473 (212) 378-2300 Ext. 376

REGION 3

Marlin Johnson COMSAT Laboratories 22300 Comsat Dr. Clarksburg, MD 20871 (301) 428-4226

GIDEP METROLOGY COMMITTEE Phil Painchaud 1110 W. Dorothy Drive Brea, CA 92621 (714) 685-0052

MEASUREMENT SCIENCE CONFERENCE Dean A. Brungart Teledyne Systems Company 19601 Nordhoff Street Northridge, CA 91324 (213) 886-2211, Ext. 2508

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF LABORATORY ACCREDITATION Ron Kidd Microwave Associates South Avenue Burlingame, MA 01803 (617) 272-3000, Ext. 1402

IECQ-SYSTEM Timothy D. Driver Sprague Electric Co. 87 Marshall St. No. Adams, MA 01247 (413) 664-4411, Ext. 2705

REGION 4

John P. Riley, SI-PEI-3B NASA Kennedy Space Center FL 32899 (305) 867-4737

REGION 5

Douglas Smith, Dept. 736 Abbott Laboratories 1400 Sheridan Road N. Chicago, II.. 60064 (312) 937-4918

REGION 6

H. F. (Hank) Gonzales Dept. of the Army SEWS-QA-C White Sands Missile Range, N.M. (505) 678-1825 88002

REGION 7 Jim Ingram U.S . Instrument Rentals Inc. 2988 Campus Drive San Mateo, CA 94403 (415) 572-6756

LIAISON DELEGAT S

OIML R. Keith Kirby Office of Measurement Services National Bureau of Standards Washington, DC, 20234 (301) 921-2805

PRECISION MEASUREMENTS ASSOC. Glenn Rasmussen Litton Data Systems Div. 8000 Woodley Ave. , MS 43-87 Van Nuys, CA 91409 (213) 902-4267

ASTM Ron Kidd Microwave Associates South Avenue Burlingame, l\'IA 01803 (617) 272-3000, vx t , 1402

CONF. ON PRECISION ELECTROMAGNETIC MEAS. Dr . Robert A. K mper National Bureau of Standards 325 Broadway Boulder, CO 80303 (303) 497-3237

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REGION 8

Rolf B. F. Schumacher Rockwell International!Autonetics Department 120 031-HC02 3370 Miraloma Avenue Anaheim, CA 92803 (714) 632-5981

REGION 9

David Goodhead Westcon Inc. 5101 N. Interstate Av e. Portland, Oregon 97217 (503) 283-0132

INTERNATIONAL DIRECTOR REGION 10

J. Graham Cameron Dept. of National Defence Quality Engineering Test Estab.,

QETE7 Ottawa, On tario, CANADA KIA OK2 (819) 997-3411

AMERICAN SOCIE TY FOR QUALITY CONTROL Karl Speitel Eastman Kodak Co. Kodak Park, MSD Bldg. 326 Rochester, NY 14650 (716) 588-8187

INSTRUME NT SOCIETY OF A '!ERICA J . M. Suraci Lockheed Missiles & Space Co. P.O. Box 6429 N n Bangor Bremerton, WA 98315 (206) 396-4362

81 Rolf B. F . Schumacher Rockwell International!Autonetics Department 120 031-HCOZ 3370 Miralorna venue Anaheim, CA 92803 (714) 632-5981

VLAP - NB IOPSP Ron K idd

li crowave Associates South Avenue Burlin gon , 11A 01803 (f517) ') 2-3000 , E t . 1402

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NCSL SECRETARIAT L KENNETH ARMSTRONG

NATIONAL BUREAU OF STANOARDS (303) 497-3787

I 'SECRETARY

CHESTERCRANE TELEOYN EMiCROELECTRONICS

(213) 822-8229 Ex 2449

I VICE-PRESIOENT ADMINISTRATION

RO BERT LADY LOCKHE ED--=GEO RGIA CO

(404)424-2900

J GR AHAMCAMERON DEPT OF NAn DEFENCE

(61 9) 997·3411

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'PRESIDENT GEOR GE RICE

ROCKWELL·AUTONETICS (714)632-2685

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VICE-PRESIDENT LAB MGMT. & OPERATIONS

H.BRYANWERN ER WESTINGHOU SE ELECTRIC

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ALASKA - REGION 9 HAWAII - REGION B PUERTO RI CO - REGION 4

REGION9 CLIFF KOOP REGION 5

OAVIO GOOOHEAD CLIFF KOOP(503) 2lJ3.{)132 DOUGSMITH

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JIMINGRAM (415) 572-6756

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REGlDff8 ..llllL SIMMONS ROLF SCHUMACHER

(714) 632-5981

I 'EXECUTIVE VICE·PRESIO

RB (PETE) ENGLAND GEN ERALDYNAMICS

(714) 620-7511 Ex 4745

VICE·PRESIDENT MEASUREMENT REDUIREMENTS

ROBERT WEBER LOCKHEEO MISSILES & SPACE

(408) 756-0270

DIRECTORS CLiFFO ROKOOP HARRY HAYMES BILL SIMMONS

ROCKWELL COLL1NS SANDERSASSOCIATES. INC. BARRIOS TECHNOLOGY (319) 395-5554 (6031665-4913 (713) 483-2971

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SPONSOR'S DELEGATE

ROBERT A. KAMPER NATIONAL BUREAUOFSTANOARDS

(303) 497-3237

I 'TREASURER

GARYDAVIOSON TRWOSG

(213) 535·1684

I VICE-PRESIDENT

COMMUNICATIONS & MARKETING

EDWARDNEMEROFF DATRONINSTRUMENT CO.

(305) 283-0935

HUGH STARLING HILLARY TAFF GENERALELECTRIC CO TENNESSEE VALLEYAUTHORITY

1813) 541·8579 (615)697-4314

REGION 3 HILLARY TAFF

MARLIN JOHNSON (301) 428-4226

E ION4 HUGHSTARLING

JOHN RilEY (305) 867-4737

RE GION6 Bil L SIM' ,O'IS

H. F.HENRY GlJNZALEZ (505) 678-1825

DIREC TOR REGION ALCOORDINATOR

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