[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 13, 2011)]
[Notices]
[Page 20633]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-9009]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

National Institute of Standards and Technology


Announcement of Meeting to Explore Feasibility of Establishing a 
NIST/Industry Consortium on Neutron Measurements for Soft Materials 
Manufacturing

AGENCY: National Institute of Standards and Technology, Commerce.

ACTION: Notice of public meeting.

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SUMMARY: The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 
invites interested parties to attend a pre-consortium meeting on June 
2-3, 2011 to be held on the NIST campus. The goal of the one-day 
meeting is to evaluate industry interest in creating a NIST/industry 
consortium focused on advanced neutron-based probes for soft materials. 
The goals of such a consortium would include the development of 
neutron-based measurements that would address critical needs for 
manufacturers of soft materials such as polymers, complex fluids, and 
protein-based materials. Advances in neutron-based measurement science 
are anticipated through the development of sample environments that 
closely mimic manufacturing processes, measurement methods to probe and 
analyze complex mixtures, and data analysis models that support routine 
measurements with high information content. The consortium would be 
administered by NIST. Consortium research and development would be 
conducted by NIST staff members along with at least one technical 
representative from each participating member company. CRADA 
contributions for participation in the consortium would be on the order 
of Twenty Thousand ($20,000) per year. The initial term of the 
consortium is intended to be three years.

DATES: The meeting will take place on June 2-3, 2011 from 8 a.m. to 5 
p.m.

ADDRESSES: The meeting will be held on the NIST Gaithersburg campus, 
100 Bureau Drive, Gaithersburg, MD 20899. Please note admittance 
instructions under the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section of this 
notice.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ronald L. Jones, National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, 100 Bureau Drive, Stop 8514, Gaithersburg, MD 
20899-8514, USA; Telephone: (301) 975-4624; Fax (301) 975-3928; E-mail: 
[email protected].

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: All visitors to the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology site will have to pre-register to be admitted. 
Anyone wishing to attend this meeting must pre-register by C.O.B May 
27, 2011 in order to attend. Please submit your name, e-mail address, 
and phone number to Teresa Vicente, and you will be provided 
instructions for admittance. Non-U.S. citizens must also submit their 
country of citizenship, title, employer/sponsor, and address. Teresa 
Vicente's e-mail address [email protected] and their phone number 
is (301) 975-3883.

    Dated: April 6, 2011.
Charles H. Romine,
Acting Associate Director for Laboratory Programs.
[FR Doc. 2011-9009 Filed 4-12-11; 8:45 am]
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