NIST: Promoting U.S. Innovation and Industrial Competitiveness Opportunities for Interactions

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1 NIST: Promoting U.S. Innovation and Industrial Competitiveness Opportunities for Interactions Anne Chaka Physics Laboratory

2 NIST Today: Mission To promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of life Robert Rathe 2

3 Measurements, Standards, and Technology

4 Early Driver for Standards 1904 Out-of-town fire companies arriving at a Baltimore fire cannot couple their hoses to the hydrants buildings razed National Fire Protection Association adopted NBS-developed national hose coupling standard

5 Fires at the Wildland-Urban Interface Problem: Significant increase in structural risk as more communities encroach on wild lands. NOAA Fire Weather 900 km (domain) ~8 km (grid cell) 1 km (domain) NIST Fire Behavior (WFDS) ~1 m (grid cell) regional community Coupled fire weather and WFDS models to cover all relevant scales. (NIST & NOAA) residence Database of fuels in communities at the wildlandurban interface. (NIST) Physics-based predictive tools to support operational decision-making by incident managers. (NIST & NOAA) Basic fire spread components

6 World Trade Center investigation NIST leading a public-private partnership to determine the technical cause of the WTC collapse and apply lessons learned to improve safety, survivability and emergency response. Investigation progress published at wtc.nist.gov. NIST has received over 235 pieces of WTC steel for analysis. National Construction Safety Team Act

7 NIST infrastructure paves the way to innovation Tests, Measurements, Models and Standards are the roads and bridges to our technology future Groundbreaking research tools that enable work in new fields quantum information, nanotechnology, molecular bioscience Better measurement methods to ensure quality Performance measures for accurate technology comparisons Standards to assure fairness in trade

8 Overcoming Barriers to Innovation Assessment of the U.S. Measurement System Documents 723 measurement barriers to innovation Covers 11 industry sectors Over 1000 contributors from industry, academia, and other government agencies Examples: Biomarkers detecting 1 molecule in a trillion! 3-D imaging at the nanoscale to understand material properties Result: A roadmap to help NIST and other organizations plan research that accelerates innovation 8

9 NIST Products and Services Include Measurement Research 2,200 publications/year Standard Reference Data 90 types available 5,500 units sold/ year Standard Reference Materials >1,300 products available 31,000 units sold/year Calibrations and Tests 3,000 items calibrated/year Laboratory Accreditation 819 accreditations Standards Committees 440 NIST staff, 970 committees

10 Sample Accomplishments: Taking Measure of Nanotechnology Nanoscale particle SRMs Targeted argeted for the biomedical research 10 nm, 30 nm, 60 nm First measurements of length-dependent toxicity & cellular uptake High-throughput method for length-based separation of nanotubes Ultracentrifugation, provisional patent Best optical properties ever reported Nanoparticle SRMs Length-dependent cellular uptake Separation by Ultracentrifugation

11 Addressing urgent environment, safety, and security needs Nanotechnology: Environment, Health & Safety (+$12M) Environmental, health & safety of nanotechnology Very little known Hundreds of products already contain nanoscale components Regulatory agencies lack basic scientific information to assess and address risks Industry concerned about liability Funding increase will allow: Development of accurate measurement and detection methods Industry to exploit the tremendous economic potential of nanotech safely Consumers to retain confidence in nanotech products NIST is ideally positioned to lead the development of characterization methods and standards, building on extensive expertise and experience in this area [of nano- EHS]. --Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars (2006) NIST image A carbon nanotube is shown on the hair of an ant s leg

12 Investing in strategic and rapidly advancing technologies Nanotechnology: From Discovery to Manufacture (+$7M) Nanoscale components, dominant factor in 21 st century economy Small size of nanoscale components requires Whole new measurement system New ways to quantify properties with accurate measures of size, shape, chemical composition, etc. Measurement infrastructure developed with initiative funding will: Speed pace of nanotech research for government, industry & academia Accelerate commercialization Improve product quality Enable electronic chips that are faster, smaller, more efficient Improve manufacturing yields The semiconductor "nanowires" above are part of a project to develop measurement tools for understanding nanolasers. About 800 nanowires would fit within the thickness of a human hair. NIST Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology Bridges gaps between science and production Nanofab user facility A critical resource for researchers from industry and academia Source: NIST

13 How to Work with NIST Standards Collaborative Research & Technology Devolvement Programs Invention Licensing

14 The NIST Laboratories 14

15 NIST At A Glance Major Assets ~ 2,800 employees ~ 2600 associates and facilities users ~ 1,600 field staff in partner organizations ~ 400 NIST staff serving on 1,000 national and international standards committees Geoffrey Wheeler Major Programs NIST Laboratories Baldrige National Quality Program Manufacturing Extension Partnership Technology Innovation Program Robert Rathe 15

16 NIST has......world-class staff Jan Hall 2005 Nobel Prize in Physics Eric Cornell 2001 Nobel Prize in Physics Bill Phillips 1997 Nobel Prize in Physics Greg Linteris 2 Space Shuttle missions Anneke Sengers 2003 L Oréal-UNESCO Women in Science Award Debbie Jin 2003 MacArthur Fellowship

17 NIST has two main campuses Gaithersburg, MD Boulder, CO Courtesy HDR Architecture, Inc./Steve Hall Hedrich Blessing Geoffrey Wheeler 17

18 Collaborative Research & Technology Development Programs Informal collaboration involving intramural research programs Guest Research Agreements Facility Use Agreements Material Transfer Agreements Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADA) Consortia Patent Licensing

19 Informal Collaborations on Intramural Research Most common form of interaction with university & industry partners Rarely any written agreement No preferential intellectual property rights common law Proprietary information should not be any, but if there is -covered by trade secrets act

20 Guest Research Agreements Most common formal partnering agreement (about 1500 per year) Purpose - make NIST facilities available for a limited time to researchers collaborating on R&D projects of mutual interest Partners Universities Industry Other government agencies Local/state government International institutions

21 Facility Use Agreements PURPOSE - industry use of designated NIST measurement equipment and facilities CRITERIA Not competitive with private sector Equal access Availability Cost recovery Safety TYPE Proprietary Non-Proprietary

22 Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) CRADAS provide partners with rights not available under any other form of agreement Potential to protect NIST s s CRADA research results from the Freedom of Information Act. Provide an option to negotiate an exclusive license to NIST S S ownership in any CRADA inventions without going through a public process.

23 Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) continuation Either party may contribute equipment, facilities, personnel, Intellectual Property NIST cannot provide funds to the collaborator but partners may provide funds to NIST. NOTE: CRADAs do not fall under the Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR)

24 Consortia CRADAS Consortia are governed by identical agreements with several industry partners Consortia agreements may be in the form of an MOU or under the CRADA authority

25 The Technology Innovation Program Margaret Phillips (301)

26 TIP Purpose Assisting United States businesses and institutions of higher education or other organizations, such as national laboratories and nonprofit research institutions, to support, promote, and accelerate innovation in the United States through high-risk, high-reward research in areas of critical national need. America COMPETES Act (PL ) August 9, 2007

27 Key Features of TIP Novel Purpose: address societal challenges not being addressed in areas of Critical National Need (CNN) with benefits that extend significantly ntly beyond proposers Rich Teaming: businesses, academia, national labs, nonprofit research institutions and other organizations Scientific & Technical Merit: high-risk, high-reward research Transformational Results: strong potential for advancing state-of of-the-art and contributing to U.S. science and technology base Societal Challenges: demand government attention Clear Government Need: no other funding sources are reasonably available Awards based on high-risk, high-reward innovation, need for public funding, and potential to meet unaddressed societal challenges

28 Key Features of TIP (cont) Funding Single company projects up to $3M for maximum three years. Joint Venture projects may be funded up to $9M for maximum five years Allows institutions of higher education to lead a joint venture R&D project Intellectual property will reside with U.S. company or any JV member (including a university JV member) Opportunities for state involvement with R&D planning Program assessment required Annual reports from Program and Advisory Board to Congress

29 TIP CNN Process Critical National Need identification & selection process will shape s TIP collaborative outreach and competitions Gap Analysis Determine unique NIST role within CNNs NRC (National Research Council) of the National Academies of Science STPI (Science & Technology Policy Institute) Published Industry Roadmaps Others Competition topic areas based on the needs,, not technologies,, for meeting societal challenges

30 Potential CNN Topic Areas Civil Infrastructure Energy Manufacturing Water Communications Complex Networks Personalized Medicine These seven areas represent the potential broad CNN topic areas that TIP has identified to date. However, this list is not exhaustive; TIP may select a different or more specific CNN.

31 TIP Next Steps New TIP website available Additional future webcasts on various topics will be available on the website Proposed Rule published Received public comments (comment period closed April 21 st ) Available from CNN selection in progress Competition planning is underway Proposal Preparation Kit under development

32 Thank You Office of Technology Partnerships Margaret Phillips (301)