VP Research & Technology Transfer - Colorado School of Mines. Former Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology & NIST Director. Opinions my own.
Golden, Colorado, USA
Joined May 2018
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Small shifts in time mean big changes for how we understand the world. NIST/@JILAscience researcher Jun Ye explains. youtu.be/thb8Wr4kg94
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Milan Kundera, author, 1929-2023 ft.com/content/a04837ec-1d74…
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Mines' vice president for research and technology transfer @waltercopan testified in Washington D.C. today on behalf of the proposed Mining Schools Act, which would provide much-needed support for students in mining and mineral fields.
minesnewsroom.com/news/mines…
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From the group of Jun Ye: Beautiful work by John Robinson and colleagues at @JILAscience.
"Direct comparison of two spin squeezed optical clocks below the quantum projection noise limit"
arxiv.org/abs/2211.08621
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Let's fill the stadium and jam the airwaves/internet with Oredigger Pride. You're gonna want to be part of this...
🗓️ Saturday, Dec. 17
🕛 Noon CT
🏆 NCAA Division II National Championship Game
🆚 Ferris State
📍 McKinney ISD Stadium
📺 ESPNU
🔊 RMAC Network
🎟️ bit.ly/3Fm7cAo
#HelluvaEngineer⚒️
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Great to see so many @MinesFootball alumni at the game yesterday, especially the first QB1 I ever saw light up Marv Kay Stadium - 2016 Harlon Hill Trophy winner @Justin_Dvorak. We're rooting for @john_matocha in this year's balloting. We'll know Friday. Go Orediggers!
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Oredigger Nation gathering in McKinney TX Saturday.
Let's fill the stadium with Blue and Silver for @MinesFootball. See you there. Go Orediggers!
Ticket info has been announced for the national championship game - we are the designated visiting team and fans can use access code VISITORNCAA to sit behind the Mines bench. Details:
minesathletics.com/news/2022…
#HelluvaEngineer
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Join us in wishing NIST's own @NobelPrize laureate Bill Phillips a happy birthday! Learn about his accomplishments: nist.gov/nist-and-nobel/bill…
ALT Illustrated portrait of Bill Phillips.
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THE (ATOMIC) CLOCKMAKER – ow.ly/8puX50KQfFV
Ana Maria Rey (@NIST, @JILAscience & @CUBoulder) tells the #OpticaCommunity how making connections in the optics and photonics community led her to find a passion for atomic, molecular and optical physics.
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Precise measurements are powering our future, helping researchers expand our understanding of ...
🌌The cosmos
📡Wireless signals
⚛️Quantum mechanics
⚙️Robotics
🧬Genetic diseases
🌎Our changing planet
... and so much more. Happy #WorldMetrologyDay!
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World Metrology Day in 2022 focuses on the role of measurement science in the digital era. A clear example is in biometrics (scanning fingerprints, faces or irises).
Get the details: nist.gov/blogs/taking-measur… #WorldMetrologyDay
ALT Greg Fiumara, in an office setting, looks at a large screen showing a close-up fingerprint.
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📢Track 3 of #NICECyberCon22, Hybrid Roles to solve Sector-Specific Needs, examines multi-sector approaches to #cybersecurity education, training, & workforce development.
Submit your proposal by January 16 at niceconference.org/proposals.
@NISTcyber @GordonInstitute @NewAmerica
Congratulations to Pravin Raghavan, @NIST_MEP and the MEP National Network! America's manufacturers count on you.
Introducing Pravina Raghavan, the new director of @NIST_MEP: nist.gov/news-events/news/20…
ALT Pravina Raghavan poses with the American flag behind her.
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Ring ring…innovation calling! 📞Our friends at @NIST patented this telephone call indicator in 1957. Check out the full patent: bit.ly/3DhVeEA
xitter.cf/NIST/status/1468630451…
Dec. 8: Telephone Call Indicator (1957)
Before there were answering machines and voicemail, there was this invention. Jacob Rabinow recalled his childhood memory of a toy to create a device that would indicate whether a telephone had rung.
nist.gov/tpo/invent-calendar
ALT An old-fashioned phone with lights attached is displayed next to a wooden toy with a barn and animal.
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Check out the second annual report of the National Quantum Initiative! quantum.gov/wp-content/uploa…
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Two JQI scientists have proposed a chip-scale frequency comb predicted to be ten times more efficient than previous designs jqi.umd.edu/news/novel-desig… #research @UMDscience @UMDphysics @NIST @QTC_UMD
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After finding my way through a narrow gap, I’ve made it up on top of this ridge. We call this spot “Citadelle.” Nearby are lots of good rocks to choose from for my next attempt at #SamplingMars.
Interactive map: go.nasa.gov/where-is-perseve…
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You can help draft standards for collecting physical evidence from victims of sexual assault. Apply to join the Organization of Scientific Area Committees for Forensic Science (OSAC) subcommittee: nist.gov/news-events/news/20…
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There’s a persistent, potentially cancer-causing set of chemicals entering our drinking water called PFAS. NIST’s Alix Rodowa is part of the ongoing fight against it: nist.gov/news-events/news/20…
#NationalWaterQualityMonth
ALT A woman (Alix Rodowa) wearing a mask and a lab coat works with scientific equipment.
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Elif Karakas, an IT specialist for @BaldrigeProgram with 14 years of service at NIST behind her.
There's no separation between Elif and her Muslim-Turkish heritage, which has shaped her life and helped her strive to always give her very best to others.
#APAHM #AAPI
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