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National Institute of Standards and Technology director to speak March 31
By Shannon Wermer : March 30th, 2009
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Dr. Willie E. May, director of the Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, will give a talk at 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 31, in Bowman-Oddy Laboratories Room 1045 on Main Campus.
He will speak on “Chemical Metrology and Its Impact on Innovation, Trade and Quality of Life.”
As director of the Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory, May oversees a staff of more than 300 and an annual budget of about $85 million. The lab is one of nine technical operational units within the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, Md.
The institute is a non-regulatory federal agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce. Its mission is to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve the quality of life. May is director of the laboratory that addresses customer needs in chemistry, chemical engineering and the biosciences.
May will visit UT as part of the Chemistry Department’s Program for Academic Excellence Seminar Series.
“The Chemistry Program for Academic Excellence is a provost-funded award to bring leaders of the global scientific community to The University of Toledo in order to provide opportunity for students, faculty and community leaders to interact with nationally and internationally known scientists and decision-makers and at the same time enhance the visibility of the outstanding scientific research programs on campus,” said Dr. Jon Kirchhoff, UT associate professor of chemistry.
While at the University, May also will meet with faculty members and tour facilities.
For more information on this free, public talk, contact Kirchhoff at 419.530.1515 or jon.kirchhoff@utoledo.edu.
