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Spectrophotometry Short Course
April 2009 National Institute of Standards and Technology Gaithersburg, MD Still in Planning Stage Information below is from a previous course. |
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Short Course Information National Institute of Standards and Technology Founded in 1901, NIST is a non-regulatory federal agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce. NIST's mission is to develop and promote measurements, standards, and technology to enhance productivity, facilitate trade, and improve the quality of life. NIST carries out its mission in four cooperative programs.
Sponsor The National Institute of Standards and Technology's (NIST) Optical Technology Division (OTD) is the official sponsor of this short course. Course Description This week-long short course in spectrophotometry will introduce the students to the fundamental concepts of optical properties measurements through a set of lectures and closely-related laboratory exercises. The physical concepts underlying the measurement of transmittance, reflectance, and BRDF will be discussed. Important sources of uncertainty will be addressed, as well as the relative merits of different experimental techniques, including dispersive, Fourier-transform, and laser-based schemes. The students will have the opportunity to gain hands-on experience with spectrophotometric instrumentation under the guidance of NIST staff scientists. The course will conclude with laboratory presentations by the students and an open discussion forum with NIST scientists. Goals and Objectives To familiarize the students with the fundamentals of science and technology related to the accurate measurement of optical properties of materials. Upon completion of the course, the student should have a good understanding of the theory and practice of spectrophotometry using dispersive and Fourier-transform techniques, as well as optical scatterometry. Particular emphasis is placed on the evaluation of uncertainties in transmittance, reflectance, and Bidirectional Scattering Reflectance Function (BRDF) measurements. Who Should Attend Engineers, scientists, technicians, managers, or others involved in the design or use of optical instrumentation, optical testing, or physical sciences in which optical properties of materials measurements are important. Driving Directions To reach NIST: From northbound I-270: take Exit 10, Route 117 West, Clopper Road. At the first light, turn right off the exit. At the next traffic light on Clopper Road, turn left onto the NIST grounds. Further directions TBD. From southbound I-270: Take Exit 11, Route 124 West, Montgomery Village Avenue/Quince Orchard Road. Bear right at the first light onto Quince Orchard Road. At the third light, turn left onto Route 117, Clopper Rd. At the first light, turn right onto the NIST grounds. Follow the directions above to the final room destination. To reach the Spring Hill Suites Gaithersburg: From Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport: Take the George Washington Parkway North to I-495 North. Follow I-495 North to I-270 North. Take Exit 9B West, Sam Eig Highway. Turn left onto Fields Road. At the second light, turn left onto Washingtonian Boulevard. The hotel is immediately on your right. From Dulles International Airport: Take the Dulles Access road to I-495 North. Follow I-495 North to 1-270 North. Take Exit 9B West, Sam Eig Highway. Turn left onto Fields Road. At the second light, turn left onto Washingtonian Boulevard. The hotel is immediately on your right. Traveling south on 1-270: Take Exit 9B West, Sam Eig Highway. Turn left onto Fields Road. At the second light, turn left onto Washingtonian Boulevard. The hotel is immediately on your right. Coffee Breaks and Lunch Refreshments will be provided during morning, mid-morning, and mid-afternoon breaks. Lunch will also be provided from Tuesday, December 4, through Friday, December 7, in the NIST cafeteria. Transportation Super Shuttle, 1-800-258-3826, and Federal Airport Shuttle, 1-866-721-2929, offer commercial van service from Baltimore Washington International, Dulles International, and Ronald Reagan Washington National airports to the Gaithersburg area. Call for reservations. The Washington Metro system has subway service to Gaithersburg and can be boarded at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport. Take the Yellow Line Train marked "Mount Vernon Square" to Gallery Place and transfer to the Red Line train marked "Shady Grove" to the Shady Grove station in Gaithersburg. Service is every 6 to 15 minutes, depending on the time of day. Travel time from Ronald Reagan Washington to Shady Grove is approximately 50 minutes. Taxis are available from the Shady Grove Metro station to area hotels. Conference Directions and Registration Location This 5-day course will be held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Gaithersburg is located approximately 25 miles north of Washington, D.C. The location of the meeting offers easy access from three airports: Baltimore-Washington International (BWI), Washington Dulles International (IAD), and Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA). Accommodations Workshop registration does not include your hotel reservation. A block of rooms has been reserved at the Spring Hill Suites Gaithersburg, (301) 987-0900 or 1 888-287-9400. A special rate of $159 single or double, plus 12% tax, has been arranged for attendees. If you phone in your reservation, please mention that you are attending the "NIST Spectrophotometry Short Course." Roundtrip transportation will be provided between the hotel and NIST each day. Registration The registration fee is $1,800 per person and includes coffee breaks, lunches, course materials, and a dinner. Pre-registration is required and attendance is limited to 12 attendees on a first-come, first-served basis. The enclosed registration form and payment must be received by November 16, 2007. There will be no on-site registration. Cancellations and/or substitutions must be requested, in writing, by November 16, 2007, and no refunds will be made after this date. Due to increased security, no on-site registrations will be accepted and all attendees must be pre-registered. Photo identification must be presented at the main gate to be admitted to the conference. Attendees must wear their conference badge at all times while on the campus. Registration check in will begin at 12 noon on December 3, and the workshop will begin at 1 p.m. Lecture Topics
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Registration on site Lectures 1 to 3 Adjourn |
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8:15 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:20 p.m. 5:30 p.m. |
Lectures 4 to 6 Lunch Lab Instructor Briefing Experiments Adjourn |
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8:15 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:20 p.m. 5:30 p.m. |
Lectures 7 to 9 Lunch Lab Instructor Briefing Experiments Adjourn |
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8:15 a.m. 9:15 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. 1:20 p.m. 5:30 p.m. |
Lecture 10 Demo of IR camera Tours Lunch Lab Instructor Briefing Experiments Adjourn |
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8:15 a.m. 10:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. 12:00 p.m. |
Prepare Lab Presentations Lab Presentations Expert Panel Adjourn |
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