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Collaborative Research with NIST Scientists and Engineers

Contact Kevin Coakley
Statistical Engineering Division
Information Technology Laboratory
303-497-3895
kevin.coakley@nist.gov
Impetus/How Project Began For more than 50 years, Statistical Engineering Division (SED) staff have played a critical role in the success of a broad spectrum of interdisciplinary collaborative research projects at NIST. SED staff research contributions include:
  • quantification of uncertainty in measurements,
  • statistical design of experimental investigations,
  • monte carlo modeling,
  • parameter estimation,
  • probabilistic and stochastic modeling,
  • exploratory data analysis and empirical modeling,
  • model validation,
  • computer intensive statistical methods,
  • reliability analysis,
  • statistical signal processing,
  • image analysis,
  • time series analysis,
  • hypothesis testing, and
  • quality control.
Objective(s) As members of interdisciplinary teams, SED statisticians contribute in a variety of ways. SED staff develop appropriate statistical strategies to meet the needs of the research teams, participate in the planning of experimental studies, and conduct rigorous and nontrivial uncertainty analysis of results. SED statisticians also participate actively in the preperation of written records via NIST or archival journal publications.

In some cases, the statistician judiciously selects and implements the most appropriate existing statistical method to analyze experimental data. In many cases, new statistical methods are developed to address unique scientific challenges encountered by the NIST research team. Some SED staff develop theoretical models to augment experimental work done by NIST collaborators. Examples of such work include monte carlo simulation of physical processes and stochastic differential equation modeling. Typically, SED staff develop long term relationships with collaborators in the other NIST Laboratories and develop intimate knowledge of the scientific field in which they work.

Staffing Profile and Funding FTE = 11.5

Funding consists of: 

    $2283K  STRS
    $ 293K  OA
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    $2576   TOTAL
Timeline/
Milestones 		The timelines and milestones are specific to the particular collaborative project.
NIST Involvement SED staff collaborate with divisions in all the Laboratories of NIST. Recent collaborations involve staff from:
  • Office of Law Enforcement Standards (810), EEEL
  • Electricity Division (811), EEEL,
  • Semiconductor Electronics Division (812), EEEL,
  • Radio Frequency Technology Division (813), EEEL,
  • Electromagnetic Technology Division (814), EEEL,
  • Optoelectronics Division (815), EEEL
  • Surface and Microanalysis Science Division (837), CSTL,
  • Physical and Chemical Properties Division (838), CSTL,
  • Analytical Chemistry Division (839), CSTL,
  • Precision Engineering Division (821), MEL,
  • Process Measurements Division (822), MEL,
  • Factory Automation Systems Division, MEL,
  • Materials Reliability Division (853) , MSEL,
  • Polymers Division (854), MSEL,
  • Metallurgy Division (855), MSEL,
  • Electron and Optical Physics Division (841), PL,
  • Optical Technology Division (844), PL,
  • Ionizing Radiation Division (846), PL,
  • Structures Division (861), BFRL,
  • Building Materials Division (862), BFRL,
  • Building Environment Division (863), BFRL,
  • Fire Science Division (865), BFRL,
  • Advanced Network Technologies Division (892), ITL,
  • Computer Security Division (893), ITL,
  • Information Access and Users Interfaces Division (894), ITL,
  • High Performance Systems and Services Division (895), ITL.
Outside Involvement Not applicable.
What Work Has ITL Done See introductory remarks.
What Work Has Been Done By Collaborators All of the above work was partially done by collaborators, by definition.
What Developments Have Occurred and How Has the Project Changed This is specific to the individual collaborations.
Publications or Artifacts This is specific to the individual collaborations.
How Industries Have Benefited From NIST's Work Since SED staff have collaborate with staff from all NIST Laboratories, many industries benefits from SED work including:
  1. Building and Construction Industries
  2. Steel Industry
  3. Optoelectronics Industries
  4. Computer Hardware and Software Industries
  5. Biotechnology Industries
  6. Polymer Industries
  7. Semiconductor Industries
  8. Wireless Communications Industry
  9. Cable TV Industries
Acknowledgements of the ITL's Effort ITL's involvement is acknowledged through coauthorship of publications.
Future Related Activities Collaboration with the other NIST laboratories will continue. The specific nature of the collaborations will change depending on the need of the laboratory scientists.
Additional Information Many current collaborative activities are discussed in the SED annual reports (yellow books).

Three specific collaborative projects are written up in more detail:

Date created: 6/5/2001
Last updated: 6/19/2001
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