C. Outputs and Interactions 1. Publications Vilker, V.L., …

C.     Outputs and Interactions

1.     Publications

Vilker, V.L., "Assessment and Future Opportunities of the NIST-UMBI Partnership," NIST-
IR, Gaithersburg, MD, 2006.

Jackson, C.M., Wielgosz, R.I., and May, W.E., "An International Effort to Achieve
Comparability of Test Results," IVD Technology Commentary, 12(2), 24-25 (2006).

May, W.E., "Part B Measurement Methods for Composition and Structure," in: Springer
Handbook of Materials and Measurement Methods, Czichos, H., Saito, T., and Smith, L. (eds.),
Springer Verlag GmbH and Co., Heidelberg, Germany, pgs. 103-138 (2006).

2.     Talks

May, W.E., "The Role of NIST in Support of U.S. Industry and Global Comparability,"
Restricted Substances in Materials: Testing and Reporting Procedures Workshop, NIST,
Gaithersburg, MD, October 5, 2005. Invited

May, W.E., "Chemical Metrology and Its Impact on Trade, Innovation and Quality of Life"
International Week of Chemical Metrology, Trinidad and Tobago Bureau of Standards (TTBS),
Trinidad and Tobago, October 12, 2005. Invited

May, W.E., "What is a Leader?," NIST New Leader Program, Gettysburg, PA, February 8,
2006. Invited

May, W.E., "Activities in the Americas, NIST's role, US Regulations, SME-related Issues for
the US," International Symposium and Workshop on Metrology in Chemistry APMP-DEC and
TCQM Working Group, Shah Alan, Malaysia, February 20, 2006. Invited

May, W.E., "Activities of the NIST Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory What We
Do, Why We Do It, and Why You Should Care," Department of Chemistry Seminar, St. Mary's
College of Maryland, St. Mary's City, MD, March 9, 2006. Invited

May, W.E., "Welcome to NIST and Introductory Remarks," Measurement Challenges in
Proteomics Workshop, Boston, MA, March 12, 2006. Invited

May, W.E., "Welcome to NIST and Introductory Remarks," Validating Modeling &
Experimental Methods to Enable Drug Discovery Conference, Gaithersburg, MD, April 19,
2006. Invited
May, W.E., "Welcome to NIST and Introductory Remarks," Tenth International Symposium on
Biological and Environmental Reference Materials (BERM 10), Charleston, SC, May 1, 2006,
Charleston, SC. Invited

May, W.E., "Chemical Metrology and Its Impact on Trade, Innovation and Quality of Life,"
SIM International Week of Chemical Metrology, Montevideo, Uruguay, May 24, 2006. Invited

May, W.E., "SIM Activities in Chemical Metrology," SIM International Week of Chemical
Metrology, Montevideo, Uruguay, May 25, 2006. Invited

May, W.E., "Welcome and Introductory Remarks," 16th Symposium on Thermophysical
Properties," Boulder, CO, USA, July 31, 2006. Invited


3.     Cooperative Research Development Agreements (CRADAs) and Consortia

4.     Patent Awards and Applications

5.     SRM Activities

6.     SRD Activities

7.     Calibrations

8.     Committee Assignments

W.E. May
External
       American Chemical Society; President's Blue Ribbon Panel on Minority Affairs;
              Minority Affairs Committee
       American Chemical Society; Scholars Subcommittee
       Consultative Committee on the Quantity of Material, International Treaty of the Meter
              Convention; Organic Analysis Working Group (Chair)
       Interamerican System for Metrology (SIM); Chemical Metrology Working Group
              (Chair)
       Joint Committee on the Traceability of Laboratory Medicine (JCTLM) Co-Chair,
              Working Group on Reference Methods and Reference Materials
       Advisory Board for Development Opportunities for First Year Students, Tennessee State
              University
       Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Maryland (Distinguished
       Advisors)
       Advisors for the Department of Chemistry, Howard University (Advisory Board)
       Department of Health and Human Services, Secretary's Advisory Committee on
              Genetics, Health, and Society (SACGHS) (Member)
       National Organization for the Professional Advancement of Black
              Chemists and Chemical Engineers (NOBCChE) (Board of Directors)
       Hollings Marine Laboratory (HML) Executive Board (Chair)

Internal
        NIST People Council (Member)
        SRM Quality Systems Taskforce (Chair)
        SES Limited Performance Review Board (Member)

9.     Editorships

W. E. May
Accreditation and Quality Assurance, Journal for Quality, Comparability and Reliability in
Chemical Measurement, Intercontinental Editorial Board.

10.    Seminars

November 16, 2005
"NIST/SEA Guest Lecture Series: Electrophoretic Forensic Analysis in Plastic Lab-on-a-Chip
Devices," Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU), Prairie View, TX (W. Vreeland)

January 18, 2006
"NIST/SEA Guest Lecture Series: Forensic DNA Typing: The Application of Nucleic Acid
Based Technology to Human Identity Testing" Southern University and A & M College
(SUBR), Baton Rouge, LA (P. Vallone)

May 12, 2006
"The Hollings Marine Laboratory ­ Charleston, SC" NIST, Gaithersburg, MD (F. Holland)

11.    Conferences/Workshops/Sessions Sponsored/Co-Sponsored

October 5-7, 2005
      "Restricted Substances in Materials: Testing and Reporting Procedures Workshop,"
      NIST, Gaithersburg, MD (J. Sieber, L. Beary)


12.    Awards