May 2007

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NIST Supports For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) Robotics Competition

NIST researchers Kevin Lyons (MEL), Kent Reed and Kamel Saidi (BFRL), and Michel Laverne (ITL) mentored a team of students from Col. Zadok Magruder High School’s Robotics Team (Rockville, Md.). The NIST researchers helped the team of 24 students design and build a robot that can stack inflated tubes on pegs in a “Tic-Tac-Toe”-like configuration. The robot challenge was designed to enhance student interest in technology. The students and their robot participated in FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) in the regional competition held in Annapolis, Md., on March 15-17, 2007. The competition consisted of several two-and-one-half minute games where three teams formed an alliance and competed against other alliances. The Magruder team president, Lauren Miller, served as the student ambassador for Commerce Secretary Gutierrez and NIST Director William Jeffrey. They visited many teams in the pit area and made it a point to spend extra time talking with the Magruder team members. Secretary Gutierrez was a special guest speaker for the event, and he made a short presentation where he praised the work of FIRST in promoting math, science, and engineering education, and the participating students for their commitment to learning.

CONTACT:
Kevin Lyons (MEL)
301-975-6550

BFRL’s Palmer Receives FIATECH 2006 Star Award

Mark Palmer, BFRL’s CONSIAT Program Manager, was awarded the FIATECH (Fully Integrated and Automated Technology) 2006 STAR Award for Technical Leadership during their Annual Technology Conference in Washington, DC, April 9-12, 2007. FIATECH is a research, development, and deployment consortium that joins together facility owners, operators, contractors, government agencies, and academic organizations to work together to develop and use high-value technologies. Palmer received this award in recognition of his significant contributions to many of the FIATECH initiatives and his leadership of the AEX (Automating Equipment Information Exchange) Project.

CONTACT:
Mark Palmer
301-975-5858

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