Advanced Technology Program (ATP)

As part of the Commerce Department's Technology Administration, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) works to promote U.S. economic growth by working with industry to develop and apply technology, measurements, and standards. NIST carries out its mission through a portfolio of four major programs:

• Measurement and Standards Laboratories that provide technical leadership for vital components of the nation's technology infrastructure needed by U.S. industry to continually improve its products and services;
• a rigorously competitive Advanced Technology Program providing cost-shared awards to industry for development of high-risk, enabling technologies with broad economic potential;
• a grassroots Manufacturing Extension Partnership with a nationwide network of local centers offering technical and business assistance to smaller manufacturers; and
• a highly visible quality outreach program associated with the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award that recognizes continuous improvements in quality management by U.S. manufacturers and service companies.

In fiscal year 1998, NIST is operating on a budget of about $790 million with nearly 3,300 staff members at its sites in Gaithersburg, Md., and Boulder, Colo. News and general information about NIST programs and services are available on the World Wide Web at http://www.nist.gov, or you can call General Inquiries at (301) 975-3058 or e-mail: inquiries@nist.gov.

About the Advanced Technology Program

NIST's Advanced Technology Program (ATP) provides competitive, cost-shared awards for industry to develop high-risk, enabling technologies with broad-based economic benefit. ATP seeks to help industry fill the gap between basic research and product development, and invest in technology that would not be developed in a competitive time frame without government cost-sharing. Along with general competitions which are open to proposals from all technical areas, ATP is also funding a series of focused programs with well-defined research and business goals.

Purpose of Workshop

The goals of this workshop are: 1) to share progress made on ATP-funded composite projects in civil infrastructure and offshore oil production; and 2) to discuss rescoping the Manufacturing Composite Structures program toward Composites in Civil Applications as a new focused program. The new program would advance composite materials technologies used within civil/construction and chemical/petrochemical applications through cost-shared partnerships.

The ATP has a portfolio of industry-led projects involving advanced materials and composite structures. Many of these projects were initiated through two solicitations (94-02 and 95-11) for the focused program, Manufacturing Composite Structures. Including two General Competitions and these focused program solicitations, ATP currently supports 24 industry-led composite projects with estimated federal funds of over $65 million and over $70 million of cost- shared industry funds committed over 3-5 years. The published goals of this focused program were to promote U.S. economic growth by supporting sustained, high-risk research and development which will accelerate the use of structural polymer composites in surface transportation, civil infrastructure, and offshore oil production. Development of user-friendly integrated design simulation methodologies, sensor monitoring technologies in manufacturing processes and performance, and development of cost-effective commercial manufacturing processes were the three primary goals of the first two solicitations.

Four years later, Infrastructure and Offshore Exploration & Production, as well as Industrial Facilities, are emerging into the new era for composites in civil applications. There appears to be diminished interest in the automotive field based on ATP's feedback from industry. We hope this workshop can help coalesce industry to speed up acceptance of the technology currently under development and further advance the start up of a new industry. During the rescoping parts of this workshop we will discuss the three major fields:

• INFRASTRUCTURE
• INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES
• OFFSHORE E&P

The science and technology areas that we will target are:

• Materials Development
• Test Evaluation
• Manufacturing/Fabrication
• Design Methodology
• New Construction
• Economics/Lifecycle Cost
• Health/Reliability Monitoring

People interested in other areas of composite technology are welcome. However, the areas noted above represent the areas that appear to have the most current interest.

Each focused program has its unique advantages and an effective way of achieving more synergy and leverage in specific areas. A focused program on average has a first year ATP budget contribution of $8-10 million that typically represents the start of a 3-5 year federal plus industry investment of between $50-70 million total. This amount of funding provides industry with a good opportunity to address technical challenges in technology and helps industry move more quickly to exploit the new technology in commercialization applications. The focused programs must have well-defined research and business goals and are selected on the basis of four major criteria: potential for U.S. economic benefit, good technical ideas, strong industry commitment, and the opportunity for ATP funds to make a significant difference. Ten technical presentations will be given by the ATP awardees on June 17, and a panel discussion session will take place in the morning on June 18.

Key Audience

Contacts

Registration Contact

Tammie Grice
NIST
Telephone: (301) 975-3883
Fax: (301) 948-2067
Email: tammie.grice@nist.gov

Technical Contact

Dr. H. Felix Wu
Program Manager
Office of Chemical and Biomedical Technology
Advanced Technology Program
NIST
Bldg. 101, Rm. A225
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001

Telephone: (301) 975-4685
Fax: (301) 548-1087
E-mail: felix.wu@nist.gov

Additional Information

For additional general information, or to add your name to the ATP mailing list, please contact the ATP:

Hotline: 800-ATP-FUND, or 800-287-3863
Worldwide Web: http://www.atp.nist.gov
Email: atp@nist.gov

Transportation

Super Shuttle, 1-800-258-3826, offers 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 six to fifteen 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.

A NIST shuttle van operates for official visitors and conference attendees from the Shady Grove Metro station to NIST. The van leaves the Shady Grove station on the quarter and three-quarter hour (e.g., 8:15, 8:45...4:45, 5:15) from the east side parking lot.

Driving Instructions

To reach the Gaithersburg Holiday Inn:

Traveling north on I-270: take Exit 11, Rt. 124 East, Montgomery Village Avenue. At the second traffic light, turn left onto Rt. 355. The hotel will be your first right.

Traveling south on I-270: use Exit 11A and follow the same directions.

To reach NIST:

Traveling north on I-270: take Exit 10, Rt. 117 West, Clopper Road. At the first light on Clopper Road, turn left onto the NIST grounds.

Traveling south on I-270: take Exit 11B, Rt. 124 West, Quince Orchard Road. At the second light turn left onto Clopper Road. At the next light, turn right onto the NIST grounds.

To reach the Administration Building:

Turn left after passing the guard office. Signs will direct you to visitor parking.

General Information

Location

The workshop will be held at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Administration Building (101) Green Auditorium, Gaithersburg, Maryland. Gaithersburg is approximately 25 miles northwest of Washington, D.C.

Registration

The registration fee of $125 per person includes workshop materials, coffee breaks, one lunch, and a dinner. Registration can be done electronically via the Internet at:

Registration must be received by Wednesday, June 3, 1998, for your name to appear on the preliminary participant's list. All requests for cancellation and refund must be submitted to Lori Phillips, in writing, prior to June 3.

Accommodations

Workshop registration does not include your hotel reservation. A block of rooms has been reserved at the Gaithersburg Holiday Inn, (301) 948-8900, at a rate of $85, single or double, plus 12% tax. To register for a room, please send the enclosed hotel reservation form (WordPerfect 6 document: civhreg.wpd) directly to the hotel, no later than Tueday, June 2, 1998. After that date, the rooms will be released for general sale at the prevailing rates of the hotel. If you call in your reservation, please refer to the "NIST/ATP Workshop."

Coffee Breaks and Lunch

Refreshments will be provided during coffee breaks. Lunch will be provided on the first day.

Social Event

In order to provide an opportunity for informal interaction, a cash-bar reception, followed by dinner will be held on June 17 at the Gaithersburg Holiday Inn, beginning at 4:30 p.m. The featured dinner speaker is Joseph Toole, Director Office of Technology Applications, FHWA.

Agenda

Workshop and Hotel Registration

Register for Conference

Register electronically for the ATP Healthcare Workshop via the Internet at:

or complete the enclosed registration form and return with payment, to:

ATP Workshop on Composites in Civil Applications June 17-18, 1998 Workshop Registration Form
last name
first name
title
organization
address
room or mail code
city, state, zip, country
telephone
facsimile
e-mail address
services

Registration Fee: Regular $125

Form of Payment (check or credit card):

• Check enclosed, payable to: NIST/ATP Workshop
  Checks from outside the U.S.A. should be written on a U.S.A. bank.
• MasterCard, VISA, Discover Card, or Amex
  Card No.
  Expiration Date
  Authorized Signature
• Purchase Order No./Training Form: Enclose a copy or provide one on-site at registration; faxed copy unacceptable.

Requests for cancellation and refund must be received in writing by June 2, 1998.

Hotel Reservation

Please complete hotel reservation form nd return by June 2, 1998 to:

Gaithersburg Holiday Inn
2 Montgomery Village Avenue
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-0001 USA

Telephone: 301-948-8900 or Fax: 301-258-1940

ATP Workshop on Composites in Civil Applications June 17-18, 1998 Hotel Reservation Form
Arrival Date:
Departure Date:
last name
first name
title
organization
address
room or mail code
city, state, zip, country
telephone
facsimile
e:mail address
services

Form of Payment (check or credit card):

• Check enclosed, payable to: Gaithersburg Holiday Inn
  Checks from outside the U.S.A. should be written on a U.S.A. bank.

• Credit Card

  Card Type (Master, VISA, Discover, or Amex)
  Card No.
  Expiration Date
  Authorized Signature

Rate: $85, single or double. All reservations must be received by June 2. Please apply 12% tax to the above rate. All reservations must be guaranteed with a one-night deposit. Reservations must be canceled before 4:00 p.m. on the arrival date for a refund.

Date created: May 1, 1998
Last updated: May 6, 2003