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James Turner Named NIST Deputy Director

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National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Director William Jeffrey announced that James M. Turner has been selected as NIST deputy director and will begin on April 16. In his new role, Turner will assist in setting the strategic direction of NIST, the US Commerce Department agency responsible for promoting US innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards and technology. Turner, a physicist, is currently an assistant deputy administrator in the US Department of Energy (DoE) managing the National Nuclear Security Administration's Office of Nuclear Risk Reduction. He oversees construction projects in Russia associated with the permanent shutdown of their last three nuclear weapons-grade plutonium-production reactors. Turner has also held several senior management posts at DoE concerned with nuclear weapons safety and assisting the former Soviet republics in securing their nuclear weapons after the fall of the Soviet Union. He headed the department's Oakland Operations Office for six years. Among other honors, he has received the US Government Presidential Rank Award for Meritorious Service, three times received the DoE's Exceptional Service Award, and the Secretary of Energy Gold Award.
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Published: March 2007
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photonics
The technology of generating and harnessing light and other forms of radiant energy whose quantum unit is the photon. The science includes light emission, transmission, deflection, amplification and detection by optical components and instruments, lasers and other light sources, fiber optics, electro-optical instrumentation, related hardware and electronics, and sophisticated systems. The range of applications of photonics extends from energy generation to detection to communications and...
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