The Materials Science and Engineering Division (MSED) at NIST serves to provide the measurement science, standards, technology, and data required to support the Nation’s need to design, develop, manufacture, and use materials.

This talk will provide an overview of materials research at NIST, specifically within MSED, to include current research in polymers, polymer composites, metal alloys, nanomaterials, electronic and magnetic materials, and related development of novel measurements.

Dr. VanLandingham is Chief of the Materials Science and Engineering Division (MSED) within the Material Measurement Laboratory (MML) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).

He is nationally and internationally recognized as a leader in polymerbased materials, from polymer gels and elastomers to high strength polymer fibers and composites, and in the area of nanoscale to microscale mechanics.