MASS METROLOGY TRAINING SEMINAR.
Two NIST (National Institute of Standards & Technology, Washington, DC, www.nist.gov) The standards-defining agency of the U.S. government, formerly the National Bureau of Standards. It is one of three agencies that fall under the Technology Administration (www.technology. scientists gave a 2 day seminar on mass measurements at the Measurement Science Conference held in Anaheim Anaheim (ăn`əhīm), city (1990 pop. 266,406), Orange co., S Calif., SE of Los Angeles; inc. 1870. Anaheim was founded by Germans in 1857 as an experiment in communal living. , CA. The seminar covered the basics of mass measurements, air buoyancy buoyancy (boi`ənsē, b `yən–), upward force exerted by a fluid on any body immersed in it. Buoyant force can be explained in terms of Archimedes' principle. corrections, cleaning and handling procedures, various measurement procedures, measurement uncertainties, statistical process control, and measurement assurance procedures. The seminar was attended by 12 representatives from various sectors of U.S. industry, including aerospace, materials, power, transportation, precision instruments, U.S. Department of Energy laboratories, U.S. Department of Defense laboratories, and domestic and foreign testing laboratories. A number of participants indicated the need for training to meet accreditation accreditation,
n a process of formal recognition of a school or institution attesting to the required ability and performance in an area of education, training, or practice. requirements, especially regarding uncertainty analysis.
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