| 词条 | Willie E. May |
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| name = Willie E. May | image = Willie_E._May.jpg | image_upright = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | order = | title = Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology | term_start = May 4, 2015 | term_end = January 3, 2017 | president = Barack Obama | predecessor = Patrick D. Gallagher | successor = Walter Copan | order1 = 15th | title1 = Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology | term_start1 = May 4, 2015 | term_end1 = January 3, 2017 | president1 = Barack Obama | predecessor1 = Patrick D. Gallagher | successor1 = Walter Copan | birth_name = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | resting_place = | resting_place_coordinates = | burial_place = | burial_coordinates = | residence = | nationality = | other_names = | citizenship = | education = | alma_mater = Knoxville College | occupation = | years_active = | era = | employer = | organization = | known_for = | notable_works = | spouse = | partner = | children = | parents = | mother = | father = | relatives = | family = | awards = Department of Commerce Silver Medal Department of Commerce Bronze Medal | website = | signature = | signature_size = | signature_alt = | footnotes = | module = | fields = Analytical chemistry | workplaces = National Institute of Standards and Technology | education = | alma_mater = | thesis_title = The solubility behavior of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons in aqueous systems | thesis_url = https://search.proquest.com/docview/302833759/ | thesis_year = 1977 | doctoral_advisor = David H. Freeman | academic_advisors = | doctoral_students = | notable_students = | known_for = | influences = | influenced = | awards = }}Willie E. May is an American chemist who was director of the United States' National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the U.S. Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology. He has been active in international organizations, collaborating with others in Brazil, China, and the European Union.[1] May has made important contributions to measurement science, with application to national and global problems including global warming and food security. He was involved in assessing baseline hydrocarbon levels in Prince William Sound prior to the building of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System. He has developed protocols for the collection of environmental samples suitable for trace organic analysis, including techniques in liquid chromatography.[1] Early life and educationWillie May was born in Birmingham, Alabama and received a bachelor of science degree in chemistry from Knoxville College in 1968. He went on to earn a Ph.D. in analytical chemistry from the University of Maryland in 1977.[2][3][4] CareerMay began working at NIST in 1971, when it was known as the National Bureau of Standards, and spent the next four decades at the agency.[2] In 2014 May was named Acting Director of NIST and Acting Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology. He was permanently appointed to both positions in 2015 and confirmed by the United States Senate in May of that year.[5][6] In January 2017 he resigned at the end of the Obama administration.[7] See also
References1. ^1 {{cite news |last1=Turner |first1=James M. |title=African-American Technological Contributions: Past, Present, and Future |url=https://www.nist.gov/speech-testimony/african-american-technological-contributions-past-present-and-future |accessdate=12 November 2018 |work=NIST |date=February 20, 2008}} {{s-start}}{{s-gov}}{{s-bef|before=Patrick D. Gallagher}}{{s-ttl|title=Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology|years=2015 - 2017}}{{s-aft|after=Walter Copan}}{{s-end}}{{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:May, Willie}}2. ^1 {{cite news|last1=Boyd|first1=Aaron|title=May confirmed as NIST director, Commerce under secretary|url=http://www.federaltimes.com/story/government/management/2015/05/07/willie-may-nist-director/70941358/|accessdate=December 20, 2016|work=Federal Times|date=May 7, 2015}} 3. ^{{cite web|title=MIKULSKI STATEMENT IN SUPPORT OF DR. WILLIE MAY AS DIRECTOR OF NIST|url=https://www.mikulski.senate.gov/newsroom/press-releases/mikulski-statement-in-support-of-dr-willie-may-as-director-of-nist|website=Barbara A. Mikulski|publisher=United States Senate|accessdate=December 20, 2016}} 4. ^{{cite thesis |url=https://search.proquest.com/docview/302833759/ |title=The solubility behavior of polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons in aqueous systems |date=1977 |publisher=University of Maryland, College Park |type=Ph.D. |last=May |first=Willie Eugene |via=ProQuest |subscription=yes |oclc=421857061}} 5. ^{{cite web|title=Willie May|url=https://www.nist.gov/people/willie-e-may|website=NIST|publisher=National Institute of Standards and Technology|accessdate=December 20, 2016}} 6. ^{{cite news|title=NIST director, Army training and connecting the grid|url=https://fcw.com/articles/2015/05/06/news-in-brief-may-6.aspx|accessdate=December 20, 2016|work=FCW|date=May 6, 2015}} 7. ^{{cite web|title=Directors of the National Bureau of Standards (1901 – 1988) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (1988 – present) |url=https://www.nist.gov/director/pao/directors-national-bureau-standards-1901-1988-and-national-institute-standards-and|website=NIST|publisher=National Institute of Standards and Technology|accessdate=January 27, 2018}} 7 : 21st-century American chemists|Knoxville College alumni|Living people|People from Birmingham, Alabama|United States Department of Commerce officials|NIST Directors|Year of birth missing (living people) |
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