Transcript BIPM REPORT - Industrial Technologies 2012

Bureau International des Poids et Mesures
Using metrology & common standards to enhance
competitiveness
Andy Henson
Director, International Liaison & Communication, BIPM
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Brief history of the Metre Convention and the SI
The Metre Convention and the SI
20 May 1875 - The Metre Convention
established the BIPM which is a
permanent organizational structure for
member governments to act in
common accord on all matters relating
to units of measurement.
1889 - the international prototypes for
the metre and the kilogram, together
with the astronomical second as unit of
time, create the first international
system of units.
1954 - the ampere, kelvin and candela
are added as base units.
1960 - the unit system is named as the
International System of Units (SI)
1971 - the mole is added as the unit
for amount of substance, bringing the
total number of base units to seven.
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Bureau International des
Poids et Mesures
The BIPM
It has headquarters near Paris, France. It is financed jointly
by the Member States and Associates, and operates under
the exclusive supervision of the CIPM.
Its mandate is to provide the basis for a single, coherent
system of measurements throughout the world,
traceable to the International System of Units (SI). This
task takes many forms, from direct dissemination of units
(as in the case of mass and time) to coordination through
international comparisons of national measurement
standards (as in electricity and ionizing radiation).
It maintains laboratories in areas of: mass, time, electricity,
ionizing radiation, and chemistry.
It has an international staff of around 75.
Its budget for 2012 is around twelve million Euros.
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Comité International des Poids
et Mesures
The CIPM Consultative Committees
CCAUV
Consultative Committee for Acoustics, Ultrasound and Vibration
CCEM
Consultative Committee for Electricity and Magnetism
CCL
Consultative Committee for Length
CCM
Consultative Committee for Mass and Related Quantities
CCPR
Consultative Committee for Photometry and Radiometry
CCQM
Consultative Committee for Amount of Substance (Chemistry)
CCRI
Consultative Committee for Ionizing Radiation
CCT
Consultative Committee for Thermometry
CCTF
Consultative Committee for Time and Frequency
CCU
Consultative Committee for Units
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BUREAU INTERNATIONAL DES POIDS ET
MESURES
The Pavillon de Breteuil
when given to the BIPM in
1870
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Bureau International Des Poids Et Mesures
The Pavillon de Breteuil
today
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Industrial competitiveness
Article quoting "Global Funding of Nanotechnologies 2011". ...annual global
nanotechnology research funding is running at $10 billion per year……that
figure set to grow by 20% over the next three years.
Pouring billions into nanotechnology without addressing:
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the underpinning metrology and
• the measurement and testing methods needed to manufacture and test /
characterize products documentary standards needed for functionality,
interoperability conformity assessment & regulatory compliance
doesn’t make sense.
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So what is the challenges?
Timing
Competing for funding with glamour topics
Linkage
Competition versus collaboration
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Timing
Metrology R&D takes time
For example, in Europe (FP or EMRP) submission of an
idea to contract may easily take a year...and that is before
you start they research!
The metrology community already
issues Resolutions to identify priority
R&D areas for core metrology
Anticipation is a powerful tool!
It would be very helpful if the SDOs
did the same for pre normative R&D
Think ahead, identify future metrology needs
Formally state those needs
– even if you don’t have the capability to respond yourself
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Competing for funding with glamour topics
Think about funding mechanisms
R&D funding mechanisms favour “scientific excellence”
Projects supporting, say the need for stable reference
materials or new test methods cannot compete head to
head with those claiming their breakthrough will win the
next Nobel Prize or earn a billion $
Dedicated programmes or themes for pre normative and
metrology R&D help ensure these activities can be
supported
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Linkage
Researchers love to do research
....and often lose interest in the exploitation phase
....or rather lose funding!
Support mechanisms beyond the R&D phase
Funding agents must think about linkage/bridging
mechanisms to support the post R&D resource needs for
supporting documentary standards
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Competition verses
collaboration
Europe has great mechanisms:
Industrial technology R&D in advanced materials and
nanotechnology
is highly competitive
EU Framework
Programme
Commercial
exploitation
/ scientific
kudos
European
Metrology
Research
Programme
….use them!
Metrology & documentary standards require consensus
International collaboration in metrology and pre normative
R&D strongly facilitates – and accelerates - take up
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Summary
• Anticipate metrology & measurement and testing
needs and state them authoritatively and explicitly
• Ensure funding mechanisms have explicit themes for
metrology/pre normative R&D
• Facilitate the interface between research and
documentary standards
• Encourage international collaboration in metrology
and pre normative R&D to facilitate/accelerate take up
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Bureau International des Poids et Mesures
Thank you for your attention
Andy Henson
[email protected]
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