The mission at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is “To promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing
measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of life.” Being the National Metrology Laboratory
of the United States, NIST scientists are responsible for providing critical advancements in measurement science to address the nation’s needs for reliable and
accurate metrology and traceability, transferring new measurement technology to the U.S. and international customers and users.

In this talk, a general description of NIST’s SRM program will be provided, highlighting some examples related to environmental science, clinical diagnoses and
petroleum chemistry. In addition, issues related to the effective integration of reference data with reference materials and modern informatics tools will be discussed,
as well as ideas leading to the development of novel NIST measurement services in chemistry

Dr. Gonzalez received his Ph.D in Theoretical Chemistry from Wayne State University in 1990. In 1991 he moved to Pittsburgh where he worked as a postdoctoral associate at Carnegie Mellon University under the supervision of Prof. John A. Pople, 1998 Nobel Laureate in Chemistry.  Dr. Gonzalez has extensive experience in the development and implementation of modern ab initio quantum chemical methodologies and their application to a wide variety of chemical problems