Donald Archer

Contact Information

NIST - Technology Innovation Program
Selection Management Office
100 Bureau Drive, MS 4750
Gaithersburg, MD 20899-4750

Telephone: (301) 975-2522
Fax: (301) 869-1150
E-mail: donald.archer@nist.gov

Secretary:  Michelle Beddow, (301) 975-8910
E-mail: michelle.beddow@nist.gov

Dr. Archer serves in the Selection Management Office within NIST's Technology Innovation Program. The office coordinates the selection of critical national needs, and develops, executes and coordinates plans to educate audiences about TIP.

Prior to joining the Technology Innovation Program, Dr. Archer worked as a research scientist in the Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory at NIST. In that position he conducted research in the areas of thermodynamics of materials and systems, particularly aqueous systems, proteins, and solid-state materials. His work has led to new standards for thermal analysis, calorimetry, densimetry and other measurement areas. He developed new automated instrumentation that established new levels of accuracy. Dr. Archer also has held leadership positions in consensus standards organizations.

Dr. Archer has authored or co-authored approximately 70 publications in the peer-reviewed literature, scientific encyclopedias, books, and consensus standard documents.

Dr. Archer has been honored with awards from Alpha Sigma Alpha, the Calorimetry Conference, and ASTM International. Dr. Archer has also received the Award of Merit and the title of Fellow of ASTM International.

Prior to joining the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Dr. Archer worked in the petroleum and chemical manufacturing fields.

Dr. Archer received his Ph.D. in physical chemistry from the University of Delaware, and his B.S. in chemistry from Drexel University, where he also conducted post graduate studies in biomedical engineering.