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Dr. Willie E. May got his PhD degree in Analytical Chemistry from the University of Maryland in 1977. On May 4, 2015, Dr. May as the 15th Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and  2nd Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology, a position created in the America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010. As NIST Director, Dr. May provided high-level oversight and direction for NIST’s Laboratory Programs, its’ Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program, the Manufacturing USA National Program Office and the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program. His personal research activities were focused in the areas of trace organic analytical chemistry and physico-chemical properties of organic compounds, where his work was described in more than 85 peer-reviewed archival publications. He has given more than 300 invited scientific lectures in venues throughout the world. On January 3, 2017, Dr. Willie E. May retired from the National Institute of Standards and Technology after 45.5 years of federal government service. He now serves as the Director of Major Research and Training Initiatives for the College of Computer, Mathematical and the Natural Sciences, University of Maryland College Park.