Jacob Ricker, NIST, President

Biography

Jacob Ricker, works at the National Institute of Standards and Technology where he develops state of the art vacuum calibration systems and conducts research into the next generation vacuum technology.  Jacob maintains and operates the primary standard for pressure and vacuum measurement in the US and is responsible for calibrating pressure and vacuum gauges at NIST in the range of 10-3 Pa to 360 kPa.  His research is focused on new vacuum measurement methods and improving the accuracy of commercial sensors.  Currently, he is the lead designer on new team working to redefine how we measure pressure, temperature, and length.  This team is creating a new primary standard using a revolutionary quantum measurement method.  He has a B.S. from Penn State University in mechanical engineering and a M.S. in applied physics from Johns Hopkins University.  He started at NIST as a student in 2001, however after graduation, he moved on to calibrate underwater acoustics at the Naval Surface Warfare Center before returning to NIST in 2010.   

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