Walter Copan
Walter G. Copan official photo.jpg
Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology
In office
October 16, 2017 – January 20, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byWillie E. May
Succeeded byLaurie E. Locascio
9th Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology
In office
October 16, 2017 – January 20, 2021
PresidentDonald Trump
Preceded byKent Rochford (acting)
Willie E. May
Succeeded byLaurie Locascio
Personal details
Born
Walter George Copan
EducationCase Western Reserve University (BA, PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsPhysical chemistry
Institutions
  • Lubrizol
  • National Renewable Energy Laboratory
  • Brookhaven National Laboratory
  • National Institute of Standards and Technology
ThesisCarbon-13 and Nitrogen-15 nuclear magnetic resonance studies of rhodopsin and bacteriorhodopsin (NMR) (1982)