Walter Copan
Walter Copan | |
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Copan in 2015 | |
| Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology | |
| In office October 16, 2017 – January 20, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Willie E. May |
| Succeeded by | Laurie E. Locascio |
| 16th Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology | |
| In office October 16, 2017 – January 20, 2021 | |
| President | Donald Trump |
| Preceded by | Kent Rochford (acting) Willie E. May |
| Succeeded by | Laurie Locascio |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Walter George Copan |
| Education | Case Western Reserve University (BA, PhD) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physical chemistry |
| Institutions | |
| Thesis | Carbon-13 and Nitrogen-15 nuclear magnetic resonance studies of rhodopsin and bacteriorhodopsin (NMR) (1982) |
Walter Copan is an American chemist and government official who served as the under secretary of commerce for standards and technology and the 16th Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology from 2017 to 2021. Prior to assuming that role, he worked as president and CEO of IP Engineering Group Corporation and as a board member of Rocky Mountain Innovation Partners.