Measurement Uncertainty Analysis Training

Training Measurement Uncertainty Analysis

Measurement Uncertainty Analysis Training

Integrated Sciences Group offers introductory and advanced measurement uncertainty analysis classes taught by two leading authorities with over 65 years of combined knowledge and experience. Their contributions to the advancement of measurement uncertainty analysis principles and methods are unsurpassed. They are recipients of the prestigious NCSLI Education and Training Award. On-site and one-on-one courses are also available. Selected dates are listed below. If you are interested in any of these courses, please call us at 1-661-872-1683 or e-mail us at training@isgmax.com.

Course Description

Introduction to Uncertainty Analysis (3 days) - Software Included!

September 13-15, 2010 Live Webinar (10:00 am to 5:00 pm EST)

$1,395 per Student

This 3-day course provides a straightforward and easy-to-understand introduction to the principles of measurement uncertainty analysis as found in the ISO Guide to the Expression of Uncertainty in Measurement (the GUM). Type A and Type B methods of estimating measurement process uncertainties are discussed and multivariate analysis is outlined.

This course is designed for calibration managers, supervisors and technical personnel responsible for implementing uncertainty analysis methods and procedures for laboratory accreditation and ISO 17025 compliance. Instruction involves minimal statistics with hands-on use of ISG’s Uncertainty Sidekick Pro software to illustrate concepts for a variety of direct and multivariate measurement scenarios. The role that uncertainty estimates play in developing laboratory capability statements and assessing measurement decision risk is also discussed.

Measurement Uncertainty Analysis (5 days) - Software Included!

November 1-5, 2010 Live Webinar (10:00 am to 5:00 pm EST)

$1,995 per Student

This 5-day uncertainty analysis course is intended for engineers, scientists and other technical personnel responsible for designing, testing, calibrating, installing or maintaining measurement equipment and monitoring systems. This course is also beneficial for research and development personnel and quality assurance engineers in all fields of science and technology.

This course provides a comprehensive presentation of the principles of measurement uncertainty analysis for direct and multivariate measurements and measurement systems found in the GUM, published papers and current research. Instruction includes advanced measurement uncertainty analysis topics that extend these methods and concepts. Hands-on analyses using ISG's UncertaintyAnalyzer software provide practical application of important concepts to the development of uncertainty estimates for direct measurements, multivariate measurements and measurement systems. Using uncertainty estimates to establish tolerance limits, analyze measurement decision risk, perform statistical tests and establish calibration intervals for equipment parameters is also discussed.

Instructors

Dr. Howard Castrup has a B.S. degree in Engineering, a PhD in Solid State Electronics and has been developing advanced measurement science techniques and methods for over thirty five years. He is one of the founders of uncertainty growth modeling and the originator of statistical measurement process control (SMPC). Dr. Castrup has worked as a Microwave Electronics Instructor, an RF and Microwave Metrology Engineer, a Sr. Statistician, a Sr. Systems Analyst, a Project Manager, Program Manager, and Department Manager. He is a major contributor to NASA Reference Publication 1342; the principal author of the NCSLI Recommended Practice on Calibration Intervals (RP-1); and has published numerous papers and articles on uncertainty analysis, measurement decision risk analysis, statistical process control, and calibration interval analysis. Dr. Castrup is a member of IEEE, ASQ, Sigma Pi Sigma, AIP, AAPT, and is the chairman of the NCSLI Metrology Practices Committee. Click Here for a list of professional accomplishments.

Ms. Suzanne Castrup has B.S. and M.S. degrees in Mechanical Engineering and has over thirty years of hands-on experience in calibration and testing, both in the research and production environments. She has tested and evaluated numerous instruments and systems for measuring temperature, pressure, flow rate, mass and heat transfer rate in the petroleum industry and has considerable expertise interpreting and evaluating performance specifications for a wide variety of instruments, sensors, transducers, signal conditioners and other measuring equipment. Ms. Castrup is a member of ASME, ISA and SPE and is currently the chair of the NCSLI Uncertainty Analysis Committee (RP-12). She has also served as chair of the NCSLI Petroleum Industry Metrology Committee (1990 through 1991). She has published numerous technical papers and holds several U.S. Patents relating to petroleum measurements and thermal recovery processes. Click Here for a list of professional accomplishments.

Howard and Suzanne are recipients of the 2005 NCSLI Education and Training Award. This prestigious award is second only to the William A. Wildhack Award and is given to an individual or group of individuals for outstanding contributions to the field of metrology education and training.