Best practices

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Licensing Opportunities for NIST Technologies

November 18, 2022

New technologies are always invented in the labs at NIST every year. The researchers dedicate their time to discovering these new solutions to problems and

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Finding a NIST Researcher Has Never Been Easier

November 2, 2022

The Technology Partnerships Office (TPO) is always looking for new ways to engage the research and technology communities, as well as ways to further promote an

Pioneering the Future of Semiconductor Measurement Techniques

October 18, 2022

Today, CD-SAXS (critical dimension small angle X-ray scattering) is an industry-wide measurement technique for next-generation semiconductor fabrication

Publications

Inclusive Language in NIST Technical Series Publications

July 11, 2022

Author(s)

Kathryn Miller

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Research Library occupies the unique position of serving NIST both as publisher of the NIST Technical

Accessing Inclusivity of Women at NIST: A Comprehensive Examination of HR Data, In-Depth Interviews and Survey Data

July 6, 2021

Author(s)

Mary Frances Theofanos, Sandra Spickard Prettyman

In the fall of 2019, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) funded three studies to better understand equity and inclusivity. This report is

Promising Practices for Equitable Hiring: Guidance for NIST Laboratories

April 28, 2021

Author(s)

Elizabeth Hoffman, Heather Evans

To ensure NIST is taking a strategic and long-term approach to building a diverse workforce, explicit steps should be taken in hiring practices. The best

The Path to Parent-Inclusive Conferences

February 15, 2021

Author(s)

Carolina Saccarelli, Katy Keenan, Efrat Shimron, Lars Kasper, Shella Keilholz, Lawrence Wald, Elizabeth Morris