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2024 ASA Founders Award - Julia Sharp

The American Statistical Association’s Founders Award recognizes members who have rendered distinguished service to the association and

Julia Sharp elected Vice President of the American Statistical Association

Julia Sharp has been elected to serve as Vice President of the American Statistical Association (ASA). During her tenure, she seeks to use

ACMD Seminar: Elastic Functional Bayesian Model Calibration

Derek Tucker Distinguished Member of Technical Staff, Statistical Sciences, Sandia National Laboratories Tuesday, July 15, 2025, 3:00-4:00...

The word "TIME" appears and grows larger among line drawings of various types of clocks.

Advancing Statistical Methods for Next-Generation Clock Networks

Atomic clocks are key to a wide array of technologies and scientific experiments, including tests of fundamental physics. SED staff accounted for the effects of

ACMD Seminar: Elastic Functional Bayesian Model Calibration

J. Derek Tucker Sandia National Laboratories & Adjunct Faculty - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Tuesday, July 15, 2025, 3:00-4:00...

Three male researchers pose smiling in front of a large, complex scientific device in a lab.

NIST and Partners Use Quantum Mechanics to Make a Factory for Random Numbers

June 11, 2025

Broadcast as a free public service, the beacon can be used anywhere an independent source of random numbers would be useful, such as selecting jury candidates

ACMD Seminar: Braiding Dynamics of Topological Defects in Confined Active Nematics

Daniel Beller Assistant Professor, Dept. of Physics & Astronomy, Johns Hopkins University Tuesday, June 17, 2025, 3:00-4:00 PM ET (1:00-2:00...

2025 William E. Gifford Award - Ryan Snodgrass

Dr. Ryan Snodgrass is recognized for his outstanding contributions to the field of cryogenics, particularly in the areas of pulse tube

Advancing U.S. Public Safety Innovation: NIST PSCR Facilitates BroadImPort Project with Domestic and International Expertise

May 19, 2025

The Public Safety Research Communications (PSCR) Division is leading the charge in enhancing U.S. public safety communications. Through the BroadImPort project

Navigating Autonomy: NIST CTL and the Road to Trusted Autonomous Vehicles

May 21, 2025

The transition from automation to autonomy is a significant technological leap reshaping multiple sectors—most notably the automotive industry with the

CTL Metrology and Calibration Services

Metrology and Calibration Services at CTL The Communications Technology Laboratory (CTL) at NIST plays a crucial role in advancing...

CTL 6G Communications Roadmap

Overview The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Communications Technology Laboratory (CTL) is advancing Sixth-generation...

CTL Spectrum Science Roadmap

Overview The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Communications Technology Laboratory (CTL) is advancing spectrum science...

Bringing an Atomic Clock Back to Life

A journey to the heart of time puts NIST’s fountain clock back online.

New Atomic Fountain Clock Joins Elite Group That Keeps the World on Time

April 28, 2025

NIST scientists have published results establishing a new atomic clock, NIST-F4, as one of the world’s most accurate timekeepers.

CTL at NIST Sigma Xi Early-Career Poster Presentation

NIST CTL Showcases Early-Career Innovation at 32nd Annual Sigma Xi Poster Presentation

April 30, 2025

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Communications Technology Laboratory (CTL) proudly participated in the 32nd Annual NIST Sigma Xi Early

ACMD Seminar: The Concept of Effective Resistance in a Directed Network

Fern Hunt Scientist Emeritus, Applied & Computational Mathematics Division, NIST Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 3:00-4:00 PM ET (1:00-2:00 PM MT)...

NIST USNO 2024 Archive

UTC (USNO) - UTC (NIST) The United States Naval Observatory (USNO) and the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) make...

NIST UTC 2024 Archive

UTC - UTC (NIST) The deviation of UTC(NIST) from UTC has been less than +/-100 ns since July 6, 1994. The table below shows values of UTC -...

2025 - Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers---Ann Debay

Dr. Ann Debay of the NIST Material Measurement Laboratory has had remarkable successes in measuring the atomic makeup of advanced materials

ACMD Seminar: Accurate, provable, and fast nonlinear tomographic reconstruction

Sara Fridovich-Keil Assistant Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Tech Tuesday, April 22, 2025, 3:00-4:00 PM ET (1:00-2...

Interfacial thermodynamics of 2D-materials-based nanofluidic systems

Controlled aqueous ion flow through nanoporous membranes is a critical function of protein ion channels, which ubiquitously control salinity in living cells

FireLiDAR

Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) is a powerful tool to precisely measure and track the surface geometry of solid objects. However, in...

Recommended Reference Materials for Phase Equilibrium Studies (IUPAC 2011-037-2-100)

The objective is to provide lists of recommended reference materials (primarily organics and common gases) with critically evaluated property values for phase

ThermoML-2017 Revision of an XML based IUPAC Standard for Thermodynamic Property Data (IUPAC 2017-016-3-100)

It is intended to update the XML-based dictionary for storage and exchange of thermophysical and thermochemical data based on fundamental principles of

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Good Reporting Practice for Thermophysical and Thermochemical Property Measurements (IUPAC 2019-013-1-100)

Thermophysical and thermochemical properties are frequently measured during scientific research funded by public money. While the primary goals may be different

Supporting Scientific Reviewing of Thermophysical and Thermochemical Research Publications (IUPAC 2023-008-1-024)

The principles of Good Reporting Practice have been stated and justified in the IUPAC project "Good Reporting Practice for Thermophysical and Thermochemical

UV chirped pulse electro-optic dual comb generation

Dual electro-optic frequency comb (DOFC) methods are being developed to enhance detection sensitivity and speed for gas sensing in ultraviolet (UV) region. The

THz chirped-pulse electro-optic dual comb generation

Dual electro-optic frequency comb (DOFC) methods are being developed to enhance detection sensitivity and speed for (bio)molecular sensing in THz region. Phase

2025 Berthold Leibinger Zukunftspreis Prize - Jun Ye

The award acknowledges Ye's groundbreaking work in optical clocks and frequency metrology, which has significantly advanced precision

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