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This position is part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Professional Research Experience Program (PREP). NIST recognizes that its research staff may want to collaborate with researchers at academic institutions on specific projects of mutual interest and, therefore, requires those institutions to be recipients of a PREP award.
The Material Measurement Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking a qualified materials scientist (U.S. citizens preferred) to advance metrology development in rheology, thermal analysis, and structure–property relationships for complex polymeric and composite materials.
The Material Measurement Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking qualified persons (U.S. citizens preferred) to advance processing and scale-up of separations of nanomaterials, including single wall carbon nanotubes.
The Material Measurement Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking qualified persons (U.S. citizens preferred) to join a multi-disciplinary team of scientists working on advanced modeling of atomic layer deposition (ALD) processes. The project will develop a suite of in situ metrology tools to quantify mass transport processes occurring during thermal ALD.
The Material Measurement Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking qualified persons (U.S. citizens preferred) to conduct quantum mechanical scattering calculations of ionmolecule cross sections and reaction rates using a suitable scattering code (e.g. UKRMol+, Astra).
The Material Measurement Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking qualified persons (U.S. citizens preferred) to apply modern methods in artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) to the problem of predicting infrared spectra and mass spectra for PFAS compounds.
The Material Measurement Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking qualified persons (U.S. citizens preferred) to join a multi-disciplinary team of scientists working on advanced optical diagnostics for plasma etching processes to better correlate tool inputs with etching outcomes and to precisely evaluate consistency across plasma etching tools.
The Material Measurement Laboratory (MML), part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), is seeking qualified persons (U.S. citizens preferred) to support the Circular Economy program and critical minerals recovery research.
The Material Measurement Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking qualified persons (U.S. citizens preferred) to join a multi-disciplinary team of scientists working on advanced modeling of atomic layer deposition (ALD) processes. The project will develop a suite of in situ metrology tools to quantify mass transport processes occurring during thermal ALD.
The Material Measurement Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking qualified persons (U.S. citizens preferred) to join a multi-disciplinary team of scientists working on advanced nanocalorimetry measurements, including developing methods for applying the technique to in situ monitoring of semiconductor processes.
The Material Measurement Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking qualified persons (U.S. citizens preferred) to join a multi-disciplinary team of scientists working on advanced optical diagnostics for plasma etching processes to better correlate tool inputs with etching outcomes and to precisely evaluate consistency across plasma etching tools.
The Material Measurement Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking qualified persons (U.S. citizens preferred) to develop and perform targeted and non-targeted analytical (NTA) chemistry methods for the purposes of characterizing NIST reference materials to support clinical, food and nutrition, and manufacturing industries.
The Material Measurement Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking qualified persons (U.S. citizens preferred) to join an effort in extending the current reactor-dependent prompt gamma activation analysis (PGAA) to one based on laboratory neutron sources. PGAA is a nondestructive nuclear analytical technique based on thermal neutron capture.
The Material Measurement Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking qualified persons (U.S. citizens preferred) to develop targeted and non-targeted analytical mass spectrometric-based methods for the identification and quantification of organic contaminants in ultrapure water and other solvents used in the semiconductor industry.
The Material Measurement Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking qualified persons (U.S. citizens preferred) to perform sample dissolution, preparation, and neutron activation analyses supporting NIST’s standard reference material (SRM) mission and other critical research areas requiring neutron activation methods.
The Material Measurement Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is seeking qualified persons (U.S. citizens preferred) to advance the development of a high-fidelity digital twin framework for laser-based metal additive manufacturing.
Dr. Nicholas Butch is an expert on quantum materials and unconventional superconductivity, whose work advances our understanding of the physics underlying future quantum technologies. He leads the Condensed Matter Physics team at the NCNR.
For vivifying Victorian physics in the public imagination by casting (quantum) thermodynamics as steampunk in writing and art, breaking barriers between disciplines.
Nicole Yunger Halpern (USA) – Innovation Award – A physicist at NIST, whose groundbreaking work in quantum thermodynamics is reshaping our understanding of quantum systems.
The Bugs Framework (BF) is a classification of security bugs and related faults that features a formal language for the unambiguous specification of software
Crime scene investigators currently capture massive amounts of 3D data using terrestrial laser scanners (TLSs), but they lack the tools to take full advantage
NIST has released Validation in Forensic Science: Guiding Principles for the Collection and Use of Validation Data (NIST IR 8589), which builds on ISO/IEC 17025
Wireless devices, from your phone to the internet router at work, need access to slices of radio frequencies to carry signals through the air. These slices are...
Originally developed for DNA nanotechnology, toehold-mediated strand exchange (TMSE) circuits are now gaining traction in synthetic biology. The Cellular
This position is part of the National Institute of Standards (NIST) Professional Research Experience (PREP) program. NIST recognizes that its research staff may wish to collaborate with researchers at academic institutions on specific projects of mutual interest and thus requires that such institutions be the recipients of a PREP award. The PREP program requires staff from a wide range of backgrounds to work on scientific research in many areas. Employees in this position will perform technical work that underpins the scientific research of the collaboration.
Terrestrial laser scanners (TLSs) are used by law enforcement agencies and forensic practitioners to digitize crime and accident scenes, allowing for subsequent