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2024 Distinguished Associate Award - Frank Seifert and Kumar Arumugam

Related to the Rabinow Award “For the development of compact Kibble balance technology for mass and torque and its deployment to primary

2022 Katharine B. Gebbie Young Investigator Award - Albert Rigosi

For using the quantum hall effect in graphene for defining the ohm. Did you know that the United States recently became the first nation to

2024 Katharine B. Gebbie Young Investigator Award - Nicole Yunger Halpern

For “innovative technical contributions to the emerging field of quantum thermodynamics, while vivifying the subject in the public

Executive Orders

Executive Order on Strengthening and Promoting Innovation in the Nation's Cybersecurity Executive Order 14028, Improving the Nation's...

2025 MBE & QIF Summit Update

January 20, 2025 - April 6, 2025

The 2025 MBE & QIF Summit event is returning to MxD (Manufacturing x Digital) headquarters in Chicago, IL, April 15 - 17, 2025. The 2025 event will bring the

Side-by-side photos show a buoy with attached scientific devices on the deck of a ship and then floating in the ocean.

Spotlight: NIST Dives In to Help Measure Ocean Color

November 8, 2024

Thanks to a collaboration between NASA and NIST, a new ocean color sensor buoy has been deployed off the western coast of Australia.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology Communications Technology Laboratory Celebrates its 52nd Annual Awards Ceremony Recipients

February 4, 2025

The Communications Technology Laboratory (CTL) congratulates the award recipients of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) at the 52nd

Meet Dr. Midzor: Championing Innovation in Communications Technology

February 4, 2025

Dr. Midzor, newly appointed Director of the Communications Technology Laboratory (CTL) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

NIST OWM Info Hour: Proﬁciency Testing Program for U.S. State Weights and Measures Laboratories

Thu, Oct 16 2025, 2:00 - 3:00pm EDT

This Info Hour will provide attendees with an overview of OWM’s proﬁciency testing (PT) program, describe how the

NIST OWM Info Hour: OWM Study Results on the Use of a Portable Digital Density Meter as a Field Inspection Device

Thu, Sep 18 2025, 2:00 - 3:00pm EDT

The current NIST Handbook 133 test procedure for testing liquid food packages uses a gravimetric method to determine the

NIST OWM Info Hour: Tips and Tools for Navigating the PDF Electronic Version of NIST Handbooks

Tue, Jun 24 2025, 2:00 - 3:00pm EDT

This is the last year (2025) that NIST Handbooks 44, 130, and 133 will be printed in hard copy. In this informational

NIST OWM Info Hour: OWM's Role Within NCWM and U.S. Weights and Measures System

Thu, May 15 2025, 2:00 - 3:00pm EDT

NIST Oﬃce of Weights and Measures (OWM) provided a clear understanding of their role within the National Council on

NIST OWM Info Hour: Overview and Discussion of Mathematical Agreement in Determining Net Weight with Regard to Tare Operations

Thu, Mar 20 2025, 2:00 - 3:00pm EDT

This Info Hour is intended for members of the Weights and Measures community who are responsible for regulating

NIST OWM Info Hour: Overview and Discussion on Emerging Legal Metrology Device Technology

Thu, Feb 20 2025, 2:00 - 3:00pm EST

This Info Hour provided an overview and facilitated a discussion on legal metrology devices that incorporate emerging

Legal Metrology: Maintaining Our Trust in Measurements

January 8, 2025

Without realizing it, metrology and its associated standards and services play a big role in our daily lives. We buy groceries that are weighed or measured

Profile: Quantum Physicist Alexey Gorshkov Tackles the Big Problems

January 7, 2025

It’s hard enough to track the interactions of even a handful of quantum particles, but physicist Alexey Gorshkov has taken on an even more daunting task. He

group photo taken at NCWM 2023 Annual Meeting; Craig VanBuren, Don Onwiler, and Mahesh Albuquerque of NCWM, Laurie Locascio and Katrice Lippa of NIST, Gene Robertson of NCWM, David Sefcik

NIST Director Updates

We are sad to say goodbye to Dr. Laurie E. Locascio as the 17th Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and Under...

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OWM Recognizes Proficiency Testing Coordinators of the 2024 RMAPs

The Laboratory Metrology program in OWM operates an ISO/IEC 17043 compliant Proficiency Testing (PT) program that assesses the effectiveness...

2025 Editions of NIST Handbooks 44, 130 and 133

The 2025 editions of NIST Handbook 44, NIST Handbook 130, and NIST Handbook 133 are now available electronically in PDF and Word formats on...

NVLAP NIST Handbook 150-2 New Release

January 7, 2025

In October 2024, the National Voluntary Laboratory Accreditation Program (NVLAP) released a revised version of NIST Handbook 150-2 , which represents the

A New ASTM E617 Standard and What It Means for NIST Handbook 105-1

January 7, 2025

One of OWM's main responsibilities is to harmonize international and national documentary standards with those used by the U.S. weights and measures community

2025 NIST OWM “Info Hours” Series

January 8, 2025

The NIST Office of Weights and Measures (OWM) is pleased to announce the schedule for the 2025 Info Hours series. An Info Hour is a one-hour session that

2054 Mass Metrology Seminar

Mon, Oct 27 - Fri, Nov 7 2025

The Mass Metrology Seminar is a two-week, "hands-on" seminar. It incorporates approximately 30 percent lectures and 70

Coming in June 2025: Combined RMAP Training Event in Portland, Oregon

January 7, 2025

Every five years, NIST OWM gears up to host a Combined Regional Measurement Assurance Program (C-RMAP) training event with a state host with all six RMAP

NIST OWM and KEBS: Building Metrology Capacity for the RMOs

January 7, 2025

NIST Office of Weights and Measures (OWM) and the Kenya Bureau of Standards (KEBS) are currently conducting an interlaboratory mass comparison as part of a

OWM Completes Pilot Test of a “Blended” Course on Retail Motor-Fuel Dispensers

January 7, 2025

In October 2024, NIST OWM completed a pilot test of a “blended” course on Retail Motor-Fuel Dispensers (RMFDs) thanks in large part, to Paul Floyd, Director of

NIST Researchers and Collaborators Receive Best Paper Presentation Award at 2024 IEEE IECON

December 12, 2024

Dr. Martin Serrano, Amelie Gyrard, and Eoin Jordan, in collaboration with NIST researchers Eugene Song, Tom Roth, and David Wollman, received a best paper

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Border Gateway Protocol Security and Resilience | NIST Releases Public Draft of SP 800-189 Revision 1

January 3, 2025

In recent years, numerous Internet routing incidents — such as Border Gateway Protocol (BGP) prefix hijacking, and route leaks — have resulted in denial of

A scientist wearing safety glasses stands in front of a monitor in her lab.

NIST Database Can Help Increase Recycling of Textiles and Clothing

January 7, 2025

Picture this: You have a bag of heavily used clothes that can no longer be donated taking up space in your closet, so you drop it off at your local recycling

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