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Louis Costrell

1915-2009 Louis Costrell received his B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Maine in 1939. He completed his M.S. in...

Randall S. Caswell

1924-2018 Randall S. Caswell received his undergraduate education in physics at the University of Oregon prior to World War II. He then...

IREX 10: Frequently Asked Questions

Please read all of this FAQ before sending any questions to irex [at] nist.gov (irex[at]nist[dot]gov). We update this FAQ as new questions are posed, so always check...

Martin Berger

1922-2004 Martin Berger received his B.S. in physics from the University of Chicago in 1943. He served in the U.S. Army from 1944-46 in...

Radiation Physics Building

The history of NIST's Radiation Physics Building and the people and work that inhabit it.

10 NIST Researchers Receive the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers

July 25, 2019

WASHINGTON — Ten researchers from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) received the Presidential Early Career

Spanish Hurricane Maria Progress Report Cover

Avances

Esta página documenta el progreso en el estudio del NIST sobre los efectos del huracán María en Puerto Rico. Se incluye un resumen de las...

2019 PECASE - Alexey Gorshkov

For pushing the frontiers of quantum science through groundbreaking research, including manipulating individual light particles to strongly

ACMD Seminar: Investigating Structure and Reliability in Spiking Neural Networks

Wilkie Olin-Ammentorp SUNY Polytechnic Institute Thursday, August 8, 2019, 1:00-2:00 Building 101, Lecture Room A (VTC from Boulder)...

5607: Fundamentals of Metrology

Mon, Feb 3 - Fri, Feb 7 2020

The 5 day Fundamentals of Metrology seminar is an intensive course that introduces participants to the concepts of

5608: Fundamentals of Metrology

Mon, Feb 10 - Fri, Feb 14 2020

The 5 day Fundamentals of Metrology seminar is an intensive course that introduces participants to the concepts of

5606: Balance and Scale Calibration and Uncertainties

Mon, Jan 27 - Thu, Jan 30 2020

This 4-day seminar will cover the calibration and use of analytical weighing instruments (balances and laboratory/bench

Appendix

Positional Arguments nodeName [REQUIRED] The name of the node to scan. For some devices (such as power supplies), the current value...

2019 LifeBridge Organ and Tissue Sharing Case Study cover

2019 Baldrige Case Study Features Nonprofit Organization

July 22, 2019

The 2019 Baldrige Case Study: LifeBridge Organ and Tissue Sharing (LOTS) demonstrates how the Baldrige Criteria (part of the Baldrige Excellence Framework

George Jenkins, Office of Financial Resource Management Director, Awarded by the AGA

This year, on behalf of the AGA National Awards Committee, George Jenkins was selected as the recipient of AGA’s 2019 Frank Greathouse

President’s Address: National Conference on Weights and Measures Annual Meeting

July 16, 2019

Good morning. Thank you, Doug, for that kind introduction and to all of you for the warm welcome. I’d like to thank Don and Brett for their hospitality and to...

NICE Webinar: Understanding Interventions that Broaden Underrepresented Minority Participation in Cybersecurity Careers

Wed, Sep 18 2019, 2:00 - 3:00pm EDT

The PowerPoint slides used during this webinar can be found here . Speakers: Claudia Morrell CEO

Use of Biometric Technologies at the Department of Homeland Security

July 10, 2019

Introduction Chairman Thompson, Ranking Member Rogers, and Members of the Committee, I am Chuck Romine, Director of the Information Technology Laboratory (ITL)...

A test tube is filled with spherical particles, with an equal sign and a question mark next to it.

Solving the Big Problem of Measuring Tiny Nanoparticles

August 14, 2019

Tiny nanoparticles play a gargantuan role in modern life, even if most consumers are unaware of their presence. They provide essential ingredients in sunscreen

NICE Client Deployment System

The NICE client deployment system bundles Java with the client such that you are no longer required to install Java (and are immune to ITAC...

Los investigadores del NIST estudian lo que sucedió y recomendarán mejoras

Antecedentes y metas: El 20 de septiembre de 2017, el Huracán María causó daños devastadores en Puerto Rico, afectando gravemente a los...

Preguntas frecuentes

1. ¿Por qué el Instituto Nacional de Estándares y Tecnología (NIST) está estudiando los impactos del huracán María en el Estado Libre...

ACMD Seminar: Engineering Energy Efficient Intelligence

Natesh Ganesh Electrical and Computer Engineering, Univ. of Massachusetts, Amherst Thursday, July 25, 1:00-2:00 Building 101, Lecture...

NanoFab Tool: Microwave Asher

The microwave plasma system is used for photoresist descum/removal and wafer cleaning. The system is equipped with a hand free door opening system for easy

NanoFab Tool: Oxford PlasmaPro 100 Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) Etcher 3

NanoFab Tool: Oxford PlasmaPro 100 Inductively Coupled Plasma (ICP) III-V Etcher

The Oxford PlasmaPro100 ICP etcher is configured for etching of III-V group semiconductors (InP and GaAs) using a chlorine gas-based plasma etch chemistry. The

Elijah Petersen Honored with PECASE

For pioneering measurement methods of nanomaterials toxicity that now underpin industry and public sector assessments of the environmental

Edwin P. Chan Honored with PECASE

For innovative measurement methods that reveal the complex properties of soft polymer films, which are necessary for industry to design and

5609: Mass Metrology Seminar

Mon, Mar 2 - Fri, Mar 13 2020

The Mass Metrology Seminar is a 2 week, "hands-on" seminar. It incorporates approximately 30 percent lectures and 70

5611: Advanced Mass Seminar - CANCELLED

Mon, Jun 1 - Thu, Jun 11 2020

NIST is closely monitoring guidance from Federal, State, and local health authorities on the outbreak of COVID-19. To

Federal Information Security Educator of the Year

June 28, 2019

Congratulations to Mr. Earl Fred Bisel, Jr, Naval Information Warfare Center – Atlantic, for being awarded the Federal Information Security Educators (FISSEA)

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