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Gaithersburg

NIST Announces Plans for OSAC 2.0

September 17, 2019

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — Today, the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for Forensic Science...

Sokwoo Rhee Receives the Portland Golden Globe Award 2019

NIST’s Sokwoo Rhee was honored with the Portland Golden Globe Award at the September 2019 Global Tech Jam in Portland, Oregon. The Award is given by the Technology Association of Oregon to honor “companies and individuals for their exemplary work in...

NSCI Seminar: Challenges in High Performance Computing and National Needs and Opportunities for NIST Leadership

Wed, Oct 9 2019, 1:00pm EDT

High performance computing, and advanced computing in general, face a plethora of opportunities and challenges. The

NICE Fall 2019 eNewsletter

ACMD Seminar: The Total Variation of Normal as a Prior for Geometrically Inverse Problems

Stephan Schmidt Universität Würzburg, Germany Monday, September 23, 2019, 3:00–4:00 PM Building 101, Lecture Room D Gaithersburg...

NIST Smart Grid and Cyber-Physical Systems Newsletter - July 2019

2019 Smart and Secure Cities and Communities Challenge Expo: Global Interest Grows NIST Releases Cybersecurity Risk Profile for Power System...

NIST Smart Grid and Cyber-Physical Systems Newsletter - May 2019

New Solar Array Powers NIST and Aids Smart Grid Research NIST's Knoxville and Burlington Workshops Address Smart Grid Testbed Issues...

OSAC 2.0: Updating Structure and Streamlining Processes

September 17, 2019

Overview The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced plans to update the Organization of Scientific Area Committees (OSAC) for...

NIST Awards $3.4 Million to MEP Centers in 4 States

September 13, 2019

The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) has made four (4) additional...

Get Involved in National Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week

September 12, 2019

Get Involved in National Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week National Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week, brought to you by the National Initiative for...

An electron micrograph showing many blue-colored nanoscale (billionth of a meter) particles of varying sizes and shapes scattered atop a silicon wafer.

NIST Awards Nearly $4 Million to 19 Small Businesses for Technology Development

September 13, 2019

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded a total of nearly $4 million in grants...

Dr. Keith A. Gillis Named 2011 Fellow of the Acoustical Society of America

For devising "acoustic techniques to accurately measure properties of gases and aerosols."

Michal J. Chojnacky Receives 2012 Arthur S. Flemming Award

For her work in applying research in temperature measurement to public health clinics and primary care physician offices.

2015 ASTM International Award of Merit - Dr. Weston L. Tew

For “exemplary leadership and contributions to the development of industry standards.”

2016 Robert D. Thompson Memorial Award - Dr. Christopher W. Meyer

For continuing contributions and dedication to the development of temperature measurement standards, including effective leadership of subcommittee E20.09 on Digital Contact Thermometers.

Discovering Cybersecurity Careers

2019 NICE Conference Agenda Is Now Available

September 11, 2019

2019 NICE Conference & Expo November 18 - 20, 2019 Sheraton Phoenix Downtown, Phoenix, AZ We are excited to share with you this year's agenda! Click the image...

What is Cybersecurity Career Week?

Raising the Bar: Progress and Future Needs in Forensic Science

September 10, 2019

Introduction Chairwoman Johnson, Ranking Member Lucas, and Members of the Committee, I am Susan Ballou, the Program Manager of the Forensic Science Research...

MAGIK operational notes

These pages contain details for operating the MAGIK instrument

NIST Awards $250,000 in Emergency Funding to the MEP Center in Ohio to Support Impacted Manufacturers

September 9, 2019

The Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), part of the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), has...

ACMD Seminar: Regularized Finite Element Modeling Methodology for Predicting Discrete Damage-Based Strength and Durability of Laminated Composite Structures

Endel Iarve Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Department, University of Texas, Arlington Tuesday, October 8, 2019, 3:00–4:00 PM...