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2018 Joseph F. Keithley Award for Advances in Measurement Science - Joseph A. Stroscio

Stroscio was recognized "for the design and construction of a series of highly sophisticated scanning probe instruments, including the

2018 Excellence in Research in Physical Sciences Award - Mark D. Stiles

In recognition of his outstanding contributions to the understanding of nanoscale magnetic phenomena through ground-breaking theoretical

Conferences and Meetings

Future Events AND deadlines AM Bench 2025 AM Bench 2025 Conference - Memphis, TN USA, November 16-20, 2025 Held in conjunction with ASME’s...

Michael Brundage Honored by American Society of Mechanical Engineers for Leadership in Manufacturing

Michael P. Brundage, a resident of Bethesda, Md., and engineer at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg

Best Practices for Key Management Organizations: NIST Releases 2nd Draft of SP 800-57 Part 2 Rev. 1

November 20, 2018

NIST invites public comments on a second draft of Special Publication (SP) 800-57 Part 2 Rev. 1, Recommendation for Key Management Part 2: Best Practices for

Baldrige Seeks Examiners for 2019 Board

November 26, 2018

The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (BPEP) is seeking applicants for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Board of Examiners for the 2019 award

Fern Hunt Named American Mathematical Society Fellow

For outstanding applications of mathematics to science and technology, exceptional service to the US government, and for outreach and

5588: Measurement Systems for Legal Metrology - Canceled

Wed, Jun 12 2019

This 2-hour webinar will introduce measurement system basics, including the use of unit symbols, prefixes, and

5547: Combined Regional Measurement Assurance Program (C-RMAP)

Sun, Jun 2 - Thu, Jun 6 2019

NIST Handbook 143, Section 5.2, Table 2 notes that annual attendance at the RMAP training session is required for

OSAC Standards Bulletin, November 2018 Published

November 15, 2018

This Bulletin provides an update on forensic science standards that are moving through the development process at Standards Developing Organizations (SDOs), and

6 people standing on a stage in front of a screen that reads: 26th CGPM

Historic Vote Ties Kilogram and Other Units to Natural Constants

November 16, 2018

Versailles, France—A convocation of delegates representing 60 countries voted today in Versailles to implement the most significant change to the International

Biography of Dr. Mehmood Khan

(Term expires November 12, 2024) Mehmood Khan, is the Chief Executive Officer of Hevolution Foundation, a first of its kind non-profit...

Comment Period Extended for Glossary of Key Information Security Terms

November 15, 2018

Comment Period Extended: Comments on Draft NISTIR 7298 Rev. 3 and the Online Glossary are now due by December 21, 2018 (the original due date was Nov. 30)

2018 Baldrige Award Recipient The Alamo Colleges District photo showing Alamo Colleges District instructor Richard Jewell teaching a turbine engine class at St. Philip’s College Southwest Campus.

Five Role-Model Organizations Win 2018 Baldrige National Quality Award

November 15, 2018

Washington, D.C.—The U.S. Department of Commerce announced today that the 2018 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award will be given to two educational

An aerial drone sits on a launch pad before lifting off to start the NIST performance test course. Three sections of the course, poles with white bucket-shaped targets attached, are seen in the background.

NIST Performance Tests for Aerial Response Robots Become National Standard

December 4, 2018

Tracking the spread of a wildfire. Searching for a missing person. Detecting toxic fumes after an explosion before sending in rescue workers. These are just

Projects

*Hazard Characterization: The objective of this project is to characterize the wind environment associated with Hurricane Maria’s impact on...

5587: Fundamentals of Metrology - SIM Participants Only

Mon, Jan 28 - Fri, Feb 1 2019

The 5 day Fundamentals of Metrology seminar introduces participants to the concepts of measurement systems, units

NIIMBL Shares its Technology Roadmaps with Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Community

November 13, 2018

We are proud to share the NIIMBL technology roadmaps with the biopharmaceutical manufacturing community. These documents identify the manufacturing needs and

Measuring Tiny Motions of Tiny Objects

New handheld device senses change on the atomic scale. It’s relatively easy to measure small movements of large objects but much more...

Fire Testing of New Building Materials

June 8, 2017

New, lighter, cheaper, sustainable and recyclable building materials are entering the market every day as developers try to lower costs and shrink their carbon

Rescuing Our History from the Ashes

October 26, 2018

What strikes terror in the hearts of museum curators everywhere? Budget cuts, surely. But worse yet, the prospect of precious, irreplaceable relics being

NICE Webinar: Encouraging Cybersecurity Career Discovery via Career Assessment Tools

Wed, Dec 19 2018, 2:00 - 3:00pm EST

The PowerPoint slides used during this webinar can be downloaded here. Speakers: Jennifer Carlson

National Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week is Here!

November 13, 2018 - November 17, 2018

YOU'RE INVITED! NCCAW IS HERE! National Cybersecurity Career Awareness Week (NCCAW), brought to you by the National Initiative for Cybersecurity (NICE), is a

CIRMS 2019 Annual Meeting

Mon, Apr 8 - Wed, Apr 10 2019

The 27th Annual Meeting of the Council on Ionizing Radiation Measurements and Standards will focus on Strengthening the

Integrated Project Management Company, Inc.

Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award 2018 Award Recipient, Small Business Download Printable PDF Highest-Ranking Official* C. Richard...

Donor Alliance

Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award 2018 Award Recipient, Nonprofit Download Printable PDF Highest-Ranking Official* Sue Dunn President...

Tri County Tech

Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award 2018 Award Recipient, Education Download Printable PDF Highest-Ranking Official* Lindel Fields...

Forensics@NIST2018

November 7, 2018

Referenced Speaker

James K. Olthoff

Welcome everyone. I’m delighted to be here for our 5th Forensics@NIST symposium. Over the next two days you are in for what I hope will be an intellectual...

Memorial Hospital and Health Care Center

Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award 2018 Award Recipient, Health Care Download Printable PDF Highest-Ranking Official* Kyle Bennett...

New Wireless Networks Division Publication!

November 16, 2018

New documentprovides both an overview and technical details of test scenarios for checking the protocol implementation of the 3rd Generation Partnership Project

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