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NIST Announces Funding Opportunity for AI-Focused Manufacturing USA Institute

July 22, 2024

The deadline for submitting concept papers during the first stage of the application process is Sept. 30, 2024.

NIST MEP Staff Directory

The staff directory provides the phone number and email for NIST MEP staff.

The Disassembly of SURF II

First, the upper yoke is removed to provide access to the coils and vacuum chamber, which are shown in the next picture. The yoke assembly...

Assembling the SURF III Magnet

In December of 1997 the iron for the SURF III magnet structure arrived at NIST. The pieces were taken off the trucks that delivered them...

The Construction of the SURF III Magnet

The south backleg is guided into position on the lower yoke. The two backlegs support the upper yoke assembly and provide a return path for...

Upgrade from SURF II to SURF III

The first stored beam and production of synchrotron radiation from SURF occurred at 11:10 AM 17 Dec 1998. The initial electron beam was an...

People looking at graphs and charts under a magnifying glass

ITL Standards Research

Our Research & Statutory Drivers ITL lives and breathes research. Our research provides the technical basis for our contributions to...

ITL Relevance to Critical & Emerging Technologies

ITL Relevance to Critical & Emerging Technologies In May 2023, the White House released the U.S. Government National Standards Strategy for...

NIST's Commitment to Standards Development

NIST provides robust support for the development and use of voluntary consensus standards (VCS) in lieu of using government-unique standards...

ITL Standards Activities History

Our History in Standards ITL has a long history and deep expertise in the development of standards. Examples include: ITL produced its...

Medical: Printed 2D phantoms with traceable activity for autoradiography calibrations

To support the development of radiopharmaceuticals based on alpha-emitting radionuclides, improved calibrations for high-resolution digital autoradiography

Jeffrey Horlick Awarded MML 2024 Distinguished Associate Accolade

Congratulations to Jeffrey Horlick on winning an MML 2024 Distinguished Associate Accolade  for extraordinary national leadership in improving the scientific quality of forensic science practices through standards development. He contributed to work...

Karen Reczek Awarded the Finegan Standards Medal

The recipients of ANSI's 2024 Leadership and Service Awards have been announced. Karen Reczek, of the NIST Standards Coordination Office, has been awarded the Finegan Standards Medal, which honors individuals who have shown extraordinary leadership...

Amy Phelps Awarded the ANSI Gerald H. Ritterbusch Conformity Assessment Medal

The recipients of ANSI's 2024 Leadership and Service Awards have been announced. Amy Phelps, of the NIST Standards Coordination Office, has been awarded the Gerald H. Ritterbusch Conformity Assessment Medal, which honors distinguished service in...

NIST Has Significant Presence at IEEE Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems (ICPS) Conference

June 1, 2024

In May 2024, NIST researchers were invited to provide several presentations at the 7 th IEEE International Conference on Industrial Cyber-Physical Systems (ICPS...

NIST Industrial Wireless Team Publishes Research Report on Wireless Deployment Challenges in Construction – A 5G Strategy

June 1, 2024

In the construction context, integrating 5G networks presents numerous challenges. The NIST Industrial Wireless Team has published an article in the online...

NIST Leader Presents at Control System Cyber Security Association International Symposium

June 1, 2024

In a June 2024 presentation, NIST Networked Control Systems Group Leader, Keith Stouffer, presented at the Control System Cyber Security Association...

NIST Makes Significant Contributions to International Workshop on Advancing Healthcare Through Innovative Technologies

June 1, 2024

NIST Internet of Things (IoT) Research Lead Dr. Edward Griffor co-organized, with the Dean of the Medical University of Gdansk, the technical program of the...

NIST Industrial Wireless Team Leads Special Session on Performance Assurance of Industrial Wireless Systems

June 1, 2024

In May 2024, the NIST Industrial Wireless Team led by Rick Candell organized and chaired a special session on Performance Assurance of Industrial Wireless...

NIST Hosts Annual Meeting on Future Internet Architecture

May 1, 2024

On 6-7 March 2024, NIST conducted the Named Data Networking (NDN) Community Meeting 2024 as a hybrid event, held at NIST’s National Cybersecurity Center of...

NIST Industrial Wireless Team Hosts Visitors from Asia Open-RAN Academy

May 1, 2024

In April 2024, the NIST Industrial Wireless Team hosted visitors from the Asia Open-RAN Academy, showcasing the innovative NIST 5G Industrial Testbed . NIST’s...

NIST Pursues AI-enhanced Monitoring in Manufacturing Processes

May 1, 2024

In April 2024, NIST researcher Dr. M. Sharp published a Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) blog post, NIST Explores AI-Enhanced Monitoring in...

NIST Researcher Engages Automotive Stakeholders at SAE World Congress Experience (WCX) 2024

May 1, 2024

The SAE World Congress Experience (WCX) 2024 was held on April 16–18, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan. The event attracts researchers, government officials, and the...

NIST Researcher Publishes Paper on Design of Control Systems with Nonlinearities

May 1, 2024

In a recent paper titled “ Design of Control Systems with Multiple Memoryless Nonlinearities for Inputs Restricted in Magnitude and Slope ” published in the...

NIST Engineers Lead and Present at 2024 MBE & QIF Summit

May 1, 2024

In April 2024, MxD (Manufacturing x Digital) hosted the 2024 MBE & QIF Summit which was jointly organized by NIST and the DMSC (Digital Metrology Standards...

Standard Reference Materials: Standardization of ²⁴³Am (SRM 4332f)

A new Standard Reference Material (SRM) of 243Am has been produced and calibrated. Americium's most stable isotope, americium-243, has a half-life of (7367 ± 23

Standard Reference Materials: Standardization of ²³²U (SRM 4324c)

A new Standard Reference Material (SRM) of U-232 has been produced and calibrated. Uranium-232 is an isotope of uranium. It is a side product in a nuclear fuel

ACMD Seminar: The Impact and Influence of Power Measurement on GreenHPC

Kirk Cameron Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs and Professor, Dept. of Computer Science, Virginia Tech Tuesday, July 23, 2024, 3...

Reflectometry Software Installation

Please install/verify the software below on the laptop you will bring to the school: Analysis: Refl1D We will be working with the newer...

An RM for Measuring Cannabinoids and Toxic Elements in Hemp

July 8, 2024

The Hemp Plant reference material (RM 8210) provides values for cannabinoids and toxic elements in a dried ground hemp plant material to help cannabis and...

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