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Graduating Baldrige Fellows Inspired to Continue Excellence

April 22, 2024

Fifteen senior leaders from a variety of U.S. organizations recently joined 149 other executives as graduates of the Baldrige Executive Fellows Program . Using...

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CHIPS for America and Natcast to Give Update on the National Semiconductor Technology Center

April 5, 2024

The CHIPS for America Research and Development (R&D) Program and Natcast, the operator of the CHIPS for America National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC)...

2023 AAAS Fellow - Angela Hight Walker

Hight Walker was nominated for "advancing the physics of quantum-confined materials through innovations in Raman spectroscopy and for distinguished leadership at a National Laboratory." Dr. Angela Hight Walker is a distinguished senior scientist at...

Augmented Intelligence for Manufacturing Systems (AIMS)

The U.S. economy depends on manufacturing as a significant contributor for jobs, the nation’s economic output, and the production of goods for the world

NIST MEP Center State Competition for Florida FY2024

Back to Closed Federal Funding Opportunities UPDATE: This opportunity has closed. Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) The NIST Hollings...

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NIST Awards $3.6 Million for Community-Based Cybersecurity Workforce Development

April 3, 2024

The grants of roughly $200,000 each will go to 18 education and community organizations that are working to address the nation’s shortage of skilled...

OWM Info Hour - “Digitalization” of NIST Handbooks 44, 130, and 133

Thu, Aug 29 2024, 2:00 - 3:00pm EDT

The NIST Office of Weights and Measures discussed the transitioning of NIST Handbooks 44, 130 and 133 to electronic file

NIST Special Publication on WIM Systems Used in Law Enforcement Applications

April 1, 2024

Introduction According to the 2021 Fact Sheet: The Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal, one in five miles of U.S. highways and major roads and over 45,000 bridges...

Witness Testing in Official Weights and Measures Inspections

April 1, 2024

Weights and measures inspections provide a legally required, independent validation of the accuracy of commercial weighing and measuring devices; provide a...

Fun and Games: Teach and Learn Measurement System Basics with the SI Units Card Deck

April 1, 2024

It’s easy to learn the metric system with the SI Units Card Deck (NIST SP 1297), an interactive educational activity that helps learners build their skills...

72 Volume Metrology Seminar

Mon, Sep 22 - Fri, Sep 26 2025

The 5-day OWM Volume Metrology Seminar is designed to enable metrologists to apply fundamental measurement concepts to

73 Fundamentals of Metrology

Mon, Sep 15 - Fri, Sep 19 2025

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

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76 State Laboratory Annual Submission Process

Thu, Jul 10 2025, 2:00 - 4:00pm EDT

Class Description The State Laboratory Annual Submission Process webinar provides guidance on how to successfully submit

Research Staff

Ya-Shian Li-Baboud Project Leader Ann M Virts Co-Project Leader Omar Aboul-Enein David Schmitt Dr. Roger Bostelman Soocheol Yoon Dr. Mili...

75 Contract Review

Thu, Aug 14 2025, 2:00 - 4:00pm EDT

Class Description This two-hour webinar will consider internal auditing techniques and best practices used by a

77 Software Verification and Validation Part I & II

Thu, Jun 26 - Thu, Jul 17 2025

Class Description Session I (June 26, 2025) and Session II (July 17, 2025) These two 2-hour sessions on Software

80 Fundamentals of Metrology - SIM Participants Only

Mon, Apr 14 - Fri, Apr 18 2025

Course Description The 5-day Fundamentals of Metrology seminar is an intensive course that introduces participants to

81 Fundamentals of Metrology

Mon, Apr 7 - Fri, Apr 11 2025

Class Description The 5-day Fundamentals of Metrology seminar is an intensive class that introduces participants to the

Test Facility

The NIST mobility lab has an Optical Tracking System (OTS) used as a ground truth measurement reference. The OTS consists of twenty 4.1...

84 Mass Metrology Seminar

Mon, Mar 3 - Fri, Mar 14 2025

Course Description The Mass Metrology Seminar is a two-week, "hands-on" seminar. It incorporates approximately 30

Mobile Robotics Systems Research and Standard Test Methods

NIST has developed a mobile manipulator testbed to evaluate the dynamic localization of the mobile manipulator relative to a target with...

79 Internal Auditing Best Practices

Thu, May 15 2025, 2:00 - 4:00pm EDT

Class Description This 2-hour webinar will consider internal auditing techniques and best practices that are used by a

82 Calibration Certificate Evaluation

Thu, Apr 3 2025, 2:00 - 4:00pm EDT

Class Description This 2-hour webinar will introduce concepts necessary to successfully implement ISO/IEC 17025:2017

87 Conducting an Effective Management Review - CANCELED

Thu, Feb 13 2025, 2:00 - 4:00pm EST

This 2-hour webinar introduces the Laboratory Management Review process, an important tool to foster communication

88 Volume Metrology Seminar

Mon, Feb 3 - Fri, Feb 7 2025

Course Description The 5-day OWM Volume Metrology Seminar is designed to enable metrologists to apply fundamental

89 Fundamentals of Metrology

Mon, Jan 27 - Fri, Jan 31 2025

Course Description The 5-day Fundamentals of Metrology seminar is an intensive course that introduces participants to

Biosecurity for Synthetic Nucleic Acid Sequences

Balancing the growth of the bioeconomy with the inherent risks associated with the potential misuse of artificial intelligence (AI) related to nucleic acid

91 Mass Metrology Seminar

Mon, Oct 21 - Fri, Nov 1 2024

Course Description The Mass Metrology Seminar is a two-week, "hands-on" seminar. It incorporates approximately 30

Staff Spotlight - Dr. Ankit Sharma

March 21, 2024

We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Ankit Sharma has joined the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as an Associate (PREP) in the...

OWM Info Hour - NIST Handbook 130 E-commerce Regulation

Tue, Jul 30 2024, 11:00am - 12:00pm EDT

NIST Handbook 130 IV. Uniform Regulations G. Uniform E-commerce Regulations The NIST Office of Weights and Measures

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