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Automated Tools for Material Property Calibration

Reliable computational predictions of flame spread and fire growth can assist in the design and selection of reduced flammability materials. Due to the

NIST/NRC Fire Research Collaborations

Since 2005, the NIST Fire Research Division has engaged in a collaborative research effort with the Office of Nuclear Regulatory Research of the US Nuclear

Candice M. Smith

Board Member Term Expires March 2027

Dr. Jermaine Ford

Board Member Term Expires March 2027

Winston W. Chang

Board Member Term Expires March 2027

Physicist or Engineer Position Anticipated (Applied Electrical Measurements Group)

Interested in being part of the decarbonization of the transportation sector? The Applied Electrical Measurements (AEM) group in the Quantum...

John Messina Wins INCITS Merit Award

Congratulations to John Messina (SSD) for winning the INCITS Merit Award, which recognizes his more than 10 years as a member with

Jeffrey M. Voas receives the Distinguished Career Award in Computer Science from Ram Sriram

Jeff Voas Wins 2023 Distinguished Career Award in Computer Science

Congratulations to Jeff Voas (CSD) for winning the 2023 Distinguished Career Award in Computer Science for foundational contributions in

Ram D. Sriram Receives Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering Honorary Member Award

Congratulations to Ram D. Sriram (SSD) for receiving an honorary member award from the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering (IISE

Hossam Tamri Receives AIRA Recognition Award

Congratulations to Hossam Tamri (SSD) for being selected and honored with a Recognition Award for his work on qDAR at the American

Angela Robinson Receives 2023 Women in Technology Rising Star Award

Congratulations to Angela Robinson (CSD) for receiving the 2023 Women in Technology Rising Star Award on May 18th. This category honors a

Ram Sriram Becomes a Fellow of The Institution of Engineering and Technology

Congratulations to Ram D. Sriram for becoming a Fellow of The Institution of Engineering and Technology. According to IET, the fellowship is

2022 Ron Brown Excellence Award Ellen Voorhees

Ellen Voorhees Receives Honorary Doctor of Science Degree from the University of Glasgow

Congratulations to Ellen Voorhees (IAD) for receiving an honorary Doctor of Science degree from the University of Glasgow in recognition of

Patrick Grother Receives 2023 Federal Identity Forum and Expo Career Achievement Award

Congratulations to Patrick Grother (IAD), the winner of the 2023 Federal Identity Forum and Expo Career Achievement Award - 2023 Federal

NIST's IoT Cybersecurity Program Receives the WITSA Chairman's Award

Congratulations to NIST's IoT cybersecurity program , the recipient of the World Innovation, Technology, and Services Alliance (WITSA)

Ram Sriram receives 2023 IEEE Reliability Society Lifetime Achievement Award

Congratulations to Ram D. Sriram (SSD) who will be receiving the 2023 IEEE Reliability Society's Lifetime Achievement Award for

ACMD Seminar: Toward Parameter-free Restoration of Noisy Orientation Maps

Prashant Athavale Assistant Professor, Mathematics Dept., Clarkson University Tuesday, March 19, 2024, 3:00-4:00 PM ET (1:00-2:00 PM MT) A...

2022 Silver Medal Award--- Weigand, Marcu, Sadek, Phan, and Pintar

Awarded for achievements in science and engineering. The group is recognized for developing and executing an innovative research program to

2022 Gold Medal Award---Levitan and Phan

Awarded for achievements in science and engineering. The group is recognized for technical innovations in conceiving and developing

Collaboration Opportunities

We hope you are as excited as we are about the direction of our research. If you want to collaborate with us in these or related research...

NIST Awards Nearly $3 Million for Educational Programs Focused on Circular Economy to Reduce Plastic Waste

March 1, 2024

Six universities will create programs to help develop solutions to problems created by the production and consumption of plastics.

2 meter diameter horizontal mechanical test machine with control computers

NCAL: Cruciform Test Machine

A cruciform test machine is available in the NIST Center for Automotive Lightweighting. This machine deforms a cross-shaped specimen with four specimen end tabs

Ram Sriram named 2023 ACM Fellow

Congratulations to Ram D. Sriram (SSD) who has been named a 2023 ACM Fellow . According to ACM, “ACM is proud to include nearly 110,000

Artist’s rendering of an organ-on-a-chip device

NIST-Led Working Group Developing Standards for Organ-on-a-Chip Research

February 22, 2024

When testing a new medicine, researchers must do more than assess how well that drug works. They also have to determine whether the medicine has some negative

Graduate Business School Students Evaluate Commercialization of Groundbreaking Federal Technologies

February 22, 2024

In technology transfer, standing still is tantamount to falling behind. The field of federal technology transfer progresses because it teems with fresh and