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2008 Arthur Flemming Award - Steve Stranick

Dr. Stranick received the Arthur S. Flemming Award in Basic Science for his innovations in chemical imaging microscopy techniques below the

2009 Robert Fairer Award - Anne Plant

Dr. Plant received the Robert E. Fairer Award for her work on developing world standards for the medical community. For more on her research

2009 Hevesy Medal - Richard Lindstrom

Dr. Lindstrom received the George Hevesy Award for his exceptional and comprehensive contributions to radioanalytical measurement science

2009 Hillebrand Award - Michael Kurylo

Dr. Kurylo is recognized with The Hillebrand Award for his exceptional achievements in the area of stratospheric chemistry including the

2009 American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow - William Kirchhoff

Dr. Kirchhoff received the American Association for the Advancement of Science Fellow Award for his distinguished contributions as an

2009 Microscopy Society of America Fellow - Dale Newbury

Dr. Newbury received the Microscopy Society of America Fellow Award for his seminal contributions to the application of x-ray microanalysis

NIST Develops Experimental Validation Tool for Cell Phone Forensics

December 1, 2009

Viewers of TV dramas don't focus on the technology behind how a forensics crime team tracks a terrorist or drug ring using cell phone data, but scientists at

Combining Nanotubes and Antibodies for Breast Cancer 'Search and Destroy' Missions

December 1, 2009

Single-walled nanotubes—cylinders of carbon about a nanometer in diameter—have been highly touted for potential applications such as ultrastrong fibers

NIST Researchers Put a New Spin on Atomic Musical Chairs

December 1, 2009

Researchers from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the Naval Research Laboratory have developed a new way to introduce magnetic

$An imaging technique known as neutron diffraction, used along with molecular simulations, revealed that an ion channel’s voltage sensing domain perturbs the two-layered cell membrane that surrounds it.$

Nervy Research: Researchers Take Initial Look at Ion Channels in a Model System

December 1, 2009

Before one of your muscles can twitch, before the thought telling it to flex can race down your nerve, a tiny floodgate of sorts--called an ion channel--must

New e-Handbook of Statistical Methods Available Online from NIST

June 15, 2002

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and International SEMATECH (ISMT) announced today the new NIST/Sematech e

Neumann Receives Computer System Security Award

June 18, 2002

One of the country's pioneering figures in computer security was honored in a special ceremony at the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and

NIST to Postpone April 22 Meeting in New York on World Trade Center Investigation

April 15, 2002

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is postponing a public meeting scheduled for April 22, 2002, in New York City to

Results of 1991 - 2000 Baldrige Award Recipients 10-Year Common Stock Comparison

March 7, 2002

Methodology: A hypothetical sum was invested in each of the 1991-2000, publicly-traded Baldrige Award recipient's common stock, in the year they applied for the

Baldrige Award Winners Beat the S&P 500 for Eighth Year

March 7, 2002

U.S. Commerce Secretary Don Evans today announced the "Baldrige Index" has once again outperformed the Standard & Poor's 500. The announcement was made at a

Federal Agencies Double Their Use of Private-Sector Standards

March 4, 2002

A newly released, congressionally mandated report from the Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) concludes that federal

Commerce Secretary Don Evans Releases Recommendations to Improve the Advanced Technology Program (ATP)

February 4, 2002

Commerce Secretary Don Evans announced today the release of The Advanced Technology Program: Reform with a Purpose, a report that presents six recommendations

NIST Materials Science Pioneer John Cahn To Receive Bower Award from Franklin Institute

January 28, 2002

The Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that materials scientist John Cahn will receive the 2002

National Institute of Standards and Technology Gears Up to Celebrate Centennial

February 15, 2001

What do gas pumps, truck scales, blood-cholesterol tests, DNA chips, industrial lasers, satellite antennas, aircraft altimeters and bullet-proof vests have in

Mark Stiles Recognized as American Physical Society Outstanding Referee

December 7, 2009

NIST Fellow Mark Stiles has been designated a 2010 Outstanding Referee by the American Physical Society (APS). This lifetime APS award was initiated in 2008 "to

CNST Adding Major Capabilities for Transmission Electron Microscopy

December 7, 2009

The CNST has recently awarded contracts with FEI Company for two Transmission Electron Microscope systems that will bring significant new capabilities to both

Advanced Video and Signal Based Surveillance

The goal of MCSPT evaluation is to facilitate research via a common evaluation task that focuses on one aspect of person tracking...

TRECVid Surveillance Event Detection Evaluation Track

The Surveillance Event Detection (SED) evaluation track is part of the TRECVid Evaluation and is intended to help promote technology...

Rich Transcription Evaluation

NIST has a long history of conducting Automatic Speech Recognition before RT began. This ASR history graph gives a summary of the tests run...

2010 Dal Nogare Award - Lane Sander

"For his contributions to the theory and application of chromatographic science" For more on his research.

NIST Director Kammer to Retire at Year's End

December 15, 2000

Ray Kammer, director of the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology since 1997, announced today that he will be retiring from the

Frederick Resident Receives Award for Strengthening NIST Ties with Industry

November 30, 2000

The National Institute of Standards and Technology, an agency of the Commerce Department's Technology Administration, has presented its 2000 William P. Slichter

Breakthroughs in Thin-Film Magnetic Devices Earn NIST Stratton Award for Robert D. McMichael

November 30, 2000

The National Institute of Standards and Technology, an agency of the Commerce Department's Technology Administration, has presented its 2000 Samuel Wesley

CNST Researchers Design Optical Interface to Probe Single Quantum Dots

November 30, 2009

CNST researchers have designed a nanophotonic interface to very efficiently collect light emitted from single semiconductor quantum dots, providing an avenue

CNST Researchers Win Best Nanolithography Poster Award at International Conference on Micro Nano Engineering

November 30, 2009

CNST researchers were recognized for the best poster presentation on nanolithography on October 1, 2009 at the 35th International Conference on Micro Nano

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