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Gaithersburg

Historical aerial view of the National Bureau of Standards campus surrounded by trees.

Spotlight: Why NIST’s Campus Relocated to Gaithersburg, Maryland

September 22, 2025

Did you know that for more than 50 years, NIST called D.C. home? NIST’s campus was located in the northwest part of D.C. near the intersection of Van Ness...

SANS Software Installation

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

LPDT

Laser Processing Diffraction Testbed (LPDT) The Laser Processing Diffraction Testbed (LPDT) is a custom-built, open-platform system...

Advanced Metrology for Defect Management in Ceramic Additive Manufacturing

Wed, Jun 10 - Fri, Jun 12 2026

Additive manufacturing (AM) of ceramic components suffers from inconsistent quality and high defect rates due to a lack

U.S. Citizens Preferred: NIST’s Material Measurement Laboratory Seeks Qualified Applicants for Research Associate Opportunities

The links below highlight exciting research associate opportunities at the NIST Material Measurement Laboratory. Qualified U.S. citizens are...

Andre Striegel Receives 2026 Dal Nogare Award

Dr. Striegel was honored for his significant contributions to the fundamental understanding of the chromatographic process.

Representative and Tractable Seasonable Performance Standards for HVAC Equipment

Most heating and cooling appliance test procedures measure system performance at a fixed speed, while maintaining constant specified indoor and outdoor air

Heating, Ventilating, Air Conditioning, and Water Heating Performance in Residential Applications

Homes account for approximately 19 % of the total energy consumption in the United States1. Reducing home energy consumption lowers a homeowner’s monthly

NanoFab Tool: Heidelberg MLA 150 Maskless Aligner With An Autoloader

The Heidelberg Instruments MLA 150 maskless laser aligner is a direct laser writing system equipped with two exposure lasers at 405 nm and 375 nm wavelengths

Martin Stanley Announced as Winner of AI Evangelist Flywheel Award

Martin Stanley has been selected as the winner of the 2025 AI Evangelist Flywheel Award, which recognizes leaders dedicated to advancing ethical and responsible use of AI. This is an opportunity to spotlight why responsible AI matters: ensuring...

NIST Portrait Gallery Induction Ceremony 2025

Fri, Jan 23 2026, 11:00am - 12:30pm EST

Please join us virtually as we celebrate the following eight 2025 additions to the NIST Gallery of Distinguished Alumni

NIST Diffusion Workshop: Data and Model Needs for Efficient Critical Material Usage and Recovery

Tue, Apr 14 - Wed, Apr 15 2026

As global demand for critical materials accelerates, the ability to accurately model transport phenomena is essential

New Report Reveals Evidence Handlers’ Common Practices, Makes Recommendations

December 16, 2025

In 2021 a committee established by NIST and NIJ surveyed evidence handlers to identify best practices in retention, preservation, integrity, and disposition of...

Ran Tao Receives 2025 Katharine B. Gebbie Young Investigator Award

The award recognizes Dr. Tao's pioneering research and leadership in the field of rheology.

NanoFab Tool: SUSS HMX Square 9 Automatic Mask Develop Cr-etch

The SUSS HMX square system is a single photomask, automated wet chemical processing tool. It first uses a TMAH-based developer to dissolve lithographically

NanoFab Tool: ReynoldsTech Resist Strip Fume Hood

The ReynoldsTech solvent-based chemical hood is used for the removal of photoresist from wafers and photomask substrates. The two chemical baths utilize NMP

Three overlapping circles are labeled: Secure, Thwart, Defend. Central overlap reads: AI-aware cybersecurity.

Draft NIST Guidelines Rethink Cybersecurity for the AI Era

December 16, 2025

New guidelines can help an organization determine ways to incorporate AI into its operations while mitigating cybersecurity risks.

Alexander Maranghides Recognized as 2025 IFSJ Influencer

For over 30 years of large-scale testing experience and two decades of Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) fire reconstructions. He has led all four NIST Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) fire reconstructions, with findings shaping US codes, standards and...

ACMD Seminar: Functional Formulations of Multi-Reference Alignment and Multi-Target Detection

Mikhail Sweeney Ph.D. Candidate, Dept. of Mathematics, University of Utah CANCELED Tuesday, January 13, 2026, 3:00-4:00 PM ET (1:00-2:00 PM...

Event visual for Cybersecurity for IoT Workshop including city skyline

Cybersecurity for IoT Workshop: Future Directions

Tue, Mar 31 - Wed, Apr 1 2026

This workshop will discuss emerging and future trends for IoT technologies and their implications for IoT cybersecurity

Dustin Cook Receives the 2025 Early Career Award in Engineering

For innovative research, technical leadership, and national-level engagement in the development of functional recovery building codes and performance assessment frameworks.

Measurements and Standards for AI-Ready Biological Data: Unlocking Protein Function

The success of AlphaFold2 and similar AI models in predicting protein structure from sequence has demonstrated the transformative impact of AI in biotechnology

ACMD Seminar: Effective Mechanics of Thin Films in the Origami Limit

Samuel Wallace Ph.D. Candidate, Dept. of Mathematics, Rutgers University Tuesday, December 16, 2025, 3:00-4:00 PM ET (1:00-2:00 PM MT) A...

Stephan Schlamminger Named 2026 IEEE Fellow

For contributions to determining the Planck constant, enabling the 2019 redefinition of the SI.

Department of Commerce and NIST Announce CHIPS Research and Development Letter of Intent with xLight, Inc. for Extreme Ultraviolet Lithography

December 1, 2025

WASHINGTON – The Department of Commerce’s CHIPS Research and Development Office, part of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), announced...

2025 APS Fellow - Joseph A Dura

For pioneering in-situ and in-operando neutron reflectometry to probe interfacial structures of importance to energy storage, including the first in-operando measurement of the solid electrolyte interphase layer relevant to Li-ion batteries and the...