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Barbara Guttman Wins Leadership in Forensic Science Award

This award was presented to Barbara Guttman for Leadership in Forensic Science. Ms. Guttman is the leader of the Software Quality Group in

Paul Patrone Wins Excellence in Research in Applied Mathematics Award

This award was presented to Paul Patrone for Excellence in Research in Applied Mathematics A staff member in NIST’s Applied and

Raghu Kacker Named Fellow of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Dr. Raghu Kacker was chosen as a Fellow in recognition of outstanding contributions in enabling the field of combinatorial testing to become

Kamran Sayrafian Named Fellow of the Washington Academy of Sciences

Dr. Kamran Sayrafian was chosen as a Fellow in recognition of outstanding contributions to mathematical and computational modeling of Body

test set up "Supervisor" wirelessly synchronizes timing of two robots' movements

NIST and Industry Researchers Make Advances in Wireless Time-Sensitive Networking

July 1, 2022

Advances in the Internet of Things and artificial intelligence are part of a new industrial revolution to make manufacturing faster, better, and cheaper. These

NIST Researcher Addresses IEEE Workshop on Wireless Systems' Future in Industry

July 1, 2022

On May 31, 2022, NIST's Rick Candell gave the keynote address to IEEE's workshop on Performance Assessment of Industrial Wireless Systems. The workshop was

NRC Issues Confirmatory Order on 2021 Alert at NIST Center for Neutron Research

August 2, 2022

The order outlines corrective actions NIST will take in response to the unplanned 2021 reactor shutdown.

External Subject Matter Reports on the Feb. 3, 2021, Alert at the NCNR

Introduction Following the Feb. 3, 2021, incident in which a fuel element in NIST’s research reactor was damaged, NIST retained external...

NIST MEP Center State Competition for Arizona and Maryland FY 2022

Back to Closed Federal Funding Opportunities UPDATE: This opportunity has closed. 2022 NIST MEP Center State Competition for Arizona and...

Picture of jars containing reference materials 8256, 8257, 8258, and 8259: Wild caught and aquacultured shrimp and salmon

Four NIST Reference Materials Help Authenticate Shrimp and Salmon

July 28, 2022

Four reference materials from NIST will help the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Customs and Border Protection agencies assess whether imported salmon and

Exploring Cyber Space: Cybersecurity Issues for Civil and Commercial Space Systems

July 28, 2022

Chairman Beyer, Ranking Member Babin, and Members of the Subcommittee, I am Matthew Scholl, the Chief of the Computer Security Division, of the Information...

Standards Resources

Whether you’re new to standards or already engaged in the development and Registry approval processes, OSAC has compiled some resources to...

Graduating Cohort of Baldrige Fellows Tackle Real-Time Leadership Challenges, Explore Best Practices

July 28, 2022

Fifteen senior leaders recently joined more than 125 other executives as graduates of the Baldrige Executive Fellows Program. During the leadership development

Leading Experts Suggest Guidelines for Assessing Emerging Transistor Performance

July 29, 2022

To continue making smartphones, laptops, and other devices more powerful and energy efficient, industry is intensely focused on identifying promising next

NIST Researchers Develop Miniature Lens for Trapping Atoms

August 1, 2022

Atoms are notoriously difficult to control. They zigzag like fireflies, tunnel out of the strongest containers and jitter even at temperatures near absolute

Transportation Systems & Functional Recovery

Wed, Sep 28 2022

The purpose of this workshop is to convene subject matter experts associated with transportation systems and functional

A gloved hand is holding up a small plastic vial labeled "RGTM plasmid."

NIST Develops Genetic Material for Validating Mpox Tests

July 27, 2022

NIST is making the new material freely available to testing laboratories and diagnostic test manufacturers worldwide.

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Webinar: Bitemark Analysis - A NIST Scientific Foundation Review

Thu, Oct 27 2022

NIST Scientific Foundation Reviews document and evaluate the scientific basis for forensic methods and practices. This

Building the NIST AI Risk Management Framework: Workshop #3

Tue, Oct 18 - Wed, Oct 19 2022

With considerable help from stakeholders, NIST is making solid progress in developing the voluntary AI Risk Management

Baldrige Program Update: Several New Initiatives Under Way

July 25, 2022

The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (BPEP) is currently planning and implementing several new initiatives, including an external, program-wide review

2022 IES Fellow - Cameron Miller

For outstanding leadership and technical contributions to standardization of measurements of light sources and lighting products over two

Using Quantum Information for Thermodynamics

Thermodynamics emerged during the 1800s to describe large, classical systems, such as steam engines, and equilibrium. In contrast, quantum, small classical, and

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MEP National Network: Meeting the Challenges of 2020 and 2021

June 30, 2022

CARES Act Authorization and Funding On March 27, 2020, the president signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) to

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2022 Clifford G. Shull Prize - Dan A. Neumann

“For leadership, and vision to the neutron scattering community as scientist, mentor, instrument developer, and facility steward."

Quantum matter from atomic gases

Measurement. Science is rooted in measurement: it is from measurements, as unified by theory, that understanding is born. Our comprehension of the universe is

New Device Design Brings Unparalleled Confidence to Cell Measurements

July 20, 2022

Measuring the numbers and properties of cells moving in a stream — a process called flow cytometry — is critically important to diagnostic medicine

Illustration shows a padlock surrounded by health-care images like a medicine bottle, a vaccine card, and health records.

NIST Updates Guidance for Health Care Cybersecurity

July 21, 2022

Revised draft publication aims to help organizations comply with HIPAA Security Rule.

a picture of packaging for NIST SRM 2367JC Virus DNA Quantitative Standard

A NIST Standard for More Accurate Diagnoses of JC Virus

July 19, 2022

A new NIST Standard Reference Material supports the accurate measurement of the amount of a common but potentially dangerous virus in patients. Most of us have

International Researchers Pursue 5G Testbed

July 1, 2022

After a year of virtual collaboration, international and NIST researchers involved in a federated 5G Testbed development effort, called “Project Agility,” held

NIST Develops Interoperability Profile for Distributed Energy Resources and Grid Integration

July 1, 2022

With the increasing use of distributed energy resources (DER) – solar, wind, and more – to generate power, organizations have developed standards for their

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