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5738 Measurement System Basics: SI & U.S. Customary Units for Regulatory Officials

Thu, Aug 26 2021, 2:00 - 3:30pm EDT

This 1.5 hour webinar will introduce the measurement systems commonly used in the United States, including the

5746 Information Session: Metric System Education Resources

Wed, Sep 29 2021, 7:00 - 8:30pm EDT

The International System of Units (SI), commonly known as the metric system, is easy to use and learn when taught using

5744 NIST Handbook 133 - Overview of Handbook 133

Tue, Jul 27 2021, 10:00am - 12:30pm EDT

This 2.5 hour webinar provides a complete overview of NIST Handbook 133, "Checking the Net Contents of Packaged Goods"

5743 NIST Handbook 130 - Overview of the Uniform Packaging and Labeling Regulation

Thu, Jul 15 2021, 11:00am - 1:00pm EDT

This 2-hour webinar provides an overview of NIST Handbook 130, Uniform Laws and Regulations, "Uniform Packaging and

5742 NIST Handbook 130 - Examination Procedure for Price Verification

Wed, Jul 14 2021, 11:00am - 1:00pm EDT

This 2-hour webinar will provide inspectors with an understanding and knowledge of the NIST Handbook 130 Examination

5741 NIST Handbook 133 - How to Test Animal Bedding

Tue, Jul 13 2021, 11:00am - 1:00pm EDT

This 2-hour webinar will teach and demonstrate the test procedure for verifying the useable volume declaration on

5740 Weights and Measures Inspections - Evidence, Search and Seizure, and Due Process

Thu, Jul 1 2021, 11:00am - 1:30pm EDT

This 2.5 hour webinar will provide an overview on how the U.S. Constitution, the Bill of Rights, Laws, and Court

Resources

NOTE: For resources related specifically to the NIST Cybersecurity Labeling for Consumers project, see: here There are many resources from...

Engage

NIST has relied heavily on input from stakeholders in carrying out its assignments under the Executive Order on Improving the Nation's...

News & Updates

NIST releases summary report on the consumer cybersecurity labeling initiatives under the EO (May 24, 2022) New EO Guidance for...

2009 - Bronze Medal Award---Alan Migdall

For advancing photon-based metrology for applications in optical radiation measurement, fundamental physics, and quantum information.

Bienfang is using fundamental theories of physics, combined with the latest telecommunications technology, to develop a form of secret-message transmission known as quantum cryptography. His expertise in laser technology and high-speed electronics...

2007 R&D 100 Award - Joshua Bienfang

A high-speed quantum cryptography system that allows "Alice" and "Bob" to discuss things in absolute secrecy earned a 2007 R&D 100 Award for a team of researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Read more ...

2010 NIST Sigma Xi Young Scientist Award - Joshua Bienfang

For pioneering studies in quantum cryptography.

2014 - Bronze Medal Award---Joshua Bienfang

For developing single photon detectors in the commercially relevant infrared spectrum near the fundamental limits for quantum communication.

Remote Sensing Laboratory

The Remote Sensing Laboratory comprises spectral radiance and irradiance sources, filter and hyperspectral radiometers, and an environmental chamber that are

2014 Invention of the Year Nominee: A New Single-Photon Avalanche Diode System for LIDAR and Quantum Cryptography

UMD researchers have developed a single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) detection system that is so sensitive that it detects photons that arrive at times well before a readout gate is applied, hence increasing the system’s detection duty cycle. This...

Wo Chang Receives ANSI Edward Lohse Information Technology Medal

Recognized for outstanding efforts to foster cooperation among bodies involved in global IT standardization.

FISSEA Cybersecurity Awareness and Training Innovator of the Year

Submissions are currently not being accepted for the FISSEA Awareness and Training Innovator of the Year. Nomination Information: Each year...

FISSEA Contests & Innovator of the Year

FISSEA Security Awareness and Training Contest Showcase one or all of the awareness and training items you use as a part of your Security...

Glenn Solomon Elected OSA Fellow

For pioneering the development of semiconductor quantum dot optical materials and device structures for solid-state quantum optics.

2012 - Bronze Medal Award---Glenn Solomon

For establishing the fundamental science and demonstrating the feasibility of quantum photonic devices needed for quantum communication and metrology.

Jacob Taylor Receives 2014 Silver Medal Award

Dr. Taylor is recognized for his pioneering advances in making compact, practical quantum devices that bridge the familiar classical world we live in with the exotic quantum world, where matter at the smallest scales exhibits surprising and powerful...

Jacob Taylor Receives 2014 Young Scientist Prize

The 2014 IUPAP Young Scientist prize for the Commission on Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics (C15) was awarded to Jacob Taylor for groundbreaking advances in the design of compact, practical devices that bridge the classical world with the exotic...