Office of the Director

Public Affairs Office

PAO provides communications support to help NIST share its research results, services, and programs; to assist policymakers in learning about NIST's role and activities; and to advise and assist NIST managers on public affairs and policy strategies.

News

Vault Test 1920

NIST and the Federal Reserve Bank

September 28, 2016
In 1920 NIST built, then promptly destroyed, a series of reinforced concrete vaults for the Federal Reserve Board. The...
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Events

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NIST Exhibits at IRaP 2016

September 26, 2016 to September 30, 2016
The IRaP meetings started in 1994, in France, and since then have been organized in various countries on three continents. Although relatively young, the IRaP...

NSCI: High-Performance Computing Security Workshop

September 29, 2016 to September 30, 2016
In July of 2015, the President of the United States issued Executive Order 13702 to create a National Strategic Computing Initiative (NSCI). The goal of the...

5409: Southwestern Assurance Program (SWAP)

October 03, 2016 to October 06, 2016
This is an annual training session for metrologists from Southwestern Assurance Program (SWAP). NIST Handbook 143, Section 5.2, Table 2 notes that annual...
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Taking Measure Blog

Good Chemistry: The Rewards of Minority STEM Outreach

I’m from a town called Aguadilla on the northwest coast of Puerto Rico—about a 2.5-hour drive from San Juan. My parents grew up in poverty. My mom was one of nine siblings and education was not a...

Building Codes, Planning Key to Community Resilience

Guest blog post by Dominic Sims, CEO, International Code Council “Buildings built to the most modern building codes were the safest places to be during Hurricane Sandy.” Having spent most of my life...

In Pursuit of Plasma Power: Hot Stuff, Snowstorms, and Starry Skies

Do we really need hot stuff? I’m not talking about Donna Summer’s disco hit of 1979 or global warming. I’m not talking about anything so lukewarm as the surface of our sun—a mere 6,000 kelvins. I don...
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Contact

  • NIST Public Affairs Office (Gaithersburg)
    inquiries@nist.gov
    Phone:
    (301) 975-2758
    Fax:
    (301) 926-1630
    100 Bureau Drive, Stop 1070
    Gaithersburg, ME 20899-1070
  • Community Relations
    gail.porter@nist.gov
    Phone:
    (301) 975-3392