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Snapshots of NIST Science

Word "NIST" across the middle. Above the NIST: EST. 1901. In a circle around the NIST: CELEBRATING 125 YEARS

Have you ever …

Filled your car’s tank with gasoline?

Watched a true crime documentary with DNA evidence?

Used a smartphone as something other than a brick?

Provided a urine sample at a doctor’s office?

Brainstormed with generative AI?

Whether you realize it or not, NIST plays a role in your life. In this evening colloquium of lightning talks, a handful of researchers step up to the podium to share their science with presentations no longer than five minutes in duration. Find your NIST connection in this unconventional forum.


Throughout the year, NIST will host lectures, tours, and special programs on our campus and partner with local organizations across the region. We encourage you to stay connected as we celebrate 125 years of service to the American public by visiting the dedicated NIST 125th anniversary webpage.

Visitor Access Requirement:

  • For US Permanent Residents: Please have your valid/non-expired green card for photo identification.*
  • For US Citizens: Please have your valid/non-expired state-issued driver's license. NIST will only accept a REAL ID-compliant form of identification. Visitors with state-issued identification must now present a REAL ID or a different form of government-issued photo identification, such as: a valid/non-expired passport, passport card, DOD's Common Access Card (CAC), Veterans ID, Federal Agency HSPD-12 IDs, and Military Dependents ID.*

*Use of apps, physical photocopies, and/or digital screenshots of your ID, Passport or Green card will not be accepted. 

Failure to show proper valid and compliant/non-expired photo identification upon check-in will result in denied entry into the facility.

For more information please visit our Campus Access and Security page.

Created March 2, 2026
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