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Associate Director for Innovation & Industry Services

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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...

New Date Announced for iEdison Launch

June 28, 2022

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) plans to launch the new iEdison system on Tuesday, August 9, 2022. For two and half years, NIST has...

Patenting Inventions from the Labs

June 15, 2022

Each year, NIST researchers discover new inventions. An invention includes any novel, non-obvious, or useful process, machine, composition of matter, or...

Baldrige Fellowship Begins with Executives Exploring the Challenges of Leadership in a Changing World of Work

June 9, 2022

Almost everything about leadership—including how to adapt in a post-pandemic world, lead a hybrid workforce, and overcome burnout among skilled staff members to...

Licensing NIST Technologies for a Better Tomorrow

June 1, 2022

NIST is made up of several major research programs, each of which focuses on specific technical areas, pursuing the latest in research and developing new...

The Journey to Commercialize Cutting-Edge Sensor Technology

May 17, 2022

In the early 2000’s, Abhishek Motayed found his way to the NIST campus as a contractor, working in what became the Material Measurement Laboratory (MML). Within...

Closeup photo shows person wearing blue gloves using tweezers to work on a semiconductor circuit board.

NIST Awards Funding to Strengthen Advanced Manufacturing for Critical and Emerging Technologies

May 12, 2022

Each award of up to $300,000 will fund projects to address national priorities such as manufacturing of critical infrastructure.

Commerce FY 2021 Tech Transfer Report Spotlights Laboratory Successes and Milestones

May 11, 2022

The report details technology transfer activities at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...

PowerAmerica Receives $5M NIST Cooperative Agreement to Help Native American Communities Better Prepare for Future Pandemics

May 9, 2022

PowerAmerica has been awarded a $5 million cooperative agreement from the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to help Native American...

Encouraging Small Business Innovations

May 4, 2022

Each year, federal agencies across the U.S. government budget a portion of funds for intramural and extramural research and development (R&D). The intramural...

The Force Behind the Mask: How American Ingenuity is Saving the U.S. from a PPE Disaster

April 21, 2022

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) awarded AFFOA (Advanced Functional Fabrics of America) and 16 cross...

TPO Tools of the Trade

April 19, 2022

The Technology Partnerships Office (TPO) has many goals to accomplish at NIST, with the primary vision being to facilitate the best possible outcome for each...

Taking a Look at Tech Transfer Reports and Publications

April 6, 2022

Within The Technology Partnerships Office (TPO) website there is a large catalogue of technical reports and publications. These documents provide insight into...

NIST MEP Helps Manufacturers Respond to the Pandemic and Thrive Despite It

April 5, 2022

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), a program of the U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and...

The New iEdison is Launching This Summer

March 23, 2022

The new iEdison is coming and Bethany Loftin of the Technology Partnerships Office is leading the way at NIST in the modernization and rebuild of the platform...

Developing Standards to Reduce Fire Damage

March 9, 2022

One of NIST’s primary missions is the development and use of standards to be used throughout society for the betterment of the public and improved quality of...

Mid-America Transplant employees preparing to send out a donor organ.

Three Organizations Win 2021 Baldrige Awards for Performance Excellence

March 4, 2022

WASHINGTON — Three U.S. organizations will receive the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, the nation’s only presidential award for performance excellence...

Commerce Department Awards $54 Million in American Rescue Act Grants to Increase Access to Advanced Manufacturing Opportunities

February 28, 2022

GAITHERSBURG, Md. — The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded nearly $54 million in grants for 13 high...

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