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Senate Confirms Gallagher as 14th NIST Director

November 17, 2009

On Nov. 5, 2009, the U.S. Senate confirmed Dr. Patrick D. Gallagher by unanimous consent as the 14th director of the National Institute of Standards and

NIST Signs U.S.-China Cooperative Agreement on Earthquake and Volcano Sciences

October 20, 2009

In the aftermath of the Sichuan Earthquake that occurred in China this past year and its high number of casualties, which included many children, the United

Scripps Director Joins NIST Advisory Group

October 6, 2009

Tony Haymet, director of Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego, has been chosen to serve on the primary policy advisory

Gallagher Nominated to be 14th NIST Director

September 22, 2009

On Sept. 10, the White House announced President Barack Obama's intention to nominate physicist Patrick Gallagher to be the 14th director of the National

Groundbreaking at the Scripps Oceanography campus in La Jolla, California.

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Breaks Ground on Major San Diego-Area Recovery Act Project

September 15, 2009

LA JOLLA, CALIFORNIA —U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke and Mayor Jerry Sanders led a groundbreaking ceremony in La Jolla, Calif., today for two new

NIST Submits Updated Master Plan for Gaithersburg Campus

September 14, 2009

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—Planned and potential expansions and new facilities across campus, the addition of 400-500 kilowatts in power from solar panels, and

U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke Statement on President Obama's Intent to Nominate Patrick Gallagher as Director of NIST

September 10, 2009

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama today announced his intent to nominate physicist Patrick Gallagher to be the 14th director of the U.S. Commerce Department's

First Report from New Nuclear Energy Standards Group Released

August 11, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) have published a report on the inaugural meeting

Product Incorporating NIST Expert System Wins R&D 100 Award

July 28, 2009

Commercial process-design software that incorporates NIST's thermophysical and thermochemical property data sets will receive a 2009 R&D 100 award, R&D Magazine

NIST Awards $55.5 Million in Grants for New University Research Facilities

July 20, 2009

The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that it is awarding grants totaling more than $55.5 million

Three NIST Researchers Win 2008 PECASE Honors

July 14, 2009

Three scientists at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have won Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)

NIST Physicist, Chemist Receive Federal Public Service Award

June 30, 2009

Physicist Sae Woo Nam and chemist Stephan Stranick of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) are among 12 federal employees who were

Commerce Secretary Locke Announces Selection of 2009-2010 Commerce Science and Technology Fellows

June 23, 2009

WASHINGTON—Commerce Secretary Gary Locke today announced that 17 federal employees have been selected to participate in the 2009-2010 Commerce Science and

DOC/NIST Invites Vendors to Participate an Industry Day/Business Fair

June 19, 2009

(Gaithersburg, MD)--The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a federal agency within the Department of Commerce (DOC), will hold an industry

NIST Advisory Committee Issues 2008 Annual Report

June 16, 2009

The Visiting Committee on Advanced Technology (VCAT) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the agency's primary private-sector advisory

NIST Seeks Proposals for $20 Million Program to Create Measurement Science and Engineering Fellowships

June 16, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced that it is establishing a financial assistance program to help selected institutions

NIST Seeks Proposals for $20 Million Recovery Act Program

June 15, 2009

GAITHERSBURG, Md. – The U.S. Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced that it is establishing a financial

Commerce Department to Work with ICANN and VeriSign to Enhance the Security and Stability of the Internet's Domain Name and Addressing System

June 3, 2009

WASHINGTON —The U.S. Department of Commerce's National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) and National Institute of Standards and

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