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2009 Technology R&D Competition to Address Civil Infrastructure, Manufacturing

March 26, 2009

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced a 2009 competition for multiyear research funding in two major areas

NIST's Fiscal Year Budget to Increase 8.3 Percent to $819 M

March 24, 2009

For fiscal year 2009, which ends on Sept. 30, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has received $819 million in appropriations, an increase

NIST to Receive $610 Million Through Recovery Act

March 3, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will receive $610 million in funds as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The

ComSci Fellowship Program Accepting Applications for 2009-2010

February 24, 2009

Senior federal employees who want a broader perspective on the development of the nation's science and technology policy are invited to apply for the Commerce

NIST Seeks Small Business Vendors for Facility-Related Projects

January 13, 2009

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) will hold an information session for small businesses interested in learning about opportunities for

Bertocci, Kirchhoff Honored as AAAS Fellows

January 13, 2009

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) alumni researchers Ugo Bertocci and William H. Kirchhoff were recently elected as 2008 fellows of the

NIST Technology Innovation Program Announces New R&D Projects To Develop Infrastructure Monitoring and Inspection Technologies

January 6, 2009

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) today announced nine awards for new research projects to develop advanced sensing

Nine NIST Staff Become New APS Fellows

December 9, 2008

Nine staff members of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have been elected new fellows of the American Physical Society, the largest

Seventy-One Staff Members Earn Departmental Bronze and Other NIST Awards

December 3, 2008

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) recently presented 71 staff members with the Departmental

NIST Awards $24 Million in Grants for New University Research Facilities

November 25, 2008

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded grants totaling more than $24 million to three universities to provide cost-shared support

NIST Awards $24 Million in Grants For New Research Facilities Dedicated to Quantum Measurement, Marine Ecology

November 24, 2008

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) announced today that it is awarding grants totaling more than $24 million to three universities to

42 Employees Earn DOC Awards

November 19, 2008

The U.S. Department of Commerce has presented 42 employees of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) with Gold and Silver Medal Awards—the

Blue Ribbon Commission Issues Findings on NIST Safety

November 7, 2008

Gaithersburg, MD—A blue ribbon commission of safety and management experts issued a report today describing the adequacy of safety programs at the Commerce

Three Recognized by ANSI for Standards Development Activities

October 28, 2008

Three staff members of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) were honored last week by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) for

Updated Standards Site Offers New Support for Exports to Asia

October 1, 2008

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is supporting the re-launch of www.StandardsPortal.org, an online resource that facilitates

NIST Takes Additional Steps to Strengthen Safety at Its Boulder Laboratories

September 16, 2008

Boulder, Colo. -- Acting upon several internal and external investigations and reports, including a recent safety audit conducted with the assistance of the

Physicist David J. Wineland of NIST Boulder Laboratories in Colorado

NIST Physicist David J. Wineland Awarded 2007 National Medal of Science

August 25, 2008

BOULDER, Colo.—Physicist David J. Wineland of the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has been awarded the 2007 National

NIST WTC 7 Investigation Finds Building Fires Caused Collapse

August 21, 2008

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The fall of the 47-story World Trade Center building 7 (WTC 7) in New York City late in the afternoon of Sept. 11, 2001, was primarily due to

Ultra-sensitive Tests Confirm No Significant Health Risks Expected from Plutonium Exposures

August 14, 2008

Boulder, Colo. — Confirming earlier assessments, new results from ultrasensitive medical tests and related dose analyses indicate that none of the 29 personnel

NIST Advisory Group Welcomes Berkeley Professor

August 6, 2008

Ruzena Bajcsy, an electrical engineering and computer science professor at the University of California, Berkeley, has been chosen to serve on the primary

NIST Commits to Action for Strengthening Safety NIST Responds to Investigative Report, City of Boulder Regarding Safety Improvements

July 30, 2008

Gaithersburg, Md. – Responding to shortcomings highlighted by a June 9 spill of plutonium at its Boulder, Colo., laboratory, the National Institute of Standards

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