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NIST Director Kammer to Retire at Year's End

December 15, 2000

Ray Kammer, director of the Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology since 1997, announced today that he will be retiring from the

NIST Presents Jacob Rabinow Applied Research Award to Fuller, Roosen and Langer

November 30, 2000

Edwin R. Fuller, Jr., Andrew R. Roosen, and Stephen A. Langer, have received the 2000 Jacob Rabinow Applied Research Award from the National Institute of

Collins Receives Rosa Award for Outstanding Standards Achievements

November 30, 2000

The National Institute of Standards and Technology, an agency of the Commerce Department's Technology Administration, has presented its 2000 Edward Bennett Rosa

40 Local Residents Earn NIST Bronze Medal Awards

November 30, 2000

For contributions ranging from creating a national assistance program on electronic business for smaller manufacturers to helping settle a 15-year international

Local Residents Honored with NIST Crittenden Award

November 30, 2000

Seven Maryland employees of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, an agency of the Commerce Department's Technology Administration, have been

NIST's Jin and Keller Honored With PECASE Awards

October 24, 2000

Physicists Deborah Jin and Mark W. Keller of NIST's Boulder, Colo., Laboratories were awarded on Oct. 24, 2000, the Presidential Early Career Awards for

NIST Advanced Technology Program Launches 54 New Technology R&D Projects

October 4, 2000

Commerce Secretary Norman Y. Mineta today announced the selection of 54 new industrial research projects chosen for cost-shared support under the Commerce

Commerce Department Announces Winner of Global Information Security Competition

October 2, 2000

A worldwide competition to develop a new encryption technique that can be used to protect computerized information ended today when Secretary of Commerce Norman

NIST Demonstrates New Reading Device for the Blind

September 25, 2000

The National Institute of Standards and Technology today unveiled a new Braille reader that may soon bring the benefits of electronic books to the blind. An

NIST to Hold E-Book Conference

September 18, 2000

Interest in electronic books is soaring in the wake of best-selling novelist Stephen King's decision to publish his own e-book via the Internet earlier this

Eighteen Local Residents Receive High Honors from Commerce Department

September 14, 2000

Commerce Secretary Norman Mineta has presented 18 local employees of the National Institute of Standards and Technology with Gold and Silver Medal Awards—the

New National Standards Strategy Can Advance U.S. Technology Interests, NIST Director Tells Congress

September 13, 2000

Pointing to prospective benefits for U.S. industry and consumers, the director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology told a congressional

Silver Medal Awarded to Developers of Bran

September 13, 2000

Seven current and former members of the U.S. Department of Commerce's Boulder Laboratories shared in a Silver Medal award from the Department for their roles in

Industry-Government Partnership Funds New Energy-Saving and Building Technologies

June 23, 2000

The Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Department of Commerce today announced grants totaling nearly $1.1 million for six industry projects

NIST Awards $500,000 Grant to ANSI to Strengthen U.S. Participation in International Standardization

June 16, 2000

New York and Washington, D.C., June 16, 2000: The American National Standards Institute (ANSI), coordinator of the U.S. voluntary consensus standards system

NIST Advanced Measurement Laboratory

June 9, 2000

Ground Broken for World's Premier Measurement Research Facility (News Release) Advanced Measurement Laboratory brochure Advanced Measurement Laboratory Web site

Private Certification Bodies Get Okay To Approve Some FCC-Regulated Products

June 2, 2000

Certifying new telecommunications equipment as compliant with federal and foreign requirements to prevent radio-wave interference should be cheaper and faster

NIST Seeks Diverse Team for Constructing State-of-the-Art Laboratory

May 31, 2000

The National Institute of Standards and Technology, an agency of the Commerce Department's Technology Administration, is soliciting proposals for the services

Proposed Agreement Aims to Simplify Lab Accreditation

May 23, 2000

The National Institute of Standards and Technology, an agency of the Commerce Department's Technology Administration, and the National Cooperation for

United States and Republic of Korea Sign Standards Agreement to Enhance Trade and Commerce

May 9, 2000

Secretary William M. Daley and Republic of Korea Minister of Commerce, Industry and Energy Kim Young-ho today signed an agreement that will establish a new

Eleven Local Residents Receive High Honors from Commerce Department

December 7, 1999

Commerce Secretary William Daley today presented 11 local employees of the National Institute of Standards and Technology with Gold and Silver Medal Awards— the

International Measurement Database Goes Online

December 2, 1999

Measurement-related questions and disputes, including those that can hinder global commerce, soon may be resolved with a click of a computer mouse thanks to a

Local Residents Honored with NIST Crittenden Award

December 1, 1999

Six local employees of the National Institute of Standards and Technology were honored today with the Eugene Casson Crittenden Award. The award, established in

35 Local Residents Earn NIST Bronze Medal Awards

December 1, 1999

For contributions ranging from creating an international database of measurement comparisons to developing a training program on lean manufacturing, 35

Laytonsville Man Honored for Distinguished Science Writing

December 1, 1999

John R.D. Copley, today received the Edward Uhler Condon Award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology. Copley is a physicist in the NIST

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