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Mike joins OWM with a wealth of experience in metrology and in developing standards that promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness. Since achieving
NIST OWM is pleased to welcome Lisa Corn and Kate Smetana as new NIST Associates in the Laboratory Metrology Program . Lisa Corn serves as Laboratory Manager
The OWM Laboratory Metrology group operates an ISO 17043 compliant Proficiency Testing (PT) program that assesses the effectiveness of the metrology training
NIST Office of Weights and Measures (OWM) is collaborating with the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) , together with 28 state and 38 local
Introduction If you are a state weights and measures official, scale manufacturer, or any other stakeholder dealing with scales used for commercial transactions
During the summer of 2023, the NIST Physical Measurement Laboratory’s ( PML ) Office of Weights and Measures ( OWM ) hosted four undergraduate students who were
As part of NIST OWM's Special Publication 2200 series on Legal Metrology , NIST SP 2200-03 An Evolving Regulatory Landscape for Commercial Electric Vehicle
National Metric Week (October 8 to 14, 2023) is an opportunity to underscore the usefulness of metric system measurements, formally known as the International
NIST OWM is pleased to be participating in the new Women in Weights and Measures panel session at the 108th NCWM Annual Meeting this month. This concept was
A few months ago, NIST OWM reached out to state weights and measures directors for their input on OWM’s “informal learning resources.” Through a series of
On April 24-26, 2023 the European Weighing Industry Association ( CECIP ) organized the first meeting of the International Conference of Weighing (ICW) in
As the NIST OWM Chief, I am very pleased to announce the completion and launch of the OWM Strategic Plan (FY2023 – FY2027) . OWM has a long-standing history in
The Office of Weights and Measures (OWM) welcomes four 2023 NIST Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) Program research fellows to our Gaithersburg
NIST OWM had the opportunity and pleasure to attend the New York State Annual Weights and Measures Association and Training School the week of June 12-16, held
Could your measuring instrument manufacturing company benefit by having a significantly improved acceptance rate for your products in global markets? If yes
NIST OWM is pleased to announce the addition of two new Weights and Measures Coordinators, John McGuire and Loren Minnich, to our staff. Both John and Loren
Over the past few years, the United States has imported (and exported) about 8.5 million barrels per day of petroleum [1] . Assuming that one barrel is worth
The NIST Office of Weights and Measures (OWM) Metric Program invites you to see what’s cooking in the NIST Metric Kitchen , a new educational website that
Updated: 03/31/23 Charging Your Electric Car: Ensuring Accuracy for EVSEs with Traceable Transfer Reference Meters Owners of electric vehicles are coming to
At the stroke of midnight on January 1, 2023, the U.S. survey foot was deemed obsolete and the international foot (i.e., 1 foot = 0.3048 meter exactly)
The NIST Office of Weights and Measures (OWM) has long coordinated the accreditation of the State legal metrology laboratories through the OWM Recognition
In December 2022, the BIPM SI Brochure (9 th Edition, December 2022, V2.01) was published to include the four new International System of Units (SI) prefixes
Undergraduate students…are you looking for an extraordinary opportunity to propel your professional development and career forward? Well, there’s nothing quite
Lights, camera, action! The vision to expand training capabilities within the Office of Weights and Measures (OWM) IACET accredited Training Program has become
In partnership with the NIST research library, the Office of Weights and Measures (OWM) has launched a new NIST Special Publication Series, SP 2200: Legal