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NIST in Illinois
$6.5M
from NIST to organizations in the state of Illinois since 2021
NIST Supports Key Sectors in Illinois
Advanced manufacturing
- In FY 2024, NIST awarded nearly $1 million to Lewis University for semiconductor research equipment and $2 million to the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign for semiconductor workforce training programs.
- Illinois manufacturers rely on NIST reference materials for metals, glass, ceramics, fuels, lubricants, cements, polymers and more to ensure small engineering tolerances and the highest quality control for parts where failure would cause catastrophic losses.
- NIST serves as the headquarters for the interagency Manufacturing USA program, a network of manufacturing innovation institutes across the country that brings together industry, academia and the public sector to advance American manufacturing. The network includes MxD in Chicago, which has 290 members. MxD provides the federal government and U.S. manufacturers with the digital tools needed to transform American manufacturing.
- Since FY 2020, the Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center, part of the NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership, has received $29 million in federal funds from NIST and over $28 million matched in nonfederal funds to develop Illinois’ current and future manufacturing leaders.
The Illinois Manufacturing Excellence Center helped K&K Abrasives in Chicago develop a new e-commerce website to expand its market reach. As a result, the company realized $800,000 in new and retained sales.
Automotive
- To support the adoption of electric vehicles, NIST accumulates, updates and disseminates good practices for measurement and device reliability for EV chargers based on its experience in measurement and instrumentation. The goal is for EV drivers to have the same trust in charging that users of gas pumps have in refueling.
- Based on our expertise in developing cybersecurity standards, guidelines, best practices and other resources, NIST has issued a Cybersecurity Framework profile for Electric Vehicle Extreme Fast Charging Infrastructure to address vulnerabilities in the chargers’ multiple connected systems.
- The NIST Center for Automotive Lightweighting provides automakers with the mechanical and physical measurement tools they need to reliably manufacture components from new, lighter materials. These lighter parts can increase fuel or battery efficiency and cut emissions.
Food and agriculture
- NIST’s library of reference materials helps to ensure that foods grown or eaten in the U.S. are safe from contaminants and allergens that could cause illness to consumers. Illinois companies also rely on NIST reference materials to check their test methods and help them comply with the Nutrition Labeling and Education Act.
- NIST develops and updates inspection procedures and trains state regulatory officials on how to verify the net contents of packaged foods to protect consumers and businesses and ensure fair trading for grocery stores, restaurants and customers.
Biotechnology, life sciences and health care
NIST reference materials help Illinois’ biotechnology industry and innovate more quickly with quantitative analytical measurement tools for nucleic acids, proteins, metabolites and cell systems that manufacturers use to monitor and improve manufacturing methods and products.
The NIST Mass Spectrometry Data Center provides data libraries that speed molecule identification and quality control for Illinois’ pharmaceutical industry. This data is so widely trusted that it is packaged with nearly every mass spectrometer sold.
NIST’s calibration materials for magnetic resonance imaging help medical researchers develop quantitative tests that can rapidly determine if treatments for glioblastoma and other cancers are working, speeding clinical decisions.
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