Standard Reference Materials

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News and Updates

Assessing the Fineness of Construction Materials

January 20, 2023

Portland cement powder is characterized by particle size for use in calibrating instruments, measuring fineness characteristics of portland cement, and other

SRM 915c Calcium Carbonate Mass Fraction Standard

January 18, 2023

This standard reference material from NIST will help calibrate procedures for calcium determinations used in clinical analysis and for routine critical

SRM 3461: An Accurate and Precise Force Calibration Artifact

January 18, 2023

Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is a popular technique for interrogating surfaces on the micro and nano scales. The most common use for AFM is imaging; however

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NIST, Partners Develop Living Reference Material for Producing Monoclonal Antibodies

January 11, 2023

Publicly available NISTCHO cell line expands the biomanufacturing and research applications of NIST’s monoclonal antibody standard, NISTmAb.

Projects and Programs

NIST HER2 Genomic DNA Standard Reference Material, SRM® 2373

Ongoing

NIST Standard Reference Material SRM® 2373 was developed to improve the measurements of the HER2 gene amplification in DNA samples. SRM® 2373 consists of

Awards

2019 - Eugene Casson Crittenden Award---James Fort

For providing critical after-hours logistical handling of temperature-sensitive Standard Reference Materials (SRMs).

2016 - Judson C. French Award---Hua-jun He, Jamie Almeida, Kenneth Cole, Steven Choquette, Steven Lund

For development of the first-ever cancer-gene copy-number Standard Reference Material for diagnosing cancers: NIST SRM 2373.

2014 - Judson C. French Award---Alec Belsky, Hong (Sarah) Fang, Angela Y. Lee, Xin (Jennifer) Zeng

For creating the Calibration Support System for the NIST Calibration Services Program.

Press Coverage

The World Depends on a Strange Collection of Items. They're Not Cheap

Veritasium YouTube Channel

November 19, 2022

Steven Choquette, Benjamin Place, and Johanna Camara talk about the world of Standard Reference Materials.

Keeping up America’s standards is the job of NIST

The Economist

August 17, 2022

Melissa Phillips and NIST collaborators explain why NIST reference materials are so important to industry, monitoring environmental and human health, and much

Made to measure: why we can’t stop quantifying our lives

The Guardian

May 26, 2022

Dr. Steven Choquette, Director of the NIST Office of Reference Materials, is quoted in this article about metrology.

Standard Reference Materials

SRMs are available for order at the NIST store, https://shop.nist.gov
Please update your bookmarks with our new web address.
Find Current SRM/RM Certificates, Reports of Investigation, and Safety Data Sheets using the NIST Store’s Product Search Box.

News and Updates

Assessing the Fineness of Construction Materials

SRM 915c Calcium Carbonate Mass Fraction Standard

SRM 3461: An Accurate and Precise Force Calibration Artifact

NIST, Partners Develop Living Reference Material for Producing Monoclonal Antibodies

Projects and Programs

NIST HER2 Genomic DNA Standard Reference Material, SRM® 2373

Awards

2019 - Eugene Casson Crittenden Award---James Fort

2016 - Judson C. French Award---Hua-jun He, Jamie Almeida, Kenneth Cole, Steven Choquette, Steven Lund

2014 - Judson C. French Award---Alec Belsky, Hong (Sarah) Fang, Angela Y. Lee, Xin (Jennifer) Zeng

Press Coverage

The World Depends on a Strange Collection of Items. They're Not Cheap

Keeping up America’s standards is the job of NIST

Made to measure: why we can’t stop quantifying our lives

Popular Links

Additional SRM Information

NIST Related Links

Contacts

Standard Reference Materials

SRMs are available for order at the NIST store, https://shop.nist.gov Please update your bookmarks with our new web address.Find Current SRM/RM Certificates, Reports of Investigation, and Safety Data Sheets using the NIST Store’s Product Search Box.

News and Updates

Projects and Programs

Awards

Press Coverage

Popular Links

Additional SRM Information

NIST Related Links

Contacts

SRMs are available for order at the NIST store, https://shop.nist.gov
Please update your bookmarks with our new web address.
Find Current SRM/RM Certificates, Reports of Investigation, and Safety Data Sheets using the NIST Store’s Product Search Box.