Technology Partnerships Office

TPO Mission Statement: To build and sustain technology partnering activities between the NIST laboratories and U.S. industries in the public and at the federal, state, and local levels of the U.S. government. TPO intends to promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness across the Federal government through efforts by NIST and the Department of Commerce.
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The NIST Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program provides undergraduate students with an opportunity to work side-by-side with NIST’s elite scientists who are leading the advancement of science and technology across the globe.

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News

NIST Welcomes its 2019 PIF

July 02, 2019
The NIST Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship (SURF) program provides undergraduate students with an opportunity to...

NIST Releases Findings on Increasing the Innovation Impacts of Federally Funded R&D

 April 24, 2019
GAITHERSBURG, Md.—Today, the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology announced 15...

NIST Announces 2019 Opportunities for Small Businesses

March 14, 2019
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has announced the fiscal year...

 

 

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Contact

  • NIST Technology Partnerships Office
    100 Bureau Drive, mail stop 2200
    Gaithersburg, MD 20899-2200

    NIST Inquiries/Directory: 301-975-6478

    TPO Telephone: 301-975-2573
    TPO Fax: 301-975-3482
    TTY: 800-877-8339
    E-mail: tpo@nist.gov