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Title card reads "A Scientific Christmas Tale" with the NIST logo in a wreath and flashing holiday lights.

A Scientific Christmas Tale

December 5, 2023
Robin Materese
’Twas the night before Christmas; NIST staff had gone home. Our director was left to reflect all alone. She thought about NIST and the breadth of its work, from AI to fire to even the quark.
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Charging Ahead: Weights and Measures Week 2020

February 26, 2020
Mark Esser
Happy Weights and Measures Week 2020! Weights and Measures Week is celebrated every year from March 1-7 to commemorate President John Adams signing the first U.S. weights and measures legislation into law on March 2, 1799. It is estimated that sales of products or services involving “weights and
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Strengthening the STEM Workforce Pipeline Through Outreach

August 22, 2018
Jeanita Pritchett
Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) career outreach programs play a pivotal role in shaping the capabilities and makeup of the future workforce. Generally speaking, “STEM outreach” involves organizing events, both in and out of school, where we can encourage and inspire young people to
Georgia Harris at UPSRJ in Querétaro, Mexico

Teaching Metrology Abroad as a Fulbright Specialist

March 8, 2017
Georgia Harris
It seems that I have been a teacher nearly my entire life. One of my first jobs as an early teen was helping to teach gymnastics to elementary students. Before and after I earned my black belt in Tae Kwon Do, I taught a women’s and children’s classes. In the world of weights and measures and
NIST SRM 2387, Peanut Butter, with white bread

Going Nuts over NIST’s Standard Reference Peanut Butter

January 25, 2016
Mark Esser
Maintaining a social media account involves keeping track of the many random celebrations that can provide an excuse to post a story that otherwise might not have a timely hook. National Peanut Butter Day (Jan. 24 for the uninitiated) is just such a day. While NIST chemist Carolyn Burdette spent a