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NIST Hosts Second Stakeholder Workshop on Digital Twins

January 1, 2025

On January 14, 2025, NIST held the second of three stakeholder workshops in its ongoing series on Digital Twins, building upon the initial workshop held in

NIST Researchers Present 5G/6G Core Network Testbed to Korean Visitors

January 1, 2025

On 5-7 November 2024, NIST’s Transformational Networks and Services Group hosted a team of researchers from South Korea in a hybrid meeting, held at the NIST

NIST Researcher Provides Insights on IoT Sensor Devices Interoperability Testing Framework

January 1, 2025

NIST researcher Dr. Eugene Song and Mr. Sridhar Kowdley from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Science and Technology Directorate (S&T) co-presented on

NIST Researcher Receives IEEE Standards Medallion Award

January 1, 2025

On December 8, 2024, Dr. Eugene Song was recognized at the 2024 IEEE Standards Association (SA) Awards Ceremony held in Somerset, New Jersey. At this annual

NIST Associate Receives IEEE Standards Association Lifetime Achievement Award

January 1, 2025

NIST’s Mr. Kang B. Lee, a long-time NIST staff member and currently an associate with the Industrial Wireless Systems Project team after his retirement, was

Angela Robinson awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers

Angela Robinson has been awarded the PECASE for her innovative work in the field of Post-Quantum Cryptography and privacy-enhancing

2024 PECASE - Jeffrey Shainline

Jeffrey Shainline is recognized for pioneering a new type of neuromorphic computer that closely mimics the human brain, both in the number

Justyna Zwolak honored with the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers

Dr. Justyna Zwolak was awarded the PECASE for breakthrough research combining machine learning, computer vision, and physics-based

2024 PECASE - Nikolai Klimov

Nikolai Klimov is recognized for transformational research in photonic sensors for thermometry, dosimetry, humidity, and vacuum and for

2024 PECASE - Stephen Eckel

Stephen Eckel is recognized for his pioneering work in applying cold-atom physics to solve real-world measurement problems, investigating

Dietary Supplement Laboratory Quality Assurance Program (DSQAP) Consortium

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), in collaboration with the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Office of Dietary Supplements (ODS)

Open Industrial Digital Ecosystem Summit

Tue, Apr 8 - Fri, Apr 11 2025

The Open Industrial Digital Ecosystem Summit is an annual event bringing together thought leaders, experts

2024 Distinguished Associate Award - Linsey Rodenbach, Ngoc Thanh Mai Tran, Zachary Barcikowski, Frank Siefert, I-Fan Hu, Lorenz H. Keck, Shamith U. Payagala, Chieh-I Liu, and Dipanjan Saha

Related to the Gold Medal “For leveraging quantum physics to develop the world’s best standards for the ampere and kilogram, 2 of the 7

2024 Distinguished Associate Award - Frank Seifert and Kumar Arumugam

Related to the Rabinow Award “For the development of compact Kibble balance technology for mass and torque and its deployment to primary

2022 Katharine B. Gebbie Young Investigator Award - Albert Rigosi

For using the quantum hall effect in graphene for defining the ohm. Did you know that the United States recently became the first nation to

2024 Katharine B. Gebbie Young Investigator Award - Nicole Yunger Halpern

For “innovative technical contributions to the emerging field of quantum thermodynamics, while vivifying the subject in the public

Executive Orders

Executive Order on Strengthening and Promoting Innovation in the Nation's Cybersecurity Executive Order 14028, Improving the Nation's...

2025 MBE & QIF Summit Update

January 20, 2025 - April 6, 2025

The 2025 MBE & QIF Summit event is returning to MxD (Manufacturing x Digital) headquarters in Chicago, IL, April 15 - 17, 2025. The 2025 event will bring the

Side-by-side photos show a buoy with attached scientific devices on the deck of a ship and then floating in the ocean.

Spotlight: NIST Dives In to Help Measure Ocean Color

November 8, 2024

Thanks to a collaboration between NASA and NIST, a new ocean color sensor buoy has been deployed off the western coast of Australia.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology Communications Technology Laboratory Celebrates its 52nd Annual Awards Ceremony Recipients

The Communications Technology Laboratory (CTL) congratulates the award recipients of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) at the 52nd

Meet Dr. Midzor: Championing Innovation in Communications Technology

Dr. Midzor, newly appointed Director of the Communications Technology Laboratory (CTL) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)

NIST OWM Info Hour: Proﬁciency Testing Program for U.S. State Weights and Measures Laboratories

Thu, Oct 16 2025, 2:00 - 3:00pm EDT

This Info Hour will provide attendees with an overview of OWM’s proﬁciency testing (PT) program, describe how the

NIST OWM Info Hour: OWM Study Results on the Use of a Portable Digital Density Meter as a Field Inspection Device

Thu, Sep 18 2025, 2:00 - 3:00pm EDT

The current NIST Handbook 133 test procedure for testing liquid food packages uses a gravimetric method to determine the

NIST OWM Info Hour: Tips and Tools for Navigating the PDF Electronic Version of NIST Handbooks

Tue, Jun 24 2025, 2:00 - 3:00pm EDT

This is the last year (2025) that NIST Handbooks 44, 130, and 133 will be printed in hard copy. In this informational

NIST OWM Info Hour: OWM's Role Within NCWM and U.S. Weights and Measures System

Thu, May 15 2025, 2:00 - 3:00pm EDT

NIST Oﬃce of Weights and Measures (OWM) will provide a clear understanding of our role within the National Council on

NIST OWM Info Hour: Overview and Discussion of Mathematical Agreement in Determining Net Weight with Regard to Tare Operations

Thu, Mar 20 2025, 2:00 - 3:00pm EDT

This Info Hour is intended for members of the Weights and Measures community who are responsible for regulating

Gaithersburg

NIST Hosts Second Stakeholder Workshop on Digital Twins

NIST Researchers Present 5G/6G Core Network Testbed to Korean Visitors

NIST Researcher Provides Insights on IoT Sensor Devices Interoperability Testing Framework

NIST Researcher Receives IEEE Standards Medallion Award

NIST Associate Receives IEEE Standards Association Lifetime Achievement Award

Angela Robinson awarded the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers

2024 PECASE - Jeffrey Shainline

Justyna Zwolak honored with the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers

2024 PECASE - Nikolai Klimov

2024 PECASE - Stephen Eckel

Dietary Supplement Laboratory Quality Assurance Program (DSQAP) Consortium

Open Industrial Digital Ecosystem Summit

2024 Distinguished Associate Award - Linsey Rodenbach, Ngoc Thanh Mai Tran, Zachary Barcikowski, Frank Siefert, I-Fan Hu, Lorenz H. Keck, Shamith U. Payagala, Chieh-I Liu, and Dipanjan Saha

2024 Distinguished Associate Award - Frank Seifert and Kumar Arumugam

2022 Katharine B. Gebbie Young Investigator Award - Albert Rigosi

2024 Katharine B. Gebbie Young Investigator Award - Nicole Yunger Halpern

Executive Orders

2025 MBE & QIF Summit Update

Spotlight: NIST Dives In to Help Measure Ocean Color

The National Institute of Standards and Technology Communications Technology Laboratory Celebrates its 52nd Annual Awards Ceremony Recipients

Meet Dr. Midzor: Championing Innovation in Communications Technology

NIST OWM Info Hour: Proﬁciency Testing Program for U.S. State Weights and Measures Laboratories

NIST OWM Info Hour: OWM Study Results on the Use of a Portable Digital Density Meter as a Field Inspection Device

NIST OWM Info Hour: Tips and Tools for Navigating the PDF Electronic Version of NIST Handbooks

NIST OWM Info Hour: OWM's Role Within NCWM and U.S. Weights and Measures System

NIST OWM Info Hour: Overview and Discussion of Mathematical Agreement in Determining Net Weight with Regard to Tare Operations

NIST OWM Info Hour: Overview and Discussion on Emerging Legal Metrology Device Technology

Legal Metrology: Maintaining Our Trust in Measurements

Profile: Quantum Physicist Alexey Gorshkov Tackles the Big Problems

NIST Director Updates