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Associate Director for Innovation & Industry Services

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Commerce’s NIST Announces Actions to Stimulate Commercialization of Federally Funded R&D

December 6, 2018

GAITHERSBURG, Md.— The United States spends more than any other nation on research and development (R&D) each year, investing over $150 billion in federally

Baldrige Seeks Examiners for 2019 Board

November 26, 2018

The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (BPEP) is seeking applicants for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award Board of Examiners for the 2019 award

2018 Baldrige Award Recipient The Alamo Colleges District photo showing Alamo Colleges District instructor Richard Jewell teaching a turbine engine class at St. Philip’s College Southwest Campus.

Five Role-Model Organizations Win 2018 Baldrige National Quality Award

November 15, 2018

Washington, D.C.—The U.S. Department of Commerce announced today that the 2018 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award will be given to two educational

NIIMBL Shares its Technology Roadmaps with Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Community

November 13, 2018

We are proud to share the NIIMBL technology roadmaps with the biopharmaceutical manufacturing community. These documents identify the manufacturing needs and

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NIST Awards Funds for Cloud-Based Tool Connecting Private-Sector Investment and Federal Innovation

October 24, 2018

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and National Technical Information Service (NTIS) have

Baldrige Program Seeks Candidates for 2019 Executive Fellows Program

September 27, 2018

The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program is seeking qualified candidates for the 2019 Baldrige Executive Fellows Program, a one-year, nationally ranked

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NIST’s Encryption Standard Has Minimum $250 Billion Economic Benefit, According to New Study

September 19, 2018

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has released a study that estimates a $250 billion

NIST Awards $7 Million to MEP Centers in 7 States and Puerto Rico

September 5, 2018

The U.S. Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) has made eight additional

New Projects Drive Biopharmaceutical Manufacturing Innovation

September 4, 2018

The National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals (NIIMBL) - Manufacturing USA institute - is pleased to announce a group of projects

Judges' Panel Moves 12 Organizations Forward for Site Visits for 2018 Baldrige Awards

August 27, 2018

Meeting last week at NIST, the Judges Panel for the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (MBNQA) chose 12 organizations to proceed to Site Visit Review, the

NIST Awards $4 Million for 2018 Small Businesses Innovation Research Program

August 21, 2018

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—The U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has awarded $4 million in grants to 21 small

Manufacturing Credentials Report

July 25, 2018

The report provides insights on how credentials are used and valued by the manufacturing industry at a time when U.S. manufacturers report a skills mismatch

Request for Information – Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program; Knowledge Sharing Strategies

July 18, 2018

The National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NIST MEP) is seeking information and perspective regarding how other

2018 Baldrige Case Study Offers Sample for Manufacturers, Other Organizations Seeking Innovation, Improvement

June 27, 2018

In the Baldrige program’s 1997 case study, the fictitious Gateway Estate Lawn Equipment Co. demonstrates how the Baldrige Criteria (part of the Baldrige

With Seven New Appointees on Board, Baldrige Judges and Overseers to Meet

June 4, 2018

The Baldrige Program will host a joint meeting this week of the Judges’ Panel and the Board of Overseers of the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award at the

Technology Transfer from Public to Private Sector on the Rise, NIST Reports

May 30, 2018

Government agencies “made steady progress to improve the transfer of technologies from federal laboratories” to the private sector between fiscal years 2011 and

Continuity Planning to Sustain Your Business Forum Being Offered in Puerto Rico

May 24, 2018

PRiMEX, the MEP Center in Puerto Rico and part of the MEP National Network, is offering a free forum on Continuity Planning to Sustain your Business—Tools to

NIST Streamlines Bayh-Dole Regulations for Federal Funding Recipients

May 15, 2018

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—Rule changes went into effect yesterday that will reduce regulatory burdens on recipients of federal research and development funding

2018 Baldrige Award to Assess 27 Organizations

May 7, 2018

Twenty-seven organizations from a variety of sectors and U.S. states have submitted applications for the 2018 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award

3-D Printing Finds a Custom Foothold in Manufacturing

May 4, 2018

Since May 2015, in a portion of its WorldPort distribution center in Louisville, Kentucky, United Parcel Service has been operating a spare parts warehouse with

MEP Centers Aid Manufacturers on Cybersecurity

May 3, 2018

Centers in the MEP National Network TM assist small and medium-sized manufacturers (SMMs) on managing their Cybersecurity risks using a variety of tools

Select U.S. Executives Begin Highly Ranked Fellowship Program, Using Baldrige Framework as Leadership Lens

May 2, 2018

Eighteen executives have been selected for the newest cohort of the prestigious Baldrige Executive Fellows Program, the only executive leadership fellowship

NIST Seeks Public Input to Help Increase Return on Investment from Federal Research

May 1, 2018

GAITHERSBURG, Md.—U.S. economic growth and national security depend on the approximately $150 billion invested annually in federal research and development (R&D

New National-Level Economic Impact of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Report Released

April 26, 2018

A recent study by the W.E. Upjohn Institute found the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s (NIST) Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)

Baldrige Executive Fellows End Yearlong Leadership Study

April 16, 2018

The Baldrige Performance Excellence Program is proud to announce the completion of the year-long Baldrige Executive Fellows Program by 16 senior leaders, who

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Bioscience
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Buildings and Construction
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Chemistry
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Electronics
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Energy
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Environment
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Forensic Science
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Health
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Information technology
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-Interoperability testing
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--Mobile and wireless networking
--Network management and monitoring
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--Protocol design and standardization
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Infrastructure
Manufacturing
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-Interoperability in manufacturing
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-Monitoring, diagnostics and prognostics
-Process improvement
-Process measurement and control
-Product data
-Robotics in manufacturing
--Agility and adaptability
--Collaborative robots
--Dexterous grasping
--Manipulation
--Mobility and industrial autonomous vehicles
--Navigation / actuation / control
--Sensing and perception
-Supply chain
-Sustainable manufacturing
-Systems engineering
-Systems integration
-Technology commercialization
Materials
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--Composition and structure
--Mechanical properties
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Mathematics and statistics
-Experiment design
-Image and signal processing
-Modeling and simulation research
-Numerical methods and software
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Metrology
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-Flow metrology and rheology
-Force metrology
-Humidity metrology
-Ionizing radiation metrology
-Mass metrology
-Metric
-Optical / photometry / laser metrology
-Pressure and vacuum metrology
-Thermometry metrology
-Time and frequency metrology
-Weights and measures
Nanotechnology
-Nanobiotechnology
-Nanochemistry
-Nanoelectronics
-Nanofabrication / manufacturing
--Lithography
--Self-assembly
-Nanofluidics
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-Nanomaterials
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Neutron research
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Physics
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-Magnetics
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Public safety
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-First responder preparedness
-Law enforcement
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-Response robots
Resilience
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