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Associate Director for Laboratory Programs

Upcoming Events

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Building a Path Forward for Meaningful Cannabis Breathalyzer Realization

Wed, Apr 16 - Thu, Apr 17 2025

We are bringing together participants from government, forensic laboratories, industry, academia, law enforcement

NIST OWM Info Hour: EVSE Metrology Training Program

Thu, Apr 17 2025, 2:00 - 3:00pm EDT

Learn about the JOET-supported eﬀort at the NIST Oﬃce of Weights and Measures (OWM) to develop an electric vehicle

ANSI/NIST-ITL Update Workshop

Tue, Apr 22 - Thu, Apr 24 2025

Join us in Rockville for a directed discussion of the ANSI/NIST-ITL 1-2025 standard update at the NIST NCCoE Facility

FISSEA Spring Forum: May 13, 2025

Tue, May 13 2025, 1:00 - 4:30pm EDT

The FISSEA Forums are quarterly meetings to provide opportunities for policy and programmatic updates, the exchange of

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 will provide a clear understanding of our role within the NCWM and the Weights and

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79 Internal Auditing Best Practices

Thu, May 15 2025, 2:00 - 4:00pm EDT

This 2-hour webinar will consider internal auditing techniques and best practices that are used by a metrology

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78 Combined Regional Measurement Assurance Program (C-RMAP)

Sun, Jun 1 - Thu, Jun 5 2025

NIST Handbook 143, Section 5.2, Table 2 notes that annual attendance at the RMAP training session is required for

16th Annual NICE Conference and Expo

Sun, Jun 1 - Tue, Jun 3 2025

The NICE Conference and Expo will take place June 1-3, 2025. Location to be announced. This event is supported by the

5x5: The Public Safety Innovation Summit

Tue, Jun 3 - Thu, Jun 5 2025

Needs and Research Gaps Surrounding Safe Handling of Synthetic Opioids and Other Emerging Compounds of Concern

Mon, Jun 9 - Tue, Jun 10 2025

As part of NIST's response to the 2023 TRANQ Research Act, we have started a series of workshop to better understand the

Towards Increased Data Sharing and Standardization for Illicit Drug Analysis and Monitoring

Wed, Jun 11 - Fri, Jun 13 2025

As part of NIST's response to the 2023 TRANQ Research Act, we have started a series of workshop to better understand the

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

Thu, Jun 12 2025, 2:00 - 3:00pm EDT

Date: June 12, 2025 Time: 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Eastern Time OWM Technical Contact: Isabel Chavez Baucom Add to Calendar

77 Software Verification and Validation Part I & II

Thu, Jun 26 - Thu, Jul 17 2025

Session I (June 26, 2025) and Session II (July 17, 2025) These two 2-hour sessions on Software Verification and

76 State Laboratory Annual Submission Process

Thu, Jul 10 2025, 2:00 - 4:00pm EDT

The State Laboratory Annual Submission Process webinar provides guidance on how to successfully submit all required

2053 Advanced Mass Seminar

Mon, Jul 28 - Thu, Aug 7 2025

The 9-day, hands-on Advanced Mass calibration seminar focuses on the comprehension and application of the advanced mass

75 Contract Review

Thu, Aug 14 2025, 2:00 - 4:00pm EDT

This two-hour webinar will consider internal auditing techniques and best practices used by a metrology laboratory to

NIST OWM Info Hour: The State of Hydrogen Fuel in the Current Marketplace

Thu, Aug 21 2025, 2:00 - 3:00pm EDT

This Info Hour will examine the status of hydrogen applications that fall under weights and measures jurisdiction. The

73 Fundamentals of Metrology

Mon, Sep 15 - Fri, Sep 19 2025

Course Description The 5-day Fundamentals of Metrology seminar is an intensive course that introduces participants to

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

72 Volume Metrology Seminar

Mon, Sep 22 - Fri, Sep 26 2025

The 5-day OWM Volume Metrology Seminar is designed to enable metrologists to apply fundamental measurement concepts to

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

2054 Mass Metrology Seminar

Mon, Oct 27 - Fri, Nov 7 2025

Course Description The Mass Metrology Seminar is a two-week, "hands-on" seminar. It incorporates approximately 30

11th Annual NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference

Mon, Dec 8 - Tue, Dec 9 2025

The next NICE K12 Cybersecurity Education Conference will take place December 8-9, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. This

2055 Fundamentals of Metrology

Mon, Jan 26 - Fri, Jan 30 2026

Course Description The 5-day Fundamentals of Metrology seminar is an intensive course that introduces participants to

2058 Document Control and Record Keeping

Thu, Feb 12 2026, 2:00 - 4:00pm EST

Course Description This 2-hour webinar will introduce the fundamentals of Laboratory Management System Document Control

Advanced communications
-Open Radio Access Network (Open-RAN)
-Quantum communications
-Spectrum sharing
-Wireless (RF)
Bioscience
-Bioeconomy
--Biological data
-Bioimaging
-Bioinformatics
-Biomanufacturing
-Biomaterials
-Biometrology
-Biosecurity
--Biosurveillance
--Genomic cybersecurity
--Nucleic acid sequence screening
-Cell measurements
-Engineering / synthetic biology
--Biofabrication
--Cell-free systems
--Genome engineering
--Protein engineering
-Gene delivery systems
-Genome editing
-Genomics
-Glycomics
-Metabolomics
-Microbial measurements
-Proteomics
-Transcriptomics
Buildings and Construction
-Building codes and standards
-Building control systems
-Building damage and repair
-Building economics
-Building materials
-Energy efficiency
-Heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment
-Indoor air quality
-Structural engineering
-Thermal comfort
Chemistry
-Analytical chemistry
-Chemical engineering and processing
-Chemical thermodynamics and chemical properties
-Molecular characterization
-Theoretical chemistry and modeling
-Thermochemical properties
Electronics
-Electromagnetics
-Flexible electronics
-Magnetoelectronics
-Optoelectronics
-Organic electronics
-Semiconductors
-Sensors
-Superconducting electronics
Energy
-Alternative energy
-Conventional energy
-Electric power / smart grid
-Fuels
Environment
-Air / water / soil quality
-Climate Measurements
-Environmental health
-Greenhouse gas measurements
-Marine science
-Sustainability
Fire
-Fire detection
-Fire dynamics and science
-Fire fighting
-Fire modeling
-Fire risk reduction
-Materials flammability
-Structural fire resistance
-Wildland urban interface fire
Forensic Science
-Digital evidence
-Drugs and toxicology
-Firearms and toolmarks
-Forensic biometrics
-Forensic genetics
-Trace evidence
Health
-Biopharmaceuticals
-Cell and gene therapy
-Clinical diagnostics
--Cancer
--Medical imaging
-Food and nutrition
-Human microbiome
-Precision medicine
-Regenerative medicine and advanced therapy
--Flow cytometry
Information technology
-Artificial intelligence
--AI measurement and evaluation
--Applied AI
--Fundamental AI
--Hardware for AI
--Machine learning
--Trustworthy and responsible AI
-Biometrics
-Cloud computing and virtualization
-Complex systems
-Computational science
-Conformance testing
-Cyber-physical systems
--Smart cities
-Cybersecurity
--Cryptography
--Cybersecurity education and workforce development
--Cybersecurity measurement
--Identity and access management
--Privacy engineering
--Risk management
--Securing emerging technologies
--Trustworthy networks
--Trustworthy platforms
-Data and informatics
--Human language technology
--Information retrieval
--Natural language processing
-Federal information processing standards (FIPS)
-Health IT
-Internet of Things (IoT)
-Interoperability testing
-Location based services
-Mobile
-Networking
--Mobile and wireless networking
--Network management and monitoring
--Network modeling and analysis
--Network security and robustness
--Network test and measurement
--Next generation networks
--Protocol design and standardization
--Software defined and virtual networks
-Privacy
-Software research
--Software testing
-Usability and human factors
--Accessibility
-Video analytics
-Virtual / augmented reality
-Visualization research
-Voting systems
Infrastructure
Manufacturing
-Additive manufacturing
-Factory communications
-Factory operations planning and control
-Interoperability in manufacturing
-Machining
-Manufacturing economics
-Manufacturing quality assurance
-Manufacturing systems design and analysis
-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
-Ceramics
-Composites
-Concrete / cement
-Materials characterization
--Composition and structure
--Mechanical properties
--Thermal properties
-Metals
-Modeling and computational material science
-Polymers
-Superconductors
Mathematics and statistics
-Experiment design
-Image and signal processing
-Modeling and simulation research
-Numerical methods and software
-Statistical analysis
-Uncertainty quantification
Metrology
-Amount of substance
-Dimensional metrology
-Electrical / electromagnetic metrology
-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
-Nanomagnetics
-Nanomaterials
-Nanomechanics
-Nanometrology
-Nanophotonics
-Nanophysics
-Nanoplasmonics
Neutron research
Performance excellence
-Assessment tools and services
-Baldrige award
-Baldrige examiners
-Baldrige Framework and Criteria
-Best practices
-Leadership development
Physics
-Atomic / molecular / quantum
-Biological physics
-Condensed matter
-Electron physics
-Magnetics
-Nuclear physics
-Optical physics and communications
-Quantum information science
-Radiation
-Spectroscopy
-Thermodynamics
-Time and frequency
Public safety
-Chemical / Biological / Radiological / Nuclear / Explosives (CBRNE)
-First responder preparedness
-Law enforcement
-Public safety communications research
-Response robots
Resilience
-Community resilience
--Recovery
--Resilience metrics
-Disaster and failure studies
-Earthquake risk reduction
-Resilience economics
-Resilient materials
-Windstorm impact reduction
Standards
-Accreditation
-Calibration services
-Conformity assessment
-Documentary standards
-Frameworks
-Quality assurance
-Reference data
-Reference instruments
-Reference materials
-Standards education
Technology transfer
Transportation
-Aerospace
-Automotive