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National Institute of Standards and Technology

Laboratory Information:

National Institute of Standards and Technology
Building 222, Room A 151
Mailstop 2000
Gaithersburg, MD 20899
Website: http://www.nist.gov/
Technology Transfer Website: http://www.nist.gov/partnerships
Agency/Department: Dept. of Commerce
Region: Mid-Atlantic

FLC Laboratory Representative:

Mr. Terry Lynch
Phone: 301-975-2691
Fax: 301-869-2751
Email: terry.lynch@nist.gov

Background/History of the Laboratory:

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), founded in 1901 as the National Bureau of Standards, was renamed in 1988 and directed specifically to assist industry in the development of technology needed to improve product quality, to modernize manufacturing processes, to ensure product reliability and to facilitate rapid commercialization of products based on new scientific discoveries. This explicit mission builds on a long-standing agency responsibility to both assist industry and develop, maintain, and retain custody of the national standards of measurement. As a non- regulatory agency of the Commerce Department, NIST helps U.S. industry strengthen its competitiveness, advances science and engineering, and improves public health, safety, and the environment. Several NIST programs are designed to spur innovation and accelerate the adoption of new ideas and technology by U.S. companies. For example, the Advanced Technology Program provides seed money to help U.S. businesses conduct research on precompetitive, generic technologies with high commercial potential. The Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, managed by NIST in cooperation with the private sector, is directed at encouraging industry to improve quality. Established by Congress in 1987, the award recognizes U.S. companies that excel in quality achievement and total quality management.

Mission of the Laboratory:

To promote U.S. innovation and industrial competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards, and technology in ways that enhance economic security and improve our quality of life.

Facilities:

• Acoustic Anechoic Chamber
• Automated Manufacturing Research Facility
• Calibrated Hot-Box Facility
• Cold Neutron Research Facility
• Computer and Network Security Facility
• Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Facility
• Fire Research Facilities
• Fluid Metering Research Facility
• High-Voltage Measurement Facility
• Information Systems Engineering Facility
• ISDN and Distributed Systems Engineering Facility
• Large Environment Chamber
• Large-Scale Structures Testing Facility
• Line Heat-Source Guarded Hot Plate
• Low-Background Infrared Radiation Facility
• Magnetic Microstructure Measurement Facility
• Materials Science X-Ray Beamlines Metals Processing Processing Laboratory
• Neutron Depth Profiling Facility
• NIST Research Reactor
• Polymer Composite Fabrication Facility
• Powder Characterization and Processing Laboratory
• Semiconductor Processing Research Laboratory
• Small-Angle X-Ray Scattering Facility
• Synchrotron Ultraviolet Radiation Facility-II
• Tri-Directional Test Facility
• Water Flow Measurement Facility

Technology Transfer Mechanisms:

• Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs)
  
• Facility Sharing
  
• Intergovernmental Personal Agreements
  
• Material Transfer Agreements
  
• Patents and Licensing
  
• Technical Assistance
  
• U.S. and Foreign Guest Researcher
  

Technology Areas of Expertise:

• High Performance Construction Materials and Systems
  
• Homeland Security
  
• Homeland Security
  
• Information Technology
  
• Intelligent Systems
  
• Interoperability / Integration
  
• Ion Storage
  
• Ionizing Radiation
  
• Ionizing Radiation
  
• Laser and Optics
  
• Laser Applications
  
• Laser Cooling and Trapping
  
• Advanced Manufacturing Processes
  
• Advanced Networking
  
• Analytical Chemistry
  
• Atomic Physics
  
• Atomic Physics
  
• Atomic Standards
  
• Atomic Spectroscopy
  
• Biochemical Science
  
• Biomaterials
  
• Building and Fire research
  
• Calibration Research
  
• Calibrations
  
• Carbon Nanotubes
  
• Ceramics
  
• Chemical Physics
  
• Chemical sciences
  
• Computational Materials Science
  
• Computational Modeling and Virtual Measurements
  
• Computer Security
  
• Coordinate and Machine Tools
  
• Digital Information Access
  
• Dimensional
  
• Electromagnetics
  
• Electron Physics
  
• Electronics
  
• Enhanced Building Performance
  
• Far UV Physics
  
• Fire Loss Reduction
  
• Health Care
  
• Manufacturing
  
• Material Removal Processes
  
• Materials
  
• Materials for Electronics
  
• Materials Physics and Chemistry
  
• Mechanical
  
• Metallurgy
  
• Micro- and Optoelectronics
  
• Nanometrology
  
• Nanotechnology
  
• Neutron Interactions and Dosimetry
  
• Neutron Research
  
• Optical Frequency Measurements
  
• Optical Physics
  
• Optical Properties and Infrared Technology
  
• Optical Radiation
  
• Optical Sensor
  
• Optical Technology
  
• Optical Thermometry and Spectral Methods
  
• Photon Physics
  
• Physical and Chemical Properties
  
• Physics
  
• Plasma Radiation
  
• Polymers
  
• Precision Measurement
  
• Process Measurements
  
• Quantum Physics
  
• Quantum Processes and Metrology
  
• Radiation Interactions and Dosimetry
  
• Radioactivity
  
• Safety and Reliability
  
• Simulation, Visualization and Modeling
  
• Software Conformance
  
• Standard Reference Materials
  
• Surface and Microanalysis Science
  
• Surface and Nano
  
• Thermodynamic
  
• Time and Frequency
  
• Time and Frequency
  
• Time and Frequency Services