Laboratory Information:
Boulder Laboratories
MS 104, 325 Broadway
Boulder, CO 80305-3328
Website: http://www.boulder.nist.gov/
Technology Transfer Website: http://www.nist.gov/ts/otp/index.cfm
Agency/Department: Dept. of Commerce
Region: Mid-Continent
FLC Laboratory Representative:
Cathy Cohn
Phone: (301) 975-6691
Email: ccohn@nist.gov
Background/History of the Laboratory:
The National Institute of Standards and
Technology is a federal technology agency that aims to develop and
promote measurement, standards, and technology to enhance productivity, facilitate trade, and improve
the
quality of life. A non-regulatory agency of the U.S. Department of Commerce, NIST carries out its mission
through four major programs: the NIST Laboratories, the Baldrige National Quality Program, the Hollings
Manufacturing Extension Partnership, and the Advanced Technology Program. The NIST Laboratories are
located in both Gaithersburg, Md., and in Boulder, Colo.
With a staff of about 350 scientists, engineers, technicians,
and support personnel, plus some 100 visiting
researchers each year, the NIST Boulder Laboratories conduct research in a wide range of chemical, physical,
materials, and information sciences and engineering. The Boulder Laboratories occupy a scenic, 84-hectare
campus at the foot of the Colorado Front Range. The campus is shared with offices and laboratories for
units of
two other Commerce Department agencies.
Mission of the Laboratory:
NIST promotes 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.
Technology Transfer Mechanisms:
- Cooperative Research and Development Agreements (CRADAs)
- Facility Sharing
- Intergovernmental Personal Agreements
- Patents and Licensing
- Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR)
- Guest Researcher and Postdoctoral Research Program
- Technical Assistance
Technology Areas of Expertise:
- Radio Frequency
- Antennas
- Data analysis
- Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
- Advanced measurement methods and standards
- Algorithms for science
- Analytical methods
- Atomic and chemical physics
- Design of experiments
- Electromagnetic properties of materials
- Electromagnetic technology
- Fundamental microwave quantities
- High-speed microelectronics
- Laser and optical physics
- Lithography
- Low-temperature thermal noise reduction
- Magnetic data storage
- Magnetic technology
- Materials reliability
- Mathematical and computational sciences
- Measurements of low-temperature refrigeration systems
- Modern statistical experimental design
- Process control procedures
- Solid-state quantum effects
- Statistical modeling
- Statistical modeling and analysis
- Thermophysical/chemical properties of gases, liquids, and solids
- Time and frequency Standards
- Modeling
- Optoelectronics
- Physical and Chemical Properties
- Precision Measurement
- Quantum Physics
