Congratulations to Jeffrey A. Sherman for being awarded the 2023 Arthur S. Flemming Award! Winners of the award are recognized for their outstanding service in a variety of fields. Sherman is recognized for his leadership and management over the atomic clock ensemble, which serves as the U.S.’s source of official time. The need for accurate time synchronization will become important for critical infrastructure systems such as the power grid and positioning/timing systems complementing the GPS constellation, supporting telecommunications and emerging technologies like autonomous vehicles. Sherman is leading the way with his group to meet these time synchronization requirements by providing high reliability signals with the smallest possible timing uncertainties. Learn more about the award and his accomplishments: https://lnkd.in/geyQ5WKU #Leadership #Management #Time
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
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About us
We are the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), a non-regulatory federal agency within the U.S. Department of Commerce. For more than a century, NIST has helped to keep U.S. technology at the leading edge. Our measurements support the smallest of technologies to the largest and most complex of human-made creations. NIST's mission is 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. See what innovative work we’re doing to support it: https://www.nist.gov/
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http://www.nist.gov
External link for National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
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- Gaithersburg, MD
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- Government Agency
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- 1901
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- Standards, Metrology, Advanced Communications, Artificial Intelligence, Bioscience, Chemistry, Physics, Fire, Forensic Science, Environment, Cybersecurity, Mathematics and Statistics, Manufacturing, Electronics, Energy, Construction, Public Safety, Nanotechnology, Materials, Information Technology, Neutron Research, Health, Infrastructure, Buildings, Resilience, Transportation, Climate, and Performance Excellence
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Charleston, South Carolina 29412, US
Employees at National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
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Krishna Sankar
VP/Distinguished Engineer − Generative AI Guardrails, Augmentation & Explainability @ U.S.Bank
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Robby Moss
Supply Chain IT Solutions | Digital Transformation | Manufacturing Execution | Logistics IT | IoT | ERP
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Charles Clark
Chief Research Scientist @ Aspen Quantum Consulting | NIST Fellow Emeritus
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Peter Mell
Updates
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More than 1,2000 tornadoes touch down in the U.S. every year – causing dozens of deaths. Until recently, structural engineers thought tornadoes were simply too intense to design buildings to withstand them. But that’s changed – thanks in part to the work of two NIST engineers who’ve been studying tornadoes’ impact on buildings for decades. Now, international building codes are being updated to reflect this research and help us create safer buildings. Learn more in our latest Taking Measure blog post: https://lnkd.in/gkpke8kU #Buildings #Construction #Infrastructure #Standards #Environment
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The new era of feces-based medicine is fast approaching, if not already here. Fecal transplants are now routinely administered to people with a hospital-borne infection. The FDA recently approved two drugs derived from highly processed human stool samples. Human feces contain a sampling of microorganisms found in the gut microbiome. Researchers hope to use these microorganisms as treatments to restore the gut microbiome to full health. It may be possible to treat everything from inflammatory bowel disease to cancer. NIST will soon release a reference material or RM that aims to become the “gold standard” in human gut microbiome research and drug development. The RM is the most detailed and comprehensive microbiological and biochemical breakdowns ever produced for human feces. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/efKbaUaM #Microbiome #Health #Standards #Biomaterials #GutHealth
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Congrats to Kate Beers who has been appointed NIST’s new director of the Material Measurement Laboratory (MML)! Beers joined NIST in 2000 and previously served as manager of the Circular Economy Program, which focuses on standards and technologies needed to support a more sustainable economy. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/gPzHHRCS #Measurement #Materials #CircularEconomy
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Keep your eye on the prize! Check out our latest roundup of position openings at NIST: Computer Assistant: https://lnkd.in/eZu2Y3hN Physical Scientist: https://lnkd.in/eh9-7KEy Physical Scientist: https://lnkd.in/eziwm--v Senior Policy Advisor: https://lnkd.in/efwp__FH Director, Standards Coordination Office: https://lnkd.in/ebqs8u5h Browse our full listing of current openings at NIST: https://lnkd.in/d6KBevq #NISTjob #JobOpening #JobOpportunities
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The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine recently released a report, partially funded by NIST, on how the U.S. academic community, such as universities, should support family caregivers in science, technology, engineering, math and medicine (STEMM). Some of the key recommendations include: ▪️ paid leave for family members ▪️ flexible and team-based work policies ▪️ changes in academic culture Check out the full report for full details on the recommendations: https://lnkd.in/ehZ4DcTc 📸: Kewiko/Shutterstock #WomenInSTEM #Family #Caregivers #Equity
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Having a strong password for your account is one line of defense against cyber threats. One way to strengthen it even more is through multi-factor authentication, or MFA. MFA requires a user to verify their identity by providing more than just a username and password. Here are the different combos for MFA: 🔑 something you know (password) 🔑 something you have (smartcard) 🔑 something you are (fingerprint) Learn more about MFA: https://lnkd.in/dFCPierv #WorldPasswordDay #InformationTechnology #Cybersecurity #Security
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The U.S. Department of Commerce announced several action items related to the Executive Order on the Safe, Secure and Trustworthy Development of AI. The announcements include new draft guidance documents, a draft plan for international standards, and a new measurement program opening for public comment. NIST released four draft publications intended to help improve the safety, security and trustworthiness of AI systems. NIST also launched a challenge series that aims to support the development of methods that can help distinguish between content produced by humans and content produced by AI. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is also publishing a request for public comment seeking feedback on how AI could affect evaluations of how the level of ordinary skills in the arts are used to determine if an invention is patentable under U.S. law. Learn more about the announcements: https://lnkd.in/eVidvPvn #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #ResponsibleAI
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NIST physicist John “Ben” Mates worked in obscurity for a decade – perfecting a technique to read out signals from highly sensitive sensors that measure tiny changes in the intensity of heat from the afterglow of the Big Bang. But in 2013, Ben found out his work would be needed on a massive scale to test the leading theory of how our universe was born. Astronomers recently used his method to install more than 67,000 sensors, known as bolometers, at the Simons Observatory in Chile to study the remnants of the birth of the universe. As we mark National Space Day this week, learn more in our latest Taking Measure blog post: https://lnkd.in/eywFM57W 📸: Courtesy of Ben Mates #Astronomy #SpaceDay #Sensors #Physics #Quantum
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Congrats to the NIST Cybersecurity Framework Team for being awarded the Ecosystem Champion Award as part of the Cyber Policy Awards! Researchers were recognized for their work in developing the Cybersecurity Framework Version 2.0, which helps organizations of all sizes manage their cybersecurity risks. Learn more about the award: https://lnkd.in/exYWK3Mq 📸: Center for Cybersecurity Policy and Law #Cybersecurity #InformationTechnology #Cyber #Policy