National Institute of Standards and Technology

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NIST promotes U.S. innovation & competitiveness by advancing measurement science, standards & tech to enhance economic security & improve our quality of life.

Gaithersburg, MD; Boulder, CO

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Joined June 2009

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Mar 18
🎧 Introducing NIST Lofi 🎧 Our curated playlist of chill beats pairs well with finally finishing that thing you've put off. Listen here:
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Check out one of NIST’s many SRMs (and no, it’s not cough syrup), used to monitor the dust or particle contamination in hydraulic fluid.
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National Institute of Standards and Technology
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Oct 1
Join us in congratulating NIST and @CUBoulder researcher Jun Ye, who was awarded the 2026 Wolf Prize in Physics, along with Immanuel F. Bloch of the @maxplanckpress. Learn more: wolffund.org.il/jun-ye/
Wolf Prize
@WolfPrize_
Oct 1
ANNOUNCING THE 2026 WOLF PRIZE LAUREATES IN PHYSICS The 2026 Wolf Prize in Physics is awarded to Immanuel F. Bloch and Jun Ye “for transformative, widely applicable advances in the control of ultracold atomic systems.” Their work has pushed experimental physics into realms that
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Oct 1
Happy Cybersecurity Awareness Month!
Cybersecurity @ NIST
@NISTcyber
Oct 1
🎉Happy #CybersecurityAwarenessMonth! View @NIST cybersecurity and privacy resources and events on our Cybersecurity Awareness Month page nist.gov/cybersecurity-…
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National Institute of Standards and Technology
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Sep 29
If you enjoyed an espresso today on #NationalCoffeeDay, you can thank a former NIST engineer whose measurement expertise helped with espresso machine temperature. Learn more: nist.gov/blogs/taking-m…
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