$3 Million Grant Helps New Metrology Center Move Into High Gear

By Commerce Newswire | Dec 23, 1993

News Release: A unique but fledgling technology partnership involving U.S. gear manufacturers, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant-experienced in the production of high-precision metal parts for nuclear weapons-and Pennsylvania State University can now...

PC Database Offers Rapid Access to Reaction Rates of Ligands in Solutions

By Commerce Newswire | Dec 17, 1993

News Release: NIST Standard Reference Database 46, NIST Critical Stability Constants of Metal Complexes, provides research chemists and chemical engineers with rapid access to important information on the reaction rates of ligands and how they react with ions to form complex chemical compounds. The new personal computer database is available from the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

NIST Develops Tests to Determine Fire Safety of Cigarettes

By Commerce Newswire | Dec 16, 1993

News Release: Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have developed two tests that can be used to measure the likelihood that a cigarette will ignite soft furnishings such as a couch or mattress.

ICSP to Hold Open Seminar on Voluntary Standards in Government

By Commerce Newswire | Dec 14, 1993

News Release: The Office of Management and Budget Circular No. A-119, "Federal Participation in the Development and Use of Voluntary Standards," encourages government use of voluntary standards for procurement and regulatory activities. The federal Interagency Committee on Standards Policy, chaired by Stanley I. Warshaw, ...

President Clinton Presents National Quality Award To Eastman Chemical, Ames Rubber

By Commerce Newswire | Dec 14, 1993

News Release: President Clinton today presented the nation's top award for excellence in quality management-the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award-to two U.S. companies, Eastman Chemical Co. and Ames Rubber Corp. The award recipients were first announced on Oct. 18.

Safety and EEO Awards Presented to Three Local Area Residences

By Commerce Newswire | Dec 8, 1993

News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology has presented the institute's Safety Award to Lester A. Slaback, Jr., of Gaithersburg, Md. The award, presented for the first time in 1979, recognizes unusually significant contributions to the NIST Occupational Safety and Health program activities.

Measurement Science Award Presented by NIST to Two Area Residents

By Commerce Newswire | Dec 8, 1993

News Release: Two area residents, W. Tyler Estler, a supervisory physicist from Germantown, Md., and Yun Hsia Queen, a chemical engineer from Adamstown, Md., jointly share the Allen V. Astin Measurement Science Award presented by the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Two NIST Scientists Honored For Their Significant Research Contributions

By Commerce Newswire | Dec 8, 1993

News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology, has honored two local residents for their pioneering neutron studies of the bonding and dynamics of hydrogen isotopes in metals.

Teamwork Pays Off For Nine NIST Researchers

By Commerce Newswire | Dec 8, 1993

News Release: The William P. Slichter Award, presented for the second year, recognizes outstanding achievements by staff members of the National Institute of Standards and Technology staff in building or strengthening ties between NIST and industry. This year, a team of nine NIST researchers won the honor. They are...

Rosa Award Presented To Two NIST Research Chemists

By Commerce Newswire | Dec 8, 1993

News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology has presented the Edward Bennett Rosa Award to Dennis J. Reeder and Kristy L. Richie. Both researchers, who work in the NIST Chemical Science and Technology Laboratory, were honored for their work in developing and certifying Standard Reference Material 2390-the DNA Profiling Standard. This SRM was recognized by Research and Development magazine as one of the top 100 new products of the year.

Applied Research Award Shared By Two NIST Researchers

By Commerce Newswire | Dec 8, 1993

News Release: Laurie Locasio-Brown, a biomedical engineer from Silver Spring, Md., and Steven J. Choquette, a research chemist from Gaithersburg, Md., jointly received the Applied Research Award from the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

Bronze Medal Awards Given To 33 Local Residents

By Commerce Newswire | Dec 8, 1993

News Release: The National Institute of Standards and Technology has presented the Bronze Medal Award, the highest honorary recognition available from the institute to 33 local NIST employees.