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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's Technology Administration, NIST carries
out its mission through four major programs:
The NIST
Laboratories are located in both Gaithersburg, Md., and in Boulder,
Colo. The web site you are presently viewing provides descriptions
of NIST's laboratory programs based in Boulder. Detailed descriptions
of NIST's mission and programs may be found at the Institute's
central web site, www.nist.gov. NIST operates the Baldrige
National Quality Program, the Manufacturing Extension Partnership,
and the Advanced Technology Program from its Gaithersburg,
Md., headquarters.
With a
staff of about 400 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.
NIST's
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:
A central
Mountain
Administrative Support Center provides an array of services
on the campus for all three agencies.
See also:
A-Z Subject
Index (Boulder), General Information
(Boulder), What
NIST Does, NIST
Boulder Laboratories Homepage, Products
and Services, NIST Home
Page
Created:
Aug. 24, 200
Last updated: May 12, 2003
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