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Our work supports areas of national importance: We contribute to the development of <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="c3e82525-0721-4ecd-a3ee-b909b9b7c0f6" href="/web/20230209121025/https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/biomanufacturing-initiative" title="Biomanufacturing Initiative">new vaccines and biologic drugs</a>, characterize the performance of <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="e9c5bffe-b405-4360-81ae-ff7a785a7962" href="/web/20230209121025/https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/refrigerants-and-working-fluids" title="Refrigerants and Working Fluids">alternative fuels and refrigerants</a> with less greenhouse gas potential, assess pollutants including <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="3b4f2f42-bf70-458a-86ff-49a5b4a2c92d" href="/web/20230209121025/https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/plastic-pollution-measurement-science" title="Plastic Pollution Measurement Science">ocean plastics</a>, help develop <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="cb0b7ae4-978d-44e6-a69e-1dbee81e8e88" href="/web/20230209121025/https://www.nist.gov/lightweighting" title="NIST Center for Automotive Lightweighting ">new materials for lightweight, fuel efficient transportation</a>, and much more.</span></span></span></p></div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--dynamic-content-list-ou paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="nist-block "> <h2 class="nist-block__title"> <div class="string">News and Updates</div> </h2> <div class="viewsreference"><div class="views-element-container"><div class="js-view-dom-id-517dd7ffc34a1ac2040e7a3b7c9008c2b7fae07af6aa2eae1f39bcc67365bfd0"> <div> <article role="article" about="/news-events/news/2023/01/measuring-herbicide-residue-oat-based-food-products" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20230209121025/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/01/measuring-herbicide-residue-oat-based-food-products" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20230209121025im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2023/01/30/8238_8239.jpg?itok=gXCJRkLM" width="75" height="100" alt="Glyphosate in Oat Flour" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20230209121025/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/01/measuring-herbicide-residue-oat-based-food-products"><span property="schema:name">Measuring Herbicide Residue in Oat-Based Food Products</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2023-01-30T12:00:00Z">January 30, 2023</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary">The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) establishes tolerances for pesticide and herbicide residues in food that are still considered safe for consumption</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/news-events/news/2023/01/assessing-fineness-construction-materials" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20230209121025/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/01/assessing-fineness-construction-materials" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20230209121025im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2023/01/20/114r.jpg?itok=NYdMHnXo" width="100" height="56" alt="SRM 114r Portland Cement Fineness" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20230209121025/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/01/assessing-fineness-construction-materials"><span property="schema:name">Assessing the Fineness of Construction Materials</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2023-01-20T12:00:00Z">January 20, 2023</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary">Portland cement powder is characterized by particle size for use in calibrating instruments, measuring fineness characteristics of portland cement, and other</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/news-events/news/2023/01/srm-915c-calcium-carbonate-mass-fraction-standard" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20230209121025/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/01/srm-915c-calcium-carbonate-mass-fraction-standard" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20230209121025im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2023/01/17/915c.jpg?itok=j4s0Gylh" width="100" height="56" alt="Calcium Carbonate Mass Fraction Standard" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20230209121025/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/01/srm-915c-calcium-carbonate-mass-fraction-standard"><span property="schema:name">SRM 915c Calcium Carbonate Mass Fraction Standard</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2023-01-18T12:00:00Z">January 18, 2023</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary">This standard reference material from NIST will help calibrate procedures for calcium determinations used in clinical analysis and for routine critical</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/news-events/news/2023/01/srm-3461-accurate-and-precise-force-calibration-artifact" typeof="schema:Article" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20230209121025/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/01/srm-3461-accurate-and-precise-force-calibration-artifact" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20230209121025im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2023/01/17/SRM%203461.jpg?itok=ZYXVDc-F" width="68" height="100" alt="SRM 3461" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20230209121025/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news/2023/01/srm-3461-accurate-and-precise-force-calibration-artifact"><span property="schema:name">SRM 3461: An Accurate and Precise Force Calibration Artifact</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__date"> <div class="daterange"><time datetime="2023-01-18T12:00:00Z">January 18, 2023</time> </div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div property="schema:text" class="text-with-summary">Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is a popular technique for interrogating surfaces on the micro and nano scales. The most common use for AFM is imaging; however</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <footer> <div class="link-list"><a href="/web/20230209121025/https://www.nist.gov/news-events/news-updates/org/5656">View All News and Updates</a></div> </footer> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--content-list paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="nist-block "> <h2 class="nist-block__title"> <div class="string">Projects and Programs</div> </h2> <div class="nist-field nist-field--label-hidden entity-reference"> <div class="nist-field__items"> <div class="nist-field__item"> <article role="article" about="/programs-projects/biomanufacturing-initiative" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20230209121025/https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/biomanufacturing-initiative" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20230209121025im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2018/07/10/bioman-lifecycle_2.jpg?itok=Ga4nFE4j" width="100" height="76" alt="Bioman lifecycle" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20230209121025/https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/biomanufacturing-initiative"><span>Biomanufacturing Initiative</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__type"> <div class="nist-badge display-inline-block margin-y-1 nist-badge--blue boolean">Ongoing</div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-long"> Protein drugs are the top selling pharmaceuticals worldwide, a hundred billion dollar industry, but also the fastest growing category of health care costs. The </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="nist-field__item"> <article role="article" about="/programs-projects/plastic-pollution-measurement-science" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20230209121025/https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/plastic-pollution-measurement-science" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20230209121025im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2020/01/23/PlasticDebris_KaylaBrignac.jpg?itok=9e3mvlMx" width="100" height="56" alt="Plastic marine debris" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20230209121025/https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/plastic-pollution-measurement-science"><span>Plastic Pollution Measurement Science</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__type"> <div class="nist-badge display-inline-block margin-y-1 nist-badge--blue boolean">Ongoing</div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-long"> While plastics have yielded immense benefits to society, discarded plastics or plastic pollution has become a pervasive highly visible problem especially in the </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="nist-field__item"> <article role="article" about="/programs-projects/and-polyfluoroalkyl-substances-pfas" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20230209121025/https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/and-polyfluoroalkyl-substances-pfas" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20230209121025im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2022/09/12/water_glass.png?itok=-yqisx6J" width="100" height="71" alt="Water" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20230209121025/https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/and-polyfluoroalkyl-substances-pfas"><span>Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS)</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__type"> <div class="nist-badge display-inline-block margin-y-1 nist-badge--blue boolean">Ongoing</div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-long"> NIST works to improve confidence in measurements and conducts research on PFAS for better human health and the environment. </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="nist-field__item"> <article role="article" about="/programs-projects/nist-food-safety-program" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20230209121025/https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/nist-food-safety-program" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20230209121025im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2019/10/23/cropped-adobestock_250227943.jpg?itok=mCTkp3_8" width="100" height="65" alt="photo collage of meats, cheese, eggs, fish, and shellfish" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20230209121025/https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/nist-food-safety-program"><span>NIST Food Safety Program</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__type"> <div class="nist-badge display-inline-block margin-y-1 nist-badge--blue boolean">Ongoing</div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-long"> A multi-disciplinary team is helping to ensure food safety and authenticity. </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="nist-field__item"> <article role="article" about="/programs-projects/nist-tools-cannabis-laboratory-quality-assurance" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20230209121025/https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/nist-tools-cannabis-laboratory-quality-assurance" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20230209121025im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2020/06/11/Cannabis.jpg?itok=5OoJOxlH" width="75" height="100" alt="Cannabis" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20230209121025/https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/nist-tools-cannabis-laboratory-quality-assurance"><span>NIST Tools for Cannabis Laboratory Quality Assurance</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__type"> <div class="nist-badge display-inline-block margin-y-1 nist-badge--blue boolean">Ongoing</div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-long"> NIST has developed an integrated measurement services program for forensic and cannabis testing laboratories to help ensure the quality of routine analysis </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="nist-field__item"> <article role="article" about="/programs-projects/automotive-lightweighting" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20230209121025/https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/automotive-lightweighting"><span>Automotive Lightweighting</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__type"> <div class="nist-badge display-inline-block margin-y-1 nist-badge--blue boolean">Ongoing</div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-long"> Our objective is to support the efforts of the US automotive industry and its suppliers to incorporate advanced lightweight materials for improving fuel economy </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="nist-field__item"> <article role="article" about="/programs-projects/developing-materials-innovation-infrastructure" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20230209121025/https://www.nist.gov/programs-projects/developing-materials-innovation-infrastructure"><span>Developing a Materials Innovation Infrastructure</span> </a></h3> <div class="nist-teaser__type"> <div class="nist-badge display-inline-block margin-y-1 nist-badge--blue boolean">Ongoing</div> </div> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="text-long"> Develop a materials innovation infrastructure for the design and discovery of inorganic materials to reduce the time and cost for deploying new materials into </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> </div> </div> <div class="link-list"> <a href="/web/20230209121025/https://www.nist.gov/laboratories/projects-programs/org/5656">View All Projects/Programs</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--dynamic-content-list-ou paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="nist-block "> <h2 class="nist-block__title"> <div class="string">Awards</div> </h2> <div class="viewsreference"><div class="views-element-container"><div class="js-view-dom-id-9be370b847e381a2ddf5ad16d87e45cff8e0fb6103001ab625f0cc4366201d67"> <div> <article role="article" about="/nist-awards/2022-bronze-medal-award-weihua-ji-william-e-wallace" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20230209121025/https://www.nist.gov/nist-awards/2022-bronze-medal-award-weihua-ji-william-e-wallace" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20230209121025im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2022/12/21/Ji.Wallace.Bronze.jpg?itok=C7oAnNVo" width="100" height="67" alt="Weihua Ji and William E. Wallace Bronze award" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20230209121025/https://www.nist.gov/nist-awards/2022-bronze-medal-award-weihua-ji-william-e-wallace"><span>2022 - Bronze Medal Award---Weihua Ji, William E. Wallace</span> </a></h3> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="string-long">For elevating the DEA’s public mass spectral reference library of seized drugs to a high level of reliability with new data quality assurance methods.</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/nist-awards/2022-bronze-medal-award-mary-bedner-jacolin-murray-aaron-urbas-walter-wilson" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20230209121025/https://www.nist.gov/nist-awards/2022-bronze-medal-award-mary-bedner-jacolin-murray-aaron-urbas-walter-wilson" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20230209121025im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2023/01/18/BRONZE_wilson%2Curbas%2Cmurray%2Cbednder-comp.jpg?itok=gLfnrJDR" width="100" height="44" alt="2022 Bronze Awardees" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20230209121025/https://www.nist.gov/nist-awards/2022-bronze-medal-award-mary-bedner-jacolin-murray-aaron-urbas-walter-wilson"><span>2022 - Bronze Medal Award---Mary Bedner, Jacolin Murray, Aaron Urbas, Walter Wilson</span> </a></h3> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="string-long">For developing analytical methods to characterize the safety and effectiveness of hand sanitizers used to reduce the spread of COVID-19.</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/nist-awards/2022-bronze-medal-award-huong-giang-t-nguyen-laura-espinal-blaza-toman" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20230209121025/https://www.nist.gov/nist-awards/2022-bronze-medal-award-huong-giang-t-nguyen-laura-espinal-blaza-toman" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20230209121025im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2022/12/21/Espinal.Toman_.Nguyen.Bronze.jpg?itok=lvt8Qirm" width="100" height="67" alt="Huong Giang T. Nguyen, Laura Espinal, Blaza Toman Bronze award" loading="lazy" typeof="foaf:Image"/> </a> </div> </div> <div class="nist-teaser__content-wrapper"> <header> <h3 class="nist-teaser__title"><a href="/web/20230209121025/https://www.nist.gov/nist-awards/2022-bronze-medal-award-huong-giang-t-nguyen-laura-espinal-blaza-toman"><span>2022 - Bronze Medal Award---Huong Giang T. Nguyen, Laura Espinal, Blaza Toman</span> </a></h3> </header> <div class="nist-teaser__content"> <div class="string-long">For the determination of high-pressure reference isotherms of nanoscale porous adsorbents.</div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div> <article role="article" about="/nist-awards/2022-bronze-medal-award-charles-h-camp-jr-young-jong-lee" class="nist-teaser"> <div class="nist-teaser__image"> <div class="entity-reference"> <a href="/web/20230209121025/https://www.nist.gov/nist-awards/2022-bronze-medal-award-charles-h-camp-jr-young-jong-lee" hreflang="en"><img src="/web/20230209121025im_/https://www.nist.gov/sites/default/files/styles/thumbnail/public/images/2022/12/21/Lee.Camp_.Bronze.jpg?itok=0dwT3UTq" width="100" height="67" alt="Charles H. 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