- CHIPS R&D Office Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Webinarby Crissy Robinson on October 8, 2025 at 6:00 pm
Due to a lapse in appropriations for the Department of Commerce, NIST conferences have been paused. As a result, the CHIPS R&D Office Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) Webinar on October 8, 2025, will be rescheduled. Once NIST reopens, registrants will
- NIST Issues Broad Agency Announcement for Proposals to Advance Microelectronics Technologiesby Sarah Henderson on September 24, 2025 at 12:00 pm
The CHIPS for America funding opportunity will support critical research, prototyping and commercial solutions that advance microelectronics technology in the United States.
- Building a Path Forward for Meaningful Cannabis Breathalyzer Realizationby Crissy Robinson on September 24, 2025 at 4:00 am
We are bringing together participants from government, forensic laboratories, industry, academia, law enforcement agencies, and standards organizations to foster an open and candid discussion for a broad view of the path forward to realize meaningful
- NIST’s ‘Living Reference Material’ Could Accelerate R&D of Lifesaving Biological Drugsby Sarah Henderson on September 8, 2025 at 12:00 pm
The NIST reference material, called NISTCHO, will help the biopharmaceutical industry develop new drugs more quickly and ensure that they are safe and effective.
- Second Seminar on Building an In-Space Circular Economyby Vontress Henderson on August 27, 2025 at 12:30 pm
About the Event This event was the second seminar in a series of events on building the in-space circular economy. The seminar was an opportunity to hear from leading experts, practitioners, and representatives from government and academic bodies to
- NIST Awards Over $1.8 Million to Small Businesses Advancing AI, Semiconductors, Additive Manufacturing and Moreby Sarah Henderson on August 18, 2025 at 12:00 pm
The winning projects were competitively selected following a call for innovative proposals that address technical needs related to NIST’s research areas.
- Additive Construction – The Path to Standardization Continues IIIby Pauline Truong on August 18, 2025 at 4:00 am
The event, Additive Construction – The Path to Standardization Continues, will bring together industry and academic stakeholders to discuss gaps in the current standard documents and how the gaps can be filled. Building on previous engagements, this
- 2025 NIST Time and Frequency Seminarby Crissy Robinson on July 29, 2025 at 4:00 am
NIST Time and Frequency Division’s annual seminar covers precision clocks and oscillators, atomic frequency standards, rf and optical synchronization, optical oscillators, quantum information, optical cooling and heating; making precise frequency
- Artificial Intelligence for Materials Science (AIMS) Workshopby Crissy Robinson on July 9, 2025 at 4:00 am
As part of the JARVIS workshop series, the 6th Artificial Intelligence for Materials Science (AIMS) workshop will be held as an in-person only event at the National Cybersecurity Center of Excellence (NCCoE) located at 9700 Great Seneca Highway in
- Thank You to Departing IAC Member Dr. Tsu-Jae King Liuby Andrew Kim on July 1, 2025 at 12:00 pm
The CHIPS R&D Program would like to announce its appreciation for Dr. Tsu-Jae King Liu, who resigned from the Industrial Advisory Committee (IAC) on July 1st. Dr. Liu was an original member of the IAC when it was established in 2022.
- NIST Releases Extensive Video Update on Champlain Towers South Investigationby Robin Materese on June 23, 2025 at 12:00 pm
The update reviews the investigation’s history, shares preliminary findings and highlights potential impacts.
- President Trump Secures $200B Investment from Micron Technology for Memory Chip Manufacturing in the United Statesby Andrew Kim on June 12, 2025 at 12:00 pm
Trump Administration restores chipmaking leadership in the United States with historic investment in Idaho, New York, and Virginia.
- Todd Younkin Steps Down from Department of Commerce’s Industrial Advisory Committeeby Andrew Kim on May 7, 2025 at 12:00 pm
The NIST CHIPS R&D Program announces that Todd Younkin, CEO of Semiconductor Research Corporation and Executive Director of the SMART USA Institute, stepped down from his role on the Industrial Advisory Committee (IAC). Todd has been an invaluable member of the IAC since December of 2023, providing a broader perspective on semiconductor research and development, education, and workforce development.
- 2025 Manufacturing USA Network Meetingby Crissy Robinson on May 6, 2025 at 4:00 am
On May 6th and 7th, Manufacturing USA representatives will gather for the 2025 Network Meeting. Hosted by NIST’s Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office, this event will bring together the manufacturing innovation institutes and their federal
- MBE & QIF Summit 2025by Rosemary Astheimer on April 25, 2025 at 12:00 pm
The 2025 MBE Summit was hosted at MxD headquarters in Chicago, IL, April 15 – 18. NIST’s Rosemary Astheimer organized technical content in conjunction with the Digital Metrology Standards Consortium. The event emphasized the exchange of data
- NIST Engineer Leads the 2025 MBE & QIF Summitby Rachel Kotary on April 14, 2025 at 12:00 pm
In April 2025, MxD hosted the 2025 Model-Based Enterprise (MBE) & Quality Information Framework (QIF) Summit at its Chicago, Illinois headquarters, in collaboration with NIST and the Digital Metrology Standards Consortium (DMSC). The event brought
- Champlain Towers South Investigation Team Provides Update to Structural Engineersby Sarah Henderson on April 11, 2025 at 12:00 pm
This outreach will help ensure that the team’s findings and recommendations lead to improvements to codes, standards and practices.
- Open Industrial Digital Ecosystem Summitby Pauline Truong on April 8, 2025 at 4:00 am
The Open Industrial Digital Ecosystem Summit is an annual event bringing together thought leaders, experts, practitioners, developers, and users of standards for data semantics. The event is co-hosted by the Systems Integration Division of the
- Rare Crystal Shape Found to Increase the Strength of 3D-Printed Metalby Sarah Henderson on April 7, 2025 at 12:00 pm
NIST researchers have found special atomic patterns called quasicrystals in 3D-printed aluminum alloys.
- NIST Researcher Gives Keynote Presentation at Avnu Alliance Plenaryby Rachel Kotary on April 1, 2025 at 12:00 pm
NIST researcher Rick Candell delivered a keynote presentation at the plenary session of the Avnu Alliance Plugfest in Malaga, Spain on April 8, 2025. The Avnu Alliance is a consortium of member organizations working together to create an

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