Back المعهد الوطني للمعايير والتقانة Arabic Национален институт за стандарти и технологии Bulgarian Institut Nacional d'Estàndards i Tecnologia Catalan Národní institut standardů a technologie Czech National Institute of Standards and Technology Danish National Institute of Standards and Technology German National Institute of Standards and Technology Esperanto Instituto Nacional de Estándares y Tecnología Spanish مؤسسه ملی فناوری و استانداردها Persian Yhdysvaltain standardisointi- ja teknologiainstituutti Finnish

National Institute of Standards and Technology

"NIST" redirects here. For other uses, see NIST (disambiguation).

National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
Agency overview
Formed
  • March 3, 1901 (March 3, 1901) as National Bureau of Standards,
    became NIST in 1988
Headquarters100 Bureau Drive
Gaithersburg, Maryland, U.S.
39°07′59″N 77°13′25″W / 39.13306°N 77.22361°W / 39.13306; -77.22361
EmployeesApprox. 3,400[1]
Annual budget$1.03 billion (FY 2021)[2]
Agency executive
Parent departmentDepartment of Commerce
Websitenist.gov

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is an agency of the United States Department of Commerce whose mission is to promote American innovation and industrial competitiveness. NIST's activities are organized into physical science laboratory programs that include nanoscale science and technology, engineering, information technology, neutron research, material measurement, and physical measurement. From 1901 to 1988, the agency was named the National Bureau of Standards.[4]

  1. ^ "NIST General Information". NIST. National Institute of Standards and Technology. December 24, 2008. Archived from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  2. ^ "FY 2022: Presidential Budget Request Summary". NIST. National Institute of Standards and Technology. June 8, 2021. Archived from the original on August 1, 2021. Retrieved July 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "Laurie E. Locascio". United States Department of Commerce. Archived from the original on January 19, 2024. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  4. ^ "National Institute of Standards and Technology". U.S. Department of Commerce. Archived from the original on September 5, 2021. Retrieved September 5, 2021.

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