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Physical Measurement Laboratory

Office of Weights and Measures

News and Updates

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Dinelka Jagada tallies team scores during NIST Metric Est Game.

2024 NIST Internship Reflections

During the summer of 2024, the NIST Physical Measurement Laboratory’s ( PML) Office of Weights and Measures ( OWM) hosted two undergraduate students through the
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DYK: NIST OWM Fun Facts

DYK: The Office of Weights and Measures (OWM) is the oldest office at NIST? NIST OWM’s principal mandate to “ fix the standard of weights and measures” is
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Update on NIST Activities for EVSE

NIST OWM is striving to assist the weights and measures community meet the new technical challenges and demands of America’s continued transition to E-mobility
nelka Jagoda, Metric (SI) Spring 2024 Montgomery College Intern

Welcome Back to OWM, Dinelka

The Office of Weights and Measures (OWM) is happy to welcome back Dinelka Jagoda, who is serving as a 2024 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship ( SURF)
World Metrology Day 2024

20 May 2024 is World Metrology Day

The theme for the 2024 World Metrology Day (on May 20) is "Sustainability," which raises awareness of the need for accurate measurements in the development of a
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2024 National Price Verification Survey

NIST Office of Weights and Measures (OWM) is collaborating with the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM), together with 28 state and 38 local