The 27 projects will receive one-time funding ranging from $408,996 to $1.5 million to carry out research programs that last three years. The projects will advance the state of knowledge and practice of measurement science in six identified research areas of critical national importance:
- Energy;
- Environment and climate change;
- Information technology and cybersecurity;
- Biosciences/health care;
- Manufacturing; and
- Physical infrastructure.
For more information, including descriptions of the projects, see the NIST news release at http://www.nist.gov/public_affairs/releases/measurementgrants2010.html
