NIST, SES, and Standards Education

In 2011, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Standards Coordination Office, created a program to support the development of new approaches to integrate standards curriculum into courses, modules, seminars, and learning resources at accredited institutions of higher education in the United States. In the first decade of the program, NIST received 225 applications, made 46 awards to 31 colleges and universities, and awarded ~3.7 million dollars.

In 2012, two $25,000 awards were given to SES for projects in collaboration with Purdue University . One of the byproducts of this work was the creation of a paper describing the work by former Standards Engineering editor, Diane Thompson; this article was published in the March/April 2014 issue of Standards Engineering. This naturally led to the exploration of publishing information about some of the other awards and res ulted in an organized effort by SES to solicit articles for Standards Engineering from many of the award recipients.

Ongoing discussions between NIST and SES suggested that these articles could and should have a wider audience than the membership of SES. As a result, the SES Publications Committee agreed to make the articles available on the SES website available to all at no charge. Articles listed below can be downloaded. SES hopes this will encourage further research in and awareness of standards education.

For more details, including how to apply for the NIST Standards Coordination Office Curricula Development Cooperative Agreement Program, please visit the NIST website.

[NOTE]: The work described in these articles was performed under the National Institute of Standards and Technology, US Department of Commerce. The statements, findings, conclusions, and recommendations are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Institute of Standards and Technology or the US Department of Commerce. Similarly, the published articles do not necessarily reflect the views of SES.

Overview

NIST’s Standards Coordination Office: Investing in the Next Generation of Leaders in the Standards Community, Erik Puskar and Mary Jo DiBernardo, NIST (Nov/Dec 2014)

2012

SES Projects to Integrate Standards in Education Curriculum, Diane C. Thompson, SES (Mar/Apr 2014)

Standards for Everyone: Mobilizing Interest by Expanding the Agenda, D. Linda Garcia, Georgetown University (Jan/Feb 2015)

Standards Education in the Liberal Arts: Curricular Materials and Educational Strategies , Paul B. Thompson, John V. Stone, and Lawrence M. Busch, Michigan State University (Jul/Aug 2015)

Putting Standards in Context , Jeffrey Strauss, Northwestern University (Nov/Dec 2015)

2013

Standards Education at the University of Pittsburgh, Michael B. Spring, University of Pittsburgh (Nov/Dec 2014)

Integrating Standards into Courses on High Performance of Garment Protection Systems and Human Protection and Comfort at North Carolina State University , Donald B. Thompson, Roger L. Barker, and Emiel Den Hartog, North Carolina State University (Jan/Feb 2016)

Standardization, the Humanities, and Design: Strategies for Student Engagement , Andrew L. Russell and Lee Jared Vinsel, Stevens Institute of Technology (May/Jun 2015)

2014

Measurement Science at the Community College Level: Some Recent Findings , Dave Cunningham, Everett Community College (Jan/Feb 2016)

Standards in Society: A Critical Research and Curricular Platform at Drexel University, Justin Carone and Amy E. Slaton, Drexel University (Sep/Oct 2016)

Emergency Egress Standards, Bryan L. Hoskins and Jeanne Homer, Oklahoma State University (Jul/Aug 2017)

2016

On the Pursuit of Relevance in Standards-based Curriculum Development: The CCNY Approach , Angelo Lampousis, City College of New York (Jul/Aug 2017)

Standards are Everywhere: A Freely Available Introductory Online Educational Program on Standardization for Product Development, Margaret Phillips, Paul McPherson, and Michael Fosmire (May/Jun 2018)

Standardization in Action: A Critical Path for Translational STEM Education at Drexel University, Sharon Tsai-hsuan Ku, University of Virginia (Nov/Dec 2018)

2017

Integrating Codes and Standards into the Learning Environment, Bryan L. Hoskins and Virginia R. Charter (Mar/Apr 2020)     

Standards as an Element of Liberal Education Fosters Scientific Literacy. Gabe Ording, Osvaldo Hernandez, and Ryan Kimbirauskas (May/June 2017)