The under secretary of commerce for standards and technology, or USC, is a high-ranking official in the United States Department of Commerce and the principal advisor to the United States secretary of
Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and the Director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Arvind Raman
Patrick D. Gallagher official photo
Willie E. May
Kent Rochford, NIST Acting Director
The National Institute of Standards and Technology is an agency of the United States Department of Commerce whose mission is to promote American innovation and industrial competitiveness. NIST's activ
Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology
…secretary is Arvind Raman, who was appointed by President Donald Trump and assumed office on June 1, 2026. Locascio is a biomedical researcher, former National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) official, and current vice president for research at two University of Maryland locations. As the director of NIST, the under secretary is…
A mass spectrometer in use at the NBS in 1948
The Bureau of Standards headquarters in Gaithersburg, Maryland being constructed in 1964.
Advanced Measurement Laboratory Complex in Gaithersburg
An aerial view of the Gaithersburg campus in 2019