Information Technology Laboratory
Mathematical  Computational Sciences Division
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The Mathematical and Computational Sciences Division, of NIST's Information Technology Laboratory, develops and maintains the scientific competencies and facilities necessary to provide NIST programs with leadership and collaborative research in applied mathematics and computational science to enable NIST to maintain its status as a world-class measurement science institute. It also supports the science and engineering community at large through the dissemination of reference data, software, and related tools for mathematical computation.

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Provides leadership within NIST in the application of the mathematical and computational sciences to the solution to science and engineering problems; performs research, development and analysis in applied mathematics and computer science, including analytical methods, numerical and symbolic algorithms, parallel computing, and visualization, for use in metrological applications; engages in peer-to-peer collaborations in the application of mathematics and computer science and technology to NIST problems; develops and disseminates mathematical reference data, software and related tools; works with internal and external groups to develop standards, test procedures, reference implementations, and other measurement technologies for mathematical computation.





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