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Arvind Raman

Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director, NIST

Arvind Raman is the fifth Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and the 18th director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Raman came to NIST from Purdue University, where Raman joined the faculty in 2000 and was named the John A. Edwardson Dean of Engineering in February 2023. Raman's research has covered atomic force microscopy, human biomechanics and electronics manufacturing.12

At a glance

Current role
Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and NIST Director
Company
NIST
Sector
Government lab or agency
Work listed
1
Honors
6
Sources cited
2
Profile reviewed

Career

Raman joined Purdue University as an assistant professor in 2000 and was appointed the Robert V. Adams Professor of Engineering in 2012. In February 2023 Raman was named the John A. Edwardson Dean of Engineering at Purdue.1

Raman then joined NIST, where Raman serves as the fifth Under Secretary of Commerce for Standards and Technology and the agency's 18th director. NIST's biography notes that Raman collaborated with NIST researchers in nanotechnology from early in Raman's career.12

Research

Raman's research has focused on atomic force microscopy, human biomechanics and electronics manufacturing. NIST's biography says Raman's atomic force microscope work helped scientific and industrial communities recognize and exploit nonlinear effects to image and measure complex materials at the nanoscale.1

Work and contributions

  • Nonlinear dynamics in atomic force microscopy Published research

    NIST's biography credits Raman's atomic force microscope research with helping researchers recognize and use nonlinear effects to image and measure properties of complex materials at the nanoscale.1

Timeline

  1. Joined Purdue University as an assistant professor.1
  2. Named a Purdue University Faculty Scholar.1
  3. Appointed Robert V. Adams Professor of Engineering at Purdue and elected an ASME fellow.1
  4. Named the John A. Edwardson Dean of Engineering at Purdue University.1
  5. Elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.1

Other documented roles

Roles the sources document that are not confirmed as current.

  • Faculty member from 2000; Robert V. Adams Professor of Engineering from 2012; John A. Edwardson Dean of Engineering from February 2023, Purdue University1

Honors and recognition

  • Purdue University Faculty Scholar · Purdue University, 20081
  • Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers · American Society of Mechanical Engineers, 20121
  • Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science · American Association for the Advancement of Science, 20261
  • Gustus Larson Memorial Award · American Society of Mechanical Engineers1
  • NSF CAREER Award · National Science Foundation1
  • Keeley Fellowship · University of Oxford1

Where they work

  • NIST 3 people in the wiki

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References

2 sources · profile reviewed Oct 22, 2026 · data updated Oct 22, 2026

  1. Arvind Raman — NIST staff biographyNational Institute of Standards and Technology · Official page · accessed Oct 22, 2026
  2. NIST DirectorNational Institute of Standards and Technology · Official page · accessed Oct 22, 2026