Advancing Measurement Science
for America’s Workforce
Metrology Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to measurement science education, workforce development, and standards-grounded professional training across the United States.
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After more than four decades working in metrology, laboratory operations, and quality management, Ken Racen saw firsthand how accurate measurement supports nearly every part of modern life. It helps ensure that medical devices are safe, aircraft components perform correctly, manufactured products meet specifications, and scientific results can be trusted.
Yet despite its importance, metrology remains largely invisible. Few students are introduced to measurement science in school, educational programs are limited, and many employers struggle to find qualified metrologists and calibration technicians. As experienced professionals retire, valuable knowledge and practical skills are also at risk of being lost.
“Accurate measurement protects lives, ensures quality, supports commerce, and makes innovation possible.”
Ken founded the Metrology Institute to help address this challenge. His vision was to create a nonprofit organization that would bring educators, industry experts, and accredited institutions together to develop standards-grounded training resources, strengthen technical education, and establish clearer pathways into the profession.
The Institute also reflects Ken’s belief that metrology education should be accessible to people from different communities and backgrounds. Students, working technicians, veterans, and career changers should all have opportunities to discover the field and develop the skills needed for meaningful technical careers.
Metrology Institute was founded in 2022 to preserve knowledge, prepare the next generation, and give measurement science the recognition it deserves as a vital STEM discipline — guided by a simple truth: accurate measurement protects lives, ensures quality, supports commerce, and makes innovation possible.
Why Metrology Institute Exists
We are guided by the conviction that measurement science deserves the same recognition, resources, and rigor as any major STEM discipline — and that every sector of the American economy depends on getting it right.
Build the Measurement Workforce
Develop standards-grounded training resources, strengthen technical education, and establish clear pathways into metrology and calibration careers for students, technicians, and career changers.
Advance Education & Standards
Bring educators, industry experts, and accredited institutions together around ISO 17025, NIST GUM, and other recognized standards to ensure training is rigorous, relevant, and portable across industries.
Make Metrology Accessible
Break down barriers to entry so that students, veterans, working technicians, and career changers from all backgrounds can discover the field and access training for meaningful technical careers.
Preserve Practitioner Knowledge
Capture and transmit the practical expertise held by experienced metrologists before retirement depletes the field’s institutional knowledge — ensuring hard-won insight passes to the next generation.
Support Industry & Accreditation
Provide resources that help calibration laboratories, quality departments, and metrology organizations meet A2LA, NVLAP, and ISO 17025 requirements and maintain accreditation-ready competency.
Elevate Measurement Science
Give metrology the recognition it deserves as a vital STEM discipline — fundamental to product safety, scientific integrity, commerce, and innovation at every level of the American economy.
Advancing America’s Metrology Workforce
The metrology workforce is facing a critical shortage. As experienced professionals retire and high-tech industries demand greater precision, the pipeline of trained metrologists and calibration technicians has not kept pace.
Metrology Institute exists to close that gap — connecting students to the profession, equipping working technicians with standards-based skills, and giving educators and employers the resources they need.
College Students
Introducing measurement science to students in engineering technology and AAS programs, with resources and community to support entry into the profession.
Calibration Technicians
Supporting working technicians with continuing education, standards alignment, and preparation for ASQ CCT and NCSLI professional credentials.
Industry & Employers
Connecting aerospace, defense, medical device, and manufacturing employers with training resources and a professional community of qualified candidates.
K–12 via MET Universe
Building STEM awareness early through MET Universe, introducing younger students to measurement science before they reach college or the workforce.
A Public Trust, Openly Operated
Metrology Institute is a federally recognized 501(c)(3) nonprofit. Our operations are guided by the public interest — and we are committed to full transparency about who we are, how we are structured, and how we work.
Support the Mission
Your donation directly funds the development of measurement science education — training materials, curriculum resources, and programs that prepare the next generation of metrologists and calibration technicians.
Metrology Institute is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization (EIN 33-3341631). Your gift is tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law. No goods or services are provided in exchange for your contribution.
Be Part of the
Measurement Mission
Whether you are a student discovering the field, a calibration technician advancing your career, an educator building curriculum, or an industry leader investing in the workforce — there is a place for you at Metrology Institute.
Access professional resources, connect with the metrology community, and support the Institute’s mission.
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