Maria Knake
Acting Group Lead, Standards and Conformity Assessment Services
National Institute of Standards and Technology Standards Coordination Office
Maria Knake holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering, with a Concentration in Pavement Design, Construction, and Materials from Michigan Technological University. She has over 19 years of experience in standards development with both ASTM International and the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO), as well as and conformity assessment management in the construction materials testing sector. She was the 2022-2023 Chair of ASTM Committee D04 on Road and Paving Materials. Maria is currently serving as the Acting Group Lead for the Standards and Conformity Assessment Services Group at the National Institute of Technology (NIST) Standards Coordination Office. Maria is also the staff lead on NIST’s Low Carbon Cements and Concretes Consortium, an effort that brings together stakeholders to identify and address measurement and standards needs related to low carbon cements and concretes.