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AWARDS

2025 - Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers---Megan Cleveland

Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)

"PECASE recognizes scientists and engineers who show exceptional potential for leadership early in their research careers. The award recognizes innovative and far-reaching developments in science and technology, expands awareness of careers in science and engineering, recognizes the scientific missions of participating agencies, enhances connections between research and impacts on society, and highlights the importance of science and technology for our nation’s future" ("President Biden Honors Nearly 400 Federally Funded Early-Career Scientists").

Winner's Name

Megan Cleveland

Awarded

January 14, 2025

Awarding Organization

The White House

Dr. Megan Cleveland of the NIST Material Measurement Laboratory has focused her research on clinical diagnostics and biomanufacturing. She has contributed much to developing advanced materials for digital PCR and next generation sequencing. Cleveland has also played a key role in leading multiple projects including virus DNA qualitative standards NIST SRM 2365 and 2367, research test grade material for SARS-CoV-2, and more recently, genetic material to validate bird flu diagnostic tests. She is currently the technical project lead for the characterization of the NISTCHO as a NIST Reference Material. Cleveland’s work continues to push the boundaries of knowledge and application of next-generation materials in a wide range of scientific fields from genomics to biomanufacturing.