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Associate Director for Laboratory Programs

Awards

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2018 - Bronze Medal Award---Jason P. Killgore

For pioneering viscoelastic AFM, a quantitative method for mapping mechanical properties of materials with nanometer-scale spatial resolution.

2018 - Bronze Medal Award---Stefan Cular

For exemplary development and delivery of NIST quantum voltage services, extending NIST quality and accuracy to laboratories around the globe.

2018 - Colleagues' Choice Award---Tracey Schock

For tireless dedication to NIST quality in the bioanalytical field of study called omics, becoming a world-class leader in the field while mentoring students and colleagues.

2018 - Safety Award---Craig Connelly, Andrew Thompson, Kamel Saidi

For the development and execution of rigorous safety protocols and infrastructure for the NIST Unmanned Aerial Systems Flight and Payload Challenge.

2018 - Bronze Medal Award---Thomas R. Gentile

For groundbreaking advances in neutron spin-control tools and methods which are now routinely used around the world to advance material science.

2018 - Gold Medal Award---Marc Levitan, Emil Simiu, Adam Pintar

For extraordinary, innovative efforts to accurately characterize and map extreme winds across the U.S. to ensure a safe and economical built environment.

2018 - Jacob Rabinow Applied Research Award---Michael Donahue, Donald Porter

For enabling widespread use of nanomagnetic modeling and simulation to enhance U.S. innovation in research and product development.

2018 - Bronze Medal Award---Lisa Ng, Brian Polidoro

For developing innovative methods for predicting air leakage in commercial buildings, significantly improving the design of energy-efficient buildings.

Boone, Luptak, Sherman, Jenkinson, Levine

2018 - Silver Medal Award---Joseph Boone, William Jenkinson, Joseph Luptak, Aaron Fein, Judah Levine, Jeffrey Sherman

For launching the next-generation NIST Internet Time Service, which handles over 40 billion requests every day.

2018 - George A. Uriano Award---Allison Barnard Feeney, Thomas D. Hedberg, Jr.

For vision, leadership and outstanding contributions to the use of standards in the digital transformation of manufacturing enterprises.

2018 - Bronze Medal Award---Thomas Forbes, Edward Sisco

For extraordinary innovation in the development of new mass-spectrometric techniques for the chemical analysis of emerging explosives threats.

Shao Guodong Receives WinterSim Distinguished Service Award

Recognized for his contributions towards the organization of the INFORMS Winter Simulation Conference

2018 Micius Quantum Prize - Dave Wineland

For his groundbreaking experiments that opened the way to quantum computing and quantum metrology with trapped ions.

Ellen Voorhees Named ACM Fellow

For contributions in evaluation of information retrieval, question answering, and other language technologies

2018 AAAS Fellow - Tom Perkins

Perkins was elected for his pioneering advances in high-resolution studies of single biological molecules.

Paul Black and William Majurski Paper Named 20 Year ICFEM Most Influential Paper Award

For ICFEM's 20 Year Most Influential Paper Award Entitled, "Using Model Checking to Generate Tests From Specifications"

Michael Brundage Honored by American Society of Mechanical Engineers for Leadership in Manufacturing

Michael P. Brundage, a resident of Bethesda, Md., and engineer at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Gaithersburg

Ram D. Sriram Selected as ACM Distinguished Member

Dr. Ram D. Sriram of NIST's Information Technology Laboratory has been selected as an Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)

Fern Hunt Named American Mathematical Society Fellow

For outstanding applications of mathematics to science and technology, exceptional service to the US government, and for outreach and

Glenn Solomon Elected OSA Fellow

For pioneering the development of semiconductor quantum dot optical materials and device structures for solid-state quantum optics.

2019 Norman F. Ramsey Prize - Jun Ye

Ye’s award, which recognizes his work in both precision measurement and quantum control, highlights the increasingly important connections

Allison Barnard Feeney Receives American National Standards Institute Finegan Standards Medal

For extraordinary leadership in development and application of voluntary standards.

This is a picture of the awardees of the 2018 ASM Howe Medal

2018 Henry Marion Howe Medal

The Authors received the ASM Henry Marion Howe Medal for 2018 for their paper entitled: “ Formation of the Ni3Nb δ-Phase in Stress

2018 APS Fellow - James K. Thompson

For the development of precision measurement techniques, in particular for atomic mass and for measurements with atomic ensembles beyond the

Brian Weiss is awarded the 2018 PHM Contributor of the Year

For significant technical contributions and leadership in the PHM Society including overseeing the expansion of the panel sessions in 2016

Advanced communications
-Open Radio Access Network (Open-RAN)
-Quantum communications
-Spectrum sharing
-Wireless (RF)
Bioscience
-Bioimaging
-Bioinformatics
-Biomanufacturing
-Biomaterials
-Cell biology
-Cell-free systems
-Engineering / synthetic biology
-Gene delivery systems
-Genome editing
-Genomics
-Glycomics
-Metabolomics
-Microbial measurements
-Proteomics
-Sequence screening
-Transcriptomics
Buildings and Construction
-Building codes and standards
-Building control systems
-Building damage and repair
-Building economics
-Building materials
-Energy efficiency
-Heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment
-Indoor air quality
-Structural engineering
-Thermal comfort
Chemistry
-Analytical chemistry
-Chemical engineering and processing
-Chemical thermodynamics and chemical properties
-Molecular characterization
-Theoretical chemistry and modeling
-Thermochemical properties
Electronics
-Electromagnetics
-Flexible electronics
-Magnetoelectronics
-Optoelectronics
-Organic electronics
-Semiconductors
-Sensors
-Superconducting electronics
Energy
-Alternative energy
-Conventional energy
-Electric power / smart grid
-Fuels
Environment
-Air / water / soil quality
-Climate
-Environmental health
-Greenhouse gas measurements
-Marine science
-Sustainability
Fire
-Emergency building evacuation
-Fire detection
-Fire dynamics and science
-Fire fighting
-Fire modeling
-Fire risk reduction
-Materials flammability
-Structural fire resistance
-Wildland urban interface fire
Forensic Science
-Digital evidence
-Drugs and toxicology
-Firearms and toolmarks
-Forensic biometrics
-Forensic genetics
-Trace evidence
Health
-Biopharmaceuticals
-Cell and gene therapy
-Clinical diagnostics
-Dentistry
-Food and nutrition
-Human microbiome
-Medical imaging
-Precision medicine
-Regenerative medicine and advanced therapy
Information technology
-Artificial intelligence
--AI measurement and evaluation
--Applied AI
--Fundamental AI
--Hardware for AI
--Machine learning
--Trustworthy and responsible AI
-Biometrics
-Cloud computing and virtualization
-Complex systems
-Computational science
-Conformance testing
-Cyber-physical systems
--Smart cities
-Cybersecurity
--Cryptography
--Cybersecurity education and workforce development
--Cybersecurity measurement
--Identity and access management
--Privacy engineering
--Risk management
--Securing emerging technologies
--Trustworthy networks
--Trustworthy platforms
-Data and informatics
--Human language technology
--Information retrieval
--Natural language processing
-Federal information processing standards (FIPS)
-Health IT
-Internet of Things (IoT)
-Interoperability testing
-Location based services
-Mobile
-Networking
--Mobile and wireless networking
--Network management and monitoring
--Network modeling and analysis
--Network security and robustness
--Network test and measurement
--Next generation networks
--Protocol design and standardization
--Software defined and virtual networks
-Privacy
-Software research
--Software testing
-Usability and human factors
--Accessibility
-Video analytics
-Virtual / augmented reality
-Visualization research
-Voting systems
Infrastructure
Manufacturing
-Additive manufacturing
-Factory communications
-Factory operations planning and control
-Interoperability in manufacturing
-Machining
-Manufacturing economics
-Manufacturing quality assurance
-Manufacturing systems design and analysis
-Monitoring, diagnostics and prognostics
-Process improvement
-Process measurement and control
-Product data
-Robotics in manufacturing
--Agility and adaptability
--Collaborative robots
--Dexterous grasping
--Manipulation
--Mobility and industrial autonomous vehicles
--Navigation / actuation / control
--Sensing and perception
-Supply chain
-Sustainable manufacturing
-Systems engineering
-Systems integration
-Technology commercialization
Materials
-Ceramics
-Composites
-Concrete / cement
-Materials characterization
--Composition and structure
--Mechanical properties
--Thermal properties
-Metals
-Modeling and computational material science
-Polymers
-Superconductors
Mathematics and statistics
-Experiment design
-Image and signal processing
-Modeling and simulation research
-Numerical methods and software
-Statistical analysis
-Uncertainty quantification
Metrology
-Amount of substance
-Dimensional metrology
-Electrical / electromagnetic metrology
-Flow metrology and rheology
-Force metrology
-Humidity metrology
-Ionizing radiation metrology
-Mass metrology
-Metric
-Optical / photometry / laser metrology
-Pressure and vacuum metrology
-Thermometry metrology
-Time and frequency metrology
-Weights and measures
Nanotechnology
-Nanobiotechnology
-Nanochemistry
-Nanoelectronics
-Nanofabrication / manufacturing
--Lithography
--Self-assembly
-Nanofluidics
-Nanomagnetics
-Nanomaterials
-Nanomechanics
-Nanometrology
-Nanophotonics
-Nanophysics
-Nanoplasmonics
Neutron research
Performance excellence
-Assessment tools and services
-Baldrige award
-Baldrige examiners
-Baldrige Framework and Criteria
-Best practices
-Leadership development
Physics
-Atomic / molecular / quantum
-Biological physics
-Condensed matter
-Electron physics
-Magnetics
-Nuclear physics
-Optical physics and communications
-Quantum information science
-Radiation
-Spectroscopy
-Thermodynamics
-Time and frequency
Public safety
-Chemical / Biological / Radiological / Nuclear / Explosives (CBRNE)
-First responder preparedness
-Law enforcement
-Public safety communications research
-Response robots
Resilience
-Community resilience
-Disaster and failure studies
-Earthquake risk reduction
-Resilience economics
-Resilient materials
-Windstorm impact reduction
Standards
-Accreditation
-Calibration services
-Conformity assessment
-Documentary standards
-Frameworks
-Quality assurance
-Reference data
-Reference instruments
-Reference materials
-Standards education
Technology transfer
Transportation
-Aerospace
-Automotive