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Associate Director for Laboratory Programs

Awards

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2017 - Judson C. French Award---David Catoe, Lindsay Harris, Jennifer McDaniel, Marc Salit, Justin Zook, Daniel Samarov

For development of a suite of whole-genome human reference materials designed to advance clinical applications of genome sequencing.

2017 - Gold Medal Award---Katherine Sharpless

For leading the development of interagency open data sharing principles to advance international scientific cooperation that addresses global challenges. This group award was awarded to four staff members from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and one staff member from NIST.

Hendricks, Strouse, Egan, Scace, Olson, Stone, Ricker

2017 - Gold Medal Award---Patrick Egan, Jay Hendricks, Douglas Olson, Jacob Ricker, Gregory Scace, Jack Stone, Gregory Strouse

For revolutionizing pressure metrology by replacing the existing standard of nearly 4 centuries with a faster and more precise quantum-based method.

2017 - Bronze Medal Award---Sheng Lin-Gibson, Sumona Sarkar, Steven Lund

For development of an experimental and statistical framework for comparing cell-counting measurements fundamental to biotechnology.

2017 - Eugene Casson Crittenden Award---Carol A. Driver

For exceptional leadership in the creation of an effective and efficient administrative team after the formation of MML's Chemical Sciences Division.

2017 - Silver Medal Award---Joseph Falco, Jeremy Marvel, William Shackleford

For outstanding measurement science contributions that led to the first technical specification providing guidance for safe robot-human collaboration.

2017 - Bronze Medal Award---James Beall, Shannon Duff, Anna Fox, Gene Hilton, Johannes Hubmayr, Dan Schmidt, Michael Vissers

For the development and deployment of the world’s first multi-color cameras for measurements of the cosmic microwave background.

2017 - Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers---John Teufel

For pioneering breakthroughs in the nascent field of quantum optomechanics that are providing the practical means to preserve and transfer information across the components of future quantum computing devices

2017 - Edward Uhler Condon Award---Michael Lombardi, Andrew Novick

For their timely and well-articulated article on timing needs and requirements for the financial industry.

2017 - Bronze Medal Award---Kathryn Butler, Susanne Furman

For development of science-based guidance on the use of evacuation elevators that enhances the safety of people with mobility impairments during fire emergencies.

Driver, Schlatter, Quintavalle, Cross, Scherschligt

2017 - Judson C. French Award---John S. Quintavalle, Katie Schlatter, Christina D. Cross, Robert G. Driver, Julia K. Scherschligt

For dramatically improving the quality and lowering the cost of pressure dissemination by modernizing the NIST piston gauge calibration service.

2017 - Presidential Rank Award---Ron Ross

For his research and leadership in reducing the risk of cybersecurity threats through the creation of NIST's cybersecurity Risk Management Framework (RMF) and the development of a library of supporting NIST technical standards and technical guidelines.

O'Neil, Ullom, Jimenez, Alpert, Swetz, Doriese, Silverman, Miaja

2017 - Gold Medal Award---W. Bertrand (Randy) Doriese, Ralph Jimenez, Luis Miaja Avila, Galen C. O'Neil, Kevin L. Silverman, Daniel S. Swetz, Joel N. Ullom, Bradley K. Alpert

For advancing materials development by creating tabletop X-ray tools that rival or exceed those available only at massive national user facilities.

2017 - Bronze Medal Award---Hui Wu

For producing an entirely new route to synthesizing hydrogen-storage materials for fuel cells based on the complex chemistry of amines and boranes.

2017 - Samuel Wesley Stratton Award---Samuel L. Manzello

For groundbreaking engineering and scientific research enabling the protection of structures and communities from the devastating effects of large-scale wildland fires.

2017 - Presidential Rank Award---Samuel P. Benz

For his work in developing, improving and disseminating the quantum voltage standards that underpin all precision voltage measurements in the U.S. and in much of the world.

2017 - Silver Medal Award---John J. Bollinger

For his breakthrough demonstration of multi-particle entanglement, paving the way for commercially relevant applications of quantum technology.

2017 - Bronze Medal Award---Zachary H. Levine

For demonstrating a more accurate and vendor-independent approach to measuring tumor size, a ubiquitously used benchmark in the treatment of cancer.

2017 - Safety Award---Jeanne Houston

For outstanding leadership in identifying and implementing safety improvements, and influencing positive change toward safety in PML’s Sensor Science Division.

2017 - Allen V. Astin Measurement Science Award---Paul Williams

For pioneering new measurement methods and instrumentation leading to an entirely new traceability paradigm for high-power lasers (> 100 W).

2017 - Bronze Medal Award---Nenad Ivezic, Boonserm Kulvatunyou

For significantly accelerating the deployment of key manufacturing data standards through a novel NIST Messaging Standard Semantic Refinement Tool.

2017 - Director's Award for Excellence in Administration---Kellie Beall, Sarah Sadler, Jasmine Ventura, Teresa Whiteside, Paul Davidson Jr., Patty Feulner, Brian Copello

For excellence in leveraging collaboration and technology to address longstanding challenges in the recruitment process via pilot of the HR STAT application.