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Associate Director for Laboratory Programs

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2023 AVS Fellow - Julia Scherschligt

In 2023 Julia Scherschligt received the honor of an AVS Fellow, in recognition for outstanding contributions to vacuum science and metrology

2023 - Laurance S. Reid Award---Eric Lemmon

Dr. Eric Lemmon of the NIST Material Measurement Laboratory Applied Chemicals and Materials Division Thermophysical Properties of Fluids

Craig Schlenoff Receives Washington Academy of Sciences 2023 Leadership Award in Manufacturing Engineering

To recognize an individual in the government or industry for outstanding leadership in advancing science or engineering.

Ram D. Sriram Receives Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering Honorary Member Award

Congratulations to Ram D. Sriram (SSD) for receiving an honorary member award from the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering (IISE

Lisa Ng Receives Drexel University 2023 Excellence in Co-Operative Education Award

This award recognizes Drexel alumni who demonstrate excellence in their chosen fields, serve as an example of the opportunities that

Angela Robinson Receives 2023 Women in Technology Rising Star Award

Congratulations to Angela Robinson (CSD) for receiving the 2023 Women in Technology Rising Star Award on May 18th. This category honors a

2023 - Arthur S. Flemming Award---Edwin P. Chan

Dr. Edwin Chan is recognized for his outstanding contributions to NIST and the federal government. He developed innovative measurement

Jeffrey M. Voas receives the Distinguished Career Award in Computer Science from Ram Sriram

Jeff Voas Wins 2023 Distinguished Career Award in Computer Science

Congratulations to Jeff Voas (CSD) for winning the 2023 Distinguished Career Award in Computer Science for foundational contributions in

Amy Mensch Receives The 2023 Young Investigator Award in Engineering Sciences

To recognize a promising young investigator who is making outstanding contributions to progress in science or engineering.

Hossam Tamri Receives AIRA Recognition Award

Congratulations to Hossam Tamri (SSD) for being selected and honored with a Recognition Award for his work on qDAR at the American

2023 - Life Sciences Invention of the Year---Ming Zheng

Annually, ovarian cancer is responsible for 184,000 deaths worldwide. Survival rates are strongly linked to the stage at which the disease

2023 - American Society of Crime Laboratory Directors President’s Medallion Award---Ed Sisco

Ed Sisco of the NIST Material Measurement Laboratory was presented with the President’s Medallion at the American Society of Crime

2023 - Hetényi Award for Best Research Paper Experimental Mechanics---Alexander Landauer

Experimental Mechanics publishes papers that address experiments and experimental systems, including theory and computational aspects, to

Jennifer Marshall and Gordon Gillerman recognized at the NIOSH Science and Service Awards 2023

Jennifer Marshall and Gordon Gillerman of the NIST Standards Coordination Office received recognition for the value of their work with the

2023 - Distinguished Alumni Lecture Award---Christopher Soles

The Distinguished Alumni Lecture award is proudly presented to Christopher L. Soles for seminal contributions to materials research, as

2022 - 5 Sigma Physicist Award---Michelle Bailey

Michelle Bailey is being recognized as a member of the joint Optica/APS Methane Emissions from Oil and Gas Operations report panel. She

Raghu Kacker (ACMD) and D. Richard Kuhn (CSD) awarded the ICST Most Influential Paper Award (MIP)

Congratulations to Raghu Kacker (ACMD) and D. Richard Kuhn (CSD) for recently winning the Most Influential Paper Award (MIP) award for a

Jordan Weaver Receives 2022 Acta Materialia Outstanding Reviewer Award

The Outstanding Reviewer awards are for excellence in reviewing throughout the calendar year of 2022. These awards are selected by the

Irena Bojanova honored with IEEE Computer Society Golden Core Member Award

Irena Bojanova has been presented with the IEEE Computer Society Golden Core Member pin and plaque as one of the distinguished core of

Ram Sriram Becomes a Fellow of The Institution of Engineering and Technology

Congratulations to Ram D. Sriram for becoming a Fellow of The Institution of Engineering and Technology. According to IET, the fellowship is

2022 Bronze Medal Award

Dr. Meisenkothen is honored for the development of standards-based techniques for atom probe tomography. Application of these techniques

2022 Distinguished Associate Award - Vladislav Gerginov

For long-term and extraordinary contributions in support of NIST’s atomic clock and sensing programs.

2023 SPIE Harold E. Edgerton Award in High-Speed Optics - Tara Fortier

In recognition of pioneering contributions to the development of frequency combs based on mode-locked lasers and their applications in

2022 - Excellence in Tech Transfer---Brian A. Weiss

For extensive outreach and collaborations to transfer a robot workcell positioning performance monitoring sensor and test method to manufacturers.

2022 - Gold Medal Award---Jun Ye

For the most precise measurement of the gravitational redshift using optical atomic clocks, further confirming Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity.

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