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Associate Director for Laboratory Programs

Awards

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2023 - Silver Medal Award---Kristen Greene, Shanée Dawkins, Yee-Yin Choong, Mary Theofanos, Scott Ledgerwood, Kerrianne Buchanan, Susanne Furman, Kevin Mangold, Adam Pintar

For giving a vital voice to U.S. first responders' communication technology needs in law enforcement, firefighting, and emergency services.

2023 - Bronze Medal Award---Nicholas Derimow, Jake Benzing, Newell Moser, Orion Kafka, Nik Hrabe

For development of a method to control and enhance performance of 3D-printed titanium, leading to first-time industry use in critical applications.

2023 - Eugene Casson Crittenden Award---Gail Griffin-Ferris

For ensuring the successful administration of the entire NIST Quantum Measurement Division during and after the COVID-19 pandemic challenges

2023 - Bronze Medal Award---John Beltz, Gary Horwarth, John Libert, Kenneth Ko, Bruce Bandini

For the successful advancement of mobile fingerprint capture technology in support of law enforcement field requirements.

2023 - Bronze Medal Award---Steven Brown, John Woodward, Steven Grantham, Thomas C. Larason, Stephen Maxwell, Clarence Zarobila

For advancing the accurate space-based measurement of the moon's optical radiation for use in the on-orbit calibration of Earth-sensing satellites.

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2023 - Excellence in Tech Transfer---Thomas Moffat, Daniel Josell

For developing and transferring technologies needed by stakeholders to create microelectronic chips, quantum computers and new X-ray imaging methods.

2023 - Gold Medal Award---Alexander Maranghides , Eric Link, Shonali Nazare, Kathryn Butler, Erik Johnsson, Marco Fernandez

For groundbreaking investigations, experiments, and analysis of WUI fire data that resulted in innovative tools to protect communities from wildfires.

2023 - Bronze Medal Award---Nader Moayeri

For collecting a set of BLE RSSI data and evaluating the performance of various proximity detection methods to blunt the spread of infectious diseases.

2023 - B. Stephen Carpenter Award---Ralph Richter

For leadership in international legal metrology standards to ensure a fair and equitable marketplace for global industrial commodities.

2023 - William P. Slichter Award---Anthony Kotula, Kalman Migler, Angela Hight Walker

For partnering with industry to develop the rheo-Raman microscope and solve key issues with manufacturing of advanced polymers and other soft matter.

2023 - Gold Medal Award---Greg Cooksey, Paul Patrone, Anthony Kearsley, Matthew DiSalvo

For the invention of serial cytometry, a revolutionary technology for cancer diagnostics and therapeutic evaluation.

2023 - Bronze Medal Award---Michael Nelson, Blaza Toman, David Newton, Johanna Camara, Lane Sander, Amanda Koepke, Katrice Lippa

For development and deployment of a statistical tool for experiment design and rigorous assessment of measurement uncertainty for chemical analysis.

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2023 - Eugene Casson Crittenden Award---Luis Luyo, Glen Glaeser, Tyler Gervasio, Michael Beacham

For designing and constructing new laboratory facilities that are critical to advancing NIST's efforts in premise plumbing research.

2023 - Ron Brown Excellence in Innovation Award---Greg Cooksey, Paul Patrone, Anthony Kearsley, Matthew DiSalvo

For pioneering real-time, cell-by-cell analysis for early cancer diagnosis, the evaluation of novel therapeutics, and accurate clinical decisions

2023 - Bronze Medal Award---Michael Huber

For developing and applying a novel neutron interferometry method that revolutionizes knowledge of three important fundamental physical quantities.

2023 - Director's Award for Excellence in Administration---Mildred Glick, Terry Sorcek, Lucy Tedesco, Misty Roosa, Melissa Banner, Kim Stavish, Brian Copello, Dawn Hurley, Veronica Kinard, Kimberly Goode

For development of the Administrative Management Portal to centralize precise training and resources for the NIST administrative management community.

Associate Director for Laboratory Programs

Awards

2023 - Silver Medal Award---Kristen Greene, Shanée Dawkins, Yee-Yin Choong, Mary Theofanos, Scott Ledgerwood, Kerrianne Buchanan, Susanne Furman, Kevin Mangold, Adam Pintar

2023 - Bronze Medal Award---Nicholas Derimow, Jake Benzing, Newell Moser, Orion Kafka, Nik Hrabe

2023 - Eugene Casson Crittenden Award---Gail Griffin-Ferris

2023 - Bronze Medal Award---John Beltz, Gary Horwarth, John Libert, Kenneth Ko, Bruce Bandini

2023 - Bronze Medal Award---Steven Brown, John Woodward, Steven Grantham, Thomas C. Larason, Stephen Maxwell, Clarence Zarobila

2023 - Excellence in Tech Transfer---Thomas Moffat, Daniel Josell

2023 - Gold Medal Award---Alexander Maranghides , Eric Link, Shonali Nazare, Kathryn Butler, Erik Johnsson, Marco Fernandez

2023 - Bronze Medal Award---Nader Moayeri

2023 - B. Stephen Carpenter Award---Ralph Richter

2023 - William P. Slichter Award---Anthony Kotula, Kalman Migler, Angela Hight Walker

2023 - Gold Medal Award---Greg Cooksey, Paul Patrone, Anthony Kearsley, Matthew DiSalvo

2023 - Bronze Medal Award---Michael Nelson, Blaza Toman, David Newton, Johanna Camara, Lane Sander, Amanda Koepke, Katrice Lippa

2023 - Eugene Casson Crittenden Award---Luis Luyo, Glen Glaeser, Tyler Gervasio, Michael Beacham

2023 - Ron Brown Excellence in Innovation Award---Greg Cooksey, Paul Patrone, Anthony Kearsley, Matthew DiSalvo

2023 - Bronze Medal Award---Michael Huber

2023 - Director's Award for Excellence in Administration---Mildred Glick, Terry Sorcek, Lucy Tedesco, Misty Roosa, Melissa Banner, Kim Stavish, Brian Copello, Dawn Hurley, Veronica Kinard, Kimberly Goode

2023 - Gold Medal Award---Dylan Yaga

2023 - Bronze Medal Award---Chiehping Lai, Nada Golmie

2023 - Allen V. Astin Measurement Science Award---Jeff Sherman, Ladan Arissian, Roger Brown , Bijunath Patla

2023 - Samuel Wesley Stratton Award---Alexey Gorshkov

Adam Jacoff Receives The Homeland Security Today: Mission Award

2023 - Allen Distinguished Investigator Award---Wyatt Vreeland

Ryan Falkenstein-Smith Receives 40 under 40: E-lecture Series on Combustion Award

Boonserm Kulvatunyou and Hakju Oh Receive the AgGateway President’s Award

2023 Highly Cited Researcher - Hui Wu

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