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Management Resources

Awards

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2021 - Director's Award for Excellence in Administration---Stephen Banovic, Brian Brass, Michael Blumer, Jeffrey Good, Wing Wong, James Michael Blackmon, Kevin Dyrdahl, Jay Peterson

For excellence in developing, communicating, and implementing NIST COVID-19 health and safety protocols to provide a safe working environment.

2021 - Bronze Medal Award---Heather Snow, Sue Ha, Tina Rieger, Douglas Ritchey, Kevin Conrad, Jose Sanchez, Jr., Gregory Strouse

For strengthening NIST safety and security by successfully implementing 100% electronic badge scanning at all Gaithersburg gates.

2021 - Gold Medal Award---Oliver Borchert, Douglas Montgomery, Kotikalapudi Sriram, Patrick Gleichmann

For developing innovative technologies that resolved critical internet vulnerabilities and dramatically improved internet robustness.

2021 - Eugene Casson Crittenden Award---Tommy Armstrong

For sustained superior performance in operations and maintenance focusing on electrical systems on the Gaithersburg campus.

2021 - Director's Award for Excellence in Administration---Dorothy Smothers

For exemplary contributions and stewardship in administering NIST’s Office of Workers’ Compensation Program.

2021 - Bronze Medal Award---Robert Commarota, Cerasela Constantin, Sushama Singh , Simon Frechette , Eric Shirley, Andrea Medina-Smith, Elisabeth Mansfield, Douglas Montgomery, Peter Gehring, Fernando J. Cintron

For development of an IT system to modernize and simplify NIST's publication processes

2021 - Gold Medal Award---Brandon Lane, Steven Grantham, Ho Yeung, David Deisenroth, Jason Fox, Jared Tarr, Jay Nanninga, Clarence Zarobila

For developing the world-class capabilities of the Additive Manufacturing Metrology Testbed and delivering groundbreaking measurements and data.

2021 - Eugene Casson Crittenden Award---Brian Ackley

For critical support and services for the NIST Gaithersburg campus fire protection systems including programming, management, maintenance, and repairs.

2021 - Distinguished Career Award---Amy E. Townsend

For sustained excellence in the delivery of compensation and leave services, which has contributed significantly to NIST’s ability to recruit and retain a world

2021 - Safety Award---Stephen Banovic

For enabling vaccination against COVID-19 for NIST staff and regional federal employees

2021 - Colleagues' Choice Award---Jason Carr, Kevin Harrison, Anthony Lonsinger, Wendy Morrison, Laurence Pesek, Erin Presley-Froemke

For their exceptional customer service and support, enabling NIST Boulder staff to succeed while teleworking during a pandemic.

2021 - Eugene Casson Crittenden Award---Alonzo Pearson, Dylan Morley, Devin Frazier, Leonel Montano

For reconditioning all the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment prior to the Phase 1 reopening of the NIST Gaithersburg campus.

2021 - Safety Award---Brian Brass, Andrew Persily, Steven Emmerich, Lisa Ng, Charles Bowers, Christian Colburn, Danielle Swarts, Carrie Kelly, Drew Comley, George Potts, Jr.

For developing research-based guidelines and best practices to maximize the impact of campus ventilation systems, which prepared NIST for Phase 1 reopening.

2020 - Bronze Medal Award---Ralph Dominguez

For developing a Windows 7 to Windows 10 automated migration toolkit that saved NIST hundreds of thousands of dollars and enabled on-time upgrades.

2020 - George A. Uriano Award---Adelwiza Lequin, Michael Wilson, José Colucci-Rios, Gloria Solomon, Mary Ann Pacelli, Yongming Qiu, Andrew Nobleman, John Villella

For leadership in the NIST response to the CARES Act appropriations to help manufacturers prevent, prepare for, and respond to the pandemic.

2020 - Bronze Medal Award---Kaitlin Boeckl, Christian Enloe, Yuwen (Eugene) Hwang, Sheldon Pratt, Matthew Pugh, Jonathan Repaci, Carolyn Schmidt, WeiChung Wang, Brian Weiblinger, R. Allen Wilkinson

For automating cybersecurity assessment and authorization to dramatically increase real-time risk information for NIST leaders at reduced cost.

2020 - Eugene Casson Crittenden Award---Christopher Gork

For exemplary performance in providing construction services that have a significant impact in support of the research mission of NIST.

2020 - Bronze Medal Award---Christopher Currens, Kimberly Goode

For excellence in organizational development, advocating for and providing expanded learning opportunities that support NIST’s core values.

2020 - Director's Award for Excellence in Administration---Anita Vanek

For establishing collaborative partnerships, changing how administrative services are delivered, and shifting the service delivery culture at NIST.

2020 - Bronze Medal Award---Susan Cantilli, Derrick Coley, Deborah Fowler, Andrew Halich, Wing Wong, Beth Bly, Laura Miliszauskas, Elaine Oliver, Kathryn Ritchie, Brett Whitworth

For exceptional One NIST responsiveness to the B301 mold outbreak through identification and preparation of emergency swing space for staff relocations.

2020 - Bronze Medal Award---Stef Britton, Kellie Beall, Sergio Marroquin, Yanhong Liu, Paul Davidson, Rachel Glenn, Yali Zhang

For the rapid and efficient implementation of a new self-service portal in ServiceNow, designed from the ground up using new technology.

2020 - Safety Award---John Bloms, Jeremy Garst, Jason Murray, Kristopher Foreman, Nicholas Desch, Christopher Cowan, Nicholas Heesakker, Christopher Welther, Joseph Stroker Jr, Marvin Pavatea

For exemplary safety planning and monitoring and flawless execution of snow-removal operations under record-breaking conditions.

2020 - Bronze Medal Award---Barry Schneider, Robert Hanisch, Carl Spangler, Walid Keyrouz, Andrew Reid, Timothy Blattner, Derek Juba, Robert Densock, Abdella Battou, Thomas Allison

For outstanding initiative in developing and deploying a new computational capability in support of NIST initiatives in big data and AI.

2020 - Bronze Medal Award---Matthew Funk, Chengen (Kenny) Chiang

For developing a mobile device recycling program, bringing current-generation technology to NIST that saved NIST hundreds of thousands of dollars.

2020 - George A. Uriano Award---Mary Ann Pacelli, Nadine DeJesus, Kevin McIntyre, Mark Schmit, Jannet Cancino, Gilberto Castillo

For leadership in the NIST response to the CARES Act waiver of FY2020 appropriations cost-share requirements for MEP centers.

Advanced communications
-Open Radio Access Network (Open-RAN)
-Quantum communications
-Spectrum sharing
-Wireless (RF)
Bioscience
-Bioeconomy
--Biological data
-Bioimaging
-Bioinformatics
-Biomanufacturing
-Biomaterials
-Biometrology
-Biosecurity
--Biosurveillance
--Genomic cybersecurity
--Nucleic acid sequence screening
-Cell measurements
-Engineering / synthetic biology
--Biofabrication
--Cell-free systems
--Genome engineering
--Protein engineering
-Gene delivery systems
-Genome editing
-Genomics
-Glycomics
-Metabolomics
-Microbial measurements
-Proteomics
-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 Measurements
-Environmental health
-Greenhouse gas measurements
-Marine science
-Sustainability
Fire
-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
--Cancer
--Medical imaging
-Food and nutrition
-Human microbiome
-Precision medicine
-Regenerative medicine and advanced therapy
--Flow cytometry
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
--Recovery
--Resilience metrics
-Disaster and failure studies
-Earthquake risk reduction
-Resilience economics
-Resilient materials
-Windstorm impact reduction
Standards
-Accreditation
-Calibration services
-Conformity assessment
-Documentary standards
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-Quality assurance
-Reference data
-Reference instruments
-Reference materials
-Standards education
Technology transfer
Transportation
-Aerospace
-Automotive