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Office of the Director

Awards

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2019 - Eugene Casson Crittenden Award---Christopher Amigo, Terry Raines, Aaron Young

For exceptional technical support over the past 15 years in the successful fabrication of critical scientific instruments for NIST scientists.

2019 - Silver Medal Award---Tommy Armstrong, John R. Bollinger, Daniel Gilmore, Steven Smith, Brian Dougherty, Thomas M. Sherman, Timothy Hoseth

For sustained superior group performance pursuing procurement and construction of a 15-acre, 5-megawatt, solar array system for the NIST Gaithersburg campus.

2019 - Bronze Medal Award---Paul Franchois, James Graham III, Esther Katzman, Nicholas Kulick, John Venable, Ann Leith, Andrew Mundy, Ann Rickerds

For enhancing the security of NIST public websites, expeditiously meeting federal requirements and exceeding stakeholder expectations.

2019 - Director's Award for Excellence in Administration---Adrian Mitchell

For leadership in standing up a new gas management program for NIST and providing leadership in mitigating impacts from worldwide helium shortages.

Engineering Laboratory staff discussing potential laboratory emergency scenarios as part of a safety tabletop exercise.

2019 - Safety Award---Engineering Laboratory

For instituting innovative annual tabletop safety exercises as a key component of safety management in the Engineering Laboratory.

Chakalis, Hoehler, Bundy, Chernovsky, Bryant, Choe, Story, DeLauter

2019 - Gold Medal Award---Rodney Bryant, Matthew Bundy, Anthony Chakalis, Artur Chernovsky, Lisa Choe, Laurean DeLauter, Matthew Hoehler, Brian Story

For developing advanced measurement capabilities at the National Fire Research Laboratory, a unique national facility for studying buildings and structures exposed to fire.

2019 - Bronze Medal Award---Rodney Bryant, Matthew Bundy, Anthony Chakalis, Artur Chernovsky, Philip Deardorff, Laurean DeLauter, Marco Fernandez, Matthew Hoehler, Andrew Mundy, Brian Story

For execution of cross-laminated timber compartment fire experiments resulting in significant building code changes and improvements in fire safety.

Office of the Director

Awards

2019 - Eugene Casson Crittenden Award---Christopher Amigo, Terry Raines, Aaron Young

2019 - Silver Medal Award---Tommy Armstrong, John R. Bollinger, Daniel Gilmore, Steven Smith, Brian Dougherty, Thomas M. Sherman, Timothy Hoseth

2019 - Bronze Medal Award---Paul Franchois, James Graham III, Esther Katzman, Nicholas Kulick, John Venable, Ann Leith, Andrew Mundy, Ann Rickerds

2019 - Director's Award for Excellence in Administration---Adrian Mitchell

2019 - Safety Award---Engineering Laboratory

2019 - Gold Medal Award---Rodney Bryant, Matthew Bundy, Anthony Chakalis, Artur Chernovsky, Lisa Choe, Laurean DeLauter, Matthew Hoehler, Brian Story

2019 - Bronze Medal Award---Rodney Bryant, Matthew Bundy, Anthony Chakalis, Artur Chernovsky, Philip Deardorff, Laurean DeLauter, Marco Fernandez, Matthew Hoehler, Andrew Mundy, Brian Story

2019 - Bronze Medal Award---Gillian Nave

2019 - Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers---Alexey Gorshkov

2019 - Edward Bennett Rosa Award---Boonserm Kulvatunyou, Frank Riddick, Evan Wallace

2019 - Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers---David Long

2019 - Arthur S. Flemming Award---R. Joseph Kline

2019 - Bronze Medal Award---Michael Halter

2019 - Colleagues' Choice Award---Gregory Vogl

2019 - George A. Uriano Award---Douglas Devereaux, Dileep Thatte

2019 - Silver Medal Award---Yun Liu

2019 - Presidential Rank Award---Ian Spielman

2019 - Bronze Medal Award---Morgan Frycklund

2019 - Distinguished Mentoring Award---Brian Copello

2019 - Eugene Casson Crittenden Award---Theresa Shuggars

2019 - Gold Medal Award---Adam Jacoff, Kenneth Kimble, Kamel Saidi, Ann Marie Virts

2019 - Bronze Medal Award---Allison Barnard Feeney, Shaw C. Feng, John A. Horst

2019 - Bronze Medal Award---Andrea Centrone

2019 - Jacob Rabinow Applied Research Award---Jabez McClelland

2019 - Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers---Kathryn Keenan

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