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2018 ANSI Next Generation Award - Michal Chojnacky

Recipients have been recognized for their significant contributions to national and international standardization activities, as well as an

Ian Bell and Monika Thol Named “Emerging Investigators” by Journal of Chemical and Engineering Data

Ian Bell of MML's Applied Chemicals and Materials Division was named as an Emerging Investigator in the field of chemical thermodynamics by

Garcia, Gerskovic, Materese Receive Emmy® Award for Video, "Detective X"

Who Was Detective X? In the gangster era of Prohibition and the Great Depression, a physicist at the National Bureau of Standards, now

Tom Hedberg Receives SME 2018 Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award

Recognized for his significant achievements and leadership in the field of manufacturing engineering as a young engineer.

Davina Pruitt-Mentle Receives the Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education 2018 Government Leadership of the Year Award

Congratulations to Dr. Davina Pruitt-Mentle for receiving the 2018 Government Leadership of the Year Award. Pruitt-Mentle has spent over 20

2018 Excellence in Research in Physical Sciences Award - Mark D. Stiles

In recognition of his outstanding contributions to the understanding of nanoscale magnetic phenomena through ground-breaking theoretical

2018 I.I. Rabi Award - Jun Ye

For the development of stable, reproducible, and accurate atomic clocks based on optical lattices, and the use of those clocks to probe

Shaw Feng Receives ASTM Award of Appreciation

Recognized for contributions towards the standardization of key performance indicators in sustainable manufacturing in ASTM E60.13

Paul Neves, U. Maryland and NIST Center for Neutron Research (2018)

2018 Goldwater Scholarship

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2018 Young Scientist Prize - Alexey Gorshkov

The 2018 IUPAP Young Scientist prize for the Commission on Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics (C15) was awarded to Dr. Alexey Gorshkov

Naomi Lefkovitz Receives Federal 100 Award

Congratulations to Naomi Lefkovitz who received the Federal 100 award for promoting the development of trustworthy systems that protect

Joshua Franklin Receives Federal 100 Award

Congratulations to Joshua Franklin for receiving the Federal 100 Award. Franklin literally wrote the book on mobile device security. He had

Donna Dodson Receives Federal 100 Award

Congratulations to Donna Dodson for receiving the Federal 100 Award . Dodson was a seasoned and steady influence on federal cybersecurity

Eric Simmon Receives INCITS Service Award

Congratulations to Eric Simmon for receiving the INCITS Service Award. Eric Simmon is recognized for his outstanding service to the INCITS

Wo Chang Receives INCITS Merit Award

Congratulations to Wo Chang for receiving the INCITS Merit Award. For more than 10+ years as a member with significant contributions to at

Dale Bentz Elected American Concrete Institute (ACI) Fellowship

For his outstanding contributions to the use of concrete materials, products, and structures in the areas of education, research

MML Project Leader Enrico Lucon Receives ASTM International Award of Merit

Project Leader Enrico Lucon, from the MML Applied Chemicals and Materials Division, received the 2018 ASTM International Award of Merit for

Weidereinladung Award - David Nesbitt

Dr. Nesbitt was selected for the Humboldt Foundation Weidereingladung Award based on research conducted as part of his official NIST duties

2018 ACS PMSE Fellow

Congratulations to Chris Stafford (Functional Polymers Group) for being selected as a Fellow of the Polymeric Materials: Science and

MML Researcher Mark McLinden Named ASHRAE Fellow

Mark McLinden, of MML's Applied Chemicals and Materials Division, was awarded the rank of Fellow in the American Society of Heating

2017 Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researchers - Ian Spielman, Jake Taylor, Debbie Jin, and Jun Ye

The 2017 list focuses on contemporary research achievement: only Highly Cited Papers in science and social sciences journals indexed in the

Paul Stutzman Receives the Bryant Mather Award from ASTM Committee C01

Paul was recognized for his contributions to the development of various committee standards related to quantitative analysis of Portland

Ram D. Sriram Has Been Granted Senior Member Status in the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence

Congratulations to Ram D. Sriram for being granted Senior Member status in the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence in

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 - Presidential Rank Award---S. Shyam Sunder

For his leadership of the federal building and fire safety investigation of the World Trade Center disaster and in transforming the DOC's National Technical Information Service.

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Nanotechnology
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