Physical Measurement Laboratory

Awards

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2024 - Jacob Rabinow Applied Research Award---Leon Chao, Zane Comden

For the development of compact Kibble balance technology for mass and torque and its deployment to primary standards laboratories and U.S. industry.

2024 - Gold Medal Award---Johannes Hubmayr, James Beall, Shannon Duff, Leila Vale, Michael Link, Tammy Lucas, Michael Vissers, Jeffrey Van Lanen, John Mates, Jason Austermann

For developing the novel sensors that enable the most advanced cosmic microwave background observatory to unravel the mysteries of the early universe.

Tammy Lucas, John Nibarger, Peter Lowell, Daniel Schmidt

2024 - Bronze Medal Award---John Biesecker, Peter Lowell, Tammy Lucas, John Nibarger, Daniel Schmidt, Joel Ullom, Michael Vissers

For developing an innovative process to fabricate superconducting interconnects for circuits with applications in astrophysics and quantum science.

2024 - Presidential Rank Award---John Kitching

Recognized with a Distinguished Rank for sustained extraordinary accomplishments.

2024 - Bronze Medal Award---Daniel Slichter, Varun Verma, Dietrich Leibfried, Richard Mirin

For the realization of the first single-photon detector integrated with an ion trap for the high-fidelity state readout of a trapped-ion quantum bit.

2024 - Dr. Willie E. May Award for Distinguished Career at NIST---Charles Ehrlich

For a career of leadership in the development of measurement services and legal metrology standards foundational to fair international trade.

2024 - Gold Medal Award---Adriana Lita, Sae Woo Nam, Thomas Gerrits

For developing high-efficiency, low-noise, superconducting transition-edge sensors able to count single photons for photonic quantum computers.

2024 - Bronze Medal Award---Justyna P. Zwolak, Jacob Taylor

For pioneering the application of machine learning to the control of systems at the frontiers of quantum science and technology.

2024 - Presidential Rank Award---Nada Golmie

Recognized with a Distinguished Rank for sustained extraordinary accomplishments.

2024 - Bronze Medal Award---Joshua Bienfang, Thomas Gerrits, Paulina Kuo, Alan Migdall, Sergey Polyakov, Oliver Slattery

For the development of a dictionary of standardized terms and metrics to enable a fair comparison of competing single-photon technologies.

2024 - Judson C. French Award---Matthew Spidell

For reducing the uncertainty in calibration of the world network of gravitational wave observatories.

2024 Katharine B. Gebbie Young Investigator Award - Nicole Yunger Halpern

For “innovative technical contributions to the emerging field of quantum thermodynamics, while vivifying the subject in the public

2024 - Colleagues' Choice Award---Tara Fortier

For passionate mentorship to advance the communication skills and technical expertise of current and future NIST staff members.

2025 IEEE Fellow - Dean G. Jarrett

For contributions to high resistance metrology and measurement standards and techniques.

2025 IEEE Fellow - Hans Nembach

For contributions to the development of novel magnetodynamic measurements of thin films and nanostructures.

2024 Presidential Rank Award - John Lehman

John Lehman is a senior research scientist whose team leads the world in carbon-nanotube based coatings for detectors used in earth and

2024 Presidential Rank Award - John Kitching

Dr. John Kitching has pioneered the development of chip-scale atomic clocks and magnetometers. A NIST scientist since 2003, he holds several

2025 AIMBE’s Emerging Leader - Darwin R. Reyes

The goal of the American Institute for Medical and Biological Engineering’s (AIMBE) Emerging Leaders Program is to increase AIMBE’s

2024 APS Fellow - Curt A. Richter

For pioneering studies of nanoelectronic devices based on advanced materials, including semiconducting, molecular, quantum, and topological

2024 Science News 10: Scientists to Watch - Nicole Yunger Halpern

Physicist Nicole Yunger Halpern from the Joint Center for Quantum Information and Computer Science (QuICS), the National Institute of

Named Finalist in 2024 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists - Alexey Gorshkov

Advanced the design of large interacting quantum systems through pioneering research at the intersection of quantum physics and information

2024 Experimental Physics Investigator - Adam Kaufman

Adam Kaufman’s team will explore new chamber designs, aided by cryogenics, to greatly enhance heating from contaminants, new optical lattice

John Kitching receiving NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal

2023 NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal - John Kitching

For outstanding technical leadership in conducting a critical NASA quantum sensing capability assessment to enable the success of NASA

2024 National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) Lifetime Achievement Award - Tina Butcher

The officers and members of the National Conference on Weights and Measures (NCWM) hereby express our greatest respect and appreciation to

2024 Outstanding Technical Committee Award - Leticia Pibida

TC-45: Radiation and Nuclear Instrumentation and Systems

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
-Frameworks
-Quality assurance
-Reference data
-Reference instruments
-Reference materials
-Standards education
Technology transfer
Transportation
-Aerospace
-Automotive