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Physical Measurement Laboratory

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Galan Moody Wins 2018 ICSNN Young Investigator Award

Galan Moody has won the 2018 International Conference on Superlattices, Nanostructures and Nanodevices Young Investigator Award.

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

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

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

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

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

2017 - Colleagues' Choice Award---Edward Hagley

For readily providing exceptional scientific and technical help to many diverse experimental projects and to important safety programs.

2017 - Presidential Rank Award---Sae Woo Nam

For his breakthrough research in the field of quantum information science for over a decade, enabled by his invention of record-breaking photon detectors.

Chulock, Quick, Hovis, Montgomery, Diaz, Alderoty, Lauren, Johnson, Carlson

2017 - Bronze Medal Award---Dana Rae Diaz, Joan Carlson, John Quick, Lisa Chulock, Jeffrey Harris, Scott Montgomery, LaDonna Lauren, Neil Alderoty, Frances Johnson, Patrick Hovis

For creating the Undelivered Order Review application, significantly automating the return of obligated but undisbursed funds back to OUs across NIST.

2017 - Director's Award for Excellence in Administration---Julia Bachinski

For outstanding leadership, service and innovation in administrative services enabling the world-class success of JILA in research and training.

2017 - Edward Uhler Condon Award---Michael Lombardi, Andrew Novick

For their timely and well-articulated article on timing needs and requirements for the financial industry.

2017 - Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers---John Teufel

For pioneering breakthroughs in the nascent field of quantum optomechanics that are providing the practical means to preserve and transfer information across the components of future quantum computing devices

2017 - Silver Medal Award---John J. Bollinger

For his breakthrough demonstration of multi-particle entanglement, paving the way for commercially relevant applications of quantum technology.

2017 - Bronze Medal Award---Gordon A. Shaw, III

For pioneering a new, traceable and more accurate basis for U.S. mass measurements in the commercially important range from micrograms to milligrams.

2017 - Allen V. Astin Measurement Science Award---Paul Williams

For pioneering new measurement methods and instrumentation leading to an entirely new traceability paradigm for high-power lasers (> 100 W).

2017 - Safety Award---Jeanne Houston

For outstanding leadership in identifying and implementing safety improvements, and influencing positive change toward safety in PML’s Sensor Science Division.

2017 - Silver Medal Award---Sushama Singh, Richard Silver, Johannes A. Soons, Xiaoyu A. Zheng

For launching the first open-access research database of forensic topography data to improve the scientific basis of firearm evidence in court.

2017 - Bronze Medal Award---Emily G. Bittle, David J. Gundlach

For accelerating the emergence of a new generation of flexible electronic devices by improving flawed standard measurement practices.

2017 - Eugene Casson Crittenden Award---Elias Baltic

For technical excellence and leadership in the development and operation of NIST neutron imaging facilities and advancing core metrology programs.

Hendricks, Strouse, Egan, Scace, Olson, Stone, Ricker

2017 - Gold Medal Award---Patrick Egan, Jay Hendricks, Douglas Olson, Jacob Ricker, Gregory Scace, Jack Stone, Gregory Strouse

For revolutionizing pressure metrology by replacing the existing standard of nearly 4 centuries with a faster and more precise quantum-based method.

2017 - Bronze Medal Award---James Beall, Shannon Duff, Anna Fox, Gene Hilton, Johannes Hubmayr, Dan Schmidt, Michael Vissers

For the development and deployment of the world’s first multi-color cameras for measurements of the cosmic microwave background.

2017 - Jacob Rabinow Applied Research Award---Jun Ye

For numerous innovations in laser technology and applications, enabling new precision measurements, new products, and fundamental science.

O'Neil, Ullom, Jimenez, Alpert, Swetz, Doriese, Silverman, Miaja

2017 - Gold Medal Award---W. Bertrand (Randy) Doriese, Ralph Jimenez, Luis Miaja Avila, Galen C. O'Neil, Kevin L. Silverman, Daniel S. Swetz, Joel N. Ullom, Bradley K. Alpert

For advancing materials development by creating tabletop X-ray tools that rival or exceed those available only at massive national user facilities.

2017 - Bronze Medal Award---Zachary H. Levine

For demonstrating a more accurate and vendor-independent approach to measuring tumor size, a ubiquitously used benchmark in the treatment of cancer.

Advanced communications
-Open Radio Access Network (Open-RAN)
-Quantum communications
-Spectrum sharing
-Wireless (RF)
Bioscience
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-Biomanufacturing
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-Cell biology
-Cell-free systems
-Engineering / synthetic biology
-Gene delivery systems
-Genome editing
-Genomics
-Glycomics
-Metabolomics
-Microbial measurements
-Proteomics
-Sequence screening
-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
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Environment
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-Climate
-Environmental health
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-Marine science
-Sustainability
Fire
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-Fire detection
-Fire dynamics and science
-Fire fighting
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-Fire risk reduction
-Materials flammability
-Structural fire resistance
-Wildland urban interface fire
Forensic Science
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-Drugs and toxicology
-Firearms and toolmarks
-Forensic biometrics
-Forensic genetics
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Health
-Biopharmaceuticals
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-Human microbiome
-Medical imaging
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Information technology
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--AI measurement and evaluation
--Applied AI
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-Complex systems
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-Product data
-Robotics in manufacturing
--Agility and adaptability
--Collaborative robots
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--Sensing and perception
-Supply chain
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Materials
-Ceramics
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-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
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-Best practices
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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
-Disaster and failure studies
-Earthquake risk reduction
-Resilience economics
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-Windstorm impact reduction
Standards
-Accreditation
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-Reference data
-Reference instruments
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Technology transfer
Transportation
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