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Physical Measurement Laboratory

Applied Physics Division

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Nathan Newbury Receives Flemming Award

Nathan Newbury was recognized for the invention and application of fiber-laser frequency combs to address some of the world's most

Igor Vayshenker Receives Rocky Mountain Eagle Award

Fiber optic cable forms the backbone of the U.S. internet. Optical Fiber Power is the most basic measurement for qualifying the performance

2012 Award for Biological Sciences - Jeeseong Hwang

Jeeseong Hwang received the award "in recognition of contributions to research and service in the field of biomedical optics, specifically

Sae Woo Nam Receives DOC Gold Medal

Dr. Nam is recognized for enabling breakthrough advances in ultra-secure quantum communication and quantum metrology by developing the world

Ultra-precise LIDAR Group Receives DOC Silver Medal

Ian Coddington, Nathan Newbury and Bill Swann are recognized for record-breaking precision in both distance and spectroscopy measurement

Joshua Hadler Receives NIST Safety Award

Mr. Joshua Hadler is recognized for his outstanding leadership and tireless dedication resulting in dramatically improved laser safety

John Lomax Receives Crittenden Award

Mr. John Lomax is recognized for outstanding service to both NIST and NIST customers above and beyond his normal job duties. Since December

Nathan Newbury Elected OSA Fellow

Nathan Newbury is recognized for pioneering contributions to thedevelopment of fiber laser frequency combs and their application to

Koch wins Hano Award

Jonathan (Jay) Koch is recognized for his exceptional support of the research objectives at the National Institute of Standards and

Sae Woo Nam Elected OSA Fellow

Sae Woo Nam is recognized for seminal contributions to the development of superconducting single-photon detectors and photon-number

Erich Grossman Receives 2010 Allen V. Astin Award

Dr. Erich Grossman is recognized for establishing the world's first traceable source of millimeter-wave and terahertz power, and for

Boulder Safety Reps Receive 2010 NIST Safety Award

The Boulder Division Safety Representatives are recognized as an organization for their exemplary leadership, teamwork, and dedication in

Marla Dowell Receives 2009 Arthur S. Flemming Award

Marla Dowell, Group Leader of the Sources and Detector Group, was recognized for her sustained exceptional leadership as a supervisory

2009 Allen V. Astin Award for Waveform Metrology

The Team is recognized for developing fundamentally new waveform metrology, providing a world-first method for simultaneously calibrating

2009 Bronze Medal for Quantum Dot Metrology

The team is recognized for their scientific and engineering achievements in semiconductor quantum dot metrology. They have performed ground

Sae Woo Nam Receives 2008 Arthur S. Flemming Award

Sae Woo Nam, Leader of the Quantum Information and Terahertz Technology Project in the Optoelectronics Division of EEEL, was recognized with

2009 APS Fellow - David Plusquellic

For seminal contributions to the spectroscopic investigation of the conformational dynamics and hydrogen-bonding interactions of biological

Sae Woo Nam Receives 2008 Rabinow Award

Dr. Sae Woo Nam is recognized for the development and application of ground-breaking single photon detectors, which are furthering some of

Paul Boynton Receives 2008 William P. Slichter Award

Paul Boynton is recognized for his leadership in modern standards and measurement methods for electronic displays, particularly for his

Lehman, Cromer, and Li Receive 2008 FLC Technology Transfer Award

Chris Cromer, John Lehman, and Xiaoyu Li, along with Don Dooley (Spectrum Detector), were recognized for their pioneering work in

Igor Vayshenker Receives 2007 Allen V. Astin Award

Igor Vayshenker, Calibration Leader of the Optical Fiber Power Laboratory, is recognized for his leadership in developing and providing

2004 IEEE Fellow - Pavel Kabos

Pavel Kabos has been named a 2004 IEEE Fellow by the IEEE Board of Directors for outstanding accomplishments in science.

PopSci's 2nd Annual Brilliant 10

He's harnessed the bizarre quantum world and made it do his bidding. A century after the discovery of quantum mechanics, physicists are

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
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-Standards education
Technology transfer
Transportation
-Aerospace
-Automotive