Awards

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Amy Mensch Receives the Penn State Mechanical Engineering Society’s (PSMES’s) Early Career Award

For exemplary contributions in the engineering profession in 10 years or less since graduation, including research advancements, leadership

2023 - Gold Medal Award---Alexander Maranghides , Eric Link, Shonali Nazare, Kathryn Butler, Erik Johnsson, Marco Fernandez

For groundbreaking investigations, experiments, and analysis of WUI fire data that resulted in innovative tools to protect communities from wildfires.

Ryan Falkenstein-Smith Receives 40 under 40: E-lecture Series on Combustion Award

For outstanding work on "Characterizing ventilation in fire safety science.

A Group From The Fire Research Division Receive The Sheldon Tieszen Award

In recognition of excellence in an IAFSS symposium paper in fire safety science.

Wai Cheong Tam Receives The Ronald K. Mengel Award

In recognition of the best paper in detection category of the 2023 NFPA SUPDET Conference.

Amy Mensch Receives The 2023 Young Investigator Award in Engineering Sciences

To recognize a promising young investigator who is making outstanding contributions to progress in science or engineering.

2022 - Diversity, Inclusivity and Equal Employment Opportunity Award---Rodney Bryant, Tania Ullah, Serena Martinez, Melissa Logan, LaKesha Perry, Jonathan Weigand, Cynthia Rivas, Natascha Milesi Ferretti, Rachael Sexton, Craig Schlenoff

For developing the mission and vision and leading the establishment and direction of the EL’s Diversity, Inclusivity, and Belonging Council.

Ryan Falkenstein-Smith Receives Proulx Early Career Award

This award recognizes meritorious achievement by members of the IAFSS who are early in their career and have contributed a body of work

2021 - Diversity, Inclusivity and Equal Employment Opportunity Award---Amy Mensch, Brandi Toliver, Jeanita Pritchett, Jenise Reyes-Rodriguez, Ashley Beasley Green, Diana Ortiz-Montalvo, Kelley Rogers, Kelly Telu, Ileana Pazos, Tara Fortier

For fostering an accessible, inclusive work environment and professional development opportunities through a volunteer effort spanning NIST campuses.

2021 - Bronze Medal Award---Rick Davis

For development of new Standard Reference Material cigarettes for regulatory compliance testing of the ignition propensity of residential furnishings.

Wai Cheong Tam Receives Alice Hamilton Award for Occupational Safety and Health

The research work "Estimation of the critical external heat leading to the failure of lithium-ion batteries" by Wei Tang (NIOSH), Wai Cheong

2020 - Jacob Rabinow Applied Research Award---Matthew Hoehler

For the development of novel visualization techniques transforming fire-data collection and communication of results in large-scale fire research.

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.

Kuldeep Prasad Receives the 2019 CO-LABS Governor’s Award for High-Impact Research

Free range frequency combs - a collaborative journey from national lab to Colorado's oil and gas fields" which has been selected as a

Fire Protection Research Foundation Medal

Medal Recognizes the Fire Protection Research Foundation Project

Medal recognizes the Fire Safety Challenges of Tall Wood Buildings Project

2017 - Samuel Wesley Stratton Award---Samuel L. Manzello

For groundbreaking engineering and scientific research enabling the protection of structures and communities from the devastating effects of large-scale wildland fires.

2017 - Bronze Medal Award---Kathryn Butler, Susanne Furman

For development of science-based guidance on the use of evacuation elevators that enhances the safety of people with mobility impairments during fire emergencies.

Selepak, Kuligowski, Fernandez, Reneke, Hagwood, Peacock, Averill

2016 - Bronze Medal Award---Richard Peacock, Paul Reneke, Charles Hagwood, Michael Selepak, Marco Fernandez, Jason Averill, Erica Kuligowski

For development, analysis, and dissemination of a building evacuation database to improve occupant safety during fire incidents.

2016 - Silver Medal Award---Kevin McGrattan, Randall McDermott, Glenn Forney, Craig Weinschenk, Richard Peacock, Anthony Hamins, Blaza Toman

For development of the Fire Dynamics Simulator fire model, an achievement in the practical application of science to fire-safe design of structures.

Fire Research Division