Awards

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2023 - Gold Medal Award---John Jones II, Karen Reczek, Allison Getz, Donna Sirk, Barbara Guttman, Marcela Najarro, Alan Zheng, Will Guthrie, John Butler

For extraordinary national leadership in improving the scientific quality of forensic science practices through standards development.

French award winners Mark Lowenthal, Brian Lang, and Blaza Toman

2023 - Judson C. French Award---Mark Lowenthal, Brian Lang, Blaza Toman

For development of the first glycan Standard Reference Material for accurate quantification of N-linked glycans in monoclonal antibody therapeutics.

2022 - Silver Medal Award---Jonathan Weigand, Sorin Marcu, Fahim Sadek, Adam Pintar, Long Phan

For innovative research to measure and quantify effects of the alkali-silica reaction on the safety of nuclear power plants for the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

2022 - Gold Medal Award---Sumona Sarkar, Sheng Lin-Gibson, Laura Pierce, Steven Lund, David Newton

For leading the development of cell characterization standards and tools to improve manufacturing and quality assurance of life-saving therapies.

Huong Giang T. Nguyen, Laura Espinal, Blaza Toman Bronze award

2022 - Bronze Medal Award---Huong Giang T. Nguyen, Laura Espinal, Blaza Toman

For the determination of high-pressure reference isotherms of nanoscale porous adsorbents.

2021 - Bronze Medal Award---Vytautas Reipa, Vincent Hackley, Blaza Toman

For design and development of a system of traceable measurements that enable risk assessments of nanoparticles that exhibit photocatalytic activity.

2021 - Bronze Medal Award---Srivalli Telikepalli, Dean Ripple, Michael Carrier, Kristen Steffens, Christopher Montgomery, Nicholas W. M. Ritchie, John Lu

For development of a novel reference material that mimics the particles found in protein-based drugs and supports accurate measures of drug quality.

2021 - Gold Medal Award---Peter Vallone, Megan Cleveland, William Valiant, Erica Romsos, Carolyn Steffen, Nathanael Olson, Stephanie Servetas, Hariharan Iyer

For rapid development of NIST’s first RNA research-grade test material for detection and diagnostic measurements of COVID-19 SARS-CoV-2 viral RNA.

2021 - Judson C. French Award---Carolyn Steffen, Erica Romsos, Katherine Gettings, Kevin Kiesler, Lisa Borsuk, Hariharan Iyer, Peter Vallone

For development and characterization of a next-generation forensic DNA Standard Reference Material using a diverse suite of molecular techniques.

2020 - Gold Medal Award---Justin Zook, Nathanael Olson, Justin Wagner, Jennifer McDaniel, Lindsay Harris, Daniel Samarov, Hariharan Iyer, Peter Vallone, Megan Cleveland

For developing a suite of human genome metrology tools via a NIST-led consortium to make it possible to decipher life's code with unprecedented rigor.

2020 - Bronze Medal Award---Jason Coder, Adam Wunderlich, Michael Frey, Daniel Kuester, Azizollah Kord, Jolene Splett, John Ladbury, Robert Horansky, Duncan McGillivray

For development and execution of complex factor screening of wireless emissions from LTE cellular devices to enable efficient use of scarce spectrum.

2020 - Eugene Casson Crittenden Award---Lorna Buhse

For more than 40 years of consistent high performance as the only administrative office assistant for all ITL staff in Boulder.

2020 - Allen V. Astin Measurement Science Award---Melissa Midzor, Adam Wunderlich, Duncan McGillivray, Michael Frey, Michael Souryal, John Ladbury, Azizollah Kord, Jason Coder, Jolene Splett, Daniel Kuester

For pioneering innovative measurements and access to a national network of test facilities for the U.S. communications industry and federal operators.

2020 - Judson C. French Award---Nicos Martys, William George, Steven Satterfield, Blaza Toman

For development of a concrete rheology Standard Reference Material -- the first SRM certified through computer simulation.

2020 - Gold Medal Award---Nancy Lin, James Filliben, Lindsay Harris, Zvi Kelman, Sandra Da Silva, Steven Lund, Nathanael Olson, Jennifer Verkouteren

For developing a suite of standards, including the first NIST living reference material, to strengthen the nation's response to potential biothreats.

2019 - Bronze Medal Award---John Elliott, Elijah Petersen, Blaza Toman

For development and implementation of a measurement assurance strategy to improve comparability and reliability of cell-based assays.

2018 - Gold Medal Award---Marc Levitan, Emil Simiu, Adam Pintar

For extraordinary, innovative efforts to accurately characterize and map extreme winds across the U.S. to ensure a safe and economical built environment.

2018 - Bronze Medal Award---Katrice Lippa, Michael Nelson, Blaza Toman

For the development and implementation of a metrological system for determining the purity of organic chemical compounds.

Leber, Schmitt, Virts, Filliben, Messina, Bostelman

2018 - Bronze Medal Award---Roger Bostelman, Elena Messina, David Schmitt, Ann Marie Virts, James Filliben, Dennis Leber

For foundational technical contributions to ASTM F45 performance standards that enable manufacturers to optimize their use of industrial unmanned vehicles.

Zook, Samarov, Harris, McDaniel, Salit, Catoe

2017 - Judson C. French Award---David Catoe, Lindsay Harris, Jennifer McDaniel, Marc Salit, Justin Zook, Daniel Samarov

For development of a suite of whole-genome human reference materials designed to advance clinical applications of genome sequencing.

2017 - Bronze Medal Award---Sheng Lin-Gibson, Sumona Sarkar, Steven Lund

For development of an experimental and statistical framework for comparing cell-counting measurements fundamental to biotechnology.

2016 - Judson C. French Award---Hua-jun He, Jamie Almeida, Kenneth Cole, Steven Choquette, Steven Lund

For development of the first-ever cancer-gene copy-number Standard Reference Material for diagnosing cancers: NIST SRM 2373.

2016 - Colleagues' Choice Award---Steven Lund

For enhancing the quality, rigor, and effectiveness of critical measurement programs across the biological and physical sciences at NIST.

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.

Advanced communications
-Open Radio Access Network (Open-RAN)
-Quantum communications
-Spectrum sharing
-Wireless (RF)
Bioscience
-Bioimaging
-Bioinformatics
-Biomanufacturing
-Biomaterials
-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
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Chemistry
-Analytical chemistry
-Chemical engineering and processing
-Chemical thermodynamics and chemical properties
-Molecular characterization
-Theoretical chemistry and modeling
-Thermochemical properties
Electronics
-Electromagnetics
-Flexible electronics
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-Organic electronics
-Semiconductors
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Energy
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Environment
-Air / water / soil quality
-Climate
-Environmental health
-Greenhouse gas measurements
-Marine science
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Fire
-Emergency building evacuation
-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
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-Trace evidence
Health
-Biopharmaceuticals
-Cell and gene therapy
-Clinical diagnostics
-Dentistry
-Food and nutrition
-Human microbiome
-Medical imaging
-Precision medicine
-Regenerative medicine and advanced therapy
Information technology
-Artificial intelligence
--AI measurement and evaluation
--Applied AI
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--Machine learning
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-Cloud computing and virtualization
-Complex systems
-Computational science
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--Smart cities
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--Cryptography
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--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
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-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
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-Baldrige Framework and Criteria
-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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Standards
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Transportation
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