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2006 I.I. Rabi Award - James Bergquist

For seminal contributions to laser spectroscopy and the realization of accurate optical frequency standards.

2013 I.I. Rabi Award - Judah Levine

For outstanding contributions to the field of precise time keeping and time transfer, including pioneering research and development of GNSS

2016 Rabi Award - John Kitching

For his pioneering work on Chip-Scale Atomic Devices.

NIST research affiliate John Teufel holding his micro drum

2017 PECASE - John Teufel

Teufel received the award for his innovations in quantum optomechanics that are helping mechanical technologies approach the quantum limits

2016 PECASE - Andrew Ludlow

For developing and perfecting optical lattice atomic clocks as the most stable and accurate clocks in the world, which will have future

2013 PECASE - Ana Maria Rey

Ana Maria Rey, a physicist and associate researcher in PML and a Fellow at JILA, a joint research institute of NIST and the University of

2008 Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science - James Bergquist

Bergquist was chosen "for his contributions to laser science and tests of fundamental physical principles, in particular the application of

Physicist David J. Wineland of NIST Boulder Laboratories in Colorado

2001 Arthur L. Schawlow Prize in Laser Science - Dave Wineland

Wineland was chosen "for an extraordinary range of pioneering studies combining trapped ions and lasers."

New Breakthrough Cryogenic X-ray Microcalorimeter Improves Microanalysis Tenfold

December 3, 1996

The Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology has developed a revolutionary new X-ray micro- calorimeter that offers tremendous

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2014 Maria Goeppert Mayer Award Recipient - Ana Maria Rey

Rey was chosen "for her pioneering research on developing fundamental understanding and control of novel quantum systems and finding

1997 I.I. Rabi Prize in Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics - Eric Cornell

Cornell was cited "For achieving Bose-Einstein condensation of an atomic gas, for creating techniques for studying the Bose condensate, and

2007 I.I. Rabi Prize in Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics - Jun Ye

Ye was cited "for advances in precision measurement, including techniques for stabilizing and measuring optical frequencies, controlling the

Alix Rodowa wears safety glasses and gloves in the lab as she reaches for a container of clear liquid on top of a piece of scientific equipment.

Pay, Benefits and Leave

Many other federal agencies classify employees using the General Schedule (GS) system . At NIST, most employees are covered under the...

2001 Nobel Prize in Physics - Eric Cornell

Cornell and University of Colorado physicist Carl Wieman did the groundbreaking experiment at JILA, a joint institute of NIST and the

Another Leap Second is at Hand

May 27, 1997

Though your summer this year may seem all too short, it will actually be the longest one since 1994. There will be exactly one extra second, a little bonus

2005 Nobel Prize in Physics - Jan Hall

Hall is known as a preeminent laser experimentalist, concentrating on improving the precision and accuracy with which lasers can produce a

David Wineland leans over a table of lasers to adjust a laser beam

2012 Nobel Prize in Physics - Dave Wineland

The Nobel citation notes that Wineland and Haroche's methods have enabled science to take "the very first steps towards building a new type

2016 Joseph F. Keithley Award - Samuel Benz

Samuel Benz, of PML's Optoelectronics and Photonics Division, has received the 2016 Joseph F. Keithley Award in Instrumentation and

Bell Prize goes to scientists who proved “spooky” quantum entanglement is real

Sae Woo Nam’s team at NIST is honored for a landmark experiment which, in conjunction with related results elsewhere, put to rest a debate

General Public

There are a number of ways the general public can work with PSCR and contribute to its mission. One way is through PSCR’s funding...

Industry

Industry will be a critical partner in enabling vital communications over a single national LTE broadband network, the Nationwide Public...

Government

PSCR works closely with local, state, tribal, other federal government organizations to achieve its mission to accelerate the adoption and...

Public Safety

Day in and day out our nation’s police, fire, emergency medical services, and other public safety personnel put themselves in harm’s way to...

Power Doubling For WWVB Could Help Keep You On Time In 1998

January 5, 1998

For everyone who made a New Year's resolution to be more on time for meetings and events in 1998, there's good news from the Commerce Department's National

Atomic Clock In Space to Reach New Heights Of Accuracy

January 20, 1998

Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology soon will begin work on an advanced laser-cooled cesium atomic clock that will be placed on

MedCognition

PerSim: Realistic, Portable, Low Cost Simulation Honorable Mention Award PerSim trains first responders using augmented reality...

Variable Labs

The Future is Hidden in the Successes of the Past Crowd Voting Award - $5,000 Prize A system which leverages interoperable standards...

Cosumnes Community Services District

Augmented Reality Emergency Response System 4th place - $5,000 Prize Multi-sensor based, indoor positioning technology to simulate a...

UNSN

MultiVRse: Parallel Physical and VR Universes 3rd place - $8,000 Prize Auto VR visualization matching the physical space, untethered...

Design Interactive

Reconfigurable Vehicle Training System 2nd place - $12,000 Prize Training system including a virtually reconfigurable vehicle and...