Deborah Jacobs (Fed)

Deborah Jacobs is an Engineering Technician in the Engineering Research Support Group of the Materials and Structural Systems Division (MSSD) of the Engineering Laboratory (EL) at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). Mrs. Jacobs is often involved in analytical measurements, primarily related to photodegradation of polymers, and helps manage and maintain the SPHERE. She is also part of a team responsible for transferring the SPHERE technology to industry.  Deborah is expanding her knowledge into working with concrete; she is involved in 3D concrete printing, fiber reinforced polymers (FRP) research and the effect of pyrrhotite in concrete.

Mrs. Jacobs attended Waynesburg College in Pennsylvania, where she studied chemistry (BS) and computer science (AA).  She received a Master's Degree in Materials Science and Engineering from Johns Hopkins University and continues to learn every day.