David Wollman

Dr. David Wollman is Manager, Smart Grid Standards and Research, and serves as George Arnold’s deputy in the Smart Grid and Cyber-Physical Systems Program Office of the Engineering Laboratory at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).  Before joining the Smart Grid and Cyber-Physical Systems Program, he managed efforts within the NIST Physical Measurement Laboratory to maintain and advance the Nation’s electrical standards and metrology supporting the electric power industry. In addition, he has served in several other positions at NIST, including Scientific Advisor for the former Electronics and Electrical Engineering Laboratory, Program Analyst in NIST Director's Program Office, and bench-level scientist in Boulder, Colorado developing advanced high-resolution x-ray detectors. 

Awards and Honors:

• Department of Commerce Gold Medal for his work to develop a globally-recognized smart grid standards framework (2011)
• Microbeam Analysis Society (MAS) Kurt F.J. Heinrich Award for
  outstanding young MAS scientist (2002)
• Department of Commerce Gold Medal for his work to develop and demonstrate an high-resolution x-ray microcalorimeter with applications in microanalysis and astronomy (1998)
• NIST Jacob Rabinow Applied Research Award for his work to develop a new x-ray detector technology, demonstrate its performance and develop it to the point of commercialization (1998)
• Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Xi, NSF Graduate Research Fellowship