Awards

For outstanding leadership and significant impacts on advanced manufacturing capabilities and standards for the United States, particularly for the field of additive manufacturing.

Congratulations to Justyna Zwolak, who has been selected by the Washington Academy of Sciences (WAS) to receive its 2024 Award for Excellence in Research in Applied Mathematics. The citation for the award reads “For outstanding contributions in the...

Congratulations to Elham Tabassi, who won the Women in Technology Leadership Award for the Government and Defense sector. The annual WIT Leadership Awards honors and celebrates women professionals who have demonstrated success in entrepreneurial...

Dr. Jason Widegren of the NIST Material Measurement Laboratory was presented with the 2024 ACS Colorado Section Award on May 8, 2024. A social hour, dinner, and program were held to celebrate, and Jason gave a seminar titled, "A New Direction for...

This year Joint Quantum Institute (JQI), a research partnership between the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland, researchers and their colleagues have won in the quantum category for a new method for...

For recognizing the best paper appearing in a fast turnaround archival publication of the IEEE Electron Devices Society, targeted to the IEEE Journal of Electron Devices Society. For their paper: Ultrafast ID-VG Technique for Reliable Cryogenic...

On April 24, 2024, NIST was awarded the 'Ecosystem Champion Award' at the inaugural edition of the Cyber Policy Awards in Washington, DC. This award recognizes an individual, small group, or organization whose efforts have led to broad structural and...

The American Statistical Association’s Founders Award recognizes members who have rendered distinguished service to the association and whose contributions have had a significant impact on the organization. Julia Sharp received this honor at the 2024...

Hight Walker was nominated for "advancing the physics of quantum-confined materials through innovations in Raman spectroscopy and for distinguished leadership at a National Laboratory."

The American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) has elected Dr. P. Jonathon Phillips as an AAAS Fellow. Dr. Phillips was given this honor for his distinguished contributions to the field of computer vision and pattern recognition...

Jumari Robinson was among four researchers awarded the ASCE 2024 Norman Medal for their paper “ Experimental-Numerical Determination of the Effective Bulk Thermal Conductivity of Suspension Bridge Main Cables” published in the Journal of Bridge...

For exemplary contributions in the engineering profession in 10 years or less since graduation, including research advancements, leadership contributions, academic achievements, and community involvement.

For his substantial contributions to the understanding of concentrated colloidal solutions using neutron scattering and his significant efforts to educate the next generation of neutron scatterers. https://neutronscattering.org/2024/04/congratulation...

For seminal neutron scattering studies revealing new dynamic modes in soft membranes. https://neutronscattering.org/2024/04/congratulation-to-the-2024-prize-…

For groundbreaking contributions to understanding the structure and behavior of magnetic nanostructures using neutron techniques, and for exceptional service to the scientific community. https://neutronscattering.org/2024/04/congratulation-to-the...

For seminal contributions to the understanding of the dynamics and structures of relaxor ferroelectrics using neutron scattering and for outstanding commitment to the education of young scientists and service to the neutron scattering community...

Her impressive contributions to the public understanding of science are commended.

Congratulations to Ram D. Sriram (SSD) who will be receiving the 2023 IEEE Reliability Society's Lifetime Achievement Award for "contributions to and leadership in standards, measurements, and techniques for developing reliable and trustworthy...

Dr. Long’s research has focused on the development and application of ultrasensitive spectroscopic methods to present problems in remote sensing, atmospheric chemistry, optomechanics, and quantum science.

Congratulations to Rob Snelick, recipient of the Federal 100 Award for exemplary and impactful leadership in successfully developing national and international healthcare standards and the implementation of an end-to-end health information technology...

Congratulations to Sharon Laskowski (IAD, guest researcher), who received an “Election Hero” award on February 7 th from the Center for Civic Design at CCD’s 10th Birthday Celebration in Washington, D.C. for her dedication to usable and accessible...

ASME's Fellow grade of membership is a prestigious honor that recognizes outstanding achievements in mechanical engineering.

For the monolithic integration of superconducting single-photon detectors with Josephson junctions for advanced computing and single-photon metrology.

For the monolithic integration of superconducting single-photon detectors with Josephson junctions for advanced computing and single-photon metrology.

For the development of highly accurate and sensitive chip-scale optomechanical accelerometers for applications in transportation and defense.