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Management Resources

Awards

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2023 - Gold Medal Award---Timothy Blattner, Derek Juba, Damian Lauria, Benjamin Long , Michael Majurski, Diana Ortiz-Montalvo, Adele Peskin, John Henry Scott, Keana C. K. Scott, Stephan Stranick

For development and delivery of an AI-enhanced materials analysis system that enables unique U.S. capabilities in support of nuclear non-proliferation.

2023 - Bronze Medal Award---Sapna Mehta, Sangeeta Chakravartti, Brian Copello, Brian Berry, Torey Liepa, Swati Bhargava Goel, Nicole Gingrich, Sudip Sarbajna, Indira Kalvakolanu, Liz Reinhart

For successfully leading the development and launch of the CHIPS Incentives application portal and customer relationship management solution.

2023 - Eugene Casson Crittenden Award---April Camenisch

For the highest degree of personal initiative, positive NIST-wide impact, and engendering of customer satisfaction.

2023 - Gold Medal Award---Aiping Zhang, Joe (Sugen) Kau, Hicham Laoudi, Bethany Loftin, Lei Tong, Jason Poffenberger, Yujin Wang, James D. Wilson, Helen Nelson, James Simmons

For the successful redevelopment of the inter-agency Edison system, creating iEdison, a modernized system for the tracking of taxpayer-funded inventions.

2023 - Bronze Medal Award---Selim Lange, Kyle Sullivan, Justin Senseney, Ingrid Santiago Maldonado, James Simmons, Jennifer Liu, Marvin "Stacey" Windsor

For successful migration of on-premise user data storage to the cloud, thus reducing costs and providing better security and improved collaboration.

2023 Eugene Casson Crittenden Awardee Sadie Speight

2023 - Eugene Casson Crittenden Award---Sadie Speight

For providing exemplary service and operational support to NIST-wide human resources programs.

2023 - Safety Award---Larry Lucas, Jerome La Rosa, Manuel Mejias, James Adams

For eliminating an extreme risk to NIST's safety and institutional reputation by eradicating a dangerous legacy solution of plutonium.

2022 - Bronze Medal Award---Kellie Beall, Danielle Blackwell, David Bradford, Stef Britton, Kimberly A. McDonough, Brenda Perry, Debrah Reed, Jasmine Ventura, Cynthea Wines

For development and implementation of the new ASK HR tool, which has transformed HR service delivery at NIST.

2022 - Eugene Casson Crittenden Award---Darron King

For exemplary service and attention to customer satisfaction with the building utilities on the Boulder Laboratories site.

2022 - George A. Uriano Award---Lisa Jean Fronczek, Kelley Rogers, Zack Valdez, Zahraha Brunner, Jessica Strickler, Jannet Cancino, Dean Iwasaki, Nuria Del Carmen Martinez, Michelle Liu

For leadership in response to the CARES Act appropriations to enable advanced manufacturing to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the pandemic.

2022 - Eugene Casson Crittenden Award---Lionel Everfield

For exceptional leadership and personal initiative in supporting safety and continuity of mission-critical OFPM operations during the COVID pandemic.

2022 - Safety Award---Daniel Gilmore

For outstanding support and initiative in maintaining and continuously improving the Office of Facilities Management Safety Program.

2022 - Colleagues' Choice Award---Stef Britton

For continuously demonstrating creativity, insightful innovation and forward-thinking vision.

Directors Award for Excellence in Administration Awardees

2022 - Director's Award for Excellence in Administration---Kai Ng, Jinming (Jimmy) Chen, Gerard Ly, Kyle Sullivan, Aaron Vaughan, Daniel Diamond, Wanda Reed, Brett Whitworth, Eric Konig

For exceptional contributions implementing a NIST pre-owned technology program through repurposing Dell computers received from other DoC bureaus.

2022 - Colleagues' Choice Award---Terry Raines

For excellence in fabrication services resulting in great scientific impact in quantum nanoscience, national security, and cold atom research at NIST.

2022 - Eugene Casson Crittenden Award---Amy Kolodin

For providing exemplary customer service and operational support in promoting NIST-wide human resource programs.

2022 - Bronze Medal Award---Ronald B. Goldfarb, Dianne L. Poster, John Henry J. Scott, Kathryn Miller, Karen J. Wick

For excellence in editing and publication management of articles for the Journal of Research of the National Institute of Standards and Technology.

2022 - Eugene Casson Crittenden Award---Kevin Redman

For exemplary Fleet Management site services support provided to the Gaithersburg campus during the COVID-19 shutdown and the Phase I campus reopening.

2021 - Eugene Casson Crittenden Award---Alonzo Pearson, Dylan Morley, Devin Frazier, Leonel Montano

For reconditioning all the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning equipment prior to the Phase 1 reopening of the NIST Gaithersburg campus.

2021 - Safety Award---Brian Brass, Andrew Persily, Steven Emmerich, Lisa Ng, Charles Bowers, Christian Colburn, Danielle Swarts, Carrie Kelly, Drew Comley, George Potts, Jr.

For developing research-based guidelines and best practices to maximize the impact of campus ventilation systems, which prepared NIST for Phase 1 reopening.

2021 - Bronze Medal Award---Adrian Mitchell, Vivian Shirley, Michelle Wims, Jason Fellows, Darryl Hallman, James Crabill, Christian Colburn, Elaine Oliver

For superior Logistics Services and Site Services support to the NIST Boulder and Gaithersburg campuses during COVID Phase I reopening planning.

2021 - Silver Medal Award---Jason Blake, Robert Gendler, Blair Heiserman, Mark Trapnell, Eric Trapnell, Dylan Yaga, Murugiah Souppaya

For development of the first free public cybersecurity SCAP 1.3 content for the macOS Catalina (macOS 10.15) and Big Sur (macOS 11).

2021 - Eugene Casson Crittenden Award---George Potts, Jr., Thomas Salvermoser, Christopher Best, Stephen Coulter, Noli Manaloto

For coordinating and maintaining environmental controls during reduced operations to ensure continuity of operations to mission-critical facilities.

2021 - Safety Award---Christopher Gork

For sustained superior performance in the area of safety through the identification and mitigation of hazards associated with underground utilities.

2021 - Bronze Medal Award---Sherwin McAdam, Hing Pan Wong, Tracy Retterer, Karla Sims, John Furgerson, Daniel Dender, William Clark, Jody Sandel, Hong Zhang, Yali Zhang

For developing and implementing an acquisition management tool providing transparency and visibility to customers, leadership, and acquisition professionals.

Advanced communications
-Open Radio Access Network (Open-RAN)
-Quantum communications
-Spectrum sharing
-Wireless (RF)
Bioscience
-Bioeconomy
--Biological data
-Bioimaging
-Bioinformatics
-Biomanufacturing
-Biomaterials
-Biometrology
-Biosecurity
--Biosurveillance
--Genomic cybersecurity
--Nucleic acid sequence screening
-Cell measurements
-Engineering / synthetic biology
--Biofabrication
--Cell-free systems
--Genome engineering
--Protein engineering
-Gene delivery systems
-Genome editing
-Genomics
-Glycomics
-Metabolomics
-Microbial measurements
-Proteomics
-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
-Thermal comfort
Chemistry
-Analytical chemistry
-Chemical engineering and processing
-Chemical thermodynamics and chemical properties
-Molecular characterization
-Theoretical chemistry and modeling
-Thermochemical properties
Electronics
-Electromagnetics
-Flexible electronics
-Magnetoelectronics
-Optoelectronics
-Organic electronics
-Semiconductors
-Sensors
-Superconducting electronics
Energy
-Alternative energy
-Conventional energy
-Electric power / smart grid
-Fuels
Environment
-Air / water / soil quality
-Climate Measurements
-Environmental health
-Greenhouse gas measurements
-Marine science
-Sustainability
Fire
-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
-Forensic genetics
-Trace evidence
Health
-Biopharmaceuticals
-Cell and gene therapy
-Clinical diagnostics
--Cancer
--Medical imaging
-Food and nutrition
-Human microbiome
-Precision medicine
-Regenerative medicine and advanced therapy
--Flow cytometry
Information technology
-Artificial intelligence
--AI measurement and evaluation
--Applied AI
--Fundamental AI
--Hardware for AI
--Machine learning
--Trustworthy and responsible AI
-Biometrics
-Cloud computing and virtualization
-Complex systems
-Computational science
-Conformance testing
-Cyber-physical systems
--Smart cities
-Cybersecurity
--Cryptography
--Cybersecurity education and workforce development
--Cybersecurity measurement
--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
-Virtual / augmented reality
-Visualization research
-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
-Baldrige award
-Baldrige examiners
-Baldrige Framework and Criteria
-Best practices
-Leadership development
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
--Recovery
--Resilience metrics
-Disaster and failure studies
-Earthquake risk reduction
-Resilience economics
-Resilient materials
-Windstorm impact reduction
Standards
-Accreditation
-Calibration services
-Conformity assessment
-Documentary standards
-Frameworks
-Quality assurance
-Reference data
-Reference instruments
-Reference materials
-Standards education
Technology transfer
Transportation
-Aerospace
-Automotive