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Office of the Director

Awards

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2020 - Colleagues' Choice Award---Tanya Dax

For exemplary support of NCNR sample environment equipment and invaluable assistance to hundreds of facility users and staff.

2020 - Colleagues' Choice Award---Thomas C. Larason

For outstanding development of system control software, design of critical radiometric research and calibration services, and collaboration.

2020 - Colleagues' Choice Award---Tobias Herman

For outstanding leadership in thermometry and humidity calibration services and successful management of the photonic thermometry CRADA project.

2020 - Colleagues' Choice Award---Jim Foti

For expanding the awareness and reach of ITL's research and publications through modernized external communications.

2020 - Edward Uhler Condon Award---Glenn Nelson

For his exemplary historical review article commemorating the 100th anniversary of NIST radio station WWV.

2020 - Distinguished Career Award---George Baltic

For creating and sustaining a world-class construction and maintenance program at the NIST Center for Neutron Research.

2020 - Distinguished Career Award---B. Carol Johnson

For establishing an innovative 25-year partnership with U.S. space agencies to ensure their environmental satellite measurements are SI traceable.

2020 - Distinguished Mentoring Award---Amanda Forster

For unceasing and exceptional guidance and counseling of mentees to inspire scientific curiosity, cultivate technical skills and foster confidence.

2020 - Distinguished Mentoring Award---Gerald Fraser

For exemplary mentorship and tireless advocacy for a brighter future for all staff, thereby exemplifying the core value of One NIST.

2020 - George A. Uriano Award---Adelwiza Lequin, Michael Wilson, José Colucci-Rios, Gloria Solomon, Mary Ann Pacelli, Yongming Qiu, Andrew Nobleman, John Villella

For leadership in the NIST response to the CARES Act appropriations to help manufacturers prevent, prepare for, and respond to the pandemic.

2020 - George A. Uriano Award---Mary Ann Pacelli, Nadine DeJesus, Kevin McIntyre, Mark Schmit, Jannet Cancino, Gilberto Castillo

For leadership in the NIST response to the CARES Act waiver of FY2020 appropriations cost-share requirements for MEP centers.

2020 - George A. Uriano Award---Kelley Rogers, Margaret Phillips, Michael Tarlov

For increasing U.S. competitiveness in biopharmaceutical manufacturing through leadership in establishing NIIMBL, NIST’s Manufacturing USA institute.

2020 - Safety Award---Benjamin Davis, Judith Mitrani-Reiser, Kenneth Snyder

For development of an innovative approach to assess and mitigate hazards for NIST staff deploying to the field on disaster studies and investigations.

2020 - Safety Award---Dwight Barry

For detailed attention to the safe operation of the ballistic range and the discovery and subsequent elimination of dangerous safety hazards.

2020 - Safety Award---John Bloms, Jeremy Garst, Jason Murray, Kristopher Foreman, Nicholas Desch, Christopher Cowan, Nicholas Heesakker, Christopher Welther, Joseph Stroker Jr, Marvin Pavatea

For exemplary safety planning and monitoring and flawless execution of snow-removal operations under record-breaking conditions.

2020 - Arthur S. Flemming Award---William Phillips, Ian Coddington, Andrew Ludlow

The Arthur S. Flemming Award was established in 1948 to honor outstanding federal employees for unusually meritorious work.

2020 - Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal---Donna F. Dodson

Recognized as one of the nation’s premier cybersecurity expert

2020 Micius Quantum Prize - Jun Ye

Hidetoshi Katori and Jun Ye received the prize: For their groundbreaking achievements in precision quantum measurements, in particular for the development of extremely stable and accurate optical atomic clocks.

Katherine Peter Honored with Morgan Early Career Award

Dr. Peter is a National Research Council Postdoctoral Research Fellow and Research Chemist with the National Institute of Standards and Technology in the United States, having joined the institute in 2019 from her postdoctoral position at the Center...

HALO Takes Runner-Up in OPN Photo Contest

The High Amplification Laser pressure Optic (HALO) was developed by NIST to measure kilo-watts of laser power with best-in-class accuracy. Here, optical power is determined by measuring the force a laser beam exerts when it is reflected by the HALO’s...