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Jeffrey Shainline Receives 2024 PECASE

Jeffrey Shainline is recognized for pioneering a new type of neuromorphic computer that closely mimics the human brain, both in the number of interconnections between “neurons” and in its low operating power requirements.

2025 - Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers---Samantha Maragh

Dr. Samantha Maragh of the NIST Material Measurement Laboratory is a preeminent expert on genome editing technologies and is recognized as the world’s leading expert on genome editing standards. Maragh established and leads the NIST Genome Editing...

Carl Miller and Angela Robinson receive Research Impact Award

Cryptographic Technology Group wins Research Impact Award

NIST's Cryptographic Technology Group has been selected to receive the Research Impact Award for their research leading to new post-quantum cryptographic standards. Congratulations to Dr. Dustin Moody, Dr. Angela Robinson, Mr. Andrew Regenscheid, Dr...

2025 SPIE Fellow - Jeeseong Hwang

For distinguished contributions in optics, photonics, and imaging.

2025 - Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award---Callie Higgins

The SME Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award recognizes manufacturing engineers, age 35 or younger, who have made exceptional contributions and accomplishments in the manufacturing industry.

2025 - Rising Star Award---Ashley Beasley Green

Ashley Beasley Green of the NIST Material Measurement Laboratory Biomolecular Measurement Division is a 2025 recipient of the Rising Star Award presented by the American Chemical Society Women Chemists Committee for her leadership of and impactful...

A collage of four photos: Monique Hunter, Jason Kralj, Stephanie Servetas, and Scott Jackson

2024 - EPA Scientific and Technological Achievement Award---Monique Hunter, Jason Kralj, Stephanie Servetas, and Scott Jackson

Monique Hunter, Jason Kralj, Stephanie Servetas, and Scott Jackson of the NIST Material Measurement Laboratory Biosystems and Biomaterials Division were recently recognized with an EPA 2024 Scientific and Technological Achievement Award (STAA) for...

2024 - Jacob Rabinow Applied Research Award---Leon Chao, Zane Comden

For the development of compact Kibble balance technology for mass and torque and its deployment to primary standards laboratories and U.S. industry.

2024 - Colleagues' Choice Award---Tae Joon Cho

For generous giving of time, support, and expertise to many colleagues, resulting in highly productive outcomes for nanomaterial metrology efforts.

2024 - George A. Uriano Award---Scott McNichol, Olivia McCasey, Darren Olson, Jannet Cancino

For partnering with NTIA on the $43 billion Broadband Program team to streamline and reduce NIST grants review and award process time by 40%.

2024 - Samuel Wesley Stratton Award---Scott Papp

For pioneering research in the development and applications of microresonator frequency combs and nonlinear nanophotonic systems.

2024 - Gold Medal Award---Murugiah Souppaya, Jon M. Boyens , Amy Mahn, Barbara Guttman, Adam Sedgewick, Matthew Scholl, Paul E. Black, Vadim Okun

For strengthening the security of the supply chain for software that delivers critical government services to the nation.

2024 - Gold Medal Award---Ho Yeung, Brandon Lane

For developing groundbreaking machine control solutions that allow U.S. manufacturers to make better products using additive manufacturing systems.

2024 - William P. Slichter Award---Richard Candell

For development of internationally adopted industrial wireless guidelines and associated measurement protocols and datasets.

2024 - George A. Uriano Award---Sarah Hughes, Danni Leicht, Terese Manley, Ellen Ryan

For creating and executing a business accelerator for communication innovations that enhance capabilities of first responders.

2024 - Colleagues' Choice Award---Kevin Bald

For exemplary leadership and dedication to promoting a positive safety culture across NIST and for inspiring others to serve in the same manner.

2024 - Gold Medal Award---Johannes Hubmayr, James Beall, Shannon Duff, Leila Vale, Michael Link, Tammy Lucas, Michael Vissers, Jeffrey Van Lanen, John Mates, Jason Austermann

For developing the novel sensors that enable the most advanced cosmic microwave background observatory to unravel the mysteries of the early universe.

2024 - Safety Award---Peter Lowell, Alvin Flores, John Nibarger

For the development and evolution of a comprehensive safety program for NIST's Boulder Micro-Fabrication Facility cleanroom.

2024 - George A. Uriano Award---Jyoti Malhotra, Jennifer Rosa, Jose Colucci, Brian Lagas, Doug Devereaux, Michael Taylor, Kathleen Rapp, Marlon Walker, Adelwiza Lequin, Carol Shibley

For establishing strategic partnerships to drive meaningful impact and achieve transformative outcomes for manufacturers.

2024 - Gold Medal Award---Adriana Lita, Sae Woo Nam, Thomas Gerrits

For developing high-efficiency, low-noise, superconducting transition-edge sensors able to count single photons for photonic quantum computers.

2024 - Gold Medal Award---Ashley Beasley Green, Johanna Camara, Nathanael Alan Heckert

For development of a first-of-its-kind urine reference material to promote accuracy in kidney disease diagnosis and monitoring.

2024 - Safety Award---Wing Wong

For leadership in developing safety protocols for emerging NIST biometrology research and timely, practical support in all matters of biosafety.

2024 - Safety Award---Donald Harriss, Lisa Soucy, Stephanie Layman, Terese Manley, Christopher Dennis

For creating and executing a safety plan for an uncrewed aircraft system (UAS) competition, enabling safe indoor flight of UAS prototypes during the event.

2024 - Gold Medal Award---Charles Majkrzak, Christoph Brocker, Nicholas Maliszewskyj, Brian Maranville, David Hoogerheide, Alexander Grutter, Paul Kienzle, Daniel Ogg, Douglas Ogg, Stephen Pheiffer

For the development of the world's best neutron reflectometer, providing unprecedented information on buried interfaces with sub-nanometer resolution.

2024 - Edward Bennett Rosa Award---Amy Phelps

For leadership in the development and launch of a new conformity assessment program for the FDA's approval of medical devices for sale in the U.S.

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