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Office of the Director

Awards

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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 - 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.

Robin Materese, José García , Jennifer O'Connor, Natasha Hanacek, Leon Geršković , Brandon Hayes

2024 - Bronze Medal Award--- José Ricardo García, Leon Geršković, Robin Materese , Brandon Hayes, Natasha Hanacek, Jenny Wang, Jennifer O'Connor

For creation of the original documentary film "The AD-X2 Controversy," which captures a pivotal moment in NBS/NIST history to share agency values.

Christopher Soles, Katherine Evans, Polette Centellas, Edwin Chan

2024 - Bronze Medal Award---Katherine Evans, Christopher Soles, Stephan Stranick, Edwin Chan, Polette Centellas

For the development and deployment of laser-based test methods to quantify the mechanical properties of polymers at ballistic rates of deformation.

2024 - Distinguished Mentoring Award---Christina Hacker

For outstanding mentorship and guidance of numerous postdoctoral associates and early-career staff.

2024 - Judson C. French Award---Stephanie Servetas, Samuel Forry, Scott Jackson, Monique Hunter

For development of complex microbial control materials that enable new technologies for detection and surveillance of emerging biological threats.

2024 - Arthur S. Flemming Award---Jeffrey Sherman

Recognized for technical and managerial leadership of the atomic clock ensemble that serves as the nation's source of official time.

2024 - Bronze Medal Award---Toby Hain

For outstanding performance in efficiently writing and processing successful patent applications with deep comprehension of the underlying science.

2024 - Bronze Medal Award---Denis Bergeron, Richard Essex, Ryan Fitzgerald, Jacqueline Mann, Shin Muramoto, Svetlana Nour, Gordon Shaw, R. Michael Verkouteren

For pioneering development of instrumentation and methods to precisely dispense and validate milligram quantities of radioactive liquid samples.

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.

2024 - Gold Medal Award---Alicia Jayson, Mark Przybocki, Reva Schwartz, Rachel Trello, Elham Tabassi, Mark Latonero, Cherilyn Pascoe

For development of a framework to map, measure, and manage AI risk which is being adopted by major organizations and governments worldwide.

2024 - Presidential Rank Award---John Lehman

Recognized with a Distinguished Rank for sustained extraordinary accomplishments.

Matthew Speicher, John Harris, Saimak Sattar

2024 - Bronze Medal Award---John Harris, III, Matthew Speicher, Siamak Sattar

For developing critical improvements in seismic design criteria and evaluation of buildings in standards through an innovative research program.

2024 - Bronze Medal Award---John Libert, Shahram Orandi, Bruce Bandini, Kenneth Ko, Matthew Staymates, Christopher Stafford

For the development of tests and metrics enabling the transition to the next generation of fingerprint acquisition devices.

2024 - B. Stephen Carpenter Award---Robert Bohn

For leadership in establishing and managing an international team to develop a Beyond-5G testbed to advance global communication service and network federation.

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---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 - Bronze Medal Award---Organizational Representative: Robert Fangmeyer

For the design, development, and implementation of Baldrige Reimagined, transforming the Baldrige Award and all associated processes.

2024 - Bronze Medal Award---Lisa Borsuk, John Butler, Katherine Gettings, Kevin Kiesler, Angela Lee, Adam Morey, Karen Ann Price, Erica Romsos, Arlin Stoltzfus, Peter Vallone

For the modernization of the Short Tandem Repeat DNA Internet Database, a key data resource for human identity DNA testing practitioners worldwide.

2024 - Eugene Casson Crittenden Award---Vicki Jo Cox

For outstanding customer service and operational support in promoting human resources programs for NIST.

2024 - Excellence in Tech Transfer---Brian Washburn, Kevin Cossel, Laura Sinclair, Esther Baumann, Fabrizio Giorgetta, Ian Coddington

For the successful transfer of dual-comb spectroscopy technology to energy, climate, and agricultural industries.

2024 - Silver Medal Award---Andrew Davidow, John Bonebreak, Jacob Neal, Crispin Bray Jr., Troy Thacker Jr., Peter Fosella, R. Allen Wilkinson, Edgar Garay, Julie Petrousky, Blair Heiserman

For the development, implementation, and integration of a more flexible replacement for the data integration layer of the Commerce implementation of the Department of Homeland Security's Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation Program.