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2017 Optical Society of America Senior Member- Zachary Levine

Senior Members are well-established individuals with a designation that recognizes their experience and professional accomplishments or

Rodney Petersen and NICE Team - Received the Exemplary International Leadership in Cybersecurity Education and Workforce Development Award

Congratulations to Rodney Petersen and The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) who received an award for Exemplary

Marcus Cicerone Receives 2016 Arthur S. Flemming Award

Dr. Marcus Cicerone was recently recognized for outstanding federal service through seminal contributions to the field of label-free

Migler Receives Washington Academy of Sciences Award

Dr. Migler was recognized for the design and application of innovative optical and rheological experimental techniques to definitively

2017 Rabi Award - Scott Diddams

For the development and application of optical frequency combs to precision atomic timing.

2017 Award for Science and Policy Management - Jonathan E. Hardis

In recognition of over two decades of service in helping to guide, inform and manage the Physical Measurement Laboratory (formerly Physics

John Kitching receives 2017 FLC Technology Transfer Award

As a result of innovation developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and in collaboration with partners in the

Chip-Scale Sensor Invention with Vast Applications: Maximizing Transfer to Industry

As a result of innovation developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and in collaboration with partners in the

2017 E. Bright Wilson Award in Spectroscopy - Dave Nesbitt

For his outstanding contributions to the understanding of molecular structures and reactive dynamics by high resolution and single-particle

Analytical multimode scanning and transmission electron micrographs of sulfur copolymer-based composite cathodes

Researchers from NIST and the University of Arizona Win Best Paper Award from the Microscopy Society of America

Their submission “Analytical Multimode Scanning and Transmission Electron Imaging and Tomography of Multiscale Structural Architectures of

Donna Dodson - One of CyberScoop's 2017 Top Women in Cybersecurity

Congratulations to Donna Dodson, NIST’s chief cybersecurity advisor, for being named one of CyberScoop's 2017 Top Women in Cybersecurity

Joint EL-MML Paper Receives Editor’s Choice Award

The joint EL-MML paper “Interlaboratory Study for Nickel Alloy 625 Made by Laser Powder Bed Fusion to Quantify Mechanical Property

2016 AAAS Fellow - Ron Boisvert

Ron Boisvert is recognized for his distinguished contributions to the fields of mathematical software and computational science, excellence

Recognition of Jose A. Torres Ferrer

José Torres Ferrer has been an invaluable assistant and lead instructor for over 140 seminars and nearly 1500 students in the past twenty

2017 Grand Heinrich Rohrer Medal - Joseph A. Stroscio

For his pioneering achievements on spectroscopic capability of scanning tunneling microscopy opening novel perspectives for revealing the

NIST research affiliate John Teufel holding his micro drum

2017 PECASE - John Teufel

Teufel received the award for his innovations in quantum optomechanics that are helping mechanical technologies approach the quantum limits

Adam McCaughan & Varun Verma Awarded Nancy Grace Roman Technology Fellowship in Astrophysics

Adam McCaughan and Varun Verma have both been awarded the Nancy Grace Roman Technology Fellowship in Astrophysics in 2017.

January 2017 Woman Physicist of the Month - Laura Sinclair

Dr. Laura Sinclair is a physicist in the Applied Physics Division at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). She is

Ram Sriram Named IEEE Fellow

Ram D. Sriram, Chief of ITL’s Software and Systems Division, has been named an Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE)

image of a 3D volume reconstruction of a forest of carbon nanotubes (CNT) embedded in epoxy

Natarajan Wins FEI Image Award

One of the November winners of the 2016 FEI Image Contest

2016 - Silver Medal Award---Elaine Barker, Lawrence Bassham, Shu-jen Chang, Lidong Chen, Quynh Dang, Morris Dworkin, John Kelsey, Rene Peralta, Ray Perlner, Andrew Regenscheid

For outstanding technical achievement in developing the SHA-3 Cryptographic Hash Function Standard through a five-year worldwide competition.