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Office of the Director

Awards

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2023 - Dr. Willie E. May Award for Distinguished Career at NIST---John Bollinger

For a career of research in trapped-ion metrology applied to atomic clocks and quantum manipulation, computation, and simulation.

2023 - Silver Medal Award---Kristen Greene, Shanée Dawkins, Yee-Yin Choong, Mary Theofanos, Scott Ledgerwood, Kerrianne Buchanan, Susanne Furman, Kevin Mangold, Adam Pintar

For giving a vital voice to U.S. first responders' communication technology needs in law enforcement, firefighting, and emergency services.

2023 - Bronze Medal Award---Brandon Lane

For leading and developing the international standard ASTM E3353 on in-process monitoring to improve the accuracy of additive manufacturing systems.

2023 - Colleagues' Choice Award---Sharon Rinehart

For exemplary service, dedication, and commitment in supporting and improving the administrative and scientific NIST communities.

2023 - Director's Award for Excellence in Administration---Jeffrey McIntyre, Patrick Staines, Alex Garvin, James "Alan" Crabill

For their selfless vision and leadership to safely re-open, expand access to, and improve the Gaithersburg fitness center on behalf of the NIST community.

2023 - Samuel Wesley Stratton Award---Alexey Gorshkov

For pioneering contributions to the understanding and control of large quantum systems, with applications in quantum computers, sensors, and networks.

2023 - Gold Medal Award---Organizational Representative: Dereck Orr

For developing and executing a $300 million R&D program to enable the advancement of public safety communications technology.

2023 - Ron Brown Excellence in Innovation Award---Greg Cooksey, Paul Patrone, Anthony Kearsley, Matthew DiSalvo

For pioneering real-time, cell-by-cell analysis for early cancer diagnosis, the evaluation of novel therapeutics, and accurate clinical decisions

2023 - Bronze Medal Award---Nicholas Derimow, Jake Benzing, Newell Moser, Orion Kafka, Nik Hrabe

For development of a method to control and enhance performance of 3D-printed titanium, leading to first-time industry use in critical applications.

Photo of Luis Luyo, Michael Beacham, Tyler Gervasio, and Glen Glaeser

2023 - Eugene Casson Crittenden Award---Luis Luyo, Glen Glaeser, Tyler Gervasio, Michael Beacham

For designing and constructing new laboratory facilities that are critical to advancing NIST's efforts in premise plumbing research.

2023 - Jacob Rabinow Applied Research Award---Mark McLinden, Ian Bell, Tara Fortin, Marcia Huber, Mark Kedzierski, Gregory Linteris, Stephanie Outcalt, William Vance Payne II, Aaron Rowane, Harrison Skye

For identifying non-flammable, low-global-warming-potential alternatives to the widely used refrigerant HFC-134a for U.S. military applications.

2023 - Gold Medal Award---Peter Bajcsy, Carl Simon, Jr.

For developing a suite of tools used to characterize a first-of-its kind tissue-engineered product for treatment of macular degeneration.

2023 - Arthur S. Flemming Award---Michael Huber

Recognized for his application of neutrons to fundamental problems in basic science.

2023 - Bronze Medal Award---Jason Coder

For development of the revised IEEE/ANSI C63.27 standard that modernizes wireless-coexistence evaluations for new technologies and applications.

2023 - Bronze Medal Award---Steven Brown, John Woodward, Steven Grantham, Thomas C. Larason, Stephen Maxwell, Clarence Zarobila

For advancing the accurate space-based measurement of the moon's optical radiation for use in the on-orbit calibration of Earth-sensing satellites.

2023 - Dr. Willie E. May Award for Distinguished Career at NIST---Frank W. Gayle

For sustained leadership of programs and people at NIST and beyond, enhancing the institution's impact on the nation and the world.

2023 - Silver Medal Award---James Schufreider, Kari Reidy, Kandy Hauk

For outstanding leadership in ensuring NIST's programmatic and legislative priorities were included in the final CHIPS + Science Act.

2023 - Bronze Medal Award---Nader Moayeri

For collecting a set of BLE RSSI data and evaluating the performance of various proximity detection methods to blunt the spread of infectious diseases.

2023 - B. Stephen Carpenter Award---Ralph Richter

For leadership in international legal metrology standards to ensure a fair and equitable marketplace for global industrial commodities.

2023 - Director's Award for Excellence in Administration---Mildred Glick, Terry Sorcek, Lucy Tedesco, Misty Roosa, Melissa Banner, Kim Stavish, Brian Copello, Dawn Hurley, Veronica Kinard, Kimberly Goode

For development of the Administrative Management Portal to centralize precise training and resources for the NIST administrative management community.

2023 - George A. Uriano Award---Anita Balachandra, David Gundlach, Paul Hale, Kevin Jurrens, R. Joseph Kline, Timothy McBride, Sanjay Rekhi, David Seiler, Sivaraj Shyam-Sunder, Ndubuisi George Orji

For positioning NIST and DOC to successfully implement core CHIPS for America Act programs to revitalize U.S. leadership in semiconductor manufacturing.

2023 - Gold Medal Award---James Whetstone

For development of the NIST Urban Testbeds Program to determine the impact of greenhouse gas emissions on climate change and to mitigate their impact.

2023 - Silver Medal Award---Catherine VanCise, Marcelle Loveday , Michael Scott , Crystal Dabney , Jennifer Falvey , Kimberly Haag , Lauren Gueye , Roderick Williams , Stacy Duncan

The group is being recognized for developing and deploying an automated workflow system to streamline and improve oversight of DOC's Federal Acquisition Certification Process.

2023 - Bronze Medal Award---Michael Nelson, Blaza Toman, David Newton, Johanna Camara, Lane Sander, Amanda Koepke, Katrice Lippa

For development and deployment of a statistical tool for experiment design and rigorous assessment of measurement uncertainty for chemical analysis.

2023 - Edward Uhler Condon Award---Gary Zabow

For authorship of "Reflow Transfer for Conformal Three-Dimensional Microprinting," on a novel method to deposit microstructures on complex surfaces.

Advanced communications
-Open Radio Access Network (Open-RAN)
-Quantum communications
-Spectrum sharing
-Wireless (RF)
Bioscience
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--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
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Health
-Biopharmaceuticals
-Cell and gene therapy
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-Human microbiome
-Precision medicine
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--Flow cytometry
Information technology
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--Machine learning
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-Cloud computing and virtualization
-Complex systems
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--Risk management
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--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
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--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
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--Software testing
-Usability and human factors
--Accessibility
-Video analytics
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-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
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Physics
-Atomic / molecular / quantum
-Biological physics
-Condensed matter
-Electron physics
-Magnetics
-Nuclear physics
-Optical physics and communications
-Quantum information science
-Radiation
-Spectroscopy
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-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
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Standards
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