Awards

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Mary Theofanos demonstrates NIST-designed fingerprint overlays on a fingerprint-scanning system in 2011.

Mary Theofanos Honored with INCITS Award

Mary Frances Theofanos is recognized for numerous contributions to the INICTS/M1 – Biometrics and INCITS/SSE – Software and Systems

2020 - Eugene Casson Crittenden Award---Ann F. Monke

For outstanding leadership, customer service, teamwork and technical expertise in delivering measurement services in microwave power.

2020 - Allen V. Astin Measurement Science Award---Melissa Midzor, Adam Wunderlich, Duncan McGillivray, Michael Frey, Michael Souryal, John Ladbury, Azizollah Kord, Jason Coder, Jolene Splett, Daniel Kuester

For pioneering innovative measurements and access to a national network of test facilities for the U.S. communications industry and federal operators.

2020 - Bronze Medal Award---Joshua A. Gordon

For the development of the Pixel Probe Coordinate Measurement System, which has enabled unprecedented high-frequency antenna alignment accuracy.

2020 - Bronze Medal Award---Angela Stelson, Christian Long, Nathan Orloff, James Booth

For the development and application of novel microwave microfluidic techniques to quantify the electromagnetic response of complex fluids.

2020 - Bronze Medal Award---Jason Coder, Adam Wunderlich, Michael Frey, Daniel Kuester, Azizollah Kord, Jolene Splett, John Ladbury, Robert Horansky, Duncan McGillivray

For development and execution of complex factor screening of wireless emissions from LTE cellular devices to enable efficient use of scarce spectrum.

2019 Van Duzer Prize

The paper "1 GHz Waveform Synthesis with Josephson Junction Arrays", IEEE Transactions on Applied Superconductivity vol. 30, no. 3, article

2019 - Director's Award for Excellence in Administration---Danni Leicht

For outstanding administrative leadership and support of the Public Safety Communications Research project.

2019 - Distinguished Mentoring Award---Brian Copello

For exceptional mentorship of NIST staff and establishment of career progression pathways for CTL administrative staff.

2019 - Bronze Medal Award---David R. Novotny, Jeanne Quimby, Kate A. Remley, Richard Candell

For innovative measurement methods and a first-ever guide that enables manufacturers to realize the benefits of wireless technologies in factories.

2019 - Bronze Medal Award---Raied Caromi, Tim Hall, Thao Nguyen, Anirudha Sahoo, Michael Souryal

For the standardization of Citizens Broadband Radio Service in support of more efficient spectrum sharing between commercial and federal users.

2019 - William P. Slichter Award---Nada Golmie, Kate A. Remley

For leadership of the NIST 5G mmWave Channel Model Alliance to accelerate the development and deployment of next-generation communications technology.

2018 - Safety Award---Craig Connelly, Andrew Thompson, Kamel Saidi

For the development and execution of rigorous safety protocols and infrastructure for the NIST Unmanned Aerial Systems Flight and Payload Challenge.

2018 - Eugene Casson Crittenden Award---Annie J. Smith

For exceptional administrative service in the establishment and operation of NIST's Communications Technology Laboratory and NIST Boulder Laboratories.

2018 - Silver Medal Award---Brian R. Burnham, Ruben A. Rodriguez, Roger A. Blalock, Christine A. Carson, Ellen L. Ryan

For innovative leadership of cost-effective facilities construction resulting in a state-of-the-art building for world-leading scientific advances.

2018 - Bronze Medal Award---David Cypher, Wesley Garey, Jason Kahn, Richard Rouil, Yishen Sun, Christopher Walton

For the standardization of mission-critical Voice over Long Term Evolution (VoLTE) in support of public-safety communications and the First Responder Network.

2017 - Gold Medal Award---Ari D. Feldman, Sheryl M. Genco, Michael D. Janezic, Azizollah Kord, Daniel G. Kuester, John M. Ladbury, Duncan A. McGillivray, Adam J. Wunderlich, Wen-Bin Yang, William F. Young

For developing a test methodology and performing measurements to quantitatively assess the impact of LTE signals on the performance of GPS receivers.

2017 - Colleagues' Choice Award---David Richard Novotny

For establishing the High-Frequency Structural Simulator (HFSS) computer modeling system at NIST for creating complex electromagnetics simulations to assist in research across multiple OUs.

2017 - Director's Award for Excellence in Administration---Kellie Beall, Sarah Sadler, Jasmine Ventura, Teresa Whiteside, Paul Davidson Jr., Patty Feulner, Brian Copello

For excellence in leveraging collaboration and technology to address longstanding challenges in the recruitment process via pilot of the HR STAT application.

Brian Simonds, Kyle Rogers, Ivan Ryger, Joshua Hadler, Paul Williams, Alexandra Artusio-Glimpse, John Lehman, Nathan Tomlin, and Ari Feldman

R&D 100 Award - PhotoForce Project

For the development of a Radiation Pressure Power Meter that enables extremely high continuous laser powers to be measured as the force

Francis, Guerrieri, Novotny, Gordon, Curtin

2016 - Silver Medal Award---David Richard Novotny, Joshua Gordon, Jeffrey Guerrieri, Alexandra Curtin, Michael Francis

For development of the world’s first 100 – 500 GHz antenna near-field scanning range with unprecedented positioning accuracy and geometry flexibility.

Advanced communications
-Quantum communications
-Wireless (RF)
Bioscience
-Biomanufacturing
-Biomaterials
-Biomolecular characterization
-Cell biology
-Engineering / synthetic biology
-Genomics
-Glycomics
-Metabolomics
-Microbial measurements
-Proteomics
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
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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
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Environment
-Air / water / soil quality
-Climate
-Environmental health
-Greenhouse gas measurements
-Marine science
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Fire
-Emergency building evacuation
-Fire detection
-Fire dynamics and science
-Fire fighting
-Fire modeling
-Fire risk reduction
-Materials flammability
-Structural fire resistance
-Wildland urban interface fire
Forensic Science
-Ballistics
-Digital evidence
-DNA and biological evidence
-Drugs and toxicology
-Fingerprints and pattern evidence
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Health
-Clinical diagnostics
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-Precision medicine
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Information technology
-Artificial intelligence
--Applied AI
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-Biometrics
-Cloud computing and virtualization
-Complex systems
-Computational science
-Conformance testing
-Cyber-physical systems
--Smart cities
-Cybersecurity
--Cryptography
--Cybersecurity awareness, training, education, and workforce development
--Cybersecurity measurement
--Identity and access management
--Privacy engineering
--Risk management
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--Trustworthy networks
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-Data and informatics
--Human language technology
--Information retrieval
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-Federal information standards (FIPS)
-Health IT
-Internet of Things (IoT)
-Interoperability testing
-Mobile
-Networking
--Mobile and wireless networking
--Network management and monitoring
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Infrastructure
Manufacturing
-Additive manufacturing
-Factory communications
-Factory operations planning and control
-Interoperability in manufacturing
-Machining
-Manufacturing economics
-Manufacturing systems design and analysis
-Monitoring, diagnostics and prognostics
-Process improvement
-Process measurement and control
-Product data
-Quality assurance
-Robotics in manufacturing
--Agility and adaptability
--Collaborative robots
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--Sensing and perception
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-Systems engineering
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-Technology commercialization
Materials
-Ceramics
-Composites
-Concrete / cement
-Materials characterization
--Composition and structure
--Mechanical properties
--Thermal properties
-Metals
-Modeling and computational material science
-Polymers
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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
-Assessment tools and services
-Baldrige award
-Baldrige examiners
-Baldrige Framework and Criteria
-Best practices
-Leadership development
Physics
-Atomic / molecular / quantum
-Biological physics
-Condensed matter
-Electron physics
-Magnetics
-Nuclear physics
-Optical physics and communications
-Quantum information science
-Radiation
-Spectroscopy
-Thermodynamics
-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
-Disaster and failure studies
-Earthquake risk reduction
-Resilience economics
-Resilient materials
-Windstorm impact reduction
Standards
-Accreditation
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-Documentary standards
-Frameworks
-Reference data
-Reference instruments
-Reference materials
-Standards education
Transportation
-Aerospace
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