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Information Technology Laboratory

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2019 - Presidential Rank Award---Charles Romine

For his leadership in transforming the NIST Information Technology Laboratory into the nation’s leading institution conducting research in IT metrology.

Fern Y. Hunt Named Fellow of the Association for Women in Mathematics (FAWM)

For her exceptional commitment to outreach and mentoring; for her sustained efforts to make the AWM organization more inclusive; for her service to higher education and government; and for inspiring those underrepresented in mathematics with her work...

Ellen Nadeau Among Winners of the 2019 Rising Star Awards

Winners will be profiled in more detail this fall, and honored in person at the Nov. 7 Government Innovation Awards dinner.

Ron Ross Receives Federal 100 Award

Congratulations to Ron Ross who received the 2019 Federal 100 award.

Lily Chen Receives Federal 100 Award

Congratulations to Lily Chen who received the 2019 Federal 100 award.

2018 - Gold Medal Award---Marc Levitan, Emil Simiu, Adam Pintar

For extraordinary, innovative efforts to accurately characterize and map extreme winds across the U.S. to ensure a safe and economical built environment.

2018 - Jacob Rabinow Applied Research Award---Michael Donahue, Donald Porter

For enabling widespread use of nanomagnetic modeling and simulation to enhance U.S. innovation in research and product development.

2018 - Edward Bennett Rosa Award---Bala Muralikrishnan, Prem Rachakonda, Meghan Shilling, Roger Bostelman, Geraldine Cheok, Joseph Falco, Marek Franaszek, Jeremy Marvel, Kamel Saidi, Ya-Shian Li-Baboud

For outstanding contributions to ASTM standards for performance evaluation of 3D imaging systems used in a wide range of critical applications.

Leber, Schmitt, Virts, Filliben, Messina, Bostelman

2018 - Bronze Medal Award---Roger Bostelman, Elena Messina, David Schmitt, Ann Marie Virts, James Filliben, Dennis Leber

For foundational technical contributions to ASTM F45 performance standards that enable manufacturers to optimize their use of industrial unmanned vehicles.

2018 - Bronze Medal Award---Peter Mell

For technical achievements, innovation, and leadership in computer-network defense methods used in government and industrial systems.

2018 - Bronze Medal Award---Katrice Lippa, Michael Nelson, Blaza Toman

For the development and implementation of a metrological system for determining the purity of organic chemical compounds.

Ellen Voorhees Named ACM Fellow

For contributions in evaluation of information retrieval, question answering, and other language technologies

Paul Black and William Majurski Paper Named 20 Year ICFEM Most Influential Paper Award

For ICFEM's 20 Year Most Influential Paper Award Entitled, "Using Model Checking to Generate Tests From Specifications"

Ram D. Sriram Selected as ACM Distinguished Member

Dr. Ram D. Sriram of NIST's Information Technology Laboratory has been selected as an Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Distinguished Member. Dr. Sriram received this honor for outstanding scientific contributions to computing.

Fern Hunt Named American Mathematical Society Fellow

For outstanding applications of mathematics to science and technology, exceptional service to the US government, and for outreach and mentoring.

George Awad Received the 2018 IEEE Computer Society PAMI Mark Everingham Prize

Congratulations to George Awad who was jointly awarded the 2018 IEEE Computer Society PAMI Mark Everingham Prize. The prize was jointly awarded to Alan Smeaton (Dublin City University, Ireland), Wessel Kraaij (Leiden University, Netherlands), Paul...

Davina Pruitt-Mentle Receives the Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education 2018 Government Leadership of the Year Award

Congratulations to Dr. Davina Pruitt-Mentle for receiving the 2018 Government Leadership of the Year Award. Pruitt-Mentle has spent over 20 years researching and coordinating cybersecurity education programs. She joined the National Initiative for...

Naomi Lefkovitz Receives Federal 100 Award

Congratulations to Naomi Lefkovitz who received the Federal 100 award for promoting the development of trustworthy systems that protect individuals’ privacy and civil liberties. In 2017, she published a NIST Internal Report that introduces a systems...

Donna Dodson Receives Federal 100 Award

Congratulations to Donna Dodson for receiving the Federal 100 Award . Dodson was a seasoned and steady influence on federal cybersecurity policy in 2017 as new leaders settled into the White House, the Department of Homeland Security and the Defense...

Joshua Franklin Receives Federal 100 Award

Congratulations to Joshua Franklin for receiving the Federal 100 Award. Franklin literally wrote the book on mobile device security. He had a huge impact last year as one of the authors of NIST’s Mobile Threat Catalogue, and he was responsible for...

Wo Chang Receives INCITS Merit Award

Congratulations to Wo Chang for receiving the INCITS Merit Award. For more than 10+ years as a member with significant contributions to at least two international SCs or WGs in a technical contributor or leadership role and demonstrated continuous...

Eric Simmon Receives INCITS Service Award

Congratulations to Eric Simmon for receiving the INCITS Service Award. Eric Simmon is recognized for his outstanding service to the INCITS organization through committee work or duties during the past year. His achievements will be honored at the...

Ram D. Sriram Has Been Granted Senior Member Status in the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence

Congratulations to Ram D. Sriram for being granted Senior Member status in the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence in recognition of his achievements and long-standing efforts in the field of artificial intelligence and long...

O'Neil, Ullom, Jimenez, Alpert, Swetz, Doriese, Silverman, Miaja

2017 - Gold Medal Award---W. Bertrand (Randy) Doriese, Ralph Jimenez, Luis Miaja Avila, Galen C. O'Neil, Kevin L. Silverman, Daniel S. Swetz, Joel N. Ullom, Bradley K. Alpert

For advancing materials development by creating tabletop X-ray tools that rival or exceed those available only at massive national user facilities.

2017 - Bronze Medal Award---Kathryn Butler, Susanne Furman

For development of science-based guidance on the use of evacuation elevators that enhances the safety of people with mobility impairments during fire emergencies.

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