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Engineering Laboratory

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Wai Cheong Tam Receives AOSFST Best Oral Presentation

Development of a Robust Early-Stage Thermal Runaway Detection Model for Lithium-ion Batteries by Asia-Oceania Symposium on Fire Science and Technology Conference (2024)

Isaac Leventon Receives The University of Maryland's Early Career Distinguished Alumni Society

Selected for the Early Career Distinguished Alumni Society (ECDA) in the James Clark School of Engineering for his outstanding professional achievements in the field of engineering.

Ann Marie Virts was Awarded The Exo Technology Center of Excellence Award of Excellence

In grateful appreciation and distinguished recognition for coordinating, planning, and organizing the 2024 ASTM International Exo Games.

Siamak Sattar and Dustin Cook Were Awarded the SEAOC Structural Engineering Excellence Award

Drs. Sattar and Cook were awarded in recognition of their leadership and technical contributions to a six-year project on benchmarking evaluation methodologies for existing reinforced concrete buildings.

Lisa Ng Receives the ASHRAE Distinguished Service Award

The Distinguished Service Award salutes members of any grade who have served the Society faithfully and with distinction and who have given freely of their time and talent in chapter, regional and Society activities.

Shawn Moylan Receives the Washington Academy of Sciences 2024 Leadership Award in Manufacturing Engineering

For outstanding leadership and significant impacts on advanced manufacturing capabilities and standards for the United States, particularly for the field of additive manufacturing.

Amy Mensch Receives the Penn State Mechanical Engineering Society’s (PSMES’s) Early Career Award

For exemplary contributions in the engineering profession in 10 years or less since graduation, including research advancements, leadership contributions, academic achievements, and community involvement.

Paul Witherell was Elected, Fellow of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME)

ASME's Fellow grade of membership is a prestigious honor that recognizes outstanding achievements in mechanical engineering.

2023 - Bronze Medal Award---Christopher Clavin, Therese McAllister, David Butry, Jennifer Helgeson, David Webb

For outstanding leadership in developing two science-based ASTM standard guidelines for community disaster resilience planning and economic benefits.

2023 - Bronze Medal Award---Joe Falco, Kenneth Kimble, Megan Zimmerman, Justin Albrecht

For developing widely adopted assembly task boards and innovative robotic competitions to advance automation solutions for U.S. manufacturers.

2023 - Bronze Medal Award---Ann Virts, Ya-Shian Li-Baboud, David Schmitt

For developing innovative metrics, test methods, artifacts, and datasets that measure the performance and safety of exoskeleton wearable robots.

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---Alexander Maranghides , Eric Link, Shonali Nazare, Kathryn Butler, Erik Johnsson, Marco Fernandez

For groundbreaking investigations, experiments, and analysis of WUI fire data that resulted in innovative tools to protect communities from wildfires.

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 - 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 - Colleagues' Choice Award---Sharon Rinehart

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

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 - 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.

Adam Jacoff Receives The Homeland Security Today: Mission Award

For individuals who devote their personal time, energy, and resources to work for causes related to homeland security.

Ryan Falkenstein-Smith Receives 40 under 40: E-lecture Series on Combustion Award

For outstanding work on "Characterizing ventilation in fire safety science.

Evan Wallace Receives the AgGateway President’s Award

Evan Wallace is an electronic engineer in the Systems Engineering Group and has been engaged with AgGateway since the days of the CART project when the Food Safety Modernization Act came out. He also helped rationalize the concepts of the ‘Traceable...