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Engineering Laboratory

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2020 - Judson C. French Award---Nicos Martys, William George, Steven Satterfield, Blaza Toman

For development of a concrete rheology Standard Reference Material -- the first SRM certified through computer simulation.

2020 - Jacob Rabinow Applied Research Award---Matthew Hoehler

For the development of novel visualization techniques transforming fire-data collection and communication of results in large-scale fire research.

2020 - Edward Bennett Rosa Award---Andrew Persily

For leadership in development of green building standards that incorporate technically rigorous consideration of indoor air quality and ventilation.

2020 - Safety Award---Benjamin Davis, Judith Mitrani-Reiser, Kenneth Snyder

For development of an innovative approach to assess and mitigate hazards for NIST staff deploying to the field on disaster studies and investigations.

Lakesha Perry is recognized as Outreach Volunteer of the Year Award

LaKesha has contributed to STEM outreach engagement throughout her academic and professional career. She participates in hands-on demonstrations, working with younger children. As an Engineering Technician at the National Institute of Standards and...

Elena Messina is Showcased in Robotics

For providing a wonderful role model to aspiring young robot builders and women who want to build the future using robots to solve global challenges.

Lisa Ng Receives IBPSA-USA Emerging Contributor Award

For demonstrating potential for significant contributions to the field of building simulation and prospects for continued contributions.

Yan Lu Receives ASME Certificate of Appreciation

Yan Lu is recognized for her work organizing the 2020 IDETC-CIE Student Hackathon.

KC Morris receives an Award of Special Service

KC Morris receives an Award of Special Service for her work on Committee E60 on Sustainability.

William Bernstein Receives a Certificate of Appreciation

William Bernstein receives a Certificate of Appreciation for his work on two ASMT standards.

Siamak Sattar Receives Housner Fellowship

The Housner Fellows Program was developed by the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute to recognize promising and motivated young to mid-career professionals with the confidence, skills, and sense of responsibility needed to exercise leadership...

2019 - Bronze Medal Award---Dustin Poppendieck

For innovative research and standards leadership in quantifying airborne contaminant emissions from spray polyurethane foam insulation

2019 - Bronze Medal Award---Allison Barnard Feeney, Shaw C. Feng, John A. Horst

For vision, leadership and outstanding contributions to a standard for the exchange of quality information in digital manufacturing enterprises.

2019 - Bronze Medal Award---Rodney Bryant, Matthew Bundy, Anthony Chakalis, Artur Chernovsky, Philip Deardorff, Laurean DeLauter, Marco Fernandez, Matthew Hoehler, Andrew Mundy, Brian Story

For execution of cross-laminated timber compartment fire experiments resulting in significant building code changes and improvements in fire safety.

2019 - Bronze Medal Award---Thomas Gnaupel-Herold, Carelyn Campbell, Michael Katz, Eric Lass, Lyle Levine, Mark Stoudt, Maureen Williams, Fan Zhang, Thien Phan

For identifying improved post-processing treatments for additive manufacturing metal alloys that resolve a critical issue of mechanical part failure.

2019 - Bronze Medal Award---Paul Franchois, James Graham III, Esther Katzman, Nicholas Kulick, John Venable, Ann Leith, Andrew Mundy, Ann Rickerds

For enhancing the security of NIST public websites, expeditiously meeting federal requirements and exceeding stakeholder expectations.

Thompson, Mohamoud, Vijayaverl, Dmuchowski, Senseney

2019 - Bronze Medal Award---Zak Mohamoud, Justin Senseney, Rathini Vijayaverl, Steven Dmuchowski, Kristy Thompson

For exceptional contributions implementing the new grants review process using Google's G-Suite Cloud services.

2019 - Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers---Behrang Hamadani

For innovative and cutting-edge research in the measurement of photovoltaic materials, dedicated leadership in developing standards, and outstanding mentorship.

2019 - Colleagues' Choice Award---Michael Brundage

For exceptional commitment in developing new capabilities that advance NIST Smart Manufacturing efforts to improve industry operational efficiency.

2019 - Colleagues' Choice Award---Gregory Vogl

For outstanding leadership of the Engineering Laboratory SURF technical representatives through a new and challenging selection and review process.

2019 - Edward Bennett Rosa Award---Boonserm Kulvatunyou, Frank Riddick, Evan Wallace

For outstanding technical leadership in the development of a new information standard and software to support food manufacturing and food safety.

Engineering Laboratory staff discussing potential laboratory emergency scenarios as part of a safety tabletop exercise.

2019 - Safety Award---Engineering Laboratory

For instituting innovative annual tabletop safety exercises as a key component of safety management in the Engineering Laboratory.

2019 - Silver Medal Award---Tommy Armstrong, John R. Bollinger, Daniel Gilmore, Steven Smith, Brian Dougherty, Thomas M. Sherman, Timothy Hoseth

For sustained superior group performance pursuing procurement and construction of a 15-acre, 5-megawatt, solar array system for the NIST Gaithersburg campus.

Luce, Barnard Feeney, Dima, Hedberg, Helu, Weiss

2019 - Gold Medal Award---Mark Luce, Allison Barnard Feeney, Thomas D. Hedberg, Jr., Moneer Helu, Brian A. Weiss, Alden Dima

For developing a unique facility that accelerates the adoption of critical digital technologies and streams data to enable manufacturing innovation.

2019 - Gold Medal Award---Adam Jacoff, Kenneth Kimble, Kamel Saidi, Ann Marie Virts

For outstanding development and dissemination of standard test methods used worldwide to evaluate and improve bomb-disposal robots and operators.

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