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Physical Measurement Laboratory

Awards

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2017 - Allen V. Astin Measurement Science Award---Paul Williams

For pioneering new measurement methods and instrumentation leading to an entirely new traceability paradigm for high-power lasers (> 100 W).

2017 - Edward Uhler Condon Award---Michael Lombardi, Andrew Novick

For their timely and well-articulated article on timing needs and requirements for the financial industry.

2017 - Colleagues' Choice Award---Edward Hagley

For readily providing exceptional scientific and technical help to many diverse experimental projects and to important safety programs.

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.

Hendricks, Strouse, Egan, Scace, Olson, Stone, Ricker

2017 - Gold Medal Award---Patrick Egan, Jay Hendricks, Douglas Olson, Jacob Ricker, Gregory Scace, Jack Stone, Gregory Strouse

For revolutionizing pressure metrology by replacing the existing standard of nearly 4 centuries with a faster and more precise quantum-based method.

2017 - Silver Medal Award---Sushama Singh, Richard Silver, Johannes A. Soons, Xiaoyu A. Zheng

For launching the first open-access research database of forensic topography data to improve the scientific basis of firearm evidence in court.

2017 - Silver Medal Award---John J. Bollinger

For his breakthrough demonstration of multi-particle entanglement, paving the way for commercially relevant applications of quantum technology.

Chulock, Quick, Hovis, Montgomery, Diaz, Alderoty, Lauren, Johnson, Carlson

2017 - Bronze Medal Award---Dana Rae Diaz, Joan Carlson, John Quick, Lisa Chulock, Jeffrey Harris, Scott Montgomery, LaDonna Lauren, Neil Alderoty, Frances Johnson, Patrick Hovis

For creating the Undelivered Order Review application, significantly automating the return of obligated but undisbursed funds back to OUs across NIST.

2017 - Bronze Medal Award---Zachary H. Levine

For demonstrating a more accurate and vendor-independent approach to measuring tumor size, a ubiquitously used benchmark in the treatment of cancer.

2017 - Bronze Medal Award---James Beall, Shannon Duff, Anna Fox, Gene Hilton, Johannes Hubmayr, Dan Schmidt, Michael Vissers

For the development and deployment of the world’s first multi-color cameras for measurements of the cosmic microwave background.

2017 - Bronze Medal Award---Emily G. Bittle, David J. Gundlach

For accelerating the emergence of a new generation of flexible electronic devices by improving flawed standard measurement practices.

2017 - Bronze Medal Award---Gordon A. Shaw, III

For pioneering a new, traceable and more accurate basis for U.S. mass measurements in the commercially important range from micrograms to milligrams.

2017 - Director's Award for Excellence in Administration---Julia Bachinski

For outstanding leadership, service and innovation in administrative services enabling the world-class success of JILA in research and training.

Driver, Schlatter, Quintavalle, Cross, Scherschligt

2017 - Judson C. French Award---John S. Quintavalle, Katie Schlatter, Christina D. Cross, Robert G. Driver, Julia K. Scherschligt

For dramatically improving the quality and lowering the cost of pressure dissemination by modernizing the NIST piston gauge calibration service.

2017 - Jacob Rabinow Applied Research Award---Jun Ye

For numerous innovations in laser technology and applications, enabling new precision measurements, new products, and fundamental science.

2017 - Eugene Casson Crittenden Award---Elias Baltic

For technical excellence and leadership in the development and operation of NIST neutron imaging facilities and advancing core metrology programs.

2017 - Safety Award---Jeanne Houston

For outstanding leadership in identifying and implementing safety improvements, and influencing positive change toward safety in PML’s Sensor Science Division.

2017 - Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers---John Teufel

For pioneering breakthroughs in the nascent field of quantum optomechanics that are providing the practical means to preserve and transfer information across the components of future quantum computing devices

2017 - Presidential Rank Award---Sae Woo Nam

For his breakthrough research in the field of quantum information science for over a decade, enabled by his invention of record-breaking photon detectors.

David A. Howe Named 2018 IEEE Fellow

He is being recognized for contributions to global time synchronization.

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 applied by the laser light reflects from a mirror. And improving on conventional power meters as a truly portable...

Kartik Srinivasan Elected OSA Fellow

Kartik Srinivasan of NIST’s Center for Nanoscale Science and Technology (CNST) was elected Fellow of the Optical Society (OSA). Dr. Srinivasan received the honor for his outstanding contributions to nanophotonics and quantum optics, including cavity...