Awards

Sae Woo Nam’s team at NIST is honored for a landmark experiment which, in conjunction with related results elsewhere, put to rest a debate about the nature of quantum reality that has persisted for eight decades. The dispute, first raised by Albert...

Perkins is being recognized for work described as New twists in the molecules of life. In a decade long project, Perkins developed powerful new tools to measure and study individual biomolecules. He then partnered with the biotech industry to develop...

Ana Maria Rey was named a NIST Fellow in recognition of her world-leading program in quantum theory, her pioneering work in quantum many-body physics, & her continuing powerful collaborations with experimentalists at JILA, NIST, & across the world.

Dodson’s project featured in her talk was the investigation of catalysts in model systems.

For the design and construction of a series of highly sophisticated scanning probe instruments.

The award recognizes international leadership and impact in the organization’s main areas of biological, chemical, and physical sciences.

Senior Members are well-established individuals with a designation that recognizes their experience and professional accomplishments or service within their field that sets them apart from their peers.

For the development and application of optical frequency combs to precision atomic timing.

In recognition of over two decades of service in helping to guide, inform and manage the Physical Measurement Laboratory (formerly Physics Laboratory) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, an organization which has yielded ground...

As a result of innovation developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and in collaboration with partners in the industry, the flexibility and reduced manufacturing cost of miniature vapor cells have enabled the...

As a result of innovation developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and in collaboration with partners in the industry, the flexibility and reduced manufacturing cost of miniature vapor cells have enabled the...

For his outstanding contributions to the understanding of molecular structures and reactive dynamics by high resolution and single-particle spectroscopic methods.

José Torres Ferrer has been an invaluable assistant and lead instructor for over 140 seminars and nearly 1500 students in the past twenty‐five years covering a full range of laboratory topics covered by the Office of Weights and Measures (OWM) as...

For his pioneering achievements on spectroscopic capability of scanning tunneling microscopy opening novel perspectives for revealing the quantum nature of the nano-world.

Teufel received the award for his innovations in quantum optomechanics that are helping mechanical technologies approach the quantum limits of precision measurement and create new computing paradigms with unprecedented processing power.

Adam McCaughan and Varun Verma have both been awarded the Nancy Grace Roman Technology Fellowship in Astrophysics in 2017.