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Physical Measurement Laboratory

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2015 Fulbright fellowship - Glenn Solomon

NIST has a long-standing program in quantum information science that includes creating coherence in quantum dots — a type of nanostructure —

2015 IEEE Fellow - Paul D. Hale

Paul D. Hale has been named an IEEE Fellow for contributions to the metrology of high-speed electronic and optoelectronic devices.

Boss wins 2015 FLC Tech Transfer award

Michael Boss received the FLC Tech Transfer Award for creating MRI calibration standards that have been adopted in multi-site clinical

2014 Invention of the Year Nominee: A New Single-Photon Avalanche Diode System for LIDAR and Quantum Cryptography

UMD researchers have developed a single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) detection system that is so sensitive that it detects photons that

2015 APS Fellow - Gretchen Campbell

For pioneering contributions to the study of superfluidity in atomic-gas Bose-Einstein condensates using ring-shaped condensates.

2015 APS Fellow - Stephan Schlamminger

For a precision measurement of the Newtonian constant of Gravitation G and a precision measurement of the Planck constant h.

2014 - Bronze Medal Award---Joshua Bienfang

For developing single photon detectors in the commercially relevant infrared spectrum near the fundamental limits for quantum communication.

2014 - Bronze Medal Award---Thomas C. Larason

For developing the metrology to establish ultraviolet light as a safe and effective treatment for the sterilization of drinking and waste water.

2014 - Bronze Medal Award---Henri Lezec

For the realization of flat lensing at visible and ultraviolet wavelengths.

2014 - Bronze Medal Award---John Lowe

For partnering with industry to develop technology that has dramatically improved commercial devices using precision timing broadcasts from WWVB.

2014 - Bronze Medal Award---Kartik Srinivasan

For the development of single-photon up-conversion methods for efficient quantum communication.

2014 - Bronze Medal Award---Mitchell Furst, Alex Farrell

For providing state-of-the-art calibrations of space sensors critical for monitoring solar weather to protect our nation's vulnerable infrastructure.

2014 - Bronze Medal Award---Johannes A. Soons, Ulf Griesmann

For innovations in ultra-precision spherical surface metrology, improving optics for applications ranging from nanoscale to hundreds of meters.

2014 - Eugene Casson Crittenden Award---Jeanne Kilpatrick

For providing exemplary support to ensure the continual success of the SURF student onboarding process within the Material Measurement Laboratory.

2014 - Edward Uhler Condon Award---Jon R. Pratt

For his special feature elucidating mass dissemination from the macroscopic to the quantum world following the modernization of the metric system.

2014 - Judson C. French Award---Jodie Gail Pope, John D. Wright

For providing the hydrogen flow measurement and standards infrastructure to enable the broad commercialization of hydrogen-fueled vehicles.

2014 - Jacob Rabinow Applied Research Award---Scott Diddams, Nathan Newbury

For pioneering applications of frequency combs, including the world's best atomic clocks, new communications technologies and precision spectroscopy.

2014 - Gold Medal Award---Chris Oates, Jun Ye, Andrew Ludlow

For exceptional scientific creativity and achievement in inventing and perfecting new types of atomic clocks with best-in-the-world performance.

2014 - Gold Medal Award---John Kitching, Elizabeth Donley, Svenja Knappe

For pioneering chip-scale atomic devices as a new paradigm for broad dissemination of precision NIST measurements through miniaturized standards.

2014 - Silver Medal Award---Stephan Schlamminger

For leading the NIST effort to redefine the SI unit of mass in terms of constants of nature rather than a physical artifact known to change with time.

2014 - Bronze Medal Award---Joshua Bienfang

For developing single photon detectors in the commercially relevant infrared spectrum near the fundamental limits for quantum communication.

2014 - Bronze Medal Award---Thomas C. Larason

AWARD CITATION For developing the metrology to establish ultraviolet light as a safe and effective treatment for the sterilization of

2014 - Judson C. French Award---Jodie G. Pope and John Wright

For providing the hydrogen flow measurement and standards infrastructure to enable the broad commercialization of hydrogen-fueled vehicles.

2015 I.I. Rabi Prize in Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics - Ian Spielman

Spielman was cited for "the development of quantum simulations using ultra-cold atoms, creation of synthetic electromagnetic fields

2015 Maria Goeppert Mayer Award Recipient - Gretchen Campbell

Campbell was chosen for "her pioneering contributions to the study of superfluidity in atomic-gas Bose-Einstein condensates, realizing

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