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Physical Measurement Laboratory

Awards

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2019 - Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers---Alexey Gorshkov

For his groundbreaking research in quantum science, which included manipulating individual light particles to strongly interact.

2019 - Bronze Medal Award---Gillian Nave

For providing ultraprecise spectroscopic benchmarks in support of U.S. industry and research, including the search for extraterrestrial planets

2019 Highly Cited Researcher: Ian Spielman

Researchers are selected for their exceptional performance in one or more of 21 broad fields (those used in Web of Science Group's Essential

Alan Migdall Elected OSA Fellow

For significant contributions to quantum optics, especially the development of accurate metrology of single-photon detectors using

2019 PECASE - Alexey Gorshkov

For pushing the frontiers of quantum science through groundbreaking research, including manipulating individual light particles to strongly

2018 - Gold Medal Award---Randolph Elmquist, Dean G. Jarrett, George Robert Jones, Jr., Marlin E. Kraft, Alireza Panna, Shamith Payagala, Albert Rigosi

For a new quantum-based primary resistance standard, replacing a fragile, complex and expensive system with a robust, simple and affordable one.

2018 - Bronze Medal Award---Stefan Cular

For exemplary development and delivery of NIST quantum voltage services, extending NIST quality and accuracy to laboratories around the globe.

Glenn Solomon Elected OSA Fellow

For pioneering the development of semiconductor quantum dot optical materials and device structures for solid-state quantum optics.

2018 Young Scientist Prize - Alexey Gorshkov

The 2018 IUPAP Young Scientist prize for the Commission on Atomic, Molecular and Optical Physics (C15) was awarded to Dr. Alexey Gorshkov

2017 Clarivate Analytics Highly Cited Researchers - Ian Spielman, Jake Taylor, Debbie Jin, and Jun Ye

The 2017 list focuses on contemporary research achievement: only Highly Cited Papers in science and social sciences journals indexed in the

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 - 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 APS Fellow - Jacob Taylor

For his wide ranging contributions in using quantum properties of light and matter towards developing applications ranging from extreme

2017 APS Fellow - David Newell

For significant contributions to the least squares adjustments of the fundamental constants of nature from experimental data and to the

2017 Optical Society of America Senior Member- Zachary Levine

Senior Members are well-established individuals with a designation that recognizes their experience and professional accomplishments or

Sae Woo Nam, Lita, Shalm, Verma, Mirin, Allman, Stevens, Bierhorst, Glancy, Gerrits, Migdall, Bienfang, Wayne

2016 - Gold Medal Award---Physical Measurement Laboratory (PML), Information Technology Laboratory (ITL)

For being the first in nearly 50 years of attempts to achieve a loophole-free test of Bell’s theorem, confirming the predictions of quantum mechanics. Nearly 20 NIST employees and associates from PML and ITL contributed to this achievement.

2016 - Bronze Medal Award---Akobuije Chijioke

For developing the world’s first SI-traceable dynamic-force measurement facility for advanced manufacturing and biomedical applications.

2016 - Allen V. Astin Measurement Science Award---Patrick Abbott, Eric Benck, Zeina Kubarych, Edward Mulhern, Corey Stambaugh, Leon Chao, David Newell, Stephan Schlamminger

For establishing a mise en pratique to realize the redefined unit of mass and transfer mass measurements to working standards for dissemination.

Quantum Measurement Division