Awards

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2021 - Gold Medal Award---Brandon Lane, Steven Grantham, Ho Yeung, David Deisenroth, Jason Fox, Jared Tarr, Jay Nanninga, Clarence Zarobila

For developing the world-class capabilities of the Additive Manufacturing Metrology Testbed and delivering groundbreaking measurements and data.

2021 - Judson C. French Award---Vincent Lee, Cameron Miller, Bala Muralikrishnan, Maria Nadal, Benjamin Tsai, Yuqin Zong

For their initiative in overhauling the NIST photometry facility and services to meet the demands of the rapidly growing solid-state lighting industry.

2021 - Bronze Medal Award---Robert Commarota, Cerasela Constantin, Sushama Singh , Simon Frechette , Eric Shirley, Andrea Medina-Smith, Elisabeth Mansfield, Douglas Montgomery, Peter Gehring, Fernando J. Cintron

For development of an IT system to modernize and simplify NIST's publication processes

2021 Helmholtz-Rayleigh Interdisciplinary Silver Medal - Michael Moldover

For establishing spherical acoustic resonators as the foundation of the kelvin in the International System of Units.

2020 - Colleagues' Choice Award---Tobias Herman

For outstanding leadership in thermometry and humidity calibration services and successful management of the photonic thermometry CRADA project.

2020 - Colleagues' Choice Award---Thomas C. Larason

For outstanding development of system control software, design of critical radiometric research and calibration services, and collaboration.

2020 - B. Stephen Carpenter Award---Yoshihiro Ohno

For orchestrating a network of international collaborations to establish the measurement infrastructure for a vibrant solid-state lighting industry.

2020 - Bronze Medal Award---Thomas Germer, Eric Shirley

For advancing the theory and measurement of light-scattering and diffraction effects that often limit the accuracy of optical radiation measurements.

2020 - Distinguished Mentoring Award---Gerald Fraser

For exemplary mentorship and tireless advocacy for a brighter future for all staff, thereby exemplifying the core value of One NIST.

2020 - Distinguished Career Award---B. Carol Johnson

For establishing an innovative 25-year partnership with U.S. space agencies to ensure their environmental satellite measurements are SI traceable.

2019 Distinguished Associate Award - Theodore Vorburger

For the development of rigorous uncertainty methods and documentary standards for firearm forensics.

2020 ASTM James A. Thomas President’s Leadership Award - Bala Muralikrishnan

For significant contributions, successful leadership of a major new activity and unusually productive service ASTM committee work.

2019 - Gold Medal Award---Nolan Brandenburg, Mark Luce, Jay Hendricks, Jacob Ricker

For exceptional and innovative encasement design, enabling preservation of multiple documents, from the US Bill of Rights to the Emancipation Proclamation.

2019 - Eugene Casson Crittenden Award---Michael Braine

For developing a 24/7 lab environmental monitoring system that protects expensive equipment by alerting staff to potential problems in real time.

2019 - Distinguished Career Award---Theodore Doiron

For sustained and lasting contributions to NIST and the next generation of practitioners in the field of precision dimensional metrology.

2019 - Allen V. Astin Measurement Science Award---Jun-Feng (John) Song

For revolutionizing firearm forensics by discovering a robust statistical method for attributing cartridge case evidence to a specific firearm.

Stocker, Zheng, Renegar, Soons, Thompson

2019 - Bronze Medal Award---Robert M. Thompson, Thomas B. Renegar, Johannes A. Soons, Michael T. Stocker, Xiaoyu A. Zheng

For novel contributions to the field of forensics by digitally preserving ballistic evidence from the John F. Kennedy assassination, for the benefit of future generations.

2020 ASME Fellow - John D. Wright

For advancing practical, low uncertainty flow measurements, and ensuring the reliability of the US and international flow measurement

2019 Fellow of the American Vacuum Society - James Fedchak

For pioneering work in the science and metrology of extreme high vacuum, and support of the stakeholder and scientific community.

2018 - Silver Medal Award---James Filla, Mohammad Khalil, Joey Boyd, Aaron Johnson, Iosif Shinder

For advancing gas-flow measurement science to enable smokestack emissions measurements that are accurate, traceable, and comparable internationally.

2018 - Bronze Medal Award---Brian Alberding, Joshua Hadler, Edwin Heilweil

For developing the rigorous measurements needed to assess the efficacy of commercial laser-protective eyewear in common laboratory conditions.

2018 - Eugene Casson Crittenden Award---Wyatt Miller

For advancing surface-temperature metrology and its real-world applications, including a novel web-based shipment-monitoring system.

2018 - Edward Bennett Rosa Award---Bala Muralikrishnan, Prem Rachakonda, Meghan Shilling, Roger Bostelman, Geraldine Cheok, Joseph Falco, Marek Franaszek, Jeremy Marvel, Kamel Saidi, Ya-Shian Li-Baboud

For outstanding contributions to ASTM standards for performance evaluation of 3D imaging systems used in a wide range of critical applications.

Podobedov, Curry, Houston, Eppeldauer, Yoon, Shaw

2018 - Judson C. French Award---John J. Curry, George Eppeldauer, Jeanne Houston, Vyacheslav Podobedov, Ping-Shine Shaw, Howard Yoon

For realizing and disseminating the best-in-the-world capability for absolute calibration of optical detectors from the visible to the far infrared.

2018 - Judson C. French Award---Catherine Cooksey, Thomas A. Germer, Heather J. Patrick, Clarence J. Zarobila

For replacing the prevailing reflectance measurement technology of the last 20 years with a novel robotic facility, lowering costs and turnaround time.

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