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Physical Measurement Laboratory

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John Lehman Elected OSA Fellow

John Lehman is recognized for outstanding work on laser radiometry and applications, with a focus on accurate laser power measurements and

2019 PECASE - Varun Verma

For pushing the frontiers of quantum physics through pioneering new devices that detect and count single particles of light, and for serving

2019 PECASE - Kathryn Keenan

For transforming magnetic resonance imaging into a quantitative tool to diagnose and treat cancer and neurodegenerative diseases through the

2019 Gears of Government Award - Lehman, Stephens, Tomlin, Vayshenker and Yung

Established the first primary standard to measure optical fiber-based laser power by exploiting the team’s innovative coatings, which are

Kristan Corwin Receives the 5 Sigma Physicist Award

Kristan Corwin was awarded the 2019 5 Sigma Physicist Award for the writing of an op-ed in The Topeka Capital-Journal on the impact of NSF

2018 - Bronze Medal Award---Dustin Hite, Dietrich Leibfried, David Pappas, Andrew Wilson

For innovations in surface-science and material-preparation technology that overcame a longstanding barrier to implementing ion-trap quantum computing.

2018 - Edward Uhler Condon Award---Pavel Kabos, T. Mitch Wallis

For making a complex topic accessible through their foundational textbook on measurement techniques for radio frequency nanoelectronics.

2018 - Silver Medal Award---José Aumentado, Konrad Lehnert, Raymond Simmonds, John Teufel

For creating the fundamental, enabling components of future quantum networks that will process information much faster than current computer networks.

2018 - Gold Medal Award---John Lehman, Michelle Stephens, Nathan Tomlin, Igor Vayshenker, Christopher Yung

For revolutionizing optical power metrology through the world's first primary fiber-based standard to support telecommunications, sensing and defense.

Richard Mirin Elected OSA Fellow

Richard Mirin is recognized for outstanding contributions to semiconductor quantum dot devices and quantum optics by the Optical Society of

Galan Moody Wins 2018 ICSNN Young Investigator Award

Galan Moody has won the 2018 International Conference on Superlattices, Nanostructures and Nanodevices Young Investigator Award.

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.

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

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.

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).

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

Bell Prize goes to scientists who proved “spooky” quantum entanglement is real

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

NIST research affiliate John Teufel holding his micro drum

2017 PECASE - John Teufel

Teufel received the award for his innovations in quantum optomechanics that are helping mechanical technologies approach the quantum limits

Adam McCaughan & Varun Verma Awarded Nancy Grace Roman Technology Fellowship in Astrophysics

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

2016 - Bronze Medal Award---Gary Zabow

For demonstrating a novel all-magnetic alternative to medical imaging through developing a class of nanoscale radio-frequency probes for diagnostics and treatment.

2016 - Safety Award---T. Mitch Wallis

For demonstrable leadership in instilling a culture of safety in the multi-user, multi-laboratory Precision Imaging Facility.

2016 - Ron Brown Excellence in Innovation Award---Michael A. Boss, Kathryn E. Keenan, Stephen E. Russek, Karl F. Stupic

For creating standards that transformed magnetic resonance imaging into a quantitative tool to diagnose and treat traumatic brain injury and cancer.

2016 - Gold Medal Award---Michael A. Boss, Kathryn E. Keenan, Stephen E. Russek, Karl F. Stupic

For creating standards that transformed magnetic resonance imaging into a quantitative tool to diagnose and treat traumatic brain injury and cancer.

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.

Paul Ehrenfest Best Paper Award for Quantum Foundations for the Year 2015

The Paul Ehrenfest Best Paper Award for Quantum Foundations for the year 2015 was awarded jointly to three publications by groups at the TU

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