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Physical Measurement Laboratory

Time and Frequency Division

Awards

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2024 - Presidential Rank Award---Nada Golmie

Recognized with a Distinguished Rank for sustained extraordinary accomplishments.

2024 - Samuel Wesley Stratton Award---Scott Papp

For pioneering research in the development and applications of microresonator frequency combs and nonlinear nanophotonic systems.

2024 - Arthur S. Flemming Award---Jeffrey Sherman

Recognized for technical and managerial leadership of the atomic clock ensemble that serves as the nation's source of official time.

2024 - Colleagues' Choice Award---Susan Schima

For excellence in the essential microfabrication work that has enabled multiple generations of chip-scale clocks and quantum sensors.

2024 - Bronze Medal Award---Daniel Slichter, Varun Verma, Dietrich Leibfried, Richard Mirin

For the realization of the first single-photon detector integrated with an ion trap for the high-fidelity state readout of a trapped-ion quantum bit.

2024 - Presidential Rank Award---John Kitching

Recognized with a Distinguished Rank for sustained extraordinary accomplishments.

2024 - Colleagues' Choice Award---Tara Fortier

For passionate mentorship to advance the communication skills and technical expertise of current and future NIST staff members.

2024 Presidential Rank Award - John Kitching

Dr. John Kitching has pioneered the development of chip-scale atomic clocks and magnetometers. A NIST scientist since 2003, he holds several

John Kitching receiving NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal

2023 NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal - John Kitching

For outstanding technical leadership in conducting a critical NASA quantum sensing capability assessment to enable the success of NASA

2023 - Allen V. Astin Measurement Science Award---Jeff Sherman, Ladan Arissian, Roger Brown , Bijunath Patla

For exceptional performance and dedication in the realization and dissemination of the national standard of frequency, time, and time interval.

Photo of John Bollinger, Distinguished Career awardee

2023 - Dr. Willie E. May Award for Distinguished Career at NIST---John Bollinger

For a career of research in trapped-ion metrology applied to atomic clocks and quantum manipulation, computation, and simulation.

Photomicrograph of the linear ion trap with integrated SNSPD

2023 APL Rising Stars Collection - Benedikt Hampel, Daniel Slichter, Dietrich Leibfried, Richard Mirin, Sae Woo Nam, Varun Verma

The Rising Stars Collection features notable APL papers by emerging investigators. These papers were identified by the editors and Rising

2022 Distinguished Associate Award - Vladislav Gerginov

For long-term and extraordinary contributions in support of NIST’s atomic clock and sensing programs.

2023 SPIE Harold E. Edgerton Award in High-Speed Optics - Tara Fortier

In recognition of pioneering contributions to the development of frequency combs based on mode-locked lasers and their applications in

2022 - Jacob Rabinow Applied Research Award---Dietrich Leibfried, Daniel Slichter, Andrew Wilson

For providing critical expertise in trapped-ion quantum information processing to industry stakeholders in support of the emerging quantum economy.

2022 - Distinguished Career Award---Michael Lombardi

For a career of sustained excellence in the leadership of NIST’s mission-essential time and frequency distribution services.

2022 - Dean of Staff Award---Judah Levine

The Dean of Staff award honors the current employee with the longest tenure at NIST. The honoree receives a framed copy of an antique print of pioneering scientist Michael Faraday. A rare carbon print of this photo, now in NIST’s historical artifact collection, hung in the office of the first three NIST directors for four decades.

2022 - Silver Medal Award---Michael Bartock, Jonathan Hardis, Ya-Shian Li-Baboud, James McCarthy, Suzanne Lightman, Karen K. Reczek, Jeffrey Sherman, Roger Brown, Michael Lombardi, Judah Levine

For strengthening the resilience of position, navigation, and timing infrastructure and services on which global commerce and national security rely.