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Engineering Laboratory

Materials and Structural Systems Division

Awards

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2020 - Judson C. French Award---Nicos Martys, William George, Steven Satterfield, Blaza Toman

For development of a concrete rheology Standard Reference Material -- the first SRM certified through computer simulation.

2020 - Safety Award---Benjamin Davis, Judith Mitrani-Reiser, Kenneth Snyder

For development of an innovative approach to assess and mitigate hazards for NIST staff deploying to the field on disaster studies and investigations.

Lakesha Perry is recognized as Outreach Volunteer of the Year Award

LaKesha has contributed to STEM outreach engagement throughout her academic and professional career. She participates in hands-on demonstrations, working with younger children. As an Engineering Technician at the National Institute of Standards and...

Siamak Sattar Receives Housner Fellowship

The Housner Fellows Program was developed by the Earthquake Engineering Research Institute to recognize promising and motivated young to mid-career professionals with the confidence, skills, and sense of responsibility needed to exercise leadership...

Long Phan Receives American Concrete Institute (ACI) Concrete Research Council Arthur J. Boase Award

This honor was bestowed specifically “in recognition of your research on the response of high strength/high performance concrete structures to extreme loads, the effect of ASR on reinforced concrete material properties and structural capacities, and...

2018 - Gold Medal Award---Marc Levitan, Emil Simiu, Adam Pintar

For extraordinary, innovative efforts to accurately characterize and map extreme winds across the U.S. to ensure a safe and economical built environment.

Dale Bentz Elected American Concrete Institute (ACI) Fellowship

For his outstanding contributions to the use of concrete materials, products, and structures in the areas of education, research, development, design, construction, and management

Paul Stutzman Receives the Bryant Mather Award from ASTM Committee C01

Paul was recognized for his contributions to the development of various committee standards related to quantitative analysis of Portland cement and his exceptional work on behalf of the subcommittee on compositional analysis (C01.23).

2017 - Bronze Medal Award---H. S. Lew, Joseph A. Main, Fahim Sadek

For developing engineering methods and tools for mitigating disproportionate collapse in buildings to save lives and to reduce property losses.

Marc Levitan Receives the National Storm Shelter Association (NSSA) Kiesling Award

Presented this year to Marc Levitan of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), recently the (Acting) Director fo the Nation Wind Impact Reduction Program. Among many accomplishments, Dr. Levitan also served as the Managing Director...

Selepak, Kuligowski, Fernandez, Reneke, Hagwood, Peacock, Averill

2016 - Bronze Medal Award---Richard Peacock, Paul Reneke, Charles Hagwood, Michael Selepak, Marco Fernandez, Jason Averill, Erica Kuligowski

For development, analysis, and dissemination of a building evacuation database to improve occupant safety during fire incidents.

2016 - Silver Medal Award---Therese McAllister, Erica Kuligowski, Stephen Cauffman, David Butry

For outstanding leadership in developing the Community Resilience Planning Guide, a planning process to help communities increase disaster resilience.

2016 - George A. Uriano Award---Xiaohong Gu

For leading the deployment of new measurement-science tools to industry, for service-life prediction and product-failure reduction in the solar-energy market.

Dr. John Harris selected Fellow, ASCE/SEI

ASCE members elected to Fellow status have made celebrated contributions and developed creative solutions that have enhanced lives.

2022 Silver Medal Award--- Weigand, Marcu, Sadek, Phan, and Pintar

Awarded for achievements in science and engineering. The group is recognized for developing and executing an innovative research program to experimentally measure and analyze the effects of Alkali-Silica Reaction (ASR) on the material and structural...