Awards

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Named Finalist in 2024 Blavatnik National Awards for Young Scientists - Alexey Gorshkov

Advanced the design of large interacting quantum systems through pioneering research at the intersection of quantum physics and information...

2024 IEEE Photonics Society Quantum Electronics Award - Alexey Gorshkov

"For pioneering contributions to understanding, design, and control of interacting quantum systems, with applications including quantum...

JQI Researchers Win 2023 UMD Quantum Invention of the Year Award

This year Joint Quantum Institute (JQI), a research partnership between the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the...

2023 Optica Fellow - Alexey Gorshkov

JQI Fellow Alexey Gorshkov was named a 2023 fellow of Optica, the organization formerly known as the Optical Society of America. Gorshkov...

2022 Excellence in Research Award in Physical and Information Sciences - Alexey Gorshkov

In recognition for pioneering, fundamental contributions to the understanding, design, and control of large, interacting quantum systems...

2021 - Arthur S. Flemming Award---Alexey Gorshkov

Dr. Gorshkov’s creating strong interactions between photons gives a basis for technology using light rather than electrons to perform operations/computations.

2020 - Gold Medal Award---Jacob Taylor

For leadership in shaping the nation’s quantum science agenda, resulting in the National Quantum Initiative Act and its implementation infrastructure.

Jacob Taylor Elected OSA Fellow

For contributions using quantum properties of light and matter for applications ranging from extremely sensitive sensors to quantum...

Sergey V. Polyakov Elected OSA Fellow

For contributions using quantum properties of light for optical metrology, communication, and biosensing beyond classical limits.

2020 APS Fellow - Alexey V. Gorshkov

For contributions to the understanding, design, and control of quantum many-body atomic, molecular, and optical systems and their...

IOP Trusted Reviewer - Zachary Levine

IOP trusted reviewer status acknowledges that you have demonstrated a high level of peer review competence, with the ability to critique...

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.

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...

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---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 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.

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...

2015 Fulbright fellowship - Glenn Solomon

NIST has a long-standing program in quantum information science that includes creating coherence in quantum dots — a type of nanostructure —...

2014 Invention of the Year Nominee: A New Single-Photon Avalanche Diode System for LIDAR and Quantum Cryptography

UMD researchers have developed a single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) detection system that is so sensitive that it detects photons that...

2014 - Bronze Medal Award---Joshua Bienfang

For developing single photon detectors in the commercially relevant infrared spectrum near the fundamental limits for quantum communication.

Advanced communications
-Open Radio Access Network (Open-RAN)
-Quantum communications
-Spectrum sharing
-Wireless (RF)
Artificial intelligence
-AI measurement and evaluation
-Autonomous systems
--Automated vehicles
--Autonomous laboratories
-Applied AI
-Fundamental AI
-Hardware for AI
-Machine learning
-Trustworthy and responsible AI
Bioscience
-Bioeconomy
--Biological data
-Bioimaging
-Bioinformatics
-Biomanufacturing
-Biomaterials
-Biometrology
-Biosecurity
--Biosurveillance
--Genomic cybersecurity
--Nucleic acid sequence screening
-Cell measurements
-Engineering / synthetic biology
--Biofabrication
--Cell-free systems
--Genome engineering
--Protein engineering
-Gene delivery systems
-Genome editing
-Genomics
-Glycomics
-Metabolomics
-Microbial measurements
-Proteomics
Buildings and Construction
-Building codes and standards
-Building control systems
-Building damage and repair
-Building economics
-Building materials
-Energy efficiency
-Heating, ventilation and air conditioning equipment
-Indoor air quality
-Structural engineering
-Thermal comfort
Chemistry
-Analytical chemistry
-Chemical engineering and processing
-Chemical thermodynamics and chemical properties
-Molecular characterization
-Theoretical chemistry and modeling
-Thermochemical properties
Electronics
-Electromagnetics
-Flexible electronics
-Magnetoelectronics
-Optoelectronics
-Organic electronics
-Semiconductors
-Sensors
-Superconducting electronics
Energy
-Alternative energy
-Conventional energy
-Electric power / smart grid
-Fuels
Environment
-Air / water / soil quality
-Climate Measurements
-Environmental health
-Greenhouse gas measurements
-Marine science
-Sustainability
Fire
-Fire detection
-Fire dynamics and science
-Fire fighting
-Fire modeling
-Fire risk reduction
-Materials flammability
-Structural fire resistance
-Wildland urban interface fire
Forensic Science
-Digital evidence
-Drugs and toxicology
-Firearms and toolmarks
-Forensic biometrics
-Forensic genetics
-Trace evidence
Health
-Biopharmaceuticals
-Cell and gene therapy
-Clinical diagnostics
--Cancer
--Medical imaging
-Food and nutrition
-Human microbiome
-Precision medicine
-Regenerative medicine and advanced therapy
--Flow cytometry
Information technology
-Biometrics
-Cloud computing and virtualization
-Complex systems
-Computational science
-Conformance testing
-Cyber-physical systems
--Smart cities
-Cybersecurity and privacy
--Cryptography
--Cybersecurity education and workforce development
--Cybersecurity measurement
--Identity and access management
--Privacy engineering
--Risk management
--Securing emerging technologies
--Trustworthy networks
--Trustworthy platforms
-Data and informatics
--Human language technology
--Information retrieval
--Natural language processing
-Digital twins
-Federal information processing standards (FIPS)
-Health IT
-Internet of Things (IoT)
-Interoperability testing
-Location based services
-Mobile
-Networking
--Mobile and wireless networking
--Network management and monitoring
--Network modeling and analysis
--Network security and robustness
--Network test and measurement
--Next generation networks
--Protocol design and standardization
--Software defined and virtual networks
-Software research
--Software testing
-Usability and human factors
--Accessibility
-Video analytics
-Virtual / augmented reality
-Visualization research
-Voting systems
Infrastructure
Manufacturing
-Additive manufacturing
-Factory communications
-Factory operations planning and control
-Interoperability in manufacturing
-Machining
-Manufacturing economics
-Manufacturing quality assurance
-Manufacturing systems design and analysis
-Monitoring, diagnostics and prognostics
-Process improvement
-Process measurement and control
-Product data
-Robotics
--Agility and adaptability
--Collaborative robots
--Dexterous grasping
--Manipulation
--Mobility and industrial autonomous vehicles
--Navigation / actuation / control
--Sensing and perception
-Supply chain
-Sustainable manufacturing
-Systems engineering
-Systems integration
-Technology commercialization
Materials
-Ceramics
-Composites
-Concrete / cement
-Materials characterization
--Composition and structure
--Mechanical properties
--Thermal properties
-Metals
-Modeling and computational material science
-Polymers
-Superconductors
Mathematics and statistics
-Experiment design
-Image and signal processing
-Modeling and simulation research
-Numerical methods and software
-Statistical analysis
-Uncertainty quantification
Metrology
-Amount of substance
-Dimensional metrology
-Electrical / electromagnetic metrology
-Flow metrology and rheology
-Force metrology
-Humidity metrology
-Ionizing radiation metrology
-Mass metrology
-Metric
-Optical / photometry / laser metrology
-Pressure and vacuum metrology
-Thermometry metrology
-Time and frequency metrology
-Weights and measures
Nanotechnology
-Nanobiotechnology
-Nanochemistry
-Nanoelectronics
-Nanofabrication / manufacturing
--Lithography
--Self-assembly
-Nanofluidics
-Nanomagnetics
-Nanomaterials
-Nanomechanics
-Nanometrology
-Nanophotonics
-Nanophysics
-Nanoplasmonics
Neutron research
Performance excellence
-Assessment tools and services
-Baldrige award
-Baldrige examiners
-Baldrige Framework and Criteria
-Best practices
-Leadership development
Physics
-Atomic / molecular / quantum
-Biological physics
-Condensed matter
-Electron physics
-Magnetics
-Nuclear physics
-Optical physics and communications
-Quantum information science
-Radiation
-Spectroscopy
-Thermodynamics
-Time and frequency
Public safety
-Chemical / Biological / Radiological / Nuclear / Explosives (CBRNE)
-First responder preparedness
-Law enforcement
-Public safety communications research
-Response robots
Resilience
-Community resilience
--Recovery
--Resilience metrics
-Disaster and failure studies
-Earthquake risk reduction
-Resilience economics
-Resilient materials
-Windstorm impact reduction
Standards
-Accreditation
-Calibration services
-Conformity assessment
-Documentary standards
-Frameworks
-Quality assurance
-Reference data
-Reference instruments
-Reference materials
-Standards education
Technology transfer
Transportation
-Aerospace
-Automotive