Awards Received by NIST Employees

Polette Centellas received the 2026 Early Career Award in Engineering from the Washington Academy of Sciences.

Dr. Kelley Rogers, Deputy Director for the NIST Office of Advanced Manufacturing, has received the Leadership Award in Advanced Manufacturing from the Washington Academy of Sciences.

For profound and transformative research in 3D sensing and metrology, outstanding leadership in establishing globally adopted industry standards, and dedication to measurement science.

Lily Chen was honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Cryptographic Module User Forum for her work in the landmark post-quantum cryptography standards: FIPS 203, FIPS 204, and FIPS 205.

Chris Celi of ITL's Computer Security Division was presented with the Pinnacle of Innovation Award at the 2026 Cryptographic Module User Forum Awards Ceremony for his work on CMVP automation.

He developed wafer-scale fabrication processes in the BMF/NIST to integrate SNSPDs and photonics into ion traps for high-fidelity qubit state readout for scalable quantum computing platforms and characterized ion trap chips at cryogenic temperatures.

His election recognizes his extraordinary contributions to physics and quantum science, including pioneering advances in optical atomic clocks, precision measurement, and quantum many-body physics.

In recognition of his research that uses ultracold atoms to study a broad range of topics.

Dr. Striegel was honored for his significant contributions to the fundamental understanding of the chromatographic process.

Apostol was recognized for driving the development and adoption of standards in AI and cybersecurity, contributing to national and international standards initiatives.

For lifetime contributions to the science of fire engineering.

This award recognizes those scientists who perform peer review for ACS ES&T Air in their area of expertise to a consistently high standard, in a timely fashion, and on a frequent basis throughout the year.

Martin Stanley has been selected as the winner of the 2025 AI Evangelist Flywheel Award, which recognizes leaders dedicated to advancing ethical and responsible use of AI. This is an opportunity to spotlight why responsible AI matters: ensuring...

Aaron Rowane received the 2026 Early Career Award from the Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data for outstanding research in thermophysical properties and phase equilibria.

According to the Quantum 100 list, Ye is “recognized for his curiosity and hands-on approach to experimentation...He has built a world-class research program using light, atoms, molecules, and advanced optical tools to explore nature with precision."

The award recognizes Dr. Tao's pioneering research and leadership in the field of rheology.

For contributions to determining the Planck constant, enabling the 2019 redefinition of the SI.

For over 30 years of large-scale testing experience and two decades of Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) fire reconstructions. He has led all four NIST Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) fire reconstructions, with findings shaping US codes, standards and...

Jeff was selected for this award for his exceptional and sustained efforts helping IEEE produce better reliability standards and publications through his volunteer leadership.

Jeff was selected for his pioneering work in software reliability, fault injection, testability, and software certification that fundamentally changed how the IEEE community approaches the assessment of complex systems.

Recognized for significant contributions to engineering in government within 15 years of receiving her degree.

For the development of the first imaging performance standard for millimeter-wave systems for security screening of humans.

For pioneering in-situ and in-operando neutron reflectometry to probe interfacial structures of importance to energy storage, including the first in-operando measurement of the solid electrolyte interphase layer relevant to Li-ion batteries and the...

Linhua Tian, Paul DeRose, and Lili Wang of the NIST Material Measurement Laboratory are co-authors, along with NIH researchers*, on a manuscript titled “ Standardization of Flow Cytometric Detection of Antigen Expression.” This paper has been...

Communications Engineering recognizes Veruska Malavé of the NIST Material Measurement Laboratory as the September 2025 Reviewer of the Month for exceptional contributions to peer review. The editorial team acknowledges reviewers who "have made a...