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Awards Received by NIST Employees
Notice: This collection is not comprehensive. Most awards included are recent. We are working to make the site more complete.
Perkins is being recognized for work described as New twists in the molecules of life. In a decade long project, Perkins developed powerful new tools to measure and study individual biomolecules. He then partnered with the biotech industry to develop...
Ana Maria Rey was named a NIST Fellow in recognition of her world-leading program in quantum theory, her pioneering work in quantum many-body physics, and her continuing powerful collaborations with experimentalists at JILA, at NIST, and across the...
Donna Dodson is a pioneer and recognized leader in the U.S. Government’s efforts to address cybersecurity challenges. As NIST’s Chief Cybersecurity Advisor, Donna provides leadership and vision for all cybersecurity research programs at NIST. She is...
Dodson’s project featured in her talk was the investigation of catalysts in model systems. Specifically, she studied the possible use of titanium dioxide (TiO2) as a catalyst to break carbon-oxygen (C–O) bonds in carbon dioxide (CO2) produced in a...
Stroscio was recognized "for the design and construction of a series of highly sophisticated scanning probe instruments, including the development of inelastic electron tunneling spectroscopy at the single atom and single spin limit, that provided...
Congratulations to Richard Kuhn for receiving the 2018 IEEE Innovation Award in Societal Infrastructure Award, for advancing the foundations and practice of information security through creation, development, and technology transfer of role-based...
Congratulations to David Ferraiolo on receiving the 2018 IEEE Innovation Award in Societal Infrastructure Award, for advancing the foundations and practice of information security through creation, development, and technology transfer of role-based...
Typically, there will be one such lectureship annually for each of the principal subdisciplines of the Conferences, namely the Biological, Chemical, and Physical sciences. At its discretion, the Board may occasionally elect additional Alexander M...
Senior Members are well-established individuals with a designation that recognizes their experience and professional accomplishments or service within their field that sets them apart from their peers.
Congratulations to Rodney Petersen and The National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education (NICE) who received an award for Exemplary International Leadership in Cybersecurity Education and Workforce Development from Cyber New Brunswick at Canada's...
Dr. Marcus Cicerone was recently recognized for outstanding federal service through seminal contributions to the field of label-free chemical imaging, by introducing broadband coherent anti-Stokes Raman scattering (BCARS) microscopy, and to the field...
Congratulations to Dr. Hamid Gharavi of the Advanced Network Technologies Division received the WAS Distinguished Career in Science Award for 2017. Dr. Gharavi is recognized for his extraordinary research accomplishments in the fields of information...
Dr. Migler was recognized for the design and application of innovative optical and rheological experimental techniques to definitively measure and affirm key physical phenomena of polymer fluid flow.
In recognition for significant, life-long contributions to physical science, engineering, and metrological research through the use of sound statistical methods for design of experiments and data analysis. The award was presented on May 11, 2017 at...
In recognition of outstanding contributions to the field of applied mathematics, notably for his leadership in the development of the NIST Digital Library of Mathematical Functions. The award will be presented on May 11, 2017 at the WAS Awards...
Michael F. Molnar, Director of NIST Office of Advanced Manufacturing (OAM) and Advanced Manufacturing National Program Office (AMNPO) is recognized by American Society of Mechanical Engineers and SME with the award of their joint M. Eugene Merchant...
In recognition of over two decades of service in helping to guide, inform and manage the Physical Measurement Laboratory (formerly Physics Laboratory) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, an organization which has yielded ground...
As a result of innovation developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and in collaboration with partners in the industry, the flexibility and reduced manufacturing cost of miniature vapor cells have enabled the...
As a result of innovation developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and in collaboration with partners in the industry, the flexibility and reduced manufacturing cost of miniature vapor cells have enabled the...
For his outstanding contributions to the understanding of molecular structures and reactive dynamics by high resolution and single-particle spectroscopic methods.
Kevin Stine. Chief, Applied Cybersecurity Division received 2017 Federal 100 Award. Through Stine’s leadership, NIST has expanded its program to address the nation’s cybersecurity challenges and accelerate implementation of standards and best...
Joshua Franklin received the ATARC Mobile Innovation Award for his leadership and technical excellence in the mobile space on Tuesday, March 28, 2017, at the ATARC Federal Mobile Computing Summit.
Their submission “Analytical Multimode Scanning and Transmission Electron Imaging and Tomography of Multiscale Structural Architectures of Sulfur Copolymer-Based Composite Cathodes for Next Generation High-Energy Density Li-S Batteries” (Microsc...
Congratulations to Donna Dodson, NIST’s chief cybersecurity advisor, for being named one of CyberScoop's 2017 Top Women in Cybersecurity! Donna Dodson has multiple roles at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. In addition to being the...