Awards Received by NIST Employees

Dr. Ian Coddington is recognized for pioneering rapid, precision metrology tools based on robust, low-cost fiber frequency comb sources that have positioned him at the forefront of remote sensing and spectroscopy research and for contributions to...

He is recognized for his "fundamental achievements in thermometry, pressure standards, and landmark measurement of universal gas constants; for advances in state-of-the art of thermophysical property measurements including development of spherical...

For her work in applying research in temperature measurement to public health clinics and primary care physician offices.

He invented an entirely new technology—the "logic clock." It is the world's most accurate atomic clock with an uncertainty equivalent to one second in 4 billion years and continually improving.

Elizabeth (Gentry) Benham was selected in recognition of her exceptional leadership as metric program coordinator.

Nathan Newbury was recognized for the invention and application of fiber-laser frequency combs to address some of the world's most challenging research problems including subhertz optical spectrscopy, high-precision frequency metrology, nanometer...

Ana Maria Rey is an extraordinary theorist working on a remarkable number of diverse complicated problems. While it has been only a few years since her Ph.D. work was awarded the Atomic, Molecular, and Optical (AMO) Physics Outstanding Doctoral...

Fiber optic cable forms the backbone of the U.S. internet. Optical Fiber Power is the most basic measurement for qualifying the performance of the U.S. internet infrastructure and underlying components. Mr. Vayshenker is the Calibration Leader of the...

For broad contributions to metrology through advancing plasma physics and through management of the NIST Measurement Services Program, the most robust, rigorous and diverse in the world.

In recognition of contributions to research and service in the field of biomedical optics, specifically in the advancement and validation of advanced microscopic techniques and tissue phantoms for translational and clinical applications.

University of Maryland, in collaboration with the National Institute for Standards and Technology and George Mason University, have developed a novel chemical sensor architecture by combining the sensitive transduction capability of semiconducting...

For innovative and pioneering work in quantum phenomena at the intersection of atomic and condensed matter physics, using quantum simulation with ultracold atoms, including the use of optical interactions to create artificial electromagnetic fields...

Congratulations to Chris Soles (Energy and Electronics Materials) for being selected a Fellow of the American Physical Society for 2011. He was recognized for "contributions to measuring properties of polymeric materials in thin films, nanoporous...

For outstanding contributions to electron spectroscopies of solids, especially in application to quantitative analysis of surfaces and establishment of surface measurement standards.

Ian Coddington, Nathan Newbury and Bill Swann are recognized for record-breaking precision in both distance and spectroscopy measurement tools through pioneering advances in fiber-laser frequency combs. The Group pioneered ultra-precise measurement...

Dr. Nam is recognized for enabling breakthrough advances in ultra-secure quantum communication and quantum metrology by developing the world's best single photon detectors and the only practical detectors capable of counting single units of light...

Mr. John Lomax is recognized for outstanding service to both NIST and NIST customers above and beyond his normal job duties. Since December 2005, Mr. Lomax has served as the first point of contact for customers of NIST Laser Measurement Services as...

Mr. Joshua Hadler is recognized for his outstanding leadership and tireless dedication resulting in dramatically improved laser safety across NIST. Since 2002, Mr. Hadler has been instrumental in devising and executing an effective NIST laser safety...

Nathan Newbury is recognized for pioneering contributions to thedevelopment of fiber laser frequency combs and their application to spectroscopy, metrology, and LIDAR.

The Inamori Foundation of Japan cited Dr. Cahn's outstanding contribution to alloy materials engineering by the establishment of spinodal decomposition theory. John's major contributions to materials science include developing a fundamental theory...

For devising "acoustic techniques to accurately measure properties of gases and aerosols."

Jonathan (Jay) Koch is recognized for his exceptional support of the research objectives at the National Institute of Standards and Technology for nearly two decades. In his role as cleanroom process engineer he has been responsible for the continued...

Sae Woo Nam is recognized for seminal contributions to the development of superconducting single-photon detectors and photon-number-resolving detectors and their use in quantum optics experiments by the Optical Society of America.

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for 2011 to Dan Shechtman -Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, Israel "for the discovery of quasicrystals." NIST Colleagues Congratulate Shechtman...

Taylor was selected for his pioneering, world-class research on quantum fault tolerance and on the dynamic properties of quantum information devices, and for his commitment to providing educational and research experiences to graduate students...