Awards Received by NIST Employees

For outstanding technical leadership in conducting a critical NASA quantum sensing capability assessment to enable the success of NASA future science and exploration missions.

Tina Butcher’s wisdom, friendship, and commitment through the years has been of immeasurable value to regulatory programs, industries, and consumers.

Congratulations to Jeffrey Horlick on winning an MML 2024 Distinguished Associate Accolade  for extraordinary national leadership in improving the scientific quality of forensic science practices through standards development. He contributed to work...

The recipients of ANSI's 2024 Leadership and Service Awards have been announced. Karen Reczek, of the NIST Standards Coordination Office, has been awarded the Finegan Standards Medal, which honors individuals who have shown extraordinary leadership...

The recipients of ANSI's 2024 Leadership and Service Awards have been announced. Amy Phelps, of the NIST Standards Coordination Office, has been awarded the Gerald H. Ritterbusch Conformity Assessment Medal, which honors distinguished service in...

Congratulations to Ellen Voorhees on receiving the Gerard Salton Award at the ACM Conference on Research and Development in Information Retrieval (SIGIR). The Gerard Salton Award is presented every three years to an individual who has made “...

For major advancements in the HVAC&R and chemical industries, excellence in thermophysical property research of working fluids, and for advocating compliance with international regulations to satisfy often-competing requirements for performance...

The Symposium on Thermophysical Properties, the leading international conference in the field, is held every three years in Boulder, Colorado. Associated with the Symposium is an award presented to individuals who demonstrate long term and...

In June 2024, Vinod Tewary of the NIST Material Measurement Laboratory Applied Chemicals and Materials Division was elected a Fellow of the Institute of Physics, UK.

TC-45: Radiation and Nuclear Instrumentation and Systems

The Distinguished Service Award salutes members of any grade who have served the Society faithfully and with distinction and who have given freely of their time and talent in chapter, regional and Society activities.

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

The Ho-Am Prize is presented each year to individuals who have contributed to academics, the arts, and social development, or who have furthered the welfare of humanity through distinguished accomplishments in their respective professional fields...

Congratulations to Justyna Zwolak, who has been selected by the Washington Academy of Sciences (WAS) to receive its 2024 Award for Excellence in Research in Applied Mathematics. The citation for the award reads “For outstanding contributions in the...

For outstanding leadership and significant impacts on advanced manufacturing capabilities and standards for the United States, particularly for the field of additive manufacturing.

Congratulations to Elham Tabassi, who won the Women in Technology Leadership Award for the Government and Defense sector. The annual WIT Leadership Awards honors and celebrates women professionals who have demonstrated success in entrepreneurial...

Dr. Jason Widegren of the NIST Material Measurement Laboratory was presented with the 2024 ACS Colorado Section Award on May 8, 2024. A social hour, dinner, and program were held to celebrate, and Jason gave a seminar titled, "A New Direction for...

NIST's video "How can parents encourage their children to use online technology safely and privately?" received a Communicators Award of Distinction in the General-Safety category. Individuals recognized by the AIVA for this video were: José Ricardo...

NIST's "The AD-X2 Controversy" documentary received a Communicators Award of Excellence in the General-History & Biography, category. Individuals recognized by the AIVA for this video were: Leon Geršković - Producer José Ricardo García - Director...

NIST's video "Race Logic Computing" received a Communicators Award of Distinction in the General-Animation category. Individuals recognized by the AIVA for this video were: Jenny Wang - Animator Rebecca Jacobson - Writer/VO Brandon Hayes - Graphic...

This year Joint Quantum Institute (JQI), a research partnership between the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) and the University of Maryland, researchers and their colleagues have won in the quantum category for a new method for...

For recognizing the best paper appearing in a fast turnaround archival publication of the IEEE Electron Devices Society, targeted to the IEEE Journal of Electron Devices Society. For their paper: Ultrafast ID-VG Technique for Reliable Cryogenic...

On April 24, 2024, NIST was awarded the 'Ecosystem Champion Award' at the inaugural edition of the Cyber Policy Awards in Washington, DC. This award recognizes an individual, small group, or organization whose efforts have led to broad structural and...

The American Statistical Association’s Founders Award recognizes members who have rendered distinguished service to the association and whose contributions have had a significant impact on the organization. Julia Sharp received this honor at the 2024...

Hight Walker was nominated for "advancing the physics of quantum-confined materials through innovations in Raman spectroscopy and for distinguished leadership at a National Laboratory."