Awards Received by NIST Employees

Malcolm Ammons, Jonathan Weigand, Majd Hijazi, and Travis Thonstad received PCI's 2026 Martin P. Korn Award for their paper, “Experimental evaluation of novel precast concrete beam–to–column moment connections for enhanced collapse resistance.”

Sumona Sarkar received the 2026 ANSI Next Generation Award in recognition of her leadership and contributions to standards development for biotechnology in ISO TC 276.

Ran Tao received the Sigma Xi 2026 Young Investigator Award for her innovative research in fluid rheology and thermal analysis, advancing critical solutions in national security, semiconductor packaging, and additive manufacturing.

Bryant C. Nelson received the ASTM International Committee E56 on Nanotechnology Award of Appreciation for exceptional leadership and service as Chair of Subcommittee E56.08.

Newell Moser received the SME Outstanding Young Manufacturing Engineer Award for exceptional contributions early in his career.

Ramona Saar Awarded the 2026 Maureen Breitenberg Conformity Assessment Research Medal

Fahim Sadek, Ph.D., P.E., F.SEI, F.ASCE, a research structural engineer, former leader of the Structures Group at the Engineering Laboratory of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, has been named a fellow by the ASCE Board of Direction

Ed Sisco received the 2026 ASCLD FRC Innovation Award for his contribution to advancing forensic science.

Recognized for her leadership in shaping a more secure, innovative, and mission-driven future for government through strengthening our nation's cybersecurity defenses.

Mark Iadicola received the 2025 John A. "Jay" Millane Award from ASTM International.

For visionary and inspirational leadership in building the foundation for a robust 21st century quantum industry through science-based and industry-driven standards and sensors.

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.

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.

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