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Mandy Esch
Mandy B. Esch is a project leader in the Microsystems and Nanotechnology Division at NIST. She received an M.S. in biology and a Ph.D. in biotechnology from the Julius Maximilians University in Wurzburg, Germany. Mandy has developed several patents for multi-organ body-on-a-chip systems and as part of a team that develops MPS systems, she received the 2015 Lush Science Prize.
Michaela Iorga
Dr. Michaela Iorga serves as senior security technical lead at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST/ITL). She also co-leads the Open Security Controls Assessment Language (OSCAL) project and chairs the NIST Cloud Security and Forensics Working Groups. Dr. Iorga, a subject matter expert in cybersecurity, risk assessment and information assurance, supports NIST’s development and dissemination of cybersecurity standards and guidelines that meet national priorities and promote American innovation and industrial competitiveness. In particular, Dr. Iorga collaborates with industry, academia and other government stakeholders on developing high-level, vendor-neutral security and forensics guidance. Dr. Iorga received her Ph.D. from Duke University in North Carolina, USA.
Adam J. Fleisher
Adam J. Fleisher (A.J.) is a Research Chemist in the Optical Measurements Group and a former National Research Council postdoctoral fellow. His research efforts include the development of optical methods for trace gas detection which bring the new SI to measurements of isotopic composition. In 2019, he was named an Ambassador of The Optical Society (OSA).
