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Dustin Poppendieck got his Ph.D. in environmental engineering in 2002 from the University of Texas at Austin.  His current efforts are focused on quantifying emissions into indoor air from household products and building materials.  In his free time, he likes to play ultimate frisbee, run, canoe and do home improvement projects with his family.      

Kenneth G.W. Inn has directed programs in low‑level radionuclide environmental‑matrix Standard Reference Materials, radionuclide speciation in soils and sediments, and emergency response (nuclear terrorism or unintentional release) and low‑level radiochemistry traceability evaluations. He served at NBS/NIST as a research chemist, a scientific assistant with the U.S. Department of Commerce Undersecretary of Technology and Center for Radiation Research, a group leader in the Office of Radiation Measurements, and Radioactivity Group project leader in low-level radiochemistry. To stay grounded throughout his career, he earned a 6th-degree black belt in Kukkiwon Tae Kwon Do with his son, Jarrett, and support from his wife Estelle and daughter Rachel.

Mike Fagan is a computer scientist working with the Cybersecurity for IoT Program, which aims to develop guidance toward improving the cybersecurity of IoT devices and systems. Mike holds a Ph.D. in computer science and engineering from the University of Connecticut and a bachelor’s degree in history and computer science from Vanderbilt University. Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Mike now lives in West Virginia with his wife, sons, dog, cats, fish and voice assistant.

Rickie Grigsby was an intern in NIST’s Information Technology Laboratory Applied Cybersecurity Division during the summer of 2019. She is currently a graduate student at California State University, San Bernardino pursuing a degree in National Cyber Security Studies. As a member of the Information Security Club and Women in Cybersecurity chapter on her campus, Rickie volunteers at local events to help spread awareness in cybersecurity education and safe practices to K-12 students. She is most interested in cyber threat intelligence, computer networking, and computer forensics. 

Traci Spencer is the Grant Program Manager for TechSolve, Inc., the southwest regional partner of the Ohio MEP. A member of the MEP National Network Cybersecurity Working Group, she recently completed the management of a two-year program that raised awareness and assisted small and medium-sized companies with the integration of Industry 4.0 technologies including cybersecurity, robotics and automation, additive manufacturing, big data/cloud computing, and modeling and simulation.

Traci Spencer is the Grant Program Manager for TechSolve, Inc., the southwest regional partner of the Ohio MEP. A member of the MEP National Network Cybersecurity Working Group, she recently completed the management of a two-year program that raised awareness and assisted small and medium-sized companies with the integration of Industry 4.0 technologies including cybersecurity, robotics and automation, additive manufacturing, big data/cloud computing, and modeling and simulation.

Marcos A. Reyes-Martinez is an NRC Research Associate working in the Materials Science and Engineering Division of NIST's Material Measurement Laboratory. He received his Ph.D. in polymer science and engineering from the University of Massachusetts studying the electrical and mechanical properties of organic semiconductors. His current research focuses on the mechanics of soft materials for applications in impact mitigation. In his free time, he enjoys astrophotography, playing classical guitar and backcountry backpacking.