On January 13, 2021, 41 ITL staff members were honored for their exceptional accomplishments during the 2020 NIST Awards Ceremony.
The following ITL staff received awards:
For the first demonstration of quantum gate teleportation with trapped ions, showcasing a crucial step toward large-scale quantum computation.
Scott Glancy
PhysicistEmanuel Knill
NIST Fellow
For groundbreaking measurements and standards for algorithms that have transformed face recognition technologies.
Patrick Grother
Supervisory Computer ScientistP. Jonathon Phillips
Electronics EngineerMei Lee Ngan
Computer ScientistKayee Hanaoka
Computer ScientistAmy N. Yates
MathematicianAmanda Carina Hahn
Social Scientist
For developing a suite of human genome metrology tools via a NIST-led consortium to make it possible to decipher life's code with unprecedented rigor.
Daniel Samarov
Mathematical StatisticianHariharan Iyer
Mathematical Statistician
For developing a suite of standards, including the first NIST living reference material, to strengthen the nation's response to potential biothreats.
James Filliben
Mathematical StatisticianSteven Lund
Mathematical Statistician
For development of internationally adopted cybersecurity guidelines and tools that protect critical infrastructure and critical industrial processes.
Victoria Pillitteri
Supervisory IT Specialist (INFOSEC)Suzanne Lightman
IT Specialist (Security)
For automating cybersecurity assessment and authorization to dramatically increase real-time risk information for NIST leaders at reduced cost.
Kaitlin Boeckl
IT Specialist (Security)
For development and execution of complex factor screening of wireless emissions from LTE cellular devices to enable efficient use of scarce spectrum.
Jolene Splett
Mathematical Statistician
For outstanding initiative in developing and deploying a new computational capability in support of NIST initiatives in big data and AI.
Barry Schneider
PhysicistWalid Keyrouz
Supervisory Computer ScientistTimothy Blattner
Computer ScientistDerek Juba
Computer ScientistAbdella Battou
Chief, Advanced Network Technologies Division
For pioneering innovative measurements and access to a national network of test facilities for the U.S. communications industry and federal operators.
Michael Frey
Supervisory Mathematical StatisticianJolene Splett
Mathematical Statistician
For more than 40 years of consistent high performance as the only administrative office assistant for all ITL staff in Boulder.
Lorna Buhse
Administrative Office Assistant
For development of a concrete rheology Standard Reference Material -- the first SRM certified through computer simulation.
William George
Computer ScientistSteven Satterfield
Computer ScientistBlaza Toman
Mathematical Statistician
For dramatic enhancements to law enforcement’s ability to identify child exploitation imagery through NIST’s National Software Reference Library.
Douglas White
Computer ScientistMegan Ogata
Information SpecialistAustin Snelick
Computer ScientistAlexander Nelson
Computer ScientistEric Trapnell
Computer ScientistMichael Ogata
Computer ScientistRobert Byers
IT Specialist (INFOSEC)Gurmindersingh (Gini) J. Khalsa
IT Specialist (INFOSEC)Craig Russell
Computer ScientistMary Laamanen
Computer Scientist
For expanding the awareness and reach of ITL's research and publications through modernized external communications.
Jim Foti
IT SPEC (INFOSEC)
For being recognized as one of the nation’s premier cybersecurity.
Donna F. Dodson
James Filliben
Mathematical Statistician