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2017 NIST Awards

2017 Presidential Rank Award

Benz

Benz

AWARD CITATION

Dr. Benz is recognized for his work in developing, improving and disseminating the quantum voltage standards that underpin all precision voltage measurements in the U.S. and in much of the world. Measurements based directly on Benz's innovations are critical to our nation's infrastructure, help ensure fair commercial trade in electric power globally, make possible the ultra-high accuracy measurements required by today's modern electronics and microelectronics industries, and enhance the nation's economic competitiveness.

INDIVIDUAL AWARD

Samuel P. Benz

NIST Fellow
Physical Measurement Laboratory
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