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2019 Gold Medal Award
Hendricks, Brandenburg, Ricker, Luce
AWARD CITATION
The team is recognized for setting the standard of historical document preservation. Building on earlier success with the "Charters of Freedom" documents, the team developed innovative sealing technology consisting of critical sensors, predictive modeling and a data collection architecture that provide real-time monitoring of document health, at significantly lower cost. The new standard encasement technology now enables these historical artifacts (seven documents in all) to be preserved for the next 100 years and enjoyed by millions of yearly visitors.