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2024 Diversity, Inclusivity and Equal Employment Opportunity Award
AWARD CITATION
Dr. Ratcliff is recognized for his robust outreach efforts inside NIST and across the academic community in mentoring young scientists at all levels and leading by example to increase the diversity and inclusivity of the scientific workforce. He has mentored many students in the NIST SHIP (high school) and SURF (undergraduate) summer programs, and he co-chaired the NIST DEIA Strategic Plan committee. He represented NIST at the NSF-sponsored Diversity Quantum workforce, and he has engaged with HBCUs such as Howard, North Carolina A&T, Morgan State, and Fayetteville State University. Dr. Ratcliff chaired the American Physical Society Committee on Minorities in Physics and was a member of the steering committee of the APS-IDEA project.