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Jason Coder (Fed)

Spectrum Technology and Research Division Chief

Mr. Coder currently leads the Spectrum Technology and Research Division, including portfolios spanning the development of test methods for wireless communications systems, spectrum sensing, optical time transfer, and dual-comb spectroscopy. During his tenure at NIST, Mr. Coder has performed ground-breaking research in wireless coexistence, electromagnetic compatibility, and antenna measurements, authoring more than 100 publications and public presentations. Externally, Mr. Coder is active in the USEMC/ANSI C63 committee as Vice-Chair of the Spectrum Etiquette subcommittee and Vice-Chair of the C63.27 wireless coexistence working group. He’s also a member of the FCC’s tenth Communications Security, Reliability, and Interoperability Council (CSRIC X).

Awards

  • Department of Commerce Bronze Medal Award for Superior Federal Serve (2023) for outstanding leadership in developing the revision to IEEE/ANSI C63.27.
  • Department of Commerce Bronze Medal award for Superior Federal Service (2020). Awarded as part of a team for the development and execution of a complex factor screening process to examine LTE emissions. 
  • Allen V. Astin Award in Measurement Science (2020). Awarded as part of a team for a multi-year body of work that produced pioneering advancements in spectrum sharing measurements.

Publications

Communications Technology Laboratory Spectrum Science Roadmap

Author(s)
Jason Coder, Duncan McGillivray, Miller Higgins, Paige Walker
The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Communications Technology Laboratory (CTL) developed the Spectrum Science Roadmap to prioritize future...

WLAN 802.11ax Airtime Utilization Measurements

Author(s)
Nadia Yoza Mitsuishi, Jason Coder, Yao Ma
Due to the increasing demand for wireless services, the IEEE 802.11ax WLAN standard was released to enable improved performance, coverage, and spectrum...

Data and Software Publications

Stabilograms for a Cellular Communication Anomaly Detection Experiment

Author(s)
Michael Frey, Mary Gregg, Jacob Rezac, Jason Coder, Aziz Kord, Melissa Midzor, Jeanne Quimby, Alec Weiss
Dataset includes stabilograms associated to a cellular communications anomaly detection experiment detailed in the publication Frey M, Gregg M, Rezac JD, Coder JB, Kord A, Otterstetter A, Quimby J
Created June 18, 2019, Updated September 8, 2026
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