Jacob Garcia (Fed)

Dr. Jacob M. Garcia is Physical Scientist in the Material Measurement Laboratory Division in Boulder, CO. He received his B.S. in Biochemistry from Regis University followed by his PhD in Chemistry from Arizona State University in 2021, where he worked on the time-resolved excited state dynamics of transition metal oxide clusters. Dr. Garcia was then awarded an NRC Fellowship, transitioning to the Extreme APT project at NIST in early 2022. At NIST, Dr. Garcia works to characterize the EUV atom probe system and apply the instrumentation for industrially relevant material analysis. In his free time, Dr. Garcia enjoys all the outdoor activities Colorado has to offer, such as climbing, camping, and hiking with his dog, Bean. 

• NIST Sigma Xi Early-Career Poster Presentation (ECPP) Most Outstanding Poster Award in category (2024)
• Microscopy and Microanalysis (M&M) Postdoctoral Scholar Award (2023)
• 2^nd Place – 2021 Louis Stokes Center for Promotion of Academic Careers Conference graduate oral presentation (2021)
• SACNAS Conference Registration Scholarship (2021)
• CLAS Graduate Excellence Award (2021)
• ­­2^nd Place – 2021 15^th Annual WAESO Student Research Conference for poster presentation (2021)
• Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award (2021)
• ACS Award (2021)
• 3^rd Place – 2021 AAASmtg ePoster Competition (2021)
• Honorable Mention – 14^th Annual WAESO Conference Poster Presentation Award (2020)
• WAESO Conference Scholarship (2020)
• GPSA Group Travel Grant (2020)
• Outstanding Graduate Research Assistant Award (2020)
• SACNAS Conference Registration Scholarship (2020)
• 1^st Place – Graduate Oral Presentation in category: Physical Chemistry at 2020 SACNAS Conference (2020)
• 1^st Place – Overall Graduate Poster Presentation, 2020 LSMRCE Annual Conference (2020)
• 1^st Place – Graduate Oral Presentation: Chemistry & Chemical Sciences, Emerging Researchers National Conference in STEM (2019)
• CLAS Graduate Excellence Award (2019)
• Assembly Service Award – ASU GPSA Government Operations Committee (2019)
• CLAS Graduate Excellence Award (2018)
• 1^st Place – Doctoral Research Poster Presentation, 13^th Annual WAESO Conference (2018)
• 3^rd Place – Doctoral Research Poster Presentation, 12^th Annual WAESO Conference (2017)
• Certificate of Merit – ACS Division of Environmental Chemistry (2014)
• Outstanding Research Student Award – Regis University Chemistry (2014)
• American Institute of Chemists Award – Outstanding Senior (2014)
• 3^rd Place – Undergraduate Poster Presentation MGE@MSA/WAESO Conference (2013)
• Honorable Mention – SPARC Regis University Student Poster Presentation (2012)