Research Interests:
Measurements of the reliability of engineered materials
Current Projects:
Cardiac Device Leads: Increasing the reliability of cardiac device leads through the implementation of advanced testing methods in AAMI standards.
1990 Hetenyi Award for best paper in Experimental Mechanics
1993 U.S. Department of Commerce Bronze Medal
1994 Federal Laboratory Consortium 1994 Award for Excellence in Technology Transfer
2000 A.F. Davis Silver Medal from the American Welding Society
2010 Building Tomorrow’s Workplace Award (a diversity award) from NIST
2014 William P. Slichter Award for strengthening ties between NIST and industry.