of high temperature superconductivity in iron-based superconductors." 2014 Ian B. Spielman (Physicist, Physical Measurement Laboratory) "for transforming the field of quantum simulation by inventing ways to model 'designer' complex systems to solve problems at the frontiers of physics." 2015 Emanuel Knill (Physicist, Information Technology Laboratory) "for pioneering research in the field of quantum information science and engineering." 2016 Craig Brown (Research Chemist, NIST Center for Neutron Research) "for revealing molecular mechanisms that yield great improvements in gas-separation and catalytic processes in microporous materials" 2017 Samuel L. Manzello (Mechanical Engineer, Engineering Laboratory) "for his groundbreaking engineering and scientific research on the vulnerabilities of built structures to ignition from wind-driven firebrand showers produced from wildland-urban interface fires" 2018 Savelas A. Rabb (Research Chemist, Material Measurement Laboratory) and Robert D. Vocke (Physical Scientist, Material Measurement Laboratory) "for extraordinary contributions to an international effort to redefine the kilogram" 2019 Wei Zhou (Physicist, NIST Center for Neutron Research) "for his innovative use of neutron measurements and computational methods to reveal atomic interactions that significantly improve gas-separation and gas-storage processes in metal-organic frameworks (MOFs)" References American awards 1962 establishments in the United States National Institute of Standards and Technology