NASA OUTSTANDING PUBLIC LEADERSHIP MEDAL
Awarded for notable leadership accomplishments that have significantly influenced NASA’s mission. Sustained leadership and exceptionally high-impact leadership achievements demonstrate the individual’s effectiveness in advancing NASA’s goals and image in present and future terms.
Kamal Oudrhiri - For outstanding leadership of the Cold Atom Laboratory, NASA’s first quantum laboratory in space.
NASA EXCEPTIONAL SCIENTIFIC ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL
Awarded for exceptional scientific contributions toward achievement of NASA’s mission. This award is given for individual efforts that have resulted in a key scientific discovery or resulted in contribution(s) of fundamental importance in this field or significantly enhanced understanding of the field.
Jason Williams - For exceptional scientific achievements enabling and performing the first pathfinding experiments in quantum sensing of inertial forces with atom interferometry in space.
NASA EXCEPTIONAL PUBLIC ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL
Awarded for a significant specific achievement or substantial improvement in operations, efficiency, service, financial savings, science, or technology which contributes to the mission of NASA.
Ethan Elliott - For exceptional achievement in generating the first quantum gas mixtures in space and using them to demonstrate dual species matter-wave interferometry for quantum tests.
NASA EARLY CAREER ACHIEVEMENT MEDAL
This prestigious NASA medal is awarded for significant performance during the first 10 years of an individual’s career in support of the NASA Mission. The contribution is significant, in that, for an employee who is at such an early phase of career, the contribution has substantially improved the discipline area.
Sarah Rees - For early career achievement in anomaly recovery and complex operation efforts in support of the Cold Atom Laboratory on the International Space Station.
