"For distinguished leadership in advancing the frontiers of technology to serve national security, for championing bold and innovative research at DARPA, and for a career dedicated to bridging the gap between scientific discovery and practical application."
This citation bridges two worlds: the defense/security community (via DARPA) and the civilian standards/measurement community (via her earlier tenure at NIST). The award recognized that her work at DARPA on autonomous systems, microelectronics, and biological technologies had profound implications for the same innovation ecosystem that NIST supports. nist sp 960-12
While this publication is a technical snapshot of the state of the art in the early 2000s, it is historically significant as it documents the era of dominance. "For distinguished leadership in advancing the frontiers of
At the time of the award documented in SP 960-12, Dr. Prabhakar had already served as DARPA director and was being recognized for her lifetime of leadership at the intersection of government, science, and national defense. At the time of the award documented in SP 960-12, Dr
The feature begins by establishing the fundamental unit of time. Since 1967, the second has been defined by the International System of Units (SI) based on the properties of the Cesium-133 atom:
While the full text of SP 960-12 is available online, typical sections include: